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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HANOI2777 |
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...] |
2000-12-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL |
| 00THEHAGUE1796 |
ANTI-TRAFFICKING WORKSHOP IN KIEV [...] WE WERE INFORMED BY THE DUTCH FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY TODAY THAT MR. H.F. VAN DRUNEN OF THE DUTCH EMBASSY IN UKRAINE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE ANTI- TRAFFICKING WORKSHOP ON JUNE 21-23. THE MFA NOTED THAT NO OTHER DUTCH OFFICIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE APPROPRIATE PERSONS WILL BE A [...] |
2000-06-16 13:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ELAB PHUM KWMN NL CGEN OSCE |
| 01ABUJA2115 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DICUSSES THE WCAR, [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. This message summarizes their discussion on the WCAR, trafficking in persons, and HIV/AIDS. ==== WCAR ==== 2. (C) Mohammed stated that h [...] |
2001-08-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN NI WCAR |
| 01ABUJA3222 |
NIGERIA: REGIONAL TIP CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Abuja hosted a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Conference which brought together representatives from nine USG missions in West and Central Africa and four funding agencies/bureaus in Washington to forge an anti- trafficking strategy for the region and coordinate future programs [...] |
2001-12-14 17:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN NI XX ECOWAS |
| 02ABUJA1140 |
NIGERIA PARTICIPATION AT VATICAN TIP CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Abuja appreciates the inclusion of Nigerian representation at the May 15-16 conference on Trafficking in Persons (TIP), co-sponsored by the Vatican Secretariat and Embassy Vatican. President Obasanjo's Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Child Labor, Mr. Mike Mku, would be the [...] |
2002-04-11 08:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM NI VT |
| 02ABUJA1327 |
NIGERIA: A LOOK AT THE EDO STATE TIP PROBLEM [...] No summary [...] |
2002-04-29 16:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN NI IT |
| 02ABUJA1347 |
NIGERIA: FPOTUS CARTER AND BILL GATES, SR. VISIT [...] FPOTUS Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr. and staff from The Carter Center and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a very successful, well-publicized March 8-10 visit to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was to galvanize greater domestic support for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, [...] |
2002-05-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TBIO SOCI KWMN NI HIV AIDS |
| 02ABUJA1465 |
NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TIP SUMMIT [...] In a May 7 meeting, Mike Mku, the President's Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Child Labor confirmed August 1-4 as the dates for the Government of Nigeria's "International Summit" on Trafficking in Persons. Mku gave RNLEO a copy of President Obasanjo's April 5 letter inviting Presid [...] |
2002-05-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM NI |
| 02ABUJA1809 |
WEST AFRICAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS STRATEGY [...] This final draft regional strategy to address Trafficking in Persons in West Africa is presented to Department's African Affairs Bureau for endorsement. This strategy was reflects a consensus among nine embassies and several Washington agencies and bureaus (DRL, G/TIP, USAID/WID) represented a [...] |
2002-06-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN NI TO GH BF IV XX GN |
| 02ABUJA1843 |
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE GBEMI SARAKI, KWARA [...] (C) Gbemisola "Gbemi" Saraki Forowa, a member of the House of Representatives from Kwara state, was born into Nigeria's political elite. Her political muscle comes from being the daughter of Olusola Saraki, the godfather of Kwara State politics and an important cog in the APP. As with most su [...] |
2002-06-20 17:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN NI HUM |
| 02ABUJA1851 |
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE GBEMI SARAKI, KWARA STATE [...] (C) Gbemisola "Gbemi" Saraki Forowa, a member of the House of Representatives from Kwara state, was born into Nigeria's political elite. Her political muscle comes from being the daughter of Olusola Saraki, the godfather of Kwara State politics and an important cog in the APP. As with most su [...] |
2002-06-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN NI HUM |
| 02ABUJA1865 |
MFA LETTER TO THE SECRETARY ON TIP CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-21 16:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA NI |
| 02ABUJA2437 |
ENGAGING ECOWAS ON REGIONAL TIP ACTIVITIES [...] In recent meetings with officials ofthe ECOWAS Secretariat's Legal Affairs Department, RNLEO presented the SIPDIS framework of a G/TIP-funded project to strengthen the Secretariat's capacity to implement the new ECOWAS Plan of SIPDIS Action Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). This proj [...] |
2002-08-21 15:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM NI ECOWAS |
| 02ABUJA2564 |
NIGERIA: PAN-SAHEL INITIATIVE (PSI) PLAN OF ACTION [...] (S/NF) Embassy strongly believes that inviting Nigeria to participate in the Pan-Sahel Initiative (PSI) conference is vital to the success of the PSI. By reason of Nigeria's political and economic importance, size, demographics and the region's porous borders and well-worn overland routes, N [...] |
2002-09-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KWMN PREL KCRM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD KPAO |
| 02ABUJA496 |
PROFILE OF A NIGERIAN SEX TRAFFICKING RING [...] No summary [...] |
2002-02-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NI GN |
| 02ABUJA696 |
VATICAN ANTI-TIP CONFERENCE: NIGERIAN ROLE? [...] Post read reftel with interest and applauds Embassy Vatican's initiative in organizing an international conference on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in collaboration with the Vatican Secretariat, G/TIP and PD/IIP. 2. We would like to suggest that the issue of Nigerian trafficking be include [...] |
2002-03-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN KPAO VT IT NI |
| 02ABUJA820 |
NIGERIA: ITALY DEPORTS 152 TIP VICTIMS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-03-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM IT NI |
| 02ABUJA857 |
NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...] |
2002-03-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM NI |
| 02ANKARA8696 |
GOT MOVES ON TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. MFA Deputy DirGen for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu told us 11/26 the GOT has established an inter-agency task force to address trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Turkey. The group's first priority is to establish and adopt the GOT's National Action Plan on TIP. The plan, currently i [...] |
2002-11-27 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KWMN KCRM PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 02HANOI3018 |
VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP), GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...] |
2002-12-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP |
| 02KATHMANDU555 |
PARLIAMENT PASSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BILL GRANTING [...] Summary. Nepal's lower house of Parliament passed a bill March 14 granting women more equitable property rights, legalizing abortion under certain conditions and dictating stricter penalties for child marriage, polygamy and rape. Although the law failed to pass the upper house in late 2001, [...] |
2002-03-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PHUM SMIG NP |
| 02KATHMANDU925 |
Child Victims of Maoist Insurgency [...] Summary. At least eighty-five children have been killed during the six-year-long Maoists insurgency and many others wounded or pressed into service, according to a recent report by a local child-welfare NGO. The conflict will take a heavy psychological toll on Nepal's children, the report co [...] |
2002-05-10 13:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM KWMN PINR NP |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3435 |
ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...] |
2002-12-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO |
| 02VATICAN1922 |
VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...] |
2002-04-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2146 |
BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...] |
2002-05-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2238 |
BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...] |
2002-05-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN784 |
BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT JANUARY 14-25, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 14, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY WITH [...] |
2002-02-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN VT |
| 03ABUDHABI1026 |
UAE BUSINESSWOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXCITED ABOUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) Senior Comoff and Econoff met on March 1 with members of the Executive Council of the National Businesswomen's Committee in Abu Dhabi, who enthusiastical [...] |
2003-03-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1284 |
UAE WOMEN MAY BE ELECTED TO THE CHAMBERS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN WHAT COULD BE A FIRST STEP TO WOMEN IN THE UAE'S PARLIAMENTARY FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC), THE ABU DHABI CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HAVE PROPOSED ELECTING BUSINESSWOMEN TO THE BOARD OF THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL- LEVEL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UAE FEDE [...] |
2003-03-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL ECON EAID KPAL KWMN KDEM TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1414 |
UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...] |
2003-03-24 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 03ABUDHABI2335 |
UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B), that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...] |
2003-05-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2337 |
EMIRATI ATTENDANCE AT MARRAKESH WOMEN'S SUMMIT [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai have identified prospective Emirati participants in the upcoming 2003 Global Women's Summit in Marrakesh on 28-30 June, and will encourage their attendance. These prospective attendees include high-profile women in government, business, and the N [...] |
2003-05-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN TC |
| 03ABUDHABI237 |
S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...] |
2003-01-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2603 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES MLAT AND TIP WITH [...] MLAT: The Ambassador, accompanied by Polchief and POL FSN, met 5/31 with UAE Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Muhammad Nakhira Al- Dhaheri. The Ambassador engaged Al-Dhaheri on the draft Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, noting that, following the exchange of proposed changes, th [...] |
2003-06-02 11:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KTIA PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI288 |
UAE'S NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGISTERS 7,000 [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor established Tanmia -- the UAE's national employment agency -- two years ago and since then has registered more than 7,000 Emirati jobseekers, about 2,000 of whom a [...] |
2003-01-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2943 |
ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...] |
2003-06-18 11:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC |
| 03ABUDHABI310 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS 1/21-22 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE. Your schedule is taking shape, with meetings requested with President Zayid Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan and Chi [...] |
2003-01-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3209 |
NUMBER OF UAE WOMEN DIPLOMATS ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAE female diplomatic corps increased to 16 yesterday with the swearing in of 8 more women diplomats. An initiative of MFA MinState Shaykh Hamdan, the MFA began accrediting women as diplomats, with the ability to serve in embassies overseas, in 2001. The Ambassador [...] |
2003-07-09 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PGOV SCUL PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3898 |
UAE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MINISTERS OF WOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff passed ref A information to UAE Women's Union Director and de facto Minister of Women's Affairs Nora Al-Suweidi 8/23, and later discussed the rescheduled event with her on the phone. [...] |
2003-08-25 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PREL KPAL ECON EAID TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4402 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) DAS Cheney and Senior Coordinator Ponticelli: I would like to welcome you to the UAE to attend the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10. The UAEG has invested a tremendous amount [...] |
2003-09-30 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KWMN OVIP PREL PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4597 |
UAE HOSTS FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S FORUM [...] Summary: A U.S. delegation from the Embassy and the Department attended the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum, held in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10, under the patronage of Shaykha Fatima bint Mubarak, wife of UAE President Shaykh Zayed bin Sultan. Shaykha Fatima did not attend the forum. Toute [...] |
2003-10-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO KMPI TC |
| 03ABUDHABI496 |
G/TIP VISIT A SUCCESS: UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (U) This message contains an action recommendation: See paragraph 9. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Sally Neumann and NEA/RA Barbara Keary visited the UAE (both Abu Dhabi and Dubai) from 22-26 January to engage wi [...] |
2003-01-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC |
| 03ABUJA1916 |
NEW RESOLVE TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A sudden surge in Nigerian law enforcement efforts against child trafficking has drawn greater attention to the magnitude of this problem in the region while also reflecting improved political will to crack down on trafficking crimes in general. End Summary. Rescue, Repat [...] |
2003-11-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN NI |
| 03ABUJA515 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...] |
2003-03-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
| 03ACCRA437 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...] |
2003-03-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 03AMMAN1357 |
ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JORDAN [...] Per reftel, Post's information for the 2002 anti-trafficking in persons report is contained in paras below. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. Until 6/1/2003, embassy poc on trafficking issues is PolOff Gregory D. LoGerfo. Subsequent to 6/1/2003 poc will be PolOff James Fellows. [...] |
2003-03-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF JO |
| 03AMMAN17 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NAME/TITLE OF MINISTER OF [...] Per reftel, the GOJ has no ministerial position for women's affairs. Women's issues in large part fall under the Ministry of Social Development, which is headed by Ruwaida Ma'ita. In addition to Ma'ita, several other prominent Jordanian women are engaged in women's issues. Farah Daghistani [...] |
2003-01-02 11:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP KWMN KPAO KSEP |
| 03AMMAN4038 |
Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...] |
2003-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO |
| 03AMMAN5115 |
JORDANIAN WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) A group of Jordanian women conducted a peaceful demonstration at the gates of the Parliament August 10 to protest a recent Lower House decision to reject three temporary laws concerning women's rights. The protesters approached several MPs entering the building, some of whom argued that t [...] |
2003-08-12 16:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
| 03AMMAN6027 |
HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN ON THE AGENDA [...] (U) Press reports have highlighted recent "honor killings," the reduction of a stiff sentence against one perpetrator, and the rejection by the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament of amendments to the "honor crimes law." However, honor crimes are both a complex issue and a deeply-rooted [...] |
2003-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KWMN PREL KMPI JO |
| 03AMMAN6767 |
JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE, BUT STILL [...] (C) King Abdullah formally accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on October 22 and entrusted Royal Court Minister Faisal Fayez with forming a new government. Political insiders, however, express doubt over Fayez's ability to effectively lead a team of Ministers to implem [...] |
2003-10-22 17:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN6812 |
KING ABDULLAH LAYS OUT POLITICAL REFORM VISION FOR [...] (C) In a public letter to Prime Minister designate Faisal Fayez, King Abdullah laid out his general priorities for the new government, which he hopes will be more unified and proactive than its predecessor. Noting that political development is "at the top of these priorities," the King empha [...] |
2003-10-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN7068 |
BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous Jordanian cabinet, western-educated, Muslim, "East Bankers" dominate the newly-appointed, slimmer, 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. We count seven Jordanians of Palestinian origin ("West Bankers" [...] |
2003-10-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL KDEM KWMN PHUM ECON JO |
| 03AMMAN8044 |
JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PROJECT WINS UN PRIZE [...] (U) On December 10, the UN General Assembly President will present the Family Protection Project Management Team of Jordan one of six 2003 UN Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, which are awarded every five years. The Family Protection Project is being recognized as "a ground-breaking initiat [...] |
2003-12-10 10:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KWMN JO |
| 03ANKARA1396 |
TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...] |
2003-03-05 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY |
| 03ANKARA1964 |
GOT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2003 TIP [...] Action request--para 5. 2. March 24 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Firat Topcuoglu provided us additional information for 2003 TIP report: (1) GOT TIP National Action Plan (NAP) and (2) GOT responses to TIP-related questions from post (ref B). Both have been sent ref (B). 3. Under th [...] |
2003-03-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 03ANKARA2574 |
TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION [...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A), follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...] |
2003-04-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 03ANKARA419 |
EMBASSY REQUESTS MEETING FOR GOT CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Action Request. That G/TIP director John Miller meet GOT trafficking-in-persons (TIP) inter-agency task force leader Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, MFA DDG for Consular Affairs, on the margins of Feb 2003 G/TIP-sponsored conference "Pathb [...] |
2003-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 03ANKARA6233 |
ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS [...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...] |
2003-10-03 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU |
| 03ANKARA678 |
GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...] |
2003-01-28 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
| 03ANKARA7005 |
TURKEY: SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN PROSECUTORS WORKING [...] (U) As part of Embassy Ankara's ongoing efforts to focus GOT officials on trafficking in persons (TIP), we discussed the talking points contained in reftels A, B and C, and particularly the agenda described in reftel B, with Head of Illegal Migration Hayati Soysal. A member of the GOT's Natio [...] |
2003-11-07 18:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KSEI KWMN PHUM SMIG TU ZL |
| 03COLOMBO1405 |
Trafficking in Persons -- Sri Lanka: [...] Per notification in Reftel, Mission is pleased to have received approval for the two anti-trafficking projects and is looking forward to implementing them. In response to the request re Project A, Mission would ask the Department of Justice to conduct an initial training session for personnel [...] |
2003-08-12 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM SMIG CE |
| 03COLOMBO196 |
Sri Lanka: Proposal for anti-trafficking in [...] (U) Per Reftel, Mission is providing the attached program proposal to strengthen the capabilities of the Sri Lankan National Child Protection Agency (NCPA) in enforcing the government's laws regulating trafficking of children in regards to prostitution and labor. 2. (U) Attached is the proj [...] |
2003-02-03 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID SMIG ELAB KPAO CE |
| 03COLOMBO342 |
Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking [...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...] |
2003-02-28 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV |
| 03GUATEMALA1541 |
GUATEMALA LABOR AND TIP UPDATE #4 [...] The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Bilateral Labor Group Convoked for Early July (para 2) -- Union Leader Arrested in Social Security Scandal (3) -- Choi Shin/Cimatextiles in the GOG's Crosshairs (4) -- American Dat [...] |
2003-06-16 17:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN ETRD CVIS GT |
| 03GUATEMALA489 |
EMBASSY VIEWS ON REGIONAL ANTI-TIP HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy concurs that regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation, as outlined in RefTel, would further U.S. interests in Guatemala. Harmonized anti-TIP legislation is necessary to achieve greater regional cooperation to prevent and combat trafficking, an [...] |
2003-02-24 22:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG SNAR KCRM KWMN GT |
| 03GUATEMALA605 |
ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT--GUATEMALA [...] (U) The following are responses to questions in Ref A. Additional information on Embassy projects and strategies to combat trafficking can be found in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Country Overview: A. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, wome [...] |
2003-03-07 13:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
| 03GUATEMALA91 |
G/TIP INVITEE CONFIRMED: ANA CARPIO ALFARO [...] Reftel invitation to the February 23-25 international conference entitled "Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking" was delivered on January 13 to Ana Ignez Carpio Alfaro, International Correspondent for Telemundo based in Guatemala. Ms. Carpio accepted the invita [...] |
2003-01-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CVIS KWMN SMIG PHUM GT |
| 03HANOI1555 |
GVN Complains TIP Report Shorts Its Efforts [...] (U) Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung complained to DCM during a June 20 meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that Vietnam's placement on Tier II and in particular the evaluation of Vietnam's law enforcement efforts against Trafficking in Persons do not "truly reflect re [...] |
2003-06-20 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP |
| 03HANOI1671 |
An Giang: TIP Problem Depends on Point of View [...] (U) Summary: An Giang local government and mass organization officials do not agree on the seriousness of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in their province. Women's Union and the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA) officials portray a fairly serious problem while loc [...] |
2003-07-02 07:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC TIP |
| 03HANOI1797 |
NEW EFFORTS TO COMBAT PROSTITUTION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary. A new ordinance should strengthen efforts aimed at combating prostitution in Vietnam and its related effects. The most striking point of the new ordinance is its inclusion of purchasers of sex, specifically focusing on government officials, thus expanding prohibited acts to inc [...] |
2003-07-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP |
| 03HANOI2323 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Summary: A large interagency conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Ho Chi Minh City September 9 articulated the GVN's intended next steps in a coordinated antitrafficking policy. The Deputy Prime Minister recomme [...] |
2003-09-15 00:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM VM CH TW CA OMIG TIP |
| 03HANOI3232 |
VIETNAM TIP: THE TAIWAN MARRIAGE PHENOMENON [...] Summary: Taiwan has become the export destination of choice for Vietnamese brides. 73,000 women - 95 percent of Vietnamese marrying foreigners - have married Taiwanese men since the phenomenon began to take off in 1995. Demand is growing, driven by (1) the desire of lower-middle class Taiwa [...] |
2003-12-15 02:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM VM TW OMIG TIP |
| 03HANOI3288 |
VIETNAM MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY ON TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior members of the General Criminal Division of the Ministry of Public Security described their frustration with current laws preventing them from engaging in closer cooperation with U.S. and other foreign law enforcement agencies, and described the trafficking in persons sit [...] |
2003-12-19 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KWMN KCRM VM CH TW CA OMIG TIP CNARC |
| 03HANOI527 |
VIETNAM - ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) As instructed ref A, post provides input for the 2003 Anti-trafficking in Persons report. The point of contact in Vietnam is Tim Swanson, tel. 84-4-772-1500 and fax 84-4-772-2614. Post estimates that collecting information for and drafting the report required 48 hours, including 8 hours [...] |
2003-03-06 08:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM TIP LABOR |
| 03HARARE444 |
ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2002 - [...] (SBU) Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------------- -- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women an [...] |
2003-03-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC ZI TIP |
| 03ISTANBUL452 |
"RUSSIAN" PROSTITUTION IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) In separate March 26 meetings, Istanbul contacts confirmed that illegal foreign prostitution in Istanbul remains widespread, and that criminal networks, and possibly even corrupted officials, have a lucrative stake in the business. Marmara University sociologist professor Nilufer Narli t [...] |
2003-04-03 08:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF UK MD TK |
| 03KATHMANDU26 |
NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...] |
2003-01-06 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP |
| 03KATHMANDU365 |
NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...] |
2003-02-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP |
| 03KUWAIT2008 |
DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] Embassy Kuwait requests an NEA Democracy Small Grant of $25,000 to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society. ----------- THE PROBLEM ----------- 2. Women, who do not have the right to vote, have little opportunity to influence policy in Kuwait, [...] |
2003-05-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KU |
| 03KUWAIT3556 |
GOK CLAIMS INTENT TO EXPAND SUFFRAGE, WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, the Ambassador met with the new government's Minister of Justice, Ahmed Baquer Al-Abdullah, who gave him a readout on some of the governments upcoming plans. Among the specific items discussed were the GOK's commitment to womens suffrage, the possible lowering of the [...] |
2003-08-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
| 03KUWAIT4613 |
(C) SPEAKER KHORAFI PREDICTS INCREMENTAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Assembly Speaker Jassem al-Khorafi told the Ambassador October 6 the Government should be able to muster a majority in the Assembly, but it will only become clear after parliament reconvenes later this month whether the Assembly (elected in July) will be more or less co [...] |
2003-10-08 05:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL ETRD PINR KU |
| 03KUWAIT5343 |
(C) SHAYKH SABAH'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and former GCC Secretary General Abdullah Bishara on November 19. Amongst other topics (septel), Bishara described an ambitious agenda Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed hopes to implement in the near-term. End Summary. 2 [...] |
2003-11-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI PHUM KWMN KU |
| 03KUWAIT5561 |
(C) MAID IN KUWAIT: DOMESTIC SERVANTS FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The estimated half-million or so domestic servants in Kuwait lack a well-developed system to protect their rights, monitor working conditions, and resolve labor disputes. Source country embassies have filled the void and assist runaway domestics on an ad hoc basis, navigating thr [...] |
2003-12-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI KU |
| 03KUWAIT5735 |
REVISED DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] This is a revised request of Reftel B from Embassy Kuwait for an NEA Democracy Small Grant to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society (KES). The revised funding request for this grant is $34,350.00 (see para 9). The KES has requested a specific outside [...] |
2003-12-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KU |
| 03LAGOS2349 |
OUT IN AFRICA: A VISIT TO EKITI STATE [...] (U) Summary. PolOffs made a one day familiarization visit to the tiny land-locked State of Ekiti. In April 2003, Ekiti, like its neighboring states in the southwest except Lagos, got rid of its Alliance for Democracy governor and elected a representative of the ruling Peoples Democratic Part [...] |
2003-11-13 12:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI NI |
| 03LAGOS239 |
NIGERIA: AD PARTY - CONSENSUS OF YORUBA NATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent factionalization, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State presented the public with a face of party consensus in their January 8 gubernatorial congress. Following his challengers' disqualification, incumbent Governor Bola Tinubu took the nomination unopposed. [...] |
2003-01-30 15:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KWMN NI |
| 03MONTREAL266 |
TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...] |
2003-02-27 15:01:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM |
| 03NASSAU577 |
BAHAMAS - THRID ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] The Bahamas, although rife with alien and drug smuggling, has no indications of being a country of origin, transit, or destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Post discussed this issue with governmental sources including the Foreign Ministry, The Department of [...] |
2003-03-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF |
| 03OTTAWA577 |
CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-28 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA |
| 03RANGOON1516 |
BURMA'S BUSINESSWOMEN KNOCKING ON TEAK CEILING [...] (SBU) Summary: While striving to retain its political independence, the Myanmar Women's Entrepreneur Association (MWEA) has had some success helping established Burmese businesswomen climb the business ladder. Though it has had less success building economic capacity at the lower rungs of the [...] |
2003-11-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWMN PGOV BM |
| 03RANGOON1598 |
A VISIT TO CHINA'S BURMESE PROVINCE: MONGLA AND [...] (C) Summary: Some clear themes emerged from a trip to the Burmese corner of the Golden Triangle. The area's cities are relatively affluent, thanks to border trade. However, this affluence, combined with low education levels, poor healthcare, and very little international attention, has helpe [...] |
2003-12-15 04:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID SNAR ECON SCUL PHUM KHIV KWMN PREL PGOV BM CM NGO |
| 03RANGOON309 |
BURMA: THIRD ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma. The report will also be forwarded to EAP/BCLTV in Word format. Begin Report: Overview of Country's Activities - A. Burma is a country of origin [...] |
2003-03-07 07:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG BM |
| 03SANAA2428 |
DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE NATIONAL WOMEN [...] Embassy Sanaa requests funding for a grant from the NEA Democracy Small Grants Program to the "National Women Committee/ Aden" to conduct the "Early Marriage Phenomenon Study and Awareness Workshop." 2. The National Women Committee is quasi-governmental and receives much of its funding fr [...] |
2003-09-28 12:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03SANAA329 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: The Women's Integration in Development Association (WIDA) conducted five workshops on "Democracy and Human Rights Integration in Local Councils" in five Governorates, Al-Baida, Taiz, Mahweet, Lahaj and Sanaa in accordance with the terms of their democracy small grant. Project's op [...] |
2003-02-19 07:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03SANAA331 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE CIVIC [...] (U) Summary : The Civic Democratic Initiatives Foundation (CDF) conducted the "Democratic Initiatives Enhancement Program: Voter Registration Education Project". It was a media project campaign aimed to inform the people that their old voter registration cards were no longer valid and encourag [...] |
2003-02-19 07:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6023 |
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND POLICE ABUSE CENTERS: HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff and DRL Karen Gilbride called on human rights partners in Santo Domingo and Bani on October 20-21. In an effort to emphasize Embassy concerns with recent upsurges in domestic violence and continuing human rights abuses by the National Police, Poloff and DRL officer Karen Gilbride m [...] |
2003-10-28 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN DR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA697 |
HONDURAS AND PROSPECTS FOR HARMONIZED ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Post concurs with Department recommendation that a regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation (ref A) would serve U.S. interests in Honduras and the region. As stated in ref C, Honduras could benefit by an overriding law against TIP that pieced together [...] |
2003-03-19 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC PREF KFRD HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1855 |
A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM, [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-22 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR |
| 03THEHAGUE2196 |
RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...] |
2003-08-29 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2205 |
RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...] |
2003-09-02 11:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 04ABUDHABI163 |
UAE LABOR MINISTRY REGISTERS 13,000 UNEMPLOYED, [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor released a landmark report this week confirming that 13,000 UAE nationals currently are unemployed. An official from Tanmia -- the national emp [...] |
2004-01-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1708 |
RENEWED CALL FOR UAE WOMEN TO JOIN THE FEDERAL [...] SUMMARY: PROMINENT GULF WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN A CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT MADE A STRONG PITCH TO THE UAEG TO INCLUDE EMIRATI WOMEN IN THE UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC). THE CALL CAME DURING A SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION (GWU) ENTITLED "PARLIAMENTARY PER [...] |
2004-05-24 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2044 |
UAE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT POSSIBLY BY 2004- [...] THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION, NOURA AL-SUWEIDI, TOLD POLCHIEF ON JUNE 21 THAT WOMEN COULD BE APPOINTED TO THE 40-MEMBER FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC) DURING THE 2004-05 SESSION THAT BEGINS IN THE FALL. AL-SUWEIDI MENTIONED THAT A LIST OF WOMEN NOMINATED BY RULERS OF [...] |
2004-06-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2075 |
UAE 'S STANDVIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST [...] THE LATEST EDITION (JUNE 15) OF THE UAE WOMEN'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE "ALMARA'A ALYOUM" INTERVIEWS UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, AHMAD AL-JARMAN, ON THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE UAEG WILL SIGN THETHE JUNE 15 EDITION OF THE UAE [...] |
2004-06-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2095 |
UAE VIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN [...] THE LATEST EDITION (JUNE 15) OF THE UAE WOMEN'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE "ALMARA'A ALYOUM" INTERVIEWS UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, AHMAD AL-JARMAN, ON THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE UAEG WILL SIGN THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION O [...] |
2004-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2096 |
UAE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT POSSIBLY BY 2004-05 [...] THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION, NOURA AL-SUWEIDI, TOLD POLCHIEF ON JUNE 21 THAT WOMEN COULD BE APPOINTED TO THE 40-MEMBER FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC) DURING THE 2004-05 SESSION THAT BEGINS IN THE FALL. AL-SUWEIDI MENTIONED THAT A LIST OF WOMEN NOMINATED BY RULERS OF [...] |
2004-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2382 |
UAE 'S STANDVIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST [...] THE MFA'S EMIRATES INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY, HOSTED DR. FATEMA'S AL-SAYEGH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT UAE UNIVERSITY, FOR A SESSION , JULY 3-4, ON UAE HISTORY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND POLITICSAL SYSTEM, HELD FOR [...] |
2004-07-18 03:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2403 |
UAE WOMAN SCHOLAR SPEAKS UP [...] THE MFA INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY HOSTED DR. FATEMA AL- SAYEGH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT UAE UNIVERSITY, FOR A SESSION ON UAE HISTORY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND POLITICS, HELD FOR NEW DIPLOMATS TO THE UAE ON JULY 3 [...] |
2004-07-18 10:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI255 |
UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Federal National Council Speaker Saeed Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi on January 21 and discussed Iraq, the future role of women in UAE political life, and the possibility of sending a delegation of Emirati parliamentarians and FNC staff to the United States to o [...] |
2004-01-25 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN KMPI IZ TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3037 |
UAEG COMMITTED - IN PART - TO ELIMINATE [...] THE UAEG HAS SIGNED THE UN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), BUT LIKE OTHER ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, THE UAE WILL NOT ENFORCE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION THAT CONTRADICT SHARIA' LAW, OR UAE FAMILY LAW AND CUSTOMS. BY ACCEPTING THE CONVENTION, THE UA [...] |
2004-09-07 06:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3210 |
LOCAL VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This message was jointly drafted by Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: The slow but steady regional trend toward democratization has triggered some, albeit limited, discussion in Emirati c [...] |
2004-09-16 06:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KDEM KMPI TC SA |
| 04ABUDHABI4003 |
UAE WOMEN STUDENTS GET INSIGHT ON ABC'S OF [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AMERICAN EMBASSY WOMEN VISITED ZAYED UNIVERSITY, AN ALL-WOMEN'S COLLEGE, TO SHARE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT MOTIVATES THEM TO VOTE THE WAY THEY DO. THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN EMIRATI STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF SHOWED THAT WE DO NOT SHARE TH [...] |
2004-11-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPPD KPAO TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4008 |
AMBASSADOR PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO UAE's NEW [...] (U) On 7 November, the Ambassador paid a condolence visit to the UAE's new First Lady, Sheikha Shamsa bint Suhail Mazrouie. After expressing heartfelt sorrow on behalf of the American people for the death of Sheikh Zayed, the Ambassador had an opportunity to speak with UAE President Sheikh Kh [...] |
2004-11-08 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KWMN PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI684 |
UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 04ABUJA1373 |
HEAD OF TRAFFICKING AGENCY DISCUSSES NIGERIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on the Ambasador, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency discussed its work during its first year of existence, gave the status of two prosecutions underway in Kano, described the horrors of the overland trafficking in persons (TIP) route north through the Sahara [...] |
2004-08-09 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB NI HUMANRIGHTS |
| 04ABUJA1440 |
ANTI-TRAFFICKING AGENCY ARRESTS AND DISPLAYS TWO [...] Summary. At a press conference on August 10, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency announced the arrests of two "juju men" (practitioners of fetish magic). The two juju men were used to facilitate prostitution and trafficking by scaring victims to silence. The following week, the agency announ [...] |
2004-08-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG ELAB PHUM KWMN PGOV NI HUMANRIGHTS |
| 04ACCRA1417 |
FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SOME SUCCESS, BUT [...] The scope of the problem of child trafficking in Ghana is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of concise data and an accurate census of impacted areas. NGOs close to the issue estimate the number of children working in hazardous conditions, particularly in the Volta River fishing villages, as [...] |
2004-07-07 13:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PHUM SMIG |
| 04ACCRA2146 |
USG'S ROLE IN URGING GHANA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Legislation prohibiting human trafficking in Ghana has been waiting in the wings for almost three years. In post's continued efforts to encourage passage of this legislation, we do not feel the delay reflects a lack of political will to fight human trafficking. Rather, it reflects bureau [...] |
2004-11-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA2189 |
GHANA'S TIP LAW: COMMENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [...] (C) PolChief met on November 3 with Ghana,s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Papa Owuso-Ankomah, to raise concerns about progress on the draft bill of a trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law. Owuso-Ankomah was familiar with the pending legislation and its status, and said that if the mini [...] |
2004-11-05 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA370 |
2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSON REPORT - GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 04AMMAN10216 |
PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING [...] Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project follows. The complete project proposal, including updates [...] |
2004-12-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC |
| 04AMMAN10217 |
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT FOCUSES ON GENDER VIOLENCE [...] Post sponsored a Human Rights Day event on December 13. The program featured a panel discussion of four prominent women activists who discussed gender violence in Jordan, including honor crimes. The audience of approximately 45 included activists, NGOs, GOJ officials, local press, and members [...] |
2004-12-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN1601 |
EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2004 TIP REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Amman,s response to the Department,s action request in State 7869. The headings and lettering system are based on this request. --------- CHECKLIST --------- 2. A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked me [...] |
2004-03-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB JO |
| 04AMMAN2071 |
Monitoring and Evaluating the International Rescue [...] As requested ref, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut poloff monitored PRM-funded activities at Association Najdeh on March 10. Association Najdeh is the local implementing partner of the International Rescue Committee and the Women's Commission for Refugees for the sexual and gender- based [...] |
2004-03-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI KPAL KWMN LE JO |
| 04AMMAN2552 |
JORDANIAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS AT ODDS OVER NATIONAL [...] (C) Infighting among Jordanian women's groups has hindered development of a coordinated national strategy for advancing women's rights in Jordan. Several leading women's groups boycotted a recent conference to discuss women's role in political development, saying that the organizing group -- [...] |
2004-04-01 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PGOV KDEM JO |
| 04AMMAN2553 |
AQABA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE MAKES STRIDES, BUT [...] (SBU) The three-year-old Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has made significant progress in promoting Aqaba's tandem appeal as a tourism destination and a well-equipped industrial hub friendly to foreign investors and the environment. ASEZA is based on King Abdullah's vision for [...] |
2004-04-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KWMN PGOV |
| 04AMMAN2554 |
AQABA AUTHORITIES CONFRONT SOCIAL, REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Despite significant achievements in the three years since the creation of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA), major social and regional security issues remain. Commissioners say one of their greatest challenges is managing the delicate balance of economic openness and the needs of [...] |
2004-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KPAL KWMN PGOV PREF |
| 04AMMAN4132 |
GOJ CONFRONTS POSSIBLE LABOR TRAFFICKING SCAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has learned of several dozen third country nationals (TCNs) brought to Jordan by apparently unscrupulous recruiting agents and sent to Iraq. All have needed some assistance in returning to their home countries and in at least one case, the workers were physically abused in Ir [...] |
2004-05-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PREF KWMN IZ JO KTIP |
| 04AMMAN4855 |
JORDAN TAKES ACTION TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING OF [...] (C) King Abdullah and senior GOJ officials have strongly condemned the possible trafficking of third country nationals (TCNs) into Iraq from Jordan. The Minister of Interior promised the Ambassador that he would take firm action against unscrupulous labor recruiting agents and others complic [...] |
2004-06-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PREF KWMN IZ JO KTIP |
| 04AMMAN5695 |
ARAB WOMEN JOURNALISTS STRENGTHEN TIES, QUESTION [...] Summary: The third annual conference of the Arab Women's Media Center (AWMC), a Jordanian NGO, brought together 60 women from 12 Arab countries, the Palestinian Authority and Israel in late June. USG sponsorship made it possible for these women to gather in Amman; over 80 percent of the fund [...] |
2004-07-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KWMN KPAL ALNEA |
| 04AMMAN6160 |
PERSONAL STATUS LAW DEFEATED, AGAIN [...] (C) Despite lobbying by activists, conservative, tribal, and Islamist members of Jordan's Lower House of Parliament joined to reject for a second time a provisional "Personal Status Law" that gives a woman the right to divorce her husband. Dubbed the "khuloe law," it also includes a provisi [...] |
2004-07-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN6803 |
JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTRIST PARTY PUSHES AHEAD [...] (C) A small party that has splintered from the Islamic Action Front -- and strives to be a moderating Islamic counterweight -- has suffered internal, personality driven rivalries. Nonetheless, the Islamic Centrist Party is expected to weather a recent leadership crisis and continue to advoc [...] |
2004-08-15 09:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC KISL KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN9437 |
INTERIOR MINISTER IGNITES CONTROVERSY OVER [...] (U) Jordan's interior minister had to backpedal after publicly stating that the GOJ will not consider revamping the current election law -- which favors tribal, East Bank communities at the expense of Jordanian-Palestinians citizens -- until the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is resolved. At [...] |
2004-11-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KDEM KPAL KISL KWMN JO |
| 04ANKARA1233 |
TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...] |
2004-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
| 04ANKARA127 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH MFA [...] (U) Summary: Charge and Poloff met January 6 with MFA Deputy U/S Ertay and MFA Deputy DG Topcuoglu to discuss GOT efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and the upcoming State Department TIP Report. Topcuoglu said neither the GOT nor its NGO partner have been able to secure funding to [...] |
2004-01-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA1595 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...] |
2004-03-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA2007 |
MFA MAKES CASE FOR ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) In separate April 5 discussions with Turkish MP Egemen Bagis and MFA Director General of Consular Affairs Murat Ersavci, the Ambassador raised concerns about the GOT's silence on specific anti-trafficking efforts. The Ambassador engaged Bagis and Ersavci on repeated requests for inform [...] |
2004-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA2076 |
Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent [...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...] |
2004-04-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA2138 |
Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent [...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...] |
2004-04-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA2152 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...] |
2004-04-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA2189 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM, TIP, AMCIT [...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with Justice Minister Cicek, the Ambassador praised GOT human rights reforms and encouraged further progress in the run-up to the December EU Summit. He recommended the Embassy and GOT establish a regular exchange of information on trafficking in persons (T [...] |
2004-04-15 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EINV KCRM KWMN JO TU |
| 04ANKARA2198 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...] |
2004-04-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA3048 |
TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...] |
2004-06-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA3427 |
TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TURKISH MFA AVERS DEEP [...] (C) June 14 Polcounselor delivered reftel points, TIP backgrounder and Turkey TIP Narrative to MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman. DDG Otman averred deep disappointment in Turkey's designation. TIP officer reviewed reasons for Turkey's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, noting that much of Tu [...] |
2004-06-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA3673 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...] |
2004-06-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA3675 |
TIP IN TURKEY: JOINT OPERATION RESULTS IN ARRESTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police (TNP) officials confirmed press reports (reftel) that a joint anti-TIP Turkish-Romanian Police operation (Mirage 2004) netted an international trafficking ring and freed seven Romanian TIP victims ages 17 to 20. TNP Foreigners, Borders and Asylum Department [...] |
2004-06-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4141 |
TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...] |
2004-07-28 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4147 |
TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...] |
2004-07-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4148 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...] |
2004-07-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA42 |
1/6/04 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...] |
2004-01-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4273 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...] |
2004-08-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 04ANKARA4317 |
TIP IN TURKEY: GOT APPROACHES EGYPTIAN EMBASSY FOR [...] (C) In a July 27 meeting with Emboff, Embassy of Egypt Second Secretary Ahmed El Sayed confirmed Turkish anti-TIP officials approached Egyptian Ambassador Ahamad Fathallah to propose a formal law enforcement and intelligence cooperation agreement between security officials from both government [...] |
2004-08-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4416 |
TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...] |
2004-08-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4448 |
TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...] |
2004-08-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4544 |
TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...] |
2004-08-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4580 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...] |
2004-08-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA4808 |
TIP IN TURKEY: ANTI-TIP NGO HRDF BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In August meetings with Emboff, Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Board Chairman Turgut Tokus outlined past and present progress to bring HRDF's TIP victims shelter on-line. He characterized support from the GOT, particularly the MOI and the MFA, as excellent and than [...] |
2004-08-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5002 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...] |
2004-09-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5205 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...] |
2004-09-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5708 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...] |
2004-10-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5750 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...] |
2004-10-07 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5751 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU |
| 04ANKARA5789 |
TIP IN TURKEY: NEW PENAL CODE REVISIONS STIFFEN [...] (U) On October 11, 2004, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law revisions to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) which, among other measures, prescribe harsher penalties for human trafficking. Penalties range from eight to twelve years of imprisonment (up from five to ten years in ear [...] |
2004-10-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5860 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...] |
2004-10-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5968 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA [...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...] |
2004-10-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6072 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...] |
2004-10-26 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6150 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...] |
2004-11-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6309 |
TIP IN TURKEY: ISTANBUL SHELTER REPORTS SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Anti-TIP NGOs International Office for Migration (IOM) and Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) reported the first successful repatriation this week of 3 Ukrainian trafficking victims through the Istanbul Human Trafficking Shelter. The event simultaneously highlighted m [...] |
2004-11-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6366 |
TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6393 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...] |
2004-11-10 16:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6686 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...] |
2004-12-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6687 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS [...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...] |
2004-12-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU |
| 04ANKARA6688 |
TIP IN TURKEY: REPORT FROM CLOSED TIP TASK FORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: NGO participants provided to Emboff accounts of a closed TIP Task Force meeting that highlighted the GOT's internal and sometimes contentious struggle to organize Turkey's government and non-government anti-TIP efforts. The Task Force meeting, the second this calendar year, repor [...] |
2004-12-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6690 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TGNA PASSES, PRESIDENT APPROVES IOM [...] (U) Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) Foreign Affairs Committee Advisor Osman Ulukan confirmed press reports that the TGNA, on November 25, 2004, unanimously approved legislation appropriating the 154,000 Swiss Franc equivalent fee for Turkey's membership in the International Office on Mi [...] |
2004-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6691 |
TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL [...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...] |
2004-12-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6692 |
TIP IN TURKEY: SHELTERED VICTIM LEADS POLICE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Characterizing the events that led to the arrest of at least one human trafficking network member in Corum, Turkey as a "real success story for the shelter," Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Executive Director Demet Gural told Emboff that an Azeri victim resident at t [...] |
2004-12-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6801 |
TIP IN TURKEY: JANDARMA REQUESTS TECH ASSISTANCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 23-27 International Office on Migration (IOM) TIP workshop in Adana, Turkey highlighted the Jandarma's struggling but developing ground-level ability to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. According to IOM trainers (para 4) and TIP-NGO victim counselors (re [...] |
2004-12-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6843 |
TIP IN TURKEY: VICTIMS' STORIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: International Organization on Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom provided para 4 report on a Russian citizen victim admitted to the Istanbul TIP shelter November 13. The victim's story largely repeats other accounts we have heard about typical trafficking schemes [...] |
2004-12-09 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6865 |
TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel), a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...] |
2004-12-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6938 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...] |
2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA7103 |
TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...] |
2004-12-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA959 |
PRESSING TURKISH MFA ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Jan. 27 Polcouns and Poloff paid introductory call Haldun Otman, newly-appointed MFA Deputy Director General of Consular Affairs, to press the GOT to follow through on recent efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Polcouns noted that the USG last year upgraded Turkey from Tier III [...] |
2004-02-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
| 04BOGOTA2199 |
COLOMBIA - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Approximate amount of time spent to prepare this report: 30 hours. -------- Overview -------- 2. Colombia is a significant source of tr [...] |
2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO |
| 04BRUSSELS5392 |
CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING SCANDAL: EU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) We reviewed ref (A) points with Commission Cambodia desk officers Joao Ferreira and Tom Yorkie and urged the EU to continue pressing the RGC to take immediate action to locate and protect the missing women and girls. We thanked them for the December 10 EU statement but said that more wo [...] |
2004-12-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BUENOSAIRES2228 |
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2004 UPDATE [...] In 2002, the Ministry of Labor estimated that 7.1 percent of children ages 5 to 14 were working in Argentina. Such statistics have not been updated to reflect the severity and consequences of the 2001 economic crisis. According to the Minister of Health, there are more children than adults [...] |
2004-08-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KOCI KWMN ELAB AR |
| 04CALCUTTA427 |
U.S.-FUNDED NGO TARGETED IN COURT [...] SUMMARY. The Indian Supreme Court has issued a notice to the West Bengal Government on a petition alleging that the NGO Sanlaap, in collusion with the police, has been running a racket to exploit minor girls as a means to obtain foreign donor funding, according to an October 28 report in the [...] |
2004-10-28 12:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN EAID IN |
| 04CALCUTTA428 |
NEPALESE MINORS RESCUED FROM A CIRCUS IN EASTERN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, the District Magistrate of Madhubani District in north Bihar handed over five minor Nepali girls to the Nepalese NGO Maiti Nepal. The girls were rescued from a circus performing in the district. This is the first instance in eastern India wherein an NGO, the state Lab [...] |
2004-10-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN IN |
| 04CARACAS3025 |
MFA RESPONDS TO TIP DEMARCHE [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche regarding trafficking in persons, September 21, Venezuelan MFA officials insisted that the TIP report had not accurately assessed Venezuela's anti-trafficking initiatives under its treaty obligations with the United Nations. PolOff reiterated USG reasoning be [...] |
2004-09-24 18:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN VE |
| 04CARACAS3124 |
GOV EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIPS [...] (C) Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) chairs a 22-person interdepartmental working group that meets approximately once a month to coordinate efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Representatives from the MFA and the Ministry of Interior and Justice (MIJ) told Poloff on Septemb [...] |
2004-10-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN VE |
| 04COLOMBO1191 |
SRI LANKA MAKES CONCERTED EFFORT ON SEVERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: G/TIP Program Officer and Embassy officials met with Government officials and local NGO representatives in Colombo to discuss the multifaceted issue of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka, including sex tourism, prostitution, and external migrant workers. Officials throughout th [...] |
2004-07-19 10:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB CE |
| 04COLOMBO1570 |
SRI LANKA: SIGNED AMENDMENT TO TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SMIG CE |
| 04COLOMBO2014 |
SRI LANKA: LOCAL GOVERNANCE THE PRIORITY IN [...] (C) Summary: During a December 14-15 visit to Kandy, Sri Lanka's cultural and Buddhist capital, emboffs found interlocutors focused on local governance and dedicated to addressing the needs of the communities in the Central Province. Elected officials spoke about working together with their [...] |
2004-12-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KWMN CE |
| 04FRANKFURT6697 |
TIP: Rheinland-Pfalz Pioneers Innovative Concept to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) has developed a victim-oriented approach to combating human trafficking that offers police protection, NGO (non- governmental organization) counseling, and immigration advice for trafficked women. The initiative supports women willing to [...] |
2004-08-05 08:41:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI SMIG GM |
| 04GUATEMALA1447 |
GUATEMALA: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #4-2004 [...] (U) This message summarizes significant recent developments relating to human rights, including: -- Executive Send CICIACS to Court (paras 2-3) -- Progress on Southcom Human Rights Initiative (4) -- Human Rights NGOs Speak Out on National Police (5) -- New Trial in Rio Negro Massacre [...] |
2004-06-10 19:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN AORC GT |
| 04GUATEMALA1455 |
ECLAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-10 22:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI |
| 04GUATEMALA1573 |
TIP BILATERAL MINISTERIAL MEETING RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy anti-TIP team met with the Government of Guatemala inter-institutional group to combat TIP on June 22 to formally present the 2004 TIP report and urge continued progress combating TIP. The GOG's reaction to the release of the 2004 Trafficking in Per [...] |
2004-06-25 13:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
| 04GUATEMALA1783 |
TIER 2 WATCH LIST PLAN FOR GUATEMALA [...] On July 16, Charge met with Vice Foreign Minister Marta Altolaguirre to discuss progress in fighting trafficking in persons, and what Guatemala can do to improve its standing on the Tier 2 Watch List. Charge delivered all the points in reftel, and Altolaguirre took careful notes of each. Ch [...] |
2004-07-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GT XK WM |
| 04GUATEMALA2845 |
GUATEMALA'S INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TIP [...] The Government of Guatemala made appreciable progress in each of the following areas in regard to trafficking in persons (TIP). The responses below are keyed to the questions in paragraph D of reftel. Our own comments follow in para 2. a) Guatemala has several pending legal proposals to co [...] |
2004-11-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM GT |
| 04GUATEMALA3265 |
CASA ALIANZA IN GUATEMALA [...] We strongly support the work of Casa Alianza's Guatemalan operation and are pleased that their work continues unabated in light of the issues raised in ref (A). As we reported in the ref (B) Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Update, Casa Alianza is a critical component of Guatemala's anti-TIP activ [...] |
2004-12-23 20:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG EAID SNAR GT |
| 04GUATEMALA508 |
GUATEMALA ANTI-TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Guatemala took office on January 14, 2004, is giving TIP priority attention, and is building on initial progress by the outgoing government. The Ambassador and Embassy TIP Working Group met with the GOG Inter-Institutional Group to Combat TIP on February [...] |
2004-03-01 22:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
| 04GUATEMALA779 |
GUATEMALA TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: The new Government of Guatemala is giving TIP priority attention. A major step forward has been the creation of an anti-TIP unit in the Public Ministry's Office of the Special Prosecutor for Women, which is taking the lead on TIP investigations and has launched a series of operations [...] |
2004-03-30 20:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
| 04HANOI1010 |
LABOR EXPORT SITUATION AND VIETNAM'S TIER [...] (U) Summary and action request: Embassy has reviewed the suggested language in the Trafficking in Persons report and would like to clarify some issues that appear to have led G/TIP to recommend a "watch list" designation for Vietnam. The GVN is engaged in monitoring and investigation of work c [...] |
2004-04-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP |
| 04HANOI1074 |
DAEWOOSA CASE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR 2004 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: The GVN cracked down hard on the Vietnamese labor companies involved in the Daewoosa case, including jail terms for some executives, who publicly acknowledged their wrongdoing. Since that response to illegal trafficking-related activity in Vietnam, the GVN has reformed its labor [...] |
2004-04-14 10:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP |
| 04HANOI1188 |
PROTECTION OF TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: In Ho Chi Minh City, various sectors of society - including the city government, Communist Party mass organizations, NGOs, and even local churches - are working together to protect victims and women identified as particularly vulnerable to trafficking. A visit to the central prov [...] |
2004-04-26 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP |
| 04HANOI1190 |
LAWSUIT AGAINST DAEWOOSA TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (U) Ref A contained documents originally provided by G/TIP allegedly supporting the assertion that the GVN sued victims in the Daewoosa trafficking case to recover the back wages they were paid in the U.S. as part of the court settlement. It also described G/TIP's position that this lawsuit w [...] |
2004-04-27 02:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP LABOR |
| 04HANOI1724 |
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM'S TIP EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to take more direct steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP), in part with assistance from the international community. New and ongoing strategies include: the creation of anti-trafficking police units in local provinces; a large-scale media and education c [...] |
2004-06-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP |
| 04HANOI2107 |
ENCOURAGING TIP PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: To provoke the changes necessary to graduate Vietnam off the TIP Watch List, the USG should encourage greater protection of workers while staying out of the sensitive debate over the character and desirability of the labor export sector in Vietnam. We should push hard on areas [...] |
2004-07-29 09:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP |
| 04HANOI2404 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER REACTS TO TIP REPORT [...] Summary. On July 28, Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Vice Chairwoman of the External Relations Committee of the National Assembly (NA), made an unannounced appearance at the USAID-funded Development Alternative Initiative (DAI) meeting in Hanoi. Madame Ninh expressed the GVN's support for anti-traff [...] |
2004-08-31 06:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP ASEAN |
| 04HANOI2499 |
TIP IN VIETNAM: DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) used a recent meeting with Emboffs and a visiting G/TIP officer to complain about the decision to resurrect a five year-old labor trafficking case in the 2004 TIP report. MOLISA challenged some of the fact [...] |
2004-09-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP LABOR |
| 04HANOI2507 |
UNICEF AND MPS REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Public Security, working in cooperation with Cooperazione Italiana and UNICEF, released the government's first comprehensive statistical report on trafficking in Vietnam. At the same time, the GVN and other agencies in Vietnam agree that "official" trafficking st [...] |
2004-09-13 22:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP |
| 04HANOI2921 |
VIETNAM ISSUES NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION ON TIP [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam has come up with the long-awaited national action plan on trafficking in persons. The plan focuses on the 2004-2010 period and addresses the major elements of prevention, prosecution and protection. It identifies the deficiencies in the current approach and the challenge [...] |
2004-10-29 01:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG VM OMIG TIP |
| 04HANOI3021 |
UPDATE ON LABOR EXPORT IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) officials and Vietnamese press reports, increasing labor exports from Vietnam have created new demands for services and protections for overseas workers. While not yet complete, the process of turn [...] |
2004-11-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR |
| 04HANOI3071 |
VIETNAM: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is the Vietnam mission's interim assessment of Vietnam's anti-Trafficking in Persons performance according to the three questions posed in reftel A. QUESTION A: PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Procuracy's new statistics office only [...] |
2004-11-15 03:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP |
| 04HANOI330 |
TIP IN VIETNAM: VISIT OF G/TIP PROGRAM OFFICER [...] Summary: G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Gregory Holliday's meetings in Vietnam were productive and reflected the hard work and effort Vietnam is putting into the fight against trafficking in persons. He heard about the GVN's increasing attention to trafficking and about recent changes to how [...] |
2004-02-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM ELAB CB CH MY RP VM OMIG TIP LABOR |
| 04HANOI405 |
ADMIRAL FARGO DISCUSSES AREAS OF FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang on February 9, Admiral Thomas Fargo, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, highlighted the recent improvement of bilateral relations, and discussed establishment of an IMET p [...] |
2004-02-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM CNARC CTERR |
| 04HANOI447 |
ADMIRAL FARGO FOCUSES ON AREAS OF CONTINUED AND [...] SUMMARY. COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (PACOM) WAS HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) FROM 08-11 FEBRUARY 2004. SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT AS "VERY SUCCESSFUL." IT WAS MARKED BY LESS CAUTION AND MORE WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENC [...] |
2004-02-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM ASEAN CTERR CNARC TIP |
| 04HANOI652 |
INPUT FOR 2004 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM [...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in reftel A follows, following the requested checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked, women, and children, but the [...] |
2004-03-04 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG TIP |
| 04HANOI786 |
NEXT STEPS ON TIP IN VIETNAM: LEGAL REFORM [...] Summary: The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has the outline of a plan of action to reform TIP legislation in conformity with UN standards and to deal with the problem more effectively. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is on board but has some concerns about implementation. The plan is a dir [...] |
2004-03-18 09:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP |
| 04HARARE1878 |
INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL WATCHLIST [...] (SBU) The GOZ is collaborating with Interpol's Subregional Bureau for Southern Africa on a Regional Working Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings scheduled to take place in Harare November 29-30. Sources at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) indicated that they would share with us material o [...] |
2004-11-15 15:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL ZI TIP |
| 04HARARE1970 |
HARARE UPDATE ON INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOZ and Interpol's Subregional Bureau for Southern Africa jointly held a Regional Working Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings in Harare on November 29-30. The Embassy sent observers to the meeting, at which officials articulated GOZ interest in developing anti-TIP legislat [...] |
2004-12-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ZI TIP |
| 04HARARE356 |
ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 - [...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...] |
2004-02-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP |
| 04HARARE691 |
TIP AND OUR AGENDA IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) As the TIP process progresses to conclusion, I wanted to register my serious concern over Zimbabwe's proposed inclusion on Tier 3. As you know, the GOZ's comprehensive maladministration has precipitated ongoing political and economic crises that are exacting a tragic toll on the popula [...] |
2004-04-22 15:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD PREL SMIG KPAO ZI TIP |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY196 |
TRAFFICKING RETURNEES IN AN GIANG UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang province's program to help trafficking returnees resettle has met with mixed success, according to provincial officials. The NGO-supported project, working in conjunction with the provincial Women's Union and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Little Rose Shelter, has so far [...] |
2004-02-26 13:02:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV SMIG VM TIP |
| 04ISTANBUL1062 |
TURKEY'S FIRST TIP VICTIM SHELTER: SECRETARY [...] Summary: Secretary Powell and FM Gul witnessed the signing of a protocol that will lead to the opening of Turkey's first shelter for trafficking in persons victims later this month. The signing ceremony, which attracted significant attention and publicity, publicly committed the Turkish gov [...] |
2004-07-09 07:01:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 04KATHMANDU1201 |
STATE DEPT. 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EAID SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD CASC NP SA PPD |
| 04KATHMANDU1277 |
NEPAL: A FOUR-PARTY GOVERMENT IS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded his cabinet to a bulky 31 Ministers, State Ministers and Assistant Ministers. The cabinet expansion, which ended a month long delay in the anticipated formation of a four-party government, includes members from four politica [...] |
2004-07-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN NP |
| 04KATHMANDU1583 |
LANDMARK DECISION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN NEPAL [...] SUMMARY: In a victory for women's rights, the Supreme Court of Nepal declared null and void a law which had required women to return inherited property to their parent's family after marriage. Two committees, one in the process of being formed, have been ordered by the court to review the Mu [...] |
2004-08-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PGOV NP |
| 04KATHMANDU1717 |
NEPAL: JUSTICE SECTOR AND RULE-OF-LAW UPDATE [...] (C) Nepal's legal institutions are making some progress despite the difficulty of operating in an insurgency. The courts, led by a reform-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice, are attempting to reform from within, even though they are still plagued by corruption and traditional societal expecta [...] |
2004-08-27 11:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN NP |
| 04KATHMANDU379 |
NEPAL: FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political Officer Crystal Kaplan (tel: 977-1-441-1179, fax: 977-1-441-0723, e-mail: kaplanct2@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country o [...] |
2004-03-01 09:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP |
| 04KATHMANDU488 |
NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN POSITIVE, [...] Summary. On March 8, the Government of Nepal unveiled its National Plan on Women designed to bring Nepal into compliance with the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The plan mandates the government to amend discriminatory laws and regulat [...] |
2004-03-18 08:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PGOV PHUM NP |
| 04KATHMANDU654 |
THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN NEPAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary. Existing legislation governing human trafficking in Nepal provides severe punishments for traffickers and their associates and shifts the burden of proof, in many cases, to the accused rather than the victim. Draft legislation that would address victim rights and protections expired [...] |
2004-04-09 02:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREF ELAB NP |
| 04KATHMANDU682 |
NEPAL: CODEL DREIER MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER THAPA [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Bekh Bahadur Thapa on April 9, Codel Dreier discussed the ongoing Maoist insurgency, the need for political reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties, human rights and efforts to improve the socio-economic status of women. Thapa [...] |
2004-04-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN NP |
| 04KINSHASA2020 |
PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) Summary: Amnesty International's October report, 'DRC: Mass Rape- Time for Remedies' provides a generally accurate picture of the nature of sexual violence in eastern DRC. Its suggestion that the international community has ignored this crisis, however, is untrue. The USG, for example, alre [...] |
2004-11-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KPKO KWMN KCRM CG |
| 04KUWAIT1258 |
(C) TIP: DISCUSSION WITH NUNCIO [...] (U) A/DCM met April 13 with Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula, who is resident in Kuwait and has served here over four years. 2. (C) The purpose of the meeting was to brief the Nuncio on th [...] |
2004-04-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN PGOV KCRM SMIG KU |
| 04KUWAIT1811 |
(C) HARDLINE ISLAMISTS LASH OUT AT US -- FEELING [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Islamist MP issued a lengthy diatribe accusing the US Embassy of interfering in Kuwait's internal affairs; he was clearly reacting to the report detailing our activities in support of human rights, posted on the DoS website. GOK officials including the Foreign Minister quick [...] |
2004-06-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI KWMN KU |
| 04KUWAIT2523 |
ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED [...] (U) On August 9, 2004, Charge delivered reftel Anti-TIP Action Plan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Ambassador Al-Babtain expressed surprise that the USG deals with all nations directly on this issue and recommended that Anti-TIP efforts be c [...] |
2004-08-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL KU |
| 04KUWAIT339 |
(C) FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS STAFFDEL ABRAMOWITZ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN ECON KU |
| 04KUWAIT346 |
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KWMN KDEM KU |
| 04KUWAIT3544 |
AL-SABAH INSIDER SAYS U.S. DOESN'T VALUE KUWAIT; [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early fall 2004, PolOff met several times with a senior Shaykh from the Al-Sabah ruling family who works in the Prime Minister's office and has daily interaction with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad. The interlocutor, who is in his forties and has a prominent lineage, [...] |
2004-10-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KWMN IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT3633 |
JUSTICE MINISTER: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FLAWED, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 23, Justice Minister Ahmed Baqer disputed U.S. claims of a corruptible judiciary, increased censorship, and preferential treatment of Kuwaiti nationals and discussed what he sees as numerous mistakes in the 2003 Department Report on [...] |
2004-10-25 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM PINR KU |
| 04KUWAIT3657 |
AMBASSADOR AND KUWAITI PM REVIEW BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 25 call on the Prime Minister, the Ambassador reviewed the main elements of the bilateral relationship. The Ambassador thanked the PM for Kuwait's steady cooperation on security matters and generous support for coalition efforts in Iraq, including provision of fu [...] |
2004-10-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM ECON KU |
| 04KUWAIT3751 |
WEAK AMIR PRESIDES OVER OPENING OF PARLIAMENT; [...] (C) A frail Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly session on October 26, marking the start of the second year of Kuwait's tenth National Assembly legislative term. The Amiri address, traditionally delivered by the Amir at the beginning of each session, was instead r [...] |
2004-11-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
| 04KUWAIT598 |
(SBU) FEMALE LAWYERS BREAK TABOO AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-23 07:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN CASC KU |
| 04LAGOS2301 |
TIP: NIGERIA INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] When Post made its submission last March for the 2004 TIP Report, the GON had just created the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP). With a staff of over 150 now in place, the fledgling agency has demonstrated its commitment to combatin [...] |
2004-11-16 14:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN NI |
| 04LAGOS2394 |
TIP: COURT DELIVERS FIRST CONVICTION UNDER [...] Summary. The High Court in Benin City delivered the first conviction under the 2003 Human Trafficking Prohibition Law last week. Sarah Okoya was found guilty of attempting to procure persons for prostitution, attempting to organize foreign travel for prostitution, and deceitfully inducing pe [...] |
2004-11-29 10:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN NI |
| 04LAGOS2454 |
RESPONSE TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON TIP INTERIM [...] (U) The information below responds to interim assessment follow-up questions from the November 19, 2004, email from Rachel Yousey. 2. (U) Has NAPTIP investigated any of the informant reports of corruption among law enforcement, immigration, and airport officials? Answer: NAPTIP has begun [...] |
2004-12-08 04:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN NI |
| 04LAGOS469 |
CROSS RIVER AND AKWA IBOM: WAITING PEACEFULLY FOR [...] (U) Summary. On a recent familiarization visit to the southeastern States of Cross River and Akwa Ibom, PolOffs found officials with many plans for economic development in the region. All are targeting agriculture and tourism as a way to diversify and lessen dependence on income from oil. Pr [...] |
2004-03-03 13:19:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN EINV ECON PINR NI |
| 04LILONGWE1022 |
TIP: NEW MALAWI GOVERNMENT WORKING TO ADDRESS ROOT [...] (U) Charge and poloff paid an introductory call on Malawi's Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services, Joyce Banda on October 28. Charge used the opportunity to follow up on the previously raised issue of trafficking in persons (TIP) (reftel A), a topic Banda was eager to dis [...] |
2004-10-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN MI HIV AIDS |
| 04LILONGWE199 |
MALAWI 2003 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY. Based on a review of GOM practices, interviews with civil society groups, GOM officials, and press accounts, Malawi should not be designated as a country of origin, transit, or destination of the most severe forms of international trafficking in significant numbers of men, women, or [...] |
2004-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MI |
| 04LILONGWE710 |
EMBOFFS PRESENT G/TIP REPORT TO NEW GOM MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. Charge and Poloff paid an introductory call ON Malawi's newly appointed Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services, Joyce Banda. The minister was unfamiliar with the issue of human trafficking and Malawi's G/TIP Tier Two - Watch List status, and agreed the issue s [...] |
2004-07-29 07:04:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM PINR MI |
| 04LILONGWE723 |
GOM TAKES ISSUE WITH MALAWI'S TIP RANKING [...] (SBU) Minister of Foreign Affairs George Chaponda told the Charge on July 28 that the GOM is "very concerned" about Malawi's ranking as a Tier Two - Watch List country in the Department's 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Chaponda said the ranking "did not reflect the situation on the [...] |
2004-08-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM MI UNGA |
| 04LILONGWE734 |
TIP OPEN FOR DISCUSSION IN MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. On July 29, post hosted a Human Rights Symposium focused on trafficking in persons (TIP). In attendance were numerous GOM officials, including Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services Joyce Banda. The keynote address was presented by Supreme Court Justice Anastazia [...] |
2004-08-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL MI |
| 04LILONGWE868 |
GOM DISSATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT [...] In a Note Verbale dated August 20, the GOM has once again expressed its dissatisfaction with its Tier 2 - Watch List ranking. As reported in reftel A, the GOM takes issue with the content of the 2004 TIP report and maintains it has taken necessary steps to combat TIP in the country. 2. Te [...] |
2004-09-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG MI |
| 04MADRID720 |
SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-02 16:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP |
| 04MANAMA1115 |
BAHRAIN WOMEN'S SOCIETY - SUPPORTING WOMEN AND [...] SUMMARY. The Bahrain Women's Society (BWS) has emerged as a leader among Bahrain's NGOs. Through its highly successful outreach programs BWS enables women to assume leading roles in society, and increase social awareness of issues relating to children, education and the environment. This gr [...] |
2004-07-14 08:09:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM KMPI OEXC BA |
| 04MANAMA1275 |
8,000 BAHRAINIS PEACEFULLY PROTEST US OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bahrain's Shi'a leadership organized a march in which 8,000 Bahrainis peacefully protested US military actions in Najaf and other holy cities of Iraq. Representing Parliament, Sunni Council of Representatives (COR) Chairman Ahmed Khalifa Al Dahrani issued a public statement exp [...] |
2004-08-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC ALOW PGOV KDEM KWMN IZ BA |
| 04MANAMA1425 |
GOB ENGAGED IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING MEASURES; WELCOMES [...] (C) G/TIP Senior Reports Officer Feleke Assefa visited Bahrain August 20-24 to meet with GOB officials and demarche them on G/TIP's Bahrain-specific Action Plan (Ref A). In response to the demarche, GOB officials outlined what measures they have implemented to combat trafficking and their pl [...] |
2004-09-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB BA |
| 04MANAMA339 |
ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT: [...] (SBU) Post submits this report having received GOB,s final report on anti-TIP activities for March 2003-2004. The following is Post,s response to reftel questions. 2. (U) Embassy Manama's input for the March 2004 Trafficking in Persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel questio [...] |
2004-03-11 11:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA |
| 04MANAMA378 |
SIX SHARIA COURT JUDGES GET SACKED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a move that could boost the rule of law and protect women's rights, the Justice Minister summarily sacked six Shari'a court judges. This is unprecedented. Although the press reported the firings, no reasons for the dismissals were provided. The Justice Minister asked our M [...] |
2004-03-17 15:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PHUM KWMN KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA726 |
PERSPECTIVE OF SOME SHI'A WOMEN APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Bahrain anticipates that the WTO-mandated end of textile quotas at the beginning of 2005 will cause its garment manufacturing sector to contract. The Ministry of Industry estimates that there are 3,600 conservative Bahraini Shi'a women working in this industry. There are few i [...] |
2004-05-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX KMPI ETRD PREL KWMN BA |
| 04MANAMA732 |
SPOT REPORT: BAHRAINI WOMEN ON ABU GHRAIB POWS [...] Bahraini women from all walks of life, including Sunni and Shia followers, have been sharing their thoughts and feelings about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse with Emboffs and our Bahraini Foreign Service Nationals. Although the region's reaction has already been heavily reported in the press, [...] |
2004-05-18 13:36:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMPI KDEM KWMN PHUM BA |
| 04MANAMA799 |
SOME BAHRAINIS RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PLAN FOR [...] SUMMARY. Assistant USTR for Labor WIlliam Clatanoff, who visited Bahrain May 9-13, sounded a clarion call warning to Bahrainis that its textile and garment industry is in danger from the WTO-mandated end to the textile quota system. He made clear that the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) [...] |
2004-05-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX PGOV PREL ETRD KWMN KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA940 |
TIP REPORT NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] POL/ECON Chief delivered ref a country narrative and talking points regarding the 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretar Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on June 15, 2004. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who chairs the GOB interministerial T [...] |
2004-06-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KMPI KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BA |
| 04MAPUTO284 |
2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...] |
2004-03-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ |
| 04MAPUTO513 |
SOLICITATION FOR ANTI-TIP BILATERAL PROPOSAL FOR [...] Overview of request: Post is requesting bilateral G/TIP funding in the amount of $250,900 for a technical assistance program to develop critically needed national anti-trafficking legislation in Mozambique. This project will be implemented through the International Organization for Migration ( [...] |
2004-04-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN ASEC SMIG PHUM ELAB MZ DHRF |
| 04MONTREAL410 |
International Women's Day - Event at ICAO in [...] Summary: On Monday, March 8, Consul General (CG) Bernadette Allen joined Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault and Transport Canada Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy Kristine Burr in addressing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ambassadors, delegates and staff and other in [...] |
2004-03-11 20:52:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SOCI PREL CSW ICAO |
| 04MUSCAT1991 |
OMAN'S NEW MINISTER: "THE RIGHT WOMAN AT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nasser al-Yahyai, Oman's new Minister of Social Development, is still getting used to her new job. Working late into the Ramadan nights to get up to speed on the workings of her ministry, she reflected on her sudden transition from academia to a sen [...] |
2004-11-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI KWMN PREL SOCI MU |
| 04MUSCAT2112 |
AMBITION, VISION, AND FRUSTRATION: OMANI COMMERCE [...] INR/B - please see biographic notes, para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) A rising mid-level Omani commerce official recently described the rapid decline of the Omani textile industry, her experiences within the government, the ill-timed departure of the Commerce Under Secretary, and [...] |
2004-12-05 03:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX PINR EIND PREL KWMN SCUL PGOV MU |
| 04NASSAU413 |
TIPS REPORT - FOURTH ANNUAL - BAHAMAS [...] (SBU) There is no currently-available indication of trafficking in persons in, from, or through The Bahamas. Although migrant smuggling and drug trafficking are serious problems for The Bahamas, no evidence is available to show that men, women, or children are being forced by coercion or frau [...] |
2004-03-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF |
| 04OTTAWA3101 |
CANADA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT INPUT [...] Poloff met with Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on November 1, to discuss the requirement for an interim Trafficking in Person (TIP) assessment, based on Canada being elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1 country in this [...] |
2004-11-17 19:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM CA |
| 04PANAMA548 |
PANAMA'S INPUT FOR FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) While Embassy Panama believes that trafficking in persons (TIP) is a problem in Panama, it is still relatively small and manageable. Embassy has worked closely with the Government of Panama (GOP) to discover more about the extent of the problem in Panama and to encourage the GOP to wor [...] |
2004-03-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
| 04PANAMA576 |
PANAMA ADOPTS "ENERGETIC MEASURES" AGAINST [...] (SBU) In the past ten days (March 1-9) the Panamanian government (GOP) organized an inter-agency anti-TIP working group, set into motion a 45-day action plan, launched a public awareness campaign, prepared tougher anti-TIP legislation, readied a victims hotline, and announced that it had iden [...] |
2004-03-09 20:55:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG PM POL CHIEF |
| 04RANGOON310 |
BURMA: FOURTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma from March 2003 to March 2004. The report will also be forwarded by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV in MS Word format. END SUMMARY. BEGIN REPORT Ove [...] |
2004-03-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BM |
| 04RANGOON559 |
ENERGIZING BURMA'S SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: The executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand visited Rangoon explaining the benefits of a more active civil society role for the business community and delivering the message that combined voices were more effective in pushing reform. Progressive busin [...] |
2004-05-06 05:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPAO PGOV SCUL KWMN BM |
| 04SANAA100 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE [...] The Combating Child Work Association has concluded its training project titled "Awareness-Raising Program Among the Working Children's Community". The awareness sessions were conducted from 20 August until 22 December 03. 2. PAO and PAS attended the opening ceremony of the [...] |
2004-01-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04SANAA102 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE [...] The Handicap Rehabilitation Society for Children has concluded its awareness mobile sessions project titled "Inclusion of Disabled Children in Public Schools". 2. The PAO and PAS attended the Handicapped Rehabilitation Society opening ceremony for its project "Inclusion [...] |
2004-01-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04SANAA1280 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE [...] The Society for the Development of Women and Children SOUL has concluded its training project titled "Institutional NGOs Capacity Building" This project was performed in three phases: The first phase was the institutional assessment of local organizations t [...] |
2004-05-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA611 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -- YEMEN [...] (SBU) Following is Post's response to ref A questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) Ref A para 18 (Overview of a Country's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons) A. Yemen may be a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally trafficked persons. [...] |
2004-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS |
| 04SANAA855 |
HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON THE HRR, TIP, AMNESTY [...] (c) Summary: On 4/10, Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief met with Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim al-Suswah at her request to discuss the ROYG's response to the 2003 Human Rights Report (HRR), additional ROYG actions to quantify and combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP), the Amnesty Internatio [...] |
2004-04-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG ASEC ELAB KWMN KFRD PGOV YM KRIC HUMAN RIGHTS TRAFFICKING PERSONS |
| 04SANAA96 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE [...] The Communication Training & Qualifying Institution (CTQI) has concluded its training project titled "Advocacy and Media Campaign." Conducted from 04-15 October 2003 for 20 participants from ten NGOs working with women and human rights issues on how to use media to prepare [...] |
2004-01-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04SANAA97 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR Al-ZAHRA [...] Al-Zahara Association, Dhamr governorate, has concluded its project titled "Training and Capacity Building for NOGs". The duration of the project was from 23-31 August 03. Thirty-two participants from Dhamar and Albaida governorates attended the workshop and learned ab [...] |
2004-01-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA98 |
FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR Al- [...] Al-Mara'wa Social and Health Association has concluded its project titled "Girls' Education: Awareness and Advocacy Program". The Association conducted two workshops in ten selected rural areas with dense population in Al-Marawa district in accordance with the terms o [...] |
2004-01-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04SANTODOMINGO150 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER [...] On December 23 NAS Director and emboffs visited the drop-in center for victims of domestic violence in Bani to gauge its progess since inception in 2001. Center director Bibiana Nunez continues to run the center with limited resources but appears motivated to sustain the center's needed prese [...] |
2004-01-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO1683 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Trafficking in women has been a serious problem in the Dominican Republic for the past 15 to 20 years, due mainly to the feminization of migration starting in the 1980s. The exodus of women primarily to Europe and other Caribbean islands for economic reasons has made them extremely vulnerabl [...] |
2004-03-12 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 04SANTODOMINGO1685 |
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DOMINICAN [...] Summary. International Women's Day was celebrated in various fora in the Dominican Republic. On March 8 President Mejia, accompanied by the First Lady, the Vice President and the Secretary for Women, presided over an elaborate ceremony at the National Palace to present 24 women with merit awa [...] |
2004-03-12 21:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KSEP OPDC PREL PHUM DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO3422 |
DEMARCHE, ECLAC CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, DELIVERED TO [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA deputy director of international organizations Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, with a request that they be shared with the Dominican delegation to the Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City Jun [...] |
2004-06-09 22:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI KWMN DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO5501 |
SECTION 102(G) PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: INSTRAW [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy obtained from the UN Institute for Training and Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) a list of 385 NGOs that have some link with INSTRAW, from being on a mailing list to, in a few cases, collaborating in research or training projects. 2. (SBU) Embassy has carefully rev [...] |
2004-10-04 21:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM SOCI KWMN DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6061 |
DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL COORDINATE [...] (U) Summary. Dominican cabinet members and senior officials, meeting as a group with the Ambassador and Embassy staff on October 20 and 22, cited several instances of recent progress in combating TIP, including the creation of a new cyber-crimes unit in the Attorney General's office, the brea [...] |
2004-11-04 22:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6198 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following interim trafficking in persons (TIP) assessment (paras 2-7) addresses the questions in paragraph 6L of reftel. 2. The Government of the Dominican Republic has made progress in addressing TIP, particularly in the development of a comprehensive anti-TIP strategy and in increased [...] |
2004-11-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO863 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UN'S INSTRAW GETS NEW DIRECTOR [...] Dr. Carmen Moreno, the recently arrived new director of the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), briefed local diplomats on her plan to revitalize the UN entity, at a breakfast hosted by the Spanish ambassador February 3. Moreno, former Mexi [...] |
2004-02-10 19:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN DR MX |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1067 |
LIMITED OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] Summary: Opportunities for women to participate in Honduran politics remains quite limited, particularly for those seeking elected office. While women account for well over half of the Honduran population, they hold only a fraction of elected positions, both on the national and local level. D [...] |
2004-05-10 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI PHUM PGOV HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1339 |
Honduras TIP Update: EmbOffs Meet with Attorney [...] Summary: EmbOffs met recently with the Honduran Attorney General and the Supreme Court President to emphasize the critical nature of successful prosecutions as part of an overall GOH strategy to combat trafficking in persons. Honduras has also been active in recent months on a number of traff [...] |
2004-06-10 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2049 |
EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-14 15:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2097 |
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO SIGN LOA AMMENDMENT TEXT [...] Post requests INL approval of the following LOA Amendment text on trafficking in persons (TIP). Post tentatively would like to sign this LOA with the Government of Honduras (GOH) on September 24, 2004. Please provide approval of text, advice of allotment, and authorization to sign. 2. Be [...] |
2004-09-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG AFIN HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2321 |
HONDURAS' CANDIDACY TO OAS WOMEN'S COMMISSION [...] Post received a diplomatic note from the Honduran Foreign Ministry informing Post that the Government of Honduras will present the candidacy of Ambassador Soledad Funez de Ramirez Soto for election to the OAS Women's Commissions Governing Committee at elections to be held in at the OAS October [...] |
2004-10-19 20:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM AORC HO OAS |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2873 |
CASA ALIANZA HONDURAS IS NOT LINKED TO BRUCE [...] (C) PolOff met November 8 with Gustavo Zelaya, Legal Assistance Program Coordinator for Casa Alianza. Zelaya told PolOff that Casa Alianza had been fully cooperating with the Public Ministry investigation into the alleged crimes of Casa Alianza Central American Director Bruce Harris in Hondura [...] |
2004-12-30 17:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA382 |
Honduras TIP Update: GOH Active in Preventing and [...] Summary: Honduras has been active in recent months on a number of trafficking in persons (TIP) fronts. This cable provides an update on these efforts. End Summary. TIP Seminars - Prevention and Eradication of TIP --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Embassy brought [...] |
2004-02-20 20:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA756 |
EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA FY2004 ANTI-TIP BILATERAL [...] As one of the focus countries for the President's Initiative to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) (ref B), Post is pleased to present an anti-TIP bilateral project proposal. Post understands that several of the Mission's proposed anti-TIP activities in the areas of prevention, assistance to [...] |
2004-04-01 12:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC PGOV KJUS HO |
| 04THEHAGUE100 |
DUTCH: NO EU DISCUSSION YET ON CSW AFGHAN [...] Kabul minimize considered. 2. According to Dutch MFA contacts, the EU has not/not made a decision yet to propose and/or support a UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) resolution on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, nor has it begun fruitful discussions on the issue. P [...] |
2004-01-16 09:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SA NL UN CSW |
| 04THEHAGUE1049 |
NETHER... [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: You will shortly receive for approval G/TIP's annual trafficking report that drops the Netherlands from Tier 1 to Tier 2. I understand that while A/S Beth Jones disagrees with this ranking, she has found it futile to continue to argue. Before you allow G/TIP's ranking of the [...] |
2004-04-26 08:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1712 |
ENGAGEMENT WITH DUTCH ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: During a June 29 working level meeting to discuss Dutch movement on TIP following G/TIP Director Miller's June 7 visit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Justice (MinJus) officials promised Embassy representatives close cooperation bilaterally and within the EU on Traf [...] |
2004-07-08 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE174 |
RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: Legislation: --New TIP Bill Submitted to Lower House (Paras 2-4) Protection: --Parliament Discusses National TIP Report (5-10) --Dutch Government Sets Up Shelter in Angola (11- [...] |
2004-01-26 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1803 |
DUTCH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE CONTROLS ON [...] As Justice Minister Donner and Foreign Minister Bot told visiting G/TIP Director Miller (reftel B) in early June, the Dutch consider their legalization of brothels an effort to fight trafficking in persons in the prostitution industry. According to a July 2 letter by Donner to the Second Chamb [...] |
2004-07-16 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1895 |
STATUS OF DUTCH EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP - "WE WANT TO [...] The evidence of the past seven weeks indicates that the Dutch will be good to their word in G/TIP Ambassador Miller's June 7 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Minister Donner (reftel D). First, that they will work towards "concrete, measurable targets" in combating traffic [...] |
2004-07-27 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2277 |
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL RAPPORTEUR'S THIRD TIP REPORT [...] Summary/Comment: On June 20, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (NRM) Dien Korvinus presented the third TIP report to Justice Minister Donner. The 302-page report mainly covers the year 2002 and contains information about laws and regulations, victims, assistance, administrat [...] |
2004-09-08 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2741 |
DUTCH MID-TERM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY: This is the interim accounting of Dutch efforts to combat human trafficking following the catalyst of G/TIP Ambassador Miller's June 7 presentation of suggested USG benchmarks to Dutch officials. In response to Ambassador Miller's challenge to Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Ministe [...] |
2004-10-25 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2909 |
MEASURABLE PROGRESS ON DUTCH TIP EFFORTS [...] MR. SECRETARY: FIVE MONTHS OF FOCUSED ATTENTION AND INTENSIVE G/TIP, EMBASSY AND DUTCH EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED TANGIBLE RESULTS (REFTEL). THE RECORD DEMONSTRATES DUTCH COMMITMENT AND CONCRETE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIGHTING THE TRAFFICKING PROBLEM IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE EXTENT OF THE DUTCH TIP EFFOR [...] |
2004-11-10 15:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN NL |
| 04THEHAGUE3330 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/CAMBODIA: DEMARCHE ON TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Poloffs discussed reftel points December 21 with Eric Verwaal, Head of MFA's Southeast Asia and Oceania Department, and Hein Copper, desk officer. Verwaal clarified that the Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok covers Cambodian issues since the Dutch have no Embassy in Phnom Penh. Verwaal was [...] |
2004-12-23 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | CB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL NL |
| 04THEHAGUE521 |
ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - THE [...] Part one summarizes progress achieved during the year (Reftel B) and Part two is the fourth annual report on anti- trafficking in persons (TIP) for the Netherlands. The report follows the format outlined in reftel. Preparation time is about 200 hours (FSN - 110; FS-02 - 80; FS-02 - 10 hours) [...] |
2004-03-02 06:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL |
| 04THEHAGUE973 |
TIP: SHOWING OF LILYA 4-EVER IN THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-19 12:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OPRC OIIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE980 |
TIP: SHOWING OF LILYA 4-EVER IN THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-20 12:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OPRC OIIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG NL |
| 04WELLINGTON563 |
NEW ZEALAND TIP REPORT: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (SBU/NF) Following the turbulent June 14 release of the 2004 TIP report, which named New Zealand for the first time (ref a), Embassy Wellington would like to add its strong support to the recommendations contained in Embassy Singapore's recent excellent cable (ref b). While the GNZ is hyperse [...] |
2004-07-02 05:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL ELAB AMGT NZ TIP |
| 04YEREVAN1344 |
ARMENIA: 2004 - 2005 ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the formation of the Government's Interagency Commission to Address Issues related to Human Trafficking was encouraging, lack of a Commission Head for several months last year significantly slowed down the Government's response to TIP. As reported reftel, the Commission [...] |
2004-06-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM |
| 04YEREVAN2165 |
GOAM TAKING ACTION TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Although much work remains to be done, the Armenian government has made considerable efforts over the past three years and, despite being a country of origin for trafficking, has graduated from Tier 3 to Tier 2 (Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2004). Government actions have had the fol [...] |
2004-10-01 06:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP |
| 04YEREVAN2647 |
JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2004 DATA ON TIP PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) According to data on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for the period between January 1, 2004 and November 1, 2004, there have been 15 cases of trafficking in Armenia involving 26 defendants. While most of those people were sentenced to priso [...] |
2004-12-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP |
| 04YEREVAN314 |
MEETING WITH ARMENIAN DEPUTY FONMIN ON TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Margarian, who oversees the GOAM Interagency Commission to Address Issues Related to Human Trafficking (TIP Commission), to discuss concerns that the GOAM has been slow to take visible, concrete steps to combat trafficking in persons [...] |
2004-02-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM |
| 04YEREVAN784 |
"To enter the 21st century or not?" - PAS [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, the PAS Yerevan organized a highly successful forum in honor of International Women's Month, featuring prominent women working in the fields of international affairs, politics, business, media and law. The event drew capacity crowds and was covered by three television s [...] |
2004-04-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PREL OEXC SCUL AM |
| 05ABUDHABI1091 |
UAE: 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy TIP points of contact are PolOff Susan Raddant and PolChief Joel Maybury, office: 971-2-414-2444, fax: 971-2-414-2639; email: raddantsk@state.gov, mayburyjf@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent approximately 40 hours preparing for and writing the repor [...] |
2005-03-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1153 |
CHILD MARRIAGE IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2437 |
REACTION TO TIP REPORT: UAEG EXPECTED TIER 3 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi June 1 to deliver the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, ranking the UAE at Tier 3, and the companion mini-action plan. Ambassador also discussed the TIP report and action plan with director for internationa [...] |
2005-06-01 11:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM ELAB KWMN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2759 |
FGM ON THE DECLINE IN UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) HAS ALMOST DISAPPEARED AMONG UAE NATIONALS DUE TO THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION, GREATER AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FGM, AND GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO HOSPITALS AND CLINICS PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE, ACCORDING TO [...] |
2005-06-20 07:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KOCI KWMN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2782 |
NO PLAN TO OPEN COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP TO WOMEN THIS YEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE PRESS REPORTS THAT THE UAE'S APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE BODY, THE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC), MIGHT BE OPENING ITS MEMBERSHIP TO WOMEN, FNC SECRETARY GENERAL MOHAMMED AL MAZROUIE TOLD POL CHIEF JUNE 14 THAT THERE WAS NO TIMELINE FOR HAVING WOMEN JOIN THE FNC BY THE TIME [...] |
2005-06-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN MEPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3160 |
NEW UAE FAMILY LAW [...] (U) ON JULY 11, THE FEDERAL CABINET APPROVED A PERSONAL STATUS LAW COVERING MARRIAGE, LEGAL COMPETENCE, GUARDIANSHIP, WILLS, INHERITANCE, AND ENDOWMENT. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE NEW DRAFT LAW GRANTS UAE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO DIVORCE THEIR HUSBANDS. CURRENTLY A WOMAN CAN SEEK DIVORCE THROUGH COURTS, BUT [...] |
2005-07-18 07:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4737 |
TIP: INTERIM ASSESMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since being placed on the Tier 2 Special Watch List, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and children in the camel racing industry. The answers in paragraphs 2-5 below are keyed to the four qu [...] |
2005-11-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
| 05ABUDHABI863 |
CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT RESOLUTION - UAE [...] Pol Chief discussed the draft resolution on the Economic Advancement of Women with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al Hosani on February 20. Post also shared copies of it with the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen,s Council and with the General Women,s Union, whose director, Noora Al [...] |
2005-02-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN CSW KWMN EAID KMPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI970 |
UAE WOMEN SEE A PROMISING BUT CHALLENGING FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UAE WOMEN ARE GENERALLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR ROLE IN UAE SOCIETY, TELLING US THAT THEY FORESEE WOMEN BEING APPOINTED TO THE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL AND MAKING OTHER GAINS IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SPHERES. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO SPOKE CANDIDLY ABOUT THE OBSTACLE [...] |
2005-03-02 08:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN MEPI TC |
| 05ACCRA1051 |
SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KUFUOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is five months into his secon [...] |
2005-05-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PREL PTER MAS |
| 05ACCRA1085 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Ghana's new Minister of Interior, Papa Owusu-Ankomah. He hoped for increased assistance in counter-narcotics and noted that the Cabinet has approved a draft trafficking in persons (TIP) bill. He promised to respond to us on propose [...] |
2005-06-01 17:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN GH KWMN PGOV PREF PREL PTER |
| 05ACCRA2036 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, and pro-American country. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is nine months into his second term, which has been marked by intra-party tensi [...] |
2005-10-04 18:05:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL PTER GH MAS |
| 05ACCRA302 |
DCM MEETS GHANA'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, DISCUSSES [...] Summary: On February 9, DCM Jerry Lanier and PolChief paid a courtesy call on Ghana's new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ayikoi Otoo. DCM highlighted our interest in passage of an anti-trafficking law and in negotiating a new extradition treaty, as well as obtaining the extraditio [...] |
2005-02-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN GH KTIA KWMN PHUM |
| 05ACCRA306 |
DCM MEETS MINISTER-DESIGNATE OF EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH, [...] Summary: DCM and Poloff called on Minister-Designate of Employment, Youth, and Manpower Development Joseph Kofi Adda on February 10 to highlighted our interest in Ghana's passage of an anti-trafficking law. Adda said that Ghana intended to enact the law but it would take some time for the cab [...] |
2005-02-11 07:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB GH KTIA KWMN PHUM |
| 05ACCRA364 |
MEETING WITH GHANA'S NEW MINISTER OF WOMEN AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 16, A/DCM and PolChief paid a courtesy call on Alima Mahama, Ghana's new Minister of Women and Children Affairs, to inform her about USG interest in passage of a trafficking in persons law. She said the ministry had recently submitted its comments on the draft TIP [...] |
2005-02-17 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB GH KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA432 |
GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART ONE [...] (SBU) This is the first of post's two-cable response to reftel which requests information for the fifth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on comba [...] |
2005-02-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 05ACCRA433 |
GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART TWO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 05ACCRA504 |
POST LOBBIES GOG ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW [...] (U) Summary: Over the past three weeks -- in meetings with the President, the Speaker of Parliament, and others -- post has continued to urge the Government of Ghana to pass a trafficking in persons (TIP) bill. There is a reasonable chance the bill will go to parliament by the end of April. [...] |
2005-03-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA519 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S PRESIDENT ON MCA, TIP, [...] (C) Ambassador Yates met March 9 with President Kufuor to recommend urgent action on Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) legislation, and planning for the April G8/NEPAD Agricultural Productivity Conference (Ref A). The President acknowledged the [...] |
2005-03-15 17:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KWMN PHUM PREL KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA550 |
GHANA: SURVEY RESPONSE ON CHILD MARRIAGE [...] This message is post's response to reftel, which requested information about the prevalence and adverse effects of child marriage in Ghana. Legal Age of Marriage --------------------- 2. Under Ghana's Children's Act, the legal age required to marry is 18 for both girls and boys. There i [...] |
2005-03-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA566 |
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON GHANA'S TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) On March 17, PolChief and EconChief met with Kwadwo Mpiani, the President's Chief of Staff, to follow up on issues raised by the Ambassador during her March 9 meeting with President Kufuor (reftels). PolChief reiterated the importance of passing a trafficking in persons (TIP) bill by th [...] |
2005-03-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA605 |
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This message is keyed to questions raised (ref B) regarding post's draft 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report (ref A). 2. Question: Please state the number of trafficking victims processed through Accra's shelters/children's homes in 2004. Ghana's Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Empl [...] |
2005-03-29 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ELAB GH KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 05ACCRA626 |
KEEP GHANA ON TIER 1 [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ghana, at the very highest levels, has conveyed to us its intent to pass anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation. The bill has been delayed because of bureaucratic problems, the national election, and the demands of forming a new government. However, we [...] |
2005-03-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA652 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF MANPOWER, [...] Summary: In a March 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Ghana's new Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment Joseph Adda said he wants to give labor issues more prominence. His ministry is developing a strategic plan and engaging constructively with labor unions. The Ambassador raised the nee [...] |
2005-04-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA773 |
INFLUX OF 224 NEW SUDANESE REFUGEES INTO GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: In what may be the beginning of a larger wave, 224 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Ghana over the past two weeks. Except for four women residing at a UNHCR transient center, all are currently housed at the former Usher Forte prison, which is nearly at full capacity. The g [...] |
2005-04-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PREF PREL SU |
| 05ACCRA791 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF JUSTICE: [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, Ambassador and PolChief met with Ghana's new Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ayikoi Otoo and his new Deputy Minister to discuss extradition matters, pending legislation and several human rights cases. The Ambassador formally asked about the status of th [...] |
2005-04-26 18:04:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN GH KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SNAR |
| 05ACCRA87 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENT NAMES MAJORITY OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. On January 12, President Kufuor nominated 24 ministers, as well as regional ministers for the ten regions of Ghana. Among other changes, he proposes shifting the Finance and Women and Children's portfolios, dropping the Energy Minister, and retaining the Ministers of Foreign A [...] |
2005-01-13 17:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH KWMN PGOV PINR PREL GOG |
| 05ALGIERS2194 |
DESPITE PROBLEMS, ALGERIAN REFORM PROCESS MOVING [...] (C) Under the leadership of President Bouteflika, Algeria has embarked on a process of serious and sweeping reform. The process has been uneven, to be sure, and Algeria has a long way to go before it achieves real democracy, rule of law, habits of transparency, and open markets. Executive pow [...] |
2005-10-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KWMN AG |
| 05AMMAN1620 |
CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT RESOLUTION: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-24 16:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN EAID JO UN CSW |
| 05AMMAN1702 |
EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2005 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Amman's contribution below to the annual Trafficking in Persons report is keyed to the instructions found in reftel. --------- Checklist --------- 2. (SBU) A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked men, women, [...] |
2005-03-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO |
| 05AMMAN1785 |
JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS UNDER PRESSURE AS GOJ PUSHES [...] (C) King Abdullah continues to emphasize Jordan's "Amman Message" endorsing a moderate Islam. The GOJ hosted a meeting of international Islamic clerics to plan the agenda for a summer conference based on the Amman Message, which will seek to promote Islamic unity and outline Islam's stand o [...] |
2005-03-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM KWMN JO |
| 05AMMAN2286 |
JORDAN: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Responses to reftel questionnaire on child marriage in Jordan are provided below: 2. The Jordanian government introduced a provisional law in 2001 in the absence of parliament that, among other things, raised the legal marrying age for both men and women to 18 years old. Islamic shari'a [...] |
2005-03-20 16:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN JO |
| 05AMMAN4574 |
JORDAN: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) demarche to Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Bishar Khassawneh on June 7 (refs A and B) and a suggested work plan for improving Jordan's performance on TIP issues. Khassawneh engaged poloff in a candid discussion about the challenges the GOJ [...] |
2005-06-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OPRC KCRM KWMN SMIG JO |
| 05AMMAN5232 |
JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION DEPARTMENT A WORK IN [...] (U) Jordan's Family Protection Department (FPD) is making headway in providing quality care abuse victims. The FPD has the backing of Queen Rania and the support of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). A major project for the FPD, a shelter to house adult women abuse victims, is still not [...] |
2005-06-30 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM JO |
| 05AMMAN6529 |
Jordanian Businesswomen Tackle Gender Barriers [...] SUMMARY: Over the past decade, women's ability to succeed in Jordan's private sector has improved. Although financial and social barriers are still present, the establishment of business and gender-focused organizations combined with a general optimism suggest that many Jordanian businesswo [...] |
2005-08-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KWMN ECON EFIN JO |
| 05ANKARA1006 |
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN RESOLUTION [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 22 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations (IPO) Head Murat Ates. 2. (U) Ates's office confirmed on February 24 the Turkish delegation would be headed by Minister of State Guldal Aksit. Ates, with other parliamentarians and profes [...] |
2005-02-24 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN EAID TU |
| 05ANKARA1097 |
TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A, supplementing responses submitted previously in Reftels B, C, D, and E. Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane. Lane (rank: FS-05) spent approximately 20 hours in prepara [...] |
2005-03-02 07:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA1472 |
TIP IN TURKEY: MFA ALLOCATES "157" HOTLINE NUMBER [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news article about TIP in Turkey. 2. (U) Published Thursday, March 10 by the semi-official Anatolian News Agency; http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/: TITLE: Foreign Ministry Allocate [...] |
2005-03-15 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA1552 |
CARLIN TALKS TIP TACTICS WITH JUDICIAL OFFICIALS; [...] (U) IIP Speaker Barbara Carlin, Resident Legal Attache in Skopje, Macedonia, brought her expertise on prosecution of human trafficking cases to Turkey to support a Ministry of Justice conference for 50 judges and prosecutors on February 9. The conference, organized by the International Orga [...] |
2005-03-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU OIIP TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA1776 |
TIP in Turkey: Developments in regional law [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's Mobile Training Team is training law enforcement authorities in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia on measures to counter human smuggling and trafficking in persons. The foreign ministers of Turkey and Georgia recently signed a protocol on cooperation in anti- traff [...] |
2005-03-28 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA1777 |
TIP IN TURKEY: Interior Ministry reports details on [...] (U) During a March 3 meeting with Mehmet Terzioglu, the Interior Ministry's Head of the Department for Foreigners, Borders, and Asylum, we requested information on the following trafficking in persons cases appearing recently in the Turkish media. The response received is provided b [...] |
2005-03-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA1878 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 16-28, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 27 by Cumhuriyet [...] |
2005-04-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA2094 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in the weekly journal Temp [...] |
2005-04-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA2192 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Monday, March 21 by Mil [...] |
2005-04-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA2242 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Friday, April 1 by Hurr [...] |
2005-04-20 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA2491 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Wednesday, April 20 in [...] |
2005-05-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA2782 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Hurriyet on Tuesday, Ma [...] |
2005-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA3055 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 15-31, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Radikal on Monday, May [...] |
2005-06-01 07:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA3178 |
TURKEY ON 2005 TIP REPORT [...] We met with MFA's 2nd Secretary Ozlem Kural to deliver reftel demarche on June 3. Ms. Kural has newly taken up her position. She opined that the Tier 2 placement is "good" since, in her view, the GOT has worked hard on this issue in the past year. She mentioned that the GOT and the Governme [...] |
2005-06-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA3186 |
GOT AND IOM LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: The IOM and the GOT, with funding from the U.S., launched a first major multi-country prevention campaign to combat human trafficking across Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova. The campaign includes a toll-free "157" helpline, multi-national multi-media advertising, and passport inserts. [...] |
2005-06-08 04:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA331 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, JAN 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published January 14 by Iran Mania News (FBI [...] |
2005-01-19 08:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA3490 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...] |
2005-06-20 06:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA3833 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...] |
2005-07-01 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA4117 |
TIP IN TURKEY: REACTIONS TO NEW YORK TIMES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Craig Smith's June 27 New York Times article on Slavic women working in Turkey's growing sex trade has received mixed reaction in Turkey. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On June 28 Hurriyet columnist, Kanal D News Director and news magazine host Fatih Altayli wrote that he had reported [...] |
2005-07-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA4149 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...] |
2005-07-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA4316 |
TRABZON'S COMLEKCI DISTRICT, THE BLACK SEA'S [...] (C) Summary: A June 27 New York Times article by Craig Smith on prostitution in Turkey gives an account of the prostitution situation in the Comlekci District of Trabzon. Prostitution is indeed rampant in Trabzon, as witnessed by PolOffs. What is not clear, however, is if trafficking is equa [...] |
2005-07-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA4481 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 16-31, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, July 17: [...] |
2005-08-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA4621 |
TURKEY'S 157 TIP HELPLINE: IT SAVES LIVES [...] Summary: The USG's financing of a trafficking prevention campaign, put into effect by the International Office for Migration (IOM) working closely with the GOT, has demonstrated outstanding results from reclaimed lives to governmental cooperation. Twenty-four victims of trafficking have bee [...] |
2005-08-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA4794 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...] |
2005-08-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA5140 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, August 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...] |
2005-09-02 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA5342 |
TURKS PUT ON POOR SHOW AT ISTANBUL TIP CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a prime opportunity to provide valuable input in the August 25-27 TIP conference, the Turkish MFA, academia, and gendarmerie representatives dropped the ball. From not understanding the difference between smuggling and trafficking, to shamelessly touting Turkey's libera [...] |
2005-09-14 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA5621 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, August 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Thursday, September [...] |
2005-09-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA5695 |
TURKS TO U/S HUGHES: DEEPER DIALOGUE WELCOME [...] (C) U/S Hughes met September 28 with Turkish FonMin Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan. Gul stressed Turkey's desire for stability on its borders, its concerns over developments in Iraq, and the need to maintain dialogue with Syria and Iran in order to change their behavior. On the PKK and terrorism, Gu [...] |
2005-09-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KWMN SCUL TU |
| 05ANKARA589 |
TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 4 of 4 (septel). Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT issued 26 humanitarian visas to allow victims [...] |
2005-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA590 |
TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PREVENTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 4 (septel). Prevention ---------- A. (SBU) Turkish MFA Illegal Migration Department Head Iskender Okyay stated that the two hundred sixty-two TIP [...] |
2005-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA591 |
TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 4 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane, who replaces David McFarland following the submission of this report. McFarland (rank: FS-04) spent [...] |
2005-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA592 |
TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 4 (septel). Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish [...] |
2005-02-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA5948 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...] |
2005-10-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA6303 |
ANKARA'S NEW TIP SHELTER -- MUNICIPALITY SETS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first Ankara Trafficking in Persons (TIP) shelter, second in Turkey after Istanbul, will start accepting victims of trafficking (VOTs) by the end of October. The Ankara Municipality has delivered a first-rate shelter, totally renovated and furnished, and has offered to pay [...] |
2005-10-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA6318 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...] |
2005-10-19 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA6554 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...] |
2005-11-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA6754 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Milliyet and also reported by [...] |
2005-11-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA7255 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published in the November 8th edition of Ye [...] |
2005-12-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA7386 |
ESF FUNDING CRITICAL TO COMBATING TIP IN TURKEY [...] Summary: In FY 2004, we gave the International Office for Migration (IOM) a grant of $600,000 from ESF to assist with their efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. With that $600,000 ESF allocation, the IOM has made a world of difference in Turkey's fight against traffickin [...] |
2005-12-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
| 05ANKARA7394 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Thursd [...] |
2005-12-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA7513 |
THE CHANGING FACE OF POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: While the incidence of extreme poverty is very low, nearly 25 percent of Turks live below the World Bank's international poverty line, with poor people increasingly concentrated in large cities. Despite an improving economy, regional disparities in income, together with intern [...] |
2005-12-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM KWMN TU |
| 05ANKARA900 |
TIP IN TURKEY: IOM TRAINS EAST EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN [...] (U) On February 4, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) for embassy officials from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Representatives from the embassies of Romania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekista [...] |
2005-02-16 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA902 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...] |
2005-02-17 07:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA903 |
TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...] |
2005-02-17 07:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ASUNCION1063 |
PARAGUAY: READOUT OF THE FIRST LADIES CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 13-15, Paraguay hosted representatives from 20 countries at technical meetings in preparation of the 13th Western Hemisphere First Ladies Conference. The conference will be held September 28-30 in Asuncion. Delegates debated the Draft Declaration centered around the co [...] |
2005-08-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN PA |
| 05ASUNCION1072 |
PARAGUAY 2005 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] The following responses are an update to the 2004 Child Labor Report (ref. B) The responses are based on input from the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the Ministry of Education, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Pro Joven (Pro Youth), a non-governmental organization. 2 [...] |
2005-08-25 17:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PA AID |
| 05ASUNCION1180 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE RESPONSE FOR AMBASSADOR ELLEN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 28 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, and Perlita Muirui during the period of 25 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference. The contact office [...] |
2005-09-19 17:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI PA |
| 05ASUNCION1328 |
PARAGUAY HOSTS LATIN AMERICAN FIRST LADIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 28-30, Paraguay hosted the 13th Conference of First Ladies, Spouses, and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas. The substantive theme of the 13th Conference was "Women and Family." First Ladies from 11 countries attended, including Co [...] |
2005-10-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN PA |
| 05ASUNCION1330 |
PARAGUAY: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On 10/18, POLOFF delivered reftel points on the Paraguay TIP Tier 2 Action Plan to Julio Peralta, Director of International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peralta indicated that he would review and discuss the issue with his colleagues at the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] |
2005-10-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION1332 |
PARAGUAY: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On 10/18, POLOFF delivered reftel points on the Paraguay TIP Tier 2 Action Plan to Julio Peralta, Director of International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peralta indicated that he would review and discuss the issue with his colleagues at the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] |
2005-10-24 12:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION173 |
PARAGUAY TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary: --------------- --IADB project moving forward --Japanese Embassy announces bilateral project --NGO Luna Nueva finishes major TIP study --More Paraguayan women rescued in Argentina and Spain --Paraguay and Spain negotiating TIP agreement --President considering decree to establis [...] |
2005-02-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL ELAB ASEC KCRM PINR PA |
| 05ASUNCION226 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ---------------- -- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- FonMin Meets Canadian leaders -- Paraguay Seeks TIP Extradition from Spain -- Chavez to Visit Paraguay? -- Hijazi Officially Charged -------------------------------------- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- [...] |
2005-02-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG ECON PINR PA |
| 05ASUNCION308 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Summary: -------------- --President Duarte and Chilean President Lagos talk security --Supreme Court rejects Barakat appeal --Prosecutors defeat teen prostitution ring --German national arrested for role in TIP ring --Colombian nationals arrested with false Bolivian passports --Fire in n [...] |
2005-03-04 14:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA |
| 05ASUNCION387 |
CHILD MARRIAGE--PARAGUAY [...] Per reftel, Law 1/92 stipulates that the minimum age to contract marriage is 16. The law permits marriage at age 14 with judicial authorization. The age is the same for both boys and girls. 2. Teresa Sanchez, legal advisor to the Minister for Children and Adolescents, told PolOff that chi [...] |
2005-03-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN PA |
| 05ASUNCION742 |
PARAGUAY ON TIP REPORT, NEXT STEPS [...] On 6/2, Polcouns shared with Julio Peralta, the MFA's Director of International Organizations, an advance copy of the 2005 TIP report on Paraguay. Drawing from reftel points, Polcouns noted significant progress Paraguay had made in combating TIP particularly with regard to successful prosecu [...] |
2005-06-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG PA KCRM |
| 05ASUNCION767 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 4-10 [...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Rehabilitation Center Opens to Aid TIP Victims -- Duarte's New Appointments -- Council of Magistrates Administers New Testing Process -- Military Changes of Command -- Visit of Massachusetts State Senator Brown Rehabilitation Center Opens to Aid TIP Victims [...] |
2005-06-10 17:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN MARR OVIP |
| 05ASUNCION939 |
PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW SENATE [...] (U) On 7/22, the Ambassador called on the new Senate President, Carlos Filizzola, and discussed the pending Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project aimed at improving transparency and legislative effectiveness; legislation to increase citizen participation in government; military exerci [...] |
2005-07-26 12:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID MARR KDEM KWMN PA |
| 05ATHENS1268 |
MOLYVIATIS FOLLOWS UP ON TIP ISSUES IN GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador (following a May 5 Interministerial Council on TIP --the result of Molyviatis's April 29 telcon with U/S Burns), Molyviatis undertook to speed up agreement with Albania on a child repatriation protocol, to provide more comprehensive trafficking [...] |
2005-05-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS2927 |
GREECE/TIP: RESPONSES FOR INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARIZE THE PROGRESS, OR LACK THEREOF, THE GOG HAS MADE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SCREENING AND REFERRAL MECHANISM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NGOS TO USE IN IDENTIFYING VICTIMS AND DIRECTING VICTIMS TO APPROPRIATE CARE. -The GoG is actively negotiating a "Memorandum of Cooperation" (MOC [...] |
2005-11-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS589 |
GREECE PART 1: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the Fifth TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to requests under "Overview" and "Prevention." -------- Overview -------- A. Greece is a destination countr [...] |
2005-03-01 17:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GR TIP |
| 05BAGHDAD2496 |
MORE RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN'S MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of State for Women's Affairs Azhar Sheikhly told PolOff on June 9 that the Council of Ministers denied her request to elevate the status of the Women's Ministry (reftel). Transitional National Assembly member (TNA) Faiezah Baba Khan will now raise the issue for TNA con [...] |
2005-06-14 05:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2799 |
TIME TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES OVER SHARI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the July 30 Gender Working group, an Embassy-sponsored forum for women representing all sectors of society to express their views, the only clear consensus among participants was of the pressing need to educate the Iraqi public -- especially women - - regarding their rights a [...] |
2005-07-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3100 |
PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...] |
2005-07-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3102 |
PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...] |
2005-07-27 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3105 |
TNA AND CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE WOMEN GIVE CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Women from the Transitional National Assembly, including from the Constitution Committee, told CODEL Shays and Ambassador on June 25 that women's rights would be protected in the draft constitution. They contended that it is a lack of understanding of the precepts of Islam that [...] |
2005-07-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3134 |
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. TNA member and Chaldean Christian Wijdan Salim told PolOff on July 28 that Iraqi women are generally not far apart in the debate on most issues relating to women's rights and the draft constitution. The biggest point of contention, said Salim, is proposed language that would req [...] |
2005-07-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3412 |
AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IRAQI WOMEN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-18 20:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3516 |
WOMEN ACTIVISTS REACT TO DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Women activists expressed to Ambassador on August 24 their frustration over the new constitution's implications for women's rights. The Ambassador underscored that the U.S. had pushed hard on this issue and achieved some compromise -- the removal of a time limit to the 25 percent [...] |
2005-08-29 11:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4955 |
IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS ON WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A group of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGO) told PolOff and DRL representative on December 7 that capacity-building is the greatest need of most NGOs in Iraq. They said it is especially difficult for independent NGOs to sustain themselves and they often rely on donat [...] |
2005-12-12 15:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN IZ |
| 05BANGKOK1321 |
THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS/LABOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary. Senior Royal Thai police (RTP), accompanied by a post NGO anti-trafficking partner, traveled to Malaysia to enhance cooperation in countering the increasing cross-border trafficking of women and children. A low-ranking Thai policeman was convicted for trafficking a 14-year old g [...] |
2005-02-23 03:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH TIP |
| 05BANGKOK1924 |
THAILAND: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) The legal age of marriage for men and women in Thailand is 18. Persons under 18 may be legally married with the consent of both parents or a single surviving parent or legal guardian. In some cases, the Court can approve a legal underage marriage. This is usually granted when requested by [...] |
2005-03-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TH HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 05BANGKOK628 |
LOST IN THAILAND'S TSUNAMI: BURMESE MIGRANT WORKERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai government (RTG) has earned international plaudits for its responsiveness to western tourists and Thais affected by the tsunami. Roughly 30,000 Burmese migrants, employed in construction, fisheries, and hotels in three devastated provinces, remain marginalized i [...] |
2005-01-25 03:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KWMN PHUM PREL PREF TH |
| 05BANGKOK6441 |
NEW THAI POLICE ANTI-TIP UNIT TAKES ON FIRST [...] (U) Summary: The commander of Thailand's new anti- trafficking unit met with G and G/TIP officials on September 29 to outline future Thai government plans to combat human trafficking. Police General Camronwit Toopgrajank also recounted details of recent trafficking cases since the creation of [...] |
2005-10-12 01:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM SOCI TH |
| 05BANGKOK7458 |
THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: Recent activities have focused on child trafficking and child sex tourism in Thailand. A child sex tourism seminar was held in Bangkok under the auspices of the USG-supported Bali Process, with DHS/ICE representing the USG and providing a case study. The NGO IJM reports progres [...] |
2005-12-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF |