Complainant in dealing with the case and its intention to become a coauthor to the Communication.
35. On 29 March 2006, the Secretariat of the African Commission
acknowledged receipt of the IHRDA‟s letter.
36. At its 39th Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 11 – 25
May 2006, the African Commission deferred further consideration on
the admissibility of the Communication in order to make a preliminary
determination of the status of the co-author.
37. By a Note Verbale dated 29 May 2006 and by a letter of the same date,
both parties were notified of the African Commission‟s decision, and
the IHRDA was requested to explain how it intends to become a coauthor to the Communication.
38. On 7 August 2006, the Secretariat received a brief from the IHRDA
explaining its status as co-author of the Communication.
39. By letter dated 15 August 2006, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of
the IHRDA‟s letter and submissions, and by a Note Verbale of the same
date, transmitted both documents to the Respondent State.
40. By Note Verbale dated 10 October 2006, the Secretariat reminded the
Respondent State to submit its comments on the submissions made by
the IHRDA before 31 October 2006.
41. At its 40th Ordinary Session held from 15 to 29 November 2006, the
African Commission considered the Communication in light of
submission of the IHRDA, and decided to defer further consideration
of the Communication to its 41st Ordinary Session in order to allow the
Respondent State reply to the IHRDA‟s submissions on admissibility,
in line with Rule 117 (2) of the Commission‟s Rules of Procedure.
42. By letter and a Note Verbale dated 9 and 15 February 2007, the parties
were respectively informed about the African Commission‟s decision.
The African Commission further reminded the Respondent State to
submit its comments of the submissions made by the IHRDA before
15th March 2007.
43. By Note Verbale dated 24 April 2007, the African Commission
reminded the Respondent State to respond to the IHRDA‟s
submissions on admissibility; and requested the State to make the said
submissions by 10 May 2007.
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