81.The African Commission further disagrees with the Respondent State‟s assertion that neither the laws of Botswana nor international law incorporates the actio popularis doctrine, and notes that this is a common practice within regional and international human rights systems which is aimed at conferring legal standing to certain groups who will not be required to have a sufficient interest in a case or to maintain the impairment of a right. To this effect, different bodies had setup different criteria with regards to accessibility to their complaint mechanisms. The African Commission notes that, the European human rights system11 and the UN Human Rights Committee,12 generally requires that the 9Communications No. 64/92, 68/92, 78/92, Kristan Achutcan on Behalf of Aleke Banda, Amnesty International on behalf of Orton and Vera Chirwa v. Malawi; Communications No. 54/91, 61/91, 98/93, 164-169/97, 210/98, Malawi African Association and others v. Mauritania .10 See for instance Communication 31/89, Maria Baes/Zaire, instituted by a Danish national and Communication 235/2000 – Curtis Doebbler/ Sudan instituted by an American citizen. 11See Article 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights ACHPR18person submitting a case to be a victim of the violation. But there are exceptions to this rule, where non-victims may bring a complaint on behalf of the victim(s).13On the other hand, the American Convention of Human Rights permits any person or group of persons, or any non-governmental entity legally recognized in one or more Member States of the Organization to submit a matter before the Inter-American Commission.14 The practice of the African Commission though somewhat similar to the actio popularis position under the Inter-American system, is even wider as it places no restriction as to who can bring a Communication before it. As long as the conditions under Article 56 of the African Charter are met by the person standing before it, the African Commission will enter the Communication. The rationale for the Commission‟s comparative broader approach to the issue of locus standi has been associated with the peculiarity of the African situation, and the perceived generous intent of the African Charter.15