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08MONTEVIDEO349
2008-06-11 17:41:00
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Embassy Montevideo
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DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY AGREES THAT HRC NEEDS
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UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000349
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SIPDIS
STATE ALSO FOR DRL/MLGA FOR SICADE
STATE ALSO FOR IO/RHS FOR OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY AGREES THAT HRC NEEDS
REFORM
REF: STATE 61034
UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000349
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE ALSO FOR DRL/MLGA FOR SICADE
STATE ALSO FOR IO/RHS FOR OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY AGREES THAT HRC NEEDS
REFORM
REF: STATE 61034
1. (SBU) On June 10, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to the
MFA's Director of Human Rights, Alejandra de Bellis. She
said the GOU was disappointed in the USG decision not to
participate in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),and that it
preferred to pursue reform and improve human rights from
within the organization. The GOU believes the U.S. would be
better able to effect change from within as well. De Bellis
agreed that the body has been politicized, and stated that
Uruguay would continue to seek a balanced approach to human
rights issues and avoid their politicization. The GOU views
the HRC as a relatively new and still developing tool to
promote human rights. "You have an ally in Uruguay," she
assured us when addressing the need for reform of the HRC.
Baxter
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE ALSO FOR DRL/MLGA FOR SICADE
STATE ALSO FOR IO/RHS FOR OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY AGREES THAT HRC NEEDS
REFORM
REF: STATE 61034
1. (SBU) On June 10, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to the
MFA's Director of Human Rights, Alejandra de Bellis. She
said the GOU was disappointed in the USG decision not to
participate in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),and that it
preferred to pursue reform and improve human rights from
within the organization. The GOU believes the U.S. would be
better able to effect change from within as well. De Bellis
agreed that the body has been politicized, and stated that
Uruguay would continue to seek a balanced approach to human
rights issues and avoid their politicization. The GOU views
the HRC as a relatively new and still developing tool to
promote human rights. "You have an ally in Uruguay," she
assured us when addressing the need for reform of the HRC.
Baxter