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Petition:
Until
Apl 22 LH: ET NGO Forum: Rushed constitutional process
Request & Letter updated Mar 24
"The [East Timorese] NGOs
are demanding the establishment of a mechanism for thorough consultation
throughout East Timor on the constitution, and for adequate time and resources
to be allotted for this critical process. Clearly, this process is a crucial
step in East Timor's struggle for self-determination. We ask for your immediate
assistance in lobbying the UN Security Council through your
national governments and in passing this letter to others." Pamela
Sexton, La'o Hamutuk:
The East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
Things to avoid:
Feb
26 NTEU: We still need to put books for ET Uni on hold
Info added Mar 26
"The email networks have caused overload
with misdirected information being sent out. Unpaid post costing thousands
of dollars is arriving in Dili. Nor at this stage is there capacity to
handle incoming English language book donations until further notice."
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Mar
23 AP: Pro-Jakarta Militias Vow To Continue Fighting ETimor Government
News added Mar 24
"At the moment we are in a cooling down
period. We will wait for the United Nations to leave before we go back
in," Cancio Lopes de Carvalho, former commander of a pro-Indonesian armed
group
Bahasa Indonesia:
Mar
23 CNRT: Kirsty Sword Gusmão Beserta Keluarga Perempuan Yang Diculik
Milisi Akan Release added Mar 24
"Isterinya Presiden CNRT-CN akan berangkat
ke Geneva besok bersama bibinya Juliana dos Santos, seorang perempuan berusia
15 tahun yang diculik dan ditahan di Timor Barat sejak tahun 1999. Di Geneva
Kirsty Sword Gusmão akan menghadiri suatu konperensi yang diselenggarakan
oleh UNHCR dengan tema kekerasan terhadap kaum perempuan. Bersama dengan
Ny. Domingas Santa Mouzinho, Ny. Sword Gusmão juga bermaksud untuk
menyampaikan suatu pernyataan mengenai situasi Juliana pada Komisi PBB
untuk Hak Azasi Manusia." Sarah Niner & Lurdes Bessa, CNRT
Mar
23 CNRT: Kristy Sword Gusmao & Kidnap Girl's Family to plead case in
Geneva Release added Mar 24
"[Ms Sword Gusmão and kidnap girl's
family] hope that if Juliana can be returned it will offer a glimmer of
hope to other women, their families and communities and believe that other
East Timorese women being held in West Timor by militias in similar circumstances
must also be returned." Sarah Niner & Lurdes Bessa, CNRT
Mar
22 LH: ET NGO Forum: Rushed constitutional process Request
& Letter updated Mar 24
"The [East Timorese] NGOs
are demanding the establishment of a mechanism for thorough consultation
throughout East Timor on the constitution, and for adequate time and resources
to be allotted for this critical process. Clearly, this process is a crucial
step in East Timor's struggle for self-determination. We ask for your immediate
assistance in lobbying the UN Security Council through your
national governments and in passing this letter to others." Pamela
Sexton, La'o Hamutuk:
The East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
Mar
22 JRS: Refugees Going Hungry Briefing added Mar 24
"The refugees in the camps are suffering
great hunger. They have had no support from local aid groups since January
and from international agencies since September last year, when they withdrew
following the killing of UNHCR personnel by militias,” Jesuit
Refugee Service (JRS) West Timor
Mar
21 SMH: UN retreats on spying allegation News added Mar
23
"The United Nations mission in East Timor
admitted yesterday that an internal security memo accusing a group of shipwrecked
Indonesians of being spies was untrue. ... Other concerns raised in the
report are being taken seriously, including a warning that a lack of safeguards
on the Atauro-Dili sea lane poses a security threat to Dili." Mark Dodd,
Herald Correspondent in Dili
Mar
19 STL: Xanana Gusmao: CNRT To Be Officially Dissolved in June
News from ETimor added Mar 23
“In June, CNRT
will close as its role will be taken over by the on-going political process
... I know that self-government will be difficult, therefore in my personal
capacity as an ordinary citizen, I will cooperate with all sides to have
dialogue to support the on-going process” Xanana Gusmao, CNRT/NC president
Mar
17 TP: The Dynamic Of ‘Quota Politic’ Editorial from ETimor
added Mar 24
"We have spoken many times on women’s
demand for a 30 % quota and do not want to say more. Except that, Timorese
can emulate the example set by REDE (East
Timor Women Network) yesterday at UNTAET headquarters. We welcome the
day when the actions of interest groups or political groups are based on
dialogue, debate and discussion. ... REDE has shown the correct political
path for our country. We hope that future political actions for democracy
in our country will take into account this dynamism. This is the democratic
model that needs to be created in our country." Timor Post Editorial
Mar
17 SMH: UN fears sabotage of ETimor elections News added
Mar 20
"The UN memo says CPD-RDTL
supporters had clashed with members of the East Timorese pro-independence
Fretilin party on Atauro on February 22, the same time as the seven Indonesians
[suspected spies] were seen there. Last week, Mr Gusmao warned of links
between senior RDTL officials and shadowy Indonesian army intelligence
agents." Mark Dodd, Herald Correspondent in Dili
Mar
17 Lancet: Growing Pains of ETimor: Health of An Infant Nation
Report added Mar 19
"Let us not be tempted to build and develop
modern hospitals that are costly and in which only half a dozen people
benefit from good treatment. Let us concentrate above all on planning intensive
campaigns of sanitation, prevention, and the treatment of epidemics and
endemics for the whole population." Xanana Gusmão, de-facto President
of East Timor
Mar
16 LUSA: National Council Members Explain Rejection of Quotas for Women
News added Mar 20
"Members of East Timor’s National Council
transition legislature justified Friday their rejection of quotas for women
candidates on party election lists. ... Simultaneous to the press conference,
a group of several dozen protesters from East Timor’s most prominent women’s
rights organizations demonstrated in front of the Government Palace in
Dili." JBC
Mar
16 LH: Salzer: News from La’o Hamutuk Report from ETimor
added Mar 19
"There is always so much happening here
[in Dili], and we are often slowed down in our communications by still-regular
power-outages. We hope to share more regular updates on our work. For now,
we offer a run-down of what we have been up to since the start of 2001."
Mark Salzer, La’o Hamutuk
Mar
15 STL: Bishop Belo: Do not choose party that destroys Timor
News from ETimor added Mar 20
“I have met with Fretilin, UDT, and even
with CPD-RDTL (Aitahan Matak, Fil
Fernandes and Feliciano). I said to them that I would only support parties
in Timor that work for peace, democracy human rights justice, social peace,
tolerance. The church supports pluralism and democracy in East Timor."
Bishop Belo
Mar
14 U.S. law bars U.S. military aid and training for Indonesia
Info added Mar 23
"If President Bush, Secretary Powell,
Assistant Secretary Wolfowitz, the Indonesian government or anyone else
would like to resume U.S. military relations with the Indonesian government,
they must either meet the conditions in the law or change the law by an
act of Congress." Charles Scheiner,
National Coordinator, East Timor Action Network/US
Mar
14 GLW: Tanaja: Debate over Constituent Assembly election process
Report added Mar 22
"The heated debate
surrounding citizenship is an indication of the resentment that
exists toward former East Timorese emigres by those who stayed in East
Timor or in Indonesia during the liberation struggle. ... Another
hotly debated issue is quotas for women. In its recommendations,
the NC argued that 30% Constituent Assembly seats must be filled by women."
Vanja Tanaja, Dili
Mar
13 TP: Support For Xanana Pours In News from ETimor added
Mar Mar 23
"Following the incident
of 7 March 2001 in the Dili Gymnasium, several quarters have expressed
their stand on the matter. Apart from strongly condemning CPD-RDTL supporters
and regretting Civpol’s method of arresting the three political activists,
there is full support for the leadership of Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao as President
of CNRT/NC." Timor Post
Mar
12 TP: Fretilin Declaration: Do Not Commit Violence News
from ETimor added Mar 20
"In the last few days, the
symbols of Fretilin, especially the RDTL flag, have been used by certain
groups to create trouble and to deceive the people into carrying out demonstrations,
violence and other undesirable actions." Lu Olo (president) and Mari Alkatiri
(vice-president) of Fretilin
Mar
12 TP: Garcia: International Women’s Day News from ETimor
updated Mar 20
"To commemorate International Women’s
Day in East Timor, women’s organisations such as Et-Wave,
Fokupers,
OMT,
OPMT
and youth organisations joined in a long procession." Rosa Garcia
Mar
9 STL: Fretilin Not Behind CPD-RDTL News from ETimor added
Mar 20
"Their [CPD-RDTL] actions on Wednesday
were criminal in nature. They are using the
Fretilin flag without our agreement. And we have reminded them umpteen
times to stop using Fretilin symbols, but to no avail,” Mari Alkatari,
Fretilin Vice-President
Portuguese:
Mar
5 OTL: Partidos políticos e Forças pró-independência
Report added Mar 22
"Oito partidos apresentam-se sob a bandeira
da independência. Dos cinco partidos criados em 1974, quatro foram
levados a colaborar, mais ou menos, com o ocupante indonésio. A
FRETILIN sempre se opôs à ocupação. Consciente
da vantagem que adquiriu, a FRETILIN sente-se limitada na frente comum
proposta por Xanana Gusmão, e quer partir à conquista do
poder. Mas para alguns isso faz renascer a lembrança da guerra civil
de 1974 e provoca apelos angustiados de Xanana Gusmão a favor da
unidade nacional." Observatório
Timor Leste
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Feb
Oxfam Horizons: Muleya: The right to basic services - Water & sanitation
Interview added Mar 23
"Did you enjoy the time there? It
was fabulous. People received our program very well. Oxfam
[CAA] was given the task of trying to rehabilitate the water systems in
Dili and the western districts after the crisis. They did a great job,
got the water going in districts where the destruction was up to 95 percent
- with a lot of help from the communities themselves - then handed it over
to the government to maintain. They put in new transmission lines, water
tanks and pipes, which they call the Oxfam snakes; polythene pipes snaking
up the mountains." Clara Muleya, manager, joint Oxfam
environmental health program in Liquica province
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July
1999 Arena: Viva Timor L'este: Beyond Silence, Betrayal, Cowardice &
Murder Analysis added Mar 22
"Australian governments all sought to
influence the destiny of East Timor. This destiny became one of the longest
ongoing acts of genocide since the European Holocaust of the Second World
War. I am reminded of the French Vichy Government of that war which supplied
and organised the freight train convoys that carried persecuted Jews to
the Nazi ovens. Canberra's warts-and-all allegiance with Jakarta; the almost
$2 billion in bilateral aid; the million of dollars in military gifts,
defence training and defence co-operation; and the political lobbying in
the international arena for Jakarta's position, all helped to create a
similar cattlewagon, transporting the East Timorese to their diabolical
fate." Jim Aubrey, editor, 'Free East Timor: Australia's culpability
in East Timor's genocide'
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Refugee Action Committee Meeting
Endorsed by Amnesty International
Room G030 of the Copland Building, ANU
Monday night, 26 March, 6.30pm
After S11: Globalise Resistance
Forum on growing anti-globalisation movement
Democratic Socialist Party & Resistance
Lecture Theatre 5, Manning Clarke Bldg,
ANU
Sat March 31 & April 1, 1pm
Seminar: Women and Torture
Amnesty International
St Ninians Church, (corner Brigalow and
Mouat Streets, Lyneham, Canberra)
Monday 2 April 2001, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Special M1 meeting
community groups will come along and help
us plan what happens on May 1st
at the Copland building G031, ANU
Monday April 2, 6.30pm
Public forum: Indonesia in Crisis and
the response of the democratic movement
Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and
East Timor (ASIET)
23 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, Sydney
April 6, 7.30pm
Peaceful M1 Blockade
M1 Alliance
Mining Industry
House, the home of the Minerals Council of Australia,
216 Northbourne
Avenue, Bradden
The blockade is
to commence from 7am, May 1st.
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Bahasa Indonesia & English:
ET-WAVE
- Perempuan Timor Loro Sa’e Yang Menentang Kekerasan /
East
Timorese Women Against Violence
Comissão
Justiça E Paz Diocese De Dili (CJP) /
Justice
And Peace Commission of Diocese Dili (JPC)
Spanish & English:
El
Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados (JRS): Accompañar,
Servir, Defender /
Jesuit
Refugee Service (JRS): To accompany, To serve, To
advocate
English:
Organizacao Mulher Timor (OMT)
La'o Hamutuk: East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
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