(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

(Deutsch) Die katholische Kirche in Ost-Timor ein Jahr nach der Unabhängigkeit

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Posted on 03:56 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, church, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, East Timor, religion, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence

Human Rights in Papua – some remarks

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by John Rumbiak

In response to Papuans’ increasingly visible and vocal demands for independence in the post-Suharto period, there have been a series of initiatives aimed at resolving the four-decades-old conflict in Papua peacefully. The first of these efforts was the 1999 National Dialogue on Irian Jaya, a process of dialogue with Terms of Reference signed by Indonesia’s State Secretary and Papuan representatives. Due to a lack of political will on ... read more

Posted on 11:12 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Events
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, poverty, discrimination, Habibie, illegal logging, indigenous people, Indonesia, justice, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy, transitional justice, reconciliation

Key elements of the Law on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Theo van den Broek

The original idea

It might be useful to recall that the offer of autonomy had been made by the Central Government in 1998, i.e. at the very beginning of increasing protests by the Papuan community, in order to counter their demand for freedom and independence. A similar proposal had been addressed to the Aceh Province, another province in the Indonesian Republic which is looked at as a ... read more

Posted on 09:01 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Papua, Events
Tags: history and overview, indigenous people, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, Papua, political parties, special autonomy, transitional justice, transmigration, reconciliation

International Federation for East Timor urges UN Security Council to create International Tribunal for East Timor

Media Release, May, 20, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (New York, USA) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (Dili, East Timor)

May 20, 2003 – On the first anniversary of the new country’s independence, the International Federation for East Timor (IFET) urged the UN Security Council to establish an international tribunal to try the masterminds of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territory from 1975 to 1999. In an open letter to council members, IFET called a tribunal ... read more

Posted on 06:29 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, human rights, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity

Justice for the Victims

April 2003

A Legal Opinion on the Indonesian human rights trials concerning the crimes committed in East Timor in 1999

Bernd Häusler

Legal Opinion
Regarding the Question

Are the international standards met by the criminal proceedings regarding the events in East Timor in 1999, which were instituted before the Human Rights Court in Jakarta in March 2002 or are the same only “mock trials”, in order to avoid an ad hoc tribunal as threatened by the international community?

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Posted on 12:57 AM in joint studies and reports, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: violence, Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, criminal prosecution, transitional justice

International Federation for East Timor Urges Nations’ President to Fully Support Accountability for Past Abuses

Media Release, 01 April, 2003

For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668 (USA) Paul Barber, +44-1420-80153 (Britain) Charles Scheiner, +670-723-4335 (East Timor)

April 1, 2003 – The International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged the new nation’s President to fully support meaningful justice for crimes against humanity and other crimes committed in the territory. In a letter to President Xanana Gusmao, IFET expressed dismay at his reaction to February’s indictment by the joint UN-East Timor Serious Crimes Unit of high-ranking ... read more

Posted on 05:51 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, military, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, United Nations, crimes against humanity, reconciliation, Xanana Gusmão

IFET letter to President Xanana Gusmão

International Federation for East Timor, March 31, 2003

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Palace of the Ashes
Dili, Timor-Leste

Your Excellency,

Having regard to our continuing solidarity with the people of Timor-Leste in their tasks of reconstruction and nation-building, we are writing to express our concern about your response to the decision by the Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) to indict on 24 February 2003 several high-ranking Indonesian military officers for crimes against humanity ... read more

Posted on 04:56 PM in Joint Open Letters, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, justice, conflict 1975 - 1999, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Die Gewalt ist der Preis der Freiheit
oder
Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft

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Posted on 02:34 PM in Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, East Timor, transitional justice, USA, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Suharto wieder unter der Lupe

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Posted on 06:20 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Aceh, dictator Suharto, justice, human rights, transitional justice