While torture has a short-term use value for perpetrators, it also creates a devastating legacy for victims, their families and communities. This book addresses the questions: 'What might torture victims need to move forward from their violation?' and 'How can official responses provide truth or justice for torture victims?'
Building on observations, documentary analysis and over seventy interviews with both torture victims and transitional justice workers this book explores how torture was used, suffered and resisted in Timor-Leste.
Building on observations, documentary analysis and over seventy interviews with both torture victims and transitional justice workers this book explores how torture was used, suffered and resisted in Timor-Leste.







