Mwanza (hereinafter referred to as the "Court of Appeal"). The High Court upheld the Applicant's sentence on 13 September 2013 and this was affirmed by the Court of Appeal on 30 October 2014. B. Alleged violations 5. The Applicant alleges i. that the following rights have been violated: the right to equal protection of the law, provided under Article 3(2) of the Charter; ii. the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health, provided under Article 16 of the Charter. III. 6. SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT The Application was filed at the Registry on 4 January 2016 and served on the Respondent State by a notice dated 25 January 2016, inviting the latter to file the list of its representatives within thirty (30) days, and its Response to the Application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice, in accordance with Rules 35(2) (a) and 35 (4) (a) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules"). 7 . By a letter dated 1 1 March 2016 and received at the Registry on22 March 2016, the Applicant filed an additional written submission and this was served on the Respondent State by a notice dated 29 March 2016. 8. By a notice dated 12 April 2016, the Application was transmitted to the Executive Council of the African Union and, through the Chairperson of the Commission, to all the other State Parties to the Protocol, in accordance with Rule 35(3) of the Rules. 9. By a letter dated 20 January 2017, received at the Registry on 6 February 2017, the Respondent State submitted its Response to the Application justifying that the delay was caused by the need to gather information from all the entities 3