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This request is submitted by the Association of Saramaka Authorities, an association representing the traditional authorities of the Saramaka people, and the Forest Peoples Programme.

Click here to read the letter.

Association of Saramaka Authorites and FPP request to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) under the Urgent Action and Early Warning procedures made in relation to Suriname's failure to implement the Saramaka People v. Suriname judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

On 23 November 2011, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights adopted compliance orders in the Saramaka People v. Suriname case. The Court finds that Suriname has failed to comply with the most important of its orders made in the 2007 judgment; holds that Suriname is in some respects "in direct contravention of the Court's decision and, accordingly, of the State's international treaty obligations;" and decides to convene a hearing on the case during 2012. Click here to read the IACHR Order

Twelve Saramaka Clans (Lös) - Case of the Saramaka People v. Suriname See links below for full documentation in date order (most recent first)

Report of the Victims' Representatives to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Saramaka People on Monitoring Implementation of the Judgment of 27 Nov 2007

At a ceremony in San Francisco this award was made to the leaders of the Saramaka Maroon community for their work on the 2007 Saramaka People v. Suriname case decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This case ultimately led to a landmark ruling for indigenous and tribal peoples throughout the Americas to control resource exploitation in their territories.

En la ceremonia de entrega celebrada en San Francisco los líderes de la comunidad Cimarrón Saramaka recibieron este premio por su trabajo en el caso del pueblo Saramaka contra Surinam decidido por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en 2007. La sentencia con la que acabó este caso marcó un hito para los pueblos indígenas y tribales de América, ya que les confería el control de la explotación de los recursos existentes en sus territorios.

Lors d’une cérémonie à San Francisco, ce prix a été décerné aux leaders de la communauté marronne saramaka pour leur travail sur l’affaire du peuple saramaka contre le Suriname de 2007, jugée par la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme. Cette affaire a finalement conduit à une décision déterminante pour les peuples autochtones et tribaux des Amériques en matière de contrôle de l'exploitation des ressources sur leurs territoires. 

Given that indigenous peoples are the traditional owners of a large percentage of the world's remaining forests, this article raises the issue of the extent to which the various proposals for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) or Avoided Deforestation (AD) must account for and respect indigenous peoples' rights.

Given that indigenous peoples are the traditional owners of a large percentage of the world's remaining forests, this article raises the issue of the extent to which the various proposals for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) or Avoided Deforestation (AD) must account for and respect indigenous peoples' rights.

Given that indigenous peoples are the traditional owners of a large percentage of the world's remaining forests, this article raises the issue of the extent to which the various proposals for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) or Avoided Deforestation (AD) must account for and respect indigenous peoples' rights.

Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Suriname's request for interpetation in the Case of Saramaka People v. Suriname

Response of the Saramaka to Suriname's request for an interpretation of the Court's November 2007 judgment

Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Case of the Saramaka People v. Suriname

Affidavits submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the victims' representatives:- Silvi Adjako

Affidavits submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the victims' representatives:- Eddie Fonkie

Affidavits submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the victims' representatives:- Dr Robert Goodland, Expert Witness