HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000145 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY FORCES REF: A. 05 STATE 225765 ¶B. 03 STATE 3491 ¶C. 99 STATE 103806 ¶D. 99 STATE 85377 ¶1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. ¶2. Candidate name: Manual Rodriguez Sosa DOB: March 4, 1968 POB: Luque, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Guest instructor at WHINSEC Date of training: March 26 - June 15, 2008 ¶3. Candidate name: Juan Ramon Mendoza Otano DOB: August 18, 1966 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Guest instructor at WHINSEC Date of training: March 26 - June 15, 2008 ¶4. Candidate name: Hugo Gilberto Aranda Chamorro DOB: April 28, 1956 POB: Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Non-Traditional Threat Administration Conference Date of training: April 14 - 18, 2008 ¶5. Candidate name: Casimiro Marin Gonzalez DOB: March 4, 1960 POB: Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Non-Traditional Threat Administration Conference Date of training: April 14 - 18, 2008 ¶6. Candidate name: Jorge Merardo Osorio Fernandez DOB: June 8, 1961 POB: Santa Elena, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Non-Traditional Threat Administration Conference Date of training: April 14 - 18, 2008 ¶7. Candidate name: Cibar Jesus Ezequiel Benitez Caceres DOB: May 14, 1953 POB: Carapegua, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Career Development and Civilian Functions in the Defense and Security Sectors Date of training: April 9 - 11, 2008 ¶8. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above persons so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶9. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Human Rights Officer Michael Edwards, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: edwardsmg@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion CASON