Release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end

Joint Letter

1st June 2008

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017-3515 Your Excellency, The recent release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres by the Indonesian Supreme Court brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end. Meaningful justice to the long-suffering people of Timor-Leste is long overdue. We urge you to work to uphold the rule of law and strengthen the democratic transition in both countries. It time for the United ... read more

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, rule of law, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, truth commission

Rethinking Justice for East Timor

February 2005

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Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax
Misereor
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Diakonie

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

(Deutsch) Womit hat Papua das verdient?

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Posted on 04:29 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Papua, security sector
Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, human rights, military, militias, Papua

Hopes fade for East Timor justice

BBC News, 13 May 2002

As East Timor readies for independence on 20 May, Jakarta correspondent Richard Galpin writes that most of those who wreaked terrible violence after the 1999 vote to end Indonesian rule still walk free. “It is not to get justice for the victims, it’s just lip service” Human rights lawyer Johnson Panjaitan. The former Indonesian province of East Timor has been under United Nations’ control since its people voted for independence three years ago. But freedom ... read more

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Prozessauftakt in Jakarta
Ad-Hoc Gericht für die Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Osttimor eröffnet

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations

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) „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
Tags: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Eurico Guterres, Habibie, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, crimes against humanity

IFET letter to UN Secretary General on the appointment of Eurico Guterres

International Federation for East Timor (IFET) U.N. Representative: Charles Scheiner PO Box 1182, White Plains NY 10602 USA Tel: 1-914-428-7299 fax: 1-914-428-7383 ifet@etan.org / http://www.etan.org/ifet

15 June 1999

Hon. Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General By fax to 212-963-2155 Dear Excellency, On Monday 7 June, the district head of Dili, Mr. Domingos Soares, announced that Eurico Guterres, one of the most notorious of the pro-integration militia leaders, ... read more

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Tags: Eurico Guterres, violence, Indonesia, militias, East Timor, Portugal, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, crimes against humanity