HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000149

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 persons of the
Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of
U.S. training and/or security assistance.


2. Candidate name: Zunilda Ines Alfonso Gonzalez
DOB: May 27, 1953
POB: Luque, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Description of training and assistance: Advanced
Policy-making Seminar (APS)
Date of training: April 22 - 24, 2008


3. Candidate name: Rodrigo Alejandro Escobar Espinola
DOB: March 12, 1971
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Description of training and assistance: Advanced
Policy-making Seminar (APS)
Date of training: April 22 - 24, 2008


4. Candidate name: Juan Antonio Pozzo Moreno
DOB: September 29, 1945
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Description of training and assistance: Advanced
Policy-making Seminar (APS)
Date of training: April 22 - 24, 2008


5. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above
units (or person) so that the planned training and material
support can move forward.


6. 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

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