Timor-Leste Armed Violence Assessment Final Report

Robert Muggah, Emile LeBrun, Edward Rees, Susan Harris-Rimmer, James Scambary

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    Abstract

    A little more than a decade after independence and the violence and displacement that accompanied it, Timor-Leste remains a country in transition. While it has stabilized in the post-independence period, the after-effects of the 2006 crisis continue to play an important role in the political debate and security atmosphere in the country. Communal violence remains at times a feature of life in rural areas, and small arms—left over from the pre-independence period and more recently leaked from defence and police forces—sometimes fuel both gang-related and community violence. This report brings together research and analysis produced for the Timor- Leste Armed Violence Assessment (TLAVA) over the period 2008-10. The TLAVA was a two-year field research-based project to explore pressing security issues in Timor-Leste, with a specific focus on the dynamics of armed violence. Co-sponsored and administered jointly by the Small Arms Survey and ActionAid Australia (formerly Austcare) with support from AusAID, the project produced five Issue Briefs and two legal analyses, as well as workshops and consultations with key domestic Timorese and international stakeholders. The overarching goal of the project was to marshal existing and new research to systematically examine the gap between real and perceived armed violence in Timor-Leste, and produce accessible publications to inform interventions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationSwitzerland
    Commissioning bodyAUSAID
    Number of pages59
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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