This link also contains further in depth information on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia. The new Habibie government has promised a new era of reform and political toleran ce. Yet t he military continue to abuse human rights and still injures and kills people in Indonesia and East Timor. It will take some time to truely reform the whole area of this islands' state. At the same time, new reports show that further troops have secretively been moved back to East Tim or.
Many political prisoners remain incarcerated.
The Guatemalan government has expressed its intention to improve the Human Rights situation. Yet, little effort is put into coming to terms with the human rights violations in the past and bringing those responsible for the se crimes to justice. Moreover, street children in the cities are still being persecuted and live under continuous threat to their lives. Casa Alianza tries to give these children shelter and a future. The children produc e handcrafts which our group sells at various stalls and coffee mornings.