78 familial, cultural and religious obligations to provide their loved ones with a proper burial; and 4. An official apology and the construction of a monument j) State authorities have never given the victims any “support,” have not apologized, and have not shown them any respect. In fact, the State has rarely acknowledged that the massacre occurred. Arguments of the representatives 199. With regard to measures of satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition, the representatives requested that the Court order Suriname to carry out the following measures: 1. Investigation of the massacre and prosecution of its intellectual authors a) Suriname must publicly declare that it will investigate the massacre and, in accordance with applicable law, prosecute its intellectual authors for crimes against humanity and gross violations of humanitarian and human rights law; b) the State must in fact conduct a serious and diligent investigation of the massacre and, again pursuant to applicable law, prosecute the intellectual authors as described above; c) Suriname must also investigate, prosecute responsible for the obstruction of justice in this case; and punish those d) the State must adopt legislative and other measures to ensure that the preceding measures can take place and that any statute of limitations that may presently apply to the Moiwana massacre in domestic law be declared inapplicable; and e) Suriname must repeal the “Amnesty Act 1989” and declare that it was devoid of legal effect ab initio. 2. Restitution of Traditional Lands and Resources f) the State must provide: i) restitution and legal recognition of the community’s ownership rights to their traditional lands and resources in accordance with their customary law, values and usage; ii) collective title to these traditional lands and resources that confirms and effectively secures their ownership rights in accordance with their customary law; iii) physical demarcation; iv) guarantees of safety for those who choose to return; and v) an opportunity for the full participation and informed consent of both the victims and the other neighboring Cottica N’djuka communities regarding the preceding measures; g) the State must adopt legislative and other measures in order to identify and effectively title the community’s traditional lands in a manner that is consistent with the American Convention and indigenous peoples’ rights in other human rights instruments; and

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