Editorial Unimagdalena

Description in English: After nearly twenty-four years of Indonesian occupation, East Timor was the scene of systematic and widespread violence triggered by the UN-sponsored independence referendum in 1999. As a mechanism to stifle East Timorese’s independence ambitions, Indonesian armed forces and integrationist militias spread terror in this territory. Building on the investigations pursued by the United Nations Mission in Timor (UNMIT) Serious Crimes Investigation Team (SCIT) between 2010 and 2013, this book recounts the contributions of forensic anthropology to the search, analysis, and identification of crimes against humanity.