amended to Communication 599/16- Ethiopian Human Rights Project (Represented by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and IHRDA) v the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 15. The Parties were informed of the decision on Seizure of the Communication on 4 March 2016, and the Complainants were requested to submit on admissibility within two months of notification. 16. On 9 May 2016, the Complainants requested a one-month extension of time to make submissions on Admissibility, which was granted on 23 May 2016. 17. On 22 April 2016, the Secretariat informed the Parties that the Communication was deferred during the 58th Ordinary Session of the Commission pending submissions on Admissibility from the Complainants. 18. On 24 June 2016, the Complainants made submissions on Admissibility, which were forwarded to the Respondent State with a two-month timeline to make observations on the submissions. 19. The Respondent State requested an extension of time to make its observations on the Complainants’ submissions on Admissibility, which was granted on 6 December 2016. 20. Consideration of the Communication was deferred during the 60th and 61st Ordinary Sessions of the Commission pending submissions of the Respondent State, and on 21 November 2017, the Respondent State was granted 30 additional days to make its submissions on Admissibility. 21. The Communication was further deferred during the 62nd Ordinary Session of the Commission, and the Respondent State was again granted an additional period of 30 days to make submissions. 22. The Communication was deferred during the 63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th, and 67th Ordinary Sessions of the Commission pending submissions from the Respondent State. 23. The Commission considered and declared the Communication Admissible at its 68th Ordinary Session held virtually from 14 April to 4 May 2021. 24. By letter and Note Verbale of 28 June 2021, both Parties were informed about the decision of the ~3~ African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, West Coast Region, The Gambia, Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: (220) 441 05 04 Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org https:/achpr.au.int/