visit to Ethiopia. The Respondent State therefore requests the Commission to also reject the Communication on this ground. Complainants’ submissions on Admissibility 89. The Complainants note that Article 56 of the Charter provides for seven admissibility requirements, and that the list therein is exhaustive. They submit that the present Communication fulfils all the requirements stipulated in Article 56 of the Charter and should therefore be declared admissible by the African Commission. 90. With respect to Article 56(1) the Complainants submit that the authors of the Communication are clearly identified as Heregewoin GabreSellasie and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of the over 106 Officials of the Dergue Regime). They thereby deny the Respondent State‟s argument that the Communication has no author. 91. In respect of Article 56(2) which requires that Communications must be compatible with the African Charter or the OAU Charter, the Complainants note that neither the Charter nor the Commission‟s Guidelines on the Submission of Communications requires the Complainants to cite the precise violations of the Charter alleged, and that in fact, the Guidelines clearly provide that “…the Complainant need not mention the specific articles of the Charter alleged to have been violated”. They also reject the argument of the Respondent State in this regard. 92. The Complainants argue that their subsequent submission on admissibility actually specified the articles of the Charter allegedly violated by the Respondent State. 93. In respect of Article 56(3) which requires that Communications should not be written in insulting or disparaging language directed at the State, its institutions, or the African Union; the Complainants submit that the present Communication is based entirely on the factual situation giving rise to the complaint, and is written in a manner that is both polite and respectful. 94. In respect of Article 56(4) which provides that the Communication must not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media, the Complainants submit that the present Communication is 17