Dili, October 28, 2025 (Média Democracia) – JSMP continues to facilitate training on women’s and children’s rights, gender-based violence (GBV), and access to formal justice for students of AN-NUR Private Basic Education School (3rd Cycle) in Dili. This information was accessed through JSMP’s official page on Tuesday.
JSMP Executive Director Ana Paula Marçal stated that the objective of this training is to increase students’ knowledge about women’s and children’s rights, gender-based violence, and formal justice procedures, so that students can understand their rights, know what constitutes gender-based violence, and contribute to prevention and report cases when they themselves, their family members or neighbors face such situations in accordance with procedural rules defined by law.
“Training on women and children’s rights, gender-based violence, and access to formal justice is very important for students because students are the key actors who can contribute to promoting and safeguarding these rights and to preventing and reducing violence against women and children in the future,” said Ana Paula Marçal.
She added in her opening remarks that she was grateful to the AN-NUR School administration for allowing JSMP to conduct this training for students and urged the participants to take the opportunity seriously, because the sessions will discuss extensively about access to justice, especially victims’ rights and gender-based violence, as well as formal justice procedures and pathways for reporting cases, including the role of the referral network.
Representing the School Director, Anwar expressed gratitude to JSMP for choosing their school to share information on formal justice processes and gender-based violence with students, thereby broadening their knowledge.
“We thank JSMP for coming to our school to share information on formal justice and gender-based violence. Many students have heard about justice but do not understand its procedures, so the presence of JSMP here today helps us to learn and follow the correct process,” said Anwar.
He continued that in Timor-Leste many people still use arrogance to discriminate and commit violence against others. Therefore, he urged students to pay attention and concentrate so they can fully understand the information shared by the facilitators.
“The topics covered in this training include the definition of rights, the difference between sex and gender, gender-based violence, procedures in criminal cases, and services within the referral network to assist victims of gender-based violence,” he added.
He stressed that the information shared by JSMP is very important, noting that in addition to laws prohibiting violence against children, the education law also prohibits teachers from committing violence against students at school. Teachers have already received methodological training to introduce lesson content to students without using violence.
He also conveyed a message to JSMP to share this information with students’ parents and communities so that they also can understand, because parents and society are the first to provide care and education before students come to school.
Further explained, this training on women and children’s rights and gender-based violence at AN-NUR School was participated by 25 students consisting of 14 girls and 11 boys, from grade 7 and grade 8 (junior high school year 1 and 2). The training was delivered by JSMP with support from the Embassy of Canada in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Report: Nelfiano
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