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3 December 2014 | Government of Timor-Leste (Author), published by CRC – UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Timor-Leste

State report on implementation of the Convention on Rights of the Child (see also core document, ID 244683)
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention; Combined second and third periodic reports of States parties due in 2013; Timor Leste [15 November 2013] [CRC/C/TLS/2-3] (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 1168836
25 November 2014 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Timor-Leste

UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, warns of independence of judiciary being put at risk as government dismisses all international judicial personnel
UN Rights Expert Urges Timor-Leste To Reconsider Dismissal Of International Judges And Prosecutors (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 1252524
21 November 2014 | AI – Amnesty International
Timor-Leste

Independence of the judiciary threatened by decisions of parliament and government to arbitrarily terminate contracts of foreign judicial officers and judicial advisors
Timor-Leste: Victims’ rights and independence of judiciary threatened by arbitrary removal of judicial officers [ASA 57/003/2014] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 1206226
October 2014 | Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (Author), published by CRC – UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Timor-Leste

Brief report on the situation of the children, submitted by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Briefing on Timor-Leste for the Committee on the Rights of the Child, PreSessional Working Group - February 2015 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1358477
30 September 2014 | USDOL – US Department of Labor
Timor-Leste

Annual report on child labor (covering 2013)
2013 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Part V: Country Profiles - Timor-Leste (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 1254430
11 September 2014 | AI – Amnesty International
Timor-Leste

According to ruling by appeals court, new media law is unconstitutional; activists and journalists claim it was drafted in order to curb reporting on corruption, nepotism and mismanagement
Timor-Leste: Unconstitutional media law threatens freedom of expression [ASA 57/002/2014] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 1263116
28 July 2014 | USDOS – US Department of State
Timor-Leste

Annual report on religious freedom (covering 2013)
2013 International Religious Freedom Report - Timor-Leste (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 1037769
18 July 2014 | TNH – The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News)
Timor-Leste

Country's stability could be undermined by decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if prime minister Xanana Gusmão steps down later this year as announced
Analysis: Why Timor-Leste’s stability could be deceptive (Media Report, English)
en ID 1191728
16 July 2014 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Timor-Leste

New media law would extend the government's control over the media; the Court of Appeal is reviewing the law’s constitutionality
East Timor: Revise Repressive Media Law (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 1011881
30 June 2014 | TNH – The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News)
Timor-Leste

According to a 2004-2010 mental health study, the conflict ahead of the 2002 independence has lasting mental health effects on the population
Lingering trauma impact of Timor-Leste’s violent past (Media Report, English)
en ID 1148610

State report on implementation of the Convention on Rights of the Child (see also core document, ID 244683)

UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, warns of independence of judiciary being put at risk as government dismisses all international judicial personnel

Independence of the judiciary threatened by decisions of parliament and government to arbitrarily terminate contracts of foreign judicial officers and judicial advisors

Brief report on the situation of the children, submitted by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children

Annual report on child labor (covering 2013)

According to ruling by appeals court, new media law is unconstitutional; activists and journalists claim it was drafted in order to curb reporting on corruption, nepotism and mismanagement

Annual report on religious freedom (covering 2013)

Country's stability could be undermined by decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if prime minister Xanana Gusmão steps down later this year as announced

New media law would extend the government's control over the media; the Court of Appeal is reviewing the law’s constitutionality

According to a 2004-2010 mental health study, the conflict ahead of the 2002 independence has lasting mental health effects on the population