"Orphans" or Veterans?: Justice for Children Born of War in East Timor From: Texas International Law Journal | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc. Spring 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

All over East Timor, one can find "orphans" whose parents still live, and "wives" who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society-hundreds of children were born of rape during the Indonesian occupation from 1974 to 1999.

As a result of the United Nations Population Fund's 2004 census, data is finally available on the current population of East Timor. This has unexpectedly revealed a baby boom, perhaps in response to the emotional losses of the occupation. The fertility rate was found to be one of the highest in the world, at 6.1 babies per woman.1 ...

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