Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07GUATEMALA1857
2007-09-13 23:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED
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UNCLAS GUATEMALA 001857
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR GTIP:BFLECK, WHA/PPC:MPUCCETTI, AID, G, INL, DRL,
PRM, IWI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
SUBJECT: TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED
ALIENS AND TRAFFICKED VICTIMS SOON TO BE INAUGURATED
UNCLAS GUATEMALA 001857
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR GTIP:BFLECK, WHA/PPC:MPUCCETTI, AID, G, INL, DRL,
PRM, IWI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
SUBJECT: TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED
ALIENS AND TRAFFICKED VICTIMS SOON TO BE INAUGURATED
1. (U) The Guatemalan Government (GOG) announced on September
12 that it will open a new shelter in Guatemala City for
undocumented aliens, including victims of trafficking in
persons. The shelter, to open within 30 days, will house up
to 240 persons.
2. (U) The four-level shelter will include dormitory space
for 120 men on one floor, dormitory space for 120 women on a
separate floor, including special rooms for trafficked
victims, a reception area for registration of data and
medical exams, as well as office space for immigration
authorities and National Civil Police agents.
3. (U) The GOG's current detention center in Guatemala City
has been the target of strong criticism for being more of a
prison than a shelter. The new shelter, in a newly
constructed building, will provide a more habitable
environment with better lighting, more physical space,
including a patio and canteen, laundry facilities, and an
area for those who require extra vigilance.
4. (U) Comment: The GOG is taking the problem of trafficking
in persons seriously and is working creatively to address the
problem despite limited resources.
Derham
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR GTIP:BFLECK, WHA/PPC:MPUCCETTI, AID, G, INL, DRL,
PRM, IWI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
SUBJECT: TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED
ALIENS AND TRAFFICKED VICTIMS SOON TO BE INAUGURATED
1. (U) The Guatemalan Government (GOG) announced on September
12 that it will open a new shelter in Guatemala City for
undocumented aliens, including victims of trafficking in
persons. The shelter, to open within 30 days, will house up
to 240 persons.
2. (U) The four-level shelter will include dormitory space
for 120 men on one floor, dormitory space for 120 women on a
separate floor, including special rooms for trafficked
victims, a reception area for registration of data and
medical exams, as well as office space for immigration
authorities and National Civil Police agents.
3. (U) The GOG's current detention center in Guatemala City
has been the target of strong criticism for being more of a
prison than a shelter. The new shelter, in a newly
constructed building, will provide a more habitable
environment with better lighting, more physical space,
including a patio and canteen, laundry facilities, and an
area for those who require extra vigilance.
4. (U) Comment: The GOG is taking the problem of trafficking
in persons seriously and is working creatively to address the
problem despite limited resources.
Derham