13 November 2012, the Secretariat also informed the Respondent State that failing its observations latest 13 January 2013, the Commission will be obliged to take a decision on the basis of the information in its possession. 24. On 13 November 2012, the Respondent State forwarded its observations to the Secretariat which acknowledged receipt on 20 November 2012. On the same date, the Secretariat forwarded the said observations to the Complainant and requested her to submit her rebuttal, if any, within one month. 25. On 3 February 2013, the Complainant submitted her rebuttal to the Secretariat of the Commission which acknowledged receipt on 6 February 2013. The last correspondence between the parties was the Complainant’s rebuttal of 6 February 2013. 26. At its 53rd Ordinary Session held from 9 to 23 April 2013 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer its decision on admissibility to its 14th Extraordinary Session to be held from 20 to 24 July 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. The parties were duly informed of this decision on 30 April 2013. 27. At its 14th Extraordinary Session held from 20 to 24 July 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya, the Commission declared the Communication admissible. The Secretariat informed the parties of this decision on 12 August 2013 and requested the Complainant to submit on admissibility within two months. 28. On 25 August 2013, the Complainant sent a request for amicable settlement to the Commission. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the request on 23 September 2013. At its 54th Ordinary Session, the Commission acceded to the request and appointed a Commissioner to facilitate the amicable settlement. On 14 November 2013, the Secretariat informed the Complainant of this decision and the related conditions and requested for her confirmation. 29. On 22 December 2013, the Complainant confirmed her request for amicable settlement and transmitted her proposals for the settlement. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt on 20 January 2014 and forwarded the proposals to the Respondent State on the same date. Without any response from the Respondent State, the Secretariat sent a reminder letter to the latter on 6 March 2014. The Complainant was notified of this latest development. Having received no response to the various letters, the Commission decided to consider the Communication on the merits. On 17 April 2014, the Secretariat informed the Complainant of this decision and requested her to submit her arguments on the merits. 6