acknowledged
receipt
thereof
ACHPR/COMM/355/07/827/13.
on
9
July
2013
by
Letter
Ref:
48.
During the 54th Ordinary Session held from 22 October to 5 November 2013 the
Commission deferred adoption of a decision on the merits due to time constraints and
the
parties
were
notified
by
Note
Verbale
and
Letter
Refs:
ACHPR/COMM/355/07/1386/13 and ACHPR/COMM/355/07/1385/13 dated 21
November 2013.
49.
The Commission further deferred its decision on the merits during the 55 th
Ordinary Session held from 28 April to 11
May 2014 and the parties were
informed
respectively
by
Note
Verbale
and
Letter
Refs:
ACHPR/COMM/355/07/1046/14 and ACHPR/COMM/355/07/1045/14 evenly dated 5
June 2014.
50.
On 6 June 2014 the Secretariat received notification that INTERIGHTS, one of
the Complainants’ Representatives ceased operations at the end of May 2014 and
therefore was no longer co-representing the Complainants.
51.
During the present 16th Extraordinary Session, the Commission considers the
Communication and adopts its decision on the merits.
THE LAW
ADMISSIBILITY
Summary of the parties’ positions
A. Complainants’ Submissions on Admissibility
52.
The Complainants submit that they have satisfied all the conditions for
admissibility under Article 56 of the African Charter. They submit that they have been
identified and their relevant details provided to the Commission, along with the
details of the individuals and organizations representing them.
53.
They further aver that, the Communication is compatible with the Constitutive
Act of the AU and the African Charter for it concerns violations of rights incorporated
under the later which has been ratified by the Respondent State.
54.
Furthermore, the Complainants aver that the Communication is presented in a
polite and respectful language, and is based on information provided by the applicants
not media reports.
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