Respondent
State,
it
must
decide
on
the
submissions
provided
by
the
Complainant.'
Analysis of the African Commission on Admissibility
35. The Commission recalls that Article 56 of the African Charter sets out seven
requirements that a Communication brought under Article 55 of the African
Charter must satisfy in order to be admissible, which apply conjunctively and
cumulatively."
36. In relation to the requirement in Article 56 (1) of the African Charter, which
provides that Communications should indicate their authors even if the latter
requests anonymity, the Complainants submit that this requirement is fulfilled,
as
the
Complaint
indicates
the
authors,
contains
their
names,
places
of
residence, date of birth, professions and relation to the deceased Victim. The
Commission confirms
indicated
in
the
that
the identity
Communication,
and
address of
and
the Complainants
accordingly
finds
that
is
the
Communication satisfies Article 56 (1) of the African Charter.
37. Article 56 (2) requires that the Communication must be compatible with the
Charter of the OAU or the African Charter. The Complainants aver that the
Communica tion
is
compatible
with
the
African
Charter,
as
it
invokes
a
violation of the right to life and personal integrity (Article 4), the prohibition of
torture (Article 5), the right to liberty and security (Article 6), the presumption
of innocence (Article 7) and the obligations of State Parties under Article 1 .
38. The Commission confirms
that
the Respondent State is a State Party to the
African Charter, having ratified the Charter on 22 June 1983. Additionally, as
the
alleged
violation
took
place
in
2016,
the
Commission
finds
that
the
Complaint was brought after ratification. ln relation to the requirement that the
must allege pri111n facie violations of rights protected by
Communication
African
Charter,
the
Commission
takes
note
of
the
submission
the
by
the
Complainants relating to the specific provisions of the Charter alleged to have
been
violated,
Commission
and
thus
finds
that
finds
these
that
do
the
indicate
a prinw jacie
Communication
violation.
complies
The
with
the
requirements under Article 56 (2).
39.
Article
56
(3)
requires
that
a
Communication
must
not
be
"written
in
disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its
institutions or to the OAU (now
that
the
Communication
is
African
neither
Union)." The Complainants submit
written
in
disparaging
nor
insulting
language, and merely contains an account of the events which have taken place
following
the
arrest
of
the
Victim.
The
Commission
has
in
reading
the