9 Suriname wishes to inform the Court that, in its opinion, compensation in this contentious case should basically cover in-kind reparations, such as the opportunity to obtain, free of charge, housing, agricultural property, social security, labor, medical, and educational benefits. Suriname is, in consequence, prepared to grant the families of the victims the aforementioned reparations within a reasonable period. These would be treated as part of the fair compensatory damages that the Court may order to be paid. 34. The Government considers that the standards of compensation put forward by the Commission are not in line with the current social and economic reality in Suriname. It adds that Suriname has come before the Court “in order to correct the erroneous path followed in the past by former governments, as well as to demonstrate to the Court and to the international community the seriousness of President Venetiaan’s intentions with regard to the protection of human rights,” a position that must not serve as a pretext to impose on the country compensations in the millions that will only impoverish it further. III 35. In view of the statements of the parties, the evidence presented and Suriname’s objection to the expert witnesses proposed by the Commission, on June 19, 1992, the President decided that the purpose of the hearing convened for July 7, 1992 (see supra, para. 13), would be to hear the arguments of Suriname and the observations of the Commission regarding the objection filed and, if appropriate, to receive the testimony offered by the parties and hear the views of the parties concerning reparations and costs. 36. The public hearing on reparations and costs was held at the seat of the Court on July 7, 1992. There appeared before the Court a) for the Government of Suriname: Carlos Vargas-Pizarro, Agent Fred M. Reid, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jorge Ross-Araya, Attorney-Adviser b) for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Oliver H. Jackman, Delegate David J. Padilla, Delegate Claudio Grossman, Adviser c) called at the request of the Commission: Richard Price Stanley Rensch d) called at the request of the Government: