I.
1.
Subject of the Application
The Court received, on 8 March 2016, an Application by Habiyalimana
Augustine and Mburo Abdulkarim (hereinafter referred to as "the
Applicants"), instituting proceedings against the United Republic of
Tanzania (hereinafter referred to as "the Respondent"), for alleged
violations of human rights.
2.
The Applicants , who are Burundian nationals currently detained at
Butimba Central Prison in Mwanza, were sentenced to death by the
High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba on 31 May 2007. That death
sentence was confirmed by the Court of Appeal, which is the highest
Court in Tanzania , on 2 March 2012. The Applicants then made an
application to the Court of Appeal for review of its judgment on 7 April
2012 , which was registered as No. 05 of 2012 (sic).
3.
The Applicants allege, inter alia, that:
(a) Their conviction was based on evidence and exhibits that do not
meet the required standard of proof, that is, beyond reasonable
doubt.
(b) The trial court erred by conducting the hearing in Swahili, a
language unknown to them .