HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000626 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC LSALES AND CCROFT, 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 - 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 at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies scheduled from October 18 to November 7, 2008. ¶2. Candidate name: Juan Alberto Beranger DOB: Cesar Atilo Da Rosa Lopez POB: Buenos Aires, Argentina Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Cesar Atilio Da Rosa Lopez DOB: May 7, 1958 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Elisa Aguayo Rolon DOB: May 23, 1965 POB: Primero de Marzo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Candidate name: Juan Eliseo Torres Alarcon DOB: July 14, 1949 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶6. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶7. 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 AYALDE