C. Other conditions of admissibility
50. The Court notes that the Parties do not contest the Application’s compliance
with the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) of Article
56 of the Charter, restated in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) of
Rule 50(2). Nonetheless, the Court must satisfy itself that these
requirements are met.
51. It emerges from the record that the condition set out in Rule 50(2) (a) relating
to disclosure of identity is met, the Applicants having clearly indicated their
identity.
52. The Court also notes that the Applicants’ prayers seek to protect their rights
guaranteed by the Charter. It notes, in this respect, 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. Furthermore,
the Application does not contain any grievance or claim incompatible with
any provision of the said Act. The Court therefore holds that the Application
satisfies the requirements of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules.
53. The Court finds that the condition set out in Rule 50(2)(c) is also met, insofar
as the Application is in no way inconsistent with the Constitutive Act of the
African Union or with the Charter.
54. With respect to the condition set out in Rule 50(2)(d), the Court notes that it
has not been established that the arguments of fact and of law developed
in the Application are based exclusively on information disseminated
through mass media. This requirement is therefore satisfied.
55. As regards Rule 50(2)(f) of the Rules on the filing of the Application within a
reasonable time after exhaustion of local remedies, the Court observes that
the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the Applicant by
decision of 15 November 2016. This Application having been filed on 11
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