Konta-sai

One Woman, a Thousand Scars of a Nation.

Maria Isabel is an East Timorese woman, a survivor of sexual violence. During the Indonesian invasion of Timor-Leste (1975-1999) she was tortured and raped by members of the Indonesian security forces. She is one of the thousands of East Timorese women who were subjected to sexual violence by Indonesian security forces members during the invasion.