9 Articles

Monday, September 21, 2009
Call for justice on past atrocities in East Timor
Joint Statement on the Release by the government of Timor-Leste of Timorese Militia leader Martenus Bere – Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity in Timor-Leste

Thursday, August 13, 2009
U.S. Activists to Gather in Timor-Leste for Anniversary of Historic Independence Vote
Members of the U.S.-based East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) will gather in Timor-Leste later this month to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the country's historic vote for independence.

Friday, July 24, 2009
U.S. Groups Oppose Training of Indonesia's Notorious Kopassus Special Forces
More than 50 U.S. organizations today urged the U.S. government to "strictly prohibit any U.S. cooperation with or assistance to the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus)' in a letter sent today to President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of Congress.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
Statement on Human Rights Accountability in the Run-up to the Indonesian Presidential Elections
As Indonesia prepares for its second direct presidential election on July 8th, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) together urge the Indonesian government, its citizens, and the international community to highlight past human rights violations and to push the next Indonesian administration to end impunity for human rights violators.

Thursday, July 2, 2009
Indonesia President SBY Covered Up Ambush Murder of U.S. Citizens
Previously secret U.S. State Department documents implicate the President of Indonesia in a probable cover-up of an ambush in West Papua. The documents show Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is running for reelection on July 8, maneuvering behind the scenes to manage the investigation into the August 2002 murder of three teachers - one Indonesian and two U.S. citizens.

Thursday, June 18, 2009
Groups Praise U.S. House of Representatives for Highlighting West Papua
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) praised the U.S. House of Representatives for making a serious legislative statement about the conditions of the people of West Papua.

Saturday, April 4, 2009
East Timorese Deserve Justice!
On the 10th anniversary of the massacre in Liquiça, ETAN urges the international community to finally respond to the demand for justice of the victims of this and other horrific crimes committed during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor (Timor-Leste).

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Secretary of State Clinton Should Bring Human Rights Pressure on Indonesia
(2 comments) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Indonesia offers the new Obama administration the opportunity to chart a new course in U.S. relations with world's largest Muslim-majority country. Secretary Clinton should break with the Bush administration's failed policy of engagement with the TNI. The U.S. should once again use military assistance as leverage to promote reform and human rights.

Monday, January 26, 2009
Rights Group Urges Dropping of Defamation Charges Against East Timorese Editor
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) called on Timor-Leste's (East Timor) prosecutor-general to drop criminal defamation charges against the local weekly Tempo Semanal and its editor, Jose Belo.