B. Alleged Violations 8. The Applicant alleges that the Respondent State has violated: i. Articles 4 and 7 of the Charter, and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) after the mandatory death sentence was imposed on the Applicant; ii. Article 7 of the Charter due to the fact that it failed to provide the Applicant with counsel, and held him in detention for more than six (6) years prior to his trial; and iii. Article 5 of Charter when the Applicant was held on pre-trial detention and in inhuman and degrading conditions of confinement . III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 9. The Application was received at the Registry on 9 September 2016 and served on the Respondent State on 16 November 2016. 10. After several extensions of time, the Parties submitted their pleadings on the merits and reparations as directed by the Court. 11. On 5 March 2018, the Cornell University Law School filed a request to represent the Applicant pro bono in tandem with PALU which had been representing the Applicant. The request was granted and the case file was availed to the Law School accordingly. 12. On 18 May 2020, the Cornell University Law School filed amended pleadings on behalf of the Applicant. The said pleadings were served on the Respondent State on 1 June 2020. Despite several extensions of time, the Respondent State did not respond to the amended Application. 13. Pleadings were closed on 30 June 2022 and the Parties were duly notified. 4