167. During the public hearing, the Respondent State’s witness no.1 testified that the NPS was established as an independent office from the Office of the Attorney General in order to increase productivity in the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes. The Respondent State’s witness also averred that it has created an emergency hotline in 2018 where crimes can be reported by the public and that the hotline had received more than 350,000 calls reporting crimes as at the date of the public hearing. *** 168. Article 4 of the Charter provides that: “human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.” 169. Article 6 of the ICCPR stipulates as follows: “[e]very human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.” 170. Article 3 of the UDHR provides that, “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” 171. The Court reiterates that the right to life holds an unparalleled status as the most sacred and fundamental of all rights, as it serves as the bedrock of human dignity and the essence of existence.47 Deprived of this right, all other rights lose their significance and feasibility. It provides the very foundation upon which individuals can cherish their freedoms, exercise their liberties, and pursue their dreams and aspirations.48 172. Recognizing the paramount importance of this right, major international and regional human rights conventions safeguard the sanctity of life by explicitly prohibiting its arbitrary deprivation. Article 4 of the Charter similarly 47 Makungu Misalaba v. United Republic of Tanzania, ACtHPR, Application No. 033/2014, Judgment of 7 November 2023, § 145; Ghati Mwita v. United Republic of Tanzania, Application No. 012/2019, Judgment of 1 December 2022 (merits), § 66. 48 Ibid. 40