i. The rights and freedoms protected by Article 2 of the Charter; ii. The right to equality before the law and equal protection of the law, protected by Article 3 of the Charter; iii. The right to have his case heard, in particular, the right to have recourse to the national courts against any act which violates the rights recognised and guaranteed by the laws and regulations, protected by Article 7(1)(a) of the Charter; iv. Freedom of association (Article 11 of ILO Convention 87) and the prohibition on adopting measures restricting this freedom, protected by Article 22(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; v. The obligation of States to guarantee the independence of courts, provided for by Article 26 of the Charter. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 8. The Application was filed at the Registry on 19 February 2021 and served on the Respondent State on 19 June 2021, for its Response within 90 days. At the expiry of this time-limit, the Respondent State did not file its Response. 9. By letter dated 29 October 2021, the Registry informed the Respondent State that the Court would invoke Rule 63(1) of the Rules, which empowers the Court to render judgment by default and granted it additional forty-five (45) days to file a Response. 10. At the expiration of the additional time-limit, the Respondent State still did not file its Response. 11. On 12 April 2022, the Applicant requested the Court to render a judgment by default. 4