UN General Assembly
1992

On the other hand, heavy prison sentences including a life term were given to survivors of the killing, not indicted for violent activities, while the military personnel involved in the shooting were charged with mere disciplinary offences and given purely token prison terms. All of this contradicted the undertaking in the Commission on Human Rights, as the Sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities recently recognized in a resolution adopted for the first time by an absolute majority. To avoid the repetition of massacres and other grave violations of human rights, we must address the true causes of this situation and initiate a new stage of consideration of the issue. Portugal, in its capacity as administering Power recognized by the United Nations, presented to the Secretary-General last January a proposal for a dialogue, without preconditions and under his auspices, with Indonesia and all the parties directly involved. The objective is a just, comprehensive and internationally acceptable solution, with full respect for the legitimate interests of the East Timorese people, including the right to self-determination, in conformity