Respondent State, it must decide on the submissions provided by the Complainant.' Analysis of the African Commission on Admissibility 35. The Commission recalls that Article 56 of the African Charter sets out seven requirements that a Communication brought under Article 55 of the African Charter must satisfy in order to be admissible, which apply conjunctively and cumulatively." 36. In relation to the requirement in Article 56 (1) of the African Charter, which provides that Communications should indicate their authors even if the latter requests anonymity, the Complainants submit that this requirement is fulfilled, as the Complaint indicates the authors, contains their names, places of residence, date of birth, professions and relation to the deceased Victim. The Commission confirms indicated in the that the identity Communication, and address of and the Complainants accordingly finds that is the Communication satisfies Article 56 (1) of the African Charter. 37. Article 56 (2) requires that the Communication must be compatible with the Charter of the OAU or the African Charter. The Complainants aver that the Communica tion is compatible with the African Charter, as it invokes a violation of the right to life and personal integrity (Article 4), the prohibition of torture (Article 5), the right to liberty and security (Article 6), the presumption of innocence (Article 7) and the obligations of State Parties under Article 1 . 38. The Commission confirms that the Respondent State is a State Party to the African Charter, having ratified the Charter on 22 June 1983. Additionally, as the alleged violation took place in 2016, the Commission finds that the Complaint was brought after ratification. ln relation to the requirement that the must allege pri111n facie violations of rights protected by Communication African Charter, the Commission takes note of the submission the by the Complainants relating to the specific provisions of the Charter alleged to have been violated, Commission and thus finds that finds these that do the indicate a prinw jacie Communication violation. complies The with the requirements under Article 56 (2). 39. Article 56 (3) requires that a Communication must not be "written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or to the OAU (now that the Communication is African neither Union)." The Complainants submit written in disparaging nor insulting language, and merely contains an account of the events which have taken place following the arrest of the Victim. The Commission has in reading the

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