52. The Court also notes that the Application seeks to protect the Applicant’s rights guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes 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 complaint or request that is incompatible with any provision of the said Act. Accordingly, the Court considers that the Application is compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter, and, therefore, holds that it meets the requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules. 53. Furthermore, the language in which the Application is drafted is neither disparaging nor insulting to the Respondent State or its institutions, as the Application is based on information contained in official documents such as court decisions rendered by national courts. The Court, therefore, holds that the Application complies with the requirements of Rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules. 54. Finally, the Application does not concern a matter that has previously been settled in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the provisions of the Charter or any legal instrument of the African Union. It, therefore, complies with Rule 50(2)(g) of the Rules. 55. In light of all of the foregoing, the Court holds that the instant Application meets all admissibility requirements under Article 56 of the Charter, read in conjunction with Rule 50(2) of the Rules of Court, and accordingly declares it admissible. VII. MERITS 56. The Applicant alleges that the Respondent State violated i) his rights to equality before the law and equal protection before the law, and ii) his right to free legal assistance. 14