Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the Jawara case.3 However, the Committee reiterates that such information must be corroborated by other evidence.4 In the present case, the Committee observes that the Communication relies not only on media reports but also on credible sources, including reports of United Nations agencies such as UNICEF, as well as studies, documentary evidence, and other data. The Committee, therefore, finds that the Communication is not solely based on media reports and that the condition under Section IX (1) (b) is fulfilled. 19. The third condition under Section IX (1) (c) of the Communications Guidelines, which requires that a Communication should not be pending before other mechanisms. As far as the Committee’s investigation goes, and, in the absence of any response or objection from the Respondent State, no similar issue is pending before any other adjudication mechanisms. Hence, the Committee finds that the condition under Section IX (1) (c) of the Communications Guidelines is met. 20. The fourth condition under Section IX (1) (d) of the Communication Guidelines relates to the requirement that a Communication should be filed before the Committee after exhaustion of local remedies. the Committee notes the Complainants’ submission that local remedies have not been exhausted but that an exception should apply. Substantiating their arguments, the Complainants submit that the Respondent State has been duly notified about the ongoing violations through various channels including the reports of UN Agencies and other NGOs, the concluding observations and recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and other NGOs and yet failed to take action; that the violations are massive affecting large numbers of children; and that the remedies required entail criminal investigation and prosecution by the Respondent State. 21. The Committee has pronounced itself in the Nubian Case where it has extensively addressed the rationale for the requirement of exhaustion of local remedies. In the Nubian Case the Committee elaborated that the main purpose of the requirement of exhaustion of local remedies is to inform and afford the Respondent State an opportunity to redress the violations at the domestic level.5 While recognising the Complainants obligation to exhaust local remedies, the Committee reiterates, this requirement is not intended to create an impediment to accessing international redress mechanisms6. In the present case, the Complainants have demonstrated that the Respondent State has been notified about the ongoing violations against children accused of witchcraft both at domestic and transnational levels. While 3 4 5 6 ACHPR, Communications 147/95 and 149/96, Sir Dawda K Jawara v The Gambia (2000) AHRLR 107 (ACHPR 2000) para 25. As above, Para 26. ACERWC, Communication no 002/2009, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and other (on behalf of children of Nubian Descents in Kenya) v Kenya, Decision no 002/2011, para 26-27. ACERWC, Communication no 012/Com/001/2019, Center for Reproductive Rights and Legal and Human Rights Center (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v Tanzania, Decision no 0012/Com/001/2019, para 17; 6