Background Information
CONTENTS :
Introduction (english)
WCC Statements, Press releases and
Updates (1998 to 2002)
- WCC
letter to Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri
about interreligious violence in the Malukus (5 May 2004)
- Letter to member churches and national councils
in Indonesia and Australia after car bomb explosion near Kuta Beach, Bali
(16.10.02)
- "East Timor: hope for new life" - a feature article by Bob Scott reporting
on an interview with Rev. Francisco de Vasconcelos, moderator of the Protestant
Church in East Timor (13.06.02) (English
français
Deutsch
español)
- Oral intervention at 57th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights:
The violation of human rights and funadamental freedom in West Papua/Irian
Jaya, Indonesia, and in Cyprus, 2 April 2001. (English)
- Minute on Indonesia, WCC Central Committee, Febuary 2001. (English,
français, Deutsch,
Español)
- Update: WCC appeals to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 14 July 2000.
(English)
- Update: WCC appeals for restoration of law and order in the Malukus region,
29 June 2000. (English)
- Update: WCC general secretary meets Indonesian president, 23 March 2000.
(English)
- Update: First visit in 30 years by a WCC general secretary to Indonesia,
21 March 2000. (English)
- Update: WCC general secretary praises inter-church cooperation but is troubled
by rising militarism, 17 March 2000. (English)
- Press release: WCC general secretary's visit to the Philippines and Indonesia
will focus on social justice and reconciliation, 9 March 2000. (English,
français, Deutsch,
Español)
- Press release: Continuing concern for Indonesia and Cyprus, 3 March 2000.
(English)
- Update: WCC calls on Indonesian government to end impunity, 12 January 2000.
(English)
- Update: Round table meeting with churches from Indonesia and East Timor,
15 November 1999. (English)
- Ecumenical Advocacy Update on Indonesia, 12 October 1999. (English)
- Update: WCC mourns loss of church leader shot in East Timor, 14 September
1999. (English)
- Update: Confirmation that Rev. Francisco de Vasconcelos is alive, 14 October
1999. (English)
- Letter from WCC general secretary to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on
the situation in East Timor, 3 September 1999. (English)
- World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) letters to UN secretary-general
Kofi Annan on East Timor, 25 August and 13 September (first
letter and second letter)
- Minute on Indonesia, WCC Central Committee, August 1999. (English,
français, Deutsch,
and espanol)
- Advocacy Note - East Timor, 10 September 1999. (English)
- Press release: Central Committee deplores armed conflicts and comments on
international trouble spots, 2 September 1999. (English)
- Press release: What will happen during the post-referendum period? 1 September
1999. (English)
- Update: Ecumenical delegation to Indonesia monitors situation of women and
children, 1 July 1999. (English)
- Press release: WCC urges government to show restraint and introduce political
feforms, 15 May 1998. (English,
Deutsch and français)
- Update: WCC intervention to the 55th Session of the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights on Indonesia and Nigeria, 7 April 1999. (English)
- Press release: The WCC prepares for the UN Commission on Human Rights, 18
March, 1999. (English, Deutsch,
français and español)
- Action Regarding Indonesia, 4 March 1999. (English)
- Press release: International Church Visit to Indonesia, 9 February 1999.
(English, Deutsch
and français)
- Press release: Church Visit to Indonesia, 27 January 1999. (English,
Deutsch, and français)
Reports of Delegations and Visits
ACT: Ecumenical Humanitarian Programme (click
here)
Contact List (English)