Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in Post-Independence Timor-Leste Through Local Perspectives

This book offers perspectives from the ground on human rights and peace in Timor-Leste. By highlighting the local voices, this book draws on their experience and expertise in engaging with questions concerning the nexus between human rights, peace and development. It posits that these concepts no longer mean absence of conflict, and argues that sustainable peace must be built from rights frameworks to protect the locals' interests in the processes. Acknowledging the lack of autonomy on local actors in peace-making contexts, the book emphasizes the urgent need to facilitate the creation of political and social structures that can support and offer contextual rights and dignity for the Timorese community.

Brings together members of Timorese community working in the area of human rights and peace Argues that sustainable peace must be built from rights frameworks to protect the locals' interests in the processes of peace and development Emphasizes the need to facilitate the creation of political and social structures to support and offer contextual rights and dignity for the Timorese community Recommends institutional, policy and legal means for strengthening respect for human rights and peace in post-independence Timor-Leste

Autorentext

Khoo Ying Hooi, PhD is a university lecturer at the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Malaya.

Antero Benedito da Silva, PhD is a university lecturer on peace and conflict studies and the Director of Peace Center at the Timor Lorosa'e National University (UNTL).

Therese Nguyen Thi Phuong Tam, PhD is a university lecturer in the Community Development Department, Faculty of Social Science at the UNTL.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: What is Peace and Human Rights for Timorese?.- Chapter 2: Transitional Justice: A Dispute over Reconciliation and Justice.- Chapter 3: Impunity for Human Rights Violations and Its Consequences in Timor-Leste.- Chapter 4: Democratic Discourse and Consensus in Timor-Leste: Reintegration to Neoliberal Capitalism?.- Chapter 5: Provedoria Dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça: Between Human Rights Activism and Limitation.- Chapter 6: Political Uncertainty and Its Implications for Wellbeing Rights of Timorese Society.- Chapter 7: Patriarchy and Women's Rights in Timor-Leste.- Chapter 8: The Neglected Rights of Elderly Women in Timor-Leste.- Chapter 9: Environmental Justice in Timor-Leste: Legal Practices and Challenges.