ACH
African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Hights
come
within the competence of the
that rights recognized by the African
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
tion can be accommodated
on the grounds that it alleges
have been violated.l?
61. In the present Communication, the Complainant alleges that rights
guaranteed by the African Charter ha been violated by the Respondent
State. The Complainant goes further
list the provisions of the Charter
that have allegedly· been violated even though there is no obligation on a
Complainant to mention specific
of the Charter that have been
violated.l! Accordingly, the
met the requirement to show a prima
62. The Commission
further notes
Communication do not contradict the nrmcrmesser
Act. The Communication also meets
personae competence of the
alleged violation of rights in
competent entity against a
with its established
Communication
African Charter.
respon '"
means wi'~it;f~~
alleged to n:~v.ebeen '"
'~",
64. The commisJi9Ur)has previously held
remedies does not apply where
ineffective"14 or where they are"
is therefore firm! y established in the
i
'
the Respondent State
inadmissible
because the
local remedies. Article 56(5)
"sent after exhausting local
that this procedure is unduly
on the principle that "the
ty to redress by its own
domestic legal system, the wrong
t the requirement to exhaust local
remedies are "unavailable or
and unreasonably prolcnged=.vlt
of the Commission that