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Commission. The Complainant contends further that the issues are also
within the scope of the AU Constitutive A~t.
53. The Complainant argues that the JqUirement to show a prima facie
violation of the Charter only requires the latter to show that a human
rights violation may have occurred. Accordingly, the Complainant
contends that it has set out a prima fa~ie case that is compatible with the
AU Constitutive Act and the African Charter.
54. In response to th'-·Respondent state,j argument that local remedies had
not been exhausted as required by Article 5~(5~';;9f the Charter, the
Complainant asserts that it has "gone to Iengtl¢";'t~"et:eW;$mstratehow the
local remedies in this case have prored tde; .' 's:eff ',,; e, illusory and
unavailable". Citing the case of Akdiv~r v urkey<.~~~}" ~?t~~\~ ~~~pean
Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the
""';i(~ntc0~!ep s'tha,t<~\ie:medy
should be "an effective one, avai!iit
tK~~~:yandz;i].}practice at the
relevant time". The Complail1.~flt co ..",::~g.s/~}f:hher thllt.,:;·!J:iejudgment
handed down by the Supt,e:qle4qg~l;1rtof "':' i" .abwe in C,cise no SC75j05
filed by the Victim" actually reinfo~P the...
mission that there are no
domestic remedies, ava~l~~!f. to hi~' .••..
~ .;t~uS,th
plainant asserts that
the burden of pr6viJ:lf tH~;<i@?fiste~9~"
o'£tli.y;ailabl nd sufficient domestic
remedies lies upons.tll~([~.tate;7:~;~~·'r
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55. The Communica ..v"'P is brought 'tInder Article 55 of the African Charter.
ACC?r,?-i
..·:r.'0.g.,.l. y' it ne~f*; 9 s~tisfy~t;e se.¢en Admissibil~ty .requiremen~s laid
out In '~f:t:lc!~:56of th
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:ilii'narterlAs the Commission has previously
held, tH~.:c·o~4itiptls in Ai ICe 56 of the Charter apply conjunctively and
cumulativ:~ly.~TM§1nea:llB that a failur~ to satisfy anyone or more of those
conditions renders the;€ommunicatiorl inadmissible."
56. The COmmiiiio!'!flotes that in the preJ.nt Communication, the parties are
in agreement that the conditions laid but in Article 56 (I), (3), (4), (6) and
(7) of the African Charter have bJen met. The Commission's own
assessment of the Communication alko confirms that the conditions in
those provisions have been satisfied. Accordingly, the Commission's
analysis will focus on the requirements in Article 56 (2) and (5) of the
Charter.
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