ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human Flights our Collective Responsibility 45. Lastly, the Respondent State argues that the Complainant could seek redress from the Labour Court for an order to unblock his Persal Number in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997. 18 46. The Respondent State submits that the Commission needs to be guided by the principle of the primacy of domestic remedies in reaching its decision . The Respondent State also submits that it has adequately demonstrated the availability of judicial remedies that the Complainant could have utilised before filing the complaint. 47 . The Respondent State contends that the Commission has sufficient grounds to render the complaint inadmissible as it does not meet the requirements of Article 56(5) of the African Charter. Law Analysis of the Commission 48.Article 56 of the African Charter provides that communications submitted under Article 55 of the African Charter shall be considered if they satisfy the seven (7) conditions of admissibility set out therein. The requirements are conjunctive and should be viewed cumulatively, such that a failure to meet any of the requirements renders a communication inadmissible.19 49. The Commission considers the submissions of the parties in light of these requirements as follows: 18 Respondent State's Observations on Admissibility, para 42. 19 Communication 284/ 03: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights & Associated News v Republic of Zimbabwe (2009) ACHPR para 81. " :r \~ z <"" ,<:>' "l•·RICl-11'1~ ~' "1EETOI:.'::>~

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