ACHPR
African Commission on
Human and Peoples' R_ights
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
31. The Respondent State submitted on jhe Merits in March 2015 and the
submissions were transmitted to the Complainant by letter dated 24 April
2015.
32. The Complainant made observations on the Respondent State's
submissions on the Merits received at the Secretariat on 28 May 2015, and
transmitted to the Respondent State by Note Verbale of the same date.
33. Consideration of the Communication I and decision on the Merits was
deferred during subsequent Sessions of the Commission .
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35. The S~mplainant<~ub,l:11itsthat if,)has complied with all the requirements
for A~~~~~~~ility 1in~,er",:4T.ti5le561 o~ ~he African Charter and the
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36. RegardJ~~.fcIe
. 'p. of the AfricJ Charter, the Complainant submits
that the reqMirementi'''in those provisions have been satisfied since the
CommunicaNqn js not anonymous.
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37.In relation t!~r~cle 56 (2) of the ~rican Charter, the Complainant
submits that the facts raised in the Communication allege a violation of
provisions of the African Charter. Thus, the Complainant argues that the
facts and issues in dispute fall within ~he rationae materiae and rationae
personae jurisdiction of the Commi~sion. The Complainant contends
further that the issues raised in the Coinmunication are within the scope of
the Constitutive Act of the Afric1n Union (AU Consti~~B.&~7~
Accordingly, the Complainant asserts that it has complie~drJ~d\Irt1~«J. o.~'
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