Minister of National Reconciliation and Peace Sam Iduri of Solomon Islands

Shemuel Sam Iduri is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands.

Iduri says that the ceremony will coincide with the 30th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

Mr Iduri says there will be gathering of gifts at the foot of the cross by representatives from different groups.

reconciliation in Malaita and the nation as a whole.

Minister for National Reconciliation and Peace Sam Iduri said the bills aims include safeguarding our children from such violence and human rights abuses.

Minister for National Reconciliation and Peace, Sam Iduri said the bill has no intention of dwelling in the past but to be forward looking.

Speaking at last week’s Malaita Leaders’ Peace and Reconciliation Summit, Mr Iduri said the positive response from Malaitans showed their commitment to the reconciliation and healing process between people of the two provinces.

Mr Iduri said the Malaita Peace and Reconciliation Committee, the Malaita Provincial Government and Community-based organisations have played an important leadership role.

Mr Iduri said while the law and order situation and social stability continues to show improvements in the country; peace building and reconciliation processes remain major challenges unless the outstanding issues, structural, root and symptomatic causes of the ethnic conflict are addressed.

Minister Iduri said the TRC Bill came out of a government taskforce which studied TRCs around the world.

The peace and national reconciliation minister, Sam Iduri says the commission will be a forum for victims of human rights abuse to share their experiences.