Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08CONAKRY120
2008-04-18 13:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Conakry
Cable title:
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY READY TO LAUNCH
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UNCLAS CONAKRY 000120
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR DRL SHARON COOKE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY READY TO LAUNCH
INVESTIGATION
REF: CONAKRY 0080
UNCLAS CONAKRY 000120
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR DRL SHARON COOKE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY READY TO LAUNCH
INVESTIGATION
REF: CONAKRY 0080
1. (SBU) Guinea's Human Rights Commission is planning to
officially launch its investigation on May 5 of the human
rights abuses allegedly committed by security forces during
the civil unrest in early 2007. The president of the
Commission, Mounir Houssein Mohamed told Poloff on April 18
that he has finally received a budget, although he is still
short about $318,000. Mohamed said that the Guinean
Government and France have contributed $318,000 each while
the European Union has contributed $175,000.
2. (SBU) Mohammed currently plans to have Commission members
begin traveling into the interior of country to begin their
investigations on May 5. However, he said that
transportation is critical. "If the government provides us
with vehicles to use, we would no longer be short the
remaining $318,000 in funding," he said.
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COMMENT
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3. (SBU) The above information was gleaned from a brief
telephone conversation, and Poloff will schedule a meeting
soon to discuss the Commission's activities in more depth.
To date, lack of budgetary support has been the biggest
obstacle for the Commission. Now that they have money, time
is likely the next big challenge. The Commission is supposed
to release its report by the end of 2008, but in a January
meeting (reftel),Mohamed told Poloff that he would be hard
pressed to gather and analyze all the necessary information
within the required timeline. END COMMENT.
CARTER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPT FOR DRL SHARON COOKE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY READY TO LAUNCH
INVESTIGATION
REF: CONAKRY 0080
1. (SBU) Guinea's Human Rights Commission is planning to
officially launch its investigation on May 5 of the human
rights abuses allegedly committed by security forces during
the civil unrest in early 2007. The president of the
Commission, Mounir Houssein Mohamed told Poloff on April 18
that he has finally received a budget, although he is still
short about $318,000. Mohamed said that the Guinean
Government and France have contributed $318,000 each while
the European Union has contributed $175,000.
2. (SBU) Mohammed currently plans to have Commission members
begin traveling into the interior of country to begin their
investigations on May 5. However, he said that
transportation is critical. "If the government provides us
with vehicles to use, we would no longer be short the
remaining $318,000 in funding," he said.
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COMMENT
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3. (SBU) The above information was gleaned from a brief
telephone conversation, and Poloff will schedule a meeting
soon to discuss the Commission's activities in more depth.
To date, lack of budgetary support has been the biggest
obstacle for the Commission. Now that they have money, time
is likely the next big challenge. The Commission is supposed
to release its report by the end of 2008, but in a January
meeting (reftel),Mohamed told Poloff that he would be hard
pressed to gather and analyze all the necessary information
within the required timeline. END COMMENT.
CARTER