(c) That the Respondent State should provide compensation, in particular financial compensation to HRCO for damages for the continuing violations. (d) A declaration that the CSO Proclamation in Articles 2(2), 14(2) j-n, 53(2), 103(2), 85, 86, and 102(2)(a) and (b), is incompatible with the Charter and other international Instruments to which the Respondent State is a party. Consequently the Respondent State should review the CSO Proclamation and repeal such provisions. Procedure Procedure 18. The Complaint was received by the Secretariat on 13 April 2013 and acknowledged by letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/ETH/690/13 to the Complainants 19. The Commission decided to be seized of the Communication during the 14th ExtraOrdinary Session. By letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/ETH/445/13/02/895/13 the Complainants were notified of the Commission’s decision and requested to present written submissions on admissibility in terms of Rules 105(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. 20. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/ETH/445/13/0.1/896/13 the Communication was transmitted to the Respondent State in terms of the Rules 105(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. 21. By email of 24 December 2013, the Complainants submitted their written arguments and supporting evidence on admissibility, receipt of which was acknowledged by letter Ref ACHPR/COMM/445/13ETH/09/14 to the Complainants., and by Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/08/14 the Secretariat transmitted the Complainants’ submissions to the Respondent State with a request to the latter to submit its written observations in terms of Rule 105(2) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. 22. During its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session held from 07 to 14 March 2014, the Commission deferred consideration of the Admissibility of the Communication pending the Respondent State’s written observations. The Secretariat notified both parties of this decision, respectively by letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/444/14 and Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/446/14. 23. By letter dated 22 April 2014 and received by the Secretariat through e-mail on 25 April 2014, the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights 6|Page