Indonesia Regrets Human Rights Violations in East Timor

DW-World.de, 15 July 2008

Indonesia has acknowledged that its state institutions carried out gross human rights violations during East Timor’s 1999 vote for independence. The admission came after a bilateral commission submitted its findings, blaming Jakarta for crimes against humanity. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, receiving the commission’s report, expressed his regret over the 1999 events. But he, along with his East Timorese counterpart José Ramos Horta also insisted on moving forward.

The Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) finally submitted its ... read more

Posted on 12:40 PM in Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, justice, human rights, military, East Timor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) „Die Wahlen waren in keinster Weise friedlich“

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Posted on 05:13 PM in Elections & Political Parties, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications
Tags: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Fretilin, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, government, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimor: Wahlen im Zeichen der Gewalt

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Posted on 09:59 AM in Human Development, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, United Nations, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Bahasa Indonesia) Menjelang Pemilu Presiden di Timor Leste

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Posted on 04:26 PM in Elections & Political Parties, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Dili Update – Notes from my visit to Dili February/March 2007

06 March 2007

By Henri Myrttinen

Overall Situation

The situation in Dili continues to be defined by the on-going violence, which tends to fluctuate in terms of its intensity and the stated reasons for it seem to change with time. What a year ago was a conflict within the security forces became a sectarian loro monu/loro sa’e conflict, this then morphed into fights between various gangs, most notably PSHT vs. 7-7. During the course of the approximately 3 weeks which I ... read more

Posted on 10:47 AM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Australia, refugees, Fretilin, violence, José Ramos-Horta, justice, church, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Wir sind nicht indonesisch, wir sind nicht australisch, aber wer sind wir?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building
Tags: violence, José Ramos-Horta, judicial system, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, human rights, East Timor, state & nation building, impunity, transitional justice, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimors Premier tritt doch zurück

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Posted on 10:59 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Pemerintah Timor Leste dianggap tidak mampu

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Posted on 04:47 PM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Osttimor soll Kriegsgräuel aufarbeiten

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Posted on 08:17 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, human rights, militias, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission

(Deutsch) Osttimor: Keine Straflosigkeit für Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit

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Posted on 02:49 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, justice, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission