East Timor (Hansard, 21 July 1994)

§ Dr. Lynne Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of disturbances and possible abuses of human rights in East Timor; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Baldry
I refer the hon. Lady to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Mr. Lennox-Boyd) to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Mossley Hill (Mr. Alton) on 19 July at col.133.

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Indonesia concerning the police attack on the university of East Timor on 28 June and later incidents; and if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards human rights in East Timor.

§ Mr. Baldry
The facts surrounding the recent events at the University of East Timor remain unclear. We have asked Her Majesty's embassy in Jakarta for a detailed report.
The Indonesian Government are well aware of the importance we attach to respect for human rights. With European Union partners, we expressed concern about reports of renewed clashes between the security forces and civilian demonstrators in a statement on 18 July.