Indonesia's Generals on Trial in U.S. Courts

Signed by General Johny Lumintang, a telegram ordering Indonesian commanders to plan a crackdown on East Timorese may be entered into evidence in the U.S. lawsuit.

Timor Postings, a separate section of this site, offers the most current news reports from sources worldwide. The ETAN/US Calendar page lists upcoming activities, lectures and seminars.

La'o Hamutuk website is up and running. La'o Hamutuk ("walking together" in Tetum) is a joint East Timorese-international organization that will monitor the activities of the principal international institutions in East Timor. (June 15, 2000)

Indonesian NGOs Oppose Resumption of Military Ties with U.S. (June 12, 2000)

The Refugee Crisis and Accountability: Observations and Analysis of a Fact-Finding Mission to the East Timorese Refugee Camps in West Timor - by Karen Orenstein, East Timor Action Network (June 9, 2000)

ETAN Opposes Any Resumption of Military Ties with Indonesia (May 24, 2000)

Alert: Office of Indonesian E. Timor Support Group Attacked in Jakarta (May 24, 2000)

Returning ETAN Delegation Calls for U.S. and Indonesia to End to East Timor Refugee Crisis (May 11, 2000)

Allan Nairn testimony on U.S.-Indonesia Military Ties (May 11, 2000)

Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) praises ETAN. "I've experienced the impact of this grassroots organizing firsthand."

International East Timor Conference Held in Utrecht, Highlights Ongoing Issues (May 14, 2000)

ETAN Lobby Days: Spring 2000 - May 6 through May 10

Indonesia's Generals on Trial in U.S. Courts - Special section on the legal woes of General Johny Lumintang and Major-General Sintong Panjaitan. (ongoing)

ETAN, Others Urge Strongest Resolution on Timor at Human Rights Commission (March 23, 2000)

ETAN, NGOs write Albright on military ties to Indonesia (March 3, 2000)

State Department Report on Indonesia/E Timor Generally Accurate - ETAN highlights a few omissions. (February 29, 2000)

ETAN opposes continued training in violation of ongoing ban on military ties with Indonesia (Feb 24, 2000)

Eyewitness East Timor: ETAN Testimony submitted to Joint Congressional Hearing on East Timor (February 10, 2000)

U.S. and U.N. Must Support an International Tribunal on East Timor Violence  A Statement by the East Timor Action Network/U.S. (February 2, 2000)
Executive Summary of Indonesia Rights Inquiry Report (January 31, 2000); Report of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on East Timor (January 31, 2000)

Eyewitness East Timor: ETAN Testimony submitted to Joint Congressional Hearing on East Timor (February 10, 2000)

Australian Documentary Details Indonesian Government Funding of the Militia (February 16, 2000)

From “Scorched Earth Operation" to “Humanitarian Operation” A note on the conduct of international NGOs and UN institutions in post-referendum Timor Lorosa’e by Working Group for Study and Examination Yayasan HAK (10 January 2000)

Bring the East Timorese Home - A Fact Sheet on the Refugees (January 2000)

Vermont's Norwich University to End Training of Indonesian Military (Dec. 20, 1999)

Senate Passes Appropriations Bill Restricting U.S. Military Assistance to Indonesia Conditions include bringing human rights violators to justice, return of  displaced persons to East Timor. (19 November 1999)

Indonesia's Repeal of Annexation of East Timor Only First Step - Safe return of refugees, end to militia activity and prosecution of rights violators are priorities (October 20, 1999)

ETAN urges Indonesia's president to fulfill commitments to East Timor by stopping militia violence, assisting return of refugees and cooperating with rights investigations. Also -  Clinton must keep military assistance suspension, release rights data. (12 Nov 1999)

Shepard Forman, Center on International Cooperation, NYU, on Rebuilding East Timor: Cooperation in Recovering from Destruction (November 16, 1999)

Notes on the Indonesian Military and the New Government and A Primer on How to Lie for the Indonesian Military by John Roosa, Ph.D, historian of South and Southeast Asia. (November 3, 1999)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes freeze on military relations with Indonesia (S 1568) (September 27, 1999). A similar bill, HR 2895, has been introduced in the House. Other East Timor Legislation News and lists of bills' sponsors

September 13 - Rep. McGovern, remembering Frs. Madeira and Soares, calls for rebuilding of East Timor

September 12 - ETAN welcomes suspension of US aid to Indonesia and calls upon Congress and Clinton administration to support expanded UN in East Timor. 

September 12 - ETAN Statement on Suspension of U.S. Aid to Indonesia and Indonesian Agreement to Allow International Force into East Timor

September 4 - Bishop Belo's residence attacked, thousands kidnapped by militias; ETAN calls for immediate suspension of all aid to Indonesia and support for UN-controlled security

September 1 - IFET-OP Report #8 Ominous Signs Only Two Days After Historic East Timor Vote; Militia Roadblocks, and Widespread Threats Against Local Population, International Observers, and UNAMET Personnel.

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