iv. Objection based on non-compliance with the Charter 78. The Respondent State submits that the Application does not comply with the requirement under Article 56(2) of the Charter because it fails to comply with the requirements under Article 56(5), 56(6) and 56(7) of the Charter. 79. The Applicants aver that Article 56(2) of the Charter requires an Application to be compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union. In this vein, they submit that the alleged violations are enshrined in the Charter and are on-going within the territory of a Member State of the African Union and a party to the Charter. Consequently, they argue that the Application complies with Article 56(2) of the Charter. *** 80. Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules which restates Article 56(2) of the Charter provides that, applications filed before the Court will be considered if they are compatible with the constitutive Act of the African Union or with the Charter. 81. The Court recalls its jurisprudence that one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union as stated in Article 3(h) thereof is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. In the instant case, the Applicants seek to protect the rights guaranteed under the Charter and have alleged violation of Articles 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the Charter. Therefore, the Application is in compliance with Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules. Furthermore, nothing on file indicates that the Application is incompatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union. 82. From the foregoing, the Court dismisses the objection based on the noncompliance of the Application with the requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules. 20

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