| Accession Number | AWM2021.795.11 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Savage, David Harry |
| Place made | Timor-Leste: Dili |
| Date made | 14 May 2005 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Images relating to the service of David Savage with the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET).
Description
Burial ceremony for victims of war crimes in East Timor. With the assistance of the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET), the Serious Crimes Unit and the Timor-Leste Prosecutor General Longuinhos Martins held a burial ceremony for the remains of 33 unidentified bodies from the 1999 violence. The ceremony was held at the Cacaulido cemetery in Fatumeta, Dili, and was attended by senior government officials as well as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, Sukehiro Hasegawa. Some relatives of the victims were also in attendance. One of a series of images relating to the service of David Savage with the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET).