Sentidu kondolénsias família no maluk tomak ne’ebé lakon Belun Boot Saudoza Carmel Budiardjo

English follows below

Laran triste no todan tebes rona katak belun boot Povu Timor nian, Mana Carmel Budiardjo liu ona ba mundu seluk. La’o Hamutuk espresa sentimentu triste boot ba Mana Carmel Budiardjo nian mate. Mana Carmel povu Timor nian amiga boot ida, no maluk solidariedade internasionál sira seluk. 

Mana Carmel hamriik metin iha povu Timor-Leste nian sorin iha tempu difisil, durante okupasaun ilegál militár Indonézia nian iha Timor-Leste. Dezde 1975, nia apoiu Timor-Leste nia soberania, no hakerek livru importante tebes iha 1984: The War Against East Timor, ne’ebé loke ema barak nia matan iha mundu tomak. Nia kria organizasaun TAPOL iha Inglaterra iha tinan 1973, no NGO ida ne’e nafatin luta kontra violasaun direitu umanu no soberania iha Papua Barat no Indonézia rasik.

Hafoin husi rejime kruél okupante militár Indonézia uluk nian ho apoiu luta hamutuk entre povu Timor no maluk solidariedade, Timor-Leste ohin sai nasaun ida la ho prezensa rejime ditadura rai li’ur nian. Ami sente kontente iha maluk hanesan saudoza mana Carmel Budiardjo no kolega solidariedade sira seluk, mana Carmel nian maluk barak mak oras ne’e kontinua tau matan ba Timor no luta kontinua ba liberdade no direitus umanus iha rai sira ne’ebé sei iha hela okupasaun no rejime ditadura.

Mana Carmel sedu atu rekoñese ligasaun entre direitu umanu no ambiente, no partisipa iha kriasaun rede balun atu avansa kampaña sira ne’e.  Nia mós fó inspirasaun no motivasaun ba ativista barak iha mundu tomak, inklui ETAN iha EUA, no lori ema barak atu apoiu povu Timor-Leste, Papua no Indonézia.

Ami hanoin katak Povu Timor labele haluha lalais ita nian belun Solidariedade sira namkari iha mundu rai klaran ne’ebé sempre hamriik iha ita nian sorin durante situasaun todan oin-oin. Ami sujere mós atu uza naran saudoza ne’e nian iha obra balun hodi husik hela memória husi jerasaun ba jerasaun Timor-Leste nian. 

Iha 2009, Governu Timor-Leste rekoñese mana Carmel nia kontribuisaun ho medalla, no nia mai Dili atu partisipa iha Konferénsia Solidariedade ne’ebé marka tinan sanulu hafoin konsulta popular. Ami orgullu atu organiza eventu ida ne’e, no bele lee mana Carmel nia diskursu iha ne'e.

With Jose Ramos-Horta and Charles Scheiner

Semana ida ne’e, hafoin mana Carmel sai husi mundu real, ukun na’in sira no ema barak apresia ninia kontribuisaun ba rai doben Timor-Leste. Karik mana Carmel bele ko’alia, ami iha serteza katak nia ezije ita hotu atu kontinua luta ba justisa no demokrasia. Dalan ne’e apropriadu liu atu fó respeita ba lider boot ida ne’e.

Obrigadu barak saudoza Carmel Budiardjo no maluk solidariedade internasionál sira seluk.

As lutas kontinuam.

Condolences to family and comrades who lost a great friend in Carmel Budiardjo

With James Dunn, Australia

With heavy hearts, we learned that a great friend of Timor-Leste, mana Carmel Budiardjo, has left for another world. La'o Hamutuk is deeply saddened by Carmel's death. She was a huge supporter of the Timorese people and of other friends in the international solidarity movement.

Carmel stood alongside the people of Timor-Leste during difficult times, under the illegal Indonesian military occupation. Ever since 1975, she supported Timor-Leste's sovereignty, and in 1984 she wrote an important book -- The War Against East Timor -- which opened people's eyes all over the world. In 1973, she created the organization TAPOL in the UK, and this NGO continues to campaign against human rights violations and for sovereignty in West Papua and Indonesia proper.

Now that the brutal Indonesian military has left Timor-Leste, thanks to the common struggle of Timorese people and solidarity friends, Timor-Leste today is a nation free of foreign dictatorship. We are gratified that our supporters, including the departed Carmel Budiardjo and many other solidarity colleagues, continue to keep an eye on Timor-Leste and to struggle for freedom and human rights.

Mana Carmel was early to recognize the connections between human rights and the environment, and helped create several networks to advance this campaign. She also inspired and motivated activists around the globe, including ETAN in the USA, and brought many people into movements supporting the people of Timor-Leste, West Papua and Indonesia.

With Tom Hyland, Ireland

We believe that the Timorese people must not forget our friends in solidarity from across the world, who always stood by our side during heavy times. We suggest to name some public works after Carmel Budiardjo, so that her memory will persist for future Timorese generations.

In 2009, the Government of Timor-Leste recognized Carmel's contributions with a medal, and she came to Dili to participate in the Solidarity Conference to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the referendum. We are proud to have helped organize that event, and you can read Carmel's speech here.

With Saskia Kouwenberg, Netherlands

This week, after Carmel departed this world, Timorese government officials and many others have appreciated her contributions to this beloved land. If Carmel could speak, we are certain that she would tell all of us to continue the fight for justice and democracy. That is the most appropriate way to honor her legacy.

With tremendous gratitude to Carmel Budiardjo and other international solidarity friends.

The struggles continue.