UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON SUDAN -- CONTINUING TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001007 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, AF, IO/RHS (A.OSTERMEIER, G.PATEL),DRL/MLGA (K.MCGEENEY) NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/12/2019 TAGS: PREL PHUM ID SU SUBJECT: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON SUDAN -- CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INDONESIA REF: A. STATE 59451 ¶B. JAKARTA 945 Classified By: POL Acting External Unit Chief Matthew A. Cenzer, reason s 1.4 (b+d). ¶1. (C) Poloff joined British and French Embassy counterparts for a June 12 discussion of the UN Special Rapporteur on Sudan with officials at Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Using Ref A points, poloff underscored the importance of extending the Special Rapporteur's mandate for an additional year to address the serious human rights situation in Sudan. We also noted that an effective Special Rapporteur was essential for the credibility of the UN Human Rights Council. ¶2. (C) Indonesia would not finalize its position until its until it had reviewed the final mandate resolution according to Muhammad Anshor, an official in DEPLU's Directorate of Multilateral Affairs. Indonesia hopes that the EU and the Africa Group will reach a consensus while drafting the resolution. Anshor added that Indonesia believes the resolution will not be effective unless the regional group supports it. NORTH