i. Material jurisdiction given that the Applicants allege the violation of their rights guaranteed and protected in the Charter, an instrument to which the Respondent State is a party. ii. Territorial jurisdiction since the violations alleged by the Applicants occurred within the territory of the Respondent State. 39. In light of the foregoing, the Court finds that it has jurisdiction to hear the present Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 40. In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “the Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”. 41. Rule 50(1) of the Rules provides that “The Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, Article 6 (2) of the Protocol and these Rules”. 42. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which restates in substance the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter, provides as follows: Applications to the Court shall comply with the following conditions: (a) disclose the identity of the Applicant notwithstanding the latter’s request for anonymity; (b) comply with the Constitutive Act of the Union and the Charter; (c) not contain any disparaging or insulting language; (d) not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media, (e) be filed after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; (f) be filed within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the Court as being the 11