History and general resources
Introduction
Since the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975, there is an extensive range of information on the web about Timor, Indonesia and regional relations.
Since the INTERFET intervention in 1999 and Timor-Leste’s independence in 2002, there have been a been a number of UN missions which have been supported by the deployment of Australian police, military and intelligence personnel. The following websites are a selected number of key sites focussing on current Australian policy and deployments in Timor-Leste. For extensive links to a wider range of websites on Timor-Leste (East Timor):
East Timor Action Network, links to East Timor and Indonesia on the World Wide Web
Government of Timor-Leste
Government of Timor-Leste, official website
Office of the Prime Minister Timor Leste
Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (CAVR), 2001-2005
United Nations
UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
Australian government
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Timor: Country information
Department of Defence – Operation Astute, Timor
Non-government
La’o Hamutuk – Non-government human rights organisation in Dili
Justice System Monitoring Project, Dili
International Federation for East Timor
Human Rights Watch – East Timor page
International Crisis Group – Timor Leste
Masters of Terror – list of key suspects in the 1999 destruction of East Timor