death in the Zimbabwean jurisdiction. The Complainant submits that the right to remedies or reparation is a well-established principle of international law. 36. Regarding Article 56(3) of the African Charter, the Complainant avers that the Communication is not written in disparaging or insulting language directed to the Respondent State. AC HP R 37. Concerning Article 56(4) of the African Charter, the Complainant indicates that the violations alleged are not based on reports gathered from press reports. It notes that the alleged violations are based on reports received from the families of the deceased and official documentation, as well as communications from the prosecuting authorities. 38. The Complainant notes that Article 56(5) requires that Communications shall be admissible only if the petitioner has exhausted the remedies available domestically, provided these are not unduly prolonged. It further notes that in practice and through its jurisprudence, the African Commission has three other conditions that must be satisfied for the rule to apply, namely, the remedy must be available, effective and sufficient. 39. The Complainant avers that it has successfully discharged the onus to prove that in Zimbabwe there are no adequate and effective remedies that the Complainant or the victims on whose behalf this Communication is filed could be required to exhaust before approaching the African Commission. 40. The Complainant submits that the present Communication alleges a violation of Articles 1 and 4 of the African Charter. It notes that the basis of these violations is that Zimbabwean Law does not provide for adequate 9