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.

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.