ACbit – Chega! Ba Ita Learning from the Past, for A Better Future
Date: March 14, 2019. Author: Silverio Beli-Siri Andrade da Silva (Tetun Below) March 14 2019, ACbit conducted seminar with the topic “Women Help Women” through sharing the experiences to the …
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Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Date: Friday, December 7, 2018 Authors: UN Women and Asosiasaun Chega! Ba ita Dili, Timor-Leste — “I was taken to Otel Flamboyan [now Pousada in Baucau] by the Indonesian military. …
Read More »Suai Massacre Commemoration 2018
On the 6th of September 2018 to commemorate the Saui massacre, ACbit worked with UN Women Asia and the Pacific, the Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste and the Victims Association Timor- …
Read More »ACbit attends Pride March 2018
On the 20th of July a second Pride March for Timor-Leste was held in Dili. For this event ACbit staff congratulated and supported the LGBTI community in their fight against …
Read More »Timor-Leste’s Forgotten Heroes
“60% of the cladenstino network helping resistance fighters during the Indonesian occupation were women, but they are now locked out of the country’s generous pension system for veterans.” Sophie Raynor …
Read More »Empat Ribu Anak Timor Leste Hilang
JAKARTA (HN) -Ribuan warga Timor Timur (kini Timor Leste) sejak 1979-1994 dikabarkan hilang. Komnas HAM beserta para aktivis lain berupaya menemukan di Indonesia dan akan mempertemukan lagi dengan keluarga mereka …
Read More »Kisah Meng-Indonesiakan Paksa Anak Timor Leste
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Sepanjang periode 1975 hingga 1999, tatkala Timor Leste menjadi bagian dari Indonesia, ribuan anak Timor Leste dibawa ke Indonesia dengan kapal. Mereka diangkat menjadi anak oleh keluarga-keluarga …
Read More »Anak yang Dibawa Paksa ke Indonesia Kembali ke Timor Leste
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Konflik bersenjata antara pemerintah Indonesia dan milisi Timor Timur selama periode 1974 hingga 1994 menyisakan cerita pilu. Ribuan anak dibawa paksa dan belum kembali ke kampung …
Read More »Reuniting Timor-Leste’s “Stolen Children”
In May 2015, AJAR reunited fourteen of an estimated 4,000 ‘stolen children’ with their families, after up to 35 years apart. These children were taken from East Timor to Indonesia …
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