East Timor Federation Urges Delay of Indonesia Aid Meet

For Immediate Release, IFET, September 22, 2000

Says CGI Should Await Efforts on East Timorese Refugees

The International Federation for East Timor (IFET) today urged the World Bank to postpone the upcoming meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI). In a letter to James D. Wolfensohn, President of the bank, IFET said the meeting should be postponed until Indonesia has “restored peace and order to West Timor, and established the conditions necessary for the East Timorese refugees who have ... read more

Posted on 11:33 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, United Nations, West Timor, World Bank

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

Situation in West Timor:
Call for Arms Embargo on Indonesia to be Re-Imposed

18 September 2000

Joint NGO Statement to European Union Council of Ministers

This statement was delivered to the French Foreign Mininster, representing the French Presidency of the EU, on 18 September 2000: The grave developments in West Timor, triggered by the murder on 6 September of at least five people, including three UNHCR workers, has created an extreme emergency in the territory. We welcome the European Union Declaration on 7 September condemning these murders and deploring the current state of ... read more

Posted on 07:15 AM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, European Union (EU), refugees, violence, Indonesia, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, United Nations, arms trade, West Timor

(Deutsch) Neuer Milizenterror

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Posted on 09:25 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: refugees, violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, security sector, United Nations, West Timor

(Deutsch) George Aditjondro:
“Die Molukken sind das Schlachtfeld der Eliten”

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Posted on 03:10 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, dictator Suharto, violence, Habibie, Indonesia, corruption, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Moluccas, reformasi, religion, security sector, students, Wiranto, economy and business

(Deutsch) Runder Tisch zu West Papua

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Posted on 01:59 PM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Round Table Talks on West Papua, June 2000, Events
Tags: Government of Germany, gender, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector, independence, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtler: Kein religiöser Konflikt auf den Molukken

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Posted on 03:50 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: violence, Indonesia, military, militias, Moluccas, Munir, regional conflicts, religion

Round Table Talks on West Papua

June 27th, 2000

Press Release by the West Papua Network for the round table talks on West Papua

Berlin, June 29th and 30th 2000

(Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, Hackesche Höfe, Rosenthaler Str. 40-41)

The West Papua Network calls on the German government to appeal to the Indonesian government to take all measures necessary in order to prevent any further escalation of violence in West Papua (Irian Jaya), to substantially reduce the military forces in the region ... read more

Posted on 08:41 AM in Activities, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Round Table Talks on West Papua, June 2000, Events
Tags: violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, militias, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, security sector, transmigration

(Deutsch) Politisches Schattentheater

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Posted on 04:04 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, violence, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Moluccas, East Timor, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, Wiranto

(Deutsch) Präsident Wahid zeigt sich machtlos

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Posted on 10:28 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, dictator Suharto, violence, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, Moluccas, regional conflicts, Wiranto