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East
Timorese Speak Out concerning the 2006 Crisis
Maubere Hateten konaba Susar
iha Timor Lorosae laran
Povu Timoroan Koalia konaba Krize iha Timor-Leste laran
Last updated: 23 July 2006
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BD: 2006 Crisis in
East Timor / Susar/Emerjensia iha Timor-Leste laran
21 July 2006 TLNAIT / ACTJET / IFET: Letter to United Nations on Justice
"The recent crisis in
Timor-Leste has created the need for new justice and peacebuilding
processes, ... However, the crisis this year has also reinforced the
need to deal with “unfinished business” from the past. ... Events
between 1975 and 1999 continue to strongly impact the people of
Timor-Leste. The reactions of Dili residents to the unfolding crisis
were those of a population that has suffered mass trauma which remains
largely unhealed. In addition, the severe shortcomings of the local and
international justice processes have helped to create a culture of
impunity in which a range of actors believe they can, in effect, get
away with murder and other crimes."
Rosentino Amado Hei, Timor-Leste National Alliance for an International
Tribunal,
Dr Mark Byrne, Convenor, Australian Coalition for Transitional Justice
in East Timor,
John M. Miller, UN Representative, International Federation for East
Timor
12 July 2006 Post-CAVR:
Vasconselos: Timor-Leste needs the ‘great teachings’ of the CAVR Report
"The CAVR Report Chega! is about
our past but the tragic events and crimes of recent weeks have shown
that it is also very much about our present and future. The
contemporary relevance of Chega! was strongly underlined by President
Xanana Gusmao in his televised address of 20 June in which he referred
more than once to CAVR’s recommendations. Our new Prime Minister, Dr
Jose Ramos Horta, made the same point in his inauguration address on 10
July. Referring to Chega! he said; ‘We must utilise its great
teachings’. This view is widely shared among those who have seen the
Report. The Inter-faith Conference held in Baucau 20-23 June
recommended that religious institutions of all faiths in Timor-Leste
should actively engage in the dissemination of Chega! to ensure that
its message reaches deep into the community. Others have gone further
and claimed that the violence of recent weeks would not have occurred
had Chega! already been disseminated. They believe that Timorese, both
at the top and at the bottom of our society, have repeated the mistakes
of the past because they have not studied and learned from the painful
history presented in Chega!" Rev Agustinho de Vasconselos, Executive
Director, Post-CAVR Technical Secretariat
7 July 2006 Rede Feto:
Letter to Ian Martin from Timor Leste Women's
Network
"To Mr Ian Martin, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the UN for
Timor-Leste ... The Rede Feto of Timor Leste, a network composed of 17
women’s organizations working on women’s rights and gender issues, want
to express our gratitude to you for taking the time to meet with us on
4 July. Further to the issues raised during the consultation we wish to
submit further recommendations in relation to the establishment of the
new post-UNOTIL mission.
Political/Good Offices:
* To involve women in disarmament. Women officers in the police and the
FDTL should be involved in the efforts to disarm civilians.
* The Commission of Inquiry for Timor Leste to consult with Rede Feto
to provide information on the recent incidents of violence.
* To sensitize women to participate and support the campaign for the
disarmament of civilians in their capacity as mothers, wives and
daughters to promote peace. * Include women in all peace building
efforts and fully implement SC 1325. ... " Ubalda Alves, Executive
Director Rede Feto, Timor-Leste
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June 2006 LH: Suggestions for next United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste
"The
Dili-based Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis is
proposing an expanded and extended United Nations mission in
Timor-Leste (East Timor), beginning shortly and lasting several years.
In a detailed memorandum to UN staff and Security Council members, the
Institute (known in Tetum as La’o Hamutuk) draws on six years
experience monitoring UN activities in Timor-Leste to urge “that both
the quality as well as the duration of the international presence there
be evaluated and improved.” " La'o Hamutuk, an East Timorese
non-governmental organization
Spanish Original:
18 June 2006 Sin Permiso: Wark & Cabral: Timor Oriental:
detrás de la demonización de Mari Alkatiri
http://www.sinpermiso.info/textos/index.php?id=605
"Los medios de comunicación,
especialmente los australianos (Noticias del Departamento de Asuntos
Exteriores y Comercio) han ofrecido una visión particularmente
distorsionada de la crisis. ... El mal está representado en la
figura
de una persona. Identificar una cabeza de turco sugiere que su
eliminación hará que, mágicamente, las cosas
vuelvan a ir bien de
nuevo. Mucha gente piensa hoy que “musulmán” y “terrorista” son
términos afines, si es que no son sinónimos. El primer
ministro
musulmán de Timor Oriental, Mari Alkatiri, aparece en la prensa
mediante “entrevistas al hombre de la calle” como un “terrorista” (para
no mencionar también sus cualidades de “traidor” y “asesino”),
una
palabra que vuelve verificada y fortalecida por la prensa en la calle.
¿Qué hay detrás de estas caricaturas de Alkatiri?"
Estêvão Cabral,
doctor en Relaciones Internacionales y fue un guerrillero del Falantil
& Julie Wark, miembro del Consejo Editorial de sinpermiso
English Original:
24 June 2006 ICH: Cabral & Wark: Behind The Demonisation
Of Mari Alkatiri
"The media, especially the
Australian media (News from the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), has offered a particularly
distorted view of the crisis. ... Evil is represented as embodied in
the figure of one person.
Identifying a single scapegoat suggests that his removal will magically
make all well again. Many people today think of “Muslim” and
“terrorist” as related, if not synonymous terms. The Muslim Prime
Minister of Timor-Leste, Mari Alkatiri, appears in the press through
man-in-the-street interviews as a “terrorist” (not to mention “traitor”
and “killer”), a word that then returns press-verified and reinforced
to the street. What lies behind these depictions of Alkatiri?" Estêvão Cabral,
long-time member of Fretilin &
Julie Wark, human rights translator and author
9 June 2006 ANU -
Development Studies Network:
One-Day Seminar, Canberra: Beyond the Crisis in Timor-Leste: Options
for future stability and development
http://devnet.anu.edu.au/Timor-Leste_Beyond%20the%20Crisis_Seminar_Home.php [scroll down the page]
[Includes six papers in word document
format and three powerpoints from some presenters]
Includes paper by:
Antero Benedito da Silva, Department of Community Development, National
University of Lorosae, Dili, "Inside the community: Issues and conflict"
Includes powerpoint presentation by:
Ismenio Martins da Silva, Victoria University, "Looking beyond
unemployment: meeting young people's aspirations"
23 May 2006 Lia Haroman: GEM:
A People's State Against A Capitalist's State
"This is a discussion compiled by the Grupu Estudu Maubere on Fretilin
and the policies of the current Government of Timor-Leste. This
document was put together on the eve of Fretilin's national congress.
It is open for discussion and any comments or ideas are welcomed. Note
that Grupu Estudu Maubere is not an organisation of, affiliated or
associated with Fretilin." Alex Tilman, unofficial translator of
original Tetun document
6 May 2006 LH: Panic and Reality in Dili
"Few
of the articles and opinions circulated on this list address the
context which has caused many people to flee Dili in this week. Some
people writing from far away seem almost eager to spread rumors and
gossip about what is happening here, while many of us here understand
that the exodus from Dili is more about post-traumatic stress and
rumors than about anything real. Other institutions, including several
national governments, issue statements for their own purposes, which
reflect reality to varying degrees." La'o
Hamutuk, an East Timorese
non-governmental organization
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