Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DUSHANBE447
2006-03-07 03:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dushanbe
Cable title:
TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN
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UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000447
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
SUBJECT: TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN
RIGHTS REPORT
REF: 05 DUSHANBE 2014
UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000447
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
SUBJECT: TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN
RIGHTS REPORT
REF: 05 DUSHANBE 2014
1. Students from Tajikistan's Technological University
published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy
Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State
Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The
students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccurate.
They said the report does not give enough attention to positive
steps Tajikistan has made towards improving human rights. They
fear the publication and distribution of such "black
information" undermines Tajikistan's international reputation.
Claiming the employee offended the Tajik people's dignity, and
motivated by patriotism, the students demanded an apology from
the Embassy employee to the students and the Tajik government.
Two newspapers have published this open letter so far.
2. During a human rights roundtable at Tajik Technological
University December 12, EmbOffs distributed Russian-language
copies of last year's Human Rights Report on Tajikistan and
engaged students in a two-hour conversation (ref). Prior to
December 12, the government purposely tried to block EmbOffs
from holding the roundtable. Post originally approached the
Russian-government-sponsored Russian-Tajik Slavonic University
to host a discussion on human rights. When the Russian Embassy
vetoed that plan, Post asked Tajik Technological University, but
was refused by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the
Embassy hand-delivered a diplomatic note to the president's
adviser, the government finally relented at the last minute and
allowed EmbOffs to speak with students at the Technological
University.
3. COMMENT: Given the government's original disproval of the
human rights discussion with students, post suspects the
government had a hand in the open letter, although it was
attributed to the students. The letter is an attempt to
discredit the Human Rights Report-the 2005 version is slated for
a March 8 release. Post will send the media a response letter
from the Ambassador. END COMMENT.
HOAGLAND
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
SUBJECT: TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN
RIGHTS REPORT
REF: 05 DUSHANBE 2014
1. Students from Tajikistan's Technological University
published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy
Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State
Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The
students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccurate.
They said the report does not give enough attention to positive
steps Tajikistan has made towards improving human rights. They
fear the publication and distribution of such "black
information" undermines Tajikistan's international reputation.
Claiming the employee offended the Tajik people's dignity, and
motivated by patriotism, the students demanded an apology from
the Embassy employee to the students and the Tajik government.
Two newspapers have published this open letter so far.
2. During a human rights roundtable at Tajik Technological
University December 12, EmbOffs distributed Russian-language
copies of last year's Human Rights Report on Tajikistan and
engaged students in a two-hour conversation (ref). Prior to
December 12, the government purposely tried to block EmbOffs
from holding the roundtable. Post originally approached the
Russian-government-sponsored Russian-Tajik Slavonic University
to host a discussion on human rights. When the Russian Embassy
vetoed that plan, Post asked Tajik Technological University, but
was refused by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the
Embassy hand-delivered a diplomatic note to the president's
adviser, the government finally relented at the last minute and
allowed EmbOffs to speak with students at the Technological
University.
3. COMMENT: Given the government's original disproval of the
human rights discussion with students, post suspects the
government had a hand in the open letter, although it was
attributed to the students. The letter is an attempt to
discredit the Human Rights Report-the 2005 version is slated for
a March 8 release. Post will send the media a response letter
from the Ambassador. END COMMENT.
HOAGLAND