e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is
obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged;
f.
Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local
remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the Court
as being the commencement of the time limit within which it
shall be seised with the matter; and
g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those
States involved in accordance with the principles of the
Charter of the United Nations, or the Constitutive Act of
African Union or the provisions of the Charter.
25. The Court observes that the Respondent State does not raise any objection to
the admissibility of the Application. Nevertheless, it must examine whether the
requirements of the above-mentioned provision are met.
26. In this regard, in line with Rule 50(2)(a), the Applicants have clearly stated their
identities.
27. Furthermore, the Application is not in any way inconsistent with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter and as required under
Rule 50(2)(b), given that one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the
African Union, as stated in its Article 3(h), is the promotion and protection of
human and peoples’ rights.
28. Furthermore, the Application does not contain any language that is disparaging
or insulting to the Respondent State, its institutions or the African Union, as
required under Rule 50(2)(c).
29. The Application is also not based exclusively on news disseminated through
the mass media, and thus, complies with the requirement under Rule 50(2) (d).
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