and contact information of the Complainants has also been disclosed as
well as the name of the Victim. These facts remain uncontested by the
Respondent State. The African Commission is satisfied that the authors of
the Communication are indicated and accordingly holds that the
requirement of Article 56(1) has been complied with.
43. According to Article 56(2) of the African Charter, Communications, in
order to be admissible must be compatible with the Charter of the
Organization of African Unity (now Constitutive Act of the African
Union) or with the African Charter. The parties have not made
Submissions
on
this
issue.
The
African
Commission
finds
no
incompatibility in the Communication with the above instruments and is
thus satisfied that the requirement of article 56(2) has been fully complied
with.
44. Article 56(3) states that Communications shall be considered if they are
not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the state
concerned and its institutions or to the African Union. Both parties have
not made any submissions on this point. The African Commission finds
that there is no use of disparaging or insulting language in the
Communication and is therefore satisfied that the requirement of Article
56(3) has been complied with.
45. Article 56(4) of the African Charter provides that Communications must
not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media.
The present Communication is based on information provided by the
Complainants and corroborated by the Respondent State. There is no
evidence that any of the information provided is based on news
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