The Law on Admissibility
Complainant’s Submission on Admissibility
31. The Complainant submits that the criteria for Admissibility stipulated in Article
56 of the African Charter has been satisfied and goes further to address each of
these criteria.
32. The Complainant submits that in accordance with Article 56(1) of the African
Charter, the Applicants in this Communication have been identified and relevant
details provided to the African Commission, along with the details of those
individuals and organisations representing them.
33. The Complainant states that Article 56(2) of the African Charter has been
complied with, noting that the Communication is compatible with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union and with the African Charter.
34. The Complainant submits that the Communication is presented in a polite and
respectful language and as such is in compliance with Article 56(3) of the African
Charter.
35. The Complainant avers that the Communication is based on information
provided by the Applicants and on Court documents, not on media reports and
as such has complied with Article 56(4) of the African Charter.
36. The Complainant submits that Article 56(5) has been fulfilled because the
Applicants have exhausted all the remedies available to them in Ethiopia. The
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