the related documents to the case and requested for a postponement of the oral hearing to the 57°1 Ordinary Session of the Commission from 4 to 18 November 2015 in Banjul, The Gambia. 52. By Note Verbale dated 29 April 2015 and further to the request by the Respondent State during the 56 th Ordinary Session of the Commission, the Secretariat forwarded copies of the documents (Complaint, submissions and all other documents) on the Communication to the Respondent State. 53. By Note Verbale dated 16 May 2015, the Secretariat informed the Respondent State that during its 56 th Ordinarr Session, the Commission deferred consideration of the Communication due to the request of the delegation of Uganda for a postponement of the oral hearing to the 57th ordinary Session of the Commission. 54. By Note Verbale dated 11 August 2015, the Secretariat informed the Respondent State that during its 18th Extra- Ordinary Session which took place from 29 July to 7 August 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya, the Commission deferred consideration of the Communication due to the pending oral at the 57th ordinary Session of the Commission. 55. By Note Verbale dated 12 October 2015, the Respondent State requested the Secretariat to furnish the Ministry of Justice with all relevant documents on the Communication and a confirmation of the dates set for the oral hearing during the 57th Ordinary Session to enable the stakeholders make the necessary arrangements on time. 56. By Note Verbale. dated 20 October 2015, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the Respondent State's Note Verbale of 12 October 2015 and informed it of the date set for the oral hearing during the 57th Ordinary Session of the Commission. 57. By email dated 26 October 2015, the Respondent State acknowledged receipt of the Secretariat's Note Verbale of 11 August 2015 and informed the Secretariat that it misplaced the Communication file and requested the Secretariat to forward all the relevant submissions filed by the Complainants to enable the Respondent State prepare to attend the oral hearing. Consequently, by Note Verbale dated 7 November 2015, the Secretariat submitted a copy of the Communication file to the Respondent State and postponed the oral hearing to the 19th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Commission scheduled to from 16 to 25 February 2016 in Banjul, The Gambia.