to him. So, he had no option but to turn to a regional Commission. institution such as the 32. Accordingly, the Complainant submits that local remedies have been exhausted as per Article 56(5) of the African Charter. 33. Concerning Article 56(6) of the African Charter, the Complainant did not particularly express any view on whether the Complaint was filed within a reasonable time after exhaustion of local remedies. 34. On Article 56(7) of the African Charter the Complainant goes not pre§ent any argument as to whether this complaint is pending before any othe;~ihternatiorial·body. He rather avers that he had lodged several Communications to the Commission, with similar evidences, which petitions systematically exposes official wrongdoings of the Respondent State, and which the Respondent State has neither controverted nor opposed. 35. Based on the above submission the Complainant urges the Commission to declare the Communication Admissible. Respondent State's Submission on~dmissibility 36. The Secretariat has not received the Respondent State's submissions on Admissibility to date, despite several reminders. "; Commission's Analysis on Admissibility 37. Where a State had or has failed to make its submissions, the Commission is not deterred from considering the issue of the admissibility of a Communication. In such a situation the Commission will proceed on the basis of the information or any material pertaining to the Communication and/or submissions by the Complainant.' In this regard the Commission will consider and determine whether on the material before it, the Complaint is admissible or not. 38. The present Communication has been deferred several times, which decisions were communicated to the Respondent State, and the Respondent State has had opportunities to make its submissions on Admissibility. As stated in the Procedure above, the Respondent State did not make any submission on Admissibility. In the absence of submissions from the Respondent State, the Commission will therefore nonetheless proceed to make Decision, based on the submissions of the Complainant in conformity of its practice+ and/ or on the material before it viz this Complaint. 319106 - Interights & Ditshwanelo v. The Republic of Botswana, 28 June 2016 See Communication 292/04- Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa v. Angola (AC 3 See Communication 4 74th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

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