Amnesty invited to East Timor

Amnesty invited to East Timor

DILI, East Timor: The Commission for Peace and Justice under the local diocese has asked members of the National Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International to visit the province to observe human rights conditions.

In a meeting on Monday night, activists of the Commission for Peace and Justice resolved that the Jakarta and London-based human rights watchdog organizations should see what the activists claim are violations of human rights in East Timor.

The activists expressed concern over the increase in the number of violent incidents in the province which, they said, had lead to human rights abuses during the first month of this year.

The meeting, led by commission chairman Father Matheus Lopez da Cruz, focused on violence, in particular violence related to politics, which had taken place in Baucau, Dili, Ermera, Liquisa and Bobonaro.

Members of the National Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International should see for themselves what is happening in East Timor, Father Mateus said. (yac)