HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000555 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, INR/IAA, INL/C/CJ FOR LDIAZ-RODRIGUEZ, SAN SALVADOR FOR INL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS 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 members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Law Enforcement Management Training Program September 1 - October 10, 2008, at the Internatinal Law Enforcement Academy in San Salvador, El Salvador. ¶2. Candidate name: Sandra Quinonez DOB: November 4, 1968 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Francisco Ayala DOB: October 4, 1973 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Genaro Barreto DOB: January 17, 1962 POB: Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Candidate name: Hermes Dario Quintana Zorrilla DOB: April 13, 1964 POB: Villarrica, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶6. Candidate name: Felix Augusto Benitez Gamarra DOB: January 5, 1963 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶7. Candidate name: Justo Pastor Benitez Ruiz DOB: May 10, 1964 POB: Paraguari, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶8. Candidate name: Vidal Ramon Galeano Peralta DOB: April 27, 1966 POB: Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶9. Candidate name: Brigido Ernesto Ojeda Baez DOB: October 8, 1972 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶10. Candidate name: Edelio Celso Loreiro Baez DOB: May 7, 1973 POB: Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶11. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶12. 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 BEED