Ending violence against women and children

10 Dec 2009

Ending violence against women and children

Dili, 10 December 2009– On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Timor-Leste (SRSG) addressed the special session of Timor-Leste's National Parliament to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The special session was dedicated to consideration of the rights of women and female children in Timor-Leste.

SRSG Khare highlighted the importance of the role of the Government and civil society in ending violence against women. "This House has shown its concern for ending violence against women and children, in all forms, not only through lending its support to the public campaigns to stop violence against women, but also through its special session on 8 March of this year. This Parliamentary support should also continue, as it is through Parliamentary processes that any Government of the day is held to account, to its people, on human rights obligations enshrined in its Constitution," – he said.

Referring to the progress made by Timor-Leste, SRSG Khare mentioned the country's participation in trilateral discussion of the protection of women and girls in situations of armed conflict and in post-conflict settings as per the UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The Parliament has also supported the adoption of the new Penal Code, which makes domestic violence a public crime.

He underlined the need for the participation of women in all decision-making processes, the prevention and protection of women and girls from gender-based violence, and the promotion and protection of the rights of women. He hoped that the legislative process in this field will continue. "I hope that this House will lend its support and weight to the adoption of the proposed Domestic Violence Law that is to be tabled before it in the coming months," –SRSG Khare said.

In 2008, the Parliament of Timor-Leste dedicated its 10 December plenary to human rights, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. It committed itself to having an annual special session of Parliament dedicated to debate on pertinent human rights issues in Timor-Leste. This year is the second Special Session of Parliament on Human Rights. It gave an opportunity for Parliament and national human rights actors to reflect on progress made on this front, as well take stock of future direction in light of work that still needs to be done.

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Hapara violénsia kontra feto no labarik-feto

10 Dezembru 2009- Dili – Iha okaziaun loron Internasionál Direitus Umanus nian, Reprezentante Espesiál Sekretáriu-Jerál Nasoins Unidas nian iha Timor-Leste (RESJ) ko'alia iha sesaun espesiál Parlamentu Nasionál Timor-Leste nian hodi selebra adosaun ba Deklarasaun Universál Direitus Umanus nian iha 1948. Sesaun Espesiál ida-ne'e dedika atu hanoin kona-ba direitu feto no labarik-feto sira-nian iha Timor-Leste.

RESJ Khare subliña importánsia papél Governu no sosiedade sivíl nian atu hapara violénsia kontra feto. "Uma-Fukun ida-ne'e hatudu tiha ona ninia preokupasaun atu hapara violénsia kontra feto no labarik-feto, ho forma hotu-hotu, la'ós de'it liuhosi ninia apoiu ba kampaña públika oioin atu hapara violénsia kontra feto, maibé mós liuhosi ninia sesaun espesiál iha 8 Marsu tinan ne'e. Apoiu parlamentár ida-ne'e devia kontinua, tanba liuhosi prosesu parlamentár sira maka kualkér Governu hetan responsabilizasaun, iha ninia povu nia oin, kona-ba obrigasaun kona-ba direitus umanus ne'ebé hatuur iha Konstituisaun." – nia dehan.

Refere ba progresu ne'ebé Timor-Leste halo tiha ona, RESJ temi nasaun ne'e nia partisipasaun iha diskusaun trilaterál kona-ba protesaun ba feto no labarik-feto iha situasaun konflitu armadu no iha kontestu liutiha-konflitu, konforme Rezolusaun Konsellu Seguransa ONU nian 1325. Parlamentu Nasionál mós apoia adosaun ba Kódigu Penál foun, ne'ebé halo violénsia doméstika sai krime públiku.

Nia subliña nesesidade ba feto sira-nia partisipasaun iha prosesu hotu-hotu foti desizaun nian, prevensaun no protesaun ba feto no labarik-feto kontra violénsia bazeia ba jéneru, no promosaun no protesaun ba feto nia direitu. Nia espera katak prosesu lejizlativu iha área ida-ne'e sei kontinua. "Ha'u espera katak Uma-Fukun ida-ne'e sei mós fó ninia apoiu no kbiit ba adosaun ba proposta Lei Kontra Violénsia Doméstika ne'ebé sei diskute iha Parlamentu iha fulan hirak ba oin ne'e." – RESJ Khare hateten.

Iha 2008, Parlamentu Timor-Leste dedika ninia plenária iha 10 Dezembru ba direitus umanus, hodi selebra aniversáriu ba dala 60 husi adosaun ba Deklarasaun Universál Direitus Umanus nian iha 1948. Parlamentu mós halo kompromisu atu hala'o sesaun espesiál ida tinan-tinan dedika ba debate kona-ba kestaun pertinente direitus umanus nian iha Timor-Leste. Tinan ida-ne'e akontese Sesaun Espesiál Daruak Parlamentu nian kona-ba Direitus Umanus. Ne'e fó oportunidade ba Parlamentu no atór nasionál sira direitus umanus nian atu hanoin kona-ba progresu ne'ebé halo tiha ona iha frente ida-ne'e, no mós analiza diresaun atu la'o ba oin konforme knaar ne'ebé sei presiza halo.