21. On 16 July 2014, the Commission requested additional
conviction and sentences of the first Victim.
information
regarding the
22. The Complainants confirmed that the Court of Appeal of Bahri and Sharq Al Nil revoked
the conviction of apostasy and adultery as well as the sentences of death by hanging and
100 lashes that were imposed on the first Victim and that she was released from prison
with her two children on 17 July 2014.
23. On 24 July 2014, the Complainants informed the CO',J";,,,,:HTI!\'&"h
Sudan and formally withdrew their request for
that all the Victims had left
24. The Commission was seized of the matter at the -"'Y,,'l';j'''_'-''U
- 29 July 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda. After that, the
their Submissions on Admissibility.
25. The Complainants submitted OD Admissibility on 3,Octo
were transmitted to the Respo ",d) t Statei'{9f;Jheirop~:erva
t
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26. During its 17th Extraqrslinary Sessio
eld frotp 19-28 February 2015, in Banjul, The
Gambia, the Commissibii~a~cided to gr'~"?J;theRespondent State 30 days from the date of
notification to file the necessary observ~tions. The Secretariat informed both parties that
the RespondentState's 0
.
Admi ". ility wer~ overdue on 19 March 2015.
27. On 9 June 2015, the
es,pondent State's observations on
""them to the Complainants. The
Admissibility, and the
Complainants su6hlitted their
Respondent State's observations on
Adnpssibility on 19'June 2015, and the <"';or'l"d~"':>", t confirmed receipt on 23 June 2015.
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28.
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'.deferred, the, consideration of this Communication during its 18th
which took place from 29 July to 7 August 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya.
parties of this decision on 17 September 2015.
29. The Commissjon deferred consideration of this Communication on Admissibility for
various reason~;~~tween the 19th and 21st Extraordinary Sessions and the 58th and 59th
Ordinary Sessiorts:'The Secretariat informed both parties of these decisions.
30.
31.