Late October 2002 ET Postings Menu

October 27 - 31

US Senator Threatens Cut Off of Indon Military Aid - Cites Freeport Murder

Pope urges E Timorese to forgive, seek justice for 1999 violence
Islamic terrorists aiming at foreign interests in Dili - UN police
Gov't to revise budget after reporting USD 2 million budget deficit
E. Timor jails militia commander for atrocities
Church lobbies Ruddock to keep East Timorese in Australia
Asian Children Forced To Join Militias, View Atrocities

Indonesian Judges cut short rights hearing
Against 'alarmism', Alkatiri acknowledges possible terror threat
East Timor lauds Lula, saying Dili will seek closer ties
Blast hurts six Indonesians in E. Timor, military says
Australia to fund centre where Aussie journalists killed
Alkatiri in Expresso (summary)
Report warns expats will be terror targets in East Timor

East Timor Joins the UN


E Timor's UN Ambassador Jose Luis Guterres (center) takes his seat in the General Assembly. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri (l) and Bishop Belo (r). Photo by John M. Miller.

East Timor Action Network Congratulates Country on UN Membership, Calls on UN to Work for Justice for New Nation

Timor achieves UN dream
CNN- Interview w- JRH & Durao Barroso
Australia welcomes East Timor to United Nations
UN Radio- Timor Leste - New Member Joins-Interview w- Xanana
East Timor, the world's youngest country, joins the United Nations

Xanana Gusmao's General Assembly Speech: On the occasion of the Admission of Timor-Leste to UN
T-L Dept of Foreign Affairs: ET Vows to Fight Poverty as Newest UN Member
Xanana's Remarks at UNDP lunch
Presentation at Asia Society by Xanana Gusmao

UN: New Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste Presents Credentials*
UN: Speakers Celebrate Timor-Leste's Independence as 4th Committee Begins Decolonization Debate*
Timor-leste joins World Health Organization*
UNFPA Welcomes Timor-Leste Into the United Nations Family
and Renews Commitment to its Reproductive Health Efforts*
UNDP: RC/RR, Sukehiro Hasegawa Congratulates Timor-Leste on Admission to the UN*

UN Press Conference by Xanana and Ramos Horta (also video link)*

UN: Unanimous Assembly Decision Make Timor-Leste 191^stUN Member State*
Remarks by Kofi Annan at Flag Raising Ceremony*
Statement by Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly*

Statement by Durao Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal to UN General Assembly on the occasion of the admission of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United Nations*
Statement by Amb. Goncalo de Santa Clara Gomes, Permament Representative of Portugal as Chair of WEOG to UN General Assembly*
Statement by Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations, as Host Country Representative, on UN Membership of Timor-Leste, General Assembly, September 27, 2002*
Statement by Ambassador Gelson Fonseca Jr., Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN: Admission of the Democratic Republic of East Timor to the United Nations*

CIIR: East Timor: A Call for Justice*

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East Timor Press Review 31 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 30 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 29 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 28 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 25 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 24 October 2002

October 20 - 26
Bin Laden threatened Australia in videotape- report
Australia-Indonesia Military Links Risky
US says travelers to Timor should avoid stops in Indonesia
Foreign minister calls for security assistance
East Timor grieves with Australia over Bali attack

Schools could get new Portuguese language books
PM wraps up 3-nation tour in Portugal
PM Alkatiri begins 3-day Portugal visit; aid programs on agenda

At start of visit to Portugal, PM minimizes Church leader's censure
Timorese bishop urges nation's leaders to stay at home

Indonesian Ad-Hoc Court (October)


Former East Timor police chief Timbul Silaen (L) is pictured with ex-governor Abilio Soares at a central Jakarta court on March 14. REUTERS/Dadang Tri.

ETAN: Indonesian Verdicts Cannot Deliver Justice for East Timor

AHRC: Attorney General's Office Providing a 'Fountain of Impunity'
Will Bush Do the Right Thing in East Timor? by Aderito de Jesus Soares

East Timor bishop calls for international body to try independence vote crimes
Minimum jail sentence sought for Eurico Guterres
Indonesian Judges cut short rights hearing
Suspected Timor rights violator Eurico has no regrets

Corruption case, poor performance plague Indonesia's Attorney General
Indonesian soldiers among attackers in 1999 Dili incident- witness

House selects six new ad hoc appeal judges
(Mis)Directions in Justice
AGO files appeals on controversial rights cases
Ad-hoc trial should ensure protection of rights
Rights Trial May Be Held on Indonesia-East Timor Border
Indonesia's Attorney General Criticizes Bishop Belo

From JSMP:
Case summary: M. Yayat Sudrajat*
Suai judgment: unofficial transcript - Indonesian*
Timbul Silaen judgment: English summary*

ET National Alliance for Int'l Tribunal: Indonesian Ad Hoc Human Rights Court Proven Not Able To Fulfill International Demands

see November updates
see September updates

Refugees refuse repatriation due to unpaid Christmas bonus
Gusmao to visit W. Timor next month to boost refugee repatriation
Gusmao wants reconciliation, not international court
New clinic to be Balibo Five memorial
East Timorese sailors may train in NZ

E Timor gets $81.5m aid
Dili wants deal on Timor Sea gas field by Dec. 31, says PM
Australia Wants To Ratify Timor Sea Treaty By Yr End -Min
East Timor ready to complete energy deal with Australia

East Timor Press Review 24 October 2002
East Timor Press Review, 23 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 22 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 21 October 2002

Support ETAN: Message from Noam Chomksy

Now available La'o Hamutuk Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 7: October 2002, Portuguese Aid, CEP

Listen to Pacifica's Democracy Now! RealAudio programs http://www.democracynow.org/

Democracy Now! broadcast from East Timor's independence. Listen online or order the video.

E Timor gets $81.5m aid
Dili wants deal on Timor Sea gas field by Dec. 31, says PM
Australia Wants To Ratify Timor Sea Treaty By Yr End -Min
East Timor ready to complete energy deal with Australia

East Timor Press Review 24 October 2002
East Timor Press Review, 23 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 22 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 21 October 2002

New Web Links (open in new window)

UNICEF: ADULT WARS, CHILD SOLDIERS: Voices of Children Involved in Armed Conflict in the East Asia and Pacific Region (large PDF)

IFRC: East Timor Red Cross gets reward for grassroots work
JSMP: East Timor urgently needs Court of Appeal to guarantee fundamental human rights
Joint Statement: First Meeting of the Indonesia – Timor-Leste Joint Ministerial Commission for Bilateral Cooperation
UNGA: Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development in East Timor

Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law: New Challenges and New States: What Role for International Law, PROCEEDINGS of the 10th Annual Conference Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law (large PDF file with a number of papers on ET)

USINDO OPEN FORUM: H.E. Xanana Gusmao, President of East Timor, October 3, 2002, Washington DC
Asia Pacific Forum: Restoring US-Indonesian Military Ties WBAI Radio with John M. Miller (RealAudio)

Radio Rakambia - Dili, East Timor
Radio Comunidade Lospalos

Seeking Justice on the Cheap: Is the East Timor Tribunal Really a Model for the Future?
Asia Society: An Interview with José Ramos-Horta
World Policy Journal: Nation Building in East Timor
Many Lessons Learned from UN Experience in ET Annan Says

East Timor: Betrayal and Resurrection (new film)
SBS Dateline: East Timor's Stolen Children
ABC: Science in a Suitcase - Rebuilding East Timor (transcript and audio)
Free Speech Radio News: Rights Abusers on Trial in East Timor (audio)

Official Gazette of Government of East Timor

Kissinger Watch
Spring 2002 Estafeta online

October 13 - 19
East Timor Army Staff Chief Visits Angola military commanders
Angola 'totally available' to aid in reconstruction - dos Santos
Prime Minister Alkatiri in Angola
Positive Balance Sheet From Alkatiri Mozambique Visit

Debate over Indonesia's decree on terrorism continues
Should the military be on the list of Bali suspects?

Aust govt aims for Bayu Undan treaty by Dec- Macfarlane
Tourism in East Nusa Tenggara slumps
Dili seeking Thai help for national capacity-building
Slow rise of East Timor to successful independence (commentary)
The Timor Gap (New Zealand's role in East Timor)

East Timor Press Review 18 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 17 October 2002
East Timor Press Review 15 October 2002
East Timor Press Review, 14 October 2002

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