Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10BRUSSELS171
2010-02-11 15:02:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
USEU Brussels
Cable title:
IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR P, DRL/RA, EUR/ERA, NEA/IR
FOR NSC - MAGSAMEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2025
TAGS: MNUC PARM IR PREL PHUM PTER EUN
SUBJECT: IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 12108
Classified By: USEU POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR CHRISTOPHER DAVIS FOR
REASON 1.4 (B,D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 000171
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR P, DRL/RA, EUR/ERA, NEA/IR
FOR NSC - MAGSAMEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2025
TAGS: MNUC PARM IR PREL PHUM PTER EUN
SUBJECT: IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 12108
Classified By: USEU POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR CHRISTOPHER DAVIS FOR
REASON 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C/NF) USEU POLOFF presented reftel demarche on February
8 to Claudia Gintersdorfer, Iran Desk Officer at the European
Council Secretariat,s Human Rights Unit, who noted that the
demarche complemented the just-issued joint U.S.-EU statement
on Iran. She indicated that Iran was a standing point on the
COHOM schedule and would be discussed the following day, with
EU Member States struggling to decide whether to support a
call for a special session on Iran in the upcoming Human
Rights Council. Gintersdorfer said EU Member States were
reticent because:
-- Iran will be discussed as a HRC candidate and during its
Universal Periodic Review, so it is desirable to preserve the
possibility of a special session in case Iran's HR situation
deteriorates after Feb 11;
-- The special session may result in an unfavorable outcome,
as occurred during the Sri Lanka session last year.
Gintersdorfer also indicated that the EU will be discussing
Iran,s human rights situation with Brazil during the Foreign
Ministerial in an effort to "get Brazil off the fence" when
dealing with Iran in multilateral forums like the HRC.
2. (C/NF) Spanish Political Counselor Candido Creis Estrada,
said that Spain's embassy in Tehran, acting as EU President,
had expressed EU concern at the recent execution of the
accused Royalists (reftel). Iranian authorities responded by
claiming that the two men were "terrorists" who were not
condemned for involement in post-election political protests,
but for conducting an April 28, 2008 attack that left several
dead. Creis shed no light on planned next steps in Tehran by
the Spanish EU Presidency.
3. (C/NF) Creis specified that the joint U.S.-EU statement on
Human Rights in Iran of February 8 had been issued absent any
coordination with EU member states. In a separate
conversation with European Commission officials Anne
Koistinen and Giuseppe Busini, both noted the efficiency of
HiRep Ashton,s office in releasing statements on Iran, but
confirmed that that there has no been coordination with EU
Member States. They also disclosed that EU Member States
were unable to reach consensus on diplomatic representation
at the Iranian regime,s February 11 events in Tehran. Seven
EU member states apparently pushed for no EU representation.
In the end, however, it was agreed to leave the decision to
individual EU Member States.
.
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR P, DRL/RA, EUR/ERA, NEA/IR
FOR NSC - MAGSAMEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2025
TAGS: MNUC PARM IR PREL PHUM PTER EUN
SUBJECT: IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 12108
Classified By: USEU POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR CHRISTOPHER DAVIS FOR
REASON 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C/NF) USEU POLOFF presented reftel demarche on February
8 to Claudia Gintersdorfer, Iran Desk Officer at the European
Council Secretariat,s Human Rights Unit, who noted that the
demarche complemented the just-issued joint U.S.-EU statement
on Iran. She indicated that Iran was a standing point on the
COHOM schedule and would be discussed the following day, with
EU Member States struggling to decide whether to support a
call for a special session on Iran in the upcoming Human
Rights Council. Gintersdorfer said EU Member States were
reticent because:
-- Iran will be discussed as a HRC candidate and during its
Universal Periodic Review, so it is desirable to preserve the
possibility of a special session in case Iran's HR situation
deteriorates after Feb 11;
-- The special session may result in an unfavorable outcome,
as occurred during the Sri Lanka session last year.
Gintersdorfer also indicated that the EU will be discussing
Iran,s human rights situation with Brazil during the Foreign
Ministerial in an effort to "get Brazil off the fence" when
dealing with Iran in multilateral forums like the HRC.
2. (C/NF) Spanish Political Counselor Candido Creis Estrada,
said that Spain's embassy in Tehran, acting as EU President,
had expressed EU concern at the recent execution of the
accused Royalists (reftel). Iranian authorities responded by
claiming that the two men were "terrorists" who were not
condemned for involement in post-election political protests,
but for conducting an April 28, 2008 attack that left several
dead. Creis shed no light on planned next steps in Tehran by
the Spanish EU Presidency.
3. (C/NF) Creis specified that the joint U.S.-EU statement on
Human Rights in Iran of February 8 had been issued absent any
coordination with EU member states. In a separate
conversation with European Commission officials Anne
Koistinen and Giuseppe Busini, both noted the efficiency of
HiRep Ashton,s office in releasing statements on Iran, but
confirmed that that there has no been coordination with EU
Member States. They also disclosed that EU Member States
were unable to reach consensus on diplomatic representation
at the Iranian regime,s February 11 events in Tehran. Seven
EU member states apparently pushed for no EU representation.
In the end, however, it was agreed to leave the decision to
individual EU Member States.
.