Rapports

United Nations peacekeeping troops have now entered East Timor and its capital Dili, securing both the port district and international airport. Further troops will be arriving over the next week for reconnaissance in rural areas and the surrounding mountains. World…

HR/CN/99/68Nature and Composition of Proposed Commission on Inquiry into Alleged Human Rights Abuses Debated The Commission on Human Rights continued this morning its special session on the human-rights situation in East Timor, with countries and non-governmental organizations…

ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY Session to Continue after Members Have Opportunity to Review Revised Text of Draft Resolution Members of the Commission on Human Rights listened this afternoon to emotional testimony from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) about alleged atrocities in East Timor, with…

There is a five person MSF team in Dili but their movements have been restricted by security limitations. These limits have prevented the team from extending their operations into the field. No other ex-pats shall be joining the current…

In the wake of the violence which began on 5 September following free elections, UNICEF was forced to evacuate East Timor. The recent arrival of a multinational peacekeeping force is making it possible for the the agency to resume…

BY AMBASSADOR GEORGE E. MOOSE, U.S. Delegate to the Special Session of the Commission on Human Rights Geneva, Friday September 24, 1999 The Government of the United States of America supported the call for this special session in response…

Amnesty International - Report - ASA 21/163/99 Indonesia and East Timor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: The copyright for this document rests with Amnesty International. You may download and read it. You may not alter this information, repost or sell it without permission.…

Statement by Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, 23 September 1999 Madame Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates Today we meet in special session to address the human rights situation in East Timor. For only the fourth time in its history,…

General situation The International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) began arriving in East Timor during the early hours of 21 September. Certain areas of Dili are now under INTERFET control and there are reports of some people returning to the…

Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Australia is deeply concerned for the safety of thousands of East Timorese trapped in the East Timorese enclave of Ambeno in West Timor. As the United Nations Commission on Human Rights meets today in Geneva, Community…