East Timor Faces up to its Past

July 2005

series missio Human Rights (ISSN1618-6222)

Monika Schlicher

The Work of the Commission for Reception,Truth and Reconciliation

I. Introduction

Sometimes I get so angry I could go crazy and what I want most of all would be to have all the perpetrators killed. And then, at other times, I think: but my husband is dead, nothing can bring him back, not even revenge.

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(Deutsch) Abseits der Flut

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(Deutsch) Menschenrechtsschutz braucht anwaltschaftliches Eintreten

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(Deutsch) Osttimor wo?

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(Deutsch) Intervention in Asien: Das Beispiel Osttimor – Konfliktlösung ohne ausreichende Prävention

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Posted on 03:30 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch's Studies and Reports
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(Deutsch) Osttimor – Konfliktlösung durch die Vereinten Nationen

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(Deutsch) Buchtipp: Klemens Ludwig: Osttimor – Der zwanzigjährige Krieg

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Posted on 08:19 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Isoliert, aber unabhängig

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Posted on 08:23 AM in History & Overview, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Herzlichen Glückwunsch Osttimor!
Um Mitternacht die Unabhängigkeit

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(Deutsch) Osttimor: Australien hält Beweise zurück

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Posted on 04:02 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
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