Antonio Da Silva Sarmento

Asosiasaun Advogado Timor Leste (The Jurist Association of Timor Leste)
Timor-Leste
Antonio is a lawyer at ‘Sirsinai’ which is a member of the NGO Forum in Timor-Leste. He provides free legal advice and representation in civil and criminal cases He has conducted anticorruption empowerment training at community level across the country. He also deals with cases related to the political and military conflict during 2006. He has provided legal analysis and recommendations for the National Elections Commission on Timor Leste’s 2007 General Election and has a strong interest in the legislation drafting process. Antonio has been involved in the initiation of a program on Legal Empowerment to share information about basic rights to access to justice and promotion of alternative dispute resolution at the community level particularly in remote areas. He is also an active member of the Jurist Association of Timor-Leste.

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