20 August 2009
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger recalls his undercover reporting for East Timor and reveals that a major new movie, Balibo, perpetuates the cover-up of the role played by western governments in the genocidal invasion of East Timor by Indonesia and the Australian government’s part in the murder of [...]
Interview with Clinton Fernandes, consulting historian on ‘Balibo’ and senior lecturer in Politics at the Australian Defence Force Academy. To hear the interview, click here:
BFM Interview with Clinton Fernandes
Indonesia Human Rights Committee,
Box 68-419,
Auckland, 1125
9 September, 2009
Media Release: Australia’s Balibo war crimes investigation welcomed and NZ Government urged to support it and challenge Indonesia to come to the party.
The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has written to the Attorney General and the Minister [...]
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Arrested by PNTL, then released to Indonesia by Timor-Leste political leaders
7 September 2009
On the 10th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s vote for independence, the new nation’s leaders abrogated its constitution to meet Indonesia’s wishes. This page summarizes information and documents regarding the [...]
By Janet Gunter
Ten years after the referendum, global voices are again spreading the word for East Timor, but this time celebrating the strong international solidarity that back then culminated in the country’s recognized self-determination:
On 30 August, 1999, hundreds of thousands of Timorese voters braved an Indonesian-directed terror campaign to cast ballots for independence in a [...]
‘Balibo’ will be on general release in NZ in January 2010. Click here for more information on the film:
Balibo – Official site
Watch the trailer here:
The Timor-Leste Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR – the Portuguese acronym) – was set up in 2001 and functioned from 2002 until its dissolution in December 2005. It was an independent, statutory authority led by seven East Timorese Commissioners and mandated by UNTAET Regulation 2001/10 to undertake truth seeking for the period 1974-1999, [...]
Posted in Timor Leste | No Comments »>Head of state José Manuel Ramos-Horta
Head of government Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes
Population 1.2 million
Life expectancy 59.7 years
Under-5 mortality (m/f) 90/89 per 1,000
Adult literacy 50.1 per cent
The police and judiciary remained weak institutions. There were violent attacks on the President and the Prime Minister. Impunity for [...]
Indonesia Human Rights Committee,
Box 68-419,
Auckland 1125
Rt Hon Murray McCully,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
15 July, 2009
Dear Murray McCully,
Shortly the International Film Festival will screen the movie ‘Balibo’ which tells the story of the killing in 1975 of five young journalists in what was then Portuguese East Timor. One of the young men [...]
Interview with IHRC spokesperson Maire Leadbeater
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