HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000344 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 individuals of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. ¶2. Candidate name: Oscar Anibal Delgado Lopez DOB: February 4, 1960 POB: Benjamin Aceval, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶3. Candidate name: Rosario Concepcion Benitez Villalba DOB: October 7, 1966 POB: Villeta, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶4. Candidate name: Nicolas Vielman Diaz DOB: October 31, 1960 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶5. Candidate name: Nelson Javier Merlo Medina DOB: April 6, 1967 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶6. Candidate name: Julio Cesar Medina Quintana DOB: September 12, 1971 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶7. Candidate name: Soledad Quinonez DOB: May 2, 1975 POB: Fuerte Olimpo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶8. Candidate name: Claudia Villanueva DOB: February 26, 1979 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶9. Candidate name: Carlos Rojas DOB: June 14, 1967 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan escription of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶10. Candidate name: Alfredo Tauber DOB: June 27, 1975 POB: Encarnacion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶11. Candidate name: Nicasio Villalba Enciso DOB: December 14, 1958 POB: Caaguazu, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶12. Candidate name: Diosnel Alarcon Gonzalez DOB: January 1, 1977 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Intellectual Property Rights Course, International Law Enforcement Regional Training Center, Lima, Peru Date of training: June 23-27, 2008 ¶13. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶14. 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