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Woman in Cova Lima weaving tais in 2009. Tais cloth is a form of traditional weaving created by the women of East Timor.An essential part of the nation's cultural heritage, tais weavings are used for ceremonial adornment, sign of respect and appreciation towards guests, friends, relatives, home decor, and personal apparel.
The National Archives of East Timor (Portuguese: Arquivo Nacional Timor-Leste) in Dili, capital city of East Timor, is the national archive responsible for archiving official documents and other archival materials produced by the state bodies and organizations. Nominal tasks of the institution include promotion of the recovery and restoration ...
Two to five people were killed by police during a protest, over 20 others were injured. [17] 2006 Dili massacre 28 April 2006 Dili: 60~ Rebel leaders alleged that soldiers loyal Mari Alkatiri killed up to 60 people and dumped them in a mass grave. 2006 Dili riots: 28 April 2006 Dili: 5 The F-FDTL fired on former soldiers who were rioting ...
From 2002 to 2007 she was director of the UNIFEM offices in East Timor. [1] In 2010, she was elected to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against women, serving until 2014. [4] She was a founding member of the Centre for Women and Gender. [1] She has written articles on domestic violence and women's rights.
Roger East, 53, an Australian AAP-Reuters journalist, travelled to East Timor to investigate the deaths of the five men. East was captured in Dili by the Indonesian military on 7 December 1975, the day of the invasion, and executed by firing squad on the morning of 8 December with his body being disposed of in the ocean. He has been referred to ...
Although Cooper was a low-ranking assistant on the 1991 show, Drescher was so impressed by her vision that when it came to finding a costume designer for The Nanny, she knew Cooper was the perfect ...
Austria – Each state has a specific design on national costume; the most famous is that of Tyrol, consisting of the characteristic Tyrolean tracht and dirndls. Czech Republic – kroje; Germany – Every state has its own specific design of a regional costume . For example, Bavaria's well-known tracht: Lederhosen and Dirndl. Many stereotypes ...
Indonesian military abuses against women in East Timor were numerous and well-documented. [47] In addition to suffering arbitrary detainment, torture, and extrajudicial execution, women faced rape and sexual abuse—sometimes for the crime of being related to an independence activist.