24. At the 29th Ordinary Session held from 23rd April to 7th May 2001 in Tripoli, Libya, the Respondent State
informed the African Commission that they were not aware of communications 235/00 and 236/00 submitted by Dr Curtis Doebbler against Sudan. During the Session, the Secretariat provided the
Respondent State with copies of the said communications. The African Commission decided to defer
consideration of these communications to the next session.
25. On 19th June 2001, the Secretariat of the African Commission informed the parties of the decision of
the African Commission and requested the Respondent State to forward its written submissions within two
(2) months from the date of notification of this decision.
26. On 14th August 2001, a reminder was sent to the Respondent State to forward its submissions within
the prescribed time to enable the Secretariat to process the Communication.
27. During the 30th Ordinary Session held from 13th to 27th October 2001 in Banjul, The Gambia, the
Secretariat of the African Commission received the Respondent State's written submissions in Arabic on all
pending communications against it on admissibility.
28. During the same Session, the African Commission heard the oral submissions of the parties with
respect to the communication. The African Commission noted that the Respondent State had not
responded to the issues raised by the Complainant. The African Commission therefore decided to defer the
communication to the 31st Session, pending receipt of detailed written submissions from the Respondent
State.
29. On 15th November 2001, the Secretariat informed the parties of the decision and requested the
Respondent State to forward its written submissions on the issues raised by the Complainant within two (2)
months from the date of notification of this decision.
30. On 7th March 2002, a reminder was sent to the Respondent State to forward its submissions within the
prescribed time.
31. At its 31st Ordinary Session held from 2nd to 16th May 2002, in Pretoria, South Africa, upon the request
of the Complainant, the African Commission decided to suspend consideration of this communication in
order to allow the parties to pursue an amicable settlement.
32. On 29th May 2002, the parties were informed of the decision of the African Commission.
33. On 17th August 2002, the Complainant informed the Secretariat that he had written to the Respondent
State with a view to negotiating an amicable settlement. However, he had not received any response from
the Government of Sudan.
34. On 16th January 2003, the Secretariat received a request from the Complainant for a hearing on
admissibility. The Secretariat acknowledged receipt of this correspondence on 27th January 2003.
35. The Secretariat informed both parties that the admissibility of the communication would be considered
at the 33rd Ordinary Session.
36. At its 33rd Ordinary Session held from 15th to 29th May 2003 in Niamey, Niger, the African Commission
deferred its decision on admissibility to allow the parties more time to send their written submissions on
admissibility.
37. On 18th June 2003, the Secretariat of the African Commission informed both parties of the
above-mentioned decision and requested them to forward their written submissions on admissibility within
three (3) months from the date of notification of this decision.
38. On 18th September 2003, the Secretariat reminded the parties to provide the African Commission with
their submissions on admissibility.
39. By letter dated 19 September 2003, the Complainant forwarded a brief on admissibility concerning the
exhaustion of domestic remedies.
40. By a Note Verbale dated 30th September 2003, the Respondent State was informed that the
communication would be considered at the 34th Ordinary Session. The arguments of the Complainant were
attached to the Note Verbale.
41. During its 34th Ordinary Session held in Banjul from 6th to 20th November 2003, the African Commission
considered the Respondent State's arguments on admissibility and declared the communication
inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.
42. On 4th December 2003, the Secretariat of the African Commission transmitted the decision to the
parties.
43. On 10th February 2004, the Complainant requested the African Commission to reconsider its decision
on admissibility and requested an oral hearing at the next Ordinary Session.
44. During the 35th Ordinary Session, the Commission considered the request to reconsider its decision on
admissibility, and deferred it to the 36th Ordinary Session. The Commission requested the Secretariat to
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