Although much development and infrastructural facilities took place in the North, human development was slow. For example – * Many incidents that occurred during the war although reported were not resolved. * Many a request was made for the appointment of a Civil Governor but they were unheeded. * There was no proper assessment of the land problem. Lands taken over for occupation of Army camps during the war period were not returned to the owners though several requests were made after the conclusion of the war in May 2009. This affected the trust and confidence building process which resulted in negative contribution to Democracy and Good Governance. Although steps ought to have been taken to consider whether there was a necessity to continue with the Prevention of Terrorism Act and to remove it and to release those detainees still detained under the said Act according to a suitable legal method, this action keeps on delaying. Even though this Commission has brought this to the attention of the Attorney General, no suitable steps have been taken. The Commission has shown the need for such a course of action in order to build confidence and to ensure democracy within the country. Crime and Child Abuse More than the type of crimes, incidents depicting their nature, gravity of violence and their spread were reported. Not only children but the very old also came to be abused. As a result there’s a view among society that punishments should be increased and that the death penalty should be enforced without delay. The Commission is of the view that a war for a period of 30 long years and the incidents that took place as a result weakened the sensitivity of people to crime, that there was a large number of deserters from the armed forces who were trained in the handling of weapons, that 58