DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005020 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/SHA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION REF: SECSTATE 256553 ¶1. INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with six NGOs. All six NGOs work to promote women's issues. The NGOs are known to the mission and none of them is known as a group whose mission includes the promotion of pedophilia. ¶2. INSTRAW does not grant official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organizations that do. Embassy provides this certification pursuant to section 102(g) (Pedophilia). ¶3. Embassy contact is Angela Kerwin, phone 809-731-4303; fax 809-686-4038; email kerwinam@state.gov. ¶4. Total staff time devoted to complying with this request was three hours. HERTELL