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Timorese call on the UN Security Council to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity

Timorese call on the UN Security Council to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity


February 9, 2011

Contact:
Sisto dos Santos: +670-726-6564 (Dili)
Jose Pereira: +670-736-7518 (Dili)
John M. Miller +1-718-596-7668 (New York)

A coalition of groups in Timor-Leste is urging the United Nations Security Council “to take concrete, effective actions to end impunity for those who directed and committed crimes against humanity in Timor-Leste” during Indonesia’s invasion and occupation.

“Accountability for crimes against humanity must not be further delayed” the Timor-Leste National Alliance for an International Tribunal (ANTI) told the UN Security Council ... read more

Posted on 02:35 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
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Public Commemoration for Victims of the Aceh Conflict

Public Commemoration for Victims of the Aceh Conflict


09 June 2010

by Fabian Junge

Commissioners listen to survivor´s testimonies

Photo: Fabian Junge

Five years after the signing of the peace agreement between the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), commitments to establish a truth and reconciliation commission and a human rights court for Aceh have not been fulfilled. Nonetheless, victims of human rights violations continue to mark key events in the history of the decade-long armed conflict. Most recently, on 3 May 2010, they ... read more

Posted on 03:13 AM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Transitional Justice
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Timor Leste Groups write UN Security Council on Justice with international support

Timor Leste Groups write UN Security Council on Justice with international support


February 02, 2010

Timor-Leste National Alliance for an International Tribunal Secretariat: Fongtil, Caicoli, Dili, Timor-Leste e-mail: lanarra.del@gmail.com Excellencies, Members of the United Nations Security Council United Nations, New York, New York, 10017 USA Hon. Ameerah Haq Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Timor-Leste Dear Members of the United Nations Security Council,

After 10 years in a climate of independence, we Timorese people continue to endure long suffering related to the cases of serious crimes that were ... read more

Posted on 10:21 AM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
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Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability

Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability


International Federation for East Timor (IFET), February 18, 2009

President
Security Council
The United Nations
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017

February 18, 2009

Your Excellency

We are writing on behalf of organizations long concerned with the justice process in Timor-Leste.

As you meet this week to discuss renewing the UN mission in Timor-Leste, we urge you to look at the unfulfilled UN pledges concerning human rights and accountability for serious human rights crimes committed in Timor-Leste between 1975 ... read more

Posted on 01:54 AM in Joint Open Letters, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Security Sector, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Verpasste Chancen, unerfüllte Versprechen

(Deutsch) Verpasste Chancen, unerfüllte Versprechen


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Indonesian and German version

Posted on 12:31 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice
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Release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end

Release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end


Joint Letter

1st June 2008

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General The United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017-3515 Your Excellency, The recent release of former militia leader Eurico Guterres by the Indonesian Supreme Court brings Indonesia’s farcical process to an end. Meaningful justice to the long-suffering people of Timor-Leste is long overdue. We urge you to work to uphold the rule of law and strengthen the democratic transition in both countries. It time for the United ... read more

Posted on 02:06 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Menschenrechte: Indonesien verpasst seine Chancen

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte: Indonesien verpasst seine Chancen


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German version

Posted on 01:17 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Indonesien: Eine Bilanz der verpassten Chancen

(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Indonesien: Eine Bilanz der verpassten Chancen


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Posted on 12:25 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Transitional Justice
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Menyingkap Misteri, Membangun Empati

(Bahasa Indonesia) Menyingkap Misteri, Membangun Empati


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Posted on 04:45 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Watch Indonesia! verurteilt Verbrennung von Schulbüchern in Indonesien

(Deutsch) Watch Indonesia! verurteilt Verbrennung von Schulbüchern in Indonesien


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Posted on 03:09 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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