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) “Generäle lachen sich doch kaputt”

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Posted on 06:48 PM in democracy, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations

East Timor: A predictable disaster

20. September 1999

By Jörg Meier in Dili / Darwin / Jakarta *

The “worst case scenario” has become reality. After an overwhelmingly majority of the East Timorese people voted against the solution of wide range autonomy under Indonesia, the situation in the eastern half of Timor, which was annexed by Indonesia in 1975, went totally out of control. At least that’s the say. Even president Habibie confessed that Indonesia alone isn’t able to control the ... read more

Posted on 03:26 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Bishop Belo, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Eurico Guterres, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, international tribunal, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, Prabowo, referendum 1999, security sector, independence, United Nations, West Timor, Wiranto, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) UN-Truppe für Osttimor

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Posted on 01:30 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, Indonesia, corruption, military, East Timor, press freedom, regional conflicts, religion, independence, United Nations

(Deutsch) Grün für die Uno!

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Posted on 06:06 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) “Strukturen wie bei der Mafia”

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Posted on 06:36 PM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, forced eviction

(Deutsch) Appell an die Bundesregierung:
Sofortiges Handeln in Bezug auf die aktuelle Situation in Osttimor erforderlich

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Posted on 09:48 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Government of Germany, refugees, violence, Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, independence, United Nations

(Deutsch) Simulierter Bürgerkrieg

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Posted on 06:10 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, refugees, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, militias, East Timor, Police, referendum 1999, security sector, independence, United Nations, crimes against humanity, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Berichte über systematische Vertreibung aus Osttimor

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Posted on 04:24 PM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, refugees, violence, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, crimes against humanity, forced eviction, West Timor, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) «Katastrophal» – Deutscher Beobachter zur dramatischen Lage auf Ost-Timor

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Posted on 03:31 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, refugees, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999