Rapports

Macdara Doyle reports on Concern's work to rebuild East Timor's educational system. On the morning of September 12, classes came to an abrupt halt in the village of Maina One. Prior to that date, the small settlement had boasted a…

Jakarta (dpa) - Forest fires continued to rage Saturday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, blanketing the provincial centre of Riau with thick smoke and haze, according to a local report. Residents of the provincial capital Pekanbaru wore masks to…

By Cameron W. Barr Whether justice can be served in East Timor depends in large part on politics in Indonesia, the territory's former occupier. On Jan. 31 the Indonesian Com-mission for Human Rights Violations in East Timor concluded Indonesia's former armed…

SVE INFORMATIONS RELEASE - MARCH 17, 2000 The seismic monitoring network around the volcano detected thirteen (13) low-frequency volcanic earthquakes and eight (8) episodes of short duration tremors for the past observation period. Ground deformation measurements using the Electronic Distance…

1. Emergency Background and Response Overview Violence, confusion and mass movement marked the weeks that followed the 30th August 1999 popular consultation on independence in East Timor. Of the total population of 890,000 approximately 300,000 people fled or were forced to…

From ICRC News 9 After a wait of several weeks, the first family reunification organized by the ICRC from East to West Timor took place at the beginning of March when an East Timorese woman and her baby were reunited…

Dili, 17 March 2000 FORCE COMMANDER DENIES AGREEMENT WITH TNI The Force Commander of the UNTAET Peacekeeping Force, Lt. General Jaime de los Santos, denied today media reports about his alleged commitment to three TNI proposals on future military relations between United…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at 152,763 persons. On 16 March, 296 persons were transported by IOM to Lospalos. On 17…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

News Service 052/00 AI INDEX: MDE 13/06/00 17 March 2000 In the past week, Iranian police have carried out mass arrests and forcible deportations of possibly thousands of Afghan men, women and children, denying them refugee protection. Amnesty International is urging the…