[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2317]
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                   HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN EAST TIMOR

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 1995

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 20th anniversary of 
Indonesia's occupation of East Timor. The people of East Timor have 
lived for two decades under a cruel and repressive regime that has 
killed and starved almost one-third of their population.
  Violent crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations in East Timor have 
continued throughout this occupation. First, innocent protestors are 
massacred and then the military rounds up and jails the witnesses so 
that the world will never know what happens.
  Indonesia's policy in East Timor is about the oppression of those who 
oppose Indonesia's right to torture, kill, and repress the people of 
East Timor. It is about genocide.
  Today, Congressman Patrick Kennedy and I are introducing the East 
Timor Human Rights Accountability Act, which will prohibit United 
States aid to Indonesia from being used to further the occupation of 
East Timor or to violate the human rights of the East Timorese people.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for this repression and violence to end.

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