B. Alleged violations 7. The First Applicant, Chacha Wambura, alleges that the Respondent State violated his right to a fair trial guaranteed under Article 7(1)(2) of the Charter and Article 13(6)(c) of the 1977 Tanzanian Constitution. 8. The Second Applicant, Mang’azi Mkama, alleges that the Respondent State violated his rights to non-discrimination guaranteed under Article 2 of the Charter as well as the right to legal assistance and the right to be tried within a reasonable time, protected by Article 7(1)(c) and (d) the Charter and Article 13(6)(c) of the Tanzanian Constitution. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 9. The Applicants filed their separate Applications on 26 February 2016 and both Applications were served on the Respondent State on 21 March 2016. 10. On 31 January 2017 and 12 April 2017, following several extensions of time, the Respondent State filed its Responses to the first and second Applications, respectively. 11. The First and Second Applicants filed their Replies to the Respondent States’ Responses on 28 March 2017 and 31 May 2017, respectively. 12. Pleadings were closed in the two Applications on 12 June 2019 and 13 June 2019, and the Parties were duly notified. 13. On 21 June 2023, the Court, on its own motion, issued an order for joinder of the two Applications and the Order was notified to the Parties on 26 June 2023. 4