Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05SANTODOMINGO153
2005-01-12 15:09:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:  

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED

Tags:  PGOV KCRM PHUM DR 
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UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 000153 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC),G/TIP (PUCCETTI AND OWEN);
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED

REF: SECSTATE 274601

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 000153

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC),G/TIP (PUCCETTI AND OWEN);
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED

REF: SECSTATE 274601


1. On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of
the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy
Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA
Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked
the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a
thorough response after further consideration of the findings.


2. Both Liriano and Vicioso expressed concern about the
classification of Dominican anti-TIP efforts as "inadequate,"
pointing to several areas of improvement since the Fernandez
administration took power in August, including the formation
of a dedicated anti-TIP unit in the Migration Directorate.
They pledged to increase efforts, noting in particular the
need to address the root causes of trafficking, including
"conditions of life" that prompt potential TIP victims to put
themselves at risk. They also said the MFA will immediately
encourage the authorities to reactivate stalled TIP cases and
investigations and will continue the interagency effort to
combine resources and share information.
KUBISKE