After deliberations, Renders the following majority ruling: |- SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION fe The Court was seized with an Application entitled Karata Ernest and Others v. Attorney General, dated 16 January 2012, and signed by Mr. Ahmad Kimaro, on behalf of a group of ex-employees of the East African Community (hereinafter referred against the United Republic of Tanzania, to as “the Applicants’), (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent’). A. THE PARTIES The Applicants September, are all nationals 2013, the Court of the amended Respondent the name State. On 27 of the Applicants from Karata Ernest and Others to Frank David Omary and Others. . The Respondent is a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Charter’) as well as the required Protocol under . The Article Respondent 34(6) of has also made the Protocol, the declaration recognizing the jurisdiction of this Court to receive cases from individuals, and NGOs with observer status before the African Commission on Human_and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission), a ty\ . Lh bes 2 LE a gC