"Meaningful reconciliation" refers to the act of resolving conflicts or disagreements in a way that brings about a genuine understanding and harmony between the parties involved. It involves acknowledging and addressing the underlying issues, promoting understanding and forgiveness, and working towards rebuilding or improving the relationship.
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of meaningful reconciliation and sincere promises by people from all walks of life to make this country a better, more respectful place for all people.
It expresses concern about the current lack of progress on reconciliation and identifies a range of commitments to be made at the national level
before meaningful reconciliation can be achieved.
Social Justice Report 2000 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Reconciliation and human rights Chapter 3: International scrutiny of Australia's Indigenous affairs policies Chapter 4:
Achieving meaningful reconciliation Chapter 5: Reparations Appendix 1: Information concerning Australia provided by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to United Nations Committees in 2000 Appendix 2: Concluding observations on Australia of the...
Many non-Indigenous Australians remained divided over the issues of compensation and reparation, but a great number of people - reflected in part in the level of support of community events and letters to the editor - were united in the understanding of the need for acknowledgement and apology in order to move on, to begin to right the wrongs, and to attempt any kind
of meaningful reconciliation.
Fayose said there could not be
any meaningful reconciliation with the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff - led faction, who according to him, is obviously working for political interests different from that of the PDP.
The Committee encourages the State party to increase its efforts with a view to ensuring that
a meaningful reconciliation is achieved and accepted by the indigenous peoples and the population at large.