HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000856 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 - MEMBER 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 member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. ¶2. Candidate name: Eduardo Guillen Paez DOB: October 13, 1961 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Joint Rapid Response Unit (DCEI) Description of training and assistance: Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course Date of training and location: January 8 - June 3, 2009, at Wright Patterson AFB ¶3. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individual by no later than January 5, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶4. 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 FITZPATRICK