(~C".. ~ ACHPR . f f) African Commission on a~ _ Human Rights our Collective Responsibility Human and Peoples' Rights fact, or, in the words of the African Charter, their procedure would probably be unduly prolonged."13 57. In the present Communication, the Complainants contended that the Respondent State's disregard for the rule of law in combination with a general climate of fear fostered by the Respondent State, which includes recent government campaign against human rights activists, lawyers, journalists, marginalised communities and the raids against the populations of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, renders any potential remedy unavailable, as it exposes the Victims who seek to pursue legal avenues to significant risks to their security. . 58. The Commission recognised in Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia that a remedy may only be deemed available "if the petitioner can pursue it without impediments or if he can make use of it in the circumstances of his case. The word~available' means readily obtainable; 'accessible' or 'attainable, reachable" .14 ThEtConlmission also held in John D. Ouko v Kenya that domestic remedies need not be exhausted where doing so would put victims at risk of their life.Is '_·'t'" . 59. The Respondent State's campaign against human rights activists, lawyers, journalists, marginalised communities and individuals in South Kordofan and Blue Nile demonstrate the genuine risk to victims seeking to take judicial steps with a view to holding those responsible for human rights violations to account. The Complainants submitted that human rights violations continue to be committed in South Kordofan and Blue Nile on a daily basis with complete impunity. No specific provisions exist in Sudanese law or practice that would provide victims with protection. Under these circumstances, it would be "reversing the clock of justice to request the complainants to attempt to exhaust local remedies."16 Therefore, for the aforementioned reasons and in line with its established jurisprudence, the Commission finds that domestic remedies were not available for the Victims because of fear for their lives and existing risks to their security. 60. The Complainants also submitted that local remedies are not effective as there exists broad provisions for immunities for SAP soldiers and Sudanese security 13 "'" O'gen of Ihe African '"/''''~''' · Unlon 'in.,'·. I ,