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th[e] road project, including to give their consent […] and to assess for themselves
its potential risks and benefits”.
25.
The Commission considered that the State is not complying with the order of
the Inter-American Court. Consequently, the Commission “respectfully request[ed]
that the Court request the State to provide information on steps being taken in that
regard.”
26.
The President considers that the Court requires more information regarding
developments and investment projects being considered and currently authorized
within Saramaka territory and their corresponding ESIAs and the entities used to
conduct such assessments.
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27.
With respect to the adoption of legislative, administrative, and other
measures necessary to provide the members of the Saramaka people with adequate
and effective recourses against acts that violate their right to the use and enjoyment
of property, the State has not informed on this obligation.
28.
The representatives informed that the State “as with the other legislative
measures ordered by the Court, [has] thus far not complied with this order [nor] has
it held any consultations with the Saramaka people in this regard.”
29.
The Commission alleged the lack of “sufficient information regarding this
measure of reparation, and therefore respectfully request[ed] that the Court require
the State to provide more information.”
30.
The President requests the State to provide the Court with information with
respect to the adoption of legislative, administrative and other measures necessary
to the benefit of the Saramaka people.
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31.
With regard to the translation into Dutch of Chapter VII of the Judgment as
well as the mentioned operative paragraphs in the State’s Official Gazette and other
national daily newspaper and the financing of two radio broadcasts, the State has
not informed on this obligation.
32.
The victims representatives and the State agreed to collaborate in the
implementation of the translation into Dutch of parts of the judgment and in its
publication. In particular, the representatives agreed to “translate the judgment into
Dutch and make a recording of the relevant sections in the Saramaka language.” To
date, “the State has verified and endorsed [the completed translations,] subject to a
few minor formatting amendments that are still pending with regard to the Dutch
translation”. According to the representatives, “once these have been completed, it
is expected that the State will comply with the publication of the Court’s order.”
33.
The “Commission welcome[d] the efforts to comply with this order of the
Court and is looking forward to receiving updated information from Suriname.”