OUTREACH FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW:

UNCLAS PRAGUE 000044 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL IR EZ SUBJECT: OUTREACH FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: CZECH RESPONSE REF: STATE 7242 ¶1. (U) We delivered reftel points to Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Human Rights Department officials on January 26. MFA official Petra Ali Dolakova welcomed U.S. participation in the UPR. ¶2. (SBU) Dolakova said the MFA was preparing questions in advance of the February 15 session and would be willing to share the questions with us once they were drafted. Dolakova said the questions would focus on Iran's cooperation with international human rights mechanisms; torture; discrimination; violence against women and children; vulnerable groups, including human rights defenders; and media freedom. ¶3. (SBU) Dolakova said the Czech Republic will also prepare a statement for the Iran UPR reflecting concern with some of the same issues as the questions, and also mentioning post-election violence and persecution in Iran. Thompson-Jones