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Laws to be introduced to protect rights of Sri Lanka’s indigenous community

27 Aug, 2024

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Laws are to be introduced to protect the rights of Sri Lanka’s indigenous community.

The Cabinet of Ministers had granted approval in May 2024 to a joint proposal furnished by the then Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms and the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to introduce a new law in relation to the rights of Sri Lanka’s indigenous community.

At that meeting, it has been decided that it was appropriate to further analyze the concept paper furnished to prepare the draft bill with the participation of all parties concerned.

Accordingly, the relevant draft bill has been further improved subsequent to several rounds of discussions with the participation of officers in the Ministries of Lands, Wildlife and Forest Conservation, Environment as well as Finance along with the officers of the Attorney General?s Department, and the Department of Legal Draftsman along with the participation of stakeholders interested in the relevant sector headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister.

The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded jointly by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms and the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill based on the current proposals. (Colombo Gazette)

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