70. Such an opportunity will enable the respondent State to save its reputation, which would be unavoidably smeared if it were brought before an international jurisdiction. To the extent possible, an international tribunal, such as the Commission, should be prevented from playing the role of a court of first instance. Access to an international organ should be available, but only as a last resort; after the domestic remedies have been exhausted and have failed. 71. In Interights, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, and Association mauritanienne des droits de l'Homme v Mauritania", the Commission stated that local remedies are "the ordinanj remedies of common law that exist in jurisdictions and normally accessible to people seeking justice". In Cudjoe v Chana", the Commission stated that local remedies applied to "courts oj'a judicial nature". 72. In stating that the Commission shall consider a Communication after the applicant has exhausted local remedies, "if any, unless iti:i,s obvious that-this procedure is unduly prolonged", the African Charter recognis~s that, although the requirement of exhaustion of local remedies is a conventional provision, it should not constitute an unjustifiable impediment to access to international remedies. Ihe Commission has also held that Article 56(5) "must be applied concomitantly with Article 7, which establishes and protects the right to fair tJ;ial"lo. 73. In interpreting the rule, the Commissio;lgiyes the impression that it takes into consideration the circumstances of each case, including the general context in which the formal remedies operate and",the personal drfgmstances of the applicant. Its interpretation of the local remedies criteri[ion] 2~ri'therefore not be understood without some knowledge of that general context. 74. Therefore, the submissions by the Complainants in this case outlined in paragraphs 32 - 47 above, would be assessed considering the above-mentioned interpretations of the .Commission. in respect of the provisions of Article 56(5) of the African Chart~f: " 75. The Commission notes that the Complainants have made written complaints to the Office of the Inspectoi G~heral of the Police of the Respondent State, to investigate the matter and produce- the perpetrators in Court. The Commission also note that the Complainants seized the Minister of land and housing, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of'[ustice, and the Head of Public Prosecution in the Central Equatorial State each of which had authority, legal obligation and constitutional mandate to stop the human rights violations.