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2. The State of Panama violated the right to property enshrined in Article 21 of the
American Convention on Human Rights in relation to Articles 1(1) and 2, to the
detriment of the Emberá people of Bayano and its members, for not having
providing them effective access to collective property title to their territories; and
for having failed to delimit, demarcate, and effectively protect their territories.
3. The State of Panama violated the right to property enshrined in Article 21 of the
American Convention on Human Rights, in relation to its Articles 1(1) and 2, to the
detriment of the Kuna indigenous people of Madungandí and its members, on
having failed to promptly recognize, delimit, and demarcate their territory; and on
having failed to provide effective protection for the territories of the Kuna Comarca
of Madungandí vis-à-vis third persons.
4. The State of Panama violated Articles 8 and 25 of the American Convention, in
connection with Articles 1(1) and 2, due to the failure to provide for an adequate
and effective procedure for acceding to their property rights over the ancestral
territory, and for their protection vis-à-vis third persons, to the detriment of the
indigenous peoples Kuna of the Madungandí and the Emberá of Bayano and their
members.
5. The State of Panama violated Article 24 of the American Convention, in
connection with Article 1(1) of the Convention, for breaching its obligation to ensure
and respect the rights, without any discrimination based on ethnic origin, and to
provide equal protection before the law, to the detriment of the indigenous peoples
Kuna of the Madungandí and the Emberá of Bayano and their members.
Therefore, the Commission requests that the Inter-American Court order the following
reparation measures:
1. Promptly conclude the process of formalizing, delimiting, and physically
demarcating the territories of the indigenous peoples Kuna of the Madungandí and
the Emberá of Bayano and their members, bearing in mind the inter-American
standards noted in this report.
2. Grant the indigenous peoples Kuna of the Madungandí and the Emberá of
Bayano and their members prompt and just compensation for the removal,
resettling, and flooding of their ancestral territories; the amount owed should be
determined through a process that ensures their participation, in keeping with their
customary law, values, and uses and customs.
3. Adopt the measures necessary for ensuring the effective protection of the
territory of the indigenous peoples Kuna of the Madungandí and the Emberá of
Bayano for the purpose of guaranteeing their physical and cultural survival, as well
as the development and continuity of their cosmovision, so that they can continue
living their traditional way of life and preserve their cultural identity, social
structure, economic system, customs, beliefs, distinct traditions and justice system.
Similarly, adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the Kuna de Madungandí
and Embera peoples of Bayano have access to culturally pertinent health and
education programs.