12. On 23 December 2004, the Secretariat wrote to the Complainant and Respondent State informing them of this decision and requesting them to forward their written submissions on th admissibility before the 37 Ordinary Session of the Commission. nd th 13. Similar reminders were sent out to the parties on 2 February and 4 April 2005. th 14. On 14 April 2005, the Secretariat received the Complainant’s written submission on rd admissibility, which was forwarded to the Respondent State on 23 April 2005. th th th 15. At its 37 Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia from 27 April to 11 May 2005, the African Commission considered this Communication and deferred its decision on admissibility to the th 38 Ordinary Session. th 16. On 12 May 2005, the Secretariat wrote to both parties to inform them of this decision and requested the Respondent State to forward its written submissions on admissibility before the th 38 Ordinary Session. th 17. On 12 September 2005, the Secretariat sent a reminder to the Respondent State. th st th 18. At the 38 Ordinary Session held from 21 November to 5 December 2005 in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission considered the communication and deferred its decision on th admissibility to the 39 Ordinary Session to allow the Respondent State more time to forward its submissions. th 19. On 30 January 2006, the Secretariat wrote to the Complainant informing it of this decision. th 20. On 5 February 2006, a similar notification was emailed and also sent by DHL to the Respondent State also requesting it to forward its written submissions on admissibility. th 21. At its 39 Ordinary Session, the African Commission considered this communication and declared it admissible. 22. The Secretariat of the African Commission informed the parties of this decision and requested th them to forward their submissions on the merits before the 40 Ordinary Session. The Respondent th State’s delegates were also provided with copies of this decision during the 39 Ordinary Session. st 23. On August 21 August 2006, the Secretariat of the African Commission received the submissions of the Complainant on the merits, which was forwarded to the Respondent State. th 24. At its 40 Ordinary Session, the African Commission deferred the consideration of the communication on the merits pending the written submission on the same by the Respondent State. 25. A copy of the Complainant’s submission on merits was availed to the delegates of the Respondent State at the session. 26. At the request of the Angolan delegates present at the second brainstorming meeting on the African Commission in Maseru, Lesotho in April this year, the Secretariat of the African Commission emailed a copy of the Complainant’s written submission on to the Respondent State’s embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in May 2007. st 27. At its 41 Ordinary Session, the African Commission deferred the consideration of the matter to nd the 42 Ordinary Session. th 28. On 8 July 2007, the Secretariat of the African Commission notified both parties of this decision. th 29. On 11 September 2007, the Secretariat of African Commission wrote to the Respondent State requesting it to forward to the African Commission its written submissions and/or observations on the merits at its earliest convenience. 30. The Respondent State is yet to forward its written submission on the merits. nd 31. At its 42 Ordinary Session, the Commission considered the communication and decided to rd defer it to its 43 Session due to lack of time. th 32. By Note Verbale of 19 December 2007 and letter of the same date, both parties were notified of the Commission’s decision.