33. On Article 56(1) of the Charter, the Complainants submit that the Communication reveals the author’s identity, who does not request anonymity. Therefore, the Communication satisfies the requirement of Article 56(1) of the Charter. 34. Regarding Article 56(2) of the Charter, the Complainants submit that the Communication is submitted against the Respondent State, a State Party to the Charter, and alleges violations of rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter. Accordingly, the Complainants argue that the Communication satisfies the requirement in Article 56(2) of the Charter. 35. Regarding Article 56(3) of the Charter, the Complainants submit that the Communication is written in a respectful language and, therefore, satisfies the requirement of Article 56(3) of the Charter. 36. On Article 56(4) of the Charter, it is the Complainants’ submission that the Communication is not based exclusively on information disseminated on mass media reports and, therefore, complies with the requirement of Article 56(4) of the Charter. 37. About Article 56(5) of the Charter, the Complainant contends that they are not required to satisfy the requirement of exhaustion of local remedies, as local remedies are inadequate, ineffective, and unavailable. 38. The Complainants submit that a remedy is available if a petitioner can pursue it without impediment, is effective if it offers a prospect of success, and is adequate if it can address the Complaint.1 The Complainants additionally submit that the requirement to exhaust local remedies can be waived in cases of serious and massive human rights violations and where the scale and nature of the alleged violations, coupled with the ‘number of persons involved ipso facto, render the local remedies unavailable.’ 39. To buttress the above submission, the Complainants contend that the subject of the present Communication relates to the right to participate in the government of one’s country, and the Complaint is put forth on behalf of the entire Ethiopian electorate. 40. The Complainants add that the Complaint emanates from a larger pattern of abuses and violations in the lead-up to elections in the Respondent State, including a systematic crackdown on freedom of Communication No. 71/92, Rencontre Africaine Pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) v. Zambia, para 10. 1 ~5~ African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, West Coast Region, The Gambia, Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: (220) 441 05 04 Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org https:/achpr.au.int/