ii. The right to a fair trial and due process given the fact that he was convicted on the basis of involuntary confession made without the assistance of counsel and disregarding mitigating circumstances; iii. The right to freedom from torture as a result of him being on death row; and iv. The right to life, contrary to Article 4 of the Charter and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by imposing a mandatory death penalty. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 7. The Applicant filed his Application on 8 June 2016 and this was served on the Respondent State on 27 July 2016. 8. The Respondent State filed its Response on 16 April 2018 to which the Applicant filed his Reply on 4 September 2018. 9. On 16 March 2018, the Court accepted the offer from Cornell University to provide the Applicant free legal representation after receiving a signed Power of Attorney from the Applicant accepting the said representation. Cornell University informed the Court that it had designated Advocate Fulgence Massawe to represent the Applicant. 10. On 23 January 2019, the Applicant requested to amend and supplement his Application to include a request for reparations, and to submit further evidence. The Court granted the Applicant’s request on 4 March 2019 and the Applicant filed the said submissions on 9 May 2019, which were transmitted to the Respondent State on 20 May 2019. 11. On 14 February 2020, the Respondent State filed its Response to the Applicant’s amended Application. 4