(INTERIGHTS) withdrew from the Communication as a co-Complainant because it was due to cease operations. 24. During the 55th Ordinary Session of the Commission, held from 28 April to 12 May 2014, the Respondent State’s through its delegates to the Session informed the Secretariat that the Complainants’ submissions on Admissibility were never received by the Respondent State. 25. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/951/14, the Complainants’ submissions were retransmitted to the Respondent State with a request to the latter to submit its written observations within 60 days of the notification. The Complainants were informed of this development by letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/950/14. 26. The Secretariat received the Respondent State’s written observation dated 27 July 2014 and transmitted the same to the Complainants by letter Ref: ACHPR/COMM/445/13/ETH/1437/14 on 11 August 2014 with a request to the latter to submit any reply in terms of Rule 105(3) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. 27. By email received at the Secretariat on 8 September 2014 the Complainants submitted their Reply to the Respondent State observations. ADMISSIBILITY The Complainants’ submissions 28. The Complainants submit that the Communication satisfies all the criteria for admissibility under Article 56 of the Charter. They state that they have clearly identified themselves with full contact details in compliance with Article 56(1) of the Charter. They also aver that “the Communication is plainly compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter in terms of Article 56(2) of the Charter. Further, they contend that the Communication is presented in polite and respectful language in accordance with Article 56(3) of the Charter; and it is based on information provided by the first Complainant and court documents, and not media reports in compliance with Article 56(4) of the Charter. Regarding Article 56(6) of the Charter, they aver that the Communication was submitted within six months of exhaustion of local remedies. With respect to Article 56(7) of the Charter, they state that they have not presented this complainant to any other procedure of international investigation or settlement. 7|Page