Precedence: bulk TAPOL ASKES SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO INTERVENE IN ACEH TAPOL, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign has written to the UN Special Rapporteur for Internally Displaced People to intervene to help tens of thousands of Acehnese who have fled their villages in the past few weeks. In a letter to Mr Francis Deng, Carmel Budiardjo of TAPOL said that there was a humanitarian problem of grave proportions in Aceh 'as sickness is rife, clean water and food is in short supply and accommodation with appropriate sanitation is not available'. She said that the problem 'stems from the heavy-handed practices of the special troops operating in many parts of a province where the population is still traumatised by their experiences of DOM since 1989.' She said there was a need for international intervention in order to draw attention to the problem and seek a change in the circumstances which have caused the exodus, that is to say, an end to the military operations and the related terror. In conclusion, she asked the Special Rapporteur to initiate an investigation of the problem of IDPs in Aceh with a view to organising intervention to assist these victims of military terror. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TAPOL, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign 111 Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 8HW, UK Phone: 0181 771-2904 Fax: 0181 653-0322 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.gn.apc.org/tapol Campaigning to expose human rights violations in Indonesia, East Timor, West Papua and Aceh 25 years - and still going strong ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------- SiaR WEBSITE: http://apchr.murdoch.edu.au/minihub/siarlist/maillist.html
