Notes on comments by Xanana Gusmão and José Ramos-Horta on dealing with past human rights violations

 

Made during a Panel Discussion at the German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswaertige Politik, DGAP), Berlin, October 20th, 2004

02 November 2004

Question: If East Timor’s leadership is committed to democracy, the rule of law and human rights, of which international criminal law is an inherent part, how can it be that the arrest warrant issued by the Special Panels for Serious Crimes in May 2004 is not forwarded to Interpol by the Prosecutor General? Answer by ... read more

Posted on 08:56 AM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission

(Bahasa Indonesia) Presiden TimTim Gusmão di Berlin

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Indonesian version

Posted on 04:20 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimor fällt UN-Ermittlern in den Rücken

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German version

Posted on 08:20 AM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, justice, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, independence, United Nations, reconciliation, Wiranto, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Nach den Wahlen:
Perspektiven des Landes im internationalen Horizont

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German version

Posted on 03:32 PM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, decentralization, Indonesia, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, East Timor, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, terrorism, elections, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Von der Idee des gerechten Friedens geleitet – Empfehlungen zu zivilen und militärischen Interventionen zum Schutz der Menschenrechte

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German version

Posted on 03:10 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Security Sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: peace process, violence, humanitarian aid, intervention and peace keeping, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, civil society

(Deutsch) Osttimors Wahrheitskommission

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German version

Posted on 12:31 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, gender, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, Mari Alkatiri, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

International Federation for East Timor urges UN Security Council to create International Tribunal for East Timor

Media Release, May, 20, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (New York, USA) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (Dili, East Timor)

May 20, 2003 – On the first anniversary of the new country’s independence, the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) urged the UN Security Council to establish an international tribunal to try the masterminds of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territory from 1975 to 1999. In an open letter to council members, IFET called a tribunal ... read more

Posted on 06:29 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

International Federation for East Timor Urges Nations’ President to Fully Support Accountability for Past Abuses

Media Release, 01 April, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (USA) Paul Barber, +44-1420-80153 (Britain) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (East Timor)

April 1, 2003 – The International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged the new nation’s President to fully support meaningful justice for crimes against humanity and other crimes committed in the territory. In a letter to President Xanana Gusmao, IFET expressed dismay at his reaction to February’s indictment by the joint UN-East Timor Serious Crimes Unit of high-ranking ... read more

Posted on 05:51 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, Xanana Gusmão

IFET letter to President Xanana Gusmão

International Federation for East Timor, March 31, 2003

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Palace of the Ashes
Dili, Timor-Leste

Your Excellency,

Having regard to our continuing solidarity with the people of Timor-Leste in their tasks of reconstruction and nation-building, we are writing to express our concern about your response to the decision by the Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) to indict on 24 February 2003 several high-ranking Indonesian military officers for crimes against humanity ... read more

Posted on 04:56 PM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, reconciliation