Petition for urgent action to realize justice for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery in Timor-Leste during WWII

February 22, 2013

His Excellency Fumio Kishida, Foreign Minister of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8919
JAPAN
 

Dear Sir,

With the completion of the United Nations mission of assistance at the end of 2012, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste moved into a new phase as a fully self-sufficient state. Relations between Timor-Leste and Japan, which has assisted nation-building in Timor-Leste for many years as a member of the international community, ... read more

Posted on 08:35 PM in Joint Open Letters, History & Overview, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications
Tags: women's rights, human rights, East Timor, United Nations

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 08:57 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: labour, poverty, biodiversity, Government of Germany, Germany, export credit agency (ECA), history and overview, Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, land rights, human rights, East Timor, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, religion, Sumatra, environment and climate, United Nations, arms trade

(Deutsch) „Die Freiheit, für die wir kämpfen…“

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Posted on 02:58 AM in History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, state & nation building, transitional justice, independence, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Osttimor: US-Außenministerin besucht junge Demokratie

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Posted on 03:20 AM in Elections & Political Parties, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Bishop Belo, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), dictator Suharto, Fretilin, Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, crisis 2006, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, religion, state & nation building, impunity, Taur Matan Ruak, independence, United Nations, USA, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, elections, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) „Die Freiheit, für die wir kämpfen…“

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Posted on 03:18 AM in Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, East Timor, state & nation building, transitional justice, independence, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre in Freiheit – Christliches Bollwerk in Asien

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Posted on 01:44 AM in Human Rights, East Timor, Society & Religion, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Bishop Belo, violence, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, religion, state & nation building, impunity, Taur Matan Ruak, independence, United Nations

(Deutsch) Der Weg in die Freiheit

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Posted on 04:33 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, violence, East Timor, state & nation building, dealing with the past, economy and business

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 08:14 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports, SUARA magazine
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, East Timor, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, state & nation building, Sumatra, tourism, United Nations, dealing with the past, economy and business

Legislation to implement CAVR and CTF recommendations

Watch Indonesia! – For Democracy, Human Rights and Environment in Indonesia and East Timor

Your Excellency
Fernando Lasama de Araujo
President
National Parliament
Timor-Leste

Berlin, 24. January 2012

Your Excellency

Over twenty years ago, it was human rights abuses in Timor-Leste that led to the establishment of Watch Indonesia! in Germany in reaction to the Santa Cruz massacre. Since then, we have actively followed the human rights situation in the country, campaigned together with our friends in Timor-Leste ... read more

Posted on 02:04 AM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, East Timor, parliament, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Buchbesprechung:
«Die Freiheit, für die wir kämpfen…» Osttimor in der Unabhängigkeit

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Posted on 03:26 AM in History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: gender, violence, East Timor, independence, dealing with the past, civil society