Women's Access to Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste

1. Introduction: âThe Blind Lettersâ
I. Transitional Justice: A Brief Overview
II. Womenâs Rights within Transitional Justice
III. A Feminist Research
IV. Ethics of the Research Undertaken
V. Structure

2. Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste: âLoron Loron, Kalan Kalanâ
I. The Background: History of Timor-Leste
II. International Legal Framework
III. Human Rights Violations
IV. On Justice Received
V. Access to Transitional Justice
VI. Womenâs Participation in Transitional Justice
VII. Barriers Faced by Women When They Access Transitional Justice
VIII. Conclusions

3. Silence and Memory: âThey are Waiting for Us to Dieâ
I. Womenâs Silence and Lack of Recognition after a Conflict
II. On Womenâs Silence in Timor-Leste
III. On Memory: Hyper-Masculinisation of Society and National Identity
IV. The Continuum of Violations against Women
V. What Women Want
VI. Conclusions

4. Women and Prosecution: âWe Captured the Dogs But Not the Owners of the Dogsâ
I. Prosecutions in Timor-Leste
II. The Legislation
III. Accounts of Crimes Committed against Women
IV. The Public: The Investigations
V. The Public: The Proceedings
VI. The Private Interference
VII. Sentences, Women and the Follow-Up
VIII. Conclusions

5. Women, Truth and Reconciliation: âHere Comes the Victimâ
I. The CAVR
II. Focus of the CAVR on Women
III. The CTF and its Focus on Women
IV. Womenâs Participation
V. Different Reconciliation Discourses
VI. Womenâs Healing and the Understanding of Truth
VII. Womenâs Recognition and Political Follow-Up
VIII. Conclusions

6. Womenâs Access to Reparations: âMen Were the Most Affectedâ
I. The Complexity of Reparations
II. Reparations Provided by the UN, Including the Special Panels
III. Reparations Provided by the Truth Commissions
IV. Reparations Established in the Chega! Report
V. Reparations Provided by the Timorese State
VI. The Way Forward
VII. Conclusions

7. Womenâs Access to Post-conflict Benefits: âBecause I Did Not Hold a Gunâ
I. DDR, Veteransâ Pensions and the Exclusion of Women
II. The Veteransâ Pensions in Timor-Leste
III. The Veteransâ Pension Law and Discrimination against Women
IV. The Implementation: Local Committees of Veterans and the Private Dynamics
V. Getting More Private: The Pensions within the Family
VI. (Un)Expected Effects of the Timorese Veteransâ Pensions
VII. The Limits of the Discourse on Rights
VIII. Conclusions

8. Conclusions: âSo it Does Not Happen Againâ