(Deutsch) Gewaltausbruch in Osttimor hält an

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Posted on 09:19 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, military, East Timor, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) “Hausgemachte politische Führungskrise”

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Posted on 10:13 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, crisis 2006, Mari Alkatiri, military, East Timor, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Bahasa Indonesia) Menggali Kebenaran

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Posted on 02:17 PM in Dealing With A Burdened Past - Transitional Justice and Democratization, conference 20./21.04.2006, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, democracy, Indonesia, East Timor, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past

Reconciling truth and geopolitical truth

The Jakarta Post, May 11, 2006

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Berlin, Germany

Truth and reconciliation tribunals have been in vogue since former South African President Nelson Mandela launched formal pre-judiciary processes to help heal the victims of apartheid and re-unite his nation during the 1990s. Yet few other countries burdened with a troubled past have satisfactorily dealt with it by experimenting with transitional justice processes.

Some countries, such as Germany, succeeded without it. Whether the „Truth“ will finally ... read more

Posted on 12:26 PM in Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Indonesia, East Timor, transitional justice, dealing with the past, truth commission

(Deutsch) Tagungsbericht: Osttimor auf dem Weg zu nachhaltiger Unabhängigkeit?

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Posted on 04:43 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Events
Tags: East Timor

Indonesia: Impunity must be brought to an end – all conflicts must be resolved by peaceful means

January 15th, 2006

Aide-Mémoire 62nd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 13 March to April 2006

 

Aceh

Decades of war and the devastating tsunami that struck the province in December 2005 have caused immense suffering for the Acehnese. But the window of opportunity that opened through this catastrophe has eventually led to a significant improvement of the human rights situation in this region. After initial difficulties, domestic and foreign organisations were by and large granted unrestricted access to the ... read more

Posted on 06:27 AM in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, Munir, East Timor, Papua, regional conflicts, impunity, criminal prosecution

(Deutsch) Osttimors Wahrheits- und Versöhnungskommission

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Posted on 02:09 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: peace process, justice, East Timor, criminal prosecution, reconciliation, truth commission

(Deutsch) Bauernopfer im Kalten Krieg

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Posted on 03:58 PM in History & Overview, History & Overview, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: history and overview, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Wahrheits-Bericht für Osttimor unter Verschluss

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Posted on 10:37 AM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: East Timor, truth commission

Church based aid agencies and human rights organisations demand publication of the final report of East Timor’s Truth Commission

Aachen/Berlin, December 02, 2005

Press Release by MISEREOR, missio, German Commission for Justice and Peace and Watch Indonesia!

MISEREOR, missio, the German Commission for Justice and Peace as well as the human rights organisation „Watch Indonesia!” appeal to East Timor’s parliament to disseminate the Truth Commission’s report and its recommendations and to ensure that the people of East Timor, especially the victims and their families, are informed of its contents. „The German government, which supported the work ... read more

Posted on 08:11 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Government of Germany, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão