14. Pleadings were closed on 11 March 2024 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 15. The Applicants pray the Court to find that the Respondent State has violated the following rights: i. The right to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in the Charter without distinction under Article 2 of the Charter; ii. The right to equality before the law and to equal protection of the law under Article 3 of the Charter; iii. The right to dignity under Article 5 of the Charter; iv. The right to a fair trial under Article 7 of the Charter. 16. The Applicants also pray the Court to grant the following remedies and reparations: i. The setting aside of the sentences of life imprisonment in jail and of twelve (12) strokes of the cane imposed on the Applicants; ii. Restitution of the Applicants’ liberty by their release from prison; iii. Payment of reparations in the amount of TSH100 000 000.00 (a hundred million Tanzanian shillings) for each, on account of moral damage suffered to compensate the Applicants for the loss in their dignity and reputation, as well as physical, mental and emotional harm; iv. Rehabilitation of the Applicant Bahati Mtega who is HIV positive in order to receive proper medical and psychological care; v. The Applicants also pray that the Respondent is ordered to amend its laws to ensure respect for dignity as enshrined under Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights by removing the corporal punishment in her statute books. 17. On jurisdiction and admissibility, the Respondent State prays the Court to order that: 5