c. not contain any disparaging or insulting language; d. not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; e. be filed after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; f. be filed within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the Court as being the commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seized with the matter; and g. Not raise any matter or issues previously settled by the parties in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the provisions of the Charter or of any legal instrument of the African Union.” 30. The Court notes that the conditions of admissibility set out in Rule 50(2) of the Rules are not in contention between the Parties, as the Respondent State did not to take part in the present proceedings. However, pursuant to Rule 50(1) of the Rules, the Court is required to determine if the Application fulfils all the admissibility requirements as set out in Rule 50(2). 31. The Court observes that the Applicant has indicated his identity, and holds that the condition set out in Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules has been met. 32. The Court notes that the claims made by the Applicant seek to protect his rights guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union stated in Article 3(h) is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. The Court therefore considers that the Application is compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter, and thus holds that it meets the requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules. 33. The Court further notes that the Application does not contain any disparaging or insulting language with regard to the Respondent State, its 8

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