HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000265 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC LSALES AND CCROFT, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY FORCES REF: A. 05 STATE 225765 ¶B. 03 STATE 3491 ¶C. 99 STATE 103806 ¶D. 99 STATE 85377 ¶1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to attend the Senior Crisis Management course in Washington, D.C., May 18 - 22, 2009. ¶2. Candidate name: Reinaldo Daniel Urizar Ramirez DOB: January 9, 1970 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) ¶3. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individual by no later than May 14, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶4. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Human Rights Officer Michael Edwards, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: edwardsmg@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion AYALDE