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01ABUJA1156	NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO WCAR DEMARCHE (ROUND TWO) [...] (SBU) In the absence of the Charge from Abuja, Acting Polcouns delivered the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) demarche on the proposed language on the Middle East for the WCAR Declaration. A/Polcouns spoke with Olusegun Akinsanya, Director of the UN 2nd Unit (which among other matters, [...]	2001-05-18 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI NI UNHRC

01ABUJA999	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIA'S UNCHR VOTES [...] (C) During a discussion with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed on President Obasanjo,s visit to the United States (Ref C),Ambassador Jeter raised Nigeria,s voting record in the UNCHR (Ref A). The Ambassador expressed deep disappointment in Nigeria,s voting record, especially after the [...]	2001-05-04 19:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NI UNHRC
02ABUJA1218	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Hart was surprisingly open to the possibility of a Nigerian abstention after hearing our points April 17. Hart agreed that the language was mild, saying, "Cuba should have nothing to fear" from it." He said that he would discuss the resolution with Foreign Ministe [...]	2002-04-18 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI UNHRC
02ABUJA1229	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C/NF) A senior official of Nigeria's Foreign Ministry contacted us at about 1000 Abuja time (0900Z) to inform us that, at the level of the Foreign Ministry, a decision had been made to "support the other guy." Asked if the USG had any hope of reversing that decision, the official said, "Mayb [...]	2002-04-19 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNHRC NI
02ABUJA1254	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: CUBA [...] (C) Further to Ref A, PolCouns April 19 passed a copy of the draft Cuba resolution and diplomatic Note to Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye. PolCouns SIPDIS emphasized that GRULAC states had come forward to sponsor and support the resolution and that the resolution [...]	2002-04-22 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC PREL AORC CU NI
02ABUJA3381	NIGERIA: UN CHR-59 COUNTRY PROFILE [...] (C) Nigeria's interests in the Human Rights Commission are conflicting. Nigeria wants to maintain a position of leadership among the developing nations. It is very sensitive to the G-77 views and most especially those of the Africa Group. In this vein, another Nigerian tradition has been to [...]	2002-12-31 13:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO NI UNHRC
02AMMAN4519	DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] (U) On August 7, Poloff delivered reftel information on the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood to the Jordanian MFA. On August 12, Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Head of the MFA's International Organizations Department, and Samer Naber, MFA's Legal Advisor, told us that MFA has since conveyed all the [...]	2002-08-12 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM JO UNHRC
02AMMAN4975	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY: JORDAN [...] (U) On September 3, A/Polcouns contacted Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, to again urge Jordan's support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood in the September 9 UN Human Rights Committee election. Aamiri had no new information to co [...]	2002-09-03 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM JO UNHRC
02COLOMBO1969	GSL generally receptive to concerns raised by [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 visit to Sri Lanka, DRL P/DAS Michael Parmly raised USG concerns regarding the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission with Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo. Rodrigo was generally receptive to the points raised. In a meeting with Atto [...]	2002-10-21 12:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CE UNHRC
02HANOI2956	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROFILES-VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02956 01 OF 02 120931Z 2. (C) AS FAR AS EMBASSY CAN ASCERTAIN FROM THIS DISTANCE, VIETNAM IS AT BEST A MARGINAL PLAYER ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND AT TI [...]	2002-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO VM UNHRC HUMANR
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1557	ITALIAN VIEWS ON CHINA RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (SBU) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS MARCH 21 TO MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, THE AMBASSADOR WROTE MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI MARCH 22, FOLLOWING-UP WITH A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 015 [...]	2002-03-27 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1649	(C) ITALY: LUKEWARM SUPPORT FOR PROJECT VARELA [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE MARCH 26 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01649 031054Z AMBASSADOR NICCOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. GORETTI IS A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO NICARAGUA. 2. (C) ACCORDING T [...]	2002-04-03 10:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IT UNHRC
02ROME1769	UNCHR: ITALIANS EXPECT INCREASED U.S. EFFORT TO [...] (C) MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA IS SCHEDULED TO MEET YOU 4/11, AFTER ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON 4/10. ARAGONA'S ROLE WAS INSTRUMENTAL, IF NOT DECISIVE, IN THE GOI'S DECISION TO POSTPONE ITS UNCHR CANDIDACY AND THEREBY MAKE WAY FOR THE U.S. TO RETURN TO THE COMMISSION IN 2003. ALTHOUG [...]	2002-04-09 13:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT US UNHRC
02ROME6134	UNHCR PROFILE: ITALY [...] (C) FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF CHR COUNTRY PROFILE FOR ITALY. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06134 241147Z 2. (C) THE MFA WILL DEVELOP AND COORDINATE ITALY'S POSITIONS ON CHR RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ISSUES; BUT [...]	2002-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO IT UNHRC
03ABUJA113	NIGERIA: LIBYAN CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly is making telephone calls in an effort to replace Libya with Mozambique as the Africa Group's candidate to chair the 2003 CHR session. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Andrews delivered ref A demarche by phone to Presidential International Aff [...]	2003-01-17 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY NI UNHRC
03ANKARA1632	TURKEY: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff March 13 discussed reftel talking points with Kaan Esener, head of the MFA Council of Europe Department, and his deputy, Serhat Aksen. Esener and Aksen noted that Turkey will participate as an EU candidate country in certain EU coordination meetings at the Commission. They said the [...]	2003-03-14 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU UNHRC
03GUATEMALA623	NEW GUATEMALAN AMBASSADORS TO GENEVA, TOKYO, AND [...] (SBU) An excellent MFA source confirmed that Ricardo Alvarado was sworn in at noon on March 4 as Guatemalan Ambassador to Geneva. Ambassador to the OAS, Arturo Duarte, will move to Tokyo and will probably be replaced by Victor Godoy. Bio information below. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Ricardo A [...]	2003-03-07 18:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO 59TH UNHRC DEMARCHE: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel points, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Castillo told us Guatemalan positions at the UNHRC this year might differ from previous years. On Cuba, Castillo repeated that President Portillo would ultimately decide how the GOG will vote, but said the decision [...]	2003-03-14 17:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA784	GUATEMALA RESPONSE TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN AGAINST [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with President Alfonso Portillo, the Ambassador raised USG concerns (Ref A) over the Cuban crackdown against the opposition. As noted in Ref B, Portillo acknowledged that the arrests carried out by the Cuban Government were worrisome, but stopped short of committing [...]	2003-03-25 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU GT UNHRC
03OTTAWA1109	CANADA SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-16 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA2454	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: CANADA TAKING LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Post delivered points contained reftel on August 26 to Adrian Norfolk, Acting Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. Norfolk said that Canada takes a long-term view towards the human rights situation in China. While Canada does n [...]	2003-08-27 20:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA708	CANADA'S PRIORITIES: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered the talking points contained reftel to Adrian Norfolk, Deputy Director for Human Rights in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on March 12. Norfolk stated that Canada's overall objective for CHR-59 is restoration of CHR [...]	2003-03-14 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CA UNHRC
03ROME1168	CHR-59: ITALIANS SUPPORT VIRTUALLY ALL U.S. [...] (U) ITALY LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT CHR-59, MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US MARCH 19. RESPONDING TO OUR MARCH 13 DEMARCHE (CALVETTA WAS UNAVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE 19TH),CALVETTA SAID THE MFA WAS PLEASED WITH THE EXPANDED U. [...]	2003-03-20 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT UNHRC AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME3825	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: ITALIANS EQUALLY [...] (C) THE ITALIAN MFA SHARED OUR PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD THIS YEAR, HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US AUGUST 21 (CHINA OFFICE DIRECTOR AND STAFF ARE STILL ON VACATION). SOME OTHER EU MEMBER-STATES WERE STILL WEARING ROSE-TINTED SHADES, AND IT WAS TOO SO [...]	2003-08-22 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT EU UNHRC
03ROME4186	EU WILL NOT TABLE AN IRAN RESOLUTION AT THE UNGA [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 11, POLOFFS MET WITH MFA GULF COUNTRIES OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUIGI MACCOTTA, TO CONSULT ON THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION (REF C). POLOFF ALSO LEFT POINTS WITH THE MFA'S HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, WHOSE OFFICIALS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. MACCOTTA STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE E [...]	2003-09-12 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR EU IT UNHRC EUN
03THEHAGUE1857	DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source),confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...]	2003-07-22 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN
03THEHAGUE2114	PDAS SOUTHWICK DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Michael Southwick met with Dutch interlocutors on August 18 to discuss US-led and multilateral efforts in the field of human rights. The Dutch exchanged EU goals for the UNGA 3rd committee as well as thoughts on Cuba, CHR WEOG rotation scheme, and US-EU cooperation on h [...]	2003-08-22 08:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM CG TH CH ZI CU NL UNHRC UNGA
03THEHAGUE2171	DUTCH SUPPORT EU RESOLUTION ON IRAN DURING THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR EU NL UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2227	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON EU GYMNICH MEETING [...] (C) We spoke with working-level contacts about Gymnich while the FM was in Washington. According to contacts, the Dutch will push EU counterparts at Gymnich for an EU designation of HAMAS (ref B) and greater international support for the transition phase in Iraq. The Dutch will also query E [...]	2003-09-04 13:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2310	DUTCH MFA ON GYMNICH, MEPP, AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met with MFA Director for Political Affairs Jaap Werner and Deputy Director Joop Wijnands on September 9 to discuss the results of the September 5-6 EU Foreign Ministers Gymnich meeting. Werner termed the September 2-3 visit of PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Sch [...]	2003-09-15 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2917	DUTCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS: IRAN, CHR, TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Dutch human rights concerns continue to run parallel to those of the United States. Specifically, the GoNL will co-sponsor the Canadian UNGA 3rd committee resolution on the human rights situation in Iran (ref A). The Netherlands, [...]	2003-11-20 08:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TX IR NL UNGA UNHRC
03ZAGREB82	CHR 59 -- CROATIA WAIVERS ON LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) CHARGE DELIVERED CHR DEMARCHE (REF A) ON JANUARY 10 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00082 131714Z ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER MARIO NOBILO. NOBILIO, WHO WAS ALREADY AWARE OF OUR EFFORTS ON THE ISSUE, STATED THAT THE GOC HAS NOT TAKEN A FINAL DECISION, BUT F [...]	2003-01-13 17:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM HR LY UNHRC LZ
04BRASILIA755	BRAZIL POSITIONS ON CUBA, CHINA, AND OTHER CHR [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division, Brazil will abstain on any Cuba or China resolutions and on a Chinese "no-action" motion. (Note: Ambassador will raise the Cuba and China resolutions at a more senior level again March 29. End note [...]	2004-03-29 21:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU PREL BR UNHRC TIP
04BRATISLAVA189	CHR 60TH SESSION DEMARCHE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-26 06:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LO UNHRC
04COLOMBO438	UNHRC: Ambassador reviews U.S. priorities at [...] (C) As requested Ref B, Ambassador discussed upcoming UNHRC session with Foreign Secretary Bernard Goonetilleke on March 11. Goonetilleke is the number two in the Foreign Ministry and highest-ranking career official. (Embassy had previously presented similar material to MFA's Director Gener [...]	2004-03-11 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE UNHRC
04GUATEMALA583	GUATEMALA ON 60TH UNCHR [...] (C) Per instructions ref A, PolOff jointly delivered reftel demarches to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on March 11. Rodriguez said Guatemala's interests at 60 UNCHR largely coincide with ours and that this overlap had improved with the arriv [...]	2004-03-09 15:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNHRC
04GUATEMALA747	GUATEMALA SUPPORT LIKELY ON CUBA AND CHINA IN UNCHR [...] (C) On March 25, in response to reftel demarches, MFA Vice Minister Jorge Skinner-Klee told DCM and PolOff that the GOG will support the Honduran resolution on Cuba, but is undecided on whether to co-sponsor. DCM forcefully argued for co-sponsorship and co-tabling on the merits, using reftel [...]	2004-03-25 23:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNHRC
04GUATEMALA97	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS AUSTRALIA FOR CHR 60 CHAIR [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-16 16:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM GT OIC UNHRC
04KATHMANDU554	NEPAL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU NP UNHRC
04MADRID1079	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CHR 60 RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met with Augustin Nunez, MFA Director General for UN Affairs (A/S equivalent) on March 26 to follow up on our initial March 23 approach to senior MFA officials regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Cuba and China resolutions (reftels A and B). We stressed our [...]	2004-03-30 16:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MADRID822	SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]	2004-03-10 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04MADRID998	CHR 60 - DEMARCHE REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (C) Political Counselor conveyed reftel points March 23 to Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares, stressing the importance of passage of these resolutions for the USG. We also passed our points to MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations Departments. Juan Manuel Cabre [...]	2004-03-24 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MANAMA338	IRAQ HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STILL OFF MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-11 09:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IZ BA UNHRC
04MANAMA351	BAHRAIN AND THE 6OTH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-13 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA410	BAHRAIN TO STUDY CUBA AND CHINA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-25 09:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA429	ENCOURAGING CHR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA485	BAHRAIN NON-COMMITTAL ON CUBA AND CHINA UNCHR [...] (U) Foreign Affairs MinState Muhammad Abdulghaffar responded to Charge's April 3 delivery of reftel demarche with a promise to refer the matter to his staff and Geneva mission for study. On April 6, MFA Director for International Organization Affairs said he had of no new instructions and w [...]	2004-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA504	SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-11 10:24:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04ROME1190	ITALY: CHR CHINA CUBA RESOLUTIONS - G-77 MAIN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL UMBERTO VATTANI REGARDING REFTEL POINTS AND POL MC DELIVERED POINTS, RESOLUTION TEXT AND NON-PAPER TO MFA DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO AND MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR GIUSEPPE CALVETTA. VATTANI THANKED THE AMBASSADOR AND ASSURED HIM [...]	2004-03-25 11:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH CU IT UNHRC
04ROME1546	ITALY OPPOSES CUBA RESOLUTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO AND MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR, CARLO CAMPANILE TOLD POL M/C THAT ITALY STRONGLY AGREES WITH REFTEL POINTS AND QUESTIONS CUBA'S CREDENTIALS AND MOTIVATION. MFA OFFICIALS STATED THAT ITALY WILL OPPOSE [...]	2004-04-20 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT UNHRC
04THEHAGUE544	DUTCH/EU THOUGHTS: 60TH SESSION OF UN CHR [...] (C) PolOff met with Hans Docter, MFA Commission on Human Rights (CHR) action officer, to discuss reftel. The Dutch are fully engaged with their EU partners in advance of the GoNL return to the CHR this spring. In addition to resolutions noted reftel, the EU will sponsor resolutions on Russia [...]	2004-03-03 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH NL UNHRC
04VATICAN1300	HOLY SEE RECEPTIVE TO U.S. CONCERNS ON CHINA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 04:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH CU KIRF PHUM VT UNHRC
05AMMAN7825	JORDAN SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Post received a diplomatic note dated September 25 from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, addressed to all missions in Amman, seeking support for the nomination of Jordan for membership on the UN Human Rights Committee for 2007-2009. 2. The GOJ has not yet raised this request with us in other [...]	2005-10-03 07:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JO UNHRC
05AMMAN8935	JORDAN: UN THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-16 14:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IR JO UNHRC
05ANKARA6625	TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Political Counselor Charles O. Blaha, E.O. 12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) We delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Head of Human Rights Division Darama on November 9. Darama indicated that she would immediately forward our talking points to [...]	2005-11-09 11:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL TU
05ANKARA7223	TURKISH RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK YOU [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche and talking points to MFA Head of Human Rights Division Nilvana Darama on December 8. Darama indicated that the GOT appreciates U.S. consideration of the sensitivity of the Turkish position. She reiterated that the GOT had to balance EU positions and rela [...]	2005-12-09 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA UNHRC TU
05ASUNCION1399	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE AND [...] On 11/8, A/DCM discussed reftel (A) points with the MFA's Director of International Organizations Julio Peralta stressing the importance we attached to support of the resolution on Iran. Peralta consulted with Paraguay's Mission to the UN in New York and later advised of Paraguay's intention [...]	2005-11-10 22:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PA UNHRC
05ASUNCION1503	PARAGUAY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK YOU AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 15:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC
05BOGOTA10640	COLOMBIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 15:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC CO
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CANBERRA704	CHR 61: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON RESOLUTION ON [...] . (SBU) Polcouns raised reftel points on April 19 with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Richard Sadleir. SIPDIS Sadleir assured us that Australia would vote against a Cuban resolution on Guantanamo if one came to a vote. Sadl [...]	2005-04-19 05:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AS UNHRC EUN
05COLOMBO516	SRI LANKA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 11. Ekanayake identified child soldiers (Ref B) as an issue of particular concern and one that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister will emphasize [...]	2005-03-11 06:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO606	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LTTE "AIR FORCE", TSUNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Kadirgamar discussed how to deal with newly-revealed LTTE air capability and Sri Lankan reports of possible additional Tiger aircraft purchases. Kadirgamar, who had just returned from a two-week trip abroad, was uninformed about GSL moves to bring [...]	2005-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM MCAP EAID CE CU ID UNHRC LTTE
05COLOMBO663	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ON CHR [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga during the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth, Ambassador raised the resolution on Cuba. As in previous demarches (Refs A-C),Ambassador stressed the closeness of last year's vote, the composition of th [...]	2005-04-05 07:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO672	CUBA AT UNHRC: GSL UNDER INTERNAL PRESSURE, ALMOST [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Minister Kadirgamar April 6 to discuss Cuba resolution. Ambassador said that he had raised the issue with President Kumaratunga who had said she would discuss it with the Minister. Kadirgamar said that the GSL had "given this very close attention" and "tried to s [...]	2005-04-06 06:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05DJIBOUTI1147	DEMARCH DELIVERED: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD CMTE VOTE [...] (C) Charge called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan on November 15 to seek support on the subject resolution. Charge urged the Government of Djibouti to vote with the United States on this issue. Mr. Hassan said he would convey the request [...]	2005-11-20 12:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
05DUBLIN1281	SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. On October 14, the Ambassador met with Sudanese human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Dr. Mudawi is in Ireland for a human rights defenders conference and will travel to the U.S. to receive an award from Human Rights First, a U.S.-based NGO. In the meeting with the Amb [...]	2005-10-18 13:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05DUBLIN1392	IRELAND SHARES USG VOTING PRIORITIES IN UN THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 16:13:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL EI
05DUBLIN318	IRELAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PDEM EUN
05DUBLIN319	IRELAND: UNCHR 61 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
05DUBLIN394	CHR 61: IRISH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 10:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC EUN
05DUBLIN462	IRELAND: CUBA IS TRYING TO DIVIDE THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05DUBLIN534	IRELAND OPPOSES UNMANDATED SESSION ON CHR REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 11:10:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UNGA
05DUBLIN573	IRELAND HONORS ARRESTED SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary. On May 13th, President of Ireland Mary McAleese presented the inaugural Front Line Human Rights Defender Award to the wife and daughter of Sudanese Human Rights Activist, Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Per reftel, Dr. Mudawi was arrested by GOS authorities on May 8th and was not allowed [...]	2005-05-13 16:31:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05GENEVA1669	FOUR SRS NOTIFYING UNITED STATES THAT THE SR ON [...] Mission received the following communication from the four Special Rapporteurs who have requested to visit the detention facilities in Guantanamo and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Asma Jahangir, informing the United States that Ms. Jahangir will participate in the [...]	2005-07-07 12:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA1908	REPLY FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] Mission received the following reply from Christine Chanet, Chairperson, Human Rights Committee, to a letter from Glyn Davies regarding the United States' combined second and third periodic reports. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA and DRL/MLA via fax and is number 24 on the G [...]	2005-08-10 08:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2079	READOUT FROM WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS [...] PolCouns De Pirro met September 1 with Maria Echazu, who recently took over handling of 1503 cases for the OHCHR Secretariat, for a readout of the August 15-26 meeting of SIPDIS the Working Group on Communications (WGC) and its decision on U.S. cases. Echazu reported that the WGC decided t [...]	2005-09-02 12:20:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC WGC
05GENEVA2085	SR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY OR ARBITRARY [...] Mission received the following communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding the death of Haitham al- Yemeni. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is number 26 on the Geneva 2005 Communications Log. [...]	2005-09-06 07:36:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2088	SR ON INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS ON THE [...] Mission received the following communication from Leandro Despouy, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers regarding the recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals ordering a retrial of the case against Mr. Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Mr. Fernando Gonzalez Llor [...]	2005-09-06 09:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2090	SRS ON ARBITRARY DETENTION, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] Mission received the following communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Right to the Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporte [...]	2005-09-06 11:36:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2101	LETTER FROM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYG ON THE HUMAN [...] Mission received the following communication from Walter Kalin, Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, regarding the situation in the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-ma [...]	2005-09-07 11:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNHRC
05GENEVA2113	WG ON ARBITRARY DETENTION OPINION #6 ON 2005 LOG [...] Mission received the following communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, regarding the opinion on the case of Mr. Abdullah William Webster. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is included in number 6 on [...]	2005-09-09 10:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2114	SR ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS REQUEST INFORMATION [...] Mission received the following communication from Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, requesting information for her final report to the Commission on Human Rights. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail [...]	2005-09-09 10:32:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2235	LETTER FROM SRS ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND ESA [...] Mission received the following communication from Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Abritrary Executions, regarding the fatal shooting of Mr. Waleed Khaled [...]	2005-09-21 12:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNHRC
05GENEVA2317	COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMAL MEETING [...] The Commission on Human Rights met September 27 in Geneva to review the work of the OHCHR Secretariat since the close of the 61st CHR session, and to preview resolutions that governments plan to introduce during the Third Committee in New York. Most of the planned resolutions hew closely to [...]	2005-09-28 07:36:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2372	MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT FRANCISCO [...] (C) Colombia VP Santos shared September 23 with Ambassador Moley his concerns about the growing UN presence in Colombia and his hopes for drastic changes in the mandate of the OHCHR field office there. Santos stressed the need for cooperation but not interference from the UN agencies. He no [...]	2005-10-03 10:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CO UNHRC
05GENEVA2378	MEXICO WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Mission has received note OGE04632 from the Mission of Mexico, dated September 29, withdrawing Mexico's note of August 19 announcing Mexico's candidacy to chair the next Human Rights Commission. The note has been faxed to IO/SHA and WHA/MEX. 2. Begin text: The Permanent Mission of Mex [...]	2005-10-04 09:04:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MX UNHRC
05GENEVA2522	COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRPERSON ON RIGHTS OF THE [...] Mission received the following communication from Jakob Egbert Doek, Chairperson, Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the two overdue reports on optional protocols that were ratified by the United States, Children in Armed Conflict and the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and C [...]	2005-10-18 11:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2630	COMMUNICATION FROM THE FIVE SRS REGARDING [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs regarding the invitation to visit Guantanamo that was extended to Mr. Nowak, Ms. Zerrogui and Ms. Jahangir. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on # [...]	2005-10-31 08:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2638	COMMUNICATION FROM WG ON ARBITRARY DETENTION [...] Mission received the following communication from Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, regarding the case of Mr. Majeed Hameed. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is number 38 on the Geneva 2005 Communications Log [...]	2005-10-31 09:47:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2812	FIVE SRS REQUESTING ANSWER TO OCTOBER 31 LETTER [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who have been invited to visit Guantanamo. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on #10 on the 2005 correspondence log. 2. Begin text of letter: [...]	2005-11-17 06:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UNHCR
05GENEVA847	LETTER FROM INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Mission received the following letter from the Independent Expert on Afghanistan, Cherif Bassiouni on March 30, 2005. The letter is addressed to Ambassador Moley and responds to a letter sent on March 18, 2005 in which Ambassador Moley offered Mr. Bassiouni a briefing on the conditions of DO [...]	2005-04-04 08:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GUATEMALA2642	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 17:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL GT UNHRC
05HELSINKI1216	FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Finland shares USG concerns about possible no-action motions on important Third Committee resolutions. Johanna Suurpaa, MFA Director for Human Rights, told Poloff that the GoF was increasingly pessimistic about the Uzbekistan and Burma resolutions. The Burmese regime has been embolden [...]	2005-11-18 13:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL FI UNHRC
05HELSINKI312	FINLAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 13:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM BO FI UNHRC PDEM
05KATHMANDU2494	DEMARCHE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and other senior officials at the Ministry, Pol/Econ Chief called on the Under Secretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kali Pokharel and, drawing on Ref A's points, urged Nepal to oppose a No-Action Motion on the Third Committee resolution [...]	2005-11-16 06:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC NP
05KINGSTON2528	DEMARCHE REQUEST - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 20:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JM UNHRC UNGA
05LIMA1228	UNHCHR-61 DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 17:13:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PE UNHRC

05LIMA1233	PERUVIAN PROPOSAL TO REFORM UNHRC [...] (C) ... id: 28627 date: 3/11/2005 19:08 refid: 05LIMA1233 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. ----------------- header ends ---------------- C O N [...]	2005-03-11 19:08:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PE UNHRC
05LIMA4783	PERU: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 22:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PE UNHRC
05LIMA5264	DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 16:08:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PE UNGA UNHRC
05MADRID1073	UNCHR 61: SPANISH VIEWS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Susana Camara Angulo, MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights, on March 15. Camara Angulo said that generally the GOS agrees with positions presented in the talking points. She stated that even though Spain is no longer a voting member of the UN C [...]	2005-03-18 12:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
05MANAMA1656	BAHRAIN: UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
05MANAMA356	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 10:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
05MAPUTO1600	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNGA UNHRC MZ
05OTTAWA3335	CANADA'S VOTING PRIORITIES FOR UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) On 8 November, poloff delivered points in reftel with Wendy Drukier, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (U) The Canadian positions on each of these resolutions remains unchanged from those discussed at the semi- [...]	2005-11-08 21:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CA UNGA UNHRC
05OTTAWA802	CANADA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO UNCHR-61 [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the U.S. priorities at the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-61) with Henri-Paul Normandin, director of the human rights division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),per ref a, on March 15. Normandin, who will be attending the final 3 weeks of CHR-61, ref [...]	2005-03-17 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA UNHRC CHR FAC
05PARAMARIBO734	SURINAME - UN THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on November 8 to Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Frederick Boekstaaf, who was accompanied by a representative of the Americas desk. The ambassador promised to verify Suriname's position with his international organizations department, but the desk off [...]	2005-11-10 18:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SN UNHRC
05PARAMARIBO745	Iran Resolution Third Committee Vote [...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Frederick Boekstaaf, on Tuesday, November 15 regarding Iran Resolution Third Committee. She urged Suriname to oppose no action motion and to support Iran resolution. Noting Suriname's membership in OIC, she asked [...]	2005-11-17 15:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NS UNHRC
05PARIS1713	FRENCH RESPONSE TO BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	BO FR UNHRC PDEM EUN
05PARIS2405	CHR 61: FRENCH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-08 16:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM FR UNHRC EUN
05PARIS2659	CHR 61: FRENCH ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Donatienne Hissard in the Human Rights office of the MFA's United Nations and International Organizations bureau on April 19. Hissard noted that France agreed completely with our view that t [...]	2005-04-19 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM FR UNHRC EUN
05PARIS7667	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SU BM FR UNHRC
05PRAGUE1587	CZECHS VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 16:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EZ UNHRC
05PRAGUE473	CZECH PLANS TO LOBBY FOR CHR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Poloff contacted Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights Department at the MFA regarding the referenced request for EU Member State assistance on the Commission on Human Rights Cuba resolution. Kaminek was happy [...]	2005-04-04 10:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EZ UNHRC EUN
05QUITO2546	GOE SUPPORTS IRAN RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points on November 8 to Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio MontalvoPer RefTel request, PolChief stressed the USG's hope that the GOE vote for the resolution on Iran's human rights record. After clarifying that the Third Committee resolution deals [...]	2005-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO2607	IRAN: GOE AGAINST NO ACTION, FAVORS UNSC REFERRAL [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on November 15 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, requesting GOE support in opposing the no action motion against the pending human rights resolution on Iran. The DCM stressed the importance of maintaining the Third Committee's credibil [...]	2005-11-15 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO866	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On April 19, PolOff conveyed reftel pertinent to Carmen Larrea in the MFA's Human Rights Office and requested the GOE oppose Cuba's resolution on Guantanamo. Larrea thanked us for sharing the draft resolution, and said the GOE will follow its well-established position of abstaining on [...]	2005-04-20 15:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EC UNHRC EUN
05ROME917	UNCHR 61: ITALIAN RESPONSES [...] (C) Laborcouns met 3/17 with Carlo Campanile, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Office, to deliver reftel points. Italy remains supportive of almost all U.S. positions on pending UNCHR resolutions but will continue to work primarily within the EU framework. Specific Italian concerns include [...]	2005-03-17 15:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3023	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05TEGUCIGALPA2319	HONDURAS SUPPORTS UN 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on UN Third Committee Resolutions to Irene Cardona, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Foreign Ministry, on November 8. PolOff followed up November 10 with Cardona, who said that she had sent a memo to Foreign Minister Mario Fortin and would follow-up [...]	2005-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV HO UNHRC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA695	HONDURAS WILL VOTE FOR UNCHR CUBA RESOLUTION; BUT FM SAYS GOH WILL DECLINE TO CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) With the Cuban Ambassador in the Casa Presidencial waiting room, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro assured Ambassador on March 30 that Honduras will vote for the annual UNCHR Cuba resolution this year. He said Honduras would not change its historic position of supporting efforts at the UN [...]	2005-03-31 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNHRC CHR
05TEGUCIGALPA786	HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON CUBA, ABSTENTION PLANNED ON BELARUS BUT AMB URGES YES VOTE [...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...]	2005-04-13 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU
05TEGUCIGALPA817	HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered April 15 ref A demarche to Honduran MFA Vice Minister AMB Mario Fortin on the Cuban UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo detainees. Acting PolCouns repeated the demarche April 18 to MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Allan Oviedo. 2. (SBU) AMB Fortin told [...]	2005-04-19 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL HO UNHRC
05THEHAGUE1063	CHR 61: DUTCH REJECT POLITICAL MOTIVATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 07:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NL UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA1062	AUSTRIA IN LINE WITH EU CONSENSUS ON CHR CUBA [...] (SBU) On March 22, following receipt of ref a, Embassy Vienna provided a copy of the draft Cuba resolution to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau and requested Austria's support for EU co-sponsorship. On April 1, Acting head of the Human Rights Bureau Ingrid Pech told EconPolOff that the de [...]	2005-04-01 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA1124	CHR 61: REQUEST TO AUSTRIA FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE [...] On April 5, EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief presented reftel points to Rudolf Lennkh, the Foreign Ministry's Americas director. Lennkh noted (per ref b) that Austria had supported EU co-sponsorship of this year's Cuba resolution in the UN Human Rights Commission. He said that Fidel Castro's [...]	2005-04-06 11:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA3703	UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - AUSTRIA SHARES [...] On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department. According to Theuermann, Austria plans to vote with the U.S. in favor of the UN Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Turkmenistan, North K [...]	2005-11-22 12:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC
05VIENNA840	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO UNHCR 61 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 11 to Engelbert Theuermann, head of the Austrian MFA's Human Rights Bureau (with responsibility for the CHR). Theuermann reported that he had attended an EU Human Rights working group meeting the previous day which had discussed comm [...]	2005-03-14 16:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05WELLINGTON222	NEW ZEALAND ON CHR AND THE CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) Acting Political-Economic Counselor provided Refs A and B demarches concerning the 61st Session of the UN Commission of Human Rights (CHR) and the importance of the U.S.-sponsored CHR Cuba resolution to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs a [...]	2005-03-16 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU PREL NZ CHR UNHRC
05WELLINGTON977	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 16 delivered reftel demarche points to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On December 19, Meyer responded that GNZ continues to support the U.S. position on all Third Committee [...]	2005-12-19 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNGA UNHRC NZ
05YEREVAN1991	ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 13:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR AM UNHRC
05YEREVAN2006	ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ITS POSITION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR AM IR UNHRC
05YEREVAN434	ARMENIA'S PLANS FOR APRIL 24 COMMEMORATION, STATUS [...] (SBU) Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian convoked chiefs of mission resident in Yerevan March 10 to preview events planned in April to mark "Genocide Memorial Day." The two main events will be an academic conference, April 21-22, featuring several American scholars, and the April 24 formal co [...]	2005-03-11 07:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS AM TU UNHRC
05YEREVAN675	CHR 61: ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR USG "LIKELY" ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 12:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AM UNHRC
05YEREVAN703	MCHR 61: MFA CONFIRMS ARMENIANS WILL VOTE WITH US [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 12:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AM UNHRC
06AMMAN932	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING AT JORDANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with MFA Secretary General Nabih Shuqom January 17. Discussions SIPDIS focused on the formation of the new Human Rights Council, the UN Peacekeeping Commission, and Syria. Jordanian participant [...]	2006-02-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ IS JO UN UNHRC
06ANKARA2448	TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 2 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul. Ugdul told us that he was already well aware of the USG position vis--vis Iran,s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOT is still considering var [...]	2006-05-03 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNHRC PREL TU
06ANKARA6377	TURKEY STUDYING COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AND ATTEMPTS [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel points Nov. 8 with MFA D/US Apakan. He stressed the importance the USG attaches to these country resolutions and expressed the hope that Turkey could support us. Separately, we also discussed the issue of UNGA Third Committee country resolutions, no-action motions [...]	2006-11-08 16:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU
06ASMARA384	ERITREA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN'S UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 14:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PHUM UNHRC ER
06ASUNCION447	PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 15:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL PA
06ASUNCION634	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGEWOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC
06ASUNCION867	PARAGUAY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 18:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC PY
06BAKU673	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ
06BAKU689	FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN,S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 14:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ
06BANGKOK2420	THAILAND TO SUBMIT CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KUNR TH UN UNHRC
06BANGKOK2548	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - THAILAND SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On April 28, POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel A) to the Thai MFA regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The MFA confirmed Thailand's own candidacy within the Asia Group for a UNHRC se [...]	2006-05-02 06:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR TH UNHRC UN
06BANGKOK3543	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 02:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TH UNHRC UN
06BANGKOK4921	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) On August 11, Poloff delivered diplomatic note and Reftel demarche to Deputy Director of the Social Division of the Department for International Organizations, Ms Phantipha Iamsudha. Poloff conveyed the great importance that the USG attached to the re-election of Professor Ruth Wedgwood, [...]	2006-08-11 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TH
06BANGKOK5215	RTG RECONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 06:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TH
06BELIZE502	BELIZE: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Belize MFA U.N Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona. Mai stated that she would pass along the diplomatic note and Professor Wedgwood's C.V. to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...]	2006-06-07 19:08:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM US UNHRC BH
06BERLIN3492	A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) A/S Kristen Silverberg met Commissioner for Global Affairs, Peter Wittig, State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg, Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel, and other German officials and opinion leaders in Berlin on December 4 and 5 to discuss UN policy issues such as Iran, Leba [...]	2006-12-14 08:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC UNIFIL UN SU IR LE SY EUN GE
06BERN1253	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - SWISS APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 10:48:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC SZ
06BRASILIA1219	BRAZIL STILL EVALUATING WEDGEWOOD RE-ELECTION BID [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to Marcia Adorno of the MFA's Division for Human Rights. During the discussion Adorno reflected on Wedgewood's "impressive resume" and record as an incumbent, making special note of Wedgewood's demanding analysis of Brazil's latest report. However, Ado [...]	2006-06-20 18:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1236	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to Marcia Adorno of the MFA's Division for Human Rights. Adorno stated that the GoB concurred with the USG's overarching message that the inaugural session of the Council should be devoted to planning and building an effective framework for future proce [...]	2006-06-21 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1772	(C) BRAZIL DEFENDS UNHRC VOTES ON LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Brazil defended its votes in favor of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions on Lebanon and Gaza when presented with demarche (reftel A). Marcia Adorno, the Foreign Ministry's chief of the Human Rights Division, told poloff on August 22 that Brazil opposes unbalanced resolu [...]	2006-08-23 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BR
06BRATISLAVA510	SLOVAKIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR SEAT ON [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for a seat on the United nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) to Slovak MFA on June 1. A close contact in the MFA's Division of Human Rights told us June 13 that she had seen a draft of the instructions to suppo [...]	2006-06-23 00:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO
06BRATISLAVA670	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UNHCR SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 13:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO
06BRIDGETOWN1526	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]	2006-08-30 17:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1527	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]	2006-08-30 17:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1561	BARBADOS OFFERS TO VOTE FOR WEDGWOOD IN EXCHANGE [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 1027 was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/201 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its Diplomatic Not [...]	2006-09-07 14:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC BB
06BRIDGETOWN1569	BARBADOS PROPOSES OFFER OF RECIPROCAL SUPPORT [...] The following message was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/199 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its candidature to the International Law Commiss [...]	2006-09-08 11:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC UNGA UNHRC BB
06BRUSSELS1521	BELGIUM: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 09:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BE
06BUCHAREST1300	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] (C) MFA Acting Director for UN Affairs Eugen Mihut confirmed to PolOff on August 16 that Romania would support U.S. candidate Ruth Wedgwood for the Human Rights Committee. He said the MFA had just sent those instructions to NY. 2. (C) Mihut added, however, that this support meant that Roman [...]	2006-08-21 15:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM US UNHRC RO
06BUCHAREST1338	ROMANIA AGREES WITH U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT U.N. HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 05:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RO
06BUENOSAIRES2570	ARGENTINA UNDECIDED ON BELARUS BUT WILL SUPPORT [...] (C) In response to Embassy demarches that relayed points in reftels A-C, Argentina's MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Ana Berta confirmed on November 16 that the GOA has issued instructions to their mission in New York to vote with the United States on the country-specific [...]	2006-11-16 21:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
06CAIRO3792	EGYPT CONSIDERING USG NOMINATION OF RUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-18 12:53:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC EG
06CARACAS3439	DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 21:37:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC VZ
06COLOMBO668	SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON ASIAN CANDIDATES TO UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on April 20. The Ambassador stressed the US commitment to ensuring the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council and the need for the Asia group to support candidates [...]	2006-04-25 07:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR UNHRC UN CE
06DARESSALAAM1068	PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD REELECTION NOT A PROBLEM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 05:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	US UNHRC TZ PHUM
06DARESSALAAM1321	TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note Ref. No. CLA 119/738/01/8, dated July 20, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26, in response to the USG request for support of Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel A). The text of said note is in [...]	2006-08-04 09:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1375	TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; REQUEST FOR USG [...] (U) Poloff delivered points and diplomatic note regarding candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Committee per reftel A. Tanzania supports Ms. Wedgwood's candidature as communicated in a diplomatic note received July 26 (reftel B). 2. Post reiterate [...]	2006-08-13 14:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DHAKA2682	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BG
06DUBLIN473	NO IRISH SUPPORT FOR IRAN ON HRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 18:54:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EI
06DUBLIN664	IRELAND CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] On May 31 emboff delivered reftel dipnote and talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Section Director Eamonn MacAodha. MacAodha confirmed Ireland's participation at the September 7 New York meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Politica [...]	2006-06-09 13:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC EI
06GENEVA1456	JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]	2006-06-14 14:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1468	JUNE 15 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) President-designate de Alba circulated a revised agenda for first session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) during June 15 informal consultations. Delegates complained of a lack of transparency regarding the agenda item "pressing human rights issues" and demanded to see a precise list of [...]	2006-06-16 04:11:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1610	HRC: JUNE 27 WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: The Western Human Rights Group met June 27 to review the state of play at the Human Rights Council. Swiss Ambassador Blaise Godet, the Western Group's Bureau representative, reported on the Bureau's June 26 meeting, at which the priority was President de Alba's effort to avoid a Pal [...]	2006-06-29 05:20:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1637	RESOLUTIONS ON ALL FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] The Human Rights Council (HRC) passed resolutions on all five inter-governmental working groups during the June 29-30 conclusions and recommendations portion of the inaugural session. Discussion on the working group resolutions took place June 26-27, at which time the United States delivered [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1638	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1673	HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1954	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT [...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]	2006-08-12 11:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2030	INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...]	2006-08-23 05:21:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL
06GENEVA2161	SEPTEMBER 1 INFORMALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba chaired informal consultations September 1 to discuss the upcoming HRC session (Sept. 18-Oct. 6),which is expected to deal with substantive matters deferred at the first session in June. According to de Alba's draft timetable, each m [...]	2006-09-05 15:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2169	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]	2006-09-06 15:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2170	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S [...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]	2006-09-06 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2171	UNITED STATES CONSULTATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE [...] DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles and Ambassador Tichenor, accompanied by PolCouns and Washington- and Geneva-based staffers, met with High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour August 31 to discuss a broad range of human rights-related issues, including OHCHR field ope [...]	2006-09-06 15:37:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2251	PAKISTANI PERMREP ON OIC TACTICS FOR HRC -- TIT [...] (C) In a meeting, at our request, Ambassador Tichenor delineated U.S. concerns regarding the Human Rights Council and urged Pakistani PermRep Masood Khan to take a more constructive approach to safeguard the Council's credibility. Khan, while appearing calm and reasonable, laid out an OIC s [...]	2006-09-14 15:13:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PK
06GENEVA2337	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...]	2006-09-22 08:20:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2628	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AMBASSADORS REGROUP [...] (U) Ambassador Tichenor hosted Community of Democracies Convening Group (CD/CG) ambassadors Oct. 13 to discuss the second Human Rights Council (HRC) session and ways for the CD to play a more meaningful - and visible - role in Geneva by taking common positions on issues, making joint statements [...]	2006-10-17 14:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2654	LITTLE PROGRESS AND MUCH CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION \ [...] (C) The Human Rights Council's second session was \ adjourned without achieving much after three weeks. It is to \ resume November 27-28, when it will deal with 44 resolutions \ tabled by members when it became apparent that little of \ substance would be achieved. The Council's failure was due [...]	2006-10-19 13:15:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2657	WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PREPARES FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met October 18 to strategize how best to prioritize its efforts to ensure better results for the November 27-December 8 Council session. The WHRG's efficacy risks being undermined by divisions between the EU- and non-EU members of the group, with T [...]	2006-10-19 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2658	JUSCANZ FOCUSES ON NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) JUSCANZ members met October 18 to review outcomes (or lack thereof) of the second session of the Human Rights Council (9/18-10/6) and to discuss enhancing coordination on issues coming before the next HRC session (11/27-12/8). The view, broadly shared in the group, is that President Luis [...]	2006-10-20 05:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2913	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE [...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...]	2006-11-15 19:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2928	HRC: CANADA ASKS WESTERN GROUP TO CONSIDER A [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met November 17 at Canada's request to discuss the possibility of requesting a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation in Darfur/Sudan or of asking that a segment of the November 27 - December 8 Council session be devote [...]	2006-11-17 14:02:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC SU
06GENEVA2993	HRC: PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED DECISION FOR FUNDING OF [...] (U) Human Rights Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba has circulated the text of a Presidential decision to be adopted by consensus during the third regular session of the Council, 11/27-12/8, requesting adequate funding for the HRC to discharge its responsibilities under UNGA resolution 60 [...]	2006-11-22 17:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC AORC
06GENEVA3120	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]	2006-12-14 11:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA3134	HRC: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL MEETS OHCHR, COUNCIL [...] Congressional staffers for the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee were in Geneva Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006 to discuss the state of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with key players from the diplomatic community, United N [...]	2006-12-15 08:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UN

06GENEVA3143	JORDANIAN PERMREP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON DARFUR [...] (U) The Jordanian Mission in Geneva December 15 issued a press release (para 2),which has been posted on the Human Rights Council's extranet page, stating that remarks made by Jordanian PermRep Mousa Burayzat November 28 regarding Darfur during second HRC session were "his personal impression [...]	2006-12-15 16:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC JO
06GENEVA763	COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING [...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...]	2006-04-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06HANOI1324	VIETNAM: WEDGEWOOD/UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 07:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC VM
06HANOI2084	VIETNAM MFA NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC VM
06ISLAMABAD7823	GOP SUPPORTS PAKISTANI, NOT IRANIAN, HRC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PK PREL UNHRC
06JAKARTA5551	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) We met May 2 with with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to deliver demarches contained reftels on our opposition to Iran's candidacy for the UN Council on Human Rights. Drawing on talking points [...]	2006-05-03 01:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5779	IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...]	2006-05-08 10:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA7716	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID
06KATHMANDU1429	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S [...] On June 5, 2006 A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to seek Nepal's support for Professor Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. The A/DCM specifically highlighted Ms. Wedgwood's commitment to human rights and trafficking as [...]	2006-06-05 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL NP US
06KATHMANDU3011	SUPPLEMENTAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NP
06KATHMANDU3029	SENIOR LEVEL DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NP
06KHARTOUM1301	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S [...] (U) On June 1, PolOff delivered reftel demarche points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for re-election to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The government had no comment. STEINFELD [...]	2006-06-05 10:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC SU
06KIEV3256	(C) UKRAINE: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 14:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UP
06KIGALI1073	CUBA EMBARGO AND UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 06:16:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC KTIA UN CU RW
06KUALALUMPUR2112	DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 07:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNHRC MY
06LAPAZ1231	BOLIVIA: KEEPING IRAN OFF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 19:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BL
06MADRID1080	SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
06MADRID2028	SPAIN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 11:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC US SP
06MADRID2869	SPAIN ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel A and B demarches to the MFA Subdirector General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on November 8. Fernandez-Arias said, "You have nothing to worry about from Spain" with respect to these resolutions. He said he thought it was a good strategy to have an up [...]	2006-11-13 14:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN SP
06MANAGUA1014	NICARAGUA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN,S BID FOR SEAT ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 22:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL
06MAPUTO1145	MOZAMBIQUE: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO681	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 07:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC MZ
06MASERU212	FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY OF IRAN TO UNHR COUNCIL - LESOTHO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki in conversations on April 28 and 29, 2006. The FOMIN stated the GOL agreed that Iran should not be a candidate for the UNHR Council and though Lesotho has not made a public statement about this candidacy, the F [...]	2006-05-03 10:03:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT
06MASERU218	LESOTHO'S POSITION RE: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] (C) After follow-ups by the DCM, Acting MFA Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela contacted post late Friday afternoon SIPDIS regarding Lesotho's position on Iran's candidacy for the UNHR Council. Lekhela reiterated the information in Ref B, i.e., that the GOL would not support Iran for a s [...]	2006-05-08 09:35:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT
06MASERU257	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 07:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PGOV US LT
06MEXICO2407	MEXICO: U.S. DOESN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Julian Juarez, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reiterated the SRE's earlier statement that Mexico would not negotiate votes on Human Right [...]	2006-05-04 23:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM UNHRC MX
06MEXICO4290	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR RE-ELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 01:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4704	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 23:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC US MX
06MEXICO4708	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OBJECTIVITY OF UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX
06MEXICO5566	DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UPCOMING SESSION OF HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 22:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MONTEVIDEO1078	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] (C) On November 8, Political Counselor met with the MFA's Director for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo, his Deputy Gerardo Pratto and acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez to deliver ref A senior level demarche and to discuss country specific human rights resolutions. (Note: [...]	2006-11-09 18:54:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC KTIA UN UY
06MONTEVIDEO397	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 19:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL UY
06MONTEVIDEO785	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON US CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN [...] (C) On August 22, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the only available officer in the MFA's office of the Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo, stressing that the US had genuine concerns that new Human Rights Council (HRC) was less than balanced on its treatment of Israel [...]	2006-08-23 19:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UY
06MOSCOW12470	COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: [...] (C) In a November 16 conversation, Grigoriy Lukyantsev, Head of the UN Division of the MFA's Department of Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights, told us that Russia would oppose resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Belarus and Uzbekistan. He said Russia would support a N [...]	2006-11-16 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RS
06MUSCAT733	OMANI FM CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO [...] (C) FM Bin Alawi reiterated to the Ambassador on May 9 that Oman feels obligated to support Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council as part of an OIC agreement on a slate of 13 states. The Ambassador urged Oman to reconsider and warned of USG disfavor over its decision. End summary. [...]	2006-05-09 15:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA OPDC PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IR MU
06NAIROBI2023	IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UNHRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche urging Kenya to oppose Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division. Amolo's response was not encouraging. Thanking poloff for sharing the U.S.' view, he noted t [...]	2006-05-09 14:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL KUNR KE IR
06NAIROBI2564	KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-06-12 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC PREL KE
06NAIROBI819	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT KIBAKI TO FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (U) On February 21, Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note transmitting the following letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya to former President Jimmy Carter via the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the letter, Kibaki spells out Kenya's curre [...]	2006-02-23 12:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OPDC PREL KE UNHRC
06NDJAMENA822	CHAD TO CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Post delivered June 9 reftel demarche diplomatic note regarding the candidature of Prof. Ruth Wedgwood for re-election to the UNHRC to Chad MFA North America Desk Officer Adoum Mahamat Yahya. Pol/Econ Officer stressed Prof. Wedgwood's qualifications, and provided her CV with the diplomatic no [...]	2006-06-09 12:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC CD
06NEWDELHI2997	INDIA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Reflecting the priority the GOI places on participating in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called together resident Chiefs of Missions on May 1 to promote the GOI candidacy. Adding to the previous GOI non-paper outlining India's qualificaitons [...]	2006-05-02 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNHRC KDEM IN
06NEWDELHI3153	FINAL PUSH ON IRAN/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The Ambassador used a May 8 meeting with NSA Narayanan to reiterate our message on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council and to underline our expectation that New Delhi will send clear instructions to the Indian delegation that will be voting on May 9. Narayanan was familiar wit [...]	2006-05-08 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR IN
06NEWDELHI7723	GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolCouns delivered the points in reftel (a) to MEA Joint Secretary Manjeev Singh Puri (UN Economic and Social) on Nov. 9. Puri stated that the GOI is not in favor of country specific resolutions, noting that this would include any resolution specific to the United States. He said that th [...]	2006-11-09 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN UNHRC IN
06NICOSIA591	CYPRUS ON ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 11:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC UN CY
06NOUAKCHOTT1036	(C) DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 13:51:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC MR
06OSLO682	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WEDGEWOOD RE-ELECTION TO UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 10:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC NO
06PANAMA875	PANAMA TO VOTE AGAINST IRAN MEMBERSHIP IN UN HUMAN [...] (C) Pol Counselor delivered talking points (reftel A) to acting Panamanian MFA Director Ricardo Duran this morning. Duran told PolCounselor this morning that Panama will vote against Iran's membership in the UN Human Rights Council. MFA passed the instructions to their UN representative last [...]	2006-05-08 22:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL
06PARAMARIBO729	(C) DESPITE PRESSURE, SURINAME NONCOMMITTAL BUT [...] (U) The Ambassador and Pol/Econ officers have approached the GOS Foreign Ministry on four separate occasions regarding ref A, most recently on 11/15, when the Ambassador and Pol/Econ section chief personally delivered points in reftels A and B. As with all previous approaches, and despite the [...]	2006-11-15 19:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN XG BO NS
06PARIS2835	HRC: FRANCE WILL NOT VOTE FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR UNHRC FR
06PARIS5697	FRENCH SHARE CONCERNS ON HRC; NOTE NOMINATION FOR [...] (C) Acting Polcouns shared ref A points August 21 with newly arrived MFA DAS-equivalent for UN Human Rights Affairs Jacques Pellet and discussed ref A demarche with him August 24, highlighting growing U.S. concerns with the Council's lack of balance and objectivity, particularly as demonstrate [...]	2006-08-24 17:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC FR
06PARIS6436	FRANCE AGREES WITH U.S. ON CUBA/HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 15:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU FR UNHRC
06PARIS6511	FRENCH MFA PLEADS FOR USG TO SEEK HRC SEAT [...] (C) MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini welcomed reftel demarche with affirmations of broad agreement between French and U.S. positions on the Human Rights Council (HRC) during a 9/27 meeting with poloff (ref A). Giacomini concurred on the necessity of maintaining country-specific mandate a [...]	2006-09-28 15:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC PINR CU FR
06PARIS7419	FRENCH RESPONSES TO SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY [...] (C) On November 9 Poloff delivered demarches seeking French support for defeating any procedural moves that could prevent voting on the substance of any resolution before the Third Committee, and defeating retaliatory resolutions brought by Iran and Belarus against Canada and the United State [...]	2006-11-17 05:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CA FR IR BM KN BO UZ
06PORTOFSPAIN958	MFA STILL UNDECIDED ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY [...] On August 15, PolChief and PolAsst met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Susan Gordon and Senior Multilateral Affairs Officer Roanna Gopaul. Among other topics, we delivered the August 9 demarche(reftel)requesting confirmation of what the department reported as T&T's commitment [...]	2006-08-16 18:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC TD
06PRAGUE1049	CZECHS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ON UNHRC [...] (C) Polec Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Human Rights Department Acting Director Martin Boucek on August 28 to discuss U.S. concerns that the UNHRC may be unable to credibly address serious human rights situations around the world, and to deliver Ref A. Boucek said the Czechs share U.S. con [...]	2006-08-29 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC EZ
06PRAGUE969	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT WEDGWOOD [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Jan Kamenik on August 12 to discuss Czech support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood and to deliver reftel demarche. Kamenik confirmed the Czechs will/will vote to reelect Wedgwood to serve on the UN Human [...]	2006-08-16 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM US UNHRC EZ
06QUITO1106	IRAN: GOE DISTRACTED BY ITS OWN HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) PolChief delivered RefTel points on May 3 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, Mauricio Montalvo, conveying U.S. and international concerns over Iran's bid for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC). Montalvo said no decision had been taken on the issue but said he did not believe that [...]	2006-05-04 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EC
06QUITO2093	ECUADOR WILL NOT SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR THE HRC [...] (SBU) On August 18, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel. Ms. Puma said the GOE will not support Professor Ruth Wedgwood's candidacy for re-election to the HRC. She said [...]	2006-08-21 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNHRC EC
06QUITO2811	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up our November 8 approach on related Ref B issues. 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planned to abstain on Belarus' "S [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06QUITO2812	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up on our November 8 approach on other pending UN human rights issues (Ref B). 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planne [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06RABAT1097	MOROCCO: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] Per reftel, poloff delivered diplomatic note number 183 on June 6 to MFA Director of UN and International Organizations Affairs Nasser Bourita requesting GOM support for the Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Poloff also left a copy of Wedgwood's CV. The diploma [...]	2006-06-06 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC MO
06RABAT1587	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Abdelfetah Kadiri, assistant to the Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 24. Kadiri noted that Morocco did pass the resolutions and that this decision was made because of the conflict [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC MO
06RABAT787	MOROCCO: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche April 27 with MFA Director for International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita and urged Morocco to oppose the candidacy of Iran and other serious human rights abusers during the May 9 vote for the UN Human Rights Council. Bourita said that Iran [...]	2006-04-27 11:05:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL MO
06REYKJAVIK226	ICELAND: WEDGWOOD UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION [...] Post presented reftel diplomatic note, CV, and talking points to Icelandic MFA Human Rights Officer Ingibjorg Davidsdottir June 13. Davidsdottir responded June 19 that the GOI would probably make its decision on which candidates to support for the UN Human Rights Committee in August. She adde [...]	2006-06-20 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PREL IC
06REYKJAVIK308	ICELAND WILL SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 18:16:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC PREL IC
06RIYADH8860	SAUDI MFA DEMARCHED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS, CPC [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Organizations, human rights lead, Abdulrahman Al-Rassj, on November 15 regarding Afghan Hajj flights (Ref A),Saudi Arabia's November 13 redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) (Ref B),and UN [...]	2006-11-15 16:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAIR ECON KIRF UNHRC AF SA
06ROME2481	ITALY SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC
06ROME3051	ITALY VOTING WITH THE EU ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered Ref A and B points on the UN Third Committee country resolutions, No Action motions, and retaliatory resolutions November 8 to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini. Poloff also delivered Ref C points on the Australian amendment to the Cuba embargo r [...]	2006-11-09 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL XG UNHRC UNGA CU IT
06SANJOSE2614	COSTA RICAN RESPONSES TO UN-RELATED DEMARCHES [...] (U) On November 14, PolCouns and Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials to discuss pending Third Committee country-specific human rights resolutions, the upcoming International Law Commission election, and the recent Costa Rican UNGA votes concerning Cuba. In attendance were D [...]	2006-11-17 19:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ILC PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC CS
06SANTIAGO917	IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points urging Chile to oppose Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales on May 3. Portales (the MFA's number 3 official) did not address Iran's candidacy specifically, but said [...]	2006-05-04 12:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL CI IZ
06SANTIAGO955	AMBASSADOR URGES GOC TO OPPOSE IRAN'S CANDIDACY [...] (C) Following up on his earlier demarche (reftel B),the Ambassador telephoned Chilean Deputy Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren on May 8 to urge Chile to oppose Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council. Van Klaveren reiterated Chile's position of supporting only those countries commi [...]	2006-05-08 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL CI IZ
06SANTODOMINGO2771	DOMINICANS SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDATE, STUDY ILC [...] On August 24, poloff delivered reftel B talking points with accompanying diplomatic note to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen, both requesting Dominican support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission (ILC). 2. Cohen noted that the Dominic [...]	2006-08-28 10:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNGA UNHRC
06SANTODOMINGO3502	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NONSUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO [...] On November 14, poloff delivered Ref C talking points to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen. This was followed up on November 15 by delivery of additional country-specific points contained in Ref A. Neither demarche resulted in substantive comment from Dominican authorities. [...]	2006-11-15 16:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC UN KTIA BO DR
06SEOUL1279	ROKG SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON UN HRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 05:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL KS UN
06SEOUL1445	ROK OPPOSES IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) On April 27, POL M/C delivered Ref A points, urging opposition to Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council, to Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The same points were also delivered to Jang Hyun-cheol, D [...]	2006-05-01 05:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL KS
06SEOUL2721	ROK WELCOMES U.S. NOMINEE'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 05:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC KS US
06SKOPJE413	MACEDONIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 17:31:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL MK
06SKOPJE537	MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE U.N. [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 14:01:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC MK
06SUVA174	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - PACIFIC VIEWS OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche on UN Human Rights Council membership to the highest-levels available in Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu on April 27 and 28. Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu expressed general concurrence with the points made. All four implied that they are [...]	2006-04-28 01:22:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC FJ TO KR NR TU
06SUVA180	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SUVA [...] (C) Ref A requested follow-up re Ref B report of the result of Embassy Suva demarches to the Governments of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. While Ref A suggested only Tuvalu had already come on board, actually, per Ref B, Fij [...]	2006-05-02 00:12:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL FJ TO KR NR TU
06SUVA189	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - TONGA OPPOSES IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 01:48:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL TN FJ KR NR TV
06TALLINN504	DEMARCHE AND DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON RUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC EN
06TELAVIV1720	ISRAEL OPPOSES IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff shared appropriate reftel (B) points with Daniel Meron, the MFA's director for human rights and international organizations, on April 28 and discussed the issue again after receipt of reftel (A) on May 2. Meron said the GOI strongly opposes Iran's candidacy for the U.N. Human Right [...]	2006-05-02 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR PREL IR IS UNGA UNHRC GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1203	NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, PROFESSOR RUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC NL
06THEHAGUE1855	NETHERLANDS/ILC/HRC: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 09:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
06THEHAGUE1857	NETHERLANDS/HRC: DUTCH FOLLOWING EU LEAD AT NEW HRC [...] (C) The Dutch see no end to OIC efforts to tar Israel at the HRC. Moreover, they see little prospect of successfully blocking these attempts, given the OIC's 17 votes and the willingness of other HRC members to vote with the OIC. 2. (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche August 23 to Peter van [...]	2006-08-24 09:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
06THEHAGUE1896	NETHERLANDS/ILC/HRC: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
06THEHAGUE1897	NETHERLANDS/HRC: DUTCH FOLLOWING EU LEAD AT NEW HRC [...] (C) The Dutch see no end to OIC efforts to tar Israel at the HRC. Moreover, they see little prospect of successfully blocking these attempts, given the OIC's 17 votes and the willingness of other HRC members to vote with the OIC. 2. (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche August 23 to Peter van [...]	2006-08-29 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
06TIRANA455	ALBANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN BID FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) PolEcon Chief raised Ref A pointS with M)moza Ko.do, Office Director for th% Americas, aNd Saimi2 Rapishti, Office Director for I.ternational OpGanizations at the MFA. RapiqHtI sa)d the assue had been raised at the "highest letElS qitQi. t`e anistry, and that it had bee decaded,QQGithouT [...]	2006-05-05 10:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AL
06TIRANA881	ALBANIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PROF. RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 15:24:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC AL
06TOKYO1766	JAPAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC JA
06TOKYO3096	JAPAN "FAVORABLY CONSIDERING" PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4512	UNHRC LEBANON RESOLUTION: GOJ TO MAKE LAST MINUTE [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki August 10. Suzuki said Japan was unconvinced that Article 12 precludes UNHRC jurisdiction over the conflict in Lebanon. She said that Japan shares U.S. concern [...]	2006-08-10 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4549	JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO6469	JAPAN SUPPORTS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC KTIA UNDC JA PREL
06TOKYO6470	SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS: [...] (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but ga [...]	2006-11-09 09:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
06TUNIS1761	GOT REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] This is an action request. Post received a dipnote from MFA June 12 seeking an exchange of support for Tunisian candidate to the UN Human Rights Committee Abdelfattah Amor and US candidate Prof. Ruth Wedgwood. Post seeks Department guidance in responding to this request. 2. Relevant text [...]	2006-07-12 14:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06TUNIS1967	TUNISIA: GOT REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO [...] This is an action request. On August 2, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting support for Tunisian candidate Professor Hatem Kotrane for reelection as a member of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child during elections in New York i [...]	2006-08-03 08:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC TS
06USUNNEWYORK1540	S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with South Korean Perm Rep Choi Young-jin to discuss North Korean human rights resolutions this fall at the UN General Assembly Third Committee and the UN Human Rights Council. They also discussed refugees, the Kaesong Industrial Complex and a poss [...]	2006-08-15 18:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL UNGA UNHCR UNHRC KN KS
06USUNNEWYORK2256	UN BUDGET: GUIDANCE NEEDED ON BUDGET IMPLICATIONS [...] ACTION REQUEST: The Fifth Committee will, beginning Monday, December 18, consider the budgetary requirements emanating from decisions made by the Human Rights Council (HRC). USUN seeks guidance on whether the U.S. can agree to the Secretary-General's proposals, with which the Advisory Commit [...]	2006-12-15 15:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA AORC KUNR PHUM UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK422	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MOVING TOWARDS A VOTE ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 3, the Swiss and Liechtenstein PermReps reiterated to Ambassador Wolff that re-opening of the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution to accommodate core U.S. requirements is not a realistic option. They remain eager to identify whether there is [...]	2006-03-04 00:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNGA PREL UNHRC

06USUNNEWYORK946	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED [...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]	2006-05-11 14:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06VIENNA3245	DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref (a) demarche on November 6 to Engelbert Theuermann, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level Human Rights Director. Charge delivered ref SIPDIS (b) points to Theuermann upon receipt on November 7. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria shared U.S. views on the c [...]	2006-11-07 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN AU
06VIENNA3278	AUSTRIA ON BOARD ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Charge conveyed ref (a) points on country resolutions to Austrian MFA Human Rights chief Engelbert Theuermann on November 8. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria -- and all EU member states -- opposed, in principle, any no-action motions on human rights issues. Therefore, Austria would v [...]	2006-11-08 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
06WARSAW1159	POLISH CANDIDATE UP FOR RE-ELECTION TO UNHRC WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC PL
06WARSAW2399	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarches upon receipt to Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA UN Department. Luczka confirmed that, consistent with the EU common position, Poland would oppose procedural efforts to block consideration of Canadian, EU and U.S.-sponsore [...]	2006-11-15 15:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO
06WELLINGTON640	NEW ZEALAND ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] On August 11, Poloff delivered a diplomatic note containing ref A points, text and c.v. to Michelle McGillivrary; Senior Policy Officer; United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note f [...]	2006-08-16 05:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC NZ
06YEREVAN1096	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING U.S. HRC CANDIDATE RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] Per ref B, we thanked MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10 for the GOAM's commitment to vote for Professor Wedgwood (ref A),and reminded her that elections for the UN Human Rights Council would be held in the General Assembly September 7. EVANS [...]	2006-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	AM PHUM UNHRC US
06YEREVAN617	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 1 and 2, the Ambassador and DCM raised demarche points on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian (May 1) and Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian (May 2). Kirakossian told the Ambassador that Armenia [...]	2006-05-03 12:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR AM
06ZAGREB1347	DELIVERED COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 13:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
07ABUDHABI766	ASSSESMENT OF UAE POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AE
07ABUJA1257	HRC: NIGERIA CONCURS IN THEORY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 13:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC NI
07ABUJA946	BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ms. Janet Odeka at the Nigerian Foreign Ministry's Second UN Division. Odeka could not tell poloff whether or not Nigeria would support Belarus' candidacy for the HRC. 2. (C) The Nigerian Foreign Ministry is virtually deserted at present as MFA of [...]	2007-05-15 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC NI
07ACCRA2499	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 16:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC GH
07ADDISABABA1438	DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-CANDIDACY OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref B points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other Eastern European member states, and asked whether any additional candida [...]	2007-05-11 06:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ET
07ALGIERS861	MFA'S BOUGUERRA DISCUSSES HRC BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 9 visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with the MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Madjid Bouguerra to discuss special procedures used by the Human Rights Council (HRC) to monitor and publicly report on human rights situations. Bouguerra indicated that Alg [...]	2007-06-18 12:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV UNHRC AG
07AMMAN1998	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 14:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
07AMMAN3917	JORDAN APPEARS OPEN TO BACKING U.S. UNCAT NOMINEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-23 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
07ANKARA1101	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1111	UNHRC ELECTION: TURKISH MFA SIGNALS INTENT TO VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI
07ANKARA1151	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1181	UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY [...] (C) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan. Ambassador noted that the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia should simplify Turkey's decision on whom to vote for and reitera [...]	2007-05-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI
07ANKARA1907	TURKEY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1908	TURKEY: IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UNESCO
07ASUNCION386	PARAGUAY ON BELARUS AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: [...] (C) POL staff delivered reftel points to Ana Maria Baiardi, the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Policy, and Terumi Matsuo, the MFA's Director for International Organizations. Baiardi conveyed that Paraguay shared our concerns regarding Belarus and had no intention of supporting Belarus [...]	2007-05-10 21:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC PA
07BAKU285	AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 13:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC AJ
07BAKU568	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarches on Belarus and the UN Human Rights Council in separate May 10 conversations with President Aliyev's Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev and Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev. (Foreign Minist [...]	2007-05-10 15:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AJ
07BANJUL245	THE GAMBIA: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN [...] (C) Per ref a, on May 10, Ambassador made follow-up demarche on the May 17 UN Human Rights Council election to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Mawdo Touray (President and Foreign Secretary are travelling),urging the GOTG to support the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia and oppose that of [...]	2007-05-10 14:53:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GA
07BEIRUT1539	LEBANON: "SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM" TO SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 08:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC UNGA LE
07BEIRUT657	URGENT: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) As of May 10, it appears that Lebanon has not yet determined whether it will support the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia, and refrain from support for Belarus, at the May 17 elections for new members of the UN Human Rights Council. The Ambassador met on May 10 with Prime Minister Sin [...]	2007-05-10 13:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LE
07BISHKEK538	KYRGYZ FEEDBACK ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (C) Emboff raised reftel issues with Kyrgyz MFA representative Erkin Atabekov May 10. Atabekov said the MFA had not yet consulted with its New York mission to discuss the election, and seemed unaware of reftel A point that Kyrgyzstan is "not eligible" to vote in the election. However, he adde [...]	2007-05-10 11:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC KG
07BOGOTA5392	COLOMBIA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] This is an action request (see paragraphs 2). 2. We received a request from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for support for their candidate for the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez. Pastor Murillo is well-known [...]	2007-07-25 14:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UN UNHRC AORC CO
07BRATISLAVA119	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT BOSNIA FOR UN HRC SEAT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Slovak MFA Director of the Human Rights Department Ambassador Emil Kuchar indicated that Slovakia will support Bosnia for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. SILVERMAN [...]	2007-02-27 13:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC LO
07BRATISLAVA178	SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Human Rights Department on Mar 21. The desk officer for Human Rights Council issues agreed with the U.S. assessment of the situation and passed the recommendation onto the Slovak mission in Geneva. VALLEE [...]	2007-03-23 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC PREL PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA265	SLOVAKIA WILL NOT VOTE FOR BELARUS IN UNHRC [...] (SBU) In response to ref (A) demarche, the Slovak MFA Human Rights section confirmed its consistent stance against Belarus gaining a seat on the UNHRC by noting that its mission in New York will not vote for Belarus on May 17 in the UNGA. Slovakia had been willing to support a theoretical Bos [...]	2007-05-07 06:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC LO
07BRATISLAVA274	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS SLOVENIA, OPPOSES BELARUS FOR [...] (C) MFA has assured us that Slovakia will vote for Slovenia -- and will not vote for Belarus, -- for the UNHRC. Slovakia has previously indicated a willingness to vote for Bosnia. (Ref A) I believe Slovakia would still be willing to support Bosnia for the UNHRC, but Bosnia should be encouraged [...]	2007-05-10 08:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LO
07BRUSSELS825	IO DAS LAGON ROUND-TABLE AT BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 roundtable with Belgian Foreign Ministry counterparts working on United Nations issues, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Mark Lagon pointed to precedent-setting steps taken by new UNSYG Ban toward reform and stated that the U.S. was giving Ban the b [...]	2007-03-13 09:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UN PHUM PREF UNSC UNHRC BE
07BUCHAREST219	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING EU-COORDINATED [...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the UN and Specialized Institutions Directorate, Eugen Mihut, on February 25. Mihut told POLOFF that based on the U.S. support of Bosnia for a soon-to-be-vacant UN Human Rights Council (HCR) seat his office would also support Bosnia for [...]	2007-02-27 12:26:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC RO
07BUCHAREST336	DEMARCHE: ROMANIA ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 16:35:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST554	ASSESSMENT OF ROMANIA ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) In my estimation, Romania will not support Belarus's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. That said, Romania will not/not take an overtly visible role to block Belarus unless it can do so as a footnote in support of U.S. or preferably an agreed European Union position. While R [...]	2007-05-15 12:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC RO
07BUCHAREST778	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HRC 5TH SESSION [...] (C) D/Pol chief delivered ref a demarche on July 3 to MFA Director for OSCE and Human Rights Affairs Brandusa Predescu. Predescu noted that the EU members were working from a common position to obtain the compromises necessary to keep the HRC process moving forward. She hoped the U.S. would [...]	2007-07-05 15:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN UNHRC RO
07BUENOSAIRES1045	GARCIA MORITAN'S VIEWS ON UN REFORM AND UNHRC [...] (C) Summary. On May 24, Ambassador Wayne hosted a lunch in honor of new Argentine Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Arguello, with Deputy Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan present, among others. The Ambassadors discussed the importance of UN reform and stressed the need to work together [...]	2007-05-24 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC UNAUS PHUM KNNP PARM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1151	GOA SUPPORTS PRESERVING ALL MANDATES AND BROAD [...] (C) On June 11, Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Human Rights Gabriela Quinteros and Third Secretary Alexis Am. Quinteros stated that the GOA, in principle, supports the continuation of all country-specific and thematic mandates at the UN Human [...]	2007-06-12 18:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UNAUS AR
07BUENOSAIRES2094	ARGENTINA LIKELY TO SUPPORT USG ON NO-ACTION [...] (C) In response to Embassy demarches that relayed points in reftel A, Argentina's Acting Director for International Organizations Manuel Fernandez Salorio told poloff that the GOA will likely support the USG on no-action motions and country-specific resolutions at the United Nations Third Com [...]	2007-10-24 16:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
07BUENOSAIRES2124	ARGENTINA WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF U.N. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 20:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
07BUENOSAIRES447	ARGENTINA'S RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIVES FOR 4TH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 12:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN
07BUENOSAIRES527	ARGENTINA WILL NOT TABLE A RESOLUTION AT UNHRC TO [...] On March 19, Poloff contacted Third Secretary Alexis Am to follow up on whether the GOA intended to table a resolution at the UNHRC to protect freedom of expression and promote freedom of religion to counter the OIC-sponsored resolution on "defamation of religion." Mr. Am confirmed that Arge [...]	2007-03-19 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PRES PHUM UNHRC AR
07BUENOSAIRES913	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Early May 11, I contacted Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan to raise reftel points. Garcia Moritan emphatically stated that Argentina would not vote for Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). He asked that convey to U/S Burns that he is personally involved in the [...]	2007-05-11 12:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07BUJUMBURA676	BURUNDI: SECOND PROMOTION OF US CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche soliciting Burundian support for the candidacy of Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture. Burundian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Cabinet Alain Nyamitwe and the Director General in Charge of Relations with North America, Eur [...]	2007-09-20 15:17:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC
07CAIRO1381	EGYPT'S POSITION ON BELARUS'S CANDIDATURE FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 16:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EG UNHRC
07CAIRO1424	EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECRY EGYPT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A COALITION OF 19 EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS HAS PROTESTED THE GOE'S CANDIDACY FOR MEMBERSHIP (REFTELS) IN THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) AND EXPRESSED "AMAZEMENT" AT WHAT IT ALLEGED WERE "FALSIFICATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT,S TRUE STANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS" INCLUD [...]	2007-05-15 11:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC EG
07COLOMBO1253	SRI LANKA LIKELY TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA UNHRC CE
07COLOMBO1267	MALDIVES LIKELY TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 04:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA UNHRC MV
07COLOMBO1308	SRI LANKA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] DCM phoned Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on September 20 to follow up on ref b demarche. Kohona indicated that Sri Lanka would likely support the U.S. candidate, remarking that this was "an easy decision." He said he would ask the Office of UN and Multilateral Affairs to answer the demarc [...]	2007-09-21 07:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC CE
07COLOMBO1329	MALDIVES TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC MV
07COLOMBO686	SRI LANKA: NO DECISION YET ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref B demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs Satya Rodrigo on May 4. Rodrigo agreed that electing Belarus to the Human Rights Council (HRC) would send a signal that human rights are of little concern to the international c [...]	2007-05-10 12:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS UNHRC CE
07COLOMBO712	SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) Ambassador spoke today with Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona to urge that Sri Lanka vote on May 17 in the UN General Assembly for Bosnia and Slovenia -- and not for Belarus -- as members of the UN Human Rights Council. Several other western embassies also demarched the GSL on this issue. [...]	2007-05-16 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS UNHRC CE
07CONAKRY515	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) On May 9, we delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Ousmane Diao Balde, National Director for Legal and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the U.N. Human Rights Council and the candidacy of Belarus. Kabele Camara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Afri [...]	2007-05-10 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07CONAKRY531	U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) On May 14, the Ambassador met briefly with Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate (in the absence of the Foreign Minister who is abroad) to urge Guinea not to support Belarus's candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. The Ambassador expressed dismay that the Foreign Ministry had informed us [...]	2007-05-14 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GV
07CONAKRY536	U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) Further to our demarche (ref D),Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate called the Ambassador on May 15 to state that he had given firm instructions for Guinean representatives to oppose Belarus's candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. 2. (C) The Prime Minister said he had overturned t [...]	2007-05-15 12:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GV
07DAKAR1025	GUINEA-BISSAU AND SENEGAL WILL OPPOSE BELARUS IN [...] (C) Guinea-Bissau Watcher delivered Ref A demarche and talking points to Bissau-Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities Maria da Conceicao Nobre Cabral on May 10 via telephone. Minister Cabral said she would instruct the Bissau-Guinean Permanent Represe [...]	2007-05-10 17:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PU SG
07DAKAR562	SENEGAL NOT SUPPORTIVE OF USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 18:15:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC SG
07DARESSALAAM147	TANZANIA YET TO COMMIT TO CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania appreciates USG interest in the composition of the Human Rights Council, M.K. Sella, Head of Section for International Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Cooperation, told Poloff on January 30. Mr. Sella said [...]	2007-01-30 14:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC TZ
07DARESSALAAM336	TANZANIA SUPPORTS MADAGASCAR'S CANDIDACY FOR SEAT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Division, told PolCouns March 8 that Madagascar has decided to run for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and that Tanzania will support Madagascar's candidacy. Taj noted that informally the UN Africa Gr [...]	2007-03-13 08:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC TZ
07DARESSALAAM690	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: TANZANIA WILL [...] (C) We reconfirmed on May 10 with Sule Sella, Deputy Head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),that Tanzania will not vote for Belarus as a member of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the May 17 election in New York. Tanzania's position is clear: a countr [...]	2007-05-10 16:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TZ
07DILI176	EAST TIMOR WILL NOT SUPPORT BELARUS CANDIDACY AT UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 09:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TT
07FREETOWN290	SIERRA LEONE: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN [...] (C) We received an assurance from the Sierra Leone MFA Director General, Ambassador Umaru Wurie, that he would send instructions to the Sierra Leone UN PermRep not to vote for Belarus in the upcoming Human Rights Council election. Per Ref B, this assurance was provided at the time of the demar [...]	2007-05-10 14:00:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC SL
07GENEVA113	Republic of Congo-Brazzaville and Darfur [...] (U) Mission has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Congo in reply to our dip note 367-06 informing us of the visit to Darfur of its Geneva Ambassador. The Government of the Republic of Congo expressed its concerns regarding the humanitarian and security situation, and t [...]	2007-01-17 16:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC OPDC PREL KPKO UNSC SU
07GENEVA114	Jamaica Candidature - Rights of the Child [...] (U) Mission has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica informing us that the Government of Jamaica will present the candidature of Mrs. Mary Clark for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at elections to be held in New York in February 2007. 2. ( [...]	2007-01-17 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN JM
07GENEVA115	ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...]	2007-01-18 06:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT
07GENEVA116	ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...]	2007-01-18 06:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT
07GENEVA1170	UN EXPERT GROUP ON DARFUR [...] (U) Summary: MissionOffs met May 3 with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to discuss follow-up to A/HRC/4/L.7, the March Human Rights Council consensus Darfur resolution. The group created by that resolution, the UN Expert Group on Darfur, met in Geneva April 24-27 [...]	2007-05-11 10:40:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC SU
07GENEVA1371	Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]	2007-05-30 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1418	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, Afghanistan. Letter dated 11 December 2006 referenced in [...]	2007-06-04 14:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1656	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) held the first organizational meeting of its second year June 19-22 to follow up on institution-building in preparation for the next Council session (Sept. 10-28). In a worrisome indication that negotiations in Geneva are unlikely to be more transparent th [...]	2007-06-25 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1713	SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES [...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]	2007-07-03 09:47:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PINR CE
07GENEVA1754	Air strike in Afghanistan - #18 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the U.S. led Coalition air strike in Zarghun Sha, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is number 18 on the Geneva 2007 [...]	2007-07-10 09:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1755	Death in Custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah - #19 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the death in custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is #19 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-07-10 09:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1948	Ahmed Belbacha - #22 in Geneva 2007 Communications Log [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, regarding Ahmed Belbacha who is detained at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS. It is #22 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-08-13 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1992	DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS - [...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...]	2007-08-22 15:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR
07GENEVA2048	DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA TALKS - [...] (SBU) Summary: IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees used a human rights-focused August 6-8 visit to Geneva to also address a range of humanitarian, refugee, and health issues, as well as UN reform. DAS Singh also underscored the importance the [...]	2007-08-29 08:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREF UNHRC
07GENEVA2110	EU CONSIDERS CONDEMNING SRI LANKA IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action request in para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The EU is considering whether to table a resolution in the Human Rights Council condemning Sri Lanka's recent human rights record. To avert a resolution, the Sri Lankan Government sent its Human Rights Minister and two [...]	2007-09-10 05:54:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER UNHRC CE
07GENEVA2184	HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER ARBOUR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said she had felt obliged to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Tehran even though she would have preferred another venue, given Iran's poor human rights record. She [...]	2007-09-19 05:33:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC IR CE
07GENEVA2373	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIXTH SESSION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council held the first part of its sixth regular session on September 10-28. It largely completed the institution-building process that had occupied much of its first year of existence, laying the groundwork for mechanisms such as universal periodic review (UPR) [...]	2007-10-11 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2447	ICRC PONDERS BROADENING ITS ROLE IN DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us of their interest in expanding their work in North Korea. ICRC efforts are currently limited to medical assistance, but it hopes that progress in the Six-Party Talks might create the conditions to increase [...]	2007-11-02 17:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC PREF KN CH
07GENEVA2541	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...]	2007-11-30 16:28:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA261	CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic requesting U.S. Government support for the Czech candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responde [...]	2007-02-02 16:00:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ
07GENEVA2626	Human Rights Council Session Highlights Troubling [...] Summary: The Human Rights Council's resumed Sixth Session of December 10-14 highlighted the pernicious dynamic of previous sessions in which important resolutions were held hostage to negotiations between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). That dynamic was e [...]	2007-12-17 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA385	FRENCH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of France requesting U.S. Government support for the French candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in New York in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responded that the information contained in the [...]	2007-02-20 08:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN FR
07GENEVA551	RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP [...] The inter-governmental Right to Development (RTD) Working Group completed its Feb. 26-March 2 session with an unusual compromise "consensus" agreement on the chair's conclusions and recommendations that left it up to various states to decide whether or not the report opened the door for a new [...]	2007-03-07 14:57:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA617	WORKING GROUP ON FOLLOW-UP TO DURBAN DECLARATION [...] (U) Summary: The intergovernmental working group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action met for the first part of its fifth session March 5-9 chaired by Chilean Permanent Representative Juan Martabit. Main areas of contention remain the inclusion [...]	2007-03-14 06:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
07GEORGETOWN447	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche on UN Human Rights Council Candidacy of Belarus on May 4, 2007 to Jacqueline Hamer, Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Hamer stated that Guyana was currently looking at many different candidates for UNHRC seats, bu [...]	2007-05-09 20:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC GY
07HANOI410	BURMA: MFA INQUIRES ABOUT NEXT SPECIAL ENVOY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC VM
07ISLAMABAD2129	UNHRC VOTE: PAKISTAN INCLINED TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA [...] (C) PolOff discussed the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) election with MFA Director (UN) Haider Shah on May 11 and emphasized demarche points per refs B and C, urging Pakistan to support Slovenia and Bosnia. Shah reacted positively to Bosnia's official candidacy (ref A),saying Pakis [...]	2007-05-11 12:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PK
07JAKARTA1330	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR [...] (C) Summary. Indonesia and Belarus have agreed to vote for each other in the first round of the May 17 UN Human Rights Council elections, according to a well-placed Department of Foreign Affairs contact. The GOI has already instructed its Mission in New York accordingly, despite demarches fr [...]	2007-05-11 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO BK ID
07JAKARTA2642	SECOND DEMARCHE REQUEST -- UN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 17, poloff met with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs, to request GOI support for U.S. candidate Felice Gaer's reelection to the UN C [...]	2007-09-19 08:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC ID
07JAKARTA2697	INDONESIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 09:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC ID
07JAKARTA805	DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) We raised the situation in Zimbabwe in a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, per reftels. We urged the GOI to publicly condemn the Zimbabwe regime's violence against the opposition and to support urg [...]	2007-03-21 08:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNHRC PHUM PGOV ZI ID
07JAKARTA806	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA: HRC OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [...] (U) On March 21, met with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate to urge that the Human Rights Council not take up the question of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories outside the context of the Mandate R [...]	2007-03-21 08:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM ISCON ID
07KAMPALA780	UGANDA TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA'S UNHRC MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 06:50:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UG
07KATHMANDU1842	NEPAL TO SUPPORT GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR UN COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC

07KATHMANDU937	NEPAL WILL OPPOSE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) I am confident that Nepal will oppose Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (reftel). The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission discussed the issue May 10 with Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise. Dr. Chalise assured both the A/DCM and, later, in a [...]	2007-05-10 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO NP
07KATHMANDU956	NEPAL TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC SI BK NP
07KINGSTON708	JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] (U) Poloff sent talking points to XXXXXXXXXXXX, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. All relevant officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade - including XXXXXXXXXXXX - have been involved in two days of training and have been unavailable fo [...]	2007-05-11 18:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM RPEL UNHRC
07KINGSTON741	JAMAICA: JAMAICAN RESPONSE ON BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Angella Brown, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) to ascertain whether the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) was planning to vote for Belarus to join the Human Rights Council. Without explicitly stating that they would vote for [...]	2007-05-15 19:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM RPEL UNHRC JM
07KINSHASA517	KINSHASA WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA, UNSURE ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post demarched Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director for International Organizations at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the candidacy of Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council. Matondo was receptive to the U.S. argument in favor of Slovenia and promised to pass a reco [...]	2007-05-10 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC CG
07KUALALUMPUR436	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 08:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN MY
07KUALALUMPUR817	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 08:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC MY
07KUALALUMPUR835	MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON HRC VOTE, MIGHT STRIKE [...] (C) We engaged with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry at senior and working levels again May 10 to convince Malaysia to support Bosnia and Slovenia instead of Belarus in the UNHRC vote. In addition, the Canadians delivered a high-level demarche yesterday. The Ministry's Deputy Secretary Genera [...]	2007-05-10 09:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MY
07KUWAIT192	DEMARCHE: SEEKING ASIA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-12 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07KUWAIT663	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 11:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO KU DEMARCHE
07KUWAIT753	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC ELECTION ASSESSMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 12 to Dr. Hamad Bou Rahamah, the Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Department. Bou Rahamah agreed that Belarus' human rights record was an obstacle to its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a [...]	2007-05-13 12:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BO BK SI KU
07KYIV1107	UKRAINE: BELARUS UN HRC CANDIDACY - AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Our soundings with the Ukrainian MFA, detailed below, indicate the Ukrainians are on the razor's edge regarding whether to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Their concern is to ensure that this year's vote not result in keeping Slovenia off the Council (Slov [...]	2007-05-10 14:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO UP
07KYIV499	UKRAINE: RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC GROUPS IN ODESA CONDEMN [...] (SBU) On February 26, representatives of more than 40 religious denominations and ethnic communities from the Odesa oblast signed a joint statement condemning the February 17-18 desecration in Odesa of Holocaust memorials, a Jewish cemetery, and a memorial to a well-known Odesan Jew (reftel). [...]	2007-02-28 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNHRC UP
07LAPAZ1337	BOLIVIA ON BELARUS' HRC CANDIDACY: PART II [...] (C) On May 10, Poloff delivered (reftel A) demarche to the MFA's director of international organizations. According to the director, the GOB still has not made a decision regarding Belarus' candidacy. In a May 3 (reftel B) meeting on this issue, the director mentioned that Belarus had approac [...]	2007-05-15 08:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC BL
07LISBON1275	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...]	2007-05-10 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PO
07LUANDA463	ANGOLA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT BELARUS [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche on Belarus' candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel A) on May 10th, 2007 to Jacinto Rangel, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Rangel thanked us for our points and confirmed that the Fre [...]	2007-05-11 10:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC PHUM AO
07LUSAKA340	ZAMBIA: EXTENSION OF OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 14:33:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM ZA
07MADRID1357	UNHRC: SPAIN LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General for Human Rights told Poloff July 11 that Spain, while understanding U.S. concerns, was "not deeply unhappy with the results" of the UNHRC institution building process. Fernandez-Arias said that the package deal agreed to in Geneva was the best outco [...]	2007-07-12 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC SP
07MADRID1767	SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FELICE GAER FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 13:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC SP
07MADRID362	UNHRC: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA, AMENABLE TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 10:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID514	ZIMBABWE: SPAIN WOULD SUPPORT BUT NOT LEAD IN UNHRC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-director General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on March 19. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain is appalled by the abuses in Zimbabwe and he noted that Spain has issued a strong condemnation of the abuses on March 15. (NOTE: Text of c [...]	2007-03-20 08:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC PHUM PREL ZI EUN SP
07MADRID835	SPAIN ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID897	SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (C) DCM raised with Spanish MFA PolCouns Rafael Dezcallar May 10 the USG's strong desire for Spain's support in countering the Belarus candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and its active efforts in favor of the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia. DCM underscored that the requ [...]	2007-05-11 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MANAGUA1272	NICARAGUA UNDECIDED ON UNHRC VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 21:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC NU
07MANILA717	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ISSUES [...] (C) The Philippines is "very concerned" that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) may table a potentially stronger resolution on defamation of religion at the fourth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),according to Noel Servigon, Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) [...]	2007-03-06 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RP
07MANILA965	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 23 with Julius Torres, the Executive Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, Acting Pol/C conveyed reftel points regarding the review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territori [...]	2007-03-26 02:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM RP
07MAPUTO540	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:32:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MZ
07MASERU273	LESOTHO: UNHCR/BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 10, poloff delivered reftel demarches to Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. The Foreign Minister and his top two deputies are currently in Durban, South Africa attending an African Union (AU) meeting and will remain unavailable to receive the demarche dir [...]	2007-05-10 18:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
07MASERU277	LESOTHO: BELARUS - AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH GOL'S PRIME [...] (C) On May 11, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Mosisili, in the presence of Acting Foreign Minister Mothetjoa Metsing (Minister of Communications),the points concerning Belarus' bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Prior to talking with the Prime Minister, Amb [...]	2007-05-11 12:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
07MEXICO2886	HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS REVEAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials held trilateral talks in Mexico City on human rights cooperation. This is the first of two cables summarizing the talks, and will focus on issues relating to the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA); issues relating to the UN Hum [...]	2007-06-04 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MEXICO2947	NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second of two cables summarizing trilateral talks on human rights cooperation with Canada and Mexico held in Mexico City on May 29. This cable focuses on issues relating to the UN system, with a particular focus on those before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC); ref [...]	2007-06-06 19:36:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN
07MONTEVIDEO440	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) On May 8, Charge raised reftel demarche with the MFA's Secretary General Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela, stressing the SIPDIS need to keep human rights violators such as Belarus off the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Cancela who appeared keenly interested in the subject said that Uruguay " [...]	2007-05-08 17:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UY
07MONTEVIDEO454	URUGUAY: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We have taken ref B demarche very seriously. Embassy Montevideo has adequately covered allof the bases with the exception of Foreign Minister Reinaldo Gargano. He is very anti-US and I fear it would be counterproductive for me to directly approach him on this topic. Gargano is the only one [...]	2007-05-10 16:12:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UY
07MUSCAT453	BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: OMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 11:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC MU
07MUSCAT460	ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION: OMAN [...] (C) In response to ref A, the Ambassador met May 10 with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to urge the Omani government to support Slovenia and Bosnia for seats on the UN Human Rights Council and to reject the bid of Belarus. (Note: The Ambassador previously raised U.S [...]	2007-05-10 18:25:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MU
07NASSAU610	FOREIGN MINISTER SYMONETTE PLEDGES NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge paid his first official courtesy call on new Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Brent Symonette May 13, outlining U.S. priorities including the upcoming Conference on the Caribbean, elections to the UN Human Rights Council, a Proliferation Security Agreem [...]	2007-05-15 22:08:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC EAIR ETRD PTER BF
07NEWDELHI1097	DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FOURTH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BM IN
07NEWDELHI1425	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC KISL IN
07NEWDELHI2107	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 07:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC BO IN
07NICOSIA194	CYPRUS WAITING ON BOSNIA TO ASK FOR UNHRC SUPPORT [...] (C) On February 23, Embassy transmitted Reftel points on Bosnia's UNHRC candidacy to MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Demitra Chrystodoulou, and followed up several times afterward. Chrystodoulou responded March 6, noting that Bosnia had not yet officially requested Cyprus's support for its c [...]	2007-03-07 14:07:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CY
07NICOSIA385	CYPRUS TO OPPOSE BELARUS'S UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 08:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CY
07NICOSIA568	CYPRUS TOES EU LINE ON UNHRC DECISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 13:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	CY EUN PHUM UNHRC
07OSLO285	NORWAY AGREES MANDATE SHOULD NOT BE SINGLED OUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 13:10:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC PREL PHUM NO
07OSLO455	NORWAY WILL NOT SUPPORT BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 14:29:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NO
07PANAMA772	PANAMA: NO POSITION ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY, [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 19:05:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC PM
07PARAMARIBO146	ZIMBABWE: SURINAMESE MFA NOT FOLLOWING ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff spoke with three officials at the Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Zimbabwe (ref A),all of whom admitted not following the issue. All accepted further information on the issue, and one said that Suriname would like to support a UN Human Rights Council stanc [...]	2007-03-23 20:06:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NS ZI UNHRC PHUM
07PORTAUPRINCE858	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 17:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC HA
07PORTOFSPAIN480	GOTT UNHCR VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 18:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN489	T&T WILL SUPPORT BELARUS FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Margaret Rousseau told Polchief, on May 16, that T&T has already made a commitment to Belarus to support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, along with the candidacy of Slovenia. She claimed the GOTT had made this commitment &last week som [...]	2007-05-17 10:32:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TD
07PRAGUE236	CZECHS HESITANT ON SPECIAL SESSION ON BURMA AT UN [...] (C) Summary: While the Czech MFA has not reached a final decision, MFA staff are concerned about the timing and tactics of hosting a UNHRC special session on Burma. Czech unease relates to the possibility that a special session could undermine efforts to complete UNHRC institution building p [...]	2007-03-07 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UNGA UNSC BM EZ
07PRAGUE310	CZECHS OPPOSE UNHRC RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE [...] (SBU) The Czech government will oppose the proposed UNHRC resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories. MFA Human Rights Department Head of EU and UN Issues Jan Kaminek informed Poloff on March 23 that the Czech government will oppose the resolution [...]	2007-03-23 12:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC EZ
07PRAGUE507	CZECHS ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) The Czechs have told us they will vote for Slovenia, and will not vote for Belarus, in the upcoming UNHRC election (ref b). They have said they would support Bosnia, if it formally declares itself a candidate. But they also fear that the Bosnian candidacy could weaken support for Slovenia [...]	2007-05-10 15:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ
07QUITO2219	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.N. COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared reftel points emphasizing USG candidate Felice Gaer's performance as an incumbent of the Committee. As expected, Puma expressed interest in the USG's support of Ecuador's candidate, [...]	2007-09-28 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
07RABAT1466	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the points conveyed reftels during a September 13 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs Abdelmounaim El Farouk, urging the Government of Morocco (GOM) to support Felice Gaer's candidacy to the Committee Against Torture (CAT [...]	2007-09-14 09:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC MO
07RABAT164	SEEKING AFRICA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on January 30 to discuss reftel. Bourita expressed pleasure that Morocco's human rights record is recognized positively and that the USG considers it impor [...]	2007-01-30 16:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07RIGA143	LATVIA SEES NO PROBLEMS WITH BOSNIA AND SLOVENIA [...] (C) Latvian political director Klava told Pol/econ chief February 23 that he foresaw no difficulties in Latvian supporting Bosnia and Slovenia for the Eastern European seats on the Human Rights Committee. Latvia certainly would not support Belarus, he said, and he agreed that Bosnia raised fe [...]	2007-02-27 07:31:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LG
07RIGA215	LATVIA CONSIDERS RESOLUTION ON EXTENSION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 14:52:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC PHUM LG
07RIGA326	LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS [...] (C) I am comfortable that Latvia will not vote for Belarus for election to the Human Rights Council. The government has already made that decision. If Bosnia announces its candidacy, there should not be any difficulty in getting Latvia to vote for them along with Slovenia. 2. (C) A/DCM an [...]	2007-05-10 13:47:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO LG
07RIGA328	LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS [...] (C) I am comfortable that Latvia will not vote for Belarus for election to the Human Rights Council. The government has already made that decision. If Bosnia announces its candidacy, there should not be any difficulty in getting Latvia to vote for them along with Slovenia. 2. (C) A/DCM an [...]	2007-05-10 13:47:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO LG
07RIGA500	LATVIA NO RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 5TH [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points July 6 to Aiga Liepina, Director of International Organizations and Human Rights at the MFA. Liepina was unfamiliar with the exact details of the UN Human Rights Council 5th Session and reserved comment on the specific events that occurred in June. Howe [...]	2007-07-06 12:52:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC LG
07RIGA84	LATVIA STILL UNDECIDED ON HRC, LUKEWARM AT BEST [...] (C) Pol/econ chief has held several conversations with Latvian MFA pol dir Ilgvars Klava regarding ref A request to explore Latvian willingness to pursue a seat on the Human Rights Council. Klava, who has been very critical of the council (ref C),has agreed that we should avoid having Belaru [...]	2007-01-30 14:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC LG
07RIYADH1018	NO DECISION YET: HRC ELECTIONS REFTEL DEMARCHES [...] (C) Reftel demarches were delivered by Ambassador Fraker to Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on May 12 and on the working level by PolOff to First Secretary Abdulrahman al-Rassi on May 13. Additionally, a non-paper was delivered via dip note on May 7. Prince Saud told the Ambassador th [...]	2007-05-15 14:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC SA
07RIYADH562	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HRC [...] (U) On March 19, PolOff delivered reftel non-paper to Talal Berri in the MFA International Organizations Department. (NOTE: On March 7, the reftel non-paper was originally sent to the MFA by diplomatic note. MFA had not responded to the original diplomatic note. END NOTE). Berri stated [...]	2007-03-20 15:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC SA
07ROME1332	ITALIANS SUPPORTIVE OF KEEPING COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-16 11:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL IT
07ROME1472	ITALY HAS MIXED VIEWS ON HRC SESSION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini July 5. Carpini said Italy was "not overwhelmingly happy" with the results of the Council's fifth session, but suggested that the compromise was necessary to move the Council forward. Considering the [...]	2007-07-06 10:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC IT
07ROME428	ITALY HAS NO POSITION YET ON BOSNIA UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 09:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC IT
07ROME564	ITALY WILL WORK WITHIN EU ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel A and B demarches to Laura Carpini, MFA Human Rights Office Director, March 19, and to Umberto Malnati, MFA Southern Africa Office Director, March 20, emphasizing U.S. concern for the grave situation in Zimbabwe and requesting Italy's support in speaking out against [...]	2007-03-21 17:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI EUN IT
07ROME601	ITALY STUDYING DEMARCHE ON UNHRC OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC IT
07ROME987	ITALY PREOCCUPIED WITH OWN UN HRC CANDIDACY, HOPES [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points to UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini May 9, urging Italy not to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, but rather to support Slovenia and a third candidate. Bencini responded May 10 that Italy was absorbed in its own candidacy for the [...]	2007-05-10 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO IT
07SANJOSE202	COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] (U) Per reftel, on January 30, Poloff discussed the May UN Human Rights Council (HRC) election with Tatiana Vargas, head of the international candidacies division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff noted the USG's concerns about the performance of the HRC to date and encouraged Co [...]	2007-02-02 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
07SANJOSE254	COSTA RICA WILL NOT PURSUE UNHRC SEAT [...] (U) Further to Reftel, we have continued to follow up with MFA contacts re GOCR interest in a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. While Deputy Director for Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano earlier had shared our concerns about the negative impact of Venezuela taking a seat on the UNHRC, he wa [...]	2007-02-09 17:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
07SANJOSE580	COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OIC RESOLUTION [...] On March 21, as instructed in reftel, we raised the OIC resolution issue with Guisella Sanchez, who handles human rights issues in the MFA,s foreign policy division. We stressed USG concern that the review of mandates outside of the HRC working group dedicated for such reviews would undermin [...]	2007-03-23 21:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM CS
07SANSALVADOR210	EL SALVADOR: KEEN TO RUN FOR HRC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR274	EL SALVADOR WILL RUN FOR HRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR904	EL SALVADOR WILL VOTE FOR SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 20:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ES
07SANTIAGO169	SOUNDING CHILE ON 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) The GOC plans to run a candidate for the Human Rights Council in 2008, but may be open to running in 2007. Per Reftel A, EPOL Counselor met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Patricio Acuna January 31. United Nations Affairs Section Chief Patricio Utreras and Poloff also atte [...]	2007-01-31 20:25:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC CI
07SANTIAGO768	CHILE LIKELY TO SUPPORT BOSNIA (IF IT RUNS) AND [...] (C) It is highly likely that Chile would support Slovenia and Bosnia for the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC),if Bosnia runs. Foreign Ministry Deputy Director for Human Rights Jorge Tagle told Poloff May 10 that Chile currently plans to support the two declared candidates, Solvenia [...]	2007-05-10 21:14:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CI
07SANTODOMINGO1130	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNDECIDED [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Acting Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano, emphasizing (i) our view that for UN Member States should vote for countries with a strong human rights record, such as Slovenia, and not vote for those that do not resp [...]	2007-05-11 20:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC DR
07SARAJEVO210	BOSNIA CONSIDERS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On January 29, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anton Rill, Deputy Foreign Minister, inquiring whether Bosnia would consider running for an Eastern Europe Group seat in the UN Human Rights Commission. Deputy Minister Rill replied that a Bosnian UNHRC candidacy would be an "excellent i [...]	2007-01-29 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC BK
07SARAJEVO438	BOSNIA WILL PURSUE UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] Following leadership changes in the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the DCM delivered REF. A demarche to incoming BiH Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 21. Embassy had demarched the previous Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Rill on January 29 (REF. B). Trisic-Babic said Bosn [...]	2007-02-23 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PREL UNHRC
07SARAJEVO528	BOSNIA SEEKS GUIDANCE ON PURSUING UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see action request, paragraph 4. 2. (C) On March 7, the DCM and BiH Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj discussed Bosnia's potential bid for one of the two Eastern European Group (EEG) seats on the UN Human Rights Council (REF. B and C). Alkalaj said Sloven [...]	2007-03-08 16:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SI BK
07SEOUL1286	ROK OPPOSES BELARUS, SUPPORTS SLOVENIA FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC KS
07SEOUL1404	ROK VIEWS ON UNHRC ELECTION--AGAINST BELARUS, FOR [...] (C) Nick: We enjoy good cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on UN Human Rights Council (HRC) issues and have been told that the ROK will oppose the Belarus bid for a seat on the HRC. MOFAT told us on two occasions on May 2 (Ref B) and again on May 10, that Seoul would [...]	2007-05-10 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC KS
07SEOUL673	ROKG COMMENTS ON U.S. GOALS FOR FOURTH HRC SESSION [...] (C) On March 5, poloff delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities at the Human Right Council fourth session to Kim Pil-woo, Deputy Director of MOFAT Human Rights and Social Affairs Division and requested ROKG views. On March 7, Kim responded with an initial assessment, adding that MOFAT was [...]	2007-03-07 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC KS
07SEOUL860	ROK LIKELY TO OPPOSE OIC RESOLUTION AT HRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 05:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC KS
07SKOPJE351	MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 11:04:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC MK
07SOFIA1189	BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07SOFIA589	UNHRC: BULGARIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SLOVENIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 14:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BU
07STATE35404	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] At the current session of the Human Rights Council, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) tabled a resolution that would extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 until the end of Israeli occupation. [...]	2007-03-21 00:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM
07STATE91539	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DISAPPOINTMENT IN UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 21:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC
07STATE91929	CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 091539: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2-6. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Action requested: Posts, except for Ottawa, Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, and London are requested to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to convey deep USG unhappiness with the resu [...]	2007-07-02 14:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN UNHRC
07TALLINN125	ESTONIA PREFERS SLOVENIA OVER BOSNIA IN UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 13:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TALLINN194	ESTONIA: EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] On March 19, we delivered reftel points to Tiina Krevald, MFA Acting Director for the International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division, requesting Estonia's support for a review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories. [...]	2007-03-23 12:12:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PREL PHUM
07TALLINN311	ESTONIA WILL OPPOSE BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] On May 4 and 10, we delivered points (Ref A and B) to Minna-Liina Lind, MFA UN Desk Officer, to seek Estonian support in opposing Belarus' candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Lind reiterated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) opposes Belarus' bid for election to [...]	2007-05-14 06:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN
07TALLINN443	ESTONIA DISTURBED BY UNHCR 5TH SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 09:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN
07TALLINN641	ESTONIA SUPPORTS GAER'S RE-ELECTION TO UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 07:55:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TBILISI1037	GEORGIA: UN HRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GG
07TBILISI1079	GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) The Georgian government has confirmed to us that they oppose Belarus' candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and will vote against Belarus in the upcoming election (Ref B). In my assessment, this is a very firm commitment. The government of Georgia is dedicated to [...]	2007-05-10 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC GG
07TBILISI2414	GEORGIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered demarche to Merab Manjgaladze, the Head of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Manjgaladze said that it was in Georgia's interest to elect candidates from democratic countries to the UN Committee Against Torture, and therefore Georgia would [...]	2007-09-26 12:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC GG
07TEGUCIGALPA803	AMBASSADOR FORD DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ambassador Ford delivered demarche (reftel) to Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez on May 10, 2007. The Foreign Minister responded that Honduras will support the bids of Slovenia and Bosnia for the UN Human Rights Council in New York on May 17. He also said that he would convey his [...]	2007-05-10 22:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC HO

07TELAVIV1363	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: ISRAEL TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC IS
07TELAVIV900	ADDITIONAL GOI CONCERNS WITH THE UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC IS
07THEHAGUE366	NETHERLANDS/HRC: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO BOSNIAN AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 27 to Pieter van der Vliet, Head of Political and Legal Affairs, MFA UN and IFIs Department. Van der Vliet had not yet heard of the Bosnian run but speculated that, given the current pool of candidates, the Dutch would back the bid. The Netherland [...]	2007-02-27 16:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
07THEHAGUE406	NETHERLANDS/HRC: LUKEWARM ON U.S. SUGGESTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to new MFA Human Rights Division Head, Maryem van de Heuvel (who recently returned from an assignment in Brussels) and Human Rights Policy Officer Joris Geeven, March 6. Van de Heuvel said she had not previously heard that the U.S. was pushing for an HRC s [...]	2007-03-06 16:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC NL
07THEHAGUE849	NETHERLANDS/HRC: BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 4 to Peter van der Vliet, Head of the Political and Legal Affairs Division, UN and IFIs Department, Dutch MFA. 2. (C) Van der Vliet stated that the Netherlands is fully occupied with its own campaign for re-election to the HRC and is wary of campaign [...]	2007-05-04 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC NL
07TOKYO1214	ZIMBABWE: JAPAN TO CONSULT WITH U.S. MISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL ZI JA
07TOKYO1315	JAPAN AGAINST EXTENSION OF UNHRC MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNHRC PHUM JA
07TOKYO1950	JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
07TOKYO2054	JAPAN WANTS ALL UNHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATES [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN JA
07TOKYO4560	JAPAN UNDECIDED ABOUT GAER FOR UNCAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
07TOKYO795	ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN DIGNITY: AMBASSADOR REES' [...] (C) Summary: Japan and the United States need to work together to reduce the systematic sexual violence against women in Burma, Ambassador Rees told Japanese officials during his February 8-9 Tokyo meetings. Japan shares U.S. concerns about human rights in Burma, but prefers a softer approa [...]	2007-02-26 03:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UNSC BM JA
07TUNIS590	UNHRC: TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR BELARUS CANNOT BE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission on May 10 delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Americas Director Holla Bachtobji, who served at the Tunisian Mission in Geneva prior to taking up her current position, and at the GOT's UN Mission in New York prior to that. Embassy has also double-tracked the demarche, [...]	2007-05-11 18:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TS
07ULAANBAATAR285	Mongolia Undecided on UNHRC Vote, But Mulling Belarus [...] (SBU) E/P Chief met on May 15 with MFA Director for Multilateral Relations Ms. Enkhtsetseg and drew on reftel points to urge that Mongolia cast its vote for Slovenia and Bosnia, and to not vote for Belarus to join the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) Enkhtsetseg responded that Mongolia ha [...]	2007-05-16 04:41:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC MG BO
07ULAANBAATAR57	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MONGOLIA DOES NOT INTEND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 07:00:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC MG
07USEUBRUSSELS1564	EU ASSESSMENT OF UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) The European Union will not openly endorse specific candidates for the Human Rights Council, but the German Presidency has circulated a letter to other missions in New York stating that it only supports countries with good records on human rights issues. In conversations May 10, Nicole Re [...]	2007-05-10 15:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN
07VATICAN140	HOLY SEE: FELICE GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 11:02:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC VT
07VIENNA1197	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- AUSTRIA OPPOSES BELARUS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on May 8 to Engelbert Theuermann, the head of the Austrian MFA's Human Rights Bureau. 2. (C) Theuermann said that while EU lobbying efforts on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) did not name Belarus, the criteria that the EU Political and Securi [...]	2007-05-09 08:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
07VIENNA1814	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNHRC FIFTH SESSION [...] (SBU) On July 5, EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the HRC fifth session to Engelbert Theuermann, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Division. Theuermann said that the GoA was disappointed with the number of unsatisfactory outcomes. He cited the expiration of the country-specif [...]	2007-07-09 11:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EUN UNHRC AU
07VIENNA2447	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 07:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
07VIENNA492	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR BOSNIA'S UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding UNHRC EEG candidates on February 26 to Engelbert Theuermann, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Division. Theuermann agreed it was important to have strong democracies occupy as many seats as possible on the Council. Theuermann added that the Go [...]	2007-02-26 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07VIENNA722	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] EconPolCouns presented reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz-Josef Kuglitsch, acting Middle East director in the Austrian MFA, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's Near East Director. We argued that the review of the mandate of the special rapporteur should take place in the working group that is re [...]	2007-03-22 07:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNHRC PHUM AU
07VIENTIANE382	UNHCR MEMBER VOTE: LAO POSITION [...] (C) Ambassador presented text of non-paper on upcoming UNHRC membership voting, including USG support for Slovenia and Bosnia as preferred members vice Belarus, to Lao Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha on May 10. The Vice Foreign Minister said the Ministry would consider the U.S. posit [...]	2007-05-10 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LA
07VILNIUS714	LITHUANIA CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
07WARSAW582	ACTION REQUEST AND BACKGROUND: USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN
07YEREVAN591	CHARGE'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Based on conversations with foreign ministry officials and Armenia's previous voting record on Belarus, we expect that Armenia will support Belarus' candidacy even once Bosnia enters the race. Dzunik Aghadjanian, head of the MFA's International Organizations Department, told us May 10: "It [...]	2007-05-10 12:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AM
07ZAGREB450	CROATIA TO BACK SLOVENIA, WILL SNUB BELARUS AT MAY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 15:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB455	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) ELECTION - CROATIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 14:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
08ABUJA2432	NIGERIA: UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW PREPARATIONS [...] (U) In anticipation of action request (ref A),Post had already contacted both GON officials and key local NGOs and reported on their efforts to prepare for the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for February 2009 (ref B). Both the GON and civil society have been proactively engaged [...]	2008-12-15 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC NI
08ACCRA292	GHANA: DEMARCHE ON MALDIVES DRAFT UNHRC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 12:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KCHG UNHRC MV GH
08AMMAN674	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION LINKING [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 10:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
08BAMAKO223	MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC ML
08BANGKOK940	UNHRC RESOLUTION: THAIS REQUEST MORE INFORMATION [...] (SBU) On March 25 we conveyed reftel points regarding the extension of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression to Pornnika Garnjana-Goonchorn in the Thai MFA Social Division. Pornnika was not familiar with the resolution as initiated by C [...]	2008-03-25 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC
08BEIJING758	CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 29 DELIVERED TO MFA REFTEL POINTS ON THE MALDIVES' RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE PROPOSED AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S 7TH SESSION IN MARCH. MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION DEPUTY DIRECTOR ZHAO XING [...]	2008-03-03 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV CH
08BERLIN273	GERMANY BACKS MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION, [...] (SBU) On February 28, ECONOFF delivered reftel points to Karsten Sach, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation at the Environment Ministry. Sach is also Germany's lead climate negotiator. Sach passed our request to both Christian Lindemann and Marcus Schroeder, who handle inter [...]	2008-03-04 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08BRATISLAVA208	SLOVAKIA'S UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Denisa Frelichova at MFA's UN and International Organizations Department on May 2. Frelichova was familiar with U.S. concerns related to the UNHRC, which U.S. PermRep Khalizad shared with MFA State Secretary Diana Strofova during meetings in New York the we [...]	2008-05-06 08:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LO
08BRIDGETOWN137	MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel instructions, demarches on the Maldive's resolution on climate change and human rights were delivered to Foreign Ministers by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua and Barbuda #0170, Barbados #0171, Dominica #0172, St. Christopher and Nevis #0173, St. Lucia #0174, St. Vincent [...]	2008-03-04 14:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08BUCHAREST163	ROMANIA WILL ALLOW MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 15:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08BUDAPEST1026	HUNGARY TO SUPPORT CUBA CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) In an October 29 meeting, MFA America's Directorate Head Szilveszter Bus told DCM that Hungary has reached an agreement with Cuba to support each other's candidates for the UN Human Rights Council. Bus stated he was instructed by the Foreign Minister to convey the information for the sake [...]	2008-10-30 15:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC CU HU
08BUENOSAIRES515	ARGENTINA URGES SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO UN [...] (C) The Argentine MFA convoked all resident Ambassadors April 17 to solicit support for Argentina's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council in the May 16 vote. The meeting followed up on the MFA's January Diplomatic Note announcing the candidacy, which was forwarded via e-mail to WHA/BSC in [...]	2008-04-21 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC AR
08BUENOSAIRES598	ARGENTINA CONFIRMS CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On May 6, Polcouns delivered ref A demarche to Martin Romero in the Argentine MFA's Directorate for International Organizations (DIOIN). Polcouns expressed U.S. concern about the performance of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),including its tendency to focus on Israel while simultan [...]	2008-05-06 21:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UNGA AR
08BUENOSAIRES810	ARGENTINA'S REACTION TO USG DISENGAGEMENT AT THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on June 10 to MFA Director for Human Rights Minister Silvia Fernandez. She expressed "shock" and "disappointment" at the USG's decision to disengage from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),especially [...]	2008-06-12 20:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNHRC UNGA AR
08DJIBOUTI1036	DJIBOUTI PARTICIPATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW [...] Djibouti is slated to take part in the United Nations Human Rights Council's new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on February 2, 2009. 2. The GODJ has already undertaken preparations for the February session. In October, the GODJ and the UN co-hosted a workshop on the submission o [...]	2008-12-28 06:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV UNHRC DJ
08GENEVA107	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: AN INSTRUMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Universal Periodic Review, a new UN human rights mechanism, remains untested but could prove a useful instrument for promoting USG human rights goals. There is general consensus that it should proceed in a cooperative not confrontational spirit, and we are likely to get more tra [...]	2008-02-04 16:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA108	SRI LANKA AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajiva Wijesinha, General Secretary of Sri Lanka's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process, held meetings in Geneva on February 1 as part of continuing GoSL efforts to sway thinking here on Sri Lanka's human rights situation. Meeting with Ambassador Tichenor, Wijesinha cr [...]	2008-02-04 17:08:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA111	OHCHR FACT-FINDING MISSION TO KENYA AHEAD, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will depart February 6 for an approximately three-week fact-finding mission to Kenya. The mandate of the relatively low-level mission is to focus on human rights, including accountability for the recent violence, and [...]	2008-02-05 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC KE
08GENEVA1127	GENEVA REACTIONS TO EVENTS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: While some Geneva diplomats have begun to discuss the possibility of calling a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Gaza, it currently seems likely that there will not be any session before next week at the earliest. Both Palestinian and Egyptian [...]	2008-12-29 15:17:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC IS
08GENEVA153	LOOKING TOWARD SELECTING THE NEXT UN HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, tendered her resignation to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon several months ago, according to a well-informed Mission contact at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). SYG Ban asked Arbour to exte [...]	2008-02-28 13:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA155	AFRICA GROUP AND OIC FACE OFF AGAINST EU IN DURBAN [...] SUMMARY: The inaugural week-long meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards displayed the irreconcilable rifts between the European Union (EU) and the African Group (AG) and Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) approaches to racism issues. Nothing less [...]	2008-02-29 15:11:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA158	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: GEARING UP FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council passed a major hurdle to getting its new Universal Periodic Review mechanism underway when it selected "troikas" on February 28 for the first two tranches of country reviews. This came after disagreements over the selection process were finally resolved, [...]	2008-03-02 10:37:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA180	SRI LANKA CONTINUES TO RESIST PRESSURE IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU continues to hold out the prospect of tabling a resolution critical of Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council, but it has failed to pressure the GoSL into dropping its opposition to establishing an independent presence on the ground of the Office of the High Commissioner fo [...]	2008-03-10 17:25:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC CE
08GENEVA220	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TIBET STATEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Eva Tomic, Political Counselor at the Slovenian Mission in Geneva, on the morning of March 24. Tomic said she would pass the content of our demarche to EU PermReps ahead of their meeting, to be held on the morning of March 25, at which they will decid [...]	2008-03-24 12:38:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA254	UKRAINE TO PROPOSE RESOLUTION ON "HOLODOMOR" AT [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Ukraine's Kyiv-based ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Mykola Maimeskoul, said his government was interested in proposing a resolution at the September session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Holodomor, the Great Famine of the early 1930s. Mai [...]	2008-04-04 10:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA256	OIC POWER PLAY DOMINATES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh session of the Human Rights \ Council, which ran March 3-28 with an April 1 extension, \ highlighted the power of the Organization of the Islamic \ Conference (OIC) in that still evolving body. The session's \ defining moment came in the closing minutes of its last \ sche [...]	2008-04-04 15:26:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA311	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...]	2008-04-25 15:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC
08GENEVA320	RAISING ZIMBABWE IN GENEVA UN INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is considering ways to further influence the situation in Zimbabwe. Responding to the Ambassador's April 29 demarche, Deputy High Commissioner Kang said the proposal to appoint a special human rights envoy was among se [...]	2008-04-29 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XA ZI AU UNHRC ELAB
08GENEVA360	GENEVA-BASED HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES FIND IT TOUGH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe's Mission in Geneva has taken a hard line on Geneva-based UN bodies' efforts to address the situation in the country. In a meeting with officials of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Zimbabwe's ambassador here had harsh words for High Commiss [...]	2008-05-16 15:09:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF UNHRC ELAB ZI
08GENEVA392	HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the right to food, called by more than 30 countries, took place on May 23. Per reftel, USDel attended as notetaker only. The session featured interventions from many countries, as well as from international organizations and other U [...]	2008-05-29 17:01:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC EAGR EAID FAO
08GENEVA410	SPECIAL ENVOY ON ANTI-SEMITISM RICKMAN MEETS [...] Summary: On the margins of a conference in Geneva on the Durban Review Conference, Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman held meetings on May 26 and 27 with leaders of the Jewish community, representatives of the Geneva cantonal government, and officials from other UN missions and the [...]	2008-06-03 16:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA419	NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently assumed the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, told us June 4 that he has much to learn about that country but is determined to use his experience as an Argentine human rights lawyer to press hard for democ [...]	2008-06-05 14:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC BM
08GENEVA424	OHCHR'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sees its principal challenge as being to press Zimbabwe in public as hard as it can on human rights without jeopardizing its ability to continue its works on the ground there. Despite expressing reservations to the DCM [...]	2008-06-06 10:35:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI
08GENEVA446	RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...]	2008-06-13 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PINR
08GENEVA455	ADDRESSING THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the elimination in March of the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Geneva-based human rights bodies are seeking new ways to address the situation in that country. There is little prospect for significant action in the Human Rights Cou [...]	2008-06-16 14:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA489	FIRST RAFT OF UPR RESOLUTIONS OFFERS VANTAGE POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) completed its first experience with one of its key innovations, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, in its June 2008 Eighth Session. The Council adopted consensus resolutions on each of the 32 UPR reviews conducted so far. There was sig [...]	2008-06-26 14:00:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA495	EFFECTS OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council's Eighth Session, which ran from June 3-18, featured renewed efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to weaken human rights instruments, although with less drama than in previous sessions. In cases w [...]	2008-06-30 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA498	NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARTIN UHOMOIBHI \ [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Permanent Representative to the \ UN in Geneva, Martin Uhomoibhi, was formally elected \ President of the UN Human Rights Council June 18. His \ nomination by the African Group to serve as the Council's \ President for the 2008-2009 session had been contested from \ within [...]	2008-07-01 12:57:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNHRC PHUM PINR NI
08GENEVA504	EGYPT'S AMBASSADOR SHOUKRY AND HIS AGGRESSIVE \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's \ delegation in Geneva has stood out for its activist and at \ times aggressive approach to Geneva multilateral diplomacy, \ in pursuit of goals the U.S. does not support. This has been \ most noticeable in the Human Rights Council, where Egyp [...]	2008-07-02 17:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC EG
08GENEVA511	NEW OPT SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR RICHARD FALK [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, took the Human Rights Council by surprise in his first appearance before the body June 16 by proposing that his mandate be expanded to include violations of international humanitarian law [...]	2008-07-03 15:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC IS
08GENEVA515	NGOS CONTINUE TO USE UPR PROCESS TO PRESS SRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the government of Sri Lanka and its critics implemented the same strategy in the plenary session of Sri Lanka's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as they had in the working group phase of that newly-created mechanism. Defending itself against criticism leveled at it in both [...]	2008-07-07 11:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA526	ACTING A/S BRIAN HOOK MEETS A RANGE OF OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a June 26-27 visit to Geneva, Acting A/S Brian Hook met with officials from a range of international organizations. With the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Hook brainstormed about innovative fundraising for international organizations. Officials from the O [...]	2008-07-10 12:22:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA55	MANEUVERING INTENSIFIES ON SRI LANKA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Government is continuing its efforts to forestall action by Geneva-based UN bodies on its human rights situation. Most recently, in a January 11 meeting with High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour, Sri Lanka's human rights minister reiterated the GoSL position t [...]	2008-01-18 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE
08GENEVA636	STRATEGIES TO RENEW THE HAITI SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The "Group of Friends" of the Haiti mandate of the Human Rights Council met to address their concerns that some countries might seek to scale back or eliminate that mandate when it comes up for renewal in the Council. The Group members focused on gaining the support of the GoH [...]	2008-07-31 09:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNHRC PINR HA
08GENEVA672	EU AMBASSADORS TAKE STOCK OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French EU presidency held a July 18 "retreat" near Geneva to allow EU ambassadors to hash out their assessments, in a closed session, of the UN Human Rights Council. Several of the participants have told us that the general view was that the Council has serious problems and [...]	2008-08-07 16:33:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA679	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 34 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honour to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur [...]	2008-08-12 07:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA684	COMMUNICATION FROM SR ON THE PROMOTION AND [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 38 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. [...]	2008-08-12 13:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA686	COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. This communication is number 43 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to write you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on Contempor [...]	2008-08-12 13:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA694	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. This communication is number 47 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on freedom [...]	2008-08-15 15:29:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA722	COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 48 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. The letter is dated 21 August, 2008. 2. Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address yo [...]	2008-08-25 16:19:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA727	GEORGIA CONSIDERS NEXT STEPS IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 27 meeting, Georgian Deputy PermRep Teimuraz Bakradze told us that Tbilisi was considering using the upcoming Human Rights Council session to criticize Russia over recent events in Georgia, although no decision had yet been taken. It remains unclear whether Russia w [...]	2008-08-27 16:01:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC GG
08GENEVA759	RUSSIA BLASTS GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's ambassador used the September 8 opening session of the Human Rights Council to criticize Georgia, which he accused of engaging in genocide. Georgia plans to respond on September 9, but to avoid getting into a retaliatory exchange, including charges and counter-charges, [...]	2008-09-08 16:49:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU
08GENEVA773	COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston, dated September 12, 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO/RHS. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to ad [...]	2008-09-16 09:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA790	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF NEW UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first two and a half weeks as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanetham Pillay has demonstrated an intelligence and deep commitment to human rights that we find somewhat encouraging; also encouraging, from our perspective, were her initial, positive comments a [...]	2008-09-18 14:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR UNHRC
08GENEVA800	COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, dated 18 September 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mai [...]	2008-09-22 15:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA803	GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: AFTER A [...] (C) SUMMARY: After an initial burst of activity regarding the Georgia crisis in the early days of the UN Human Rights Council's current session, the Council took up the issue again on September 16-17. The plenary discussions featured harsh words from the Russian delegation and a more measured [...]	2008-09-23 15:02:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU
08GENEVA816	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL VOTE ON BEIT HANOUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a departure from their past practice, all seven of the EU's Council members voted "no" on the latest resolution on Israeli actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) during the recently completed session of the HRC. Several EU ambassadors told Ambassador Tichenor t [...]	2008-09-30 09:16:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA882	COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON BAD NEIGHBORS, GRULAC, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva and soon-to-be-appointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero Ucros, called on Ambassador Tichenor on October 7 to present Colombia's forthcoming submission under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and to explain Colomb [...]	2008-10-23 14:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC CO
08GENEVA89	RENEWED CHALLENGES TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF OHCHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Countries seeking to weaken the independence of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have been stepping up their efforts. They did so most strikingly when High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour presented OHCHR's new Strategic Management Plan [...]	2008-01-31 06:55:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA915	UK MAY CONSIDER WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UK ambassador in Geneva privately told the Charge on October 31 that HMG might withdraw from the Durban process early in 2009 if that process did not improve and UK redlines were crossed. In that and a previous meeting, the UK delegation said that maintaining EU consensus o [...]	2008-11-03 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UK
08GENEVA96	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: UN'S NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Universal Periodic Review (UPR),the UN's newest human rights mechanism, remains set to get underway in April, but concerns are emerging that many unresolved issues involving its modalities might lead to a delay. Already, countries of the African Group and others have blocke [...]	2008-02-01 11:44:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA993	CZECH GENEVA PERMREP ON HUMAN RIGHTS GOALS DURING [...] (C) Summary: During its EU presidency, the Czech Mission will try to hold the EU to hard red lines on Middle East and freedom of expression issues for the Durban Review Conference outcome document. Absent an EU consensus, the Czechs would consider not participating if offensive language re [...]	2008-11-20 15:50:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU UNHRC EC
08JAKARTA913	INDONESIA AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON HRC [...] (C) On May 7, DepPol/C conveyed points in reftel to an official in the Directorate for Human Rights, Department of Foreign Affairs. The official agreed that the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) could be more effective if more strong democracies were to win seats on the HRC, and pledged to conv [...]	2008-05-08 09:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08KINSHASA178	Demarche delivered in Kinshasa: Mandate of the Independent [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 19 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the DRC. 2. Matondo said that the DRC will not/not support the renewal of the mandate of Independent Expert Titinga [...]	2008-02-20 10:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC CG
08KYIV869	UKRAINE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) We confirmed on May 7, per ref A inquiry, that Ukraine is seeking re-election to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with Iryna Kachenko, UN Desk Officer for elections in the MFA's International Organizations Division. We also conveyed the USG position expressing deep concern about the [...]	2008-05-07 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08LAPAZ505	BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON MALDIVES' [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC BL
08MADRID519	SPANISH FEELING GOOD ABOUT UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish MFA Human Rights Office believes France and Spain are poised to win the two WEOG seats on the UN Human Rights Council. Deputy DG Fernandez-Arias asked for U.S. support and also asked that the U.S. remember a "debt" to Spain from a previous election. END SUMMARY. [...]	2008-05-09 16:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
08MANAGUA252	NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION RE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 22:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PHUM PGOV KGHG PREL UNHRC NU
08MANAMA300	BAHRAIN SEEKING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BA
08MANILA519	Philippines Response to Climate Change and Human Rights [...] Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Assistant Director Noel Sancon told us Secretary Alberto Romulo will head the delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Council's 7th session beginning March 3, 2008. Sancon said that they were not familiar with subject resolution, but will rela [...]	2008-02-29 08:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG MV PGOV PHUM UNHRC RP
08MANILA520	Philippines Response to Climate Change and Human Rights [...] Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Assistant Director Noel Sancon told us Secretary Alberto Romulo will head the delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Council's 7th session beginning March 3, 2008. Sancon said that they were not familiar with subject resolution, but will rela [...]	2008-02-29 08:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG MV PGOV PHUM UNHRC RP
08MANILA743	DEMARCHE ON UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL RP UNHRC
08MEXICO623	CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS-DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Mariana Salazar Albornoz, Area Director of International Policy on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Dr. Rodolfo Godinez Rosales, Director for the Environment under the General Direction of Global Themes, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SR [...]	2008-03-03 23:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	MV MX PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC KGHG

08MEXICO866	RETAINING THE MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC
08MONTEVIDEO113	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Dr. Elsa Borges, on February 29, 2008. The GOU did not immediately offer a substantive response. 2. Post will provide any further response septel. Baxter [...]	2008-03-03 12:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC UY
08MONTEVIDEO155	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RETAINING THE MANDATE OF THE [...] (C) On March 24, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's acting Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Julio Moreira and to the MFA's Americas Desk Director Laura Dupuy. The officials acknowledged that Uruguay had once voted for the UNGA defamation but then abstained [...]	2008-03-25 21:00:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNHRC UY
08MONTEVIDEO716	URUGUAY PREPARING FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW BY [...] (U) On December 16 and 17, post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Human Rights, Laura Dupuy and President of Amnesty International Marisa Ruiz. Both parties reported wide-spread awareness of the May review. The MFA indicated that they are currently compiling their submission. [...]	2008-12-23 15:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC UY
08NDJAMENA584	CHAD - UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: Three of the four human rights NGOs contacted by Embassy N'Djamena are aware of and have contributed to the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. Given that the three human rights organizations are not even the major Chadian human rights NGOs, it seems that the mechani [...]	2008-12-17 10:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF UNHRC CHAD
08OTTAWA1567	CANADA'S UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Human Rights Victoria Berry and Policy Officer for Human Rights Daniel Ulmer, the Canadian government will soon submit a 20 page report for the Human Rights Council's February 3rd Universal Periodic Re [...]	2008-12-18 19:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC CA
08PARAMARIBO90	MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Terry Shameem, official at the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname. Shameen had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2008-03-03 18:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08ROME261	ITALY ON UNHRC DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV IT
08SANJOSE183	COSTA RICA COMMITTED TO RESOLUTION ON MALDIVES [...] (SBU) On February 28 we met with Randolf Coto, Coordinator of Foreign Policy at the Foreign Policy Section of the MFA and made him aware of the USG concerns regarding the resolution. We further urged the GOCR to consider alternative approaches 2. (SBU) Coto indicated he would forward those [...]	2008-03-07 11:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08SEOUL993	ROK COURTS U.S. AND WESTERN VOTES ON HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) In a May 15 breakfast meeting with Ambassadors and DCMs from Europe and the U.S., Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan asked for support of the ROK's re-election bid to the U.N. Human Rights Council. VFM Kim noted that Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East Timor, and Bahrain had also announced [...]	2008-05-15 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM UNGA KS
08STATE13331	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR THE MANDATE OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The seventh regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (March 3-28, 2008) will continue addressing the role of country specific mandates in the HRC. Since the elimination of the special mandates on Cuba and [...]	2008-02-08 15:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC CG
08THEHAGUE216	DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 28 reftel points concerning USG concerns with the Maldives' draft resolution on climate change and human rights with appropriate Dutch officials at the ministries of Foreign (MFA),Economic, and Environmental Affairs. Joris Geeven, Policy Officer in the MFA' [...]	2008-03-04 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC MV NL
08TOKYO1306	JAPAN WILL RUN FOR HRC, EXPECTS U.S. SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
08TOKYO609	CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) February 29 and followed-up with MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito March 7. Ito said since the Maldives has held only one informal meeting on its proposal and climate change could have an imp [...]	2008-03-07 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KGHG UNHRC JA
08ZAGREB232	NO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING MALDIVES DRAFT [...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 29 February 2008. GOC offered no substantive response. Bradtke [...]	2008-03-07 13:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
09ABIDJAN114	COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, post surveyed the primary human rights organizations in Cote d'Ivoire to inquire about their participation in the United Nation's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights process. Cote d'Ivoire will undergo review in December 2009. In order to prepare for the [...]	2009-02-13 14:48:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNHRC IV
09ABUJA1673	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Staff from the Bureaus of International Organizations (IO) and Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) met in Abuja on September 8 with Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss resolutions, especially on Freedom of Expression (FOE),to be presented at the upcoming 12th sess [...]	2009-09-11 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC
09ABUJA1683	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Staff from the Bureaus of International Organizations (IO) and Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) met in Abuja on September 8 with Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss resolutions, especially on Freedom of Expression (FOE),to be presented at the upcoming 12th sessio [...]	2009-09-11 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC
09ABUJA314	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN DECLARATION REVIEW [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Intersessional Intergovernmental Working Group of the Review Conference on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to Mr. A.A. Adepoju, Director of the Europe Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Febr [...]	2009-02-20 15:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC NI
09ABUJA642	NIGERIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) On April 17, Poloff delivered reftel demarches and a copy of the United States Human Rights Commitments and Pledges to Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department in the Second United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ibrahim e [...]	2009-04-17 13:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC NI
09ACCRA965	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that Ghana will cooperate with USG to promote universal human rights. Dufu referred to the visit last week of a [...]	2009-09-16 16:10:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNAUS UNHRC
09AMMAN2072	JORDAN NONCOMMITAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 13:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09ASHGABAT1274	TURKMENISTAN: UNDP AND EU LAUNCH SWEEPING HUMAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, the Turkmen government's Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) hosted the opening ceremony for the joint EU, UNDP and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) project "Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect hum [...]	2009-10-08 09:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM EUN UNDP UNHRC TX
09ATHENS209	GREECE: POINTS DELIVERED ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, on February 18 Poloff informed Elias Photopoulos, Director of the Greek MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights, of our points on the Durban Review Conference Working Group Session. Photopoulos stated that Greece will follow the EU consensus at the Working Group Session. He not [...]	2009-02-18 09:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC GR
09BANGKOK445	THAILAND MFA'S COMMENTS ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) We engaged Ittiporn Boonpracong, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General for the Department of International Organizations, February 20 regarding the Durban Review Conference Working Group Session, renewed U.S. participation, and issues of concern (reftel). Ittiporn stated t [...]	2009-02-20 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC TH
09BEIJING1047	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: PRC [...] (C) PolOff conveyed diplomatic note and human rights pledge (ref A) on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Xu Jing on April 20. Xu referenced her MFA colleague's April 8 re [...]	2009-04-20 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UN CH
09BEIJING1126	PRC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) China would like the United States to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Human Rights Division official Chen Yingzhu told PolOff April 27. Chen requested that the United States support China, and noted that China "thinks highly [...]	2009-04-27 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UN CH
09BEIJING2616	PRC RESPONSE TO U.S. UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (U) On September 11, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on U.S. priorities for the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Yao noted he [...]	2009-09-11 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC CH
09BEIJING535	PRC RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, DURBAN [...] (C) The U.S. decision to resume participation as an active observer at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) during the March HRC session is "good news," MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Xu Jing told PolOff March 2. Respon [...]	2009-03-03 04:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UN CH
09BEIJING884	RESPONSE ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (C) China welcomed U.S. willingness to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun told PolOff April 2 in response to reftel points on the U.S. decision to seek electi [...]	2009-04-02 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UN CH
09BEIJING939	PRC RESPONSE ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Human Rights Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun delivered a formal response April 7 to our earlier demarche notifying China that the United States will seek election to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel). Yao said that since China and th [...]	2009-04-08 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UN CH
09BRATISLAVA341	SLOVAKIA: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) We delivered reftel points to Marianna Lipkova and Miriam Joklova in the Department of Human Rights, Council of Europe, OSCE and Minorities at the MFA. Lipkova said Slovakia takes the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) seriously. She said the GOS plans on participat [...]	2009-07-31 16:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS UNHRC OSCE LO
09BRATISLAVA396	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION - PRIORITIES [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Veronika Lombardini, Director of the Human Rights Department at MFA, on September 9. Lombardini said Slovakia's priority would be to reach common positions with EU Member States first, and with like-minded countries including the U.S. as well. In general Slovak [...]	2009-09-11 14:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC LO
09BRATISLAVA57	SLOVAKIA'S UPR PROCESS [...] Per reftel request, PolOff discussed Slovakia's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with Slovak NGO activists Laco Oravec of the Milan Semecka Foundation, and Branislav Tichy of Amnesty International, as well as the Deputy Director of the Slovak MFA's Human Rights Department (and the GOS report c [...]	2009-02-02 10:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC LO
09BRAZZAVILLE4	CONGO(B) - MAY 2009 UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] Embassy Brazzaville has been in touch with both the government focal point for the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights and the principal human rights NGO in Congo(B). 2. On the government side, the focal point is Valentin Mavoungou, Director General of Human Rights and Fundamental F [...]	2009-01-07 10:44:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC
09BRUSSELS238	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BELGIAN OFFERS EUROPEAN VIEW ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgian MFA human rights expert Nathalie Rondeux called Poloff February 19 from Geneva to provide the European view, with Belgian nuance, on the Durban Review Conference Working Group. Rondeux said the Durban process was very important to Europe; Europeans are excited the U.S. [...]	2009-02-20 08:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC BE
09BUDAPEST666	ON THE SAME PAGE: HUNGARY'S SUPPORTS KEY US GOALS [...] On September 10, Poloff delivered the demarche points to Krisztina Kovacs, the International Organizations and Human Rights Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hungary, by and large, concurs with all of our key goals for this Human Right Council's (HRC) session and solicits o [...]	2009-09-11 16:07:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EU HU
09BUENOSAIRES169	ARGENTINA SHARES U.S. DURBAN CONCERNS [...] (U) Acting Polcouns raised on February 18 with MFA Director General for Human Rights Silvia Fernandez reftel points on USG participation in the intergovernmental working group (IWG) of the Durban Review Conference. Fernandez welcomed USG participation in the IWG, saying that U.S. participatio [...]	2009-02-18 20:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
09BUENOSAIRES235	ARGENTINA WELCOMES USG BACK TOTHE UNHRC [...] (SBU) Poloff raised with MFA Director General for Human Rights Silvia Fernandez ref A points on the USG's return to the UN Human Rights Council. Fernandez welcomed the news and joked "Now you can suffer with the rest of us." She suggested using her upcoming March 23 meeting in Washington wit [...]	2009-03-05 17:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
09BUENOSAIRES396	ARGENTINA WELCOMES USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 19:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
09BUENOSAIRES397	ARGENTINA ABSTAINS AND CONTINUES EVALUATING [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 19:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF UNHRC AR
09CAIRO1760	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 15:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC EG
09CAIRO321	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SUPPORT FOR DURBAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-22 15:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EG
09CAIRO380	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) On March 3, we demarched MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby regarding the U.S. decisions on resuming participation as an observer at the UN Human Rights Council, and on the Durban Review Conference (ref A). We also delivered the Cairo-specific points per ref A. On Durban, [...]	2009-03-03 14:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EG
09COPENHAGEN93	DANES WEIGH WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN II [...] (SBU) Denmark welcomes our good-faith effort to rescue the Durban Review Conference, but agrees that an acceptable outcome remains unlikely, Kira Smith Sindbjerg of the Danish MFA's Human Rights Department informed us in response to reftel demarche. Among Denmark's top priorities is opposing [...]	2009-02-19 14:36:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC DA
09DHAKA31	BANGLADESH CIVIL SOCIETY AWARE AND ACTIVELY [...] (U) Over the past several weeks has PolOff met with heads of several human rights NGOs in Bangladesh to gauge awareness of and participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Human Rights, per reftel request. Bangladesh is slated for review in February 2009. By all accounts, civil s [...]	2009-01-08 09:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC
09DJIBOUTI1107	DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points September 13 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh. Goumaneh welcomed U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). She agreed that it was helpful for the U.S. to be back at the table, com [...]	2009-09-13 14:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC DJ
09GABORONE130	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nolan delivered the points from reftel to Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs Phandu Skelemani on February 18. In addition, Pol/Econ Chief delivered a non-paper regarding the Durban Review Conference to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the [...]	2009-02-18 14:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC BC
09GENEVA117	Canada's Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review [...] On February 3, an 18 member delegation from the Government of Canada led by Deputy Justice Minister John Sims, participated in the Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group "interactive dialogue." During this three hour session, Canada described its actions to p [...]	2009-02-11 14:00:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA1170	SWISS GENEVA CONVENTIONS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expressing Switzerland's view that it has been "charged" by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in its resolution on the Goldstone Report to start consultations on the convening of a conference of the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, Swiss Ambassador to the UN [...]	2009-12-18 08:14:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IS UNHRC UNAUS KPAL
09GENEVA126	(C) EU PRESIDENCY DOWNBEAT ON DURBAN [...] (C) Summary: In their role as current president of the European Union, the Czech Human Rights team (which negotiates the Durban process on behalf of the EU) today conveyed their deep suspicion of possible progress on Durban substantive discussions next week; said they would not propose an abri [...]	2009-02-12 16:07:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
09GENEVA133	DURBAN INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP - DAY 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) This cable reviews interactions that the USDel to the Durban Inter-Sessional Working Group (ISWG) had on February 16. 3. (U) As discussed on the evening teleconference with Washington, post requests the following actions: -- updated [...]	2009-02-16 20:41:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA195	SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT DISAPPOINTED WITH SAG'S [...] (C) Summary. A USDel member met with South African Political Human Rights Officer Sybil Matlhako (please protect) on March 2. A normally guarded Matlhako surprised us with her willingness to speak candidly about group dynamics and actions of the Chinese, Cubans, Europeans and Palestinians. [...]	2009-03-06 19:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL ZA UNHRC
09GENEVA269	Human Rights Council 10th Session - Postmortem [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 10th session on March 27. The United States participated actively as an observer in the Council for the first time in nearly a year. Passing over 30 resolutions, the session produced mixed results, continuing some of the disappointing trends [...]	2009-03-31 15:47:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA311	CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST JOHN KAMM URGES [...] (C) Summary: John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Human Rights Foundation, discussed with Charge March 30 Dui Hua's efforts to win release of Chinese prisoners of conscience. Kamm suggested coordinating U.S. bilateral and multilateral efforts to optimize U.S. leverage to improve Chin [...]	2009-04-17 16:53:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CH
09GENEVA528	SUBJECT: SUDANESE CHURCH LEADERS URGE INTENSIFIED [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor and Political Section intern met with the Sudanese Church leaders affiliated with the World Council of Churches on June 17 on the margins of the Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Rev. Both Reth Luang of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan, Isaac Kenyi Kungu [...]	2009-06-26 11:15:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC UNHRC US SU NGO
09GENEVA77	DURBAN REVIEW TURNS EVEN MORE SOUR: CAN THE [...] (C) In turbulent negotiations from January 19-23, observers told us the Durban Review process and discourse became "poisonous" and the draft text -- at over 200 paragraphs -- even more problematic. The UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark are considering withdrawing from the process (Canada and [...]	2009-01-28 16:36:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PGOV KISL
09GENEVA8	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE - THE GENEVA PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Numerous delegations over the past months have expressed pessimism that the upcoming Durban Review Conference (April 20-24) will yield anything better than the original Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA). Many like-minded governments are concerned that the outcome c [...]	2009-01-07 16:54:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA864	GOLDSTONE REPORT BACKLASH - SPECIAL SESSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallout from the Goldstone report and the possibility of a Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the matter (as early as next week) has led to a hardening of positions by both the Palestinian and the Israeli Missions in Geneva, leaving even less room than before for a cons [...]	2009-10-09 12:49:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNCTAD UNHRC
09GENEVA880	ASSESSMENT OF U.S. ENTRY INTO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - [...] (SBU) The 12th Human Rights Council Session -- the first with the U.S. as a member -- concluded on October 2. Feedback on U.S. participation was positive, with many delegations noting our efforts to creatively address historically divisive issues, such as freedom of expression, country mandat [...]	2009-10-16 06:51:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA894	GAZA, GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION PASSES AT HRC SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council Special Session passed a resolution endorsing the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Fact Finding Mission's report on the conflict in Gaza. By a margin of 25 in favor, 11 abstentions, 6 no votes, and 5 not voting, the Council adopted the resolution that [...]	2009-10-20 14:05:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09HANOI1092	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNSC UNHRC KPAL IS VM
09KAMPALA174	UGANDA WAITING FOR LANGUAGE ON RACISM BEFORE [...] (SBU) We spoke with Isaac Sebulime, the Director for Multilateral Affairs, at the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on February 18 and informed him about the presence of a U.S. delegation at the Intersessional Intergovernmental Working Group of the Review Conference on the Implementat [...]	2009-02-19 05:12:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC UG
09KIGALI98	RWANDA ON REVIEW CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNHRC PHUM RW
09KINSHASA166	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 15:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC CG
09KINSHASA243	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche March 16 to Banza Ngoy, Head of the International Organizations Directorate in the Foreign Ministry. Ngoy said that the GDRC may be inclined to support the creation of a new UN Independent Expert. He added that the GDRC, with its many challenges, has not [...]	2009-03-16 14:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CG
09KUALALUMPUR29	MALAYSIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGED IN UPR PROCESS [...] (SBU) Malaysia's civil society and leading NGOs are proactively engaged in the Universal Periodic review (UPR) process, though with limited interaction with the Malaysian government. The Coalition of Malaysia NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO),an umbrella organization of over 35 NGOs, coordi [...]	2009-01-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC MY
09KUWAIT186	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. RETURN [...] (C) POLCOUNS on March 2 delivered reftel demarche points informing Kuwait of a U.S. decision to resume participation as an active observer at the UN Human Rights Council and to discontinue participation in negotiations on the present draft outcome document for the Durban Review Conference. Dr. [...]	2009-03-03 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC PHUM KU
09LAPAZ846	BOLIVIA ON UN SUDAN MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez June 4. Fernandez and MFA officers were noncommittal on their support for extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Sudan, saying only that the Bolivian Government was also concerned about the situation in [...]	2009-06-09 19:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC SU AF BL
09LONDON2120	UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...]	2009-09-11 13:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON440	HMG WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON DURBAN II, HOPES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Susan Hyland, Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at HMG's Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Poloffs that HMG "agrees broadly" with the USG's position and reservations regarding the Durban Review Conference. She especially emphasized that HMG considers [...]	2009-02-19 15:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ DA IR NL SZ UK
09LUSAKA296	ZAMBIA PROMISES IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting to discuss multilateral cooperation as well as Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande's May visit to Washington, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma confirmed his interest in improving U.S.-Zambian voting coincidence within the United Nations. He promis [...]	2009-04-30 12:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	UN UNHRC CU ZA
09LUSAKA637	ZAMBIA PREPARED TO BREAK WITH TRADITION AT UN [...] (C) Summary. A senior Zambian Foreign Ministry official, Winnie Chibesekunda, is predisposed to breaking with NAM, AU, and SADC ranks at UN fora in order to address issues individually and on their own merit. In response to the reftel demarche, she expressed some willingness to support coun [...]	2009-09-15 09:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC ZI ZA
09LUSAKA649	MORE ON ZAMBIAN PREPARATIONS FOR UNGA, UN HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. The Zambian Government (GRZ) is inclined to call for measures to address human rights problems in Burma, North Korea, and Sudan at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council. A senior Foreign Ministry official voiced some displeasure with Zambia's tendency to engage in bloc [...]	2009-09-22 08:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UNESCO KV CU BM ZA
09MADRID213	SPAIN WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT IN DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Human Rights Office Director Juan Duarte Cuadrado February 24 to discuss reftel demarche and learned that Spain shares U.S. concerns regarding the draft document, particularly regarding racism issues and attempts to use defamation of religion arguments to limit [...]	2009-02-27 09:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
09MANAGUA900	NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 16:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC NU
09MANILA2031	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz. Post emphasized U.S. support for defending the universality of human rights and the responsibility of governments to respect the r [...]	2009-09-24 08:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC RP
09MASERU37	LESOTHO NON-COMMITTAL ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 12:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
09MONTEVIDEO325	URUGUAY SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF SUDAN MANDATE [...] (SBU) On June 11, post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Nury Bauzan, Director of Multilateral Affairs. Ms. Bauzan reported that Uruguay strongly supports a one year extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to Sudan, and is deeply concerned about the poor human rights situation [...]	2009-06-11 18:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC UY
09MOSCOW150	RUSSIA TAKING UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Russian Federation is taking the February 2009 review of the human rights situation here under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) special mechanism seriously. The Senior Human Rights Adviser at the UN's mission in Moscow told us that last summer he [...]	2009-01-22 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR UNHRC RS
09OSLO143	NORWAY COMMITTED TO DURBAN II ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Despite discussion of the issue in the Norwegian press, the GON refuses to disclose its "red lines"--what would be completely unacceptable for Norway--in the context of the Durban II conference in Geneva. While Norway can be counted on to support freedom of expression, its prefer [...]	2009-03-05 13:12:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09OSLO547	NORWAY (ALMOST) FULLY ON BOARD WITH USG HRC [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Coordinator for Human Rights Council (HRC) issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Vebjorn Heines, pronounced reftel demache's talking points "more or less completely consistent with Norway's priorities." Heines put special emphasis on Norway's "procedural [...]	2009-09-10 13:40:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09OTTAWA152	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]	2009-02-27 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09OTTAWA153	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]	2009-02-27 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09PARIS1250	FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France concurs with a large part of U.S. key goals for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and solicits United States support for initiatives that they are sponsoring, according to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, wh [...]	2009-09-15 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EU FR
09PORTAUPRINCE203	HAITI: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 19:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HA
09PRAGUE99	SUPPORT FOR DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE WORKING [...] We delivered reftel points February 18 to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Department Deputy Director Martin Boucek and UN Department official Ladislav Steinhubel. Boucek welcomed U.S. involvement in the February 16-19 working group and understood this does not mean the U.S. woul [...]	2009-02-19 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ
09QUITO139	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on February 18 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 20. Puma thanked PolOff for the information, noted that the topic was important to the GOE, and that the MFA [...]	2009-02-21 00:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
09RIYADH1217	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 14:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC SA
09SANJOSE123	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] For the record, we delivered reftel demarches to MFA Foreign Policy Director Alejandro Solano on February 18, following up during a meeting between the Ambassador and FM Bruno Stagno (on other issues) on February 19. To Stagno, we noted USG willingness to consider re-engaging in the WCAR proc [...]	2009-02-27 20:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
09SANTIAGO14	CHILE: NGOS PARTICIPATE IN UNHRC PERIODIC REVIEW [...] Per reftel, EPolOff surveyed NGO and civil society contacts and learned that several organizations participated in the UN Universal Periodic Review process for Chile. Amnesty International, the Corporation for the Promotion and Defense of People's Rights (CODEPU),and the Humanas Foundation s [...]	2009-01-07 18:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO166	CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. ON DURBAN, STRATEGIZES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for IO/RHS and DRL/MLGA. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Chile supports U.S. positions at the Durban Conference, but does not consider anti-Israeli language to be a key issue. MFA Human Rights official Eduardo Chihuailaf said Chile is eager to work [...]	2009-02-24 18:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO860	CHILE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO865	Chilean FM on Honduras, Salitre Military Exercises, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Fernandez told PDAS Kelly that Chile strongly supports the San Jose Accord to resolve the crisis in Honduras, but noted disagreements in the international community about the most constructive way forward. Chile is trying to ease tensions with Peru, in particula [...]	2009-10-06 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	PREL PHUM MOPS UNESCO UNHRC CI HO
09SEOUL1455	ROKG PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the UN Human Rights Council's 12th Session to Chun Hye-ran, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. With regard to the USG goal of getting a more balanced resolution on freedom of expression, Chun said the R [...]	2009-09-11 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09SIFIEDABUJA1673	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC
09STATE117694	INSTRUCTION: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
09STATE117696	INSTRUCTION: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
09STATE122726	INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 00:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC

09STATE124856	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE FOURTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The November 5 UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the Goldstone Report recommended that the Government of Switzerland convene a conference of the High Convening Parties to the Geneva Conventions on "measures to enforce" th [...]	2009-12-07 13:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IS UNHRC UN KPAL
09STATE127816	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS - UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 23:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC UN
09STATE57896	GETTING RENEWAL OF THE SUDAN MANDATE AT THE UN [...] (SBU) Action Request: Given the dire human rights situation in Sudan, it is vitally important to pass a resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation there and to urge Sudan to allow humanitarian access. Inability to do so would deal another [...]	2009-06-04 22:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC SU AF
09STATE93358	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...]	2009-09-09 02:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93373	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 02:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93374	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 02:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09TRIPOLI953	LIBYA REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (GPCFLIC; MFA-equivalent) on December 2 informing the Embassy of Libya's intention to seek membership on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2010-2013 term. Attached to t [...]	2009-12-09 08:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PHUM UNHRC LY
09USUNNEWYORK111	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: AMBASSADOR RICE'S PHONE [...] (C) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay told Ambassador Rice Feb. 9 that Iran and Syria inserted anti-Israeli language in the draft outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, but the rest of the OIC (including Egypt and Palestine) wants to "knock it out" and the Afri [...]	2009-02-10 16:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09VALLETTA19	MALTA: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] Post contacted Joseph Cole, MFA Director for Global Affairs, who is coordinating the effort to review Malta's human rights situation. Cole told us he had reached out to a number of non-governmental organizations requesting their contribution to the report. 2. Post checked with the National [...]	2009-01-12 16:03:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC MT
09VILNIUS99	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...]	2009-02-19 13:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
09ZAGREB96	POINTS DELIVERED REGARDING U.S. PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 09:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
10ALGIERS37	ALGERIAN INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RETREAT [...] Algerian MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security Benchaa Dani briefed ambassadors January 10 on GOA plans to hold a "retreat" in Algiers February 19 - 21 for informal consultations in the framework of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the work and [...]	2010-01-11 17:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM UNHRC AG
10BRUSSELS160	BELGIUM SUPPORTS U.S. ON IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT [...] (C) On February 9, Embassy Acting PolEconCouns discussed the human rights situation in Iran with Pierre Gillon, Iran desk officer in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolEconCouns noted the issuance on February 8 of the joint US-EU statement and asked whether the Belgian Foreign Ministr [...]	2010-02-09 19:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC IR BE
10BRUSSELS230	BELGIUM WILL ABSTAIN IN UPCOMING UNGA VOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 15:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA UNHRC BE
10BUENOSAIRES92	Argentina to Speak Out on Human Rights in Iran during the UN [...] (SBU) On January 26, poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Human Rights division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina. The GOA shared aspects of its carefully-crafted recommendations and questions to be presented to Iran during the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodi [...]	2010-01-28 20:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UN UNHRC IR AR
10GENEVA43	Palestinian Ambassador on Goldstone, 4GC, HRC [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with DRL A/S Mike Posner, Palestinian Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi stressed the following points: -- The PA is angered that the OHCHR asked Hamas to submit a report on Goldstone follow-up, which implicitly recognized Hamas as a governing entity; the Palestin [...]	2010-02-16 16:30:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
10GENEVA94	Preview of March 2010 Human Rights Council Session [...] (U) The 13th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will take place in Geneva from March 1 - 26, 2010. The longest of the three yearly meetings, the March session opens with the High Level Segment. This cable outlines key issues Mission Geneva expects will be raised at the 13th Session, p [...]	2010-02-02 11:39:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
10SANTIAGO106	Chile Demarched on Iran's Universal Periodic Review at UN [...] (SBU) On January 28, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Carmen Hertz, Director of the Office of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Gerardo Ateaga, Deputy Director. Amb. Hertz said that Chile's representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Amb. Carlos Portales, wo [...]	2010-01-29 20:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC IR CI
87HAVANA746	CASTRO ON ARTISTIC FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	1987-03-06 21:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PHUM UNHRC
94COLOMBO954	THE LTTE: WHAT WE ARE SAYING AND WHO WE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST--PLEASE SEE PARA 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POST IS WORKING THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) SHOULD BECOME CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED IN FINDING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO SRI LANKA'S ETHNIC CONFLICT. WE ARE CALLIN [...]	1994-02-24 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS UNHRC CE

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