violated are contained in the Charter, they need not be specifically cited in the application. 52. Regarding the Respondent's objection to the application on the grounds of its incompatibility with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, now the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Court notes that this argument lacks merit. The Constitutive Act of the African Union provides that one of the objectives of the African Union shall be to promote accordance with instruments. In and the protect Charter addition, and the Application states facts which human and other Court peoples’ relevant finds relate to human that rights human the in rights Applicant's and peoples’ rights protected under the Charter. Moreover, the Court has decided on this issue in Application Number 001/2012 Frank David Omary and Others v United Republic 003/2012 Peter Joseph of Tanzania Chacha the latter case, the Court and Application Number v United Republic of Tanzania. \|n found that“... the Applicant's Application states facts which revealed a prima facie violation of his rights; furthermore, the Court finds that the Application relates to human and peoples’ rights protected under the Charter, therefore the requirements of Article 3(1) of the Protocol and Article 56(2) of the Charter have been met”. I. 53. Non-exhaustion of local remedies The Respondent states that the application has not been filed after exhausting local remedies. The Respondent Me states that the Wu 22 A NC.