SUDAN RESOLUTION AT UNCHR DEMARCHE DELIVERED

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000537 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARP CAIRO FOR STEVE BONDY LONDON FOR ETHAN GOLDRICH E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2029 TAGS: PHUM PREL BA SUBJECT: SUDAN RESOLUTION AT UNCHR DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: SECSTATE 81762 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Robert S. Ford for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Embassy A/DCM and PolOff delivered the Department's Sudan UNCHR resolution demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Bilateral Relations, Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran, on April 14. Dr. Dhafer reported that the GOB will very likely support a United Nations Human Rights Commission resolution to establish a one-year Sudan human rights rapporteur. However, Dr. Dhafer caveated GOB support by saying that he could not guarantee Bahrain's supportive vote if the Arab League decided to put this resolution on its agenda and vote as a block. FORD