REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 004107 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/BCLTV, IO E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/21/2015 TAGS: PHUM PREL KUNR TH UNCHR SUBJECT: REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: STATE 114435 Classified By: Political Counselor Robert J. Clarke, Reason: 1.4 (d) ¶1. (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Dusit Manapan, Counselor in the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit passed the talking points to the Deputy Director General for IO. At this time the MFA is not taking a position on the establishment of a permanent human rights council. Dusit refused to speculate where discussion within the Royal Thai Government might lead, noting that many of the key players from the MFA concerning this issue, including IO Director General Kittiphong Na Ranong, are currently in Nairobi, Kenya at an HIV/AIDS conference. BOYCE