(,c••r, ACH PR •• ,. c:n :a:ni" .• African Commission on Human and Peoples' nights Human Rights our Collective Responsibility 14. The Complaint was seized on 9 August 2022 as it fulfilled all the requirements of Rule 115( 1) of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ROP 2020), and the Secretariat also requested submissions on admissibility and merits from the Complainants. 15. On 1 November 2022 , the Complainants wrote a letter to the Secretariat requesting an extension of time to file submissions on admissibility and merits by 13 December 2022 in terms of Rule 98 of ROP 2020. 16. By way of a letter dated 17 November 2022 , the Secretariat granted the Complainants an extension of time to file its submissions on admissibility. 17. On 13 December 2022, the Complainants wrote a letter to the Secretariat, requesting the latter to suspend the Complaint as they had not exhausted local remedies and an opportunity to do so had arisen in the Constitutional Court of South Africa . 18. Regrettably, there has not been any communication or feedback from the Complainants since their last communication two years and seven months ago. Analysis of the African Commission on Strike Out 19. Rule 124(2) of ROP 2020 provides that where a Complainant fails to pursue their Communication or show proper due diligence in prosecuting it, the Commission may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike it out. 20. Additionally, Rule 98 states that either party may apply to the Commission for an extension of the period stipulated for a particular submission, prior to its expiry. 21 . In the present Communication, the Commission notes that after the Complaint was seized , the Complainants were invited to present their Arguments and Evidence on the Admissibility and Merits of the Communication within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notification. 22 . The Commission further notes that the Complainants did not present their Arguments and Evidence on Admissibility and Merits within the sixty (60) days' notice. The Commission also notes that the Complainants requested an extension of time , which was granted. 23. However, the Complainants wrote another letter on 13 December 2 extension of time they had been granted in terms of Rule 98 of the .. :x: . J) ET Of-$