Timor

Constitutional hearings draw 30,000 East Timorese, UN mission says

13 July 2001
More than 30,000 East Timorese have turned out for a month-long series of public hearings, sponsored in part by the United Nations transitional administration, to solicit views on what should be included in the territory's first constitution.

East Timor: head of UN mission pledges security for upcoming elections

12 July 2001
The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today stressed that the UN would take all precautionary measures to prevent disruption of the territory's upcoming elections.

Deadline passes for challenges to East Timorese election candidates: UN mission

11 July 2001
With Wednesday passing as the final deadline for East Timorese to challenge the list of proposed candidates for the upcoming elections, the United Nations transitional administration today said that all political parties and independent candidates had been officially registered.

All 16 political parties registered for 30 August elections, UN says

10 July 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today finalized a list of 16 East Timorese political parties eligible to field candidates for the territory's first democratically elected legislative body.

First trial for 1999 crimes against humanity opens in East Timor

9 July 2001
Eleven defendants went on trial in Dili today for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the pre- and post-ballot violence in 1999, the first such case to be prosecuted in United Nations administered East Timor.

East Timor: police officers suspected of rape will enjoy no immunity, UN official says

6 July 2001
The United Nations will provide no special protection to two UN police officers currently in detention in Dili in connection with the alleged rape of an East Timorese woman, the head of the mission in the territory said today.

East Timor: Timor Sea accord initialled; Fréchette completes 4-day visit

5 July 2001
A breakthrough treaty between East Timor and Australia on resources in the Timor Sea was endorsed by senior officials in Dili today at a ceremony attended by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette and other dignitaries.

Timor Sea arrangement, negotiated by UN, approved by East Timor cabinet

3 July 2001
An Arrangement between the East Timor Transitional Administration and the Australian Government was approved today, giving East Timor 90 per cent of the revenues from the oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) said on Tuesday.

East Timor: UN registration effort reaches 93 per cent of population

2 July 2001
Approximately 93 per cent of the estimated population in East Timor have been registered in advance of upcoming elections, the United Nations mission in the territory announced today.