Professor Damien Kingsbury is Director of the Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University. He led in 2007 the Australian NGO observer group to the Timor-Leste presidential and parliamentary elections.
Rather than Walls of Hatred, Build bridges of Reconciliation and Solidarity In his annual address on January 9, 2023, to the Diplomatic Corp to the Vatican, Pope Francis outlined areas of concern around the world including war, the right to life, women’s rights, and religious freedom.
House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has urged Indonesia and Timor Leste to form a bilateral investment treaty to create a stable investment .
Author: Rui Graça Feijó, University of Coimbra
Timor-Leste is a surprising success story in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As of mid-December 2020, the country had recognised a total of just 31 cases and it is one of the few nations to have not reported a single casualty.
24 December 2020
Author: Rui Graça Feijó, University of Coimbra
Timor-Leste is a surprising success story in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As of mid-December 2020, the country had recognised a total of just 31 cases and it is one of the few nations to have not reported a single casualty.
This success is all the more remarkable given that Timor-Leste’s public health facilities are fragile Dili’s national hospital had only one ventilator in March. Private medicine is all but absent and basic rules of social distancing defy everyday practices. Mask wearing and hand hygiene are also difficult to implement.