4 9. On March 23, 1990, the Commission sent the relevant portion of Professor Grossman's letter to the Government, together with the aforementioned reports of Drs. Baltaro and Vrede, and granted it 30 days in which to present any significant information it might have on this case. 10. On May 11, 1990, the Government transmitted to the Commission the same copy of the death certificate that had been signed by Dr. M. A. Vrede and reads as follows: "[t]he victim died a violent death, and at the time of death was not suffering from any type of infectious disease," as well as an autopsy report issued by the same pathologist, Dr. Vrede, indicating that, "[i]t is assumed that the cause of death was asphyxia resulting from hanging." 11. On that same date, the Commission received Professor Grossman at a hearing, where he explained that it had proved impossible to arrive at a friendly settlement and requested that the Commission refer the instant case to the Court. 12. Pursuant to Article 50 of the Convention, on May 15, 1990, the Commission drew up Report Nº 04/90 in which it resolved: 1. To admit the instant case. 2. To declare that the parties have been unable to achieve a friendly settlement. 3. To declare that the Government of Suriname has failed to fulfill its obligations to respect the rights and freedoms contained in the American Convention on Human Rights and to assure their enjoyment as provided in Articles 1 and 2 of that same instrument. 4. To declare that the Government of Suriname violated the human rights of the subject of this case, as provided in Articles 1, 2, 4(01) (sic), 5(1), 5(2), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 25(1) and 25(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights. 5. To recommend to the Government of Suriname that it take the following measures: a. Give effect to Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention by assuring respect for and enjoyment of the rights contained therein. b. Conduct an investigation of the facts reported in order to prosecute and punish the persons responsible. c. Take the necessary measures to prevent the occurrence of similar acts in the future. d. Pay a just compensation to the injured parties. 6. To transmit this report to the Government of Suriname in order to obtain, within 90 days of the date of transmittal, information from the Government regarding the measures taken to implement the recommendations contained herein. As provided in Article 47(6) of the Commission's Regulations, the Government may not publish this report. 7. To submit this case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights if the Government of Suriname fails to implement all of the recommendations contained in point 5 above. II 13. The case before the Court was brought by the Commission on August 27, 1990. In a communication, dated September 17, 1990, the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter "the Secretariat") transmitted to the Government a copy of the application and its attachments, as provided in Article 26(3) of its Rules of Procedure. 14. On November 6, 1990, the Government appointed Licenciado Carlos Vargas-Pizarro to serve as its Agent.