Tonight, 24 June 2000, the terror continues in Ambon. Jihad militia, with the open support of the Indonesian army, are attacking and burning the city.

Please take time to pray. Also consider taking other urgent action. The Ambonese community is appealing to us to help them. The world must take notice of what’s happening in Ambon.

(1) The Muslim Jihad militia are attacking and burning the city with the support of the Indonesian army.

(2) The Jihad militia continue to arrive in Ambon even though the President, Abdurrurahman Wahid, has ordered this to stop. Yesterday morning another 2 to 3,000 Jihad troops arrived by ship in Ambon city.

(3) More arms (guns, grenades etc.) are being smuggled into Ambon at this very minute.

(4) Law and order has completely broken down in Ambon. There is no security for the weak and the vulnerable.

(5) Tens of thousands of people have been displaced. Food, medical care and shelter is in short supply.

(6) Ambon faces a human disaster similar to what took place in Dili during September 1999. In fact the disaster could be far worse.

Please take time to help by urgently faxing or emailing some of the addresses listed below. In your fax/email call for the following:

• All Muslim Jihad troops must be immediately withdrawn and the army must be brought under control.
• All warring parties must be immediately disarmed in Ambon and the Maluku Islands.
• Emergency humanitarian aid must be sent to Ambon and the Maluku Islands for immediate distribution.
• An international presence must be immediately sent to Ambon and the Maluku Islands:

(a) to monitor the withdrawal of the Jihad militia and the army.

(b) to monitor the disarming of all warring parties and implement an appropriate peacemaking process

(c) to facilitiate and monitor the distribution of emergency humanitarian aid

Thankyou. We must act now!!

Here are the contact details:

URGENT! - Fax/Email:

Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United Nations
Email: ecu@un.org

Mrs Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights
Fax 0015 41 22 917 9016
Email: webadmin.hohr@unog.ch

Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic of Indonesia
Email: webmaster@ri.go.id

Dr Amien Rais, Chairperson, The Peoples’ Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) Indonesia
Email: sumpr@jakarta.wasantara.net.id

National Commission on Human Rights (Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia) Indonesia
Fax 0015 62 21 392 5227
Email: info@komnas.go.id

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Canberra
Fax 02 6273 6017
Email: kbricbr@dynamite.com.au

The Hon Alexander Downer MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Canberra
Fax 02 62734112
Email: minister.downer@dfat.gov.au
Email: A.Downer.MP@aph.gov.au

The Hon Laurie Brereton MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Canberra
Email: Laurie.Brereton.MP@aph.gov.au

Madeleine K Albright, Secretary for State, US State Department, Washington
Fax 0015 1 202 736 7720

US Embassy, Jakarta
Fax 0015 62 21 386 2259

Ambassador Genta Hawkins Holmes, US Embassy, Canberra
Email: apvcanb@usia.gov

Rt Hon Robin Cook MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, London
Go to web page and send a message: http://www.fco.gov.uk/feedback/asp [ED Note Jan 2003 - This site no longer exists]

British Embassy, Jakarta
Fax 0015 62 21 392 6263

UK High Commission, Canberra
Fax 02 62733263
Email: bhc.canberra@emb.gov.au

Mr S Baron van Heemstra, Ambassador, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Jakarta
Fax 0015 62 21 570 0734
Email: nigovjak@ibm.net

Material supplied by:
Rev John Barr
Secretary for Indonesia
Uniting Church National Assembly
Email jbarr@nat.uca.org.au