79 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.”

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