1999 Crimes Against Humanity in East Timor

"Accounts of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity committed in East Timor in 1999 during the referendum for independence from Indonesia. Seeks to raise awareness about the lack of prosecution of human rights violations in East Timor and to demand an international criminal tribunal to try the suspects."

Author: Warren Wright is an Australian lawyer. He also authors East Timor Legal Information Site.

Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • International Law • Legal History • International Courts/Tribunals • International • Asia

Recent Posts from 1999 Crimes Against Humanity in East Timor

Justice and compassion in East Timor
4 July 2008 By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Dili - "That's him," our guide told me.The man in the sagging brown vest was sitting at the entrance to his home, enjoying the morning sun.A mundane…
East Timorese occupation victims face fresh wait for justice
12 Nov 2008 10:23am AEDT - East Timor's parliament has again postponed a debate over a report that recommends justice and reparations for victims of crimes committed during Indonesia's occupation of the country. President Jose…
Rescheduling of East Timor CAVR / CTF Parliamentary Debate
PARLAMENTO NACIONALCommittee for Constitutional Issues, Justice, Public Administration, Local Power and Government LegislationPRESS RELEASE 5 November 2008THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR RECEPTION, TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION(CAVR “CHEGA!” REPORT) AND THE…
Documenting East Timor's criminal past
November 4, 2008: ZyLAB has been awarded a contract to provide crime investigation software to support the United Nation's Serious Crimes Investigations Team (SCIT) in East Timor.The team is looking into remaining investigations of outstanding…
UN presses on with East Timor violence probes
Source: Reuters - DILI, 26 Sept 2008 - The United Nations aims to complete investigating nearly 400 cases related to the bloodshed surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence vote from Indonesia, the chief U.N. investigator said…
Mirko Daniel Fernandez, Canada, Forensic Anthropologist, UNMIT
03 June 2008 Dili, Timor-Leste: I am tasked with forensically examining individuals allegedly killed during Timor-Leste's bloody Popular Consultation period (1999).This is both for legal identification and to examine the physical evidence in collaboration with…
A father chokes his 4-year-old son to death
The crimes committed against humanity in East Timor in 1999 constituted the final chapter in the darkest period of the country's history which began in 1975 with Indonesia's illegal invasion and occupation. For more than…
The Kraras Massacre of 1983
While 1999 Crimes Against Humanity focuses on 1999, there was a multitude of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity committed before 1999 - by the Indonesians, by the East Timorese themselves and by the…
East Timor - A Land of Graves: Bodies found near Dili airport
Transcript of ABC News Report 18/09/2008 - UN investigators in East Timor have uncovered a number of bodies near Dili's International Airport in East Timor. Between the sky and the sea, for years, this coastline…
9th Anniversary Suai Church Massacre
5 September 2008 Today and tomorrow mark the Ninth Anniversary of the Suai Church Massacre in which over 50 people were killed in Our Lady of Fatima Church in Suai, while up to 200 are…