Rapports

With the arrival of the first contingent of international peacekeeping forces, expectations are high that humanitarian groups can begin working in East Timor in the very near future. Until then, and until the prayed for day when some 200,000…

Geneva, September 20, 1999 - An estimated quarter of the East Timorese population (some 200,000 people) has fled to West Timor since pro-Indonesian militias unleashed their reign of killing and terror on September 4. Another 190,000 people are believed to…

Questions and Answers: (New York, September 20, 1999) On September 14, the United Nations Security Council condemned the violence perpetrated in East Timor since the August 30, 1999 referendum and demanded "that those responsible for such acts be brought to…

The United Nations' refugee chief, Sadako Ogata, is on her way to Jakarta to meet with Indonesian officials on the East Timor crisis. Her spokesman says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is expected to travel to Kupang, the capital…

Australian aid groups in Darwin are calling on the international community to give as much attention to East Timorese in West Timor as they are to East Timor. The Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA), the umbrella organisation for non-government…

E/CN.4/S-4/CRP.1 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fourth special session 23-24 September 1999 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Commission on Human Rights has been seized with the situation of human rights in East Timor for a number of years. At its fifty-fifth session, the Commission had…

Cameron W. Barr, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JAKARTA, INDONESIA - East Timorese activists used to complain that their fight for independence from Indonesia suffered terribly from obscurity. If the world really knew their plight, they argued, it would…

By Lewa Pardomuan DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesian military personnel have pulled out of East Timor ahead of the arrival of a multinational force, Indonesia's local military commander said Friday. Major-General Kiki Syahnakri added that the Indonesian military would…

General situation The increased violence in East Timor this year spiralled further out of control when the results of the autonomy/independence vote were announced on 3 September. Civilians have been actively targeted in the repression, intimidation and killing. Thousands have…

The situation A multinational peacekeeping force is due to arrive in East Timor very soon, either on the weekend or on Monday. It is difficult to say at this point whether security will either deteriorate or improve. At present, tension and…