37. In view of the foregoing, the Court holds that the Applicants exhausted local
remedies as required under Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(e)
of the Rules and therefore, dismisses the Respondent State’s objection.
B. Other conditions of admissibility
38. The Court notes that there is no contention as between the Parties,
regarding the Application’s compliance with the conditions set out in Rule
50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) of the Rules. It, however, must satisfy itself
that the Application fulfils these requirements.
39. From the record, the Court notes that the Applicants are clearly identified by
name thereby fulfilling Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
40. The Court also notes that the Applicants’ claims seek to protect their rights
guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of
the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article 3(h) thereof, is
the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. Furthermore,
nothing on record indicates that the Application is incompatible with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union. The Court, therefore, finds that the
requirements of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules are met.
41. The Court further notes that the language used in the Application is not
disparaging or insulting toward the Respondent State, its institutions, or the
African Union in compliance with Rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules.
42. The Court also observes that the Application is not exclusively based on
news disseminated through mass media; rather, it is based on judicial
decisions from the domestic courts of the Respondent State. The Court
finds, therefore, that the Application complies with Rule 50(2)(d) of the
Rules.
43. In relation to the requirement of filing applications within a reasonable
timeframe, under Rule 50(2)(f) of the Rules, the Court recalls that neither
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