HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000675 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 assistance. These individuals from the Paraguayan National Police are planning to attend the "Senior Official Trafficking in Persons Awareness" workshop scheduled for October 27 - 31, 2008, at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Lima, Peru. ¶2. Candidate name: Monica Aurelia Acosta de Astorga DOB: January 24, 1969 POB: Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Jose Anthony Portillo Martinez DOB: February 8, 1983 POB: Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than October 17, 2008, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶5. 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