Side Event „Rethinking Justice in East Timor” at the 61st Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, April 1, 2005 in Genevace

JOINT PRESS RELEASE By FORUM-ASIA, Watch Indonesia!, ELSAM, Perkumpulan HAK, East Timor National Alliance for an International Tribunal, April 01, 2005 Human Rights Organizations Urge the UN to Fulfill Its Commitment to the Justice Processes in East Timor and Indonesia

Today, East Timorese, Indonesian and international human rights organizations demanded that the stalled justice processes in Indonesia and East Timor be reformed and effective solutions found by the two states and the UN. The event organized by Watch Indonesia!, ... read more

Posted on 08:53 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, truth commission

(Deutsch) Den Opfern Gerechtigkeit verschaffen

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Posted on 01:37 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, truth commission

Trading Justice for Friendship

March 29, 2005

An Analysis of the Terms of Reference of the Commission of Truth and Friendship for Indonesia and East Timor

by Leonie von Braun

On March 9, 2005 Indonesia and East Timor signed a bilateral agreement creating a Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF). The mandate and functions of this Commission, which is set to deal with the violent past of the two neighbouring countries, pose profound difficulties for those who strive for accountability for the human ... read more

Posted on 08:35 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, judicial system, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, truth commission

(Bahasa Indonesia) LSM Tuduh Ada Deal Politik di Balik Pembentukan KKP

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Posted on 01:46 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, NGO, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, truth commission

Rethinking Justice for East Timor

February 2005

Watch Indonesia!
Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax
Misereor
missio
Diakonie

Position Paper on the Reform of the International Justice Process in East
Timor and Indonesia

Written and edited by
Leonie von Braun and Monika SchlicherWatch Indonesia!

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Human Rights Desk of Diakonia, Stafflenbergstraße 76, 70184 ... read more

Posted on 03:44 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, East Timor, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
Tags: Eurico Guterres, Indonesia, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, reconciliation, truth commission, Wiranto

IFET letter to UNSG on justice

International Federation for East Timor (IFET) International Secretariat: Charles Scheiner P.O. Box 1182 White Plains, New York 10602 USA Tel. +1-914-831-1098 ifet@etan.org U.N. Representative: John M. Miller 48 Duffield St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA Tel. +1-718-596-7668 fax: +1-718-222-4097 john@etan.org www.etan.org/ifet

December 20, 2004

His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General United Nations New York, NY 10017 By fax: +1-212-963-7055 Honorable Secretary General: We are writing to encourage you immediately to appoint a Commission of Experts ... read more

Posted on 09:20 AM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, United Nations, crimes against humanity, truth commission

Notes on comments by Xanana Gusmão and José Ramos-Horta on dealing with past human rights violations

 

Made during a Panel Discussion at the German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswaertige Politik, DGAP), Berlin, October 20th, 2004

02 November 2004

Question: If East Timor’s leadership is committed to democracy, the rule of law and human rights, of which international criminal law is an inherent part, how can it be that the arrest warrant issued by the Special Panels for Serious Crimes in May 2004 is not forwarded to Interpol by the Prosecutor General? Answer by ... read more

Posted on 08:56 AM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, judicial system, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission

(Deutsch) Verletzung der Menschenrechte, Gewalt und blutige Konflikte in Indonesien

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Posted on 03:38 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, regional conflicts, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elections, truth commission

(Deutsch) Osttimors Wahrheitskommission

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Posted on 12:31 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, gender, international tribunal, José Ramos-Horta, justice, Mari Alkatiri, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, truth commission, 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