TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAPTAIN TALAKE ABLY

UNCLAS LOME 000030 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM ASEC TO SUBJECT: TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAPTAIN TALAKE ABLY ¶1. Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Captain Talake Bidjareou ABLY to attend the Peacekeeping Training Center in Lome, Togo as part of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program (ACOTA). Captain ABLY will be the commander for a Togolese battalion that will deploy to United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in March 2010. ¶2. Descriptive information for Captain ABLY is as follows: Name: ABLY, Talake Bidjareou Rank: Captain Unit: Airborne Unit Occupation: Military Officer Date of Birth: 08/13/1968 Place of Birth: Togo Type of Training: ACOTA peacekeeping Place of Training: Peacekeeping Training Center, Lome, Togo Date of Training: January 25-February 26, 2010 ¶3. As of January 19, 2010, Regional Security Officer, Political and Human Rights Officer, and Consular Officer at post have reviewed the nominee's files and found no derogatory information. HAWKINS