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Dili, 14 October 2010 (IRIN) - HIV prevalence is low in Timor-Leste - 0.2 percent based on results from the latest surveillance by the government and World Health Organization (WHO). But this rate is rapidly increasing and…
Dili, 11 October 2010 - "My wife and I have 6 children under the age of 9. We survive on what little I can farm from public land. We own 2 hens and 2 pigs". Blasius Abi's life is just one example of the hand-to-mouth…
Dili/ Suai, 29 September 2010 (IRIN) - An unrelenting rainy season linked to La Niña has dragged on for months in Timor-Leste and left farmers without a June harvest and unsure when to plant for the next one. Farmers in the…
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28 September 2010 -- The security of civilians in Darfur as well as access for peacekeepers and aid agencies to those in need were among the issues discussed today during yesterday’s talks between the United Nations, the…
Dili/ Suai, 21 September 2010 (IRIN) - The government of Timor-Leste is struggling to implement a recently adopted law criminalizing domestic violence, amid scepticism that it is too much, too soon. "We are a teenager of a…
Dili/ Suai, 21 September 2010 (IRIN) - Months after the long-awaited passage of a law criminalizing domestic violence, IRIN met survivors staying at shelters in the capital, Dili, and in the southern Timorese town of Salele…
Dili, 23 August 2010 - "Forensic science helps the investigation, interpretation and development of justice", explained forensic pathologist Dr Nural Islam to the 14 members of staff from the national human rights institute…
Dili, 18 August 2010 - The Martial Arts Groups in Timor-Leste constitute a substantial social problem for the authorities. The violence that erupted in Timor-Leste in 2006 is a constant reminder of how quickly unrest and…