Communications relating to human and peoples' rights referred to in 55 received by the Commission, shall be considered if they:
1.
Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity,
2.
Are compatible with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or with the present Charter,
3.
Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or to the Organization of African Unity,
4.
Are not based exclusively on news discriminated through the mass media,
5.
Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged,
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Are submitted within a reasonable period from the time local remedies are exhausted or from the date the Commission is seized of the matter, and
7.
Do not deal with cases which have been settled by these 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 present Charter.
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In force from 27-06-1981
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