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East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It consists of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor situated on the northwestern side of the island, surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. East Timor is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, and a member of the Latin Union. Indonesian rule in East Timor was marked by extreme violence and brutality, two of the worst examples of this being the Dili massacre and the Liquiçá Church Massacre. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Timor   (2808 words)

East Timor East Timor is an extremely poor territory, with two-thirds to three-fourths of the population of 775,000 persons engaged in subsistence agriculture. Indonesian law still in effect in East Timor prohibits forced labor; however, during the year, local leaders informally required a number of returnees accused of involvement in the post-consultation destruction of September 1999 to engage in compulsory labor as a means of punishing them for their alleged offenses (see Section 1.c.). In East Timor, arbitrary detention of persons suspected of proindependence sympathies by prointegration militia groups was a continuing problem in the months prior to and shortly after the September 1999 consultation. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8300.htm   (8944 words)

east timor map and map of east timor and information page East Timor is a stunning sight (especially from the air) as it's ringed by miles of sandy beaches and a deep bluish-green sea. East Timor occupies approximately 50% of the island of Timor. East Timor must deal daily with a lack of natural resources and a poor infrastructure, one that was almost totally ignored by Indonesia for years. www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/etimor.htm   (837 words)

Amnesty International - East Timor Crisis At a time when the people of East Timor could be celebrating a new start and looking forward to a peaceful future, they are instead left fearing for their lives in a critical situation which is rapidly deteriorating, Amnesty International said today. East Timorese refugees in West Timor and other parts of Indonesia continue to be harassed, threatened and attacked by pro-integration militia, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Following the adoption of a resolution on East Timor by the Commission on Human Rights at its special session in Geneva, Amnesty International said that it was now the UN Secretary-Generals responsibility to ensure that any Commission of Inquiry into suspected crimes against humanity and war crimes is independent, credible and effective. www.amnesty.org /ailib/intcam/east-timor   (2550 words)

Timor-Leste - East Timor - Timor Lorosae East Timor is extremely mountainous, so the majority of East Timorese had always lived in isolation, far from towns and foreign influences, tied to their fields and animistic practices. East Timor has a common boundary with West Timor, which is part of Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies. East Timor celebrates as a nation is born. www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/east_timor.htm   (401 words)

UNTAET Also that day, UNTAET was succeeded by the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) established by Security Council resolution 1410 of 17 May 2002 to provide assistance to core administrative structures critical to the viability and political stability of East Timor. East Timor became an independent country on 20 May 2002. n 30 August 1999, the people of East Timor voted by means of a direct, secret and universal ballot to begin a process leading towards independence. www.un.org /peace/etimor/etimor.htm   (134 words)

Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Asia: East Timor East Timor took a giant step toward independence with a widely praised election on August 30, 2001, the second anniversary of the referendum that produced a vote to separate from Indonesia--and devastating violence. In May, a fifteen-year-old East Timorese girl was rescued and returned to East Timor from West Timor where she had been held in sexual slavery in a militia-controlled camp. East Timor's human rights defenders operated freely and played an active role in lobbying UNTAET and transitional government institutions. www.hrw.org /wr2k2/asia5.html   (1951 words)

East Timor East Timor is located in the eastern part of Timor, an island in the Indonesian archipelago that lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. East Timor's resistance movement was violently suppressed by Indonesian military forces, and more than 200,000 Timorese were reported to have died from famine, disease, and fighting since the annexation. East Timor's offshore gas and oil reserves promised the only real hope for lifting it out of poverty, but a dispute with Australia over the rights to the oil reserves in the East Timor Sea thwarted those efforts. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0902237.html   (1093 words)

East Timor (09/05) East Timor is located in southeastern Asia, on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia. East Timor's foreign policy has placed a high priority on its relationships with Indonesia; regional friends such as Malaysia and Singapore; and donors such as Australia, the European Union, Japan, Portugal, and the United States. East Timor witnessed its largest and longest political demonstration in April and May 2005 when several thousand protestors took part in a demonstration led by the Catholic Church that lasted 20 days. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35878.htm   (2366 words)

Crisis in East Timor - Global Issues East Timor was ruled by Portugal for about 3 centuries. Unfortunately, yet predictably, there was one-sided media coverage of the crisis in East Timor by major media institutions in the West (especially from nations that continuously supported the often brutal regime). East Timor was then invaded by Indonesia shortly after Portugal abruptly left, in 1975. www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/EastTimor.asp   (907 words)

East Timor East Timor became independent on May 20, 2002, and is now a democratically governed, independent nation with an elected President and Parliament. Americans traveling in East Timor should remember that despite its small size, much of the territory is isolated and can be difficult to reach by available transportation or communication links. American citizens traveling to East Timor should use common sense and exercise caution, avoid large gatherings, and remain alert with regard to their personal security, particularly after dark. travel.state.gov /travel/easttimor.html   (1882 words)

BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Country profiles Country profile: East Timor East Timor, or Timor Lorosae, can be expected to be reliant on outside help for many years since its poor infrastructure has been destroyed and it is drought-prone. East Timor's fledgling national public radio and TV services launched in May 2002, replacing the interim broadcasting services operated by the UN. East Timor's handful of community radio stations play a key role in the process of national reconstruction. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1508119.stm   (639 words)

AnthroGlobe Bibliography: East Timor An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Timor is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sundas, with the Banda Sea of the Pacific on its northern shores and the Timor Sea of the Indian Ocean on its southern shores. In East Timor at the Crossroads: The Forging of a East Timor and the Crisis of the Indonesian coombs.anu.edu.au /Biblio/biblio_etimor.html   (2192 words)

East Timor I was in Timor Leste (East Timor, Timor Lorosae) in the end of June 2002; the flags, made of cotton, are 1:2, maybe because they were produced in Australia (I heard it here). In East Timor only the national flag is prescribed by the Constitution, while all other national symbols must be described by special laws. The East Timor national flag will be raised tomorrow (20 May 2002) at the nation’s independence celebrations. flagspot.net /flags/tl.html   (1270 words)

East Timor & Indonesia Action Network; East Timor Action Network (ETAN) East Timor chose independence in August 1999 and was soon destroyed by the Indonesian military. From the Indonesian invasion of East Timor to the U.N. administration in East Timor NSA: East Timor truth commission finds U.S. "political and military support were fundamental to the Indonesian invasion and occupation" www.etan.org   (602 words)

USAID - Asia and the Near East - Countries - East Timor East Timor is one of the ten poorest countries in the world with a small domestic market, island status, mountainous terrain and poor infrastructure. Approximately seventy-five percent of East Timor’s population lives in rural areas, of which 80 percent lives on less than one dollar a day from subsistence agriculture. USAID supports East Timor’s long-term development, particularly in the areas of democracy, economic growth and health. www.usaid.gov /locations/asia_near_east/countries/etimor/etimor.html   (773 words)

East Timor Revisited Fears that an independent East Timor could be used as a base by unfriendly governments or spur other secessionist movements in Indonesia had convinced hardliners in the military to press for annexation of the territory. The Indonesian invasion of East Timor in December 1975 set the stage for the long, bloody, and disastrous occupation of the territory that ended only after an international peacekeeping force was introduced in 1999. Besides confirming that Henry Kissinger and top advisers expected an eventual Indonesian takeover of East Timor, archival material shows that the Secretary of State fully understood that the invasion of East Timor involved the "illegal" use of U.S.-supplied military equipment because it was not used in self-defense as required by law. www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB62   (3542 words)

UNICEF - East Timor Though the vote in East Timor was overwhelmingly for independence, extreme opposition from militia groups led to massive destruction and the displacement of some 250,000 people to West Timor and still more hundreds of thousands to the hills around the villages and urban settlements of East Timor. But substantial challenges to the wellbeing of women and children remain throughout the region and UNICEF continues to be active in both both West and East Timor. This Database is in high demand by other international/national agencies undertaking education activities in East Timor. www.unicef.org /easttimor   (652 words)

Human Rights Watch: Asia : East Timor The East Timorese government needs to urgently address the problem of police torture and ill-treatment of detainees before it becomes widespread, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. A proposed amnesty law in East Timor could undermine due process and equal protection of the law and allow those responsible for some of the most serious rights abuses to go unpunished, Human Rights Watch said today. East Timor's Parliament should exclude serious human rights crimes from a general amnesty law now under consideration, Human Rights Watch said today. www.hrw.org /asia/easttimor.php   (1239 words)

East Timor Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide The fort at Maubara is one of the better preserved military reminders of East Timor's Portuguese era. The ambiguous taste of freedom is fresh in East Timor's mouth. Check out what other travellers are saying about East Timor. www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/east-timor   (177 words)

W3C/TimorNet. An Information Service on East Timor The History of East Timor: an in depth treatment of the History, Land, and Etnology of the Maubere people, as well as an overview of the present conflict. A conference on East Timor and Indonesia will be held in Vancouver, Canada at Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia on March 6-8, preceded by various similar conferences in the USA. The East Timor Human Rights Centre is concerned for the safety of three East Timorese men, believed arrested on Christmas Day in the Ermera district. www.uc.pt /timor   (684 words)

Links to East Timorese Resources on the Internet A meeting between East Timorese guerilla leader David Alex and a delegation of Melbourne students in February was filmed by University Students for East Timor (USET). The largest ever public education conference on East Timor will be held June 21-24, sponsored by the University of Sydney (School of Asian Studies), University of New South Wales (Centre for Human Rights) and University of Technology, Sydney (Institute for International Studies), together with Oporto University in Portugal. The strength of East Timorese support for Bishop Belo against his Indonesian attackers was clearly manifested between November 12 and 15 during several days of peaceful demonstrations in Dili. www.freedom.tp /etlinks.htm   (1465 words)

East Timor Internet Resources According to the United Nations, the political situation in East Timor is far from being settled, since its decolonization process was interrupted in December the 7th 1975. Six years after the invasion, the UN General Assembly still condemned East Timor's occupation: Resolution 36/50 from November 24th 1981. East Timor Human Rights Center - Home page from this Australian NGO that supports East Timorese prisioners, torture victims and refugees. www.uc.pt /timor/netret.htm   (923 words)

Tourism and Travel East Timor .:. Discover East Timor Leste Timor Timur Timor Lorosae They provide you with stories about their adventures in East Timor. Timor Leste has truly begun its journey towards the future, out of the ashes of its past, and one of the most resonant statements that we hear over and over again from visitors is how lucky they feel to have come and seen for themselves just how amazing it is. The beauty of Timor Leste now is its potential, the real chance that it has for an amazing future, without the bias of negativity found so much elsewhere. www.discoverdili.com   (205 words)

BBC News East Timor The trials of East Timor: Special report Many East Timorese are hoping the charismatic rebel leader can make the transition from rebel fighter to leader of an independent East Timor. Listen to the song "Hakotu Ba" (Please Decide) by East Timorese group Lahane - commissioned by the UN to persuade East Timorese to vote. After 300 years of Portuguese rule and nearly a quarter of a century under Indonesian military occupation, the East Timorese people braved threats of violence to vote on the territory's future: Simon Ingram reports. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/east_timor/340363.stm   (292 words)

East Timor Websites & Links Retratu Timor Lorosae, Timor Aid presents a series of black and white portraits of East Timorese by noted photographer Jon Lewis. East Timor, special issue of the New Internationalist (March 1994). National Democratic Institute's Timor Loro Sa'e Is Our Nation: A Report of Focus Group Discussions in East Timor (March 2001), A Secure Future - Attitudes to Defense and Security (February 2003); Government Within Reach: views of East Timorese on local government (Jan. 2003) PDF format www.etan.org /resource/websites.htm   (3544 words)

FAIR ACTION ALERT: U.S. ROLE MISSING FROM EAST TIMOR COVERAGE Two years later, as the atrocities in East Timor were reaching a peak, President Jimmy Carter authorized an addition $112 million in weapons sales to Indonesia. The ongoing story of East Timor's referendum on independence has received a moderate amount of coverage in the mainstream media. For example, in reports from East Timor's capital, the Associated Press and some other news outlets continue to use the dateline "Dili, Indonesia," implying that Indonesia has a legitimate claim over East Timor. www.fair.org /activism/east-timor-context.html   (587 words)

Commission for Reception Our objective is to provide information about the Commission and its work to interested observers and stakeholders, including the East Timorese community in and outside East Timor, governments, donors, media, academics, and the human rights community internationally. Welcome to the website of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor. Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor www.easttimor-reconciliation.org   (263 words)

East Timor UN map of East Timor [PDF 219KB] When viewed in Adobe Acrobat, you may enlarge this image to give a large scale detailed map. For more recent information on the Australian aid program to East Timor see Country Information East Timor. Austrade's Newsletter on Supplying Goods and Services to the United Nations Operation in East Timor. www.ausaid.gov.au /hottopics/topic.cfm?Id=9240_3238_6417_181_3846   (157 words)

East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Timor is the Malay word for "Orient" and the island of Timor is part of the Indonesian archipelago and the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East Timor is a member of the CPLP, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, and also a member of the Latin Union. The capital, largest city and main port of East Timor is Dili, and the second-largest is the eastern town of Baucau. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Timor   (157 words)

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