Environmental Agreement For ECAs at The OECD Threatened by German Government Obstructionism

17 September 2001

LETTER TO GERMANY’S CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER

BACKGROUND:

Negotiations have continued for more than two years at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for an environmental agreement for Export Credit and Investment Insurance Agencies (ECAs). These negotiations represent an important first step toward binding, stringent, internationally accepted and common social, environmental and human rights standards for ECAs. ECAs are the world’s largest sources of public finance for destructive large-scale infrastructure projects in low income countries. They are responsible for ... read more

Posted on 04:59 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, human rights, pulp and paper, Papua, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

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

Statement to CNRT Congress

Dili, August 28th, 2000

Click here for Portuguese version Dear friends of the CNRT Congress, We are members of international solidarity groups in support of Timor Loro Sae who have come here to attend your Congress as observers. Our organizations, over long years, have tried to raise awareness on the issue of East Timor and to advocate the right of its people to self-determination. It is a very strong and emotional feeling to watch you meeting here, ... read more

Posted on 03:03 PM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, military, NGO, East Timor, solidarity, transitional justice, independence, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

IFET demands UN Secretary General to support an International Tribunal for East Timor

IFET, July 5, 2000

The following is the full text of a letter sent to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today by the International Federation for East Timor and more than 80 other organizations in support of an international tribunal for East Timor.

International Federation for East Timor, July 5, 2000 His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations By fax to 1-212-963-2155 Dear Excellency: We are writing to urge you to recommend to the Security ... read more

Posted on 01:44 PM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, judicial system, East Timor, security sector, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

International Federation Warns of West Papua-East Timor Parallels in Letter to Indonesia’s President

June 13, 2000

Warning of ominous parallels between the situation in West Papua and events last year in East Timor, Charles Scheiner, United Nations Representative of the International Federation for East Timor (IFET), urged Indonesia’s President Abdurrahman Wahid to “stop militia terror while it can still be controlled” in West Papua. The militias, Scheiner said in a letter sent to President Wahid on his visit today to the United Nations, “operate with the logistical and political support of the Indonesian ... read more

Posted on 07:19 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector
Tags: Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector

IFET letter to UN Secretary General on the appointment of Eurico Guterres

International Federation for East Timor (IFET) U.N. Representative: Charles Scheiner PO Box 1182, White Plains NY 10602 USA Tel: 1-914-428-7299 fax: 1-914-428-7383 ifet@etan.org / http://www.etan.org/ifet

15 June 1999

Hon. Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General By fax to 212-963-2155 Dear Excellency, On Monday 7 June, the district head of Dili, Mr. Domingos Soares, announced that Eurico Guterres, one of the most notorious of the pro-integration militia leaders, ... read more

Posted on 11:58 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector
Tags: Eurico Guterres, violence, Indonesia, militias, East Timor, Portugal, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Offener Brief: Tote in Indonesien – die Bundesregierung schweigt

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German version

Posted on 11:13 AM in democracy, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, protest action, reformasi, students

Raise Your Voice on Behalf of East Timor
Open Letter to Chancellor Helmut Kohl

7th December 1997 – 22 years of occupation of East Timor by Indonesia, and one year after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Bishop Ximenes Belo and José Ramos Horta.
The Indonesia Working Group in Germany, missio and the Franciscan Mission Centre invited the Christian communities to send Christmas cards to Bishop Belo, on behalf of the people in East Timor and to protest strongly against the German arms sales to Indonesia.
On the 7th of December ecumenical prayers ... read more

Posted on 03:35 PM in Joint Open Letters, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Bishop Belo, Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, military, East Timor, protest action, solidarity, arms trade

(Deutsch) Offener Brief an die Mitglieder des deutschen Bundestags

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German version

Posted on 10:51 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, New Order, East Timor, parliament, arms trade, elections