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SecondInternational

Conference

Dili56March2009

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Peaceisnotjustt ea senceo war uta so

requiresthat

people

have

food

and

shelter,

arehealthy,educatedandsecure.

Createo ortunitiesforwomentohealfrom

theviolence

they

have

experienced,

and

create eacewithinthemselves.

Womenneedspaceintheircommunitiesto

,

peacemakingskills.

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Weurget egovernment,t eUnite Nations

andall

institutions

engaged

in

Timor

Lestes

peaceprocess,andallotherpeaceprocesses,

toimplementSecurityCouncilResolutions

1325and

1820

in

order

to

assure

womens

involvementandagenderperspectiveinall

programsandpeaceprocesses.

We must hold accountable the er etrators of

sexualviolenceandrape.

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Re igionnee sto ecomeaninstrumento

womensliberation

rather

than

perpetrating

ouroppression.

Wereco nizethatitischallen in forever

faithto

speak

honestly

about

religion

as

part

ofthe roblem not ustasthesolution

thereforeweneedcontinueddialogue

between reli ious leaders the overnment

andcommunities.

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Wenee strongermec anismstoassure

womenseconomic

status

that

guarantee

women s ree om oma e ec s ons orthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

We

recognize

all

the

steps

the

government

has

takentoassurewomensrightsandequality,butew nt epopu at onun erstan t e aws.

Therefore

more

consultation

is

necessary

both

to

ga erwomen sperspec ves e ore ra ngalawandinformingusonceitispromulgated.

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Uset ecarspurc ase ygovernmentan

parliamentto

travel

to

rural

areas

to

meet

withpeoplethroughoutthecountry.

Increasecommunicationbetweenthe

governmentand

communities

regarding

overnmental ro rams es eciall health

services.

buildmorepeacefulcommunities.

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Greatergovernmentalfocusonalcoholabuse

isneeded.

Allowexceptionsforabortioninthecaseof

. Approvedraftlawondomesticviolence.

Involvewomenfromstartindialogueabout

,

fromagenderperspective.

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C earpo icyan gui e inesarenee e to

definethe

relationship

between

the

formal

andtraditionaljusticesystems.

Weneedtoworkto etherinsolidarit to

demandjustice

for

victims,

especially

women

victims ofhumanri htsabusesinTimorLeste

from19751999aswellasthewomenforced

into sexual slaver durin the Ja anese

Occupation.

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