c. Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or the African Union; d. Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; f. Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date the Commission is seized with the matter, and; g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or the provisions of the Charter. 38. The Respondent State does not raise any objection to the admissibility of the Application on the merits. Nonetheless, the Court must examine whether the requirements of the above-mentioned provisions have been met. i. On the requirement relating to the identity of the Applicant 39. In this regard, it notes that in accordance with Rule 50(2)(a) the Applicant has clearly indicated his identity. ii. On the requirement relating to the compatibility of the application with the Constitutive Act of the African Union 40. The Court also notes that the Applicant’s requests seek to protect his rights under the Charter. Furthermore, one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as set out in Article 3(h), is the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights. Furthermore, there is nothing on record to show that the Application is incompatible with any provision of the Constitutive Act. The Court therefore considers that the Application is 14

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