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
Tags: mining, dictator Suharto, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, Prabowo, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

Rethinking Justice for East Timor

February 2005

Watch Indonesia!
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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Posted on 03:44 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, East Timor, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
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

(Deutsch) Intervention in Asien: Das Beispiel Osttimor – Konfliktlösung ohne ausreichende Prävention

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Posted on 03:30 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Australia, dictator Suharto, refugees, Habibie, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, East Timor, Portugal, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, crimes against humanity

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

Indonesia: Human Rights Report 2002

February 2003

Introduction

During the year 2002 a number of positive developments have taken place in Indonesia. Some key aspects of these are that agreements to resolve conflicts in Aceh, the Moluccas and Poso/Sulawesi have been signed, that the military and police have announced that they will relinquish their seats in Parliament and that Constitutional amendments codify some changes concerning Indonesia’s political system.

As is well known, Indonesia has fallen victim to a severe terrorist attack, which resulted in a huge loss ... read more

Posted on 07:59 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Aceh, women's rights, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, military, Moluccas, East Timor, Papua, religion, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, Sulawesi, terrorism

(Deutsch) Pressespiegel indonesische Streitkräfte

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Posted on 07:51 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, Chinese, dictator Suharto, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, military, militias, Moluccas, East Timor, Papua, Prabowo, security sector, Sulawesi, United Nations, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Pressespiegel indonesische Streitkräfte

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Posted on 07:06 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, Moluccas, East Timor, law, security sector, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Pressespiegel indonesische Streitkräfte

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Posted on 06:11 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, military, East Timor, Papua, Police, law, regional conflicts, security sector, United Nations