On August 20, 1996 Timorese activists consited of 6 people
such as Mr. Aniceto Guterres Lopes SH., Mr. Agostinho Vasconselhos, Mr. Arlindo
Marcal, Mr. Jose Luis de Oliveira, Mr. Jose Jaquelino and Mr. Osorio Florindo,
initiated to establish a legal aid office in order to be a defender or a
lawyer for the Timorese who were arrested by the Indonesian military for the
sake of fighting for inpendence for Timor-Leste.
To strengthen and futher the
legitimacy of legal aid services to respond to the demands of Timorese situation at the time, in 1997 the legal aid offce was transformed with
the name ‘Yayasan HAK (Foundation for Law, Justice & Human Rights) “and the
members of the activists whose names mentioned above were the founder of this
organization. Thus, starting from 1997-1999 the work of Yayasan HAK was not
just as a defender on the court but started conducting monitoring,
investigations, advocacy and documentation of cases on human rights violations
and humanitarian support to victims of human rights violations by the
Indonensian military.
After the people of Timor-Leste got its independent,
ranging from 1999-2002 Yayasan HAK remain its reaffirmation back into its
position as human rights organization through monitoring the work of UN
programs during the transitional period, the advocacy of accountability process
of crimes against humanity in Timor-Leste and also capacity building program on
legal and human rights aspects for goverment entities as well as the population
at national to rural areas level as a contribution to the phase of transition
process in estabilishing a state of Timor-Leste for the future.
To Strengthen and enable the existence of the organization,
thus in 2005 the name of the organization transform into the HAK
association, so the owner of this organization not only the founders but based
on people who volunteer to become a memmber of the HAK association and every
year receive new members. Starting from 2005 to 2011, total members of the HAK
Asssociation are 135 people composed of East Timorese and also foreigners
who live within Timor-Leste and overseas. As an organization, HAK itself has a
Vision, Mision, Values & Programs such as principle and guideline for HAK
to participate in the development process for the freedom of society area as
follows :
Visssion
Mision of HAK
“Bring
Timor-Leste society a critical, independent, open, peace within social stucture
based on populist principle, respect for enforcement and fulfilment of human
rights and local values to achieve social justice” which realize through:
1) Defending victim of human right violation,
2) Building community capacity
trough transfering konowledge, develop good quality of life
develop on local knowledge and
participation, and
3) Social Control.
Value and
Principle of HAK
1) Humanitarian, with non-violence and non–discrimination principles;
2) Equality.
With local resources, and gender perspective principle;
3) Justice,
prioritize public interest and sustainability principle;
4) Democracy, with
solidarity,transparency and accountability,participation,
liberty and resposibility principles
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