Learning From the Evicted
Repatriation may be the best solution to the East Timor refugee problem. But one must first understand the root of the problem and then be willing to follow up promises with concrete actions.
October 9, 2001
Dry wind scatters forth mahogany leaves on the mountain of Motabuik. This dry season, an atmosphere of desertion permeated the East Timor refugee camp located in Fatkbot, Atambua, in the East Nusatenggara. The United Nations (UNHCR)-owned blue tents are less full than they were a few months ago. Since East Timor's Loro Sa'e refugees were given the choice to either return to their native land or to remain in Indonesia, the number of refugees living ...