Human Rights our Collective Responsibility Respondent State had to presents its observations on admissibility. By letter of even date Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/13/1453/ 1 1! the Complainant was informed of this development. 41 . By Note Verbale Ref: 320/2014 dated 27 August 2014 the Respondent State submitted its observations on admissibility to the Secretariat. The latter acknowledged receipt of the submissions by Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/13/MAUR/1565/14 dated 3 September 2014. 42. By letter of even date Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/13/1566/ 14 the Respondent State's submissions were transmitted to the Complainant with a request for him to present a reply, if any, within one month of notification. 43. The Complainant submitted his reply under a letter dated 8 September 2014, which reply was acknowledged by the Secretariat by letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/ 13/ 1589/14 dated 10 September 2014. By Note Verbale of even date and Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/ 13/MAUR/1588/14 the Complainant's reply was transmitted to the Respondent State. There has been no further response from the Respondent Sate. 44. Consideration of the admissibility of the Communication was deferred during the 17th Extraordinary Session held from 17 to 28 February 2015. 45. At its 19th Extra-ordinary Session held from 16 to 25 February 2016 in Banjul, the Gambia, the Commission decided to refer the Communication to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights pursuant to Rule 118 of its Rules of Procedure without taking a decision on the admissibility of the Communication. 46. Subsequently, at its 23rd Extra-ordinary Session, after considering the referral brief, the Commission reconsidered its earlier decision and decided to continue to be seized of the Communication. The reason for doing so was that there were no compelling arguments for transferring the Communication to the Court. 47. By a Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/459/13/MAUR/233/18 of 26 February 2018, the Respondent State was duly informed of the Commission's deci� continue to be seized of the Communication and not transfer it to the CG,u:f.f;� '41 //"' ..,..:-> Page 9 of 45 Afun r ' Union ..., ) j �.. African Commission on Human and �eo8 t: 3 1 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo"Nd'. West Coast Regi ,..b.,,.R:l.llJ.a,, ' 0 1,': Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: (220) .� < ·' Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org ? https:/achpr.au.int.lO O a