judge of the Sousse II Court of First Instance on charges of undermining State security, offence to the Head of State and money laundering. 4. Having been indicted, Safinaz Ben Ali and Lamia Jendoubi were remanded in custody by the investigating judge of the Sousse II Court of First Instance, on 21 June and 5 July 2022, respectively. They filed several applications for bail was which were dismissed. B. Alleged violations 5. The Applicants allege violation of the following rights: i. The right to liberty and to security, protected by Article 6 of the Charter, read in conjunction with Article 9 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)1 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); ii. The right to have one’s cause heard, in particular the right to have recourse to national courts against any act violating one’s fundamental rights, protected by Article 7(1)(a) of the Charter, the right to be presumed innocent, protected by Article 7(1)(b) of the Charter, the right to defence, protected by Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter and the right to be tried within a reasonable time, protected by Article 7(1)(d) of the Charter; and iii. The right to information and the right to express and disseminate one’s opinion within the law, protected by Article 9 of the Charter. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 6. On 25 September 2023, the Registry received the Application and a request for provisional measures, which were served on the Respondent State on 25 October 2023 for its Response to the request for provisional measures and the Application within fifteen (15) and ninety (90) days, respectively. 1 The Respondent State became a Party to the ICCPR on 18 March 1969. 3