Privacy Rights/History/Country sources/East Timor
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
East Timor
The Constitution of East Timor, or Timor-Leste, protects the right to private life, home, and communication during evidence collection in Article 34, privacy in general in Article 36, and privacy in the home and communication in Article 37. The text of Section 36 is noteworthy for the generality of its protection: "Every individual has the right to honour, good name and reputation, protection of his or her public image and privacy of his or her personal and family life."
References:
2002. Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. http://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf.