-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:43:11 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AICS: Urgent situation in East Timor In response to the human rights crisis taking place in East Timor, last week our international Secretary General, Pierre San', moved Amnesty International's entire movement into Crisis Mode. Amnesty sections and members around the world are asked to focus resources towards the crisis. In Canada, Amnesty members are mobilizing quickly. You can help by joining our Electronic Emergency Response Team (ELERT), which has been set up specifically to respond to the crisis in East Timor. Members of ELERT are receiving by e-mail emergency actions as events unfold, which provide members with concrete ways of having an immediate impact. If you wish to join ELERT and are able respond to such action appeals within 48 hours, please e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will add your name to the list. You can learn more and keep up to date on the human rights situation in East Timor by referring to our Web site at www.amnesty.ca. There you will find current information, as well as action opportunities. Since the situation is changing rapidly, please check the site frequently. Below we have included a call to action to which you may wish to respond. If you require help in writing your letter, please refer to Amnesty's letter-writing tips, linked to the East Timor section of our Web page located at http://www.amnesty.ca/easttimor/index.html. Thank you for your attention to the situation in East Timor, and for your concern for human rights. Mona-Lynn Courteau & Andrew Bales Member Services Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 744-7667 ext. 229 or 1-800-AMNESTY (266-3789) http://www.amnesty.ca/ *** Urgent Appeal to the Canadian Government *** East Timor: No Time for Silence Preparations are now underway for the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force in East Timor. While Amnesty International welcomes these developments, we remain concerned that widespread violence is continuing against the East Timorese, and that the gravity of the situation is now largely hidden from the outside world. Killings, "disappearances" and other violations continue in East Timor, while 113,000 people have been displaced to West Timor, where militias are now carrying out abuses. Amnesty believes that the failure of Indonesia's allies and trading partners to condemn the violence carried out by Indonesian forces and Indonesian-backed militias is a critical factor in the continuation of this violence. Therefore, we are calling on the Canadian government, as a member of the United Nations Security Council and as a long time proponent of diplomatic engagement with Indonesia, to speak out strongly against the violence and the Indonesian government's role in it. Amnesty is also asking that the Canadian government use its influence to ensure that the Indonesian military does not interfere with the United Nations as it fulfils its responsibilities to: *ensure law and order and a peaceful transition in East Timor, *provide humanitarian assistance to East Timorese refugees and displaced people in East Timor, as well as West Timor and other parts of Indonesia, and *impartially investigate and document human rights abuses. **PLEASE TAKE ACTION** Amnesty members and all members of the public may send faxes or e-mails to the government of Canada welcoming Canada's commitment to a UN presence in East Timor, but expressing grave concern over the continuing violence. Please add your voice, and urge your friends, family, and community to take action! Address all letters, e-mails and faxes to: The Right Honourable Prime Minister Chr�tien House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Fax: (613) 941-6900 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Fax: (613) 947-4442 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You may also contact you local member of parliament. Thank you for responding to this appeal. ABOUT THIS LIST Amnesty uses this list every few months when we have news to share with our Canadian membership. If you know any members who did not receive this message, please suggest that they send us their e-mail address at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will keep them up to date. If you have friends who may be interested in learning more about Amnesty or becoming members, please e-mail us their name and mailing address and we will send them a membership package. 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