48. The Complainants submit that the Communication was submitted within six (6) months from the date that the Forensic Psychological Health Assessments was provided to them. 49. Accordingly, the Complainants submit that the Victim's circumstances present compelling justification for filing the complaint in excess of six months after becoming aware of unavailability of the domestic remedies. As such, it is in the interests of fairness and justice that the Commission find that the requirement set out in Article 56(6) has been met. 50. The Complainants submit that the complaint has not been settled by a different competent body with the capacity to provide a remedy that is equal to that which the Commission can provide and accordingly the Communication meets the requirement set out in Article 56(7) of the Charter. The Respondent State's Submission on Admissibility . 51. The Respondent State submits that it does not ' take issue with fulfilment of the admissibility requirements of Article 56(!), (3),, (4) and (7). 52. With regards to Article 56(2) and the Respondent State's obligations under the Banjul Charter and the Maputo Protocol, it is submitted that the State condemns 'trafficking in persons' in the strongest terms and t stresses that it remains committed to its obligation to combat and prosecute discrimination and violence against women, especially trafficking. The Respondent State submits that it regrets that the Victim was allegedly subjected to sexual exploitation and cruel and inhuman treatment at the hands of the perpetrators. 53. The Respondent State avers that the sexual violence and bodily harm suffered at the hands of the alleged traffickers was conduct committed in their private capacity. The State further avers that, whereas it undertakes to honour its obligations under the Banjul Charter and the Maputo Protocol, in respect of prosec~g:-and Henalizing the alleged perpetrators and enabling the victim to obtain co (~nsation, the,<I nduct of the perpetrators is in no way attributable to any failure of the State to our its obligations under the Banjul Charter and the Maputo Protocol i \ I i 54. The Respondent State further contends that it promajgated the Comb Trafficking in Persons Act (2018), which became operatic ~a(bn 14 Nove · s Annex AS12: Forensic Psychological Health Assessment, 12September 2018 10

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