84 apportioned as follows: a) US $10,000.00 (ten thousand US dollars) to Association Moiwana, as well as an additional US $5,000.00 (five thousand US dollars) for expected future costs; b) US $68,213.75 (sixty-eight thousand two hundred thirteen US dollars and seventy-five cents) to Moiwana ‘86; and c) US $32,681.61 (thirty two thousand six hundred eighty-one US dollars and sixty one cents) to the Forest Peoples Programme. Arguments of the State 221. The State requested that the payment of legal costs and fees be denied, based on the fact that legal costs of this nature bear no relationship to prevailing conditions in the Inter-American system and that their award has no legal basis within this system. The Court’s Assessment 222. As the Court has stated on previous occasions, costs and fees are contemplated within the concept of reparations as enshrined in Article 63(1) of the American Convention, since the victims’ efforts to obtain justice in the domestic as well as international stages of the case lead to expenses that must be compensated when the State’s international responsibility has been determined. In this regard, the Tribunal must prudently assess such expenses, which involve both internal and international judicial processes, and take into account the particular circumstances of the case and the nature of international jurisdiction in the protection of human rights. The estimate must be made on grounds of equity and in consideration of the reasonable expenses submitted by the parties. In the instant case, the Court observes that the representatives have waived attorneys’ fees, and thus only seek an award of costs. 223. In light of the above, the Court sees fit, on grounds of equity, to direct the State to grant an indemnity for costs of US $45,000.00 (forty-five thousand US dollars), to the legal representative of Association Moiwana, which functions as a coordinating mechanism for the victims (supra paragraph 86(36)). Of that total amount, US $27,000.00 (twenty-seven thousand US dollars) shall correspond to the costs of the organization Moiwana ’86, and US $10,000.00 (ten thousand US dollars) shall correspond to the costs of the Forest Peoples Programme. 224. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated (supra paragraph 86(44)) that Association Moiwana has been actively involved in the efforts for justice in the instant case. Although Association Moiwana did not submit expense receipts before the Court, the representatives have nonetheless requested an award for costs to said organization, based in equity, and have also indicated that Association Moiwana will continue to be involved in advocating for the eventual investigative and judicial proceedings concerning the facts of the present case. In this way, of the total amount of US $45,000.00 that will be disbursed to the legal representative of Association Moiwana, US $8,000.00 (eight thousand US dollars) shall correspond to the past and likely future costs of Association Moiwana. XV MEANS OF COMPLIANCE 225. To comply with the instant judgment, the State shall pay the compensation ordered (supra paragraphs 187, 196, 223 and 224), carry out the public ceremony

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