DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
DECREE LAW
31/2016
Considering that, the first alteration of the Organic Law of the Office of the Provedor for Human
Rights and Justice, approved by the Decree Law n.º 31/2016 of the 13th of April, establishes
necessary regulations for the continuation of its objectives, bearing in mind the nature of its
highly specialized technical services in the areas of human rights and good governance.
Considering the structural level was up based on the high volume of task/work, it is necessary
to change the existent positions nomenclatures and the definitions of its functions, which
responsibilities are different from each other, readjustments are needed to be done for the
actual structure of the Institution.
Considering that, article 24 of the Law n.º 7/2004 about the Statute of the Provedor of Human
Rights and Justice, was defined that one of the competencies of Provedor is Monitoring, it is
needed to create one Directorate which can supervise the functions of public powers, submit
advises to the Government, recommendations and proposals related to the promotion and
protection of Human Rights and Good Governance.
The Directorate is denominated Directorate of Monitoring and Recommendation.
Considering the different functions, responsibilities and the volume of tasks existent within the
actual Division of Human Resources are over than normal, Provedoria of Human Rights and
Justice need to elevate the structural character of Human Resources Division up to one
Directorate.
Considering that, Provedor executing his mandate has the obligation to inform the public, it is
pertinent to implement the article 9.º of the Law n.º 7/2004, about the composition of the staff
of Provedoria. Within the article mentioned above, there is one position of Chief of Cabinet
who have the duty to inform the public activities, organizing agenda, local and international
travel on duty and other public activities of Provedor and Deputies Provedor. To fulfil the
necessity of the institution, it was necessary to create the Cabinet of Public Relation and
Institutional Coordination for the Provedor.
Having as reference the organic structure of relevant institutions with public character in TimorLeste;
Lack of human resources which can ensure the balance of high ranking services provided
professionally, with the responsible functions, the Organic structure of
Provedoria of Human Rights and Justice opted for a mixed structure, ideal with double
functions but reduced structure, formulated with structural positions existent and creation of
some specific functional positions as investigators, monitors, trainers, officials and assistants,
based on the speciality of functions to be performed, ensuring the implementation effectively
the attributions of services and organisms, putting in consideration the particularities of its role
for the empowerment of the State’s rights in Timor-Leste,
Thus,