Political Unrest In Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has experienced extensive political and civil unrest since 28th April 2006, resulting in the presence of international peace keepers (including Australian, New Zealand and Malaysian army personnel and Portuguese paramilitary police), the resignation of the former Prime Minister Mári Alkatiri, and the development of Internally Displaced Persons camps throughout Díli.

At the height of tensions in late May to early July, our rehabilitation centre TLSPR was closed, but it has now reopened. A large proportion of the population continues to live in the Internally Displaced Persons camps and ASSERT is now completing surveys in these camps to identify any disabled people who may be staying there.

[Photo: an Internally Displaced Persons camp]