INDONESIA - PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS JAKARTA 000188 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, NEA/IR, DRL, P, NSC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PHUM IR ID SUBJECT: INDONESIA - PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS REF: STATE 2602 ¶1. This message is Sensitive but Unclassified, please handle accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) On February 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran's continued human rights violations in the aftermath of the June 12 election to Hikmat Moeljawan, Deputy Director for Afghanistan/Iran Affairs, at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). She expressed our concern for the human rights situation in Iran, particularly the brutal, repressive tactics the Iranian government has employed against its own population. She stressed the potential for violence and repression during the "Ten Days of Dawn" period and urged the Indonesian government to use any upcoming interactions with Iranian officials to press for compliance with the requests of the United Nations General Assembly. ¶3. (SBU) The GOI took the points on board, but had no immediate response. OSIUS