104. The Commission has addressed the rule of exhaustion of local remedies in several of its decisions. In Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire 23 and Recontre Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l'Homme v Zambia 24 the Commission held that the requirement on exhaustion of local remedies is founded on the principle that a government should have notice of human rights violations in order to have the opportunity to remedy such violations before approaching an international body. 105.Accordingly, the submissions of the Parties in this case will be assessed in light of the above. 106. The Complainants submit that while an individual alleging torture and other ill-b·eatment in Uganda would normally be able to lodge a Complaint before the Ugandan High Court or the UHRC, neither of these options is available to the Victim as he is unable to travel to Uganda due to his serious state of health ; his limited financial resources (since he is unable to work as a result of his torture and other ill-treatment); and the fears he has for his safety and security given the manner in which he fled from Uganda.The Complainants further submit that the Ugandan Courts and the UHRC do not present available, effective and sufficient fora in which the Victim could seek a remedy and reparation. The Complainants are therefore of the view that the requirement to exhaust local remedies must be dispen~ed with in the present · Communication as domestic remedies are unavailable, ineffective and insufficient. As a result, the Victim is not required to exhaust any,_ local remedy which is found to be, as a practical matter, unavailable or ineffective. 107. The Respondent State in response argues that the Complainants have not attempted to exhaust local remedies and still have both administrative and judicial remedies left to pursue. According to the Respondent State, the petitioners could approach both the UHRC and the Ugandan Courts. The Respondent State thus argue that there is no proof that the Victim has made any attempt to exhaust local remedies or provide evidence proving that he is undergoing physical and financial constraints that prevent him from exhausting local remedies. 108. The real question before the Commission is, in assessing this particular situation, are the existing remedies available and capable of effectively remedying the alleged violations suffered by the Victim? Therefore, a 23 Communkation 25/89, 47 /90, 56/91, 100/93 - Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire (1995) para. 36. Communication 71/92 - Recontre Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l'Homme (1997) para. 10. ,, . 24 I"'" , , <.j - 0 0 ~ \ .__,~, ~llxl::• IFlrimis,~~- "'