************************* Laporkan Situasi lingkungan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Atau Hub Eskol Hot Line Telp: 031-5479083/84 ************************* Emergency Appeal - Stop the Violence >From the Christian Community in the Moluccas ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' We, the undersigned, representing the Christian community in the Moluccas appeal to the European Union for urgent assistance and intervention on behalf of the peaceable Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas. Over 4000 people have been killed and 350,000 have been displaced during this tragic conflict. Moluccas, once a showcase of religious harmony in Indonesia, now lies in ruins. This conflict did not originate in the Moluccas. It was brought to us by provocateurs acting on behalf of political and extremist elements in Indonesia. There are an estimated 7000 jihad warriors converging on Moluccas. These Muslim militants have attacked Christian villages and town districts with little or no interference form the armed forces. On the contrary, elements in the armed forces have actively participated in the attacks as evidenced in the June massacre in Duma village in which 156 Christians were killed. Whilst we strongly support President Wahid and the Indonesian government and the democratisation process the government has embarked on, the government appears unable to stop the violence and guarantee the safety and security of the Christian community in particular. The situation has rapidly deteriorated despite the institution of a state of civil emergency and a travel ban imposed by the government. The absence of international observers and monitors on the ground allows the militants and compromised elements of the armed forces to act with impunity. The majority of the Christians have fled to the hills and mountains pursued by the militants. They have nowhere else to flee. The conditions are extremely harsh and the refugees have little food or medicine. Therefore we urge the European Union: (1) To send an emergency delegation from the European Union to undertake an impartial investigation into the situation. (2) To ask the Indonesian government to allow this fact-finding visit to the Moluccas. (3) To urge the Indonesian government to open an emergency humanitarian aid corridor and to allow unrestricted access for humanitarian agencies in the area. (4) To facilitate the emergency evacuation of refugees, particularly women and children, currently hiding in the hills and jungles, to a safer location and to allocate emergency relief assistance. (5) To ask the Indonesian government to take the strongest possible measures to ensure that the jihad militants responsible for the latest spate of violence are removed from the Moluccas and that this conflict is brought to an end. (6) To encourage the Indonesian government to take immediate measures to investigate, identity and prosecute those responsible for provocation of the conflict. If the international community does not take immediate action then the tragic conflict in the Moluccas will result in the complete destruction of the peaceful Christian and Muslim communities in the Moluccas. We hope that you will give this situation your urgent consideration. Yours sincerely, Monsignor Petrius Mandagi Bishop of Amboina Rev Sammy Titaley Moderator Protestant Church in Maluku Rev Agustinus Aesh Moderator Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera 17 July 2000 "Sebab segala sesuatu adalah dari Dia, dan oleh Dia, dan kepada Dia: Bagi Dialah kemuliaan sampai selama-lamanya!" (Roma 11:36) *********************************************************************** Moderator EskolNet berhak menyeleksi tulisan/artikel yang masuk. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, pertanyaan, saran, kritik dan sumbangan tulisan harap menghubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bank Danamon Cab. Ambengan Plaza Surabaya, a.n. Martin Setiabudi Acc.No. 761.000.000.772 atau BCA Cab. Darmo Surabaya, a.n. Martin Setiabudi Acc. No. 088.442.8838 *********************************************************************** Kirimkan E-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] dengan pesan: subscribe eskolnet-l ATAU unsubscribe eskolnet-l
