| UN
accused of blocking East Timor warrants |
| East
Timor's chief prosecutor has accused the United Nations of blocking
an arrest warrant for war crimes against Indonesia's General Wiranto,
a frontrunner for residential elections in July. (The
Age, 14 Jan 04), Read
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| Indonesian
court clears senior officer of rights abuses in East Timor |
| Indonesia's
highest court has confirmed the acquittal of a senior policeman accused
of human rights abuses in the last days of Indonesian rule over East
Timor. (ABC Radio 13 Jan 04), Read
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| East
Timor's Example The Truth Will Set Us Free |
| Independence
came to Asia 's poorest nation East Timor on May 20, 2002 after 450
years of Portuguese rule, followed by a quarter century of Indonesian
occupation. The price - almost a third of the population missing,
dead or refugees. (Time of India, 31 Dec 03),
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| Annan's
security concerns for E Timor |
| Deepening
security concerns about East Timor have prompted UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan to formally recommend an extension of the world body's
mandate in Dili beyond its May 20 deadline. (WA,
3 Jan 04), Read
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| West
Papuans face masters of terror |
This
month the prestigious Yale law school released a comprehensive assessment
of the crimes against humanity committed in a neighbouring
Pacific country. It concluded that "persistent" abuses -
including torture, disappearance, rape, extra-judicial killings and
destruction of resources - strongly indicated a breach of the United
Nations genocide convention. (comment, 5 Jan 04), Read
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| Reconciliation
hearing seeks to resolve bitter past |
| Since
gaining independence in 2002, the people of East Timor have struggled
with the legacy of violence of Indonesia's 24-year occupation. Now
they are being asked to turn their minds to what many people was an
even more disturbing chapter of country's recent history.( AP 16 Dec)
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| COURT
OF APPEAL APPLIES INDONESIAN LAW AS SUBSIDIARY LAW IN TIMOR LESTE
IN SCU APPEAL OF SPECIAL PANEL DECISION |
| This
week the Court of Appeal handed down a landmark decision applying
Indonesian law to a crime committed in Timor Leste in 1999. The appeal
involved a Serious Crime Unit indictment charging two former Aitarak
militiamen with murder. (SCU, 12 Dec 03), Read
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| Justice
fails to net big fish for crimes in East Timor |
| When
United Nations prosecutors in February indicted Indonesia's former
defence minister, General Wiranto, and seven other senior figures
for crimes against humanity during Jakarta's bloody exit from East
Timor, it was seen as a step forward for justice. (FT, 10 Dec 03)
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| Ex-militiaman
defers papua plan for nationalist group |
| A
group of former East Timorese militiamen postponed a plan on Tuesday
to open a branch office of their pro-integration Red-and-White Defenders
Front (FPMP) in Papua province, following strong objections from the
local people. (The Jakarta Post, 10 Dec 03) Read
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| TWO
SPECIAL PANEL TRIALS CONCLUDE WITH THE CONVICTIONS OF A LAKSAUR MILITIAMAN
AND AN EAST TIMORESE TNI SERGEANT FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN TIMOR
LESTE |
| On
10 December 2003, Judges at the Special Panels for Serious Crimes
onvicted a former Laksaur militia member and a former East Timorese
Indonesian military (TNI) Sergeant of Crimes against Humanity in the
conclusion of two separate trials. Former Laksaur militia member Damicao
da Costa Nunes was found guilty of two murders and persecution as
Crimes against Humanity in Covalima district in August and September
1999 and sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment.(SCU, 10
Dec 03), Read
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| FORMER
EAST TIMORESE MILITIA MEMBER FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF TWO EASTTIMORESE
UNAMET STAFF IN SEPTEMBER 1999 |
| At
9.00am on 9 December 2003, Judges at the Special Panels for Serious
Crimes convicted Salvador Soares of Crimes against Humanity for the
murder of two East Timorese UNAMET employees in Maliana on 2 September
1999. (SCU, 9 Dec 03), Read
More, Portuguese,
Bahasa,
Tetum |
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| Pacific
Currents: Indonesia is short on justice for East Timor, activists
say |
| Indonesia
is facing criticism at home and abroad over recent developments involving
two men linked to human rights abuses in the former Indonesian province
of East Timor in 1999. (Seatle Post, 8 Dec 03), Read
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| SPECIAL
PANEL TRIAL ENDS WITH AN EAST TIMORESE TNI SOLDIER BEING ACQUITTED
OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY |
| At
11.00 on 8 December 2003, Judges at the Special Panels for Serious
Crimes acquitted Paulino de Jesus of murder and attempted murder in
Bobonaro district in September 1999. This is the first acquittal of
adefendant at the Special Panels for Serious Crimes since trials began
in January 2001 in Timor Leste. (SCU, 8 Dec 03), Read
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| CIIR
condemns militia group in Papua |
| The
Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) has condemned
activities in the Indonesian province of Papua by former East Timorese
militia leader Eurico Guterres. (CIIR, 8 Dec 03), Read
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| UN,
U.S. Must Break the Silence on Crimes in East Timor Since Invasion
|
| On
the December 7 anniversary of Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor,
the East Timor Action Network (ETAN) urged United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan and the U.S. government to forcefully act for justice for
the people of East Timor. (ETAN, 7 Dec 03), Read
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| We
Must Not Forget Invasion Day, 7 December 1975 |
| Twenty-eight
years ago today, Indonesian invaded our country, initiating a barrage
of crimes against humanity that lasted until four years ago. Although
most of our people were not born at the time of the invasion, we all
live with its legacy; victims include nearly every family in Timor
Leste. (National Aliance, 7 Dec 03) Read
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Danger
of violent instability in West Papua increases as rights abusers
take on key roles |
| The
appointment of Indonesia's former East Timor police chief, Timbul
Silaen, as the new police chief of West Papua and the involvement
of notorious East Timor militia leader, Eurico Guterres, in a new
West Papua militia group renew fears of increased instability and
violence in the territory and are a triumph for impunity over justice,
says TAPOL the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign.( TAPOL 04 Dec.)
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| Timor's
Guterres forms Papua militia |
| A
notorious East Timorese militia leader has formed a militia group
in the mining town of Timika, a Papuan rights group reported yesterday.Feared
militia leader Eurico Guterres was sentenced to 10 years' jail in
November last year for instigating attacks on pro-independence leaders
during East Timor's bloody referendum in August 1999. He was released
pending an appeal - which could take years - and formed the Laskar
Merah Putih, or Red and White Warriors militia, last month, the Papuan
rights group Elsham said.(AP 02 Dec) Read
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