Recommendations Second International Conference Women For Peace - Dili 5‐6 March 2009

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Recommendations Second International  Conference  Women for Peace Women for Peace Dili 5‐6 March 2009

• Peace is not just the absence of war but also  i j h b f b l requires that people have food and shelter,  are healthy, educated and secure. • Create opportunities for women to heal from  pp the violence they have experienced, and  p create peace within themselves. • Women need space in their communities to  come together and dialogue strengthen their come together and dialogue, strengthen their  peacemaking skills.

• We urge the government, the United Nations  h h i d i and all institutions engaged in Timor‐Leste’s  peace process, and all other peace processes,  to implement Security Council Resolutions  1325 and 1820 in order to assure women’s  involvement and a gender perspective in all  programs and peace processes. • We must hold accountable the perpetrators of  We must hold accountable the perpetrators of sexual violence and rape. 

• Religion needs to become an instrument of  li i d b i f women’s liberation rather than perpetrating  our oppression. • We recognize that it is challenging for every  g g g y faith to speak honestly about religion as part  p , j , of the problem, not just as the solution,  therefore we need continued dialogue  between religious leaders, the government between religious leaders, the government  and communities.

• We need stronger mechanisms to assure  d h i women’s economic status that guarantee  women’s freedom to make decisions for  ’ f d t k d ii f themselves and their families. • We recognize all the steps the government has  taken to assure women’s rights and equality, but  f i h few in the population understand the laws.  l i d d h l Therefore more consultation is necessary both to  gather women’s perspectives before drafting a  th ’ ti b f d fti law and informing us once it is promulgated.

• Use the cars purchased by government and  h h db d parliament to travel to rural areas to meet  with people throughout the country. • Increase communication between the  government and communities regarding  g governmental programs, especially health  p g , p y services. • Greater focus on mental health is needed to  Greater focus on mental health is needed to build more peaceful communities.

• Greater governmental focus on alcohol abuse  is needed. • Allow exceptions for abortion in the case of  incest and sexual abuse incest and sexual abuse. • Approve draft law on domestic violence. • Involve women from start in dialogue about  strengthening the justice system especially strengthening the justice system, especially  from a gender perspective.

• Clear policy and guidelines are needed to  l li d id li d d define the relationship between the formal  and traditional justice systems. • We need to work together in solidarity to  g y demand justice for victims, especially women  , g victims, of human rights abuses in Timor‐Leste  from 1975‐1999 as well as the women forced  into sexual slavery during the Japanese into sexual slavery during the Japanese  Occupation.

• We need to strengthen networking among  women internationally for justice, to support  ll f victims to speak out, and find creative  solutions for holding human rights violators  accountable. • We urge the National Parliament to have a  d b t debate on the “CHEGA” Report for the  th “CHEGA” R t f th implementation of the recommendation  specially reparation for the victims and  survivors

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