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

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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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(Deutsch) Korupsi und Bank Bali

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Posted on 08:26 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(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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East Timor: A predictable disaster

20. September 1999

By Jörg Meier in Dili / Darwin / Jakarta *

The “worst case scenario” has become reality. After an overwhelmingly majority of the East Timorese people voted against the solution of wide range autonomy under Indonesia, the situation in the eastern half of Timor, which was annexed by Indonesia in 1975, went totally out of control. At least that’s the say. Even president Habibie confessed that Indonesia alone isn’t able to control the ... read more

Posted on 03:26 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Bishop Belo, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Eurico Guterres, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, international tribunal, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Prabowo, referendum 1999, security sector, independence, United Nations, West Timor, Wiranto, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) UN-Truppe für Osttimor

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Posted on 01:30 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Grün für die Uno!

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Posted on 06:06 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) “Strukturen wie bei der Mafia”

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Posted on 06:36 PM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) „Operation Wipe-out“: Ein gewolltes und geplantes Desaster

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Posted on 02:44 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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