Date: 4 June 1994
Dateline: Philippines
We, the 130 participants from various countries throughout the world, gathered together for the Asia-Pacific Conference on East Timor held May 31-June 4, at UP Malcolm Hall, hereby resolve to:
1. Call for the release of Xanana Gusmão and all political prisoners, and for Xanana's participation in negotiations to resolve the East Timor situation.
2. An immediate cease-fire, the complete demilitarization of East Timor, a fair and honest referendum under the supervision of the United Nations.
3. Support CNRM's peace proposal and other East TImorese groups' initiatives for genuine self-determination. Actively campaign the peace proposal at the regional, subregional, national and grassroots level for its popularization.
4. Request UNHRC Special Rapporteur on Torture to consult women in East Timor regarding atrocities against women, sexual violence/rape by Indonesian military in East Timor.
5. Condemn Indonesia's forced birth control and aggressive family planning program in East Timor.
6. Extend our solidarity to the women of East Timor. Support their efforts for full participation of women in decision-making in society as well as in the struggle for self-determination as women ad as East Timorese.
7. Urge the Indonesian government to uphold its own promise to allow expanded access to East Timor for Human Rights and Humanitarian organizations, the media, and UN special rapporteurs.
8. Express support to the pro-democracy movement in Indonesia, particularly the activits who actively support the struggle of the East Timorese people, including those who took the risk of coming to the APCET.
9. Affirm our commitment to help in the struggle of the Maubere people for genuine liberation in any way we can.
That APCET hereby recognizes East Timor as a sovereign people and nation.
1. Transform Asia-Pacific Conference on East Timor to Asia-Pacific Coalition on East TImor with an ad hoc committee composed of at least one representative each from South Asia, East Asia, Pacific, Australia- Aotearoa-New Zealand-Papua New Guinea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. That Bishop Aloisius Nobuo Soma will be the honorary chairperson of the newly-formed coalition. The incumbent APCET secretariat remain functioning until a permanent committee is formed.
2. Organize Phillipine individuals and groups who subscribe to the just cause of the East Timorese people and link-up with the East TImor international network. Hold activities that would facilitate exchange of experiences and understanding of East Timor and other struggles for self-determination.
1. Appeal to Indonesia's ODA donor countries tin the region: Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand to urge Indonesia at the upcoming meeting of the Consultative Group of Indonesia to begin steps to extricate itself from East Timor.
2. Endorse Bishop Ximenes Belo for the Nobel Peace Prize.
3. Organise a mission to East Timor as soon as possible to investigate the real conditions inside the country.
4. Urge Radio Netherlands not to stop Bahasa language broadcasts--responding to request by Bishop Belo and others.
5. APCET to initate a demonstration or other appropriate actioni bring East TImor to the attention of the East Asia Growth Area Business Conference to be held in Davao City in September 1994 to press Indonesia to pull out of East Timor and let the East Timorese chart a development plan appropriate to them.
6. Campaign ideas as listed in workshop reports.
4 June 1994
University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines