Julio Agostinho

Julio has been a legal officer in the UNMIT Legal affairs office for several years. He has worked closely with the land and property unit under the Ministry of Justice and with the UNMIT Human rights unit. In addition, he is currently a member of the Inter-agency Trafficking Working Group that regularly convenes in his country to guide government policy on migrant protection and coordinate anti-trafficking initiatives and programming. Julio gained legal qualifications in Indonesia and has worked in both Australia and Indonesia. He was a participant of the Indigenous Advocates Program in 2007 in Australia. , Julio is a legal officer in the UNMIT Legal affairs office working on land and resource issues. He works closely with the land and property unit under the Ministry of Justice and with the UNMIT Human rights unit. He gained legal qualifications in Indonesia and previously worked on a land law program with Associates in Rural Development. Land issues are a potential source of conflict in east Timor and Julio is keen to know more about other countries’ experiences.