Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MAPUTO459
2006-04-20 13:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Maputo
Cable title:
MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
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UNCLAS MAPUTO 000459
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S - HTREGER, G/TIP - RYOUSEY, AF/RSA - MHARPOLE, INL/HSTC
- MGORELICK
STATE PASS USAID
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM, PHUM, KWMN, SMIG, KFRD, ELAB, MZ
SUBJ: MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING
ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
REF: MAPUTO 92
Sensitive But Unclassified - Handle Accordingly
UNCLAS MAPUTO 000459
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S - HTREGER, G/TIP - RYOUSEY, AF/RSA - MHARPOLE, INL/HSTC
- MGORELICK
STATE PASS USAID
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM, PHUM, KWMN, SMIG, KFRD, ELAB, MZ
SUBJ: MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING
ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
REF: MAPUTO 92
Sensitive But Unclassified - Handle Accordingly
1. (SBU) On April 19, 2006, Ambassador La Lime met with
Minister of Justice Esperanca Machavela to discuss a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the Ministry of
Justice and the USAID-funded Women's Legal Rights Initiative
on April 3. Under the terms of the MOU, the Ministry
commits to contracting three private consultants to form a
working committee responsible for researching and drafting
anti-trafficking-in-persons legislation. Minister Machavela
confirmed that work was currently underway, but asked for
assistance in finding "country model" examples of existing
TIP legislation that the committee could use as a reference.
2. (SBU) Ambassador La Lime also emphasized the need to
deposit with the UN Secretary General Mozambique's
instruments of ratification on the UN Convention on
Transnational Organized Crime and the Palermo Protocol to
Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons.
Minister Machavela took responsibility for the delay in
forwarding the issue to the Council of Ministers agenda for
approval, indicating that it had taken some time to reach a
government consensus for designating the Ministry of Justice
as the national implementing authority for the convention
and protocol. She gave her assurances of imminent action on
this issue.
3. (SBU) Minister Machavela cited competing priorities on
the Ministry of Justice agenda (combating corruption and
computerization of recordkeeping) as having previously
hindered interagency coordination on TIP issues. As the MOU
requires the Ministry of Justice to "promote the free flow
of information amongst the ministries, governmental offices,
and civil society, and the Parliament" on matters concerning
the draft TIPs legislation," Minister Machavela indicated
the MOJ would promote interagency coordination.
4. (SBU) COMMENT: Minister Machavela appears personally
committed to seeing this project through, citing trafficking-
in-persons issues as having a place in the Government
Economic Plan (PEG). The Women's Legal Rights Initiative,
led by local office director Angela Abdula, is energized and
optimistic about the August target date for the release of a
first draft. Post will continue to follow closely GRM and
WLRI progress on this issue. END COMMENT.
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S - HTREGER, G/TIP - RYOUSEY, AF/RSA - MHARPOLE, INL/HSTC
- MGORELICK
STATE PASS USAID
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM, PHUM, KWMN, SMIG, KFRD, ELAB, MZ
SUBJ: MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING
ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
REF: MAPUTO 92
Sensitive But Unclassified - Handle Accordingly
1. (SBU) On April 19, 2006, Ambassador La Lime met with
Minister of Justice Esperanca Machavela to discuss a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the Ministry of
Justice and the USAID-funded Women's Legal Rights Initiative
on April 3. Under the terms of the MOU, the Ministry
commits to contracting three private consultants to form a
working committee responsible for researching and drafting
anti-trafficking-in-persons legislation. Minister Machavela
confirmed that work was currently underway, but asked for
assistance in finding "country model" examples of existing
TIP legislation that the committee could use as a reference.
2. (SBU) Ambassador La Lime also emphasized the need to
deposit with the UN Secretary General Mozambique's
instruments of ratification on the UN Convention on
Transnational Organized Crime and the Palermo Protocol to
Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons.
Minister Machavela took responsibility for the delay in
forwarding the issue to the Council of Ministers agenda for
approval, indicating that it had taken some time to reach a
government consensus for designating the Ministry of Justice
as the national implementing authority for the convention
and protocol. She gave her assurances of imminent action on
this issue.
3. (SBU) Minister Machavela cited competing priorities on
the Ministry of Justice agenda (combating corruption and
computerization of recordkeeping) as having previously
hindered interagency coordination on TIP issues. As the MOU
requires the Ministry of Justice to "promote the free flow
of information amongst the ministries, governmental offices,
and civil society, and the Parliament" on matters concerning
the draft TIPs legislation," Minister Machavela indicated
the MOJ would promote interagency coordination.
4. (SBU) COMMENT: Minister Machavela appears personally
committed to seeing this project through, citing trafficking-
in-persons issues as having a place in the Government
Economic Plan (PEG). The Women's Legal Rights Initiative,
led by local office director Angela Abdula, is energized and
optimistic about the August target date for the release of a
first draft. Post will continue to follow closely GRM and
WLRI progress on this issue. END COMMENT.