b. Renewed investigations and effective protection and punishment of the perpetrators of the violations; c. Paying compensation to the Victims: In amount of EP57,000 for each Victim. d. Enactment of legislation aimed at effecting the state's positive responsibility in defending and protecting human rights; e. Amendment of Police Law 109 of 1971 to impose penalties on law enforcement officers for violating human rights and for failing to prevent human rights violations occurring in their presence upon the establishment of malicious intent; and f. Amendment to Article 268 of the Egyptian Penal Code to expressly exclude intention as a requirement of offence of assault on honour. Procedure 25. The present Communication was received by the Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Secretariat) on 18 May 2006. 26. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the Communication to the Complainant by letter of 20 May 2006, and informed them that the Communication has been registered as Communication 323/2006 Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and INTERIGHTS v Egypt. 27. At its 39th Ordinary Session, held from 11 to 25 May 2006 in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission considered the Communication and decided to be seized thereof. 28. On 14 August 2006, the Secretariat received the arguments on Admissibility from both parties. 29. By Note Verbale, dated 16 August 2006, the Secretariat forwarded the Complainants' submissions on Admissibility to the Respondent State and sent the latter's submissions in Arabic for translation. 30. At the African Commission??s 40th Ordinary Session, held from 15 to 29 November 2006, in Banjul, The Gambia, both parties made oral submissions on Admissibility. 31. At the 40th Ordinary Session of the African Commission, held from 15 to 29 November 2006, in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission declared the Communication Admissible, and both parties were informed accordingly. 32. By letter dated 15 February 2007, the Complainants requested an extension of time to submit on the Merits of the Communication, and the request was granted. 33. By Note Verbale dated 15 March 2007, the Embassy of Egypt also requested an extension of time to submit on the Merits of the Communication. The request was granted by Note Verbale dated 19 March 2007. 34. On 16 March 2007, the Complainants transmitted their submission on the Merits of the Communication to the Secretariat, and by letter dated 22 March 2007, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt. 35. By Note Verbale, dated 22 March 2007, the Secretariat forwarded the Respondent State's submissions on the Merits to the Complainants. 36. By letter, dated 16 July 2007, a copy of the additional submissions on the Merits of the Respondent State was forwarded to the Complainants. 37. During the African Commission's 42nd Ordinary Session, the Respondent State submitted another version of their arguments on the Merits, with the reason that the former had translation flaws. A copy of the revised submission was forwarded to the Complainants. 38. During the African Commission's 44th Ordinary Session, the Respondent State made additional submissions on the Merits, and by Note Verbale, dated 11 December 2008, forwarded them to the Complainants. 39. On 19 March 2009, the Secretariat received additional submissions from the Complainants, and by letter, dated 25 March 2009, forwarded the submissions to the Respondent State. 40. On 22 April 2009, the Secretariat received additional submissions from the Respondent State in Arabic, and by Note Verbale, dated 27 April 2009, forwarded the submissions to the Complainants. 41. The decision on the Merits of the Communication was deferred during the 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th f 49th, and 50th Ordinary Sessions of the African Commission respectively for various reasons, including time constraints. 3