20 July 2007, the Secretariat informed the Complainant and the Respondent State of this decision and requested both parties to submit on Admissibility within three months from the date of notification. 27. On 26 October 2007, the Secretariat received the Complainants’ submissions on Admissibility. 28. On 05 November 2007, the Secretariat received a Note Verbale from the Respondent State requesting the African Commission to give it some more time to respond to the Complaint. 29. On 22 November 2007, the Respondent State submitted its arguments on Admissibility in Arabic. 30. On 07 January 2008 the Secretariat forwarded to the Respondent State the Complainant’s submissions on Admissibility and granted the Respondent State an extension of thirty (30) days to submit on Admissibility. By letter on the same date the Complainant was informed that the consideration of the Communication was deferred to the 43rd Session. 31. On 15 April 2008, the English translation of the Respondent State’s submission was received by the Secretariat. 32. At the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Commission from 07 to 22 May 2008, the parties made oral submissions to the African Commission. 33. On 12 June 2008, the Secretariat informed the Complainant and the Respondent State that the Communication has been deferred to allow the Secretariat to draft a decision on Admissibility. 34. On 26 August 2008 the Secretariat received the submission from the State on supplementary information requested during the oral hearing at the 43rd Ordinary Session. 8

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