situation for all those who belong to the same faith, and the
administrative bodies should implement them without any recourse to a
new ruling on the issue;
II.
the amendments allow those in a similar situation to have all their
identification and personal documents amended in line with the final
ruling;
III.
the state is legally bound to implement the final decision of the
independent judiciary that meets all international standards of national
remedies, and safeguards the freedom of individuals to resort to court
and challenge any measures or decisions they consider to be restricting
their rights and freedom as guaranteed by the Egyptian Constitution and
law.
75.
Based on the foregoing grounds, the Respondent State requests the Commission
to dismiss the Communication as inadmissible as the request of the Complainants has
been met by the final ruling in their favor confirmed by the decision of the Ministry of
Interior.
The Commission’s Analysis on Admissibility
76.
Article 56 of the African Charter provides seven requirements based on which
the Commission assesses the Admissibility or otherwise of Communications
submitted to it.
77.
The Commission will accordingly examine each requirement under Article 56
of the Charter to determine whether the present Communication satisfies all the
requirements of Admissibility provided under the said Article.
78.
Article 56(1) of the African Charter provides that Communications should
‘indicate their authors even if the latter requests anonymity’. In line with this
requirement, the Communication clearly indicates the full names and addresses of the
Complainants, including the contact details of their legal representatives. Therefore,
this requirement has been complied with.
79.
In terms of Article 56(2), for a Communication to be admissible, it should be
compatible with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity (now the
Constitutive Act of the Africa Union (AU)) or with the African Charter. Here it should
be noted that the word ‘or’ in this provision should be read conjunctively to mean
compatibility with the African Charter, and where applicable, with the Constitutive
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