Horacio de Almeida

Horacio de Almeida (born 16 April 1975 in Uato-Lari, Viqueque, Timor-Leste) is Deputy Provedor of Human Rights in the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice, or Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça (PDHJ), in Timor-Leste. He has held this position since January 2015.

Professional life
De Almeida worked with various UN Missions to Timor-Leste (UNMISET, UNOTIL and UNMIT) while also teaching in the University of Dili for over 5 years. He worked as a Human Rights Adviser to the Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste on legal and procurement issues. In January 2015 he was appointed as Deputy Provedor for Human Rights at the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice.