HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA

UNCLAS AMMAN 002010 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM JO SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA REF: A. SECSTATE 81443 ¶B. AMMAN 1432 ¶1. (U) Per instruction in reftel A, on March 31 PolCouns and PolOff delivered the 2002 Country Report on Human Rights Practices to Ali al-Ayedd, Assistant to the Foreign Minister. PolCouns noted the report was less positive than the previous year's, but thanked Ayed for the MFA's increased dialogue on human rights issues during the past year, and complimented its decision to establish a human rights directorate (reftel B). Ayed said the MFA would review the report thoroughly and follow up with us. GNEHM