00009 4 14. On 30 June 2017,lhe Application was transmitted to the States parties to the Protocol and to the Executive Council through the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in accordance with Rule 35(3) of the Rules. 15. On 25 July 2017,lhe Court initially granted the Respondent State forty-five (4S) days extension to submit its Response. on 23 october 2017, lhe court granted a second 45-days extension, indicating that it would proceed with a judgment in default after the expiry of this extension if a Response was not submitted. 16. ln accordance with Rule 63 of the Rules, the court decided at its Forty_Ninth ordinary session held from 16 Aprit 16 to 11 May 2019, to rute on both the merits of the case and on reparation in a single decision. Accordingly, on 12 July 201g, the Applicant was requested to submit his claims on reparation within (30) thirty days, but he did not respond. 17. On 12 October 2018, the Registry notified the Respondent State that at its 50th Ordinary Session, the Court decided to grant the latter a final 45 days extension and that, after that deadline, it would enter a ruling in default in the interest of justice in accordance with Rule s5 of its Rules. The notification was sent by courier to the Respondent state, which received the same on 16 october 201g. 2 18 Although the Respondent state received all the notifications, it did not respond to any of them 19 consequently, the court will enter a judgment in default in the interest of justice dnd in conformity with Rule 55 of the Rules2 Application No. 00312014. Judgment of 0711212018 (Reparation), lngabire victoire Llmuhoza $$ 14, 15 and 17 H v. Rwanda, @