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traditionally occupied and used. The expert will discuss how the failure to meet the obligation to
provide redress constitutes an ongoing violation of the indigenous peoples’ right to collective
property. The expert will likewise provide an analysis of the intrinsic relationship between the
effective and timely fulfillment of the obligations to recognize, award title for, demarcate, and
protect the lands and territories of indigenous peoples and their situation of vulnerability and
defenselessness in the face of actions taken by third parties.
The Commission also wishes to request the forwarding of the expert testimony to be
prepared by expert witness José Aylwin in case 12.548 (Garífuna Community of “Triunfo de la Cruz”
and its Members v. Honduras), should the Court accept it at an opportune moment during the
proceedings.
The curriculum vitae of the expert proposed will be included in the annexes to the report on
the merits 125/12.
The Commission wishes to provide the Court with the following information on those who
have acted as petitioners throughout the proceedings, as well their respective contact information:
Emberá de Alto Bayano General Congress
Kuna de Madungandi General Congress
American University, Washington College of Law
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Elizabeth Abi-Mershed
Deputy Executive Secretary