The forthcoming report on the UN mission in Timor-Leste, UNMIT, should more specifically detail actions being taken in compliance with SCR 1325 and 1820, including better training with respect to women’s rights and interests for the PNTL (police); and progress on gender mainstreaming. With discussions underway regarding the mandate renewal for UNMIT, the specific entry points for the Council on women, peace and security include:

• Establishing a long-term comprehensive plan to end impunity, including: an international criminal tribunal with jurisdiction over all crimes committed in Timor-Leste between 1975 and 1999; capacity building in both Timor-Leste and Indonesia to reform their national justice systems and establish comprehensive strategies to end impunity for crimes not within the purview of the international criminal tribunal. Judicial redress should also include full and effective reparations for victims.
• Strengthening the responsiveness of the security sector to women’s rights and interests, including through more effective disarmament efforts; supporting the Government’s effort to develop a national gender equality policy and strategy; and increasing the number of women officers in the national and UNMIT police.
• Consider acting upon the recommendations contained in the Independent Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Justice System of Timor-Leste (13 October 2009), including training for all justice personnel on sexual and gender based violence and specific facilities for forensic examination and evidence for this cases.

The forthcoming report on the UN mission in Timor-Leste, UNMIT, should more specifically detail actions being taken in compliance with SCR 1325 and 1820, including better training with respect to women’s rights and interests for the PNTL (police); and progress on gender mainstreaming. With discussions underway regarding the mandate renewal for UNMIT, the specific entry points for the Council on women, peace and security include:

• Establishing a long-term comprehensive plan to end impunity, including: an international criminal tribunal with jurisdiction over all crimes committed in Timor-Leste between 1975 and 1999; capacity building in both Timor-Leste and Indonesia to reform their national justice systems and establish comprehensive strategies to end impunity for crimes not within the purview of the international criminal tribunal. Judicial redress should also include full and effective reparations for victims.
• Strengthening the responsiveness of the security sector to women’s rights and interests, including through more effective disarmament efforts; supporting the Government’s effort to develop a national gender equality policy and strategy; and increasing the number of women officers in the national and UNMIT police.
• Consider acting upon the recommendations contained in the Independent Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Justice System of Timor-Leste (13 October 2009), including training for all justice personnel on sexual and gender based violence and specific facilities for forensic examination and evidence for this cases.