(Deutsch) Indonesien als Lieferant für Nickel – Fakten und Hintergründe zu Menschenrechts- und Umweltauswirkungen (Factsheet)
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?
Posted in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, 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 in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
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 in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
(Deutsch) Islam in Indonesien
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German version
Posted in History & Overview, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Deutsch) Komnas HAM beschließt Zähne zu zeigen
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German version
Posted in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, SUARA magazine
(Deutsch) Lösung des Problems durch Umsiedlung?
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Posted in Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, SUARA magazine
(Deutsch) Ramos-Horta und die Gewalt
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Posted in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Deutsch) Die Gewalt ist der Preis der Freiheit
oder
Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft
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Posted in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice
Jakarta’s armed forces angling for more power
– Comment by Alex Flor in German only
– Jakarta’s armed forces angling for more power
– More analysts give thumbs-down to military bill
– TNI Chief stands by military bill
Straits Times, February 25, 2003
Jakarta’s armed forces angling for more power
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta — A controversial Bill, being drafted, isset to revive the supremacy of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and even allow its commander to declare ... read more
Posted in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, security sector
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 in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch's Studies and Reports
