p.CHP~ ~ r) 6~.!:LEfi mwu Hurnan Rights our Collective Responsibility Human and Peoples· Rights 15. By the Note Verbale dated 16 April 2024, the Secretariat reminded the Respondent State to rectify the anomaly in its submission and further extended the deadline. 16. The Secretariat received the Respondent State's letter dated 16 May 2024, in which it challenged the admissibility of the Communication and requested an oral hearing to present its complete arguments and evidence regarding Admissibility and Merits, in accordance with Rule 102(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission. 17. By the Note Verbale dated 19 June 2024, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the Respondent State's request. It further advised that the request for an oral hearing on Admissibility and Merits had been transmitted to the Bureau of the Commission as per Rule 102(3) of the Commission's Rules of Procedure. At the same time, it informed the Respondent State that its observations on Admissibility had been forwarded to the Complainant for a response within thirty days, following Rule 116(2) of the Rules of Procedure. 18. By letter dated 19 June 2024, the Secretariat transmitted the Respondent State's observations on Admissibility and Merits to the Complainant, advising it to submit a rejoinder within 30 days, which it has not done to date. ADMISSIBILITY OF THE COMMUNICATION The Complainant's Submissions 19. The Complainant identifies itself as a non-profit organization based in South Africa. The Complainant states that its objectives include educating communities, particularly those in marginalized areas, about their constitutional rights and litigating public-interest matters.1 It added that the Respondent State is the Republic of South Africa, which ratified the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on 9 July 1996 and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on 3 July 2002. 2 20. The Complainant alleges that the Respondent has violated articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(1 ), 9(2), and 19 of the African Charter. According to the Complainant, these violations occurred within the respondent's territorial jurisdiction. 3 Furthermore, the Complainant stated that this communication complies with the constitutive 1 See the Complainant's w ritten submissions o n admissibility and merits, para. 15; also, co affidavit submitted for evidence on admissibility and the merits, para. 12 2 Ibid, para. 16; also, ibid, para. 11 ~ 3 See the Complainan t's w ritten submissions o n admissibility and merits, para. 17; also affidavit submitted for evidence on admissibility and the merits, para. 16 V: 3I Pag Afunt-4) Un1on'J? The African Commission on Human an 31 Bijilo Annex Layout. Ko West Coast Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: ( E1 . , .. - · l='m~il · ~11-h.::1n i11lln)~fr1r.;:1-1 ,ninn nrn