African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and all other International Human Rights Conventions, International Law as well as their various National Constitutions and Laws. j) The 2nd, 3rd 4th and 5th Respondents as Attorney Generals of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi are vicariously liable for the actions of their respective Governments. k)This Court is seized with jurisdiction to handle this matter by virtue of Articles 6, 7(2), 8(1)(c), 23, 27(1) and 30 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Rules 1(2) and 21 of the East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure as there are serious questions for determination by Court the legality of any Act, regulation, directive, decision or action of a Partner State or Institution of the Community on grounds that such an Act, regulation, directive, decision or action is unlawful or is an infringement of the provisions of the Treaty(sic). l) Costs of this Reference be provided for.” Factual Background 4. The facts of the Reference are undisputed and they are as follows: The Republics of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi are all signatories to the African Charter and the Protocol. Article 34(6) of the Protocol provides as follows: “At the time of the ratification of this Protocol or any time thereafter, the State shall make a declaration accepting the competence of the Court to receive cases under Article 5(3) of this Protocol. The Court 7|Page