(d) where the Applicant is a legal person, a document or documents showing that
the individual who lodged the Application has the standing or authority to represent
the Applicant.
(e) where the Applicant is a Non-Governmental Organization, a document showing
that it has Observer Status with the Commission.
4.
Documents submitted in support of the Application shall be listed in order by
date, numbered consecutively and be identified clearly.
5.
An Applicant, who does not want his identity to be disclosed to the public, shall
make a request to the Court in writing and give reasons why his identity should
not be disclosed.
6.
Where the Court decides that the reasons for the request are justified, it shall
grant the request for non-disclosure of identity. If the request is not justified, the
Court shall inform the Applicant in writing, who will then indicate whether the
Court should proceed with the application or not.
7.
In any instance where an Applicant is also the victim of a human rights violation
and requests that his identity be kept anonymous, the Court will disclose his
identity to the Respondent and not to the public.
8.
Where the request for anonymity has been granted, all Court documents to the
public shall refer to the Applicant in pseudonyms.
9.
Failure to comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Rule
will result in the Application not being examined by the Court, unless:
(a) the Applicant has provided an adequate explanation for the failure to
comply;
(b) the Application concerns a request for provisional measures;
(c) the Court directs otherwise of its own motion or at the request of an
Applicant.
10.
The Court may, in any case, request an Applicant to provide information or
documents in any form or manner which may be appropriate within a fixed timelimit.
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