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