Silverio Pinto Baptista
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Silverio Pinto Baptista (born 20 June 1969 in Dili, Timor-Leste) is the Provedor (Ombudsman) for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste. He has held this position since October 2014. He is supported by the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice, or Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça (PDHJ), which is the National Human Rights Institution of Timor-Leste.[1]
Silverio Pinto Baptista grew up during the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste, during which he witnessed suffering and serious human rights violations. As a consequence, he took part in Timor-Leste’s resistance movement from a young age.