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Help secure justice for victims of sexual violence |
by Scott Edwards
scottisimo (nospam) hotmail.com (verified) |
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26 Sep 2004
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Timor-Leste: Five years on, Indonesia still denies justice to victims of sexual violence
Five years ago, the population of Timor-Leste (East Timor) voted in a UN-organized ballot for independence from Indonesia. In the run-up to the ballot and immediately afterwards, the Indonesian security forces and Indonesia-backed militia groups opposed to independence embarked on a campaign of murder, destruction and intimidation. Around 1,400 people were killed, an unknown number tortured, and women were raped and subjected to other forms of sexual violence.
The violations were so wide-spread and systematic that they are considered to be crimes against humanity, and over 350 people have so far been indicted in a UN-backed justice process in Timor-Leste. Some 280 of them are believed to be at large in Indonesia. However, Indonesia has investigated just five cases and brought only 18 people to trial, and has failed to hold accountable a single member of the security forces for the human rights violations committed during this period.
Among the hundreds of cases not investigated in Indonesia is the rape of three women in Lolotoe Sub-district. In Timor-Leste, three men have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment in connection with this case. However, two remaining suspects, an Indonesian military officer and a militia member, are believed to be in Indonesia. Indonesia has refused to transfer them and around 280 others to Timor-Leste to stand trial.
Because of Indonesia’s failure to ensure that members of its security forces are held accountable, Amnesty International is calling on the UN to establish an International Commission of Experts to ensure justice for the three women in Lolotoe Sub-district, and the hundreds of other victims of human rights violations in Timor-Leste in 1999.
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BTL:Depleted Uranium Weapons Used by U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan Linked to... |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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26 Sep 2004
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...Radiation Illness in Troops and Civilians ~ Interview with Tedd Weyman, deputy director of the Uranium Medical Research Centre, conducted by Between to Lines' Melinda Tuhus |
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BTL:Deteriorating Situation in Iraq Casts Doubt on U.S. Ability to... |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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26 Sep 2004
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Interview with Andrew Ruben, director of International Coalition of Academics Against Occupation, conducted by Between to Lines' Scott Harris |
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Fired FBI Translator and 25 Former Government Security Officials Criticize... |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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25 Sep 2004
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...9/11 Commission Report ~ Interview with Sibel Edmonds, former FBI language specialist, conducted by Between to Lines' Scott Harris |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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UGSOA - Videos of Beheadings: Slaughter by Terrorists |
by Mr. Smith
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25 Sep 2004
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See the latest beheadings by the terrorists in Iraq.These videos are in their entirety to show the world the vile and despicable nature of the terrorists and the evil they purvey. |
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