EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR:

UNCLAS BANGKOK 003313 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: DEFENSE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES (DIILS), "HUMAN RIGHTS/LOAC", MAY 16-20, 2005 REF: A. JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 2 MAY 2005 ¶B. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in the DIILS, "Human Rights/LOAC" course scheduled from May 16 - 20, 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they have requested that the review of human rights reports and files be completed no later than MAY 20,2005, if possible. ¶3. Participants in the Exercise are as follows: 2nd Cavalry Division Special Warfare Center/Command ¶3. Post has recent information indicating that 7 individuals from the 2nd Cavalry Division and 11 persons from the Special Warfare Command have links to human rights abuses. Post determined that none of those persons will participate in the Human Rights Course described in this message and thus cleared the units for human rights vetting purposes. ARVIZU