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08STATE110354
2008-10-15 22:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION
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UNCLAS STATE 110354
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION
OF NORWEGIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
UNCLAS STATE 110354
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION
OF NORWEGIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
1. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the
October 16, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in
Vienna:
Begin Text:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The United States joins Norway and the EU in expressing its
concern about recent actions taken by Kyrgyz authorities
against Mr. Ivar Dale, the representative of the Norwegian
Helsinki Committee in Bishkek.
According to the OSCE Center in Bishkek, Kyrgyz law
enforcement officials on October 12th denied Mr. Dale entry
into Kyrgyzstan at Bishkek,s airport without providing any
official explanation. Mr. Dale was told that he would be
banned entry into Kyrgyzstan for a period of ten years.
This incident follows a series of actions targeted at the
Norwegian Helsinki Committee by Kyrgyz authorities, including
a June 9th raid of the Committee's office and an
administrative case brought against Mr. Dale this summer.
Actions of this nature lead to an environment of fear and
mistrust for nNon-Ggovernmental Oorganizations and other
international organizations operating in Kyrgyzstan. It is
important for the democratic development of all participating
States that Kyrgyzstan that civil society be allowed to
function freely. e all agreed to provide opportunities for
increased involvement of NGO,s in OSCE activities as
foreseen in Chapter IV of the Helsinki Document of 1992, and
is hard to see how this decision is in accordance with the
spirit of that commitment. and that NGO representatives be
granted the visas to work within the country.
We urge Kyrgyzstan to reconsider this step, and join us in a
commitment to provide to the OSCE an explanation for the
deportation of Mr. Dale, and to ensure that NGOs are allowed
to operate openly andconduct their peaceful work without
intimidation.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
RICE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
SUBJECT: OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION
OF NORWEGIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
1. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the
October 16, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in
Vienna:
Begin Text:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The United States joins Norway and the EU in expressing its
concern about recent actions taken by Kyrgyz authorities
against Mr. Ivar Dale, the representative of the Norwegian
Helsinki Committee in Bishkek.
According to the OSCE Center in Bishkek, Kyrgyz law
enforcement officials on October 12th denied Mr. Dale entry
into Kyrgyzstan at Bishkek,s airport without providing any
official explanation. Mr. Dale was told that he would be
banned entry into Kyrgyzstan for a period of ten years.
This incident follows a series of actions targeted at the
Norwegian Helsinki Committee by Kyrgyz authorities, including
a June 9th raid of the Committee's office and an
administrative case brought against Mr. Dale this summer.
Actions of this nature lead to an environment of fear and
mistrust for nNon-Ggovernmental Oorganizations and other
international organizations operating in Kyrgyzstan. It is
important for the democratic development of all participating
States that Kyrgyzstan that civil society be allowed to
function freely. e all agreed to provide opportunities for
increased involvement of NGO,s in OSCE activities as
foreseen in Chapter IV of the Helsinki Document of 1992, and
is hard to see how this decision is in accordance with the
spirit of that commitment. and that NGO representatives be
granted the visas to work within the country.
We urge Kyrgyzstan to reconsider this step, and join us in a
commitment to provide to the OSCE an explanation for the
deportation of Mr. Dale, and to ensure that NGOs are allowed
to operate openly andconduct their peaceful work without
intimidation.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
RICE