As Timor-Leste continues to modernise its security sector, a critical reform will be the inclusion of gender-related mechanisms to promote equality and equity in the police and military. According to READ MOREREAD MORE
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The Government Must Address the Root Causes of Youth ViolenceThe Government Must Address the Root Causes of Youth Violence
Recent incidents of youth violence, including a brutal fight between gangs of young men in Hudi-Laran last week, have once again drawn attention to the issue of Martial Arts Groups READ MOREREAD MORE
PNTL Should Regulate or Limit the Use of FirearmsPNTL Should Regulate or Limit the Use of Firearms
On November 18, 2018 an intoxicated off-duty police officer attending a party in Kulu-Hun opened fire on partygoers, killing three young men and injuring five. The tragic incident has sparked READ MOREREAD MORE
Lack of Control of PNTL Weapons and the Need to Reform PNTL “Community policing is not just a slogan”Lack of Control of PNTL Weapons and the Need to Reform PNTL “Community policing is not just a slogan”
Fundasaun Mahein (FM), November 19th 2018 Press Release In the early morning hours of 18th November 2018, an off-duty member of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL), while attending a READ MOREREAD MORE