(Deutsch) Osttimor am Scheideweg
Chaos oder Neuanfang?

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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
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(Deutsch) “Die Mühen der Ebene”

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Posted on 03:43 PM in 10 Years Reformasi: Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice in Indonesia, Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, poverty, democracy, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Papua, political parties, press freedom, rule of law, reformasi, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, state & nation building, transitional justice, elections, economy and business

The New Indonesian Constitutional Court

April 2007

A study into its beginnings and first years of work

by Petra Stockmann

[…] Constitutional courts in transition countries face a number of additional challenges: For one, the courts will in one way or another have to deal with the legacy of the past authoritarian regimes. Questions of transitional justice may also touch upon the realm of constitutional jurisdiction and might collide with the principle of upholding the law. And then there is the question of what ... read more

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East Timor Faces up to its Past

July 2005

series missio Human Rights (ISSN1618-6222)

Monika Schlicher

The Work of the Commission for Reception,Truth and Reconciliation

I. Introduction

Sometimes I get so angry I could go crazy and what I want most of all would be to have all the perpetrators killed. And then, at other times, I think: but my husband is dead, nothing can bring him back, not even revenge.

Like this widow from ... read more

Posted on 03:54 AM in joint studies and reports, History & Overview, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, dealing with the past, reconciliation, truth commission

(Deutsch) “Katastrophales Papier” Kalimantan – Insel der Zukunft?

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Posted on 03:50 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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Rethinking Justice for East Timor

February 2005

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Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax
Misereor
missio
Diakonie

Position Paper on the Reform of the International Justice Process in East
Timor and Indonesia

Written and edited by
Leonie von Braun and Monika SchlicherWatch Indonesia!

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission, Wiranto

Territorial Autonomy: A possible solution of self-determination conflicts?

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Hans-Joachim Heintze

History provides many examples of conflict situations where a disgruntled, territorially concentrated minority has demanded statehood on the basis of the right to self-determination.1 The typical reaction of the concerned State is the rejection of this claim, very often enforced by military power which in many cases results in a tragic and bloody war. This experience has led to increased debates about peaceful solutions of ... read more

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Tags: conflict resolution, Papua, special autonomy

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