East Timor is a multiparty parliamentary republic with a population of approximately 1.1 million,[1] sharing the island of Timor with Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. During the 24 years of Indonesian occupation (from 1975,) and after the 1999 independence referendum, pro Indonesian militias committed many human rights violations.[2] The country gained independence in 2002, and free and fair elections were held in 2007. The United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) and the International Stabilization Force remain in the country while it develops its own security forces, the National Police (PNTL) and Defence Forces (F-FDTL).[3]
There are a number of issues concerning civil and political rights including breaches of the right to a fair trial and freedom from arbitrary arrest. The delivery of economic, social and cultural rights is also a concern, such as the right to education, and the right to family life; there is little respect for the rights of women and children and domestic violence and sexual abuse are major problems.[3]
^Government of Timor-Leste, [1], “2010 Census Results: Timor-Leste’s population grows slower than projected”, 22 October 2010.
EastTimor is a multiparty parliamentary republic with a population of approximately 1.1 million, sharing the island of Timor with Indonesia's East Nusa...
occupation of EastTimor began in December 1975 and lasted until October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule inEastTimor, the 1974 Carnation...
Indonesian invasion and occupation of EastTimor. The majority of sources consider the Indonesian killings inEastTimor to constitute genocide, while other...
EastTimor is a destination country for women from Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.), Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines trafficked...
EastTimor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The country comprises the eastern half of the...
EastTimor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half...
guide to EastTimor: EastTimor – sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. EastTimor comprises the eastern half of the Island of Timor, the nearby...
refugees fleeing EastTimor, the Cambodian killing fields and freedom of speech in Singapore are just a few of the well-known humanrights conflicts that...
occupation of EastTimor was responsible for 180,000 deaths in the 24-year period. The humanrights violations of the Indonesian government resulted in a home-grown...
Administration inEastTimor as a United Nations protectorate. EastTimor was colonised by Portugal in the mid-16th century and administered as Portuguese Timor. Following...
one of the most prominent advocates for humanrightsinEastTimor and many priests and nuns risked their lives in defending citizens from military abuses...
minority religion inEastTimor. EastTimor's first prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, is a Muslim. Islam was not traditionally practiced inTimor-Leste; much of...
Timor. Timor-Leste become a state party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 31 January 2017. It has yet to nominate possible inscriptions in any...
Republic of EastTimor (República Democrática de Timor-Leste in Portuguese). Shortly after, on 7 December 1975, Indonesian forces invaded EastTimor. According...
of the press inEastTimor is protected by section 41 of the Constitution of EastTimor. After gaining its independence from Indonesia in 2002, there was...
Political Ropes, Rights-EastTimor "BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMOR- LESTE" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 20 July 2016. "Timor-Leste strives to...
This is a demography of the population of EastTimor including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status...
father Hafez al-Assad, who had acquired power in a 1970 coup. The Middle East director at HumanRights Watch (HRW) concluded that "whether Assad wanted...
Humanrightsin the United Kingdom concern the fundamental rightsin law of every person in the United Kingdom. An integral part of the UK constitution...
expanded its cellular telephone signal into EastTimorin 2000 and operated services until 2003, when Timor Telecom (TT), 50.1% part-owned by Portugal...
accession of EastTimor to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a process that started following the independence of the country in 2002 when its...
Humanrights are moral principles or norms for standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as substantive rightsin substantive law, municipal...
expectancy at birth was at 55 years in 2007. The HumanRights Measurement Initiative finds that Timor-Leste is fulfilling 74.9% of what it should be fulfilling...
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