Action Requested || Sample Letter
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Summary
Hotline Asia,
together with justice and peace workers and
representatives of non-governmental organization of ten
Asian countries, have just ended a justice and peace
meeting (from November 26 to 29, 1999) in Bangkok,
Thailand, for the purpose of forging greater unity in the
struggle for the promotion of human rights in Asia. East
Timor is matter of great concern of the participants.
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| Action Requested To support East Timorese refugees in West
Timor, it is hoped that the international community can
express their continued concern for the well being of the
East Timorese refugees by writing:
(1) Solidarity messages to
Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, Bishop of Dili, East
Timor
c/o Secretariat for J&P Bishops' Conference of
Indonesia, JL, Cut Mutiah 10 Tromolpos 3044, Jakarta
Pusat 10002, Indonesia
c/o By Email: shanti@indo.net.id
c/o By Fax: 62-21-314-7989
(2) Letters to
President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice-President Megawati,
Sukarnoputri, of the
Republic of Indonesia urging for the protection of the
rights and guarantee of the safety of East Timorese
refugees in West Timor during the repatriation process.
Postal address for:
President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice-President Megawati
Sukarnoputri
c/o President of the Republic of Indonesia
Istana Negara, Gedung Binagraha, Jl. Veteran, Jakarta
Pusat, Indonesia
By Fax: 62-12-345-7782
c.c.: Diplomatic representatives of Indonesia in your
country.
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Sample
Letter
N.B.
The message below is from the participants and
may be used as a sample letter.
(1) Solidarity Letter to Bishop Belo
Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, Bishop of Dili
Dili, East Timor
Your Excellency / Most Reverend Monsignor,
We, Justice and Peace Workers in Asia - Pacific,
are in solidarity with you and your people in
your struggle for freedom, justice and peace.
We are deeply aware of the suffering of your
people and are saddened because of the loss of
lives and properties, the human rights abuses,
their hunger, sickness, trauma and dislocation as
a result of a senseless war.
Please know that we are praying for you, that we
have acted to put pressure on the international
community and the Indonesian government; and
supported your people by sharing human and
material resources.
We assure you of our continuing effort to support
you through these initiatives until such a time
that East Timor could rehabilitate itself as a
new nation with equal dignity and opportunities
like the rest of the other nations.
(2) Appeal for the Safe Repatriation of East
Timorese Refugees in West Timor
TO: President of the Republic of Indonesia
Your Excellency,
We have known your commitments to democracy and
human rights and we are happy when you assumed
the Presidency of the Republic of Indonesia.
We know that you are familiar with the plight of
the East Timorese people who are still scattered
throughout Indonesia.
But having learned that Your Excellency have many
other important tasks to attend to, nonetheless,
we, workers for Justice and Peace in Asia would
like to ask you, to set as a priority, the
process of stability of East Timor by
helping to expedite their people's safe
repatriation especially those who are in refugee
camps of West Timor.
We trust in your capacity to summon the military
to ensure the safety and protect the rights of
the East Timorese refugees on their way back to
their nation.
We pray for the success of your government to
promote the welfare and prosperity of the
Indonesian people as well as your support for the
emerging nation.
TO: Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia
Her Excellency,
We are happy to have a woman as the Vice
President of the Republic of Indonesia. It is not
by mere coincidence that you have been appointed
in-charge of East Timor. Its' people now need the
motherly care at the infancy stage of their new
nation.
We know that you are familiar with the plight of
the East Timorese people who are still scattered
throughout Indonesia.
But having learned that Her Excellency have many
other important tasks to attend to, nonetheless,
we, workers for Justice and Peace in Asia would
like to ask you, to set as a priority, the
process of stability of East Timor by helping to
expedite their people's safe repatriation
especially those who are in refugee camps of West
Timor.
We know you are in a position to influence the
military to ensure the safety and protect the
rights of the East Timorese on their way back to
their nation.
We pray for the success of your Vice-Presidency
to promote the welfare and prosperity of the
Indonesian people as well as your support for the
emerging nation. |
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