B. Alleged violations 7. In the Application, the Applicant alleges violation of the following rights: i. The right to liberty, protected by Article 6 of the Charter; ii. The right to a fair trial, protected by Article 7(1) of the Charter and Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter the ICCPR);3 and iii. The right to freedom of conscience, protected by Article 8 of the Charter. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 8. The Application and the request for provisional measures were received on 1 December 2020. 9. On 15 January 2021, the Registry served the Application and the Request for provisional measures on the Respondent State with a request to file its Response within ninety (90) and fifteen (15) days, respectively, of receipt of notification. 10. On 2 March 2021, the Registry requested additional information from the Applicant on the outcome of the hearing of 25 February 2021 by the Bamako Appeal Court, which was to rule on the appeal against the decision granting the Applicant bail. On 11 March 2021, the Applicant’s lawyer informed the Registry that the ruling releasing the Applicant on bail had been upheld. 11. On 29 March 2021, this Court issued a ruling for provisional measures by which it declared the Applicant’s request moot. 12. All pleadings and procedural documents were duly filed and notified to the Parties. 3 The Respondent State became a party to the ICCPR on 16 July 1974. 4