B. Other conditions of admissibility
88. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding the Application’s
compliance with the conditions set out in Rule 50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and
(g) of the Rules. Nevertheless, in accordance with Rule 50(1), it must satisfy
itself that these conditions have been met.
89. From the record, the Court notes that, the Applicants have been identified
by name in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
90. The Court also notes that the Applicants’ claims seek to protect rights
guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of
the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article 3(h) thereof, is
the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. Furthermore,
nothing on file indicates that the Application is incompatible with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union. Consequently, the Court finds that the
Application is compatible with the Constitutive Act. It therefore holds that the
requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules is met.
91. The Court further finds that the language used in the Application is not
disparaging or insulting to the Respondent State and its institutions or to the
African Union, in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules.
92. The Court finds that the Application is not based exclusively on news
disseminated through mass media as it is founded on witness testimonies,
reports of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(hereinafter referred to as “Children’s Committee”), reports of independent
experts as well as reports of United Nations’ Human Rights Committee, in
fulfilment with Rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules.
93. Regarding, the requirement that an application should be filed within a
reasonable time after exhaustion of local remedies in accordance with Rule
50(2)(f) of the Rules, the Court notes that the Application was filed on 26
July 2018. The Court further notes that there is no date of exhaustion of
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