success, the mere fact that there is doubt as to their effectiveness author of a communication from the obligation to exhaust them. does not absolve the 83. The State submits furthermore that the authors express strong suspicions about the ability of Cameroonian courts to provide a useful remedy for the alleged victims; which clearly implies that the remedies do not work. 84. The Defendant State avers that the State has already demonstrated the absence of climate of terror alleged against public authorities, whom are doing their utmost to fulfil their obligation to guarantee the security of persons and property and to multiply the acts of decongesting the social climate. In addition; the States .~s~erts that':ithas been addressing <,1 ~; tv~fl~,! the several complaints lodged by parents regarding dis~timination aflschools. (;k", 85. The State submits, with regard to Article 56(7) of the Charter, that the central claim of the present Communication around which the other allega,Rons oLdghts violationsare built is the right to self-determination. In that regard; it is"~lleged ~th,at the Commission has deliberated on the matter several times. 86. The State recalls Communication No. 266/03,5 in which it is stated that the African Commission on Human and Peoples! 'Rights cannot be invoked by a complainant to threaten the sovereignty and territorial int'egrity of a State Party (para 191). In that regard, the State avers that this matter, which is 'based on the issue of self-determination has already been settled by the Commission; " The Commission's 87. Analysis i on Admissibillry The present matter is brought under Artic~e?5 of the Charter, and as such, needs to satisfy the seven (7) cumulative conditions of Artfc':le 56 of the Charter on the Admissibility of Communica tions. Indication of authors Ij~;, (Article 56 (1)) ' "+;;\M. , ' 88. Article:'56 (1) state~}tPat Communications should 'indicate their authors even if the latter requestanonymity'. As recorded in the Complainant's submissions and the procedure, the authors have been duly identified. 89, The Respondent State argues that "it is difficult to establish the link between the applicants, all of whom are established on foreign territory, and the alleged- populations of Southern Cameroons, and to determine whether they have received a mandateo",ff.9m~ these populations to act on their behalf'. However, the Charter demands a 9(er%4ftd~a'ti;9'W,pf authors, while it is silent on the need for a mandate. In addition, in '~He~seof M~a~i;:African Association et all Mauritania>, the Commission held that "Article 56.1 demands? \ Communication No. 266/03 : Kevin Mgwanga Gunme et ai/Cameroon, https;llwww.achQLQ[gLs.as..sl.onsLd.e_sctQJ1s1l~ 654/91-61/91-96/93-98/93-164/97_196/97-210/98: Malawi Africa Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union interafricaine 5 \ t " _,. ~ ,t~ j t. I< . '.' r ;... T r 14

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