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

(Deutsch) Der Aufarbeitungsprozess in Osttimor

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German version

Posted on 04:42 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Bishop Belo, Indonesia, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, militias, East Timor, rule of law, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, Xanana Gusmão

(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

Court Verdict Concerning Former Governor of East Timor is a Breach of Law

14 August 2002

The first verdict of the trials concerning human rights violations perpetrated in East Timor in 1999 had been eagerly expected. But from their very start human rights organisations, amongst others Watch Indonesia!, have been doubtful whether the Indonesian judiciary would have the ability as well as the necessary will to bring the perpetrators to justice. Demands for an international tribunal, which had been recommended also by a specially established United Nations investigation commission, did not find much support. ... read more

Posted on 10:38 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission, Xanana Gusmão

IFET: United Nations urged to establish international tribunal

October 25, 2001

IFET, the International Federation on East Timor, sent this letter to UN Secretary General today:

Honorable Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, We are writing to urge you to support the establishment by the United Nations of an international tribunal to try the war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed in East Timor from 1975 onward. As we wrote to you on 5 July and 30 August of last year, the International Federation for East Timor and ... read more

Posted on 12:26 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, military, East Timor, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, forced eviction

Rua Demokratika No.1
On the road to democracy, where the streets have no name

September 4, 2001

Interview with Fernando de Araujo, Leader of the Partido Democratico

On the beach in Dili, wet and laughing children were doing summersaults. There was no street name on the street across the beach, just an arrow and a sign: Partido Democratico, 50 meters. PD is Timor’s new democratic party. Officially 2 months old, PD is the second strongest party in Timor Lorosae. PD won seven seats at the recent Election for the Constituent Assembly. The ... read more

Posted on 10:36 AM in Elections & Political Parties, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications
Tags: democracy, Fretilin, international tribunal, justice, East Timor, political parties, rule of law, transitional justice, constitution, reconciliation, elections

Justice For East Timor

Berlin, 13 June 2001

We are organisations with long-standing links with the peoples of Indonesia and East Timor. We have followed events in East Timor for many years and have sought to show support and solidarity for our East Timorese friends in their constant search for justice and peace. This statement arises out of our dismay at recent developments in Indonesia and East Timor concerning the administration of justice for gross violations of human rights committed in East Timor.

The ... read more

Posted on 01:32 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, refugees, Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, Wiranto

Statement to CNRT Congress

Dili, August 28th, 2000

Click here for Portuguese version Dear friends of the CNRT Congress, We are members of international solidarity groups in support of Timor Loro Sae who have come here to attend your Congress as observers. Our organizations, over long years, have tried to raise awareness on the issue of East Timor and to advocate the right of its people to self-determination. It is a very strong and emotional feeling to watch you meeting here, ... read more

Posted on 03:03 PM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, military, NGO, East Timor, solidarity, transitional justice, independence, crimes against humanity, reconciliation