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Allan Nairn on Democracy Now!
reveals Kopassus carried out a series of assassinations of civilian activists in late 2009.
The news comes as the White House moves towards lifting a twelve-year ban
on the training of the notorious Indonesian military unit known as Kopassus.
A U.S.-trained Kopassus general who coordinated the assassinations
confirmed to Nairn an Indonesian army role in the killings.

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[Please note: President Obama's trip has been postponed until June. We will continue compiling statements and other background material on this website.]

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President Obama Heads to Indonesia

ETAN: Open Letter to President Barack Obama on His 2010 Visit to Indonesia

U.S. Training of Kopassus: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Not Come

Four Jakarta NGOs Reject the Plan to Train Kopassus

ETAN To Obama Administration: U.S. military assistance will harm reform and set back human rights

WPAT Write Obama Ahead of His Trip to Indonesia

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Statue of Obama as a boy. Jakarta.U.S. Groups Oppose Training of Indonesia's Notorious Kopassus Special Forces

Background on Kopassus and Brimob

ETAN: Guide to U.S. Security Assistance to Indonesia and East Timor

Foreign Policy in Focus - Obama: Stand Up to the Indonesian Military

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AI and ETAN rally for imprisoned West Papua activists before Obama's trip to Indonesia

West Papua Advocacy Team: Statement on International Crisis Group report - and its coverage

HAK Association: Human Rights Situation in Covalima and Bobonaro

Timorese Groups write UN Security Council on Justice with international support

   
Hotma Marbun WPAT/ETAN: Naming of Senior Kopassus Officer as Indonesia Military Commander Undermines West Papua
 
General Sjafrie Sjamsuddin Indonesian General Sjafrie Sjamsuddin Not Fit for Civilian Defense Post
   

Highlights from the ETAN Blog

Tough Week for Sinar Mas

Letter by Shirley Shackleton to SBY on Balibo 5

Leahy says Leahy law applies to Kopassus

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Congratulations to Aderito

Timor Police Brutality Video

Brad Simpson: Denying the ‘First Right’: The United States, Indonesia, and the Ranking of Human Rights by the Carter Administration, 1976-1980 (PDF)

Usman Hamid of KontraS
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 Joint Letter on Defamation Case against Usman Hamid of KontraS

Take Action: Human Rights First: Demand End to Intimidation of Indonesian Activist Seeking Justice

 


A wide view of the Security Council Chamber during a meeting on Timor-Leste. UN Photo/Ryan Brown

Joint Letter to UN Security Council on Justice and Accountability for Serious Crimes Committed in Timor-Leste

 Joint Statement between ETAN and Indonesian Human Rights Groups on Martenus Bere and Justice for Timor-Leste


 
 

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WPAT/ETAN: Flawed History -
What Goes Un-Noted in the State Department's "Background Notes" on Indonesia

ETAN/WPAT: Letter to Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
 
Kopassus soldiers  

Strengthening Solidarity: The Struggle for Justice Continues
Hametin Solidaridade: Luta Nafatin Ba Justisa
 Dili, Timor-Leste

 Conference Declaration / Deklarasaun husi Konferensia

ETAN to Gather in Timor-Leste for Anniversary of Historic Independence Vote

 


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ETAN/WPAT Statement on Killing of Papuan Leader Kelly Kwalik

Chairmen Faleomavaega and Payne Call on Indonesian President to Establish Dialogue with West Papua Leaders

Indonesia's SBY Implicated in Cover Up of Ambush Murder of U.S. Citizens

WPAT: Impunity at the Freeport Gold & Copper Mine: Will Indonesian Security Forces Get Away with It Again?

The West Papua Report
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ETAN is a U.S.-based grassroots organization working in solidarity with the peoples of East Timor and Indonesia. ETAN provides information about, and ways to help, East Timor, which was invaded and subjugated by U.S. ally Indonesia in 1975. East Timor chose independence in August 1999 and was soon destroyed by the Indonesian military. East Timor finally became independent on May 20, 2002.  ETAN educates, organizes, and advocates for justice for historic and ongoing crimes against humanity, war crimes, and human rights violations in East Timor and Indonesia. ETAN supports democratic reconstruction of East Timor. ETAN supports restrictions on military assistance to Indonesia in order to support democracy and justice in both countries.

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