Justice
Bangladesh Leads Way With International Crimes Tribunal
Sunday, September 5th, 2010The Irrawaddy
By MATT CROOK
SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
DHAKA—As criticism over the lack of progress in Sri Lanka’s war inquiry is mounting and a defiant military regime in Burma resists increasing pressure for a UN war crimes inquiry, Bangladesh has high hopes for a war crimes tribunal that has been 40 years in the making.
Bringing to justice key [...]
Slain Newsman’s Sister Vows to Uncover Truth
Friday, July 30th, 2010The Irrawaddy
By MATT CROOK
JULY 30, 2010
As criticism mounts of the Thai government’s response to the deaths of two foreign newsmen during recent political violence in Bangkok, the sister of slain Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi says she will not give up the search for the truth behind her brother’s death.
“I don’t really care about how it [...]
Amnesty warns against Timor-Leste’s “culture of impunity”
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010BANGKOK, 29 June 2010 (IRIN) – Amnesty International has urged the government of Timor-Leste to close a legal loophole that allows perpetrators of crimes against humanity to go unpunished.
Timor-Leste became formally independent in 2002 after a 24-year occupation by the Indonesian military in 1975-1999 that cost up to 200,000 lives, but gaps in the penal [...]
Indonesia apologising in own way
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI March 21, 2010 — INDONESIA will apologise to the people of East Timor in its own way for past human rights violations, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Sunday.
Indonesia’s former president Abdurrahman Wahid apologised when he visited East Timor in 2000 but successive leaders including current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have stopped [...]
E.Timor president insists does not want warcrimes tribunal
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI March 9, 2010 — East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses committed during Indonesia’s occupation.
Amnesty had claimed he was in favour of the establishment of an international tribunal for crimes committed during the 1975-1999 occupation, should the UN Security Council [...]
East Timor to deliver verdict on assassination bids
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP March 3, 2010 — An East Timor court is to deliver its verdict on Wednesday against 28 people including an Australian citizen charged over the attempted assassination of the president and prime minister in 2008.
Prosecutors have called for sentences of up to 20 years in jail against the defendants over the February 11 attack [...]
Australian cleared over E.Timor assassination bid
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI March 2, 2010 — An East Timor court on Wednesday cleared an Australian woman of the attempted assassination of the president and prime minister in a 2008 attack, but jailed more than 20 rebel gunmen.
“Today is the most important day of my life. I have rightfully regained my freedom,” Angelita Pires, 43, said [...]
Cross-Country Ties an Obstacle to Justice
Friday, April 2nd, 2010DILI, Dec 2, 2009 (IPS) – East Timor’s leaders say bringing to justice perpetrators of atrocities committed during the Indonesian army’s occupation would sour relations between the neighbouring countries, but not everyone is so keen to forgive and move on.
Despite high-level stubbornness, justice can still be achieved so long as people continue to make their [...]
ETimor lawmakers attack govt on militia leader
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI October 11, 2009 — Lawmakers in East Timor shouted jibes at each other Monday in a fiery censure debate over a government decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity.
Members of the opposition Fretilin party pushed the motion against the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, accusing it of [...]
E.Timor may force election
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI September 18, 2009 — EAST Timor’s opposition threatened on Friday to force an early election in an escalating row with the government over the release of an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity.
Fretilin party spokesman Jose Teixeira told AFP the party will ’seriously consider’ pulling out of parliament if a motion [...]