• By On 27 April 2015 In News

    The Visit of USA Professional Fellowship Members to the PDHJ Institution
    Dili- On 5 March 2015, two members of the Professional Fellowship  from the United States of America (USA), Mr. Mike Davis, an Administrator Manager at Middleton City with Mr. Bradford Thomas, the Director of Public Utilization Supplies at Leonir City, United States of America, came to visit the PDHJ Institution to share their work experiences on the area of good-governance. The Deputy-Provedora for the area of Good-Governance, Dra. Jesuina Maria Ferreira Gomes, emphasized that the objective Read more [...]
  • By On 27 April 2015 In News

    HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING FOR PNTL
    Dili – The Provedoria for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ), as an Independent National Institution established by the Constitution of RDTL article 27 and by its own Statute (Law No. 7/2004), has an important role to promote and protect human rights as well as to promote good-governance. Therefore, on 2 March 2015, the PDHJ through its Promotion and Education Department under the Human Rights Directorate has cooperated with the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL)’s Police Academy-Comoro, to develop Read more [...]
  • By On 24 April 2015 In Uncategorized

    The Provedor Called a Courtesy Meeting With Major-General of F-FDTL
    Dili, 09 February 2015 - The Provedor for Human Rights and Justice, Dr. Silverio Pinto Baptista, called a courtesy meeting with Major-General F-FDTL, Mr. Lere Anan Timor, at  the Headquarters of   F-FDTL in Fatuhada-Dili. Through this meeting the Provedor expressed to the Major-General that the PDHJ as a State Institution should undertake activities of promotion and education to the F-FDTL members in the area of Human Rights and Good-Governance. The Provedor said that the objective of the promotion Read more [...]
  • By On 21 January 2015 In Media Release

    Deputy-Provedors Were Sworn In by the National Parliament
    Dili - The Provedoria for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste (PDHJ) is an Independent National Institution with an important role for the promotion and protection of human rights as well as for the promotion of good governance. For this aim, on 14 January 2015, the two Deputy-Provedors, Ms. Jesuina Maria Ferreira Gomes as the Deputy-Provedor for Good-Governance and Mr. Horacio de Almeida as the Deputy-Provedor for Human Rights, were sworn in by the President of the National Parliament, Mr. Vicente Read more [...]
  • By On 3 September 2014 In Media Release

    The PDHJ presented its Monitoring Report regarding the Parliamentary and Government Resolution
    Timor Leste’s National Human Rights Institution, the Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça (PDHJ) has submitted its report on the results of a monitoring activity regarding the Parliamentary Resolution No. 4/2014 and the Government Resolution No. 13/2014. These resolutions permitted the establishment of Joint Operation Commando (PNTL and F-FDTL) to combat the actions of the groups, CPD-RDTL and the Concelho de Revolução Maubere (KRM) between March and June 2014. Press Release Joint Read more [...]
  • By On 2 September 2014 In Media Release

    Monitoring Result for Missing Children 1975 – 1999

    The Provedoria for Human Rights and Justice in Timor Leste has
    submitted its Report on its cooperation with the KOMNAS-HAM (the
    Indonesian National Committee for Human Rights) on the Timorese
    Children separated from their parents during the 1975-1999 conflicts
    to the National Parliament.

    Press Release Missing Children

  • By On 7 April 2014 In News

    PDHJ Launches New Website
    The PDHJ website, under design since the 3rd quarter of 2014, has been presented in draft format to the Public Relations Department for editing. The objectives of the website are to promote the PDHJ and its activities, to disseminate information and to raise awareness on human rights issues in Timor-Leste. The development of a PDHJ website has been included in both the PDHJ’s Strategic Plan 2011-2013 and its communications strategy 2013-2016. The website focuses on providing information to a Read more [...]