On merits v. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right to be heard under Article 7(1) of the Charter; vi. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right to non-discrimination under by Article 2 of the Charter; vii. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right to equality before the law and to equal protection of the law under Article 3(1) and (2) of the Charter. By a majority of Eight (8) for, and Two (2) against, viii. Holds that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s right to life under Article 4 of the Charter, in relation to the mandatory imposition of the death penalty; ix. Holds that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s right to dignity under Article 5 of the Charter, in relation to the method of execution of the death penalty, that is, by hanging. Unanimously, On reparations x. Dismisses the Applicant’s prayers for reparations. xi. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary measures, within six (6) months of the notification of this Judgment, to remove the mandatory death penalty from its laws; xii. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary measures, within one (1) year of the notification of this Judgment, for the rehearing of the case on the sentencing of the Applicant through a procedure that does not allow the mandatory imposition of the death sentence and upholds the discretion of the judicial officer; xiii. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary measures, within six (6) months of the notification of this Judgment, to remove 29