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09PORTLOUIS183
2009-06-17 12:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Port Louis
Cable title:  

MAURITIUS CONSIDERS NEW EU PROPOSED INDEPENDENT

Tags:  PHUM PREL SU MP 
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P 171255Z JUN 09
FM AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4606
INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USMISSION GENEVA 
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT LOUIS 000183 


IO/RHS FOR OSTERMEIER AND PATEL
DRL/MLGA FOR MCGEENEY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/17/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL SU MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS CONSIDERS NEW EU PROPOSED INDEPENDENT
EXPERT FOR SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS

REF: STATE 59451

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Virginia M. Blaser for reasons 1.4(b)
and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT LOUIS 000183


IO/RHS FOR OSTERMEIER AND PATEL
DRL/MLGA FOR MCGEENEY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/17/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL SU MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS CONSIDERS NEW EU PROPOSED INDEPENDENT
EXPERT FOR SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS

REF: STATE 59451

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Virginia M. Blaser for reasons 1.4(b)
and (d)


1. (C) On June 17, CDA, accompanied by POLOFF as notetaker,
used reftel demarche to push the GOM for a decision on the UN
Special Rapporteur mandate renewal. The MFA delegation,
which included First Secretary Nivedita Sohawon and First
Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat, confirmed that despite
recent communication with their Geneva Mission, GOM had not
decided on the GOM stance regarding the mandate renewal.
Sohawon added that she did expect more information from their
Geneva mission shortly, as she had indications that the vote
would likely take place tomorrow, June 18.


2. (C) In a same day follow-up call, Ms. Young Kim Fat
informed POLOFF that the GOM Geneva mission reported a new
development on the issue. According to the Geneva mission,
on 17 June, the EU forwarded a new proposal for an
independent expert in lieu of the Special Rapporteur; the GOM
now plans to await the official EU proposal before
determining how it will vote on the special rapporteur issue.
Young Kim Fat further noted that she had provided USG reftel
points to her Geneva mission and these points will be taken
into account by the MFA as the consider their final vote.
When pressed on the likely outcome of the GOM vote, Ms. Young
Kim Fat said that GOM will be favorable to an outcome that
kept some entity in Sudan to report on the human rights
situation. While she could not confirm anything today, she
agreed to inform the Embassy before they submit voting
directions to Geneva.


BLASER