iv. Territorial jurisdiction, insofar as the violations alleged by the Applicants occurred in the territory of the Respondent State, which is a Party to the Protocol. The Court concludes that it has territorial jurisdiction. 19. In light of the foregoing, the Court finds that it has jurisdiction to hear the present Applications. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 20. Under Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “[t]he Court shall decide on the admissibility of applications taking into account the provisions set out in Article 56 of the Charter”. 21. Rule 50(1) of the Rules provides: “[t]he Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Articles 56 of the Charter, Article 6 (2) of the Protocol and these […] Rules”. 22. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter, provides: Applications filed with the Court must meet all of the following conditions: a. Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity; b. Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and with the Charter; c. Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or the African Union; d. Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; 7