"Such a structure would also raise a number……" — Jose Ramos-Horta
"Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would open a can of worms in terms of who was really a victim and who was not."
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16 Quotes by Jose Ramos-Horta
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I believe in being compassionate,
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Free education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population.
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In the case of Iraq, notwithstanding the violence there at the moment, the very fact that a hideous regime -…
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The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent…
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The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that…
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The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of…
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