violated are contained in the Charter, they need not be specifically cited in the application. Regarding the Respondent's objection to the application on the 52. grounds of its incompatibility with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, now the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Court notes that this argument lacks merit. The Constitutive Act of the African Union provides that one of the objectives of the African Union shall be to promote and protect human and peoples' rights in accordance with the Charter and other relevant human rights instruments. In addition, the Court finds that the Applicant's Application states facts which relate to human and peoples' rights protected under the Charter. Moreover, the Court has decided on this issue in Application Number 00112012 Frank David Omary and Others v United Republic of Tanzania and Application Number 00312012 Peter Joseph Chacha v United Republic of Tanzania. In the latter case, the Court found that" ... the Applicant's Application states facts which revealed a prima facie violation of his rights; furthermore, the Court finds that the Application relates to human and peoples' rights protected under the Charter, therefore the requirements of Article 3(1) of the Protocol and Article 56(2) of the Charter have been met". II. 53. Non-exhaustion of local remedies The Respondent states that the application has not been filed after exhausting local remedies. The Respondent states that the 22