(Deutsch) Wo bleibt die rot-grüne Menschenrechtspolitik?

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Posted on 10:24 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, Government of Germany, Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, East Timor, Papua, referendum 1999, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Die “Bilanz des Schreckens” ist noch nicht erstellt

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Posted on 08:04 AM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, independence, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Milizen, Militär und das Elend der jungen Demokratie

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Posted on 07:32 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Police, Prabowo, referendum 1999, regional conflicts, security sector, transitional justice, United Nations, forced eviction, West Timor, Wiranto

East Timor Federation Urges Delay of Indonesia Aid Meet

For Immediate Release, IFET, September 22, 2000

Says CGI Should Await Efforts on East Timorese Refugees

The International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged the World Bank to postpone the upcoming meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI). In a letter to James D. Wolfensohn, President of the bank, IFET said the meeting should be postponed until Indonesia has “restored peace and order to West Timor, and established the conditions necessary for the East Timorese refugees who have ... read more

Posted on 11:33 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

IFET: CGI should be postponed indefinitely

September 22, 2000

The following is the full text of a letter sent today by the International Federation for East Timor to James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. IFET, which includes three dozen organizations from around the world, is asking for a postponement of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting until Indonesia takes substantive steps to end militia violence in West Timor. CGI, which includes all the principal multilateral and bilateral funders for Indonesia, is currently scheduled to meet ... read more

Posted on 07:30 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

(Deutsch) Neuer Milizenterror

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Posted on 09:25 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, West Timor

East Timor Federation Urges International Tribunal on Timor Vote Anniversary Calls Case for Tribunal “Irrefutable”

30 August 2000

Contact: John M. Miller, ETAN, +1-718-596-7668; +1-917-690-4391 (US) Paul Barber, TAPOL, +44-1420-80153 (UK)

Calling “the case for an international tribunal for East Timor … now irrefutable,” the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan immediately take steps to establish one. In a letter delivered to the Secretary-General on the anniversary of East Timor’s vote for independence, IFET wrote that the recent passage of a constitutional amendment introducing a non-retroactivity principle “confirms our prior ... read more

Posted on 06:54 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Osttimor ein Jahr nach dem Referendum

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Posted on 11:36 AM in East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, refugees, international tribunal, justice, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, state & nation building, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, United Nations, dealing with the past, forced eviction

Churches in solidarity with East Timor’s population

Evangelical Church in Germany, EKD-Bulletin 04/1999
Observing the referendum and statements

The Evangelical Church in Germany, together with the Roman Catholic Church, had agreed to and supported the dispatch of 9 people to observe the referendum in East Timor on 30. August 1999. The applicant and sponsor of this measure was the non-governmental organisation (NRO) “Watch Indonesia”, resident in Germany, which prepared the participants for this important peace-keeping mission with a 6-day intensive course, and had taken on the responsibility ... read more

Posted on 12:33 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, church, conflict resolution, human rights, East Timor, referendum 1999, solidarity, United Nations

(Deutsch) Das Kassandra-Syndrom

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Posted on 06:58 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, intervention and peace keeping, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Police, referendum 1999, reformasi, independence, United Nations, forced eviction