IFET demands UN Secretary General to support an International Tribunal for East Timor

IFET, July 5, 2000

The following is the full text of a letter sent to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today by the International Federation for East Timor and more than 80 other organizations in support of an international tribunal for East Timor.

International Federation for East Timor, July 5, 2000 His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations By fax to 1-212-963-2155 Dear Excellency: We are writing to urge you to recommend to the Security ... read more

Posted on 01:44 PM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, judicial system, East Timor, security sector, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtler: Kein religiöser Konflikt auf den Molukken

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Posted on 03:50 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, Indonesia, military, militias, Moluccas, Munir, regional conflicts, religion

Round Table Talks on West Papua

June 27th, 2000

Press Release by the West Papua Network for the round table talks on West Papua

Berlin, June 29th and 30th 2000

(Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, Hackesche Höfe, Rosenthaler Str. 40-41)

The West Papua Network calls on the German government to appeal to the Indonesian government to take all measures necessary in order to prevent any further escalation of violence in West Papua (Irian Jaya), to substantially reduce the military forces in the region ... read more

Posted on 08:41 AM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Round Table Talks on West Papua, June 2000, Events
Tags: violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, security sector, transmigration

(Deutsch) Mehr als 100 Tote bei Massaker auf den Molukken

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Posted on 07:45 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: refugees, Indonesia, militias, Moluccas, religion, security sector, crimes against humanity

International Federation Warns of West Papua-East Timor Parallels in Letter to Indonesia’s President

June 13, 2000

Warning of ominous parallels between the situation in West Papua and events last year in East Timor, Charles Scheiner, United Nations Representative of the International Federation for East Timor (IFET), urged Indonesia’s President Abdurrahman Wahid to “stop militia terror while it can still be controlled” in West Papua. The militias, Scheiner said in a letter sent to President Wahid on his visit today to the United Nations, “operate with the logistical and political support of the Indonesian ... read more

Posted on 07:19 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector

(Deutsch) Zur Entwicklung in Papua: Interview des Magazins „Jurnal“ mit George Junus Aditjondro

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Posted on 02:44 PM in Activities, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Round Table Talks on West Papua, June 2000, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector

(Deutsch) Rot-grüne Asienpolitik in der Kritik

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Posted on 02:28 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, dictator Suharto, Habibie, Indonesia, international tribunal, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, United Nations, arms trade

(Deutsch) Die Rückkehr der Armee

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Posted on 09:53 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, refugees, Habibie, Indonesia, human rights, military, Moluccas, East Timor, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Aceh bejubelt »humanitäre Pause«

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Posted on 07:57 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Das Ende einer Verlegenheitsgeste

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Posted on 02:20 PM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, intervention and peace keeping, East Timor, United Nations