talibés are also physically assaulted leave the daaras. and harshly punished when they attempt to The Complaints 11.The Complainants allege that, as a result of the foregoing situation and due to the failure by the Respondent State to protect the talibés, there are continuous violations of numerous rights and freedoms of such children, to which they are entitled under the Charter. It is the Complainants’ allegation that the Respondent State has violated, child); and Article continues 5 (the to violate, the provisions right to survival and of Article 4 (best interests of the development); Article 11 (the right to education); Article 12 (the right to leisure, recreation and cultural activities); Article 14 (the right to health and health services); Article 15 (prohibition of child labour); Article 16 (protection against child abuse and torture); Article 21 (protection against harmful social and cultural practices); and Article 29 (prohibition of sale, trafficking and abduction of children) of the Charter. Admissibility Complainants’ submission on admissibility 12.The Complainants have indicated that they have submitted the present Communication on behalf of the talibes in the Respondent State, whose rights under the Charter have been violated form of the by the Respondent State. And, as such, they have the competence to do so under Chapter 2 Article 1(I)(2) of the Committee's Communication Guidelines. The Complainants are of the view that they can submit the Communication even if the consent of the victims was not obtained since they are acting in the ‘overall best interest of the child’. The Complainants further argue that the consent of the victims is not a requirement when there is evidence of serious, massive and systematic violations of the rights of talibes as it was indicated in Commission's decision in Amnesty International v Sudan’. 13.Concerning the Communication, the Complainant submit that the present communication satisfies the requirement as to form as set out in Chapter 2 Article 1(II)(1) of the Communication Guidelines, which requires that a communication should not be anonymous; should be written; and should concern a State signatory to the Charter. 14.In relation to the content of the Communication, the Complainants submit that the communication has satisfied the requirements as to content as per Chapter 2 Article 1(II1)(1)(a)(b)&(c) of the Communication Guidelines since the communication concerns violations of the provisions of the African Children’s Charter; it is not solely ° Amnesty International, Comite Loosli Bachelard, Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights, Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East Africa v Sudan ACHPR 1999. 4