Amnesty International makes this submission to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review of human rights in Timor-Leste. The submission covers a range of human rights issues including freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, violence against women and girls and the rights of people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics, and the rights of people with disability. The submission also covers responses to the covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis and makes recommendations to the government of Timor-Leste on improving human rights protection.
Index Number: ASA 57/4499/2021