African Human Rights CLA 2.0

10. By letter and Note Verbale, dated 31May 2006, the Secretariat informed both Parties on the Commission' s decision to be Seized of the Communication, and asked them to forward their arguments on Admissibility within three months in order for it to be examined at its 40th Ordinary Session, scheduled to take place from 15 to 29 November 2006 in Banjul, The Gambia. 11. At its 40th Ordinary Session, the Commission deferred the Communication to its 41st Session pending the submissions from both parties. 12. By letter and Note Verbale, dated 6 December 2006, both parties were informed of the Commission's decision. 13. By letter and Note Verbale, dated 4 January 2007, both parties were reminded to submit their arguments on Admissibility. 14. On the 7 February 2007, the Secretariat received the Complainants' submissions on Admissibility. and transmitted the same to the Respondent State by Note Verbale, dated 12 February 2007. 15. By Note Verbale, dated 10 April 2007, the Respondent State was reminded to submit its arguments on Admissibility. 16. At its 41st Ordinary Session, the Commission considered the Communication and deferred consideration to its 42nd Ordinary Session to allow the Respondent State to submit its arguments on Admissibility. 17. By Note Verbale and letter, dated 10 July 2007, both parties were informed of the Commission's decision. 18. By Note Verbale and letter, dated 14 September 2007, the Respondent State was reminded to make their submissions on Admissibility. 19. At the Commission's 42nd Ordinary Session, the Communication was deferred to its 43rd Ordinary Session to allow the Respondent State to respond to the Complainants' submissions. 20. By Note Verbale and letter, dated 19 December 2007, both parties were informed of the Commission' s dec'iSion. 21. At the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Commission, the Communication was deferred to the 44th Ordinary Session to allow the Respondent State to make its submissions on Admissibility. 22. By Note Verbale, dated 22'0ctober 2008, the Respondent State was informed of the decision of the Commission and reminded to make its submission on Admissibility. 23. At its 44th Ordinary ssiou, the Commission decided to defer consideration of the Communication tp the 45th0rdinary Session to allow the Respondent State to submit its arguments on admissibility. 24. By Note Verbale and letter, dated 11 December 2008, both parties were informed of the Commission's decision. 25. At its 45th Ordinary Session, the Respondent State submitted its arguments on Admissibility. 26. By Note Verbale and letter, dated 3 June 2009, the Complainants were given a copy of the Respondent State's arguments and to submit their arguments within two months thereto. By the same Note Verbale and letter, both parties were informed that a decision on Admissibility will be taken at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Commission. 27. At its 46th Ordinary Session held from 11to 26 November 2009 in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and deferred its decision to its 47th Ordinary Session. 28. By letter and Note Verbale, dated 6 January 2010, both parties were informed of the decision of the Commission. 29. At its 47th Ordinary Session, the Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer its decision on Admissibility to its 48th Ordinary Session. 30. By letter and Note Verbale, dated 16 June 2010, both parties were informed of the Commission's decision to defer the Communication to its 48th Ordinary Session held from 10 to 24 November 2010 in Banjul, The Gambia. 31. The Commission considered the Communication during the 48th Ordinary Session and differed it to the 49th Ordinary Session. . 32. During the 49th Ordinary Session, held from 28 April - 12 May 2011, in Banjul, Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and declared it Admissible. By Note Verbale and letter dated 15 November 2011 both parties were informed and were requested to submit on the Merits within 60 days of receipt of the correspondence. 33. During the 50th Ordinary Session held from 24 October to 5 November 2011, in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer it to give time to the Complainant to 2