A unity bill has been proposed to promote ethnic, religious, and social harmony 14 years after the end of the civil war, but the Office for Missing Persons, the Office for Restorative Justice, and the Truth, Unity, and Reconciliation Commission are not represented on the council that proposed it. For the director of the diocesan Human Rights Office in Kandy, “National reconciliation cannot be enforced from the top down”.
A unity bill has been proposed to promote ethnic, religious, and social harmony 14 years after the end of the civil war, but the Office for Missing Persons, the Office for Restorative Justice, and the Truth, Unity, and Reconciliation Commission are not represented on the council that proposed it. For the director of the diocesan Human Rights Office in Kandy, “National reconciliation cannot be enforced from the top down”.
In 2008 Father Nandana Manatunga set up the Human Rights Office in Kandy for victims of torture, gender-based violence, and the families of the missing or unjustly detained. The Christmas season, he told AsiaNews, is a time to share joy with everyone, not only Christians, but also Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims.