This article examines the East Timor Alert Network's (ETAN) claims‐making strategies regarding support for human rights and self‐determination of East Timor during the Indonesian occupation from 1975–1998. This research seeks to understand how ETAN attempted to persuade Canadians to care about a geographically distant horror. I examine various claims‐making strategies that ETAN used to encourage Canadian audiences to evaluate the problem as an object of public concern, the Timorese as victims deserving of their sympathy, and Canadian government as condemnation‐worthy.

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“隐藏的大屠杀”：1985年至1998年在加拿大的东帝汶警报网（ETAN）和人权主张

本文研究了东帝汶警报网（ETAN）在1975年至1998年印度尼西亚占领期间对人权的支持和对东帝汶自决的主张策略。这项研究旨在了解ETAN如何说服加拿大人关心地理上遥远的恐怖。我研究了ETAN用来鼓励加拿大听众将这个问题视为公众关注的对象，帝汶人是应得其同情的受害者以及加拿大政府值得其谴责的各种索赔策略。