28. By letter dated 10 January 2007 and Note Verbale of 12 February 2007, the
Secretariat informed both parties of the Commission’s decision and reminded the
Complainant to submit its arguments on admissibility.
29. At the 41st Ordinary Session of the African Commission, held in Accra, Ghana,
from 16 to 30 May 2007, the Commission considered the Communication and
decided to defer its decision on admissibility to the 42nd Ordinary Session, to give
the Complainant a final opportunity to submit its arguments, specifically on the
exhaustion of local remedies.
30. By Note Verbale and by letter dated 20 June 2007, the Secretariat informed the
Parties of the Commission’s decision and specifically reminded the Complainant
to submit its arguments on the exhaustion of local remedies. Another reminder
was sent to the Complainant by letter dated 17 September 2007.
31. At its 42nd Ordinary Session held in Brazzaville, Congo, from 15 to 29 November
2007, the African Commission considered the Communication and decided to
defer its decision on admissibility to its 43rd Ordinary Session.
32. By Note Verbale and by letter both dated 19 December 2007, the Secretariat
informed the Commission’s decision to the parties and reminded the
Complainant to submit its arguments on the exhaustion of local remedies.
33. By letters dated 17 March 2008, 17 April 2009, 3 October 2011 and 21 November
2011, the Secretariat sent further reminders to the Complainant regarding the
exhaustion of local remedies. The Parties were informed that consideration of the
Communication had been deferred for lack of a response from the Complainant
on the arguments of the exhaustion of local remedies submitted by the
Respondent State.
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