Aniceto Guterres Lopes
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Aniceto Guterres Lopes is an East Timor
ese lawyer living in Dili
. He co-founded the Human Rights and Justice Foundation (Yayasan HAK) in 1996, in order to offer free legal services to human rights victims, when East Timor was still ruled by Indonesian armed forces. He became one of the seven leaders of East Timor's Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation from its establishment in 2002.
Aniceto Guterres Lopes was awarded the 2003 Ramon Magsaysay Award
for Emergent Leadership, for his courageous stand for justice.
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
ese lawyer living in Dili
Dili
Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....
. He co-founded the Human Rights and Justice Foundation (Yayasan HAK) in 1996, in order to offer free legal services to human rights victims, when East Timor was still ruled by Indonesian armed forces. He became one of the seven leaders of East Timor's Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation from its establishment in 2002.
Aniceto Guterres Lopes was awarded the 2003 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel...
for Emergent Leadership, for his courageous stand for justice.