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Filomena Barros Dos Reis

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Filomena Barros Dos Reis
NationalityTimor-Leste (East Timor)
Occupationjustice activist
Known forN-Peace Award recipient

Filomena Barros Dos Reis is an East Timorese social justice activist and recipient of the N-Peace Award in 2011.

Reis was an early member of the women's human rights organization Forum Komunikasaun ba Feto Timor (FOKUPERS) which was founded in 1997. Growing out of a women's health workshop, the group has a mission to advocate for women's rights as well as women's health.[1] She went on to join the East Timor Action Network (ETAN) where she speaks internationally to raise awareness of violence to East Timorese women.[2] She has also served as is the project coordinator for peace-building development with the Asia Pacific Support Collective in Timor-Leste.[3]

In 2011 Reis was one of the inaugural recipients of the N-Peace Award.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Women of East Timor Demand Justice". East Timor Action Network. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Filomena Barros Dos Reis". N-Peace. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Asian women peace advocates receive awards for their leadership". UNDP. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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