(Deutsch) Massaker in Osttimor bleiben ungesühnt

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Posted on 01:08 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, United Nations, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Osttimor fällt UN-Ermittlern in den Rücken

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Posted on 08:20 AM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, justice, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, independence, United Nations, reconciliation, Wiranto, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtsschutz braucht anwaltschaftliches Eintreten

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Posted on 02:43 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, Justiz, human rights, NGO, East Timor, political prisoners, protest action, referendum 1999, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas, transitional justice

Indonesia six years after the fall of Suharto

23 April 2004

The following article is based on a presentation given at the Department of Government and International Studies (GIS) at the Hong Kong Baptist University on December 4th, 2003, as part of the East-West Talks.1 The publication of the article by the GIS-Department is forthcoming.

Proceeding democratically back to the New Order? 2

by Petra Stockmann

2004 is a super-election year in Indonesia: On April 5th, Indonesians were called to the polls to vote ... read more

Posted on 04:51 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: dictator Suharto, GOLKAR, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, New Order, East Timor, political parties, law, rule of law, referendum 1999, reformasi, terrorism, constitution, constitutional court, elections, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Osttimor wo?

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Posted on 06:16 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, human rights, NGO, East Timor, referendum 1999

(Deutsch) Intervention in Asien: Das Beispiel Osttimor – Konfliktlösung ohne ausreichende Prävention

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Posted on 03:30 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Australia, dictator Suharto, refugees, Habibie, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, East Timor, Portugal, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Osttimor – Konfliktlösung durch die Vereinten Nationen

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Posted on 01:37 AM in History & Overview, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, conflict 1975 - 1999, conflict resolution, East Timor, referendum 1999, state & nation building, independence, United Nations

International Federation for East Timor urges UN Security Council to create International Tribunal for East Timor

Media Release, May, 20, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (New York, USA) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (Dili, East Timor)

May 20, 2003 – On the first anniversary of the new country’s independence, the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) urged the UN Security Council to establish an international tribunal to try the masterminds of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territory from 1975 to 1999. In an open letter to council members, IFET called a tribunal ... read more

Posted on 06:29 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

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