Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste

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shockat thc riolcnce vhich had occurred in r9e9 and loud dcmmds that somcthing
bc donc abort it.'Ihc dilcnmr facing the UN lns thar rnr xction to bring tojuÍicc
those rcsponsiblc for thc violcncc vould mcan dirccth confronting lndoncsia and
totentiallÍicopddislry ErÍ Timo.i moR ro tu1l indcpcndcncc.
MffoÍs to$,aÍd Ênsuringlustice and OveÍconing Inpunity
In the violence both beforc and rfter the votc ir is eÍinated that r,.1oo people died,
stl% ofthe teÍitory'.s infrastructue lndbeendestrorcd and overaoo,ooo people hrd
bccn torcibly di$lÀced.In r€sponse to these everts therc were calls 1àr the creàtion
oían intcrmtioDrl tribunàl to bÍnig toiustice those rcsponsible. The lDtcrnrtiond
Connnissiorl oflnquir-1.on D$t Tinor wlich lvas establishcd bl the SG upol thc
rcqucst iiom thc UN Comnission on llumrn Rights, dciivcrcd its finrl rcpor oI
irJanuarl :ooo, calling ior the c.ertion ofxn intenational irdcpeDdcnt invcstig!rhn
and prosccutbn bod) in ordcr to identii the persons rcsponsible íor the crimcs
commirted ard to prcsccutc thosc guilry offtrbus humrn fights viohtnDs.
Italso called Êor the creation of an ínternàtionrl humrn dght"q iriburul to rccciv.
conpldnts ànd t.vthose accused ofserious violations ofinteÍnadonnl huJnxn rlghrs
and hunanitarian lNv rcgirdless oítlie nrtiondin ofthe individuàl or s'hcrc thàt
personvaslhcn thc violations lverc committcd." 'Ihc Commission rlso rccogniscd
the int.rn.donal Da rc ofthc problcm alongvith thc LN.s rcsponsibilitics tbr dcalingwith
the matt€r.It explaincd
]h actilns liolÍnrg hunur dghrs i.d nrronaiioul humiiiÍriin law nr EasÍ
Tinor Íere diÍecrcd àFàlnÍ r dc.isior ofl]t Uíucd Natio.s Sccuritv Councí
ftnrs under Chapter\tI oflle Chdier ud were.onÍxrto agreemenG rerched
iI lndonesin \rith rhe Ulited Nations to cdn óut rh.Lr Sedrift Councn deci
sion. Ulder AJtide ,5 of the Chdter, llember States rgree to accegt and cur out
thc dccniols oi rhe Seoriq Council Iie organized opgosino! in Exst fnnor to
thc Sc.lriw ComciL dcchion requi.es sfeciÊc intcrmtionrl xftdÍior rld rcsfoN.
The llnjtd Natn,ns, as èn oritMizrtio!, hrs à !$1cd n,tcrcst in particifitn€ n,
the entire piocess ofiFcsigatior, $tablisiing tsforsibilií and pu shirg those
Fstolri|Le ind in ]rromoting reconciliation. Etiictivdl dealing *itl tln is* ril1
be imtortnnt for ensurilg that {xture Securig Coucn decisbns tuerespected. '
1hc SG orl1r panially cndorscd dns report, sr,ving thc .ccomncndatioN 'mcit carcful
.olslderatlon, there i\as not call for anÍ actbn upon thc rccomnicndations.In
conveyi.g the report to rhe SC the SG placed a good deal offalth in undertrkjngs
gircn bl Indoncsia th.n those involved in the !iolencerdthin Indofesirs-iurisdiction
1vou1d bc dcelt with and that thcrc ryoL d bc no implniryfor thosc.csponsiblc.:
& Report ofdr IrternàtiondlCohniision ofTiquiry on EdstTiDror. pin. r5r.
81 Repoft oft1,e Ilterndioní Coóni$io" of lnqunr or EdÍTiÍor. prra.,t.
83 Repon ofthe Internatioral Comnission oflnquiton EastTimor,pdra. ra7.
8a See lderticd L*ten Dated lr lanuar :ooo From tle Sereraa Gener.L addresed to
thc rresid.lt ofthc Gend.l Asernb\; tle presldert oi tle Securin Councn rnd thc
Clairterto! ofthe connissnn on Human Rights, LrN Doc Àr;y'Zuo; St:ooo/;r G,