Kontras established in East Timor

Kontras established in East Timor

DILI, East Timor: Rights activists launched on Monday the
regional office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims
of Violence (Kontras), Antara reported.

Community leaders and youth activists attended the launch of
the organization which will seek to protect locals' rights.
Coordinator Isabel D.C. Ferreira said the body has a board of 14
advisors led by Munir, who is the coordinator of Kontras in
Jakarta.

The East Timor Kontras has five members, and it will
specifically investigate rights violations, Isabel said.

She said the reform era has brought to light various problems
of humanity in the territory where life for the past 23 years had
been dominated by the military.