East Timor Federation Urges International Tribunal on Timor Vote Anniversary Calls Case for Tribunal “Irrefutable”

30 August 2000

Contact: John M. Miller, ETAN, +1-718-596-7668; +1-917-690-4391 (US) Paul Barber, TAPOL, +44-1420-80153 (UK)

Calling “the case for an international tribunal for East Timor … now irrefutable,” the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan immediately take steps to establish one. In a letter delivered to the Secretary-General on the anniversary of East Timor’s vote for independence, IFET wrote that the recent passage of a constitutional amendment introducing a non-retroactivity principle “confirms our prior ... read more

Posted on 06:54 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Osttimor ein Jahr nach dem Referendum

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Posted on 11:36 AM in East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Statement to CNRT Congress

Dili, August 28th, 2000

Click here for Portuguese version Dear friends of the CNRT Congress, We are members of international solidarity groups in support of Timor Loro Sae who have come here to attend your Congress as observers. Our organizations, over long years, have tried to raise awareness on the issue of East Timor and to advocate the right of its people to self-determination. It is a very strong and emotional feeling to watch you meeting here, ... read more

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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
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(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) 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) 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

(Deutsch) Vierzig Prozent Timors gehören den Suhartos

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Posted on 05:55 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Dringender Appell: Kriegsverbrechertribunal für Ost-Timor

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Posted on 04:40 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
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