the Parties and requested the Parties to make their written submissions on Admissibility for consideration at the 35th Ordinary Session. 16. On 2 and 7 December 2003, the Secretariat informed the Complainants about the decision of the Commission and requested them to make their submissions on admissibility. The Secretariat further requested them to submit all their documents in relation to the Complaint, in particular the disputed decisions delivered by the Military Court. On the same date, the Secretariat also transmitted a copy of the Communication to the Respondent State requesting the latter to present its memorandum within three (3) months. 17. On 11 February 2004, the authors of Communication 282/03 forwarded to the Secretariat, the Decree on the establishment of the Military Court and indicated at the same time that the Court had not authorized them to make a copy of the Decree in contention, on the grounds that « Reasons have still not been assigned to the judgment ». 18. On 9 March 2004, the Secretariat sent a letter reminding the authors of Communication 274/03 and the Respondent State to make their submissions on admissibility. On 18 March 2004, the authors of Communication 274/03 forwarded their submissions on admissibility. The said submissions and the related documents were transmitted to the Respondent State. 19. At the 35th Ordinary Session, the Commission decided to merge Communications 274/03 Interights and ASADHO v. DRC and 282/03 Madam Odette Disu(Esq) et al v. DRC. The Commission justified its decision by stating that the two Complaints touch on similar facts and concern the same victims, i.e. the 135 persons tried by the Military Court as part of the case referred to as the « Kabila Trial ». 20. At the same Session, the Commission granted hearing to the Complainants and the Respondent State on admissibility and decided to defer its decision while awaiting the written submissions of the Parties. On 18 June 2004, the Secretariat informed the Parties about this decision. 21. On 16 September 2004, the Secretariat received the written submissions of the Respondent State on admissibility. These submissions were transmitted to the Complainants on 20 October 2004. 22. At its 36th Ordinary Session, the Commission considered the Communication and deferred its decision on admissibility to the 37th 4