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Unfulfilled Expectations: Victims' perceptions of justice and reparations in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has implemented a number of transitional justice mechanisms to address the legacy of human rights violations that occurred in relation to the 1975 Timorese civil war and 24-year Indonesian occupation.These mechanisms have failed to provide victims with meaningful reparatio...

02/01/10

ICTJ

Briefing Paper

Establishing Links Between DDR and Reparations

The general aim of this paper is to construct an argument about the advisability of drawing links between disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and reparations programs, but not just because this is better from the standpoint of justice. It can be argued that the securi...

02/01/10

Pablo de Greiff

Briefing Paper

Indigenous Peoples and Claims for Reparation: Tentative Steps in Peru and Guatemala

In situations of large scale violence and repression, reparations are best conceptualized as rights-based political projects aimed at giving victims due recognition and at enhancing civic trust both among citizens and between citizens and state institutions. This paper explores, in th...

06/01/09

Ruth Rubio-Marín, Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey and Julie Guillerot

Briefing Paper