Jan APHEDA Union Aid Abroad: East Timor Update January 2001 Update added Apr 4
Jan 31 UN: Security Council Extends Untaet Mandate To 31 January 2002 Minutes added Feb 3
Jan
31 NGO Forum Statement to NC And UNTAET Statement added
Feb 1
"The National NGO Forum of East Timor
is seriously concerned with the decision-making processes in the National
Council (NC) of East Timor. The decision regarding the East Timor Defence
Force (ETDF), in which the National Council did not have enough time to
study the regulation and consult with the communities and groups that they
represent, is disturbing." National
NGO Forum of East Timor
Jan
31 TAPOL: East Timor - Crimes against humanity must not go unpunished
Release added Feb 1
"Speedy justice and the ending of impunity
are essential for peace and reconciliation in East Timor and for democracy
and stability in Indonesia,"
Paul Barber,
TAPOL
Jan
30 STL: 2005, Timor Lorosae to be a rich country News
from ETimor added Feb 5
"With that formula [90:10], Galbraith
stressed, East Timors present royalties of USD3 million a year will increase
to USD300 million a year within a period of between five to 10 years. If
that calculation is accurate, STL estimates, the whole of East Timors reconstruction
can be paid for without any outside help from donors." STL
Jan
30 STL: Timor Gap Further Negotiations: Dont be Hinged to 90:10
News from ETimor added Feb 5
"In further negotiations between East
Timor
and Australia, the party representing East Timor must not be hinged to
the 90:10 formula. Instead, they should be brave enough to renegotiate
the whole Timor Gap deal." Francisco Guterres, Dean UNATILs Faculty of
Socio-Politics
Jan
30 SMH: Community radio fights campaign of fear News added
Feb 3
"A community radio station is being used
to counter propaganda from pro-Indonesia militia groups and convince thousands
of refugees who fled East Timor or were deported after the 1999 independence
vote to return home." Mark Dodd
Jan
30 CSM: Conviction in East Timor Falls Short of Calls for Justice
Article added Feb 1
"But no one in East Timor, thirsty for
justice after a 24-year occupation, is satisfied with the result. "We reject
this verdict," said Catalina Pereira, the victim's daughter, outside the
courthouse. "So many men were slaughtered, and this is it?" The dissatisfaction
of Ms. Pereira and thousands of other East Timorese illustrates how the
effort to build a credible international justice system is faltering across
the globe. A combination of weak political will, high costs, and poor coordination
are hampering justice efforts from East Timor to the former Yugoslavia."
Dan Murphy
Jan 27 ST: "Nope: No special funds to handle E. Timor refugees" News added Feb 3
Jan
27 ETAN/IHRN: Rights groups urge continued suspension of military ties
with Indonesia Release updated Feb 3
"The U.S. must not support TNI before
Indonesia fully meets its repeated pledges to the international community,
including the safe return of East Timorese refugees and disarming and disbanding
of militia groups in West Timor. Indonesian authorities must arrest and
extradite militia leaders and must cooperate with the creation of an international
human rights tribunal for crimes committed in East Timor. Most critically,
there must be civilian control of the Indonesian military. If the Bush
administration genuinely supports democracy in Indonesia, it must make
its commitment clear to the Indonesian military," John
Miller, ETAN.
Jan 26
UN: UK Statement to UN Security Council Statement added
Feb 6
"But congratulations should not lead to
complacency. For there is an enormous amount still to do, both before the
transition to independence in East Timor and afterwards. East Timorese
expectations are not being realized in a number of areas, including infrastructural
improvements. ... for the sake of the East Timorese people and for the
sake of the United Nations itself, we must get
it right." Stewart Eldon, UK
Jan
26 Financial Times: East Timor demands oil money News
added Jan 26
"They [Australia] should say to East Timor,
here's the oil, it's yours, take it," Jose Ramos Horta, East Timor foreign
minister and Nobel peace laureate
Bahasa Indonesia:
Jan
25-31 KPB: Persepsi Orang Timor Lorosa'e Tentang Kebudayaan dan Lingkungan
Hidup
Laporan ditambahkan tanggal 20 November
"Pada sesi introduksi, Dionisio Babo Soares
juga membahas hubungan antara budaya tradisional dan lingkungan hidup dalam
pandangan orang Timor Lorosa'e. Disimpulkannya, "budaya, menurut orang-orang
Timor Lorosa'e, merupakan cara melestarikan 'lingkungan hidup' dan lingkungan
hidup tidak akan ada apabila budaya tidak dihormati. Keduanya saling terkait
dan merupakan sumber kelangsungan hidup manusia". Dalam makalahnya yang
dimuat dalam buku ini, Soares juga membahas mengenai keadaan lingkungan
hidup baik sebelum maupun selama masa penjajahan Portugis, serta selama
Indonesia." Kata Pengantar, Konferensi
Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa'e
Bahasa Indonesia:
Jan
25-31 KPB: Lingkungan Hidup dan Masyarakat Sipil
Artikel ditambahkan tanggal 18 November
"Advokasi pelestarian lingkungan hidup
selalu dibutuhkan. Prinsip dasarnya adalah: jangan biarkan pemerintah dan
perusahaan bekerja sendiri, tanpa keterlibatan masyarakat. ...
Usulan saya untuk agenda di sini:
• Mengawasi pemerintah dalam kebijakan dan pembuatan undang-undang, baik
yang dibuat UNTAET maupun pemerintahan baru hasil pemilu. • Pengawasan
Donor, seperti USAID, UNDP, ADB, WB,
karena kelakuan mereka yang dapat menghancurkan lingkungan hidup kita.
• Membuat Undang-Undang Lingkungan Hidup yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan-kebutuhan
di Timor Lorosa’e- yang mengakui hak-hak masyarakat asli. • Pengelolaan
Lingkungan Hidup oleh masyarakat – jangan biarkan hutan-hutan dikuasai
oleh pengusaha. Masyarakat harus tetap memegang haknya untuk mengelola
dan memiliki hutannya sendiri. • Mengawasi investasi yang masuk. Jangan
ulangi kesalahan Indonesia. • Mengawasi korupsi, pemerintahan pasti korupsi.
• Memperjuangkan transparansi, tanggung gugat, dan partisipasi dalam proses
demokrasi. • Mendasarkan kebijakan-kebijakan baru pada adat dan kebiasaan
lokal, jangan membuangkannya, tetapi menggabungkannya dengan sistem demokratik
yang baik.
Lakukan sekarang juga, selagi pemerintah
masih dekat dengan masyarakat- makin lama pemerintahan berkuasa, mereka
makin jauh dari kita." Emmy Hafild, WALHI / FOE Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia:
Jan
25-31 KPB: Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa’e
Article added July 27
"Konferensi ini mengusulkan agar definisi
yang sudah diakui dunia internasional tentang pembangunan berkelanjutan
akan dipakai di Timor Lorosa’e, yaitu: “pembangunan yang memenuhi kebutuhan-kebutuhan
generasi sekarang tanpa mengurangi kemampuan generasi yang akan datang
untuk memenuhi kebutuhan-kebutuhan mereka”. Pembangunan berkelanjutan menjawab
keterkaitannya antara lingkungan hidup, ekonomi dan kesejahteraan sosial.
... Kemajuan hanya dapat dicapai apabila ada keberanian untuk mengambil
tindakan. Tindakan-tindakan untuk memulai penerapanpembangunan berkelanjutan
sebaiknya dimulai hari ini, dan sebaiknya tidak ditunda-tunda untuk dilakukan
suatu saat nanti di masa depan." Konferensi
Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa'e
Bahasa Indonesia:
Jan
25-31 KPB: REKOMENDASI: Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa’e
Article added Aug 3
"Di samping usulan-usulan spesifik yang
muncul di dalam makalah konferensi dan lokakarya, ada tujuh rekomendasi
umum yang disepakati. Rekomendasi ini mewakili titik awal yang penting
untuk memulai perjalanan menuju pembangunan berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa’e."
Konferensi
Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa'e
Bahasa Indonesia:
Jan
25-31 KPB: Dokumen berikut adalah ringkasan hasil-hasil lokakarya
Article added Aug 3
"Hasil-hasil Lokakarya 22lokakaryamengenai
pembangunan berkelanjutan pertama menentukan 4 isu pokok, dan selanjutnya
mencatatbeberapa strategi untuk menangani masalah-masalah tersebut. ...
Dokumen
berikut adalah ringkasan hasil-hasil lokakarya: Pembangunan Ekonomi
secara Berkelanjutan; Pendidikan - di semua tingkat masyarakat; Pemberdayaan
Kemampuan- pada semua tingkat masyarakat; Proses Perencanaan yang Terpadu
dan Transparan; Pengembangan Kebijakan dengan Melibatkan Masyarakat; Sistem
Peraturan, Penegakan dan Hukuman yang Transparan; Pengakuan Struktur Masyarakat
dan Pengetahuan Tradisional." Konferensi
Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Timor Lorosa'e
Jan
25-31 2001 CSD: Introduction to Conference on Sustainable Development
Article up-dated Aug 3
" ... the human system is an integral
part of the ecosystem. A society is sustainable only if both the human
condition and the condition of the ecosystem are satisfactory or improving.
If either is unsatisfactory or worsening, the society is unsustainable.
... The livelihoods of East Timorese people
depend on a healthy and productive environment. All people and industries
for example, depend on a healthy water supply. Agriculture, fisheries,
and tourism also depend on the environment. To meet people’s needs now
and for future generations, East Timor’s natural resource base must be
conserved and improved." Mr Jose
Lobato, Timor Aid
Jan
25-31 2001 CSD: Program for Conference on Sustainable Development
Summary up-dated Aug 3
"The 22 workshops on sustainable development
issues first identified 4 priority issues and then listed strategies to
address them. ...
Summary includes: Sustainable Economic
Development; Education -at all levels of society; Capacity Building -at
all levels of society; Transparent and Integrated Planning Process; Clear
Policies -developed in consultation with the community; Transparent System
of Regulations, Enforcement and Penalties; Recognition of Traditional Structures
and Knowledge." Conference
on Sustainable Development in East Timor
Jan
25-31 2001 CSD: Recommendations of Conference
on Sustainable Development Added Aug 3
"In addition to the many specific suggestions
arising from the Conference papers and workshops, seven overarching
recommendations are made. These represent important starting points to
begin the journey towards sustainable development in Timor Lorosa’e." Conference
on Sustainable Development in East Timor
Jan
25-31 2001 CSD: ETTA: The Natural Resources of East Timor
Overview added July 25
"Because East Timor has ruled by other
people for so long, the management of natural resources in this country
has not received serious attention. The result is that today there is widespread
deforestation and there are several species of bird and animals that are
threatened with extinction. ... Thus if we wish to develop a better future
for East Timor, the biophysical environment and natural resources of East
Timor must be given attention so as to avoid further destruction and to
repair environmental damage." Mario N. Nunes, Manger ETTA Forestry Unit
Jan
24 Reut: Top E.Timorese wants U.S. to help Indonesian army
News added Feb 1
"One of East Timor's most prominent leaders,
who denounced abuses by Indonesian troops in his homeland for decades,
made a turnabout on Wednesday and urged the United States to resume military
aid to Jakarta. It was a bizarre change of tack for Nobel peace prize laureate
Jose Ramos-Horta who was at the vanguard of the fight against the often
brutal 23-year rule of East Timor by Indonesia." Joanne Collins
Jan
24 GLW: Digging in for East Timor's oil Article added
Jan 24
"The federal government has refused to
reveal its position [on Timor Gap] publicly, claiming this would counter
the "national interest". The reason behind its reluctance seems to be the
fear of a public backlash against a policy that would result in East Timor
being denied desperately needed revenue while Canberra's coffers filled."
Jon Land
Jan
24 GLW: Women face uphill struggle Article added Jan 25
"Aurora Ximenes, the coordinator of the
East Timor Women's Network, which comprises 15 grassroots organisations,
is angry that women are being sidelined in the transition to independence."
Robyn Marshall
Jan
24 GLW: `Fretilin will win first Timor election' News
added Jan 25
"We expect over 50% of the first elected parliament -- definitely ...
[Fretilin is] in the best position to promote tolerance and democracy"
Estanislau da Silva, member of Fretilin's central committee
Jan
23 AGE: Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation
News added Jan 24
"The commission was originally proposed
by East Timor and is now being developed with the support of the UN, which
is working alongside East Timorese groups, the Catholic church and the
umbrella independence body, the National
Council of Timorese Resistance." Mark Dodd
Portuguese:
Jan
20 OTL: Refugiados: Quantos são? Quantos querem voltar para Timor
Leste? Report added Feb 6
"Interesses políticos e económicos
impedem uma contagem credível dos refugiados. As autoridades indonésias
aceitaram a presença das agências humanitárias internacionais
para receber as ajudas, mas pouco fizeram para o desmantelamento das milícias,
que continuam a controlar os refugiados e os regressos, em estreita colaboração
com militares indonésios e partilhando com eles os direitos de passagem
exigidos aos que querem voltar para Timor Leste." Observatório
Timor Leste
Jan
20 ETO: Refugees: How many? How many want to return to East Timor?
Report added Feb 6
"Political and financial interests are
getting in the way of a credible census of the refugees. While the Indonesian
authorities agreed to the presence of international humanitarian agencies
in order to receive their aid, Jakarta has done little to disband the militia
gangs that still control the refugees and repatriation, and collaborate
closely with Indonesian soldiers, sharing with them the rights of passage
demanded from those wishing to return to East Timor." East
Timor Observatory
French:
jan
20 OTO: Réfugiés : Combien sont-ils ? Combien veulent retourner
au Timor Oriental ? Report added June 24
"Des intérêts politiques
et économiques empêchent un comptage crédible des réfugiés.
Les autorités indonésiennes ont accepté la présence
des agences d’aide internationales pour recevoir de l’aide, mais n’ont
rien fait pour le démantèlement des milices qui contrôlent
les réfugiés et les retours en étroite collaboration
avec les militaires indonésiens avec lesquels elles partagent les
droits de passage exigés à ceux qui veulent retourner." Observatoire
Timor-Oriental
Jan
17 IPS: Reconstruction an uphill climb News added Jan
24
"UNTAET figures say that oilfields around
East Timor could bring in $100 to $200 million a year in revenues. There
are some "hundreds of millions of barrels equivalent of oil and gas already
being exploited" in the Timor Gap, according to ETTA. For a country with
a budget of less than $ 80 million a year, that means a whole lot." Johanna
Son
Jan
15 MSF: Refugees in Indonesia under-reported Press release
added Jan 24
"hundreds of thousands of East Timorese
remain trapped in West Timor after fleeing organized militia attacks in
the wake of East Timor's vote for independence." MSF
Jan
15 Nation: East Timor journalists rise from the ashes
News added Jan 24
"Some 150 journalists gathered for three
days last week at the headquarters of the Council
for Timor National Resistance (CNRT) and vowed to build up an independent
and free press including ways to become honest and professional journalists."
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Jan 15 IPS: Road to Nationhood neither Straight nor Short News added Jan 24
Jan
15 SMH: Oil is more important to us than to Australia, says Gusmao
News added Jan 19
"To have a fair treaty, Australia has
to consider that we have our perception of the problem, our rights in this
issue. ... We will respect the rights and interests of Australia, but Australia
has to respect our rights and our interests there. ... It is more important
to us than to Australia - the new terms of the treaty. ... It is preferable
that we get it [oil revenue] rather than it goes to Canberra and then comes
to us as aid." Xanana Gusmao, President, CNRT
Jan
15 Guardian: Return of the Revolutionaries Article added
Jan 17
"Last week, she [Milena Pires] was in
London seeking support for pro-women measures she hopes to see put in place
when the UN hands over to the new East Timorese government next year. Her
aim is to help create a society in which 30%
of parliamentarians and 30% of public servants are women. The carrot
Britain has is money. Pressure from other donor countries, such as Japan,
Portugal and Australia, to introduce women-friendly policies has worked
thus far and women's groups in East Timor have already succeeded in securing
a deal in which local councils are made up of 50% men and 50% women." Maggie
O'Kane
French:
Jan
12 OTO: Le pétrole de la Mer de Timor et les relations Timor Oriental-Australie
Report added Feb 3
"L’histoire récente de l’attitude
des gouvernements australiens révèle que le pétrole
de la Mer de Timor a été placé au-dessus de toute
autre considération dans les relations avec les pays voisins. L’Australie
pourrait bénéficier davantage d’un développement plus
harmonieux dans la région, et essayer d’attirer des investissements
pour lesquels elle est mieux préparée que ses voisins." OTO
Portuguese:
Jan
12 OTL: O petróleo do Mar de Timor e as relações Timor
Leste-Austrália Report added Jan 25
"A História recente da atitude
do Governo australiano revela que o petróleo do Mar de Timor foi
colocado acima de qualquer outra consideração nas relações
com os países vizinhos. A Austrália poderia beneficiar mais
dum desenvolvimento harmonioso da região, tentando chamar a si os
investimentos pelos quais está melhor preparada que os seus vizinhos."
OTL
Jan
12 ETO: Timor Sea Oil and East Timor-Australia relations
Report added Jan 18
"The Australian Government's recent record
shows that it has been putting Timor Sea resources above any other consideration
in its dealings with neighbouring countries. However, Australia stands
to benefit far more from harmonious development within the region that
will attract investment, for which Australia is better prepared than its
neighbours." ETO
Jan
11 FPIF: U.S. - East Timor Foreign Policy in Focus Brief
Release updated Jan 28
"The U.S. has declined to provide full
support for an international human rights tribunal that would examine the
abuses and killings (in East Timor) ... [but the Pentagon] has persisted
in advocating military assistance to Indonesia, even when this has meant
exploiting loopholes in legislation enacted to end military aid," Lynn
Fredriksson, FPIF
Jan 8
SMH: Racist, Cynical, Wasteful: How UN Workers 'Help' Timor
News added Jan 17
"How you do your job counts just as much
as what you do - and by this standard the UN is in need of rescuing itself
... The UN mission in East Timor, for example, is fraught with a debilitating
patronage system, of personal self-interest, of ignorance and intolerance.
All in all, this makes it a less-than-perfect tool to implement the will
of the world's nations and give the Timorese dignity and a future." Denis
Dragovic
Jan 6 Manning: "People-centered grassroots
power-devolving reconstruction of East Timor" Letter added Jan
22
"The apparent stagnation of the East Timorese economy with it's attendant
unrest contributed to by gross unemployment and disillusionment of the
population with the snail pace of reconstruction and imposed priorities
can be corrected by this objective [of BACK DOOR
Newsletter on Timor Lorosae]." Brian Manning, Fretilin activist / supporter,
member of team that maintained early radio communications between Fretilin
and their external Mission
Jan
6 AFP: Bishops say many East Timorese refugees want to go home
News added Jan 18
"We reaffirm our support for efforts by
the Indonesian government to provide security for the refugees, to facilitate
their return and to monitor anyone who is exploiting the refugees' suffering
for their political and economic benefits" Four bishops from ET & Indonesia
Jan
5 LH: text of UNTAET gag rule Commentary & Text added
Jan 17
"The full text of a recent UNTAET directive
which prohibits UNTAET mission personnel from communicating with anyone
about the mission or other issues related to East Timor for the rest of
their lives, unless they have specific written permission from top UNTAET
officials. This document was shared with La’o Hamutuk by an UNTAET staffer
who is alarmed by the culture of secrecy and isolation that pervades the
U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor. La’o Hamutuk encourages
others who believe that the East Timorese people have a right to know how
their country is being governed to share information." Charles
Scheiner
Jan
5 AU: Talks stall on Timor Gap oil profits News added
Jan 19
"So far it has offered about 60 per cent
of revenue, which could total $US100 million ($180 million) a year. East
Timor, represented by the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor, is arguing
strongly for a 90 per cent stake in revenue, or alternatively for the boundary
between the two countries to be redrawn at the mid-point between their
coastlines." Robert Garran
Jan 3 Tony: Deep regret over violence Letter updated Jan 19
Jan
1 CNRT: Xanana's New Year's Message Letter updated Jan
17
"It is hard for us to believe that foreigners
who come to East Timor to work do not have some knowledge of Timorese political
reality. Foreigners should bear in mind that the essential condition for
their operational success is to be aware that they do not come to save
East Timor but rather to fulfil a mission of support; therefore, if they
are not aware of this reality they will face the ungrateful mission of
earning money for 6 months and returning to their homes, as so many have
done, often revealing themselves to be less skilled than the East Timorese
who can not find a job." Xanana Gusmão
Jan 1 UNTAET: New Year's Eve Violence in Dili News added Jan 3