rf?~-\· ACHPR ·\! • l cnnn_,.,, ~ African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human F~ ights our Collect ive Responsibility 21 . On 26 April 2023 and 8 June 2023, the Respondent State requested an additional thirty (30) days to make submissions on admissibility. 22 . On 23 June 2023, the Respondent State requested an oral hearing on the admissibility and merits of the Communication to clarify South Africa's legal system. The Commission did not grant this request. 23. The Respondent State submitted its arguments on Admissibility on 7 July 2023 and elected not to include arguments on the merits. 24. On 16 April 2024, the Secretariat, through Note Verbale, wrote to the Respondent State, granting it thirty (30) days to amend its submissions on admissibility to include arguments on the merits. However, the Respondent State opted to dispense with this option , electing to only make submissions on the merits after the Commission had determined the admissibility of the complaint. 25 . On 19 June 2024, the Secretariat, via letter, transmitted the Respondent State's submissions on Admissibility to the Complainant and gave him thirty (30) days to submit a rejoinder. 26. The Complainant did not file any submissions in rejoinder. Complainant's Submissions on Admissibility 27. The Complainant submits that the Communication fulfils the conditions of admissibility provided for in Article 56 of the African Charter as indicated below. 28 . The Complainant avers that the Communication complies with the provisions of Article 56(1) of the African Charter as the Complainant is duly identified by his full -- name. The Complainant further asserts that the Respondent State is rno~= 0 of South Africa and that it is linked to the alleged violation ,() ' ~o -<) ~ ~ .