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Collective rights for self-determination
One of the general principles that is becoming well established is the collective right to self-determination. This was the first article in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The Indonesian Government, under the threat of being deprived funding from the World Bank, agreed to a free vote in East Timor. When the vote went against Indonesia, the attempt at using tried and true means failed, as the issue quickly became one which attracted world attention. Financial and moral pressures were put on the Indonesian government to recognise the vote.