Reports

Intercommunal violence in Indonesia's Maluku region during the past two years has left over 5,000 people dead and displaced roughly 500,000 more. The smouldering tensions erupted again in November and December, leaving approximately 100 dead and the city of Ambon…

8 - 15 December 2000 1. GENERAL The Indonesian Attorney General's office summoned a number of Indonesian military and police witnesses on 7 December in Jakarta at the request of UNTAET with regard to human rights abuses in East Timor. However…

Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team The following is a report on the arrival of relief supplies from Japan in the Republic of Indonesia: 1. The supplies shipped from Singapore (tents, roles of plastic sheeting, cooking sets, and oil…

(New York, December 13, 2000) Human Rights Watch today released an eyewitness account of the December 6 execution-style murders of three humanitarian workers, all from the Lhokseumawe area of Aceh in Indonesia. Interviewed by Human Rights Watch as he was being…

1. INTRODUCTION 1. Three UNHCR staff members - Mr Samson Aregahegn (Supply Officer), Mr Carlos Caceres-Collazo (Protection Officer), and Mr Pero Simundza (Telecommunications Operator) - were killed in Atambua, Belu District, Nusa Tenggara Timor (NTT) Province, Indonesia when the UNHCR office…

01 - 08 Dec 2000 1. FLOODS In Indonesia, torrential rain from mid to late November has caused disastrous floods and landslides, mainly in the northern and western parts of Sumatra Island. According to the announcement by the Government of Indonesia…

by Jean Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA - IOM ASSISTS FAMILIES FROM KOSOVO TO VISIT RELATIVES DETAINED IN BELGRADE - On 7 December, IOM assisted a group of 20 Kosovo Albanians to visit relatives detained by the…

JAKARTA (Dec. 6) XINHUA - Floods on Sumbawa island of Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, have killed nine people, a local official confirmed. The floods, which started last weekend, have also destroyed or washed away at least 42 houses, the…

Press Release SC/6972 Presidential Statement Follows Recent Council Mission in Territory Noting that a strong international presence would be required in East Timor after independence, the Security Council this afternoon agreed with the view of its recent mission to the…

JAKARTA (Dec. 6) XINHUA - The Chinese Red Cross Wednesday donated 20,000 U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid for victims of floods and landslides in Indonesia. The donation was passed on to the Indonesian Red Cross by Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia…