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yiya
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posted 06 August 2004 05:51 PM
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Originally posted by 'lance:
So much for the efficacy of purely national tribunals in international human-rights cases.
Well, don't blame them. People from backward countries don't understand the meaning of justice and democracy. We should give them classes. Perhaps someone can get them into one of those democracy and justice courses at the School of the Americas. [ 06 August 2004: Message edited by: yiya ] [ 06 August 2004: Message edited by: yiya ]
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Mr. Magoo
guilty-pleasure
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posted 06 August 2004 05:55 PM
Well, prison is just what we do because we don't know any better, and it's just punitive anyway. And courts know best... they'd never sentence someone to a country club or let them off lightly without a perfectly good reason. Also, we weren't there, so we really shouldn't say anything. It would be arrogant of us to criticize this without knowing all of the facts, first hand.
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swallow
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posted 09 August 2004 01:19 PM
The East Timor government (but not all East Timorese) has decided not to pursue an international tribunal. I think it's the wrong decision, but i can certainly understand the thinking behind it. On the other hand, they are proposing something rather interesting and innovative: an international truth and reconciliation commission on the South African model but crossing national borders, which would not punish but would allow the victims to be heard. quote:
Ramos-Horta said East Timor would prefer to see the creation of an international truth and reconciliation commission, rather than a court. "At least it would give some comfort to the victims that truth is acknowledged by the international community," he was quoted as saying by Reuters. "We are certainly touched by the concern and the care of these NGOs, members of the US Congress and others that are demanding justice through an international tribunal… [But] they must also understand the enormous difficulties and predicament that Timor is in. That in this current climate of the fight against international terrorism, and the need to avoid further exacerbating the tensions that exist in Indonesia itself, the Timorese side would prefer not to push for an international tribunal," he added.
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