ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Bights Human Rights our Collective Responsibility Observations on Admissibility. The ~espondent State's Observations on Admissibility were acknowledged on 31 January 2012 and forwarded by letter dated 31 January 2012 to the Coinpl~inant, along with a request for their comment on the State's submissioh. : I ' 24. The Complainant's response to the Respondent State's submission on Admissibility was received at the Secre~ariat on 13 March 2013. 25. During its 53rd Ordinary Session, the Commission deferred the consideration of the Communication and the Parties were accordingly informed. ""n '" .//fSi;~'L~:,.\::;,\, 26. At its 13th Extra-Ordinary Session help in N~it~b'f( Ke4~k, from 20 to 24 ~lc:O!~, th~eC~=:~: ::~%]1p~~~~~~;!~:;~~~i:r letter and Note Verbale respect1v~lY-d~~~, 24 Siltemoer 2~13.. The letter attaching a copy of the decision-was t ..,', it ~ato the'<;J:6r:riplainantby courier (DHL) on 26 Septemb~r':2~~:$: ,:.>/ . " ,'Y .,.;' .... 27. By the same letter, the C;oiliplainant·'iy~s·.reques . )'terms of Rule 108(1) of the Rules of Proc~1ure:':t~gP) ?QloJ::t~i':s,ubmi<:,itten arguments and supporting evidel1:~.e::,oh;,MerH~~~ithinJ 60\1aYSyofnotification, thus latest by end of November 2013'.' ',;,,~ " j'i <' ',/ F,:i, 28. By letter of 7 Jap,'(;1flry 2014, the <;omplaihant acknowledged receipt of the .~: ";; '/ Secretariat's lette~;:~$),t 19 Decem~,er 2~13, and indicated that it had not received any notifi ,m;". n or a c ~py of the decision on Admissibility, let alone 'q.\r~quest tojfi et:: • ,missi~ms. This was followed by another letter d~!~a<5J~i1ar<:;h 2014 received by ~mail on 6 March 2014 in which the Complainant ,reqll~sted .an extension :of time within which to file merit submissionsdn the 'eyent that the Communication had been declared admissible. .The request for extension of time was granted by the Commission.;~ , , I " ~',\'\- _ : I , I 29. On 3 May 2014, the Secretariat received the Complainant's submissions on the Merits and transmitted the same rO the Respondent State on 5 May 2014. , I Merits.

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