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 on 05:51 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, Xanana Gusmão

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 on 04:56 PM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

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 on 05:23 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, security sector
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, military, 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 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

Indonesia: Impunity for human rights violations must be brought to an end

4th February 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Referat Menschenrechte, Stuttgart United Evangelical Mission, Wuppertal

Aide-Mémoire to the German delegation 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 17th March to 25th April 2003

Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Human Rights Desk P.O.B. 10 11 42, D-70010 Stuttgart, Fon.: +49(0)711 – 21 56 – 743 Fax: +49(0)711 – 21 59 – 368 United Evangelical Mission Communion of Churches in three Continents Postfach 20 19 63, 42219 Wuppertal Rudolfstraße ... read more

Posted on 07:05 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, human rights, military, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, criminal prosecution, terrorism

(Deutsch) Friedenschluss mit Aceh-Rebellen?

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German version

Posted on 12:27 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Indonesischer Islamist wird angeblich von der Regierung unterstützt

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German version

Posted on 11:32 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bali, Indonesia, military, security sector, terrorism

(Bahasa Indonesia) Panglima TNI Meminta Maaf

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Indonesian version

Posted on 02:03 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, human rights, military, security sector, impunity, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Drei Jahre Haft für den Ex-Gouverneur

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German version

Posted on 02:59 PM in Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, Xanana Gusmão

(Bahasa Indonesia) Reaksi di Jerman terhadap vonis Pengadilan Ad Hoc Timtim

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Indonesian version

Posted on 11:40 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, crimes against humanity