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The Circle of Silence: A personal testimony before, during and after Balibo
by Shirley Shackleton


"If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die": How Genocide Was Stopped in East Timor
by Geoffrey Robinson


Balibo 
by Jill Jolliffe


Peace of Wall: Street Art from East Timor
by Chris Parkinson (foreword by Jose Ramos-Horta)

Step by Step: Women of East Timor, Stories of Resistance and Survival  
Edited by Jude Conway

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West Papua Report July 2011 now out!

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Summary


U.S. Congressmember Eni Faleomavaega has been named the 2011 winner of the John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award. The award is given annually by the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) to an individual or organization who has made significant contributions to the defense of human rights in West Papua. Congressmember Faleomavaega has long been active in the defense of human rights in West Papua, using his influential position in the U.S. House of Representatives to advance justice, good governance and development in West Papua. Thousands of workers at the Freeport McMoran mining complex in West Papua have gone on strike over wages, the firing of the union's leaders, and other Freeport union-busting efforts. The strike takes place at a time of continued security concerns arising in part from the recent murder of two senior Papuan Freeport officials, possibly with military involvement. 

Papuan human rights organizations and religious groups have called on the Government of Indonesia to address issues of injustice arising from security force assaults on Papuans and also to protect human rights defenders and journalists from attacks by security forces. An Indonesian government minister's visit to West Papua signals that a widely criticized development plan in the Merauke area is moving forward. Tapol notes that there has been no indication that Papuans whose lands will be seized for the project will be compensated. Amnesty International has appealed on behalf of a Papuan who was beaten by military personnel. Melanesian human rights and youth groups have issued an appeal on behalf of five Papuan youths detained since December 2010 for their roles in a peaceful protest. The Australian West Papua Association (AWPA) has called for Pacific Island Forum leaders to include the plight of West Papua on the agenda for their September 2011 meeting. The AWPA message also offers a harsh critique of Jakarta's "special autonomy" policy.


http://www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/2011/1107wpap.htm 

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But not for Timorese...

In Buenos Aires, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged that "the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East..."


Appearing at the memorial to thousands of Argentines tortured and killed during the “dirty war” from 1976 to 1983.


He said Argentina has "shown that there can be no safe refuge for those who commit crimes against humanity.”

In this world, there is no safe place now for any perpetrators who violate international human rights laws and international humanitarian laws. They must be held responsible; they must be brought to justice. This has been a fundamental principle and my strong commitment as Secretary-General of the United Nations.”

Will the the Secretary-General now follow up on his predecessor's call for “justice to prevail over impunity."

Timorese culture goes to California school

A young ETAN activist based in California sings "Foho Ramelau" in original Tetum for his school. Viva Timor Lorosa'e!