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HEARING ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN EAST TIMOR; WASHINGTON, D.C.

September 30, 1999

International Operations And Human Rights Subcommittee of the House Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights Holds Hearing Monitoring the Humanitarian Crisis In East Timor

Xanana Gusmao is the president of the National Council of the Timorese Resistance CNRT. A leader of the East Timorese independence movement for the past 20 years, Mr. Gusmao was arrested by the Indonesian military in 1992 and sentenced to life in prison for subversion.
In response to an international outcry, Indonesia reduced the sentence to 20 years in 1994.

Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta is the vice president of the National Council of the Timorese Resistance CNRT, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996, along with Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo for his efforts toward East Timorese self-determination. An outspoken opponent of Indonesian occupation of East Timor for the past quarter-century, Mr. Ramos-Horta has served for 10 years as the permanent representative to the United Nations for the East Timorese independence forces.

Participants testified regarding the violence and resistance movements in East Timor. They focused on the violations of human rights by militia groups and possible assistance in these acts by the Indonesian military. They also talked about the large numbers of displaced persons and the need of humanitarian aid for the refugees. They also discussed the work of the multinational peacekeeping force in the region.

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