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recently established Office for reparations can promptly begin to provide
psychosocial support as envisaged by the Act.
18.
The Working Group reiterates its concern about the limited number of
memorials and spaces for people to remember and reflect, especially given the
dimension of the enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka and also reiterates its concern
that there is no government-supported memorial built for the victims of enforced
disappearances. The Working Group calls on the Government to sponsor memorials
and erect national and local monuments as soon as possible, following consultation
with families and other stakeholders.
19.
The Working Group notes that, ten years on from the end of the civil war,
there still remains a long way to go for Sri Lanka to transform its promises into a
concrete, comprehensive, legitimate and participatory framework aimed at securing
the rights to truth, justice, reparation and memory, and guarantees of non-repetition
for the families of the disappeared and Sri Lankan society as a whole, in the context
of a reconciliation process. Prompt action on the outstanding recommendations
highlighted in this report will be vital to this process. The Working Group hopes that
the Government can take prompt action on a number of the recommendations and
stands ready to assist in their implementation.
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