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Aniceto Guterres Lopes
Founding Yayasan HAK to defend human rights in East Timor.
Yayasan HAK · Ramon Magsaysay Award
- Born
- 16 April 1967
- Birthplace
- Maliana
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Aniceto Guterres Lopes
Aniceto Guterres Lopes is a Timorese lawyer and politician. His career spans legal aid, documentation of abuses and service in the national parliament.
Early life
Displacement
His family fled the 1975 invasion and later found their village destroyed.
Legal studies
Studied law at Udayana University in Bali with a scholarship.
Career
- 1992–1996
Development work
Served as secretary general of ETADEF.
- 1996
Legal practice
Established a firm representing victims of rights violations.
- 1997–2002
Yayasan HAK
Led the human-rights organisation he co-founded.
- 2017–2018
Parliamentary leadership
Served as president of the National Parliament.
Selected work
Yayasan HAK
Provided legal services and documented human-rights abuses.
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Received the Emergent Leadership award.
Beyond work
Student organising
Joined the East Timorese student resistance network while studying in Indonesia.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: José Fernando Real. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.