(Deutsch) Osttimor: “Die Ursachen der Krise von 2006 sind nicht behoben”

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Posted on 04:06 PM in Human Development, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: development, refugees, violence, justice, crisis 2006, land rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, independence, truth commission

Reconciliation in Timor-Leste and the Role of the Media:

The Casa de Produção Audiovisual

East-Timor: How to Build a New Nation in Southeast Asia in the 21st Century?
Edited by Christine Cabasset-Semedo and Frédéric Durand
Carnet de l’Irasec / Occasional Paper n°9 – 2009, May 2009

Henriette Sachse 41

Post-independence Timor-Leste struggles to come to terms with its past, to improve the recent situation and to build up its future at the same time. These are enormous tasks which require a lot of attention from all actors involved: the national government, national ... read more

Posted on 03:43 AM in East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: peace process, history and overview, East Timor, transitional justice, reconciliation

Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability

International Federation for East Timor (IFET), February 18, 2009

President
Security Council
The United Nations
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017

February 18, 2009

Your Excellency

We are writing on behalf of organizations long concerned with the justice process in Timor-Leste.

As you meet this week to discuss renewing the UN mission in Timor-Leste, we urge you to look at the unfulfilled UN pledges concerning human rights and accountability for serious human rights crimes committed in Timor-Leste between 1975 ... read more

Posted on 01:54 AM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, crisis 2006, human rights, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Osttimor am Scheideweg
Chaos oder Neuanfang?

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Posted on 12:31 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), history and overview, violence, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, East Timor, political parties, transitional justice, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Frauenrechtlerinnen aus Osttimor

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Posted on 12:54 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes
Tags: Government of Germany, development, gender, justice, judicial system, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice

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) In Memoriam Pater Ruedi Hofmann

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Posted on 09:20 AM in History & Overview, East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: peace process, history and overview, conflict resolution, culture, East Timor, religion

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

Posted on 02:06 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, rule of law, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, truth commission

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte: Indonesien verpasst seine Chancen

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Posted on 01:17 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, truth commission

(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Indonesien: Eine Bilanz der verpassten Chancen

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Posted on 12:25 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, truth commission