(1:;i' ~)I AC H P R l (umr."_ African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human Rights our Collective Responsibility necessary steps to investigate the matter. According to the Commission, the failure to take any action means that domestic remedies are not available or - even if they are - not effective or sufficient to address the alleged violations.P 64. The Commission therefore holds that local remedies in the Respondent State were not available, effective and sufficient to the Complainants and hence the Complainants are waived from exhausting local remedies pursuant to Article 56(5) of the African Charter. Decision of the African Commission on Admissibilitj" .. 65. In view of the above, the Commission declares the Communication accordance with Article 56 of the African Charter. admissible in Merits Summary of the parties' submissions 66. The only submissions on the merits that have been made before the African Commission on this matter are those of the Complainants. Despite several Notes VerbaLe to the Respondent State to file submissions on the merits, the latter has neglected, failed or refused to do so. Complainants' submissions 67. The case of the Complainants following paragraphs. before the Commission is summarised In the 68. The Complainants submitted that the Respondent State committed massive and serious violations of the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6, 7(1)(a), 9(1), 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 23 of the African Charter, in no particular order. (i) Alleged violation of the right to life (Article 4 of the African Charter) 69. The Complainants submitted that the SAF, PDF and other forces of the Respondent State carried out extrajudicial killings of a large number of persons living in South Kordofan and Blue Nile in violation of Article 4 of the African Charter.