(Deutsch) Milizen, Militär und das Elend der jungen Demokratie

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Posted on 07:32 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Police, Prabowo, referendum 1999, regional conflicts, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, forced eviction, West Timor, Wiranto

(Bahasa Indonesia) Setuju perpanjangan Jeda Kemanusiaan di Aceh, Asal….

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Posted on 02:35 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, human rights, regional conflicts

(Deutsch) Keine Mittel für Indonesien ohne Auflösung der Milizen

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Posted on 05:51 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Government of Germany, refugees, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, impunity, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

East Timor Federation Urges Delay of Indonesia Aid Meet

For Immediate Release, IFET, September 22, 2000

Says CGI Should Await Efforts on East Timorese Refugees

The International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged the World Bank to postpone the upcoming meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI). In a letter to James D. Wolfensohn, President of the bank, IFET said the meeting should be postponed until Indonesia has “restored peace and order to West Timor, and established the conditions necessary for the East Timorese refugees who have ... read more

Posted on 11:33 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

IFET: CGI should be postponed indefinitely

September 22, 2000

The following is the full text of a letter sent today by the International Federation for East Timor to James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. IFET, which includes three dozen organizations from around the world, is asking for a postponement of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting until Indonesia takes substantive steps to end militia violence in West Timor. CGI, which includes all the principal multilateral and bilateral funders for Indonesia, is currently scheduled to meet ... read more

Posted on 07:30 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

(Deutsch) EU-Waffenembargo für Indonesien gefordert

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Posted on 11:55 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: European Union (EU), refugees, Indonesia, human rights, military, East Timor, United Nations, arms trade, West Timor

Situation in West Timor:
Call for Arms Embargo on Indonesia to be Re-Imposed

18 September 2000

Joint NGO Statement to European Union Council of Ministers

This statement was delivered to the French Foreign Mininster, representing the French Presidency of the EU, on 18 September 2000: The grave developments in West Timor, triggered by the murder on 6 September of at least five people, including three UNHCR workers, has created an extreme emergency in the territory. We welcome the European Union Declaration on 7 September condemning these murders and deploring the current state of ... read more

Posted on 07:15 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, European Union (EU), refugees, violence, Indonesia, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, United Nations, arms trade, West Timor

(Deutsch) Neuer Milizenterror

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Posted on 09:25 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, West Timor

East Timor Federation Urges International Tribunal on Timor Vote Anniversary Calls Case for Tribunal “Irrefutable”

30 August 2000

Contact: John M. Miller, ETAN, +1-718-596-7668; +1-917-690-4391 (US) Paul Barber, TAPOL, +44-1420-80153 (UK)

Calling “the case for an international tribunal for East Timor … now irrefutable,” the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan immediately take steps to establish one. In a letter delivered to the Secretary-General on the anniversary of East Timor’s vote for independence, IFET wrote that the recent passage of a constitutional amendment introducing a non-retroactivity principle “confirms our prior ... read more

Posted on 06:54 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Von Bomben und Zeitbomben

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Posted on 09:31 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, regional conflicts, state & nation building, terrorism