Articles alleged to have been violated
9.
The Complainants
allege violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 60 and 61 of the
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Procedure
10. The Secretariat received the Complaint on 12 January 2015 and acknowledged
receipt on the same day.
11. The Secretariat received a revised translatio:
and acknowledged receipt on 08 April 201
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Gomplaint on 02 April 2015
Commission) was
12. The African Commission on Huma:
seized of the Communication
Session of the
Commission, held from 29 July t
ee
13. By letter and note verbale ‘dated
14. By
letter
29
mplainant and the
0 be seized and the Complainant
ents on admissibility within two (2)
d
05 January”
the
was deferred dui ing the 57‘ Ordinary Session, pending receipt
of the Complain
dmissibility, and further that the deadline
said submissions expired on 29
November 2015, and therefore it was no
sible for the Complainantto make submissions on this Communication.
e Communication was deferred due to time
ated 11 July 2017 the Secretariat informed the Parties
s deferred during the 60' Ordinary Session.
16. By letter and
»verbale dated 20 September 2017 the Secretariat informed the
Parties that the Complainant had been granted an additional thirty (30) days
within which to submit on admissibility, failing which the Communication would
be struck out for lack of diligent prosecution.
17. Ina note verbale dated 27 October 2017 received at the Secretariat on 24 November
2017, the Respondent State indicated that the additional time had expired and thus
requested the Commission to strike out the Communication.