6 East Timor Women’s Networks Representations Attended the 44th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination

24 July, 2009

6 East Timor Women’s Networks Representations Attended the 44th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination

The 44th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will take place from 20 July to 7 August 2009. During the session, the Committee will consider the state reports by Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Denmark, Guinea Bissau, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Japan, Liberia, Spain, Switzerland, Timor Leste, and Tuvalu.
More information can be found at:http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws44.htm

In the mean Time, Members of 6 NGO representative has travel to New York to attend the purpose of the meeting.
The 44th Session on Timor Leste State Report will be conducting on the July 30th New York Times.
The State has submitted the First Initial CEDAW Report as an addition to the Common Core Document Report for several Treaty bodies in 2007.
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/617/64/PDF/N0861764.pdf?OpenElement

Thursday, 30 July 2009
899th meeting
Timor-Leste, initial periodic report
(CEDAW/C/TLS/1)
10-10.30 a.m. 4 (continued) Introduction by the representative of the State
party
10.30 a.m.-1 p.m. 4 (continued) Questions by experts and dialogue with the
Committee
900th meeting
3-5 p.m. 4 (continued) Timor-Leste
(continued)
5-6 p.m. 4 (continued) Working Group of the Whole
(closed)
Friday, 31

The Committee also received an NGO Alternative reports including country-specific information
from NGOs. OHCHR posts these 2weeks in advance before the state party presented their reports. documents on its website, under the relevant CEDAW session.
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/ngos/NGO_alternaitve_report_TimorLeste_CEDAW44.pdf

we wish NGO Representative will able to share the Results of the Concluding Recommendation and its General Comment while their return in to the East Timor.

Members of NGO representative are as follows:
Head of the NGO Delegation Mrs. Laura Menezes Lopes as well as the CEDAW Alternative report Working groups - CARWG
Rede Feto Action Partner –and Centro Feto Enclave Oecusse Program Manager : Mrs.Sebastiana da Costa Pereira
Director of National FORUM NGO’s of Timor Lestev: Mrs.Dinorah Granadeiro
Director of Judicial System Monitoring Program JSMP ; Mr.Luis Sampaio
Formers Director REDE FETO 2004-2008 : Mrs.Ubalda Alves
Association of Mens against Violence Founder : Mr.Marito de Araujo

For more information on the State Delegation to the 44th session on CEDAW please refer to this link http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/list/TimorLeste_list_cedaw44.pdf

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CFEO and Enclave Oecusse

CFEO And OECUSSI ENCLAVE District
Oecussi enclave, some 815 km2 in area, is located 80 km west of contiguous East Timor, surrounded by Indonesian West Timor, on the north shore of the island of Timor. It comprises 15% of East Timor’s territory.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in Timor in 1515 at Lifau, Oecussi. Oecussi acted as capital of Portuguese Timor until a hostile local Kingdom and the prospects of a better harbour
caused the Portuguese to shift their capital to Dili in the 1760s.

The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor was adopted on 22 March 2002 and recognizes the special status of Oecussi.

Section 5.3 - Decentralisation
“Oecussi Ambeno … shall enjoy special administrative and economic treatment.”

Section 71.2 – Administrative Organisation
“Oecussi Ambeno shall be governed by a special administrative policy and economic regime.”

CFEO Gender Issues
Oecussi, like in other parts of East Timor, has a strongly patriarchal culture and clear gender based roles. Domestic violence is commonplace, girls are less likely to receive education than boys, women are drastically under represented in the workplace, women rarely participate in public debates, there are no female traditional leaders, these are but a few indicators of the disadvantaged female populace.

The Gender Committee commenced in February 2001, comprising of women from a range of political and social interest groups. In November 2001, the Gender Committee became an independent women's NGO, Centro Feto Enclave Oecusse, and received start up funding from the Finnish Government. Centro Feto are in the process of establishing a victim support service for women and children who are victims of sexual or family violence. This includes a role in the management of the Oecusse Safe House, a secure facility to provide short term accommodation to women and children fleeing violence. Centro Feto have commenced a public information campaign on family violence, in
coordination with the men's group who are also working on this issue. Centro Feto have been the architects of creative functions to promote women's rights including:
A "tais" fashion parade.
A drama depicting the complexities of family violence.
A women's soccer match.
A traditional foods exhibition and competition

Former and Founder : Ana Paula Sequeira Pina
Former Program Coordinator 2002-2006 Liliana Hey
Former Program Coordinator 2006-2008 Sebastiana Pereira