Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO2054
2007-05-08 08:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:  

JAPAN WANTS ALL UNHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATES

Tags:  PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN JA 
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DE RUEHKO #2054 1280800
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 080800Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3392
INFO RUEHZJ/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4198
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3069
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002054

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/07/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN WANTS ALL UNHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATES
RETAINED

REF: STATE 60672

Classified By: Acting Political Minister Counselor Carol T. Reynolds fo
r reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May
8 to MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director
Yoriko Suzuki. Suzuki said that Japan wants the UNHRC to
maintain all the country-specific mandates left over from the
Human Rights Commission. Although the Japanese government
cannot determine its position until specific proposals have
been tabled in the sixth session, it will definitely oppose
any deal that eliminates the mandates for Cuba and Belarus.
Japan has already begun to lobby some HRC countries to
support retaining the mandates, and will do so more actively
once the proposals are tabled, stated Suzuki.
DONOVAN