HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER

UNCLAS STATE 089724 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM TO SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER ¶1. Embassy Lome requested human rights certification for one Togolese Navy officer to attend Navy/Coast Guard training from 03 September to 05 December 2008. International Crisis Command and Control: 03-19 September 2008 International Leadership and Management: 19-26 September 2008 International Maritime Officer Course: 26 September - 05 December 2008 ¶2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: BABATE, Atatoum Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Togolese Navy Position: CO of "Mono" patrol boat Date of Birth: 13 March 1973 Place of Birth: Dapaong, Togo Type of Training: Navy and Coast Guard training Date of Training: 3 September - 05 December 2008 ¶3. As of August 5, Regional Security Officer, Political and Human Rights Officer, and Consular Officer at post have reviewed the nominees' files and found no derogatory information. ¶4. The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it has no credible information of gross human rights violations by the personnel listed above. Post is authorized to convey this information using the following language: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the identified Senegalese personnel. ¶5. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible information of gross violation of human rights by any personnel involved in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. RICE