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) 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) 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

(Deutsch) Fragwürdig: Was bringen Kofi Annans Timor-Trips?

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Posted on 05:40 PM in East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: development, refugees, Indonesia, international tribunal, East Timor, transitional justice, United Nations, West Timor

(Deutsch) Dili erwartet UNO-Blauhelme

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Posted on 07:25 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), refugees, humanitarian aid, intervention and peace keeping, militias, East Timor, Portugal, Prabowo, security sector, independence, United Nations, West Timor

(Deutsch) Watch Indonesia! fordert Verlängerung des EU-Embargos für Waffenexporte und militärische Zusammenarbeit mit Indonesien

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Posted on 10:15 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, European Union (EU), refugees, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, security sector, arms trade, West Timor

Churches in solidarity with East Timor’s population

Evangelical Church in Germany, EKD-Bulletin 04/1999
Observing the referendum and statements

The Evangelical Church in Germany, together with the Roman Catholic Church, had agreed to and supported the dispatch of 9 people to observe the referendum in East Timor on 30. August 1999. The applicant and sponsor of this measure was the non-governmental organisation (NRO) “Watch Indonesia”, resident in Germany, which prepared the participants for this important peace-keeping mission with a 6-day intensive course, and had taken on the responsibility ... read more

Posted on 12:33 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, church, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, referendum 1999, solidarity, United Nations

(Deutsch) Das Kassandra-Syndrom

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Posted on 06:58 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, intervention and peace keeping, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Police, referendum 1999, reformasi, independence, United Nations, forced eviction

Immediate repatriation of the East Timorese is called for by the 10th Christian Consultation on East Timor

11th October 1999

PRESS RELEASE FROM CIIR (Catholic Institute for International Relations, London)

From 8-10 October 1999 representatives of churches and church organisations* met in Aachen, Germany for the 10th Christian Consultation on East Timor to discuss the current situation. It was clear that the most important issue on the agenda was the immediate repatriation of East Timorese from West Timor and other islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Again and again the meeting heard stories about the ... read more

Posted on 08:57 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Development, East Timor, Publications
Tags: refugees, Indonesia, East Timor, independence, United Nations, crimes against humanity, forced eviction, West Timor

(Deutsch) “Generäle lachen sich doch kaputt”

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Posted on 06:48 PM in democracy, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations