Analysis of the Commission to strike out
20. Rule 105(1) of the Commission's Rules of Procedure establishes that when the
Commission has decided to be seized of a Communication, it shall request the
Complainant to present arguments on Admissibility within two (2) months.
21. Rule 113 of the Commission's Rules of Procedure provides that when a deadline
is fixed for a particular submission, either party may apply to the Commission
for extension of the period stipulated. The Commission may grant an extension
of time for a period not longer than one (1) month.
22. To date, and more than two (2) years after the stipulated deadline, the
Complainant has not (i) made any admissibility submissions, and (ii) has not
requested for an extension of time to submit.
23. Consequently the Commission does not have sufficient information upon which
to make a determination on the admissibility of the Communication.
Decision of the Commission
24. In view of the above, the Commission decides to strike out the Communication
for lack of diligent prosecution.
Done in Banjul, The Gambia, during the 57th Ordinary Session of the African
Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, 4 to 18 November, 2015