/ 000 33 4' 4 The Applicants were neither officially notified of the invalidation of their passports by the Respondent state nor given the opportunity to appeal against the decision on the invalidation. B. Alleged violations The Applicants allege that the invalidation of their passports is an arbitrary 5 deprivation of nationali$, it has rendered them stateless and has a significant impact on the enjoyment of a number of universally accepted fundamental human rights specifically, the right to: (i) participation in potiticat tife; (ii) freedom of movement; (iii) citizenship; (iv) liberty; (v) family life; and (vi) work. II!. 6 SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT The Application was filed on 22 July 2015 and served on the Respondent state and the entities listed under Rule 35(3) of the Rutes on 7 August 2015. 7. 8 The Parties filed their submissions within the time stipulated by the court on 9 February 2017, the Registry received the Respondent state's letter dated 30 January 2017, informing the Court of its cessation of participation in the present Application. o The Applicants made a request for provisional measures regarding the reinstatement of their passports and the court found that since the prayer for provisional measures was the same as the prayer on merits, it would deal with them jointly. 10 On 15 February 2019, the Parties were informed that following the decision of the Court to combine the consideration of merits and reparations claims, the Applicant 3