HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000718 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 - UNIT 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 Peace Keeping Operations Multi-Role Engineering Company that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. The unit is scheduled to begin training in Asuncion, Paraguay on December 1, 2008. A response to this unit vetting request is requested by no later than November 19. ¶2. Candidate name: Richard Ramon Duarte Benitez DOB: July 2, 1972 POB: Encarnacion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Derlis Enrique Rotela Cuenca DOB: August 20, 1971 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Alfredo Cesar Maldonado Torres DOB: March 14, 1972 POB: Caaguazu, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Candidate name: Victoria Raquel Ysapy Jara Zarate DOB: December 23, 1976 POB: Luque, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶6. Candidate name: Israel Ananias Medina Vera DOB: July 31, 1980 POB: Guarambare, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶7. Candidate name: Carmen Bueno Cantero DOB: December 27, 1975 POB: Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶8. Candidate name: Ceferino Franco Nunez DOB: August 26, 1957 POB: Puerto Casado, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶9. Candidate name: Ricardo Salomon Maciel DOB: April 3, 1958 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶10. Candidate name: Rolando Munoz Bracho DOB: November 27, 1960 POB: Itaugua, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶11. Candidate name: Americo Aquino Gonzalez DOB: June 22, 1960 POB: Gral. Higinio Morinigo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶12. Candidate name: Cesar Martinez Quinonez DOB: August 8, 1954 POB: Coronel Martinez, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶13. Candidate name: Oscar Nestor Medina Vega DOB: February 26, 1956 POB: Aregua, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶14. Candidate name: Amado Doldan Amarilla DOB: September 13, 1956 POB: Natalicio Talavera, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶15. Candidate name: Antonio Rojas DOB: June 11, 1961 POB: Piribebuy, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶16. Candidate name: Victor Ramon Lezcano Gonzalez DOB: March 10, 1965 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶17. Candidate name: Sebastian Paez Grance DOB: January 21, 1961 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶18. Candidate name: Pablo Ramon Pereira Alfonso DOB: January 15, 1961 POB: Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶19. Candidate name: Marcelino Yegros Romero DOB: June 3, 1963 POB: Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶20. Candidate name: Claudio Gamarra Alcaraz DOB: August 13, 1971 POB: Yabebyry, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶21. Candidate name: Benicio Toledo Carniza DOB: August 13, 1972 POB: Chaco i Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶22. Candidate name: Marcos Otazo Martinez DOB: January 19, 1971 POB: San Juan Neponuceno, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶23. Candidate name: Jose Humberto Gaona Galeano DOB: March 19, 1976 POB: San Juan Bautista Misiones, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶24. Candidate name: Julio Cesar Garay Gimenez DOB: January 31, 1975 POB: San Cosme y Damian, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶25. Candidate name: Ariel Fernando Resquin Aranda DOB: August 3, 1972 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶26. Candidate name: Sebastian De Vacca Cano DOB: June 27, 1971 POB: Tacuati, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶27. Candidate name: Carlos Gerardo Estigarribia Gomez DOB: November 13, 1975 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶28. Candidate name: Daniel Arce Prieto DOB: August 22, 1972 POB: Villarrica, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶29. Candidate name: Freis Ladislao Martinez Bazan DOB: November 13, 1969 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶30. Candidate name: Carlos Agustin Vera Ibarra DOB: May 5, 1970 POB: Nueva Italia, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶31. Candidate name: Juan Rodriguez Portillo DOB: June 26, 1971 POB: San Patricio Misiones, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶32. Candidate name: Walter Anselmo Farina Romero DOB: March 31, 1977 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶33. Candidate name: Oscar Alfonso Romero Cristaldo DOB: August 1, 1976 POB: Piribebuy, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶34. Candidate name: Alcidio Aristides Mendoza Espinola DOB: February 9, 1976 POB: Carapegua, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶35. Candidate name: Simon Antonio Ruiz Vazquez DOB: March 11, 1973 POB: Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶36. Candidate name: Hector Ramon Pereira DOB: August 17, 1975 POB: Caazapa, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶37. Candidate name: Hilario Obregon Marecos DOB: February 2, 1977 POB: Misiones, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶38. Candidate name: Ruben Crescencio Vera Gonzalez DOB: April 7, 1980 POB: Yaguaron, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶39. Candidate name: Felipe Osvaldo Benitez Rojas DOB: May 5, 1979 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶40. Candidate name: Derlis Antonio Rojas Chamorro DOB: June 13, 1981 POB: Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶41. Candidate name: Alexander Emery Ramirez DOB: March 31, 1982 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶42. Candidate name: Nery Ramon Fretes Sosa DOB: March 11, 1982 POB: San Estanislao, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶43. Candidate name: Hernan Rodrigo Picagua Martinez DOB: February 15, 1986 POB: Guarambare, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶44. Candidate name: Nelson Caballero Cardozo DOB: June 25, 1974 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶45. Candidate name: Javier Irala Hermosilla DOB: October 21, 1967 POB: Cordillera, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶46. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above unit so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶47. 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