Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SEOUL474
2008-03-11 07:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
VZCZCXYZ0003 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHUL #0474 0710742 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 110742Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8840 INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 3939 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8568 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4079 RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0108 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1939
UNCLAS SEOUL 000474
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PLEASE PASS TO DRL/MLGA SYLVIA HAMMOND AND LAURA JORDAN,
IO/RHS AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL IO DRL KS UN
SUBJECT: NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
PROCESS
REF: SECSTATE 15507
UNCLAS SEOUL 000474
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PLEASE PASS TO DRL/MLGA SYLVIA HAMMOND AND LAURA JORDAN,
IO/RHS AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL IO DRL KS UN
SUBJECT: NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
PROCESS
REF: SECSTATE 15507
1. (U) Embassy contacts in Korea's NGO community were
unaware of the UN Human Rights Council's new Universal
Periodic Review special mechanism, and, consequently, did not
submit input to the review. As noted in reftel, the deadline
for Korean NGOs to participate has passed.
VERSHBOW
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PLEASE PASS TO DRL/MLGA SYLVIA HAMMOND AND LAURA JORDAN,
IO/RHS AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL IO DRL KS UN
SUBJECT: NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
PROCESS
REF: SECSTATE 15507
1. (U) Embassy contacts in Korea's NGO community were
unaware of the UN Human Rights Council's new Universal
Periodic Review special mechanism, and, consequently, did not
submit input to the review. As noted in reftel, the deadline
for Korean NGOs to participate has passed.
VERSHBOW