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h)
Suriname must rebuild the houses in the village and construct, furnish
and staff fully-equipped and functional educational and health facilities, all
with the prior informed consent of the victims and with their full cooperation.
3. Other measures
i)
the State must call a press conference and publicly acknowledge that
the Moiwana massacre occurred as well as its responsibility for the massacre
and subsequent denial of justice and other proven violations;
j)
Suriname must provide funds for the design, construction and
placement of a monument to those killed at Moiwana in a suitable public
place, with the agreement of the victims;
k)
the State, with the full participation and consent of the victims, must
use all means at its disposal to locate and return the remains of the victims of
the massacre, at its own expense, to the victims and ensure the victims the
free exercise of their right to bury their loved ones in accordance with their
customs and beliefs; and
l)
Suriname must issue a public apology for the massacre and
subsequent denial of justice to Gaanman Matodja Gazon, in his capacity as
paramount leader and representative of the N’djuka people, and to
Surinamese society in general.
Arguments of the State
200.
With regard to the measures of reparation at issue, the State responded that:
a)
the inhabitants of Moiwana Village subsist on trade and agriculture, as
is typical in that region; thus, they have never been an isolated community
that practiced its own culture;
b)
the Commission has been unable to show that those responsible for
the massacre continue to occupy positions of power and influence in the
country. Nor has it been able to demonstrate that the community members
have been prevented from returning to Moiwana Village or have been
prevented from reconstructing their cultural life as a N’djuka people;
c)
Suriname will continue its investigation into “the occurrences that took
place in the village of Moiwana”; and
d)
the State “has no objections” with regard to the following measures: i)
issuing a public apology “to the whole nation with regard to the occurrences
that took place in the village of Moiwana and to the survivors and family
members in particular”; ii) establishing a memorial referring to the events of
Moiwana, to serve as “a reminder to the whole nation of what happened and
what may not repeat itself in the future”; and iii) paying for reasonable costs
so that survivors and family members may “commence cultural activities in
Suriname, with regard to the occurrences that took place on the 29th of
November, 1986.”