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08SEOUL474
2008-03-11 07:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
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NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW

Tags:  PHUM PGOV PREL IO DRL KS UN 
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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.
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