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

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.

• 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.

“The chapters together provide further evidence of the continuing importance of the past in the shaping of the nation, a theme that has been the basis for many books about Timor-Leste’s independence. … The book’s density and specificity of content will make it appealing to Timor-focused scholars and those interested in regional perspectives on human rights.” (Amy Rothschild and Angie Bexley, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, March 23, 2022)