42. Regarding the other aspects of jurisdiction , the Commission notes that the Communication was introduced against a State Party to the African Charter (competence ratione personae); the Complaint relates to facts that occurred after the Respondent State became a party to the African Charter (competence ratione temporis) ; and the violation was committed in the territory of the Respondent State (competence ratione loci). Thus, the Commission concludes that all four aspects of its competence are fulfilled. 43. Concerning compatibility with the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Commission notes that in this case the Victim requests the protection of her human rights , that is her rights under Article 7(1) and 26 of the African Charter. One of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, provided for in Article 3(h) thereof, is the protection of human rights. In addition, the Commission observes that the Complaint and Complainant's submissions do not reveal any incompatibility with the African Union Constitutive Act or the African Charter. 12 44. Consequently, the Commission concludes that the Communication meets the requ irements of Article 56(2) of the African Charter. Article 56(3) of the African Charter 45 . With respect to Article 56(3) of the African Charter, which provides that Communications shall be considered if they are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed at the State concerned and its institutions, or to the Organization of African Unity, the Commission has not observed any insulting or disparaging language in the Communication , and accordingly finds that Article 56(3) of the African Charter has been met. Article 56(4) of the African Charter 46. Article 56( 4) of the African Charter states that Communications shall be considered "if they are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media ." In the present Commun ication the Commission takes note of the fact that the Complainant submitted , as evidence , judgments of the High Court and Constitutional Court of South Africa in support of the arguments on admissibility. In light of the fact that the Commission has not observed any evidence that the information provided in the Communication is based exclusively on news disseminated through the media , the Commission consequently finds that the requirement of Article 56( 4) of the African Charter has been met. Article 56(5) of the African Charter 47 . Article 56(5) of the African Charter requires that Communications be submitted after exhausting local remedies , if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged. In this regard , the Commission notes that it is a generally accepted principle in international law that before an international body is approached, the