TIMOR: UN report card on human rights

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Updated November 9, 2007 20:42:55

In a new report report card on Human Rights in East Timor, the UN says its citizens enjoy many freedoms. But a lack of relevant laws and institutional weaknesses in the judiciary and the police force are a concern.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Atul Khare, UN's Special Representative in East Timor

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