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LATEST UPDATE
October 2007: The court has from its inception lacked international credibility and sparked calls for addressing impunity in Indonesia. The UN Commission of Experts in 2005 recommended international criminal prosecutions if the Indonesian government did not prosecute those responsible.
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES
Indonesia: Ad Hoc Human Rights Court
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NAME OF MECHANISM
Ad Hoc Human Rights Court
YEARS OF OPERATION
2000 – 2004
MANDATE AND OPERATIONS
Mandate: Established by Indonesia (Law 26/2000) as a result of international pressure to hold trials focusing on crimes against humanity committed before and after 1999 referendum in East Timor in which more than 1000 people killed.
Staff: 18 Judges and 24 Prosecutors.
Results: Only 1 of 18 defendents were convicted.
LATEST UPDATE
October 2007: The court has from its inception lacked international credibility and sparked calls for addressing impunity in Indonesia. The UN Commission of Experts in 2005 recommended international criminal prosecutions if the Indonesian government did not prosecute those responsible.
More information available at:
www.hrw.org/wr2k3/asia7.html
www.hrw.org/press/2002/12/etimor1220.htm
www.hrw.org/english/docs/2004//08/06/indone9205.htm
In 2003, the ICTJ published a report, “Intended to Fail”, which reflects on the first 12 trials held, and includes recommendations to the UN.