18. At its 48th Ordinary Session held from 10 to 24 November 2010 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Complaint and decided to be seized thereof. On 3 October 2011, the Secretariat notified this decision to the parties and informed them that during its 49th Ordinary Session held from 28 April to 12 May 2011 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and deferred its admissibility decision for lack of submissions from the parties. By the same letters, the Secretariat requested the Complainant to submit her observations on admissibility within two months following the notification of the seizure decision. 19. On 16 November 2011, the Secretariat informed the parties that during the 50th Ordinary Session held from 24 October to 5 November 2011 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission decided to defer its admissibility decision to its 51st Ordinary Session to be held from 18 April to 2 May 2012, for lack of admissibility submissions from the parties. The Secretariat also requested the parties to submit their observations on admissibility within two months following the notification. 20. On 3 January 2012, the Secretariat received a letter transmitting the Complainant’s observations on admissibility. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt on 12 January 2012, and transmitted the said submission to the Respondent State for its comments. 21. On 31 May 2012, the Secretariat informed the parties that at its 51 st Ordinary Session held from 18 April to 2 May 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer its decision on admissibility to its 52nd Ordinary Session to be held from 9 to 22 October 2012 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, given that the Respondent State was yet to submit its arguments on admissibility. By the same note verbale, the Secretariat requested the Respondent State to submit its arguments within two months from the notification, latest 31 July 2012. By letter on the same date, the Secretariat forwarded the same information to the Complainant. 22. On 3 July 2012, the Respondent State informed the Secretariat of the Commission that it could not submit its observations on admissibility given that it had not yet received a copy of the Complainant’s submission on admissibility. On 14 August 2012, the Secretariat responded by resending a copy of the Complainant’s admissibility submission and requested the Respondent State to submit its observations no later than 15 October 2012. 23. On 4 September 2012, the Respondent State again wrote to the Secretariat stating that it had not received the document. The Secretariat again responded by resending the Complainant’s submission on admissibility. On 5