Indonesia: The Government must act upon its international commitments to human rights

February 22nd, 2008

Aide-Mémoire 7th UN Human Rights Council 3rd to 28th March 2008

Since the beginning of its democratic transition in 1998, Indonesia has ratified several international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESC) and the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). While these steps are welcomed, Indonesia has yet to act upon the obligations ... read more

Posted on 04:22 PM in joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, impunity, transitional justice, United Nations, truth commission

As Security Council Readies Visit to Timor-Leste, Rights Groups Call For Justice and Accountability

 

PO Box 21873, Brooklyn, NY 11202 USA +1/917-690-4391; etan@etan.org

November 21, 2007

Dear Security Council member,

As your delegation prepares to leave for Timor-Leste, we write to urge you to pay careful attention to the transitional justice process for that country. As you will be aware, the people of Timor-Leste suffered countless war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Indonesian invasion and 24-year occupation of their homeland, in violation of numerous United Nations resolutions and human rights treaties. We remind you ... read more

Posted on 08:29 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, truth commission

(Deutsch) Pat Walsh, internationaler Berater beim technischen Büro der nationalen Wahrheitskommission in Osttimor

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Posted on 09:25 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes
Tags: Government of Germany, East Timor, state & nation building, transitional justice, truth commission

(Deutsch) Geschichte eines Scheiterns

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Posted on 05:26 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, crisis 2006, human rights, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, United Nations, dealing with the past, truth commission

(Deutsch) Geschichte bleibt tabu

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Posted on 04:04 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, transitional justice, truth commission

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

September 10th, 2006

Aide-Mémoire 2nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council 18 September – 6 October 2006

 

Impunity

Eight years of democratisation and transformation in Indonesia, and victims of grave human rights violations are still waiting for justice! There has been no progress regarding prosecution and trial of gross violations of human rights. Impunity is still enjoyed by those responsible for the 1999 violence in East Timor, despite repeated unambiguous demands and recommendations on the part of UN organs. This ... read more

Posted on 07:30 PM in joint position papers, Human Development, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: intelligence service, Indonesia, human rights, Munir, East Timor, regional conflicts, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, truth commission

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) 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