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8. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/1957/15
of 26 November 2015, the Secretariat reiterated
to the Respondent State the request to submit its observations on the admissibility of the
Communication.
9. At its 20th Extraordinary Session, the Commission considered the Communication on the basis of the
Complainant's submissions alone and declared it admissible.
o. By letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/
/RDC/1568/16 of 21 September 2016, the Secretariat notified
the Complainant of the admissibility decision while inviting it to submit its arguments on the merits.
1. By correspondence
of 21 February 2017, the representatives of the Complainant transmitted to the
Secretariat the submissions on the merits of the Communication.
2. By Note
Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/ /RDC/750/22 of 19 May 2022, the Secretariat
transmitted to the Respondent State the Complainant's submissions on the merits of the Communication
while inviting it to submit its arguments on the merits of the case.
3. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/ /RDC/282/23 of 7 March 2023, the Secretariat
reiterated to the Respondent State the request to submit its observations on the merits of the
Communication.
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Complainant's Arguments on Admissibility
4. The Complainant submits that the present Communication
meets the admissibility requirements under
Article 56 of the African Charter.
5. The Complainant states that the authors of this Communication have identified themselves in
accordance with Article 56(1) of the African Charter, as REDRESSand SAJ. The Communication also
identifies the Complainant, but for protection purposes, requests that her identity not be disclosed to the
public.
6. Regarding the requirement set out in Article 56(2),the Complainant maintains that the Communication
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