Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability for Serious Crimes Committed in Timor-Leste

20 October 2009

http://www.etan.org/news/2009/10unsc.htm

The following letter to the UN Security Council was signed by 65 individuals, representing nearly 50 organizations worldwide. President Security Council The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017 Your Excellency, We have long been concerned with the justice and accountability for human rights and war crimes committed in Timor-Leste. As you meet this week to discuss the situation in Timor-Leste, we remind you that United Nations — and more specifically Security Council ... read more

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Tags: violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission

(Deutsch) Osttimor: Täter bleiben bis heute straflos

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German version

Posted on 03:00 PM in East Timor, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor

(Deutsch) Osttimor: “Die Ursachen der Krise von 2006 sind nicht behoben”

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German version

Posted on 04:06 PM in Human Development, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: development, refugees, violence, justice, crisis 2006, land rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, independence, truth commission

Reconciliation in Timor-Leste and the Role of the Media:

The Casa de Produção Audiovisual

East-Timor: How to Build a New Nation in Southeast Asia in the 21st Century?
Edited by Christine Cabasset-Semedo and Frédéric Durand
Carnet de l’Irasec / Occasional Paper n°9 – 2009, May 2009

Henriette Sachse 41

Post-independence Timor-Leste struggles to come to terms with its past, to improve the recent situation and to build up its future at the same time. These are enormous tasks which require a lot of attention from all actors involved: the national government, national ... read more

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Tags: peace process, history and overview, East Timor, transitional justice, reconciliation

Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability

International Federation for East Timor (IFET), February 18, 2009

President
Security Council
The United Nations
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017

February 18, 2009

Your Excellency

We are writing on behalf of organizations long concerned with the justice process in Timor-Leste.

As you meet this week to discuss renewing the UN mission in Timor-Leste, we urge you to look at the unfulfilled UN pledges concerning human rights and accountability for serious human rights crimes committed in Timor-Leste between 1975 ... read more

Posted on 01:54 AM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, crisis 2006, human rights, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimor am Scheideweg
Chaos oder Neuanfang?

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German version

Posted on 12:31 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), history and overview, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, transitional justice, elections, Xanana Gusmão

Indonesia Regrets Human Rights Violations in East Timor

DW-World.de, 15 July 2008

Indonesia has acknowledged that its state institutions carried out gross human rights violations during East Timor’s 1999 vote for independence. The admission came after a bilateral commission submitted its findings, blaming Jakarta for crimes against humanity. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, receiving the commission’s report, expressed his regret over the 1999 events. But he, along with his East Timorese counterpart José Ramos Horta also insisted on moving forward.

The Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) finally submitted its ... read more

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Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, justice, human rights, military, East Timor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

Release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end

Joint Letter

1st June 2008

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017-3515 Your Excellency, The recent release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres by the Indonesian Supreme Court brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end. Meaningful justice to the long-suffering people of Timor-Leste is long overdue. We urge you to work to uphold the rule of law and strengthen the democratic transition in both countries. It time for the United ... read more

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, rule of law, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, truth commission

Letter to UN Secretary-General on justice for East Timor

PO Box 21873, Brooklyn NY 11202 718-596-7668, etan@etan.org

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017-3515

December 13, 2007

Mr. Secretary-General,

We are a coalition of more than 70 human rights organizations from 14 countries around the world, concerned about justice for the people of Timor-Leste. On this, your first visit as Secretary-General to Timor-Leste, we remind you that its people suffered countless war crimes and crimes against humanity during ... read more

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Open letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono concerning Col. Cav. Burhanuddin Siagian, Commander of the Resort Military Command 172/PWY Jayapura, Papua

28 June 2007

Dear President Yudhoyono,

We are writing to express our grave concern about the tenure of Col. Burhanuddin Siagian as commander of the Jayapura sub-regional military command (Korem 172/ PWY/Jayapura) in Papua. Col. Siagian has been indicted twice for crimes against humanity in East Timor (now Timor-Leste). Indonesia has not complied with its obligations under international law and Indonesian domestic law to prosecute Col. Siagian for his alleged crimes, and it has furthermore failed to extradite him to East Timor ... read more

Posted on 09:32 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, military, East Timor, Papua, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity