Photojournalist Elaine Briere was travelling the Southeast Asian “hippy trail” in 1974, a trip that brought her among other places to pre-invasion East Timor. She fell in love with the country. After its invasion, she found she had some of the very few high-quality images of pre-invasion East Timor. She shared them with solidarity groups around the world. Especially in Canadian activism, they became iconic. Some have even found their way back to independent Timor-Leste.
The file contains information on the involvement of the Honourable Raymond Chan, from about 1993 to 2000, in the East Timor solidarity movement. Chan was Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific Region for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
An image of some of the participants at the annual informal meeting of East Timor solidarity groups held each year in Europe. This session was in the 1990s and timed to coincide with the annual meetings of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Exact date unknown. Pictured are Luisa Teotonio Pereira (Commission for the Rights of the Maubere People, Portugal); Jean Inglis (Free East Timor! Campaign, Japan), Sister Minica Nakamura (Free East Timor! Campaign, Japan) and Judy Gilson (Australia).
This item contains various documents from the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Canada's position with regard to developments in East Timor (bilingual copy).
Canadian support for economic development in East Timor began in 1990 with a small grant to ETADEP, which the Canadian government considered to be the only true Timorese NGO. The most significant early player was the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, which provided both funding and human rights support, especially for the Peace and Justice Office created by Bishop Belo. -Jess Agustin of Development and Peace with Bishop Belo in Dili, 1999
Llyod Axworthy was the Minister of Foreign affairs for Canada during the 90s. In 1997, he visited Jakarta, Indonesia and held discussions with President Suharto about the importance of human rights.
Llyod Axworthy was the Minister of Foreign affairs for Canada during the 90s. In 1997, he visited Jakarta, Indonesia and held discussions with President Soharto about the importance of human rights. This item contains:
Authorization of multinational force for East Timor
Letter by Worthy regarding Canada's role in Timor following the elections
Canada, Indonesia and Human rights
Press release: Axworthy in the Footsteps of Mandela?
News release: Axworthy urged to stop military sales to Indonesia and to meet with jailed East Timorese resistance leader in Jakarta