▁act ively ▁in ▁the ▁Organ ização ▁Popular ▁de ▁Mul her es ▁Tim or ense ▁( Pop ular ▁Organisation ▁of ▁East ▁Tim or ese ▁Women ) ▁( OP MT ), ▁the ▁women ' s ▁organization ▁of ▁F RE T IL IN . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Al ves ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Met in aro ▁for ▁inter rog ation . ▁They ▁were ▁released ▁after ▁about ▁six teen ▁days , ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁D ili , ▁where ▁Al ves ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁servant ▁in ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Trade ▁Author ity ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁organization ▁Forum ▁for ▁Communic ation ▁for ▁East ▁Tim or ese ▁Women ▁( FO K UP ERS ), ▁ ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁independence ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁East ▁Tim or ese ▁independence ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Al ves ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Congress . ▁In ▁the ▁inter im ▁government ▁under ▁United ▁Nations ▁Trans itional ▁Administration ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or ▁( UN TA ET ), ▁Al ves ▁became ▁a ▁gender ▁equality ▁advis er ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Al ves ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁R ede ▁F eto , ▁a ▁network