Subject: UN High Commish for Human Rights on Indon.
and ET
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 08:00:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Sharon R.A. Scharfe" <pet@web.net>UN Headquarters New York, NY
23 September 1998
Press Briefing
PRESS BRIEFING BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
What was her assessment of the human rights situation in Indonesia since the change of
government? a correspondent asked. Mrs. Robinson said the whole situation in Indonesia was
very difficult, because of the economic situation. A Memorandum of Understanding, which
enabled the basing of a human rights resource person in Jakarta, had been signed. That
person would have rights to Indonesia and East Timor and she was anxious to move ahead on
that quickly. Yesterday, she had briefly discussed the situation with the Foreign Minister
of Indonesia and had found a serious change in terms of recognizing the importance of
human rights in the overall crisis situation. The Government had adopted a national plan
for human rights and wanted to address the complexity of the situation.
For more information on Parliamentarians for East Timor, Please Contact: Sharon
Scharfe, International Secretariat Parliamentarians for East Timor Suite 116, 5929-L
Jeanne D'Arc Blvd., Orleans, ON K1C 7K2 CANADA Fax: 1-613-834-2021 E-Mail: pet@web.net
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