on 11 April 2018, he referred the matter to the Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice and still did not receive any response. On 31 May 2018, the Ariana Court of First Instance Public Prosecutor heard the Applicant and his lawyer, but no further action was taken regarding the complaint. Finally, he avers that on 19 September 2018, he lodged a complaint with the Public Prosecutor of the Cassation Court who did not take any action. 5. On 2 October 2019, the Applicant was informed that the Ariana Court of First Instance Public Prosecutor had since February 2018 forwarded his initial complaint of 14 July 2017 file to the Prosecutors’ Office of the Ibn Arous Governorate Court of First Instance. B. Alleged violations 6. The Applicant alleges violation of the following rights: i. Right to non-discrimination, protected by Article 2 of the Charter; ii. Right to equality before the law and right to equal protection before the law, protected by Article- 3 of the Charter and Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); iii. Right to a fair trial, protected by Article 7 of the Charter, Article 8 of the UDHR, and Article 14(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);2 iv. Right to information, protected by Article 9(1) of the Charter; v. Right of access to the public services, protected by Article 13(2) of the Charter; vi. Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of mental health, protected by Article 16(1) of the Charter; and vii. Obligation to guarantee the independence of courts, provided under Article 26 of the Charter. 2 The Respondent State became a party to the ICCPR on 18 March 1969. 4

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