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by Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne

Due recognition and active protection of a minority's rights pertaining to racial, cultural and religious issues is the first characteristic of the new peace doctrine. This feature guarantees freedom from discrimination based on race, language, nationality and national origin or religion. Western democracies, particularly after World War II and the Nuremberg trials which ensured punishment for those responsible for the organized murder of thousands of innocent persons by the commission of atrocities during the war, have been particularly sensitive to the need to ensure human rights.
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