DEMARCHING EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS SOFIA 001068 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DRL/MLGA GIANNI PAZ AND IO/RHS AMY OSTERMEIER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EU PGOV PREL SUBJECT: DEMARCHING EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS REF: SECSTATE 122654 ¶1. (SBU) PolOffs presented reftel demarche to the Director of the United Nations and Global Issues Directorate, Emil Savov Yalnazov. The Director of the Directorate for Human Rights, Andrei Tehov, who is tasked to lead this issue, was traveling. Poloff provided non-paper to his staff member, Christina Yotova, Human Rights Expert. ¶2. (SBU) Yalnazov anticipated that the EU would strongly favor review of the Human Rights Council Report by the Third Committee. Citing the recent case involving the Bulgarian nurses held in Libya, Yalnazov noted that capital punishment is a sensitive issue for the GOB and that the GOB is a co-sponsor to the capital punishment resolution. According to Yalnazov, EU members want a mega majority vote supporting any resolution against capital punishment, and may not go forward if this is not possible. Beyrle