Article 6 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and that it is null and void; (b) A declaration that the 2nd Respondent failed to fulfill his obligations under Articles 29 and 71 of the Treaty establishing the East African Community; (c) Declare that the Applicant has a full right to enjoy his freedom according to the judgment of Tribunal of First Instance of Bujumbura (d) Order that Professor Nyamoya Francois be immediately released without any conditions. (e) Costs of this Reference” 40.We are persuaded by the reasoning of learned Counsel for the 2nd Respondent and we fully associate ourselves with his submission that this Court has jurisdiction to entertain prayers (a), (b) and (e) of the Reference now before us. 41.Further to the foregoing, we wish to reiterate what this Court has consistently maintained/ held that the mere inclusion of allegations of human rights violations in a Reference will not deter this Court from exercising its interpretative jurisdiction under Article 27 (1) of the Treaty. 17