Represented by: i. Dr Ally POSSI, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General; ii. Ms Alice MTULO, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General; iii. Mr Mark MULWAMBO, Ag. Director, Civil Litigation, Principal State Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General; iv. Mr Hangi M. CHANG’A, Assistant Director Human Rights and Election Petition, Office of the Solicitor General; v. Ms Vivian METHOD, Principal State Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General; vi. Ms Narindwa SEKIMANGA, State Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General; and vii. Mr Daniel NYAKIHA, State Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General. I. THE PARTIES 1. The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (hereinafter referred to as “CHR”) is on the one hand, an academic department of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, and on the other hand, a non-governmental organisation (hereinafter referred to as “NGO”). The CHR was granted observer status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “Commission”) on 10 December 1993.2 2. The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (hereinafter referred to as “IHRDA”), is a “Pan-African NGO” based in Banjul, The Gambia. The IHRDA was granted observer status before the Commission on 15 November 1999.3 2 Granted observer status at the 14th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1 – 10 December 1993). 3 Granted observer status at the 26th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1 – 15 November 1999). 2