President of Republic, José Ramos Horta informed that FALINTIL-Forces Defence of Timor Leste (F-FDLT) as institution with weapon and uniform of the state, in first place they have to know of human rights to respect the rights of the other ones.

"The (F-FDTL) has to be well diciplined for not could abuse of the authority that dispose, for instance, with weapons in their hands, they themselves can violate the law and the human rights. Like this, it is of capital importance to know how well to work and to respect the human rights”, underlined Horta while he got the speech in the opening Ceremony of the workshop of the Human Rights organized by the Ministry of Defense, ICRC and UNMIT for two days in the General Barracks of F-FDTL Tasi Tolu Dili, Tuesday (03/07).

Horta explained that, Timor Leste since 2002, has already ratified the convention seven in that exists great relationship with the human rights. Therefore Timor Leste Government needs to do great effort to impose the program of the human rights to be of the interest of the whole society Timorense. Horta also explained more that, the program of the human rights has to be part of a curriculum from the kitengarden, primary school, pre-secondary until the university. Like this, in the next coming years, the human Rights will be part of the life and culture in the life of the Timorese people.

"Therefore, the servers of the state should take the course on the human rights and the United Nations accept my ideas well to open the curriculum to the schools, like this, boys and girls, already begin at the infantile age until the university that can apprehend the human rights. So one day later, the human rights will come to be part of the Timorese kulture", Horta concluded.

In the same place, Athul Kahre representative of SRSG UNMIT, in his speech said that, F-FDTL need to know the human rights for completely to accomplish his function as professional force where there is respect for the human beings rights humans and of his civil life. In his speech, where it also stressed the former General Secretary of the United Nations Cofi Annan sayings, and he said, we will "Continue to be happy with the freedom while there is security. We also continued to be happy with the security while there is freedom. However these two things do us we feel not happy while there is not respect for the human rights”, affirmed Athul Kahre. Like this, he added that, UNMIT continues of open hands to help Timor Leste Government, mainly for together to see how it can continue to develop the area of the human rights in Timor Leste.

They participate in this opening ceremony in representation of the President of the Republik, General Brigadier Taur Matan Ruak, Athul Kahre SRSG UNMIT, several military of the nations friends, official Member of F-FDTL, Komandante PNTL, Government members and representative of the civil society. (dj/nc)