c. Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or the African Union, d. Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media, e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged, f. Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date the Court is seized with the matter, and g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or the provisions of the Charter. 28. In the instant case, the Respondent State raises two objections to the admissibility of the Application. The Court will consider the said objections before examining other admissibility requirements, if necessary. A. Objections to the admissibility of the Application 29. The Respondent State raises two objections to the admissibility of the Application. First, it alleges that the Application uses disparaging or insulting language and, second, it contends that the Applicants did not exhaust local remedies. i. Objection based on the use of disparaging or insulting language 30. The Respondent State avers, without substantiation, that the Applicants have used disparaging or insulting language in their Application. * 31. The Applicants do not make any submission on this allegation. * 9