proceedings to pursue them are unduly prolonged.9 The rule of exhaustion of local remedies, as the Court has consistently pointed out, aims at providing States the opportunity to deal with human rights violations within their jurisdictions before an international human rights body is called upon to determine the State’s responsibility for the same.10 38. In the instant case, the Court observes that having been convicted by the District Court sitting at Kasulu, the Applicant appealed to the High Court sitting at Tabora, which dismissed his appeal on 19 April 2013. He then filed another appeal before the Court of Appeal sitting at Bukoba, which also dismissed his appeal on 20 June 2014. His application for review of the Court of Appeal’s decision was also dismissed on 25 August 2017. Given that the Court of Appeal is the Respondent State’s highest judicial organ, the Court concludes that the Applicant exhausted domestic remedies. 39. As for the Respondent State’s argument relating to the Applicant’s failure to file a constitutional petition, the Court recalls that it has consistently held that this remedy, as framed in the Respondent State’s legal system, is an extraordinary remedy that no applicant is required to exhaust.11 40. In the circumstances, the Court dismisses the Respondent State’s objection and holds that the Applicant exhausted domestic remedies. B. Other admissibility requirements 41. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding the Application’s compliance with the requirements set out in Rule 50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) of the Rules. Nonetheless, it must satisfy itself that these requirements 9 Peter Joseph Chacha v. United Republic of Tanzania (admissibility) (28 March 2014) 1 AfCLR 398, §§ 142-144; Almas Mohamed Muwinda and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania, ACtHPR, Application No. 030/2017, Judgment of 24 March 2022 (merits and reparations), § 43. 10 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Republic of Kenya (merits) (26 May 2017) 2 AfCLR 9, §§ 93-94. 11 Reuben Juma and Gawani Nkende v. United Republic of Tanzania, ACtHPR, Consolidated Applications Nos. 015/2017 and 011/2018, Judgment of 5 September 2023 (merits and reparations), § 45. 11