the alleged violations persist to date. Resultantly, the Court finds that it has
temporal jurisdiction.4
29. The Court also notes that it has territorial jurisdiction given that the alleged
violations occur in the Respondent State’s territory.
30. In light of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to hear this
Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
31. Article 6(2) of the Protocol provides that: “the Court shall rule on the
admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of article 56 of the
Charter.”
32. Pursuant to Rule 50(1) of the Rules, “[t]he Court shall ascertain the
admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of
the Charter, Article 6 (2) of the Protocol and these Rules.”
33. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article
56 of the Charter, provides as follows:
Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all the following
conditions:
a.
indicate their authors even though the latter requests anonymity;
b.
are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and
the Charter;
c.
are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed
against the State concerned and its institutions or the African
Union;
4
Igola Iguna v. United Republic of Tanzania, ACtHPR, Application No. 020/2017, Judgment of 1
December 2022 (merits and reparations), § 18; Jebra Kambole v. United Republic of Tanzania, (15 July
2020) (merits and reparations) 4 AfCLR 460, § 24; Dismas Bunyerere v. United Republic of Tanzania,
(merits and reparations) (28 November 2019) 3 AfCLR 702, § 28(ii); Norbert Zongo and Others v.
Burkina Faso (preliminary objections) (25 June 2013) 1 AfCLR 197, §§ 71-77.
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