HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000423 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC KSIMMONS 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 - MEMBERS 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 members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are schedule to participate in a Sub-Regional Defense and Security Conference July 20 - 31, 2009, in Cartagena, Colombia. ¶2. Candidate name: Zunilda Ines Alfonso Gonzalez DOB: May 27, 1953 POB: Luque, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Maria Cristina Melgarejo de Zabrodiec DOB: May 17, 1955 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Maria Elodia Almiron Prujel DOB: March 10, 1970 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than July 17, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶6. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Officer Eric Olson, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: olsonej@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion Fitzpatrick