Human Rights in Indonesia: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Volume 4, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 121 pages |
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Page 17 - To this end, the study is sponsored jointly by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (OASD/SO/LIC) and the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (DOS/R).
Page 43 - Indonesia, or multilateral financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Page 15 - We will continue to orient our assistance programs to helping Indonesia toward that goal. We appreciate the strong and constructive interest shown by Members of Congress, and by you in particular, Mr. Chairman, in this process. We have a tremendous opportunity to help the Indonesian people at this historic moment, and we must work together to meet the challenge.
Page 46 - BEFORE THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS JULY 24, 1998 Mr.
Page 29 - The festival has developed into an international theatrical bazaar, attracting playgoers, critics, agents and producers from all over the United States and [from] as far away as England, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, and even Australia.
Page 43 - ... to avoid unilateral acts, be they words or deeds, that would invite retaliation or, worse yet, prejudice or even threaten this process itself. I call upon all parties to consider taking measures that will bolster mutual confidence and trust, steps that signal a sincere commitment to reconciliation. I want to say something about the role of the United States of America. We played an active role in making this conference possible. Both the Secretary of State, Jim Baker, and I will play an active...
Page 6 - The tragic situation in West Papua New Guinea greatly concerns me, Mr. Chairman. I sincerely hope it concerns our colleagues on the Committee as well as in this House. With the recent shootings of the pro-independence demonstrators in West Papua New Guinea, I would hope that all of our colleagues would join me in urging the Indonesian Government to immediately stop these human rights violations and take steps now to review the status of West Papua New Guinea as well as East Timor. Mr. Chairman, the...
Page 10 - I believe that all of us who have worked to promote democratization and greater respect for human rights around the world should recognize the difficulty of the road ahead for the people of Indonesia. This will not be easy. The role of Indonesians' friends, particularly the United States, will be to support this momentous transition.
Page 2 - Suharto regime, the world was shocked at the reports of atrocities against Indonesia's ethnic Chinese population, including the rape of hundreds of Chinese women. It now appears that these atrocities may have been engineered by elements of the armed forces in a bizarre attempt to create a situation in which they themselves would therefore be called upon to restore stability.
Page 62 - Indonesia last month; and the director of my bureau's program office, Elizabeth Clark, is presently in Jakarta on a follow-up mission. In particular, we are planning to expand our support for Indonesian non-governmental organizations involved in civic education and electoral monitoring. And we have initiated assistance for the promotion of political dialogue; for the revision of laws on elections, political parties and presidential selection; for the training of journalists covering the political...