relation to the fourteen Respondent States, in their individual capacities as State parties to
the African Charter. In deciding to be seized in the above-mentioned case, the Commission
set a clear precedent as to the determination of its competence where several Respondents
may be identified.
61. The Respondent State argues that the Complaint should be rejected, due to the fact that the
denomination "Former French Cameroon" does not correspond to the official appellation
of the current State of Cameroon, and therefore, it is not a State party to the Charter.
However, the Complainants clearly equally state that 'It is now treasonable and even an
offense of terrorism to advocate for federalism, as according to the government of la
Republique du Cameroun.
62. In this regard, the State of Cameroon is indeed iden:tified, and
Charter, the Commission will solely take the latter into'~gq~i4et:ati~,c;
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63. With regards to the challenge related to the violations having taken place outside the
territory of the Respond State, due to the unknown terms such as "Southern Cameroons",
used by the Complainants, the Commission will eventually analyze it while deliberating
on Merits.
Admissibility
The Complainant's submission on admissibility
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64.
The Complainants submit thah,t]je, Communication satisfies all the Admissibility
requirements setout in Article 56offfl:~.'AfricanChart~r and presents argument in support
of this submission.
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65. Concerning Article 56 (1) of the African Charter, the Complainants aver that the Authors
have clearly been identified and have sought no anonymity.
66. Regarding Ar,ti
56 (2) of the",Atrican Charter, the Complainants submit that the
<;;nupatiblewith the Constitutive Act and the Charter as they relate to
violations of rights contained in the Charter and principles enshrined in the Constitutive
Act of the African Union.
Comrrilrnicatiori
67. On Article 56(3)of the African Charter, the Complainants submit that the Communication
is written in a simple, restrained and respectful manner, and therefore void of disparaging
and insulting language.