State by a Note Verbale on 03 June 2014, requesting the latter to submit its observations on the Merits within 60 days. 43. On 12 August 2014 the Respondent State submitted on the Merits, however, the Secretariat did not take note of this submission and on 30 March 2015 informed the Respondent State that its submissions on merits were overdue and granted a period of 30 days extension. By letter on the same date the Secretariat informed the Complainant of the same. 44. On 16 April 2015 the Secretariat received a Note Verbale from the Respondent State forwarding its submissions on Merits of 12 August 2014. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt on 30 April 2015 and forwarded the Respondent State’s submissions on Merits to the Complainant requesting them to make any further observations within 30 days. 45. On 20 May 2015 the Secretariat informed the Respondent and the Complainant that at its 56th Ordinary Session, the Commission decided to defer the consideration of the Communication pending submission of additional written submissions on the Merits by the Complainant. 46. On 11 August 2015 and 23 November 2015 the Secretariat informed the Respondent and the Complainant that at its 18th Extra-Ordinary Session and 57th Ordinary Session the Communication was deferred due to time constraints. 47. By correspondence received by the Secretariat on 21 March 2016, the Complainant requested an update on the status of the Communication. 48. From March 2016 to July 2020 the Respondent and the Complainant were informed that the Communication was deferred. Admissibility Complainants’ Submission on Admissibility 49. The Complainants submit that the present Communication raises prima facie evidence of a violation of the African Charter and satisfies all the requirements of Admissibility as contained under Article 56 of the Charter. 10