Indonesia accepts truth commission report on East Timor rights abuses
July 15, 2008
'[JURIST] Indonesia on Tuesday formally accepted a joint Indonesian-East-Timorese Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) finding that Indonesia was responsible for human rights violations following a 1999 referendum in which East Timor voted for....... [more] 
East Timor police use tear gas on students protesting government spending
July 7, 2008
'[JURIST] A UN spokesperson said that East Timor police used teargas on a group of 200 students who were demonstrating before the National Parliament on Monday. Police reportedly used force against the students and arrested 21 protesters who disregarded....... [more]
East Timor president declines 'offer' to succeed Arbour as UN rights chief
June 27, 2008
'[JURIST] East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta Friday declined what he described as an offer to become the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, despite having told parliament last week that he had accepted the position. Ramos-Horta said he....... [more]
Indonesia police arrest another suspect in East Timor assassination attempts
April 24, 2008
'[JURIST] Indonesian police Thursday arrested a fourth man suspected of involvement in February assassination attempts against East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Last week, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang....... [more]
East Timor parliament again extends state of emergency
March 24, 2008
'[JURIST] The National Parliament of East Timor voted Sunday in favor of a further extension of the national state of emergency imposed after assassination attempts against President Jose Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Horta was....... [more]
East Timor parliament urges international probe into assassination attempts
March 4, 2008
'[JURIST] The National Parliament of East Timor voted Monday to recommend that an international commission be formed to investigate last month''s assassination attempts against East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao........ [more]
East Timor assassination suspect in police custody
March 3, 2008
'[JURIST] A suspect in the assassination attempt against East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta turned himself in late Saturday, several weeks after the February 11 attempt on Horta''s life outside his home. The suspect, Amaro da Costa, was described....... [more]
Indonesia official rebukes UN SG on East Timor-Indonesia truth commission
July 31, 2007
'[JURIST] Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda Tuesday rebuked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for criticizing the East Timorese-Indonesian Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF). Ban said last week that the commission violates international....... [more]
UN officials will not testify at East Timor-Indonesia truth commission: UN SG
July 27, 2007
'[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that UN officials will not testify before the East Timorese-Indonesian Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) because the CTF''s terms of reference allow for the possibility of amnesty for the....... [more]
East Timor president asks court for advisory opinion on amnesty law
July 3, 2007
'[JURIST] East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta has said that he will ask the Court of Appeal to issue an advisory opinion on whether an amnesty law passed by East Timor''s National Parliament last month is consistent with East Timor''s constitution....... [more]
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