UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 006226 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/UNP AND DRL/MLA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL DR SUBJECT: UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESPONSE REF: A. STATE 236869 ¶B. STATE 237932 ¶C. STATE 243652 ¶1. Embassy on November 9 delivered demarches (refs A-B) on UNGA human rights resolutions and on November 16 the urgent demarche on Third Committee resolutions (ref C). ¶2. MFA UN/OAS affairs deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco told us that she would have to await the return of Deputy FonMin Alejandra Liriano on November 20 to discuss the GODR's position on these resolutions. However, Polanco noted that in the UN the GODR generally votes in favor of resolutions on countries "where there are systematic violations of human rights," unless there are complicating "bilateral factors." She denied that the GODR would join any regional consensus to abstain on all human rights resolutions. ¶3. Embassy will report any further substantive response after November 20, if any. HERTELL