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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07RIYADH2024SAUDI WOMEN PETITION KING ABDULLAH FOR RIGHT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported that on Saudi National Day, September 23, Saudi women activists submitted a petition to King Abdullah urging him to lift the ban on women driving in the Kingdom. The Committee of Demanders of Women's Right to Drive, a component of the newly formed Socie [...]
2007-10-01 13:49:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KPAO SA
07RIYADH2100SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED
[...] Ambassador Ford M. Fraker and the entire U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush to Riyadh and Jeddah. The First Lady's visit comes at an opportune moment to underscore the importance and strength of the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationsh [...]
2007-10-16 13:00:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN OVIP PHUM PREL SA
07RIYADH2105SAUDI ARABIA: NOMINATION OF PRINCESS LOULWA AL
[...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate Princess Loulwa Al Faisal for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Princess Loulwa is the daughter of the late King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz and Queen Effat Al Thunayaan, as well as the sister of Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal. She is [...]
2007-10-18 12:30:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO LE
07RIYADH2362SAUDI WOMEN QUESTION THE RIGHT TO VOTE OUTSIDE THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the English language daily "Arab News" Saudi female students in the UK and Ireland were denied entry to the General Body of Saudi Clubs, 27th general committee elections. The elections took place on Saturday, November 17. According to media reports, the women who we [...]
2007-11-27 14:19:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA
07RIYADH366APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Townsend met on February 6 with Crown Prince Sultan at the Crown Prince´s offices in Jeddah. Both parties reiterated the positive cooperation between the U.S. and Saudi governments, and the Crown Prince expressed [...]
2007-02-24 12:19:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN KWMN GCC SA
07RIYADH368FEMALE LAWYERS MAY SOON HAVE RIGHT TO PRACTICE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Al-Sheikh announced at the inauguration of the third Annual Meeting of Arbitrators on January 30 that a new consultancy law allowing female lawyers to open their own legal consulting firms is under consideration. As proposed, the [...]
2007-02-24 12:40:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH397DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 10:15:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH580FORCED DIVORCE: A NEW PHENOMENON IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported on March 11 that the Ministry of Justice has formed a committee to investigate the growing number of "forced" divorces in the Kingdom. Saudi poet and activist Nimah Nawwab is one of several women who have raised the visibility of this issue in the press t [...]
2007-03-24 10:19:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL KWMN KPAO SA
07RIYADH581DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES MEETINGS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) On December 5, 2006, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica J. Barks-Ruggles had separate meetings with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR). These meetings followed up on meetings on Septem [...]
2007-03-24 13:33:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM SA
07RIYADH63619TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah used his speech to the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 28 to criticize publicly U.S. policy in Iraq by referring to the "illegal foreign occupation" of that country, albeit without naming the U.S. or the Coalition Forces. The King issu [...]
2007-03-29 10:54:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH63819TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: CLOSING SESSION
[...] (C) The closing session of the 19th Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 29 issued the "Riyadh Declaration," which calls for the implementation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, demands the removal of weapons of mass destruction from the region, and supports the development of nuclear progra [...]
2007-03-30 11:10:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH931WOMEN VOTE: STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS A SUCCESS IN
[...] (U) Prince Sultan University College for Women (PSU) held its first student council elections on April 25. This private university is the first in Riyadh to establish student councils and hold elections. Following a campus-wide awareness training on the purpose of student councils, the impo [...]
2007-05-05 04:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA
07ROME2115ITALY AWAITING COMMON EU POSITION ON RAPE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 11:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI IT
07ROME2321ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 15:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM IT
07ROME411 ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]
2007-03-02 06:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07SANAA2054FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATE: MEETING AT THE MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 12:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA213INFLUENTIAL YEMENI WOMEN
[...] In response to reftel request, post proposes that the following five Yemeni women be included in the roster of women leaders being developed by the Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment. SIPDIS Her Excellency Ms. Khadija Al-Haisami Minister of Human Rights Republic of [...]
2007-02-05 04:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KWMN PHUM PREL YM
07SANAA2258WOMEN DIVIDED ON TYPE OF PARLIAMENTARY QUOTA SYSTEM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 10:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KWMN PHUM YM
07SANAA341SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN
[...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...]
2007-03-05 13:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07SANJOSE1788U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF
[...] On September 26, PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights and Multilateral Policies Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to deliver a copy of the draft resolution and verbally convey reftel talking points. 2. Ms Tinoco affirmed GOCR's support and said she woul [...]
2007-09-28 14:13:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI CS
07SANJOSE188SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - REPLY TO ACTION
[...] Pursuant to S/WE request reftel, Post has identified six influential women in host country, drawing from both government and civil society (media, industry, and education). GOVERNMENT NAME: Laura Chinchilla TITLE AND INSTITUTION: First Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Justice [...]
2007-01-31 22:26:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL CS
07SANJOSE524COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...]
2007-03-16 22:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
07SANSALVADOR1652EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST
[...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...]
2007-08-23 13:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI
07SANSALVADOR171EL SALVADOR: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1999DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES
07SANSALVADOR409EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT
[...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANTODOMINGO1119EVALUATING THE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMINICAN LABOR LAW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Many employers in the Dominican agricultural sector regularly violate the Dominican labor code, according to several Dominican non-governmental organizations and other entities. Many of the workers in this sector are involved in the production of commodities that are exported to th [...]
2007-05-10 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ELAB ETRD PHUM SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO2132DOMINICAN TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED, PROGRESS A
[...] On August 30, poloff and human rights officer delivered reftel points and non-paper to Frank Soto, Assistant Attorney General for Smuggling and Trafficking of Persons. One week later, on September 6, WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro raised reftel points related to the need for increased victim [...]
2007-09-12 16:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2227DEMARCHE ON RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF
[...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our SIPDIS views on board but had no immediate reply. We [...]
2007-10-01 18:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI DR
07SANTODOMINGO2600DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] As requested refel, following is a summary of Dominican progress toward rectifying key deficiencies identified in the June 2007 TIP report. ------ 2. Increasing efforts to investigate, prosecute, convict and sentence trafficking offenders, including public officials allegedly complicit i [...]
2007-11-21 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM KWMN ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO441DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 2, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 2 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 2 III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS The Dominican government made significant progress i [...]
2007-03-02 11:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO444DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 1, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 1 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 1 I. OVERVIEW: EXTENT OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO732OPPONENTS MANEUVER TO STRIP DOMINICAN-HAITIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An investigation by staff at the Junta Central Electoral (JCE),or Central Elections Board, has recommended that the authorities strip the citizenship of Sonia Pierre, a prominent advocate for the rights of persons of Haitian descent. In quick reply, on March 30 JCE President C [...]
2007-03-30 22:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO768UPDATE ON MANEUVERS AGAINST SONIA PIERRE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days following the release of an internal report to the Central Elections Board (JCE) by investigators who recommended stripping a prominent Haitian-Dominican activist of her citizenship, numerous domestic and foreign groups have mobilized in Sonia Pierre's defense. Gove [...]
2007-04-04 19:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SARAJEVO2229BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA
[...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...]
2007-10-19 07:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO224INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
[...] In response to reftel action request, the following is Embassy Sarajevo's list of five extremely influential women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These women represent a variety of professional and ethnic backgrounds and were chosen for their national influence. Name: Lidija Korac Title: Co-C [...]
2007-01-31 09:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL BK
07SARAJEVO487BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]
2007-03-02 06:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SEOUL1398MARRIAGE BROKERS OUT IN FRONT OF KOREAN LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) The trend for international marriages continues to rapidly increase in Korea as in other countries in the region. Marriage brokers have quickly adapted to the increased demand and have found ways to cash in on the lucrative business. Despite the plethora of legitimate broker companies [...]
2007-05-10 05:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG
07SEOUL2044DPRK DEFECTOR FILES: THE UNTAPPED SOURCE
[...] (S) The USG possesses an enormous trove of information about the DPRK that has been almost entirely untapped. The files contain over 9,180 Korean-language debriefs, spanning 1997 to the present, of North Korean citizens who escaped from the DPRK and were accepted by the ROKG for resettlement [...]
2007-07-09 07:53:00Embassy SeoulSECRETCH ECON ELAB KDEM KIRF KN KS KWMN PGOV PHUM
07SEOUL587SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]
2007-02-28 08:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SEOUL810FOREIGN BRIDES FLOCK TO SOUTH KOREA
[...] (SBU) International marriages between Korean citizens and foreign spouses are occurring at a dramatic rate. In 2005, international marriages numbered 43,121 or 13.6 percent of all marriages in Korea, up from 12,319 marriages in 2000. More than 70 percent of these marriages (31,180 in total) a [...]
2007-03-20 07:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KWMN KS
07SEOUL983KOREA BEGINS TO SEE THE LIGHT ON UNDERGROUND
[...] (U) Representative Cho Bae sook, Chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Committee, co-hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on March 20 to discuss the evolution of the prostitution industry in Korea. The other host of the event was the Dasi-Hamkke Center (Together Again Center),a large [...]
2007-04-04 02:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SMIG KS
07SHENYANG128PRC-DPRK: NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS; DRUGS; NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts report that, at least anecdotally, the numbers of North Korean border-crossers encountered this year are fewer than last, though the overall numbers and reasons for the decline are unclear. Jilin Province's ongoing anti-drug campaign is netting more seizures of illeg [...]
2007-07-09 03:25:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PINR PGOV KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG184AIDING NORTH KOREAN PATIENTS (AND BORDER-
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dandong-based, Korean-American NGO focused on North Korea continues to ship medical aid into the DPRK, but headaches abound as the group seeks to refine its aid strategy. In a modest hospital near the PRC-DPRK border, the group also discreetly tends to North Korean border-cross [...]
2007-09-28 08:35:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREF PINR KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG205PRC-DPRK: NK BORDER-CROSSERS, HUMAN SMUGGLING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of North Korean border-crossers entering China in 2007 thus far looks to be roughly on par with 2005/2006 levels despite the DPRK's agricultural difficulties and natural disasters earlier this year, according to a Liaoning scholar engaged in internal, state- sponsored r [...]
2007-10-29 05:46:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH
07SHENYANG216PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary: Yanbian University of Science and Technology (YUST) President and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) founding President Dr. Kim Chin Kyong, PUST Executive Vice President David Kim, and YUST Director Norma Nichols provided updates on PUST construction progress and [...]
2007-11-19 07:58:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH SPILL
07SHENYANG229(S) NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS: PRC THINKING ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: One of China's leading state-sponsored specialists on North Korean border-crossers foresees no near-term evolution in PRC thinking on the UNHCR and its possible role in northeast China. On a separate issue, the specialist also claimed that foreign activists publicizing their effo [...]
2007-11-28 04:19:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETPREF KWMN PINR KN KS CH
07SINGAPORE1314AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...]
2007-07-10 00:24:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN
07SINGAPORE2161SINGAPORE PREMIERE OF TRAFFIC: AN MTV EXIT SPECIAL
[...] (U) MTV-Asia hosted the Singapore premiere of "Traffic: An MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Special," a joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, MTV Networks and the MTV Europe Foundation. "Traffic" is a documentary about human trafficking, hosted by UNICEF G [...]
2007-12-06 08:33:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM SOCI ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE401SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. The Embassy point of contact is: Christopher Kavanagh Phone: (65) 6476-9182 Fax: (65) 6476-9389 Email: kavanaghcr@state.gov 2. (U) Per the request in para 26 of Ref [...]
2007-02-28 07:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE405SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -- A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in pe [...]
2007-02-28 08:05:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE406SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: IV. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS -- A. Does the government assist victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent re [...]
2007-02-28 08:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN
07SINGAPORE745SCENESETTER FOR DPM WONG KAN SENG'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs WONG Kan Seng is Singapore's key figure for domestic security, law enforcement, and intelligence cooperation. His April 19-22 visit to Washington and New York offers an excellent opportunity to expand the programmatic [...]
2007-04-13 06:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETKCRM PTER SNAR KTFN ETTC EFIN KWMN SN
07SKOPJE16MACEDONIA: FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] This is Embassy Skopje's response to reftel regarding the five most influential women in Macedonia. PolOff Mariana Neisuler is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues. Tel: 389 2 3116 180 ext. 2111 Fax: 389 2 3133 601 Mobile: 389 70 306 024 Email: NeisulerML@state.gov [...]
2007-01-10 13:33:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MK
07SKOPJE805MACEDONIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 14:02:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI MK
07SKOPJE845MACEDONIA: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] (U) After consulting with members of the country team, Post has identified Xhane Kreshova (Dzane Kresova) as this year's Woman of Courage. Ms. Kreshova has been notified of her nomination. BIO DATA 2. (U) Name of the nominee: Xhane Kreshova In passport: Dzane Kresova Job title/associ [...]
2007-10-19 12:16:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MK
07SOFIA1260NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A
[...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...]
2007-10-24 15:06:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
07SOFIA1329 MOVE TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION THWARTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian NGOs and their government allies, with strong Embassy and USG support, succeeded in defeating legislation backed by business interests and the National Tourism Board to legalize prostitution. This marks a victory in our anti-TIP effort. We will keep our guard up as pr [...]
2007-11-26 09:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV BU
07SOFIA259BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...]
2007-02-28 07:10:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
07STATE150188TIP: Implementation Guidelines for the Minimum Standards
[...] (U) This is not an action cable, but is intended to guide Post reporting for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The Implementation Guidelines provided in para 6 can be shared with host governments if posts deem this useful. 2. (U) In an effort to improve the transparency and c [...]
2007-10-29 23:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG
07STATE160488REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] This instruction cable replaces State 158405. After sending State 158405, USDEL learned that the Beijing follow-up text is not a resolution, but a Chair's text. Unlike resolutions, Chair's texts cannot be voted. But a member state that disagrees with part or all of the text does have the op [...]
2007-11-27 15:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07STATE164390INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION
[...] Action on "Women in Development" is expected either on Thursday, December 6 or Friday, December 7. 2. Paragraphs of concern. -- PP 2 reaffirms the outcomes of the Beijing Conference on Women and its five-year follow-up sessions. -- PP 5 contains the term "sexual and reproductive hea [...]
2007-12-06 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07SURABAYA33MALANG: EAST JAVA'S UNIVERSITY CITY AND EPICENTER OF HUMAN
[...] (SBU) During an August 30-31 visit to Malang, Principal Officer spoke with educators and civil society leaders about the duality of this East Javanese city: a city famous for both education and growing poverty that has made Malang's citizens easy targets for traffickers. Malang hosts two state [...]
2007-09-04 07:25:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG KPAO ID
07SURABAYA34SURABAYA: USG TRAINING FOR POLICE, COURTS, AND NGOS RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 3, Surabaya police arrested two suspects for attempting to traffic seven women from Indonesia to Malaysia. The victims were handed over to an International Organization of Migration (IOM)-sponsored NDO KPPD Samitra Abhaya and returned to their villages. The Surabay [...]
2007-09-11 04:45:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ASEC ID
07SURABAYA45EASTERN INDONESIA: ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS IN LOMBOK
[...] (SBU) Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant assessed anti-human trafficking efforts during a visit to the island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB),September 11-13. Anti-trafficking NGOs described poor coordination of anti-trafficking activities and victims' [...]
2007-10-03 07:01:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07SURABAYA46NORTH SULAWESI: GROWING PROBLEMS IN HIV AND TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The head of a local NGO in Manado described the growing problem of HIV and trafficking in women during Surabaya Principal Officer's recent visit. In a city that prides itself on beginning strongly Christian, prostitution has been forced further underground, making monitoring the [...]
2007-10-05 02:28:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07SUVA427KIRIBATI UPDATE:
[...] (C) Kiribati President Tong, Vice President Onorio, and five other Ministers were re-elected to Parliament in a first round of elections on Aug. 22. A second round of run-off races takes place today. Once Parliament is in place, it will select three or four MPs to run for President in Octobe [...]
2007-08-29 19:27:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIS SENV PHSA KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID
07SUVA496EMBASSY SUVA NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] Embassy Suva is pleased and proud to nominate Ms. Virisila Buadromo, Executive Director of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement for the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. Ms. Buadromo has been notified of her nomination. 2. Ms. Buadromo's particulars are as follows: V [...]
2007-10-18 16:19:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PLUM PREL KPAO FJ
07SUVA497EMBASSY SUVA NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] Embassy Suva is pleased and proud to nominate Mrs. Betty Blake, Coordinator of the Legal Literacy Project of the Tonga Catholic Women's League for the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. Mrs. Blake has been notified of her nomination. 2. Mrs. Blake's particulars are a [...]
2007-10-18 16:19:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PLUM PREL KPAO TN
07TAIPEI1912AIT VISITS SANHSIA IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY:
[...] Summary: Most detainees at the Sanhsia detention facility initially came to Taiwan on legal work visas, but became illegal workers after seeking higher wages with unauthorized employers, or by staying to work after their visas had expired. Detainees arrive at Sanhsia after their arrest by p [...]
2007-08-22 01:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOMIG KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07TAIPEI2632TIP UPDATE: TAIWAN MAINTAINS ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan continues to make progress in its fight against human trafficking. The Taiwan authorities and local NGOs co-sponsored three separate TIP conferences over the past month. The Legislative Yuan (LY) amended the Immigration Law to provide additional protections for traffickin [...]
2007-12-20 09:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW
07TALLINN395ESTONIAN REACTION TO 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) On June 13, we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights. Hion was pleased that the Report acknowledged the progress the GOE has made in combating TIP - pr [...]
2007-06-14 08:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO EN
07TALLINN90ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR SEC STATE AWARD FOR
[...] (U) Post nominates the following individual for the Secretary of State's annual Award for International SIPDIS Women of Courage (IWOC). Name: Ms. Barbi Pilvre Title: Editor in chief Organization: "Areen", a weekly cultural affairs newspaper Date of Birth: 1963 Contact Information: bar [...]
2007-02-13 11:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EN
07TASHKENT1308MFA RESPONDS TO HANFORD'S OFFER
[...] (C) On July 12, MFA U.S. Division Chief Ismat Fayzullaev informed Poloff that the Government had accepted Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford's offer to exchange a series of confidential letters on improving religious freedom in Uzbekistan. Hanford had suggest [...]
2007-07-17 01:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1520TIP: PROPOSED PROJECTS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT
[...] This is an Action Request; see Para 6 2. (C) Post has experienced greater transparency, cooperation, and engagement with the Uzbeks on TIP matters during the last six weeks than in the past two years. We believe that imposing sanctions at this point will only serve to discourage further [...]
2007-08-21 05:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1729UZBEKISTAN: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on October 4. Fayzullaev agreed that the draft resolution dealt with a serious issue and that he would refer the information to their appropriate officials at the MFA and the UN. He promised to inform post i [...]
2007-10-04 09:57:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1806UZBEKS PROMISE POST-ELECTION PROGRESS ON TIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. On October 17 poloffs and visiting G/TIP officer met with GOU officials from MFA, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),and the Office of the State Prosecutor to discuss TIP issues. MFA said the GOU was surprised and upset by the recent Tier 3 rating, which it considered "political [...]
2007-10-19 06:27:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID GG KG UZ
07TASHKENT1829NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEY NGO
[...] (C) Summary. On October 16, DCM, poloff, and visiting G/TIP officer met with anti-TIP NGO Istiqbolli Avlod to discuss new trends. New data on assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Uzbek victims through the NGO indicates that the UAE is still the largest destin [...]
2007-10-23 11:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN AE RS KZ GG IS TH
07TASHKENT1938JIZZAKH ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO DESCRIBES COMPLICATED
[...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Jizzakh province on October 31, poloff met with local officials and a local NGO to discuss trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Local NGO leader Nazifa Kamilova, whose organization has received some government assistance, complained that more needed to be done to stren [...]
2007-11-07 10:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM CVIS ECON KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT352UZBEKISTAN INFORMATION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. This information covers the period from March 2006 to March 2007. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the GOU, Organization for Secu [...]
2007-03-05 00:41:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
07TASHKENT477CHANGING UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration kicked off an INL-funded project to assist Uzbek law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute trafficking-in-persons cases with a workshop for the heads of regional Ministry of Internal Affairs countertrafficking units. P [...]
2007-03-23 10:08:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN UZ
07TASHKENT722SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Internal Affairs Lieutenant Colonel has been sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking a bribe from a trafficking victim. The state-controlled press published a detailed account of his arrest. The official had threatened the victim with three years in prison a [...]
2007-04-06 11:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR KWMN UZ
07TASHKENT723GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL VISITS TRAFFICKING SHELTER,
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the government's dialogue in support of the International Organization for Migration's Tashkent shelter for trafficking victims, an MFA official visited the shelter and met with a trafficking victim. This follows a visit to the shelter in mid-2006 by state Women's Co [...]
2007-04-06 12:03:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KCRM PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT753GOVERNMENT PROVIDES FREE LONG-TERM HOUSING TO
[...] The Uzbek Government has provided free long-term housing to a trafficking victim, a minor who was repatriated from the United Arab Emirates in January 2005. Upon her return to Uzbekistan, the victim was provided medical and other support services and housed until June 2005 at the International [...]
2007-04-11 11:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN SMIG UZ
07TASHKENT817UZBEKISTAN - IOM SUBMISSION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY
[...] In response to the G/TIP solicitation (ref A),Post is pleased to submit a second proposal, this from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). (Note: Our first proposal was from UNODC - ref B. End note). The IOM proposal builds upon existing USAID and INL-funded programs, and rei [...]
2007-04-23 10:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV UZ
07TBILISI2485GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 03:03:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TBILISI2560Georgia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008
[...] Post's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Marina Tabukushvili, artist, civil society activist, and chairman of the Georgian NGO TASO. Nominee is willing to be considered for the award and agrees if selected to travel to Washington DC. Biographical data requested in reftel [...]
2007-10-11 11:40:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KWMN GG
07TBILISI2800INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR GEORGIA
[...] (U) Summary: This interim assessment (reftel) covers Georgia's continuing strides against trafficking-in-persons (A-TIP) since April, 2007. Georgia aggressively investigates and prosecutes human traffickers. The country's proactive identification of TIP victims is improving, thanks to more A [...]
2007-11-09 15:51:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GG
07TBILISI2842GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 09:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1794TIP: 2007 INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following 2007 interim Trafficking in Persons (TIP) assessment report for Honduras (ref. A). On September 26, 2007, Poloffs hosted a meeting with 15 members of the Inter-Institutional Committee, composed of Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, prosecutors, [...]
2007-11-14 21:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA432HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]
2007-03-09 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA471CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: All leading dailies and a number of television and radio stations in Honduras covered the U.S. Human Rights Report on Honduras and the National Human Rights Commission's own Human Rights Report for 2006, both released on March 6. Major media also highlighted the signing, on the [...]
2007-03-16 21:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB KCRM KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
07TELAVIV1672JUSTICE MINISTER FRIEDMANN ON REFUGEES, IPR AND
[...] (Summary) (SBU) In a meeting with Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann in Jerusalem on June 4, the Ambassador discussed the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance dispute, IPR issues, Darfur refugees, and family reunifications requests for Palestinian refugees fro [...]
2007-06-08 07:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB IS IZ KCRM KIPR KJUS KPAL KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV699ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT, PART 1 OF 2
[...] (SBU) The following is post's input for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. Embassy point of contact is Alan Holst, telephone (972) (3) 519-7437, fax 519-7484, email holstar@state.gov. The Government of Israel (GOI) has provided extensive written responses to post's questions on traffick [...]
2007-03-06 03:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV700ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT PART 2 OF 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 03:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM
07TELAVIV930AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT NGO CONFERENCE, AND OTHER TIP
[...] (U) The Ambassador spoke at the "Hear My Voice" conference on human trafficking at Tel Aviv University on March 21. The conference, which saw the participation of GOI and law enforcement officials, diplomatic representatives from eastern European countries, and numerous NGOs, is part of NGO I [...]
2007-03-26 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07THEHAGUE1809NETHERLANDS/UNGA: CAUTION ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) On September 27, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Suzanne de Groot, policy officer at the Human Rights and Peacebuildng Department of the Dutch MFA. De Groot expressed appreciation for the advanced consultation on the resolution, as well for U.S. efforts to address this specific human [...]
2007-09-28 10:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI NL
07THEHAGUE264DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...]
2007-02-12 18:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE340PART-TIME WORK PROMOTES WOMEN'S LABOR PARTICIPATION;
[...] (U) Summary. Participation of women in the workforce in the Netherlands has increased substantially in the last 15 years. During mid-February meetings with a visiting Government Accountability Office (GAO) delegation, government, academic, and labor union experts highlighted some of the complex [...]
2007-02-23 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SOCI PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE586EXTENSIVE NETWORK PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF
[...] (U) Summary. Rescued trafficking in persons (TIP) victims are supported by an extensive network of service organizations which provide legal, social, health, and education services. Public health organizations participate in anti-TIP outreach activities and provide health care for at-risk wo [...]
2007-03-28 13:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
07TIRANA81INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ALBANIA
[...] The following is Embassy Tirana's response to reftel requesting a list of the five most influential women in Albania. Embassy Tirana's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Charles Morrill (morrillch@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing fa [...]
2007-01-31 16:13:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL AL
07TOKYO10282007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-09 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO10342007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-12 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO2315DEPUTY VICE MINISTER PROTESTS TIP RANKING
[...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Deputy Chief of Mission May 23 to reiterate Japan's unhappiness with being listed as a Tier Two country in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. After earlier TIP Reports criticized the lack of specific legislation in Japan, the Diet made [...]
2007-05-23 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO2788MOFA PRESENTS TALKING POINTS FOR UPCOMING G/TIP
[...] (C) On June 19, 2007 MOFA Organized Crime Division Director Akihiko Uchikawa presented talking points to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer concerning the upcoming visit of Ambassador Lagon to discuss the 2007 G/TIP report. Though not visibly upset, Uchikawa was clearly frustrated and disappoin [...]
2007-06-20 10:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO3186G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON'S JULY 2 MEETING WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: The 2007 TIP Report assessment of Japan is unfair, said Foreign Policy Deputy Director-General Shimbo to Trafficking in Persons Ambassador Mark Lagon July 2 during a meeting with the Japanese anti-human trafficking inter-ministerial task force. The Report does not take into acc [...]
2007-07-12 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3817JAPAN'S FIRST RESPONSE TO TIP ROADMAP
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 17 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss Japan's reaction to the "Roadmap to Tier 1," presented to the Japanese government July 2 (reftel). Sasahara said that the government needed clarification [...]
2007-08-17 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3955EXPLAINING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT TIP SHELTERS IN
[...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 23 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss the Japanese government's reliance on prefecture-level public shelters to protect victims of human trafficking. Embassy Political Officer delivered Ref A's "C [...]
2007-08-27 05:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO4696JAPAN CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE, WARY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 06:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JA
07TOKYO4953ADVOCATING FOR TIP VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
[...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met October 18 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss formal procedures for identifying victims of human trafficking. In proposing steps that Japan could take in this regard, Embassy Political Officer delivered R [...]
2007-10-23 22:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO5224JAPAN WILL OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Japan is "ready to fight" against any additional amendments to the resolution condemning rape as a tool for political or military objectives, MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito told E [...]
2007-11-13 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM JA
07TOKYO5646TIP: FINAL CLARIFICATION OF JAPAN'S ROADMAP TO
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Japan has begun taking steps to follow the "Roadmap to Tier 1" (Ref A),MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara told us December 20. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref B's "Clari [...]
2007-12-21 05:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TRIPOLI422LIBYA ENACTS, THEN RETRACTS, BAN ON WOMEN TRAVELING ABROAD
[...] SUMMARY. (C) In late February 2007, Libyans started talking about a new law that prohibited women under the age of 40 traveling abroad unless escorted by their husband, father or brother, although there was conflicting information about the source of the "law" or the scope of implementation. [...]
2007-05-02 09:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KSOCI KWMN KISL LY
07TUNIS137INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] In response to reftel, Post provides the names of five influential Tunisian women: Faiza Kefi President Cour des Comptes (General Accounting Office) 25 avenue de la Liberte 1002 Tunis Belvedere Phone: 216-71-831-060 Maya Jribi Secretary General SIPDIS Parti Democrate Progressiste ( [...]
2007-01-30 15:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL TS
07TUNIS1380RESPONSE TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2008 SECRETARY'S
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis is pleased to nominate Samia Abbou for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Secretary Rice remarked on International Women's Day that the day commemorates women, "who are the international defenders of what President Bush has called the non-negotiabl [...]
2007-10-15 12:55:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL PHUM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1563TUNISIAN NGO COMBATTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (reftel),the Ambassador and EmbOffs visited the National Union of Tunisian Woman's (UNFT) Tunis headquarters, women's shelter and counseling center on December 5. UNFT President Aziza Hatira and other UNFT [...]
2007-12-07 11:38:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS229TUNISIAN NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 15:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS2872007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 6 hrs FEMC, 50 hrs FS-02. --------------------------- TUNISIA: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT ------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 08:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TS
07USEUBRUSSELS756IWD: WOMEN DRIVING EU JOB GROWTH BUT STILL
[...] SUMMARY. In a paper submitted to EU leaders on March 8 (International Women's Day),the EU Commission said three out of four new jobs created in the EU were now being taken by women. However, the report also showed women in the EU continue to be employed less Q and paid less Q than men. EN [...]
2007-03-08 08:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ESOC KWMN PGOV EUN
07USUNNEWYORK1005MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR G/TIP AMBASSADOR
[...] Mission clearance is granted for G/TIP Ambassador Mark P. Lagon and Public Outreach Officer Solmaz Sharifi for consultations at the UN in New York on November 13-15, 2007. Ambassador Lagon will be meeting with UNICEF, and will be speaking at a luncheon hosted by the International Crisis Grou [...]
2007-11-12 19:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1016UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS EIGHT
[...] (U) On November 1, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted 8 resolutions without a vote. 2. (U) The United States joined consensus on the following resolutions: --L.6, Cooperatives for Social Development (ref A). --L.15.Rev.1, Violence Against Women (ref B),with EOP. [...]
2007-11-15 12:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM SNAR KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1038UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION
[...] (U) On November 15, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution "Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations." Consensus was reached after weeks of negotiations, in a proc [...]
2007-11-16 21:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1164UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
[...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee adopted fourteen resolutions by consensus during its December 7 session. In accordance with Ref A and Ref B, the U.S. called for a vote and gave an Explanation of Vote (EOV) on the international trade and Lebanon oil slick draft [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN EAID AORC KWMN SOCI PREL UNGA LE
07USUNNEWYORK157UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF
[...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]
2007-02-28 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK228UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...]
2007-03-21 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN UN CSW
07USUNNEWYORK237UNODC BRIEFING IN NY - UPCOMING EVENTS, BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: Executive Director Costa of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) briefed interested delegations in New York on March 20 regarding UNODC's Global Initiative against Trafficking in Persons, including a ministerial-level meeting in November 2007 in Vienna. He described the fou [...]
2007-03-23 19:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM UN
07USUNNEWYORK439UNHCHR ARBOUR MAY 31 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour met with Ambassador Khalilzad to discuss her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. She noted many ongoing problems, specifically the overall lack of security, violence against women and children, and judicial [...]
2007-06-01 21:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL XA ZF
07USUNNEWYORK470UNHCHR ARBOUR UNSC BRIEFING ON GREAT LAKES REGION
[...] (U) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour briefed the UN Security Council on her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. Noting she had addressed the Peacebuilding Commission on Burundi the previous day, Arbour focused her remarks on conditions in the Democratic Republic o [...]
2007-06-12 16:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDBY CG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL RW UG XA ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK71WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment Shirin Tahir-Kheli called upon UN Assistant Secretary-General Carolyn McAskie, who heads the recently created Peacebuilding Support Office of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). McAskie commended the Secretary's outre [...]
2007-01-29 21:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO UNGA PHUM PREL BY
07USUNNEWYORK727INSTRAW VOLUNTARY FUNDING REQUEST
[...] (U) Summary: Mission received the following note dated August 23, 2007, from the Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations addressed to Amb. Khalizad, raising the need for voluntary funding for the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancemen [...]
2007-09-06 19:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID KWMN UN
07USUNNEWYORK896U.S. RAPE RESOLUTION: STATE OF PLAY AS OF OCT. 19
[...] (U) Summary: The United States tabled its anti-rape resolution in the UNGA Third Committee on Wednesday. The resolution has attracted considerable opposition from certain African, Middle Eastern, and other delegations who correctly perceive it as targeting, inter alia, the Government of Suda [...]
2007-10-20 01:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07VATICAN144DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HOLY SEE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 08:44:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI VT
07VATICAN175NUNS UNITE TO CREATE ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
[...] Summary. More than 30 nuns from 26 countries came together in Rome for a week-long Training Seminar organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See that culminated in the creation of the first-ever international religious network to combat trafficking in persons. The network - "International Ne [...]
2007-11-23 12:09:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG OPRC ELAB KOCI
07VATICAN44WOMAN OF COURAGE" - SR. EUGENIA BONETTI - ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] Sr. Eugenia Bonetti, 67, is a Consolata Missionary sister and director of the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) office of the Italian Union of Major Superiors (USMI),the umbrella organization for thousands of nuns throughout Italy. Her remarkable courage and commitment to fighting the injusti [...]
2007-02-14 20:22:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO VT
07VIENNA2404PLASSNIK TO ATTEND WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP IN
[...] Elisabeth Koegler, Head of MFA's Unit for International Women's Issues, contacted Econ/PolOff on September 10 to confirm that FM Ursula Plassnik would be attending the breakfast meeting of the Women Leader's Working Group in New York on September 28, 2007 hosted by Secretary Rice. Please not [...]
2007-09-13 12:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KWMN PHUM PREL AU
07VIENNA241LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN AUSTRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 15:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN
07VIENNA2563AUSTRIA FAVORS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 13:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI AU
07VIENNA2793AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 16:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AU
07VIENNA396AUSTRIA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
[...] Per reftel request, post nominates Eva Kaufmann, a key staffer in the Austrian NGO LEFOE/IBF. ------------------- Contact Information ------------------- 2. Name: Eva Kaufmann Organization: LEFOE/IBF, Floragasse 7a/7, 1040 Vienna Telephone: 43 1 796 92 98 Email: ibf@lefoe.at --- [...]
2007-02-14 16:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO
07VIENNA532AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]
2007-03-01 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENTIANE110DIPLOMATIC TOUR OF RESETTLED HMONG; WHERE ARE ALL
[...] (C) Summary: An MFA-led February 8 tour of one Hmong area near Vientiane proved little about the situation of resettled Hmong in Laos -- especially former insurgents. Only one family of five from the group of 52 economic migrants had been returned to the well-to-do area visited. However the [...]
2007-02-12 10:33:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE154GOVERNANCE, WOMEN'S ISSUES, AND IRI'S EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ms. Johanna Kao of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and embassy officers met with government officials, women's groups, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Laos from February 4 - 7. NGO representatives informed Ms. Kao of the difficult operating environmen [...]
2007-02-23 10:07:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI EAID LA
07VIENTIANE185SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thailand, where cultural and linguistic similarities and an a [...]
2007-03-05 11:15:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL
07VIENTIANE310 IOM's Return and Reintegration of Lao TIP Victims
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (SBU) Summary: The International Office for Migration (IOM) signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Laos (GoL) on February 27. Based on the MOU, IOM plans to be more active in capacity-bui [...]
2007-04-17 09:39:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM SOCI ELAB KWMN PREL LA
07VIENTIANE857LAOS: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: While the GOL has made great strides in getting its legal house in order to combat human trafficking, and has also make progress in protecting returning trafficking victims, it needs to do more to address the growing problem of internal human trafficking. Post does not have updated inf [...]
2007-11-26 10:28:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE928 LAO DEFENSE MINISTER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING
[...] Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Douangchay Phichit spoke to a crowd of 1000 government officials and members of the public at an all-day event marking the International Day Against Child Trafficking on December 7. The Minister described Lao [...]
2007-12-28 06:03:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG LA
07VILNIUS715LITHUANIA WELCOMES USG'S DRAFT ON CONDEMNING RAPE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 12:44:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07VILNIUS825LITHUANIA AGREES WITH USG ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 10:09:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07WARSAW109POLAND: SIX INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] This is Mission Poland's (Embassy Warsaw and ConGen Krakow) response to reftel on identifing the six influential Polish women. PolOff David Van Cleve is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues (Tel: 48 22 504-2720. Fax: 48 22 504 2613. Email: VanCleveDHL@state.gov). 2. Post h [...]
2007-01-18 14:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL PL
07WARSAW110POLAND: SIX INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] This is Mission Poland's (Embassy Warsaw and ConGen Krakow) response to reftel on identifying six influential Polish women. PolOff David Van Cleve is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues (Tel: 48 22 504-2720. Fax: 48 22 504 2613. Email: VanCleveDHL@state.gov). 2. Post has [...]
2007-01-18 14:28:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL PL
07WARSAW2387POLAND - TAKING ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] (U) In an effort to recognize the recent 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign and the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, Post held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with U.S. and Polish experts to assess major challenges related to the eradication of do [...]
2007-12-18 09:33:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PL
07WARSAW538 POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]
2007-03-06 16:18:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WELLINGTON122 NEW ZEALAND - FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] Right Honorable Helen Clark Prime Minister PO Box 18888 Parliament Buildings Wellington Now in her third term as PM, Clark is now the seventh- longest serving Prime Minister in New Zealand's history. In 2006, she was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful woman in the world [...]
2007-02-07 04:19:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN NZ
07WELLINGTON191TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007
[...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]
2007-03-02 01:16:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON285GNZ SHARES DRAFT OF ITS ACTION PLAN AGAINST HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 29, GNZ shared with DCM and Poloff a draft of its national action plan against human trafficking. From an operational standpoint, NZ government agencies already have an effective program in place to prevent trafficking. The "Action Plan" seeks to further improve inte [...]
2007-04-10 05:44:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON813NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS US PROPOSED ANTI-RAPE
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Counselor contacted MFAT on November 13 regarding New Zealand's stance on this USG-sponsored resolution, and to press for New Zealand co-sponsorship. The UN Division's Wendy Hinton said that New Zealand was supportive of the resolution, but was unsure why New Zealand was not [...]
2007-11-14 04:19:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PHUM NZ
07YAOUNDE7662007 TIP REPORT: CAMEROON DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Embassy delivered the advance copy of the Country Narrative for Cameroon to Joe Nzume, Head of the Americas Division at the foreign ministry (MINREX) on June 12 by fax. 2. (U) In addition, DCM addressed government leaders at an event jointly sponsored by the government of Cameroon and [...]
2007-06-15 07:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
07YEREVAN106GOAM ACTIVE ON TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, RAISING
[...] (C) Charge d'affaires presented the interim TIP report to Armenian DFM Arman Kirakossian January 30, a week later than first planned, because Kirakossian had had to travel abroad. CDA emphasized the progress Armenia had made, and pointed out that its relatively positive interim assessment was l [...]
2007-01-31 11:52:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
07YEREVAN1259 SANCTUARY AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR ARMENIA'S
[...] (SBU) Numbering 40,000, the Yezidi minority in Armenia has found sanctuary as well as economic hardship since taking refuge in Russian Armenia in the 1830s. Based on fieldwork by Dr. Mark Yoffe, a George Washington University researcher participating in the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Progr [...]
2007-10-17 13:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF KFRD
07YEREVAN1446 ARMENIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER)
[...] (U) Headlines in this round-up: -- MONITORING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE -- CIVIL PROTEST OVER INFORMATION POLICY OF PUBLIC TV -- CONTINUING REPORTS OF MEDIA CLAMPDOWN -- THE ONGOING TRAVAILS OF GALA TV -- TER-PETROSSIAN'S PRE-ELECTION MONITORING REPORTS -- HOUSING CERTIFICATES FOR 1 [...]
2007-12-18 12:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI ELAB KDEM KJUS KWMN HSTC
07YEREVAN162MAJOR TRAFFICKING RECRUITER SENT TO PRISON
[...] (SBU) Four TIP defendants were convicted January 31, after a four-month hearing. The defendants had been accused in connection with a case involving the three witnesses (reftels) who complained of misconduct by an investigator in the prosecutor general's office the previous summer. This case [...]
2007-02-15 12:09:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN HSTC AM
07YEREVAN250EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]
2007-03-05 06:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN256ELECTIONS LIKELY TO BRING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
[...] (SBU) One relative bright spot on the political stage when party lists were released March 1: the potential for a 100-percent increase in the number of parliamentary seats held by women. A National Democratic Institute (NDI) analysis of the lists shows that women make up an average of 22 per [...]
2007-03-06 11:29:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM AM
07YEREVAN351 NEW STAFF OF THE ANTI-TIP UNIT A WELCOME CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Four months into the staff changes that took effect in the Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Prosecutor General's Office in December, 2006 (reftel),Armenia's premier anti-TIP NGO, Hope and Help, reports a great new spirit of mutual cooperation with the unit's new staff. The unit's new lead i [...]
2007-03-23 13:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN406ARMENIA REQUESTS UZBEK HELP TO LOCATE ESCAPED
[...] (C) The Armenian Police has renewed its request for assistance from Uzbek law enforcement in locating a convicted trafficker who escaped from an Armenian prison in early 2006. The trafficker, Anush Zakharyants, is an ethnic Armenian citizen of Uzbekistan, who is believed to be hiding in Samar [...]
2007-04-04 13:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
07YEREVAN661TRAFFICKING VICTIMS HELD IN GEORGIA RETURNED TO
[...] (C) Two alleged Armenian trafficking victims who had been held in a Georgian jail for six months returned to Armenia May 17, and are in the care of an active anti-trafficking NGO. Anti-trafficking activists hailed the return of Anna Harutyunyan and Lianna Krasnova as a textbook case of good c [...]
2007-05-22 11:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN KCRM HSTC GG AM
07YEREVAN691CDA'S LUNCH WITH DEPUTY PG AND ANTI-TIP WORKERS
[...] (C) We gathered together post's most reliable anti-TIP interlocutors in the Armenian government for a May 29 lunch at the CDA's residence. The guest list included Deputy Prosecutor General Gevorg Danielyan and two other members of the PG's staff, as well as the heads of the MFA's Internationa [...]
2007-05-30 07:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN906ARMENIA GETS FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR, YET GOAM REMAINS HIGHLY
[...] (SBU) On July 11 the GOAM appointed Armenia's first ever female governor to run the region of Shirak; despite this unexpected move, Armenian executive and legislative bodies remain starkly underrepresented by women. END SUMMARY. ------------------ A FEMALE GOVERNOR! ------------------ [...]
2007-07-17 03:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWMN PINR AM
07ZAGREB1013NO EXPECTATIONS OF MAJOR CHANGES TO UNGA
[...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 15 November 2007. Dogan does not expect the GOC to support amendments watering down or otherwise altering the focus of the UNGA Third Committee resolutio [...]
2007-11-15 13:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA
07ZAGREB208ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]
2007-03-01 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB264ANTI-TIP TRAINING FOR CROATIAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Zagreb and the Government of Croatia (GOC) are working together to train Croatian prosecutors and judges in preventing and prosecuting trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes. Two specialized seminars for trial and investigative judges, as well as for prosecutors, were [...]
2007-03-19 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB28CROATIAN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS PAY OFF IN 2006; 1 TIP and 2
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As part of the Government of Croatia's coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),GOC successfully prosecuted several trafficking cases, increasing the numbers of TIP and TIP-related convictions to five in 2006. Embassy Zagreb commends G [...]
2007-01-09 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB449IRAQI MP EYES CROATIA AS POST-CONFLICT MODEL
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: An Iraqi Member of Parliament and close relative of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Ms. Ala Talabani, visited Croatia April 20-27 in search of a successful post-conflict model to further promote human rights, strengthen the role of NGOs, and develop women's rights in Iraq. [...]
2007-05-09 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN HR IZ
07ZAGREB63INFLUENTIAL CROATIAN WOMEN
[...] Post has identified the following five women as among the most influential in Croatia, by field: POLITICS: -- Jadranka Kosor, Deputy PM and Vice president of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)+ADs- Contact info PHONE +384-1-4569-204 FAX +384-1-4569-326 -- Vesna Pusic, Deputy Spe [...]
2007-01-22 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL HR
07ZAGREB918DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] Ref demarche was delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 02 October 2007. Dogan told PolOff that the GOC had no issues with the text of the resolution as presented. While the GOC is considering supporting the [...]
2007-10-05 12:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
08ABIDJAN138COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]
2008-03-03 16:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABIDJAN820G/TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Poloff met with NGOs and government officials working on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, but could not obtain meetings with key ministries, specifically the Ministries of Justice and Interior, despite repeated phone calls and follow-up letters from th [...]
2008-11-19 08:26:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP KWMN KCRM IV
08ABUDHABI173HEAD OF UAE TIP COMMITTEE SHARES PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, ADCM, and POLOFF met February 5 with UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and head of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Dr. Anwar Gargash, to discuss the upcoming 2008 TIP report, TIP-specific training, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi s [...]
2008-02-07 14:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PREL PGOV PREF SMIG KMPI KCRM KWMN AE
08ABUDHABI377EMBASSY CONVERSATION WITH UAEG ON SHARLA'S CITY OF HOPE
[...] (C) In March 25, 2008 conversation with MinState for Foreign Affairs (and Chairman of National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking) Anwar Gargash, Charge emphasized the very positive experiences both the Embassy and ConGen have had with Sharla Musabih's City of Hope, with the shelter having [...]
2008-03-25 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE
08ABUDHABI379TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI380TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI382TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]
2008-03-26 11:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI682UAE REACTS MATTER-OF-FACTLY TO TIP REPORT
[...] The UAEG welcomed the Department of State's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released June 4, citing it as constructive feedback for UAE efforts to combat the scourge of trafficking. Acknowledging that TIP remains a significant problem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and head of the [...]
2008-06-05 10:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI731First Female Judge Appointed in UAE
[...] Summary: On March 26, 2008, UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed the first female judge in the UAE. This landmark decision to break the gender gap in the judiciary was received matter-of-factly in the UAE, and the idea seems to have sufficient tractio [...]
2008-06-20 04:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL KDEM KWMN KMPI AE
08ABUJA1040NIGERIA: NAPTIP PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT AND
[...] (C) Poloff delivered a copy of the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Director of Investigations and Monitoring, and second in command at the agency, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, was pleased that Nigeria r [...]
2008-06-05 16:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG ELAB NI
08ABUJA2142NIGERIA'S NOMINEE FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria is pleased to nominate Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma as its nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Her biographical details and nomination justification follow. 2. NOMINEE'S BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: FULL LEGAL NAME: Josephine Effah- [...]
2008-10-29 16:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO NI
08ABUJA285NIGERIA: G/TIP GRANT PROPOSALS
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, post is submitting five grant proposals for consideration for G/TIP managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funds. Summaries of the proposals recommended by post follow. End Summary. TIP IN NIGERIA -------------- 2. (U) Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination countr [...]
2008-02-12 17:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC NI
08ABUJA293NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR LAGON'S VISIT TO ABUJA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a January 22 visit to Abuja, Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, Mark Lagon, emphasized the importance of increased prosecutions of traffickers, the protection of victims, and the prevention of human trafficking. [...]
2008-02-13 14:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NI
08ABUJA404NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. Trafficking also occu [...]
2008-02-29 13:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NI
08ABUJA770NIGERIA: TIP TRAINING WELCOMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an interagency effort to combat trafficking in persons, the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Department of Justice (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) a $125,000 grant to provide [...]
2008-04-25 08:52:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN NI
08ACCRA1003GHANA TIP CASE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An EMBOFF visited northern Ghana July 31 to observe conditions of children rescued in July 17 raid. The children are in generally good condition, but resources for their continued welfare are limited. The Koranic teacher arrested for holding the children is now out on bail. The [...]
2008-08-05 16:07:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PREF GH PHUM
08ACCRA107DEMARCHE ON LACK OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CHILD SEX
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 16:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA127GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...]
2008-01-23 15:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA130GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...]
2008-01-23 16:43:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA176MEETING WITH MOWAC DEPUTY MINISTER RE BROTHEL RAID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, 2008, Ambassador Bridgewater met with Deputy Minister of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) Daniel Dugen and MOWAC International Desk Director Marilyn Amponsah Annan to discuss the January 19 raid on a brothel (ref B),including the care for the minor victims a [...]
2008-02-05 07:48:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA674AN OVERVIEW OF THE OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (SBU) On November 19, 2007, the OPDAT Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) arrived at post and commenced her Trafficking in Person (TIP) Program. To date, the OPDAT ILA has trained law enforcement officers from the Ministry of Women and Children (MOWAC),the Department of Social Welfare (DSW),th [...]
2008-05-22 14:24:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS KWMN GH
08ACCRA755SOLDIER BAR BROTHEL ALIVE AND THRIVING
[...] (SBU) On June 6, 2008, at approximately 2230 hours two Embassy officials visited the establishment known as the "Soldier Bar" located around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra, to determine if prostitution, particularly involving minors, took place at this location. It had been reported previous [...]
2008-06-13 08:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN GH
08ACCRA945ACCRA RESPONSE TO GHANA TIP RAID
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 16:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM PHUM PREL GH KWMN
08ADANA42TURKEY: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SUPPLEMENTAL STRENGTHENS NGOS,
[...] (U) Summary: A U.S.-sponsored grant to a women's organization in the Eastern Anatolia city of Adiyaman is providing literacy education for 200 poor women and vocational training for 70 more. The October 11 launch of the project demonstrated America's value as a force multiplier as a visit by [...]
2008-10-27 12:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PHUM KWMN KPAO
08ADDISABABA2817ETHIOPIA'S NOMINATION: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE 2009
[...] (U) Embassy Addis Ababa would like to nominate Ms. Birtukan Midekssa Deme, Chairperson, Unity for Democracy and Justice Party, as our nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. The remainder of this cable is tracked to nomination detail criteria outlined in reft [...]
2008-10-14 04:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA614ETHIOPIA'S SUBMISSION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. (U) Number of hours spent in preparation of TIP report cable: [...]
2008-03-04 10:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ET PRM ASEC PREL
08AITTAIPEI1525AIT NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] (U) AIT wishes to nominate Buddhist leader CHENG Yen for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dharma Master Cheng Yen was born in Chingshui, a town in central Taiwan, in 1937. In 1966, she established the Tzu Chi Foundation, which concentrates its activities in four area [...]
2008-10-28 08:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW
08ALGIERS168ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT EVOLVING ON TIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We received an immediate and unusually candid response on trafficking in persons (TIP) from the Algerian foreign ministry after delivering the UN.GIFT demarche (ref A). The MFA indicated that Algeria planned to participate in the forum. In addition, our interlocutor used the me [...]
2008-02-14 16:15:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF SMIG AG
08ALGIERS205TIP DVC DEEPENS DIALOGUE
[...] (U) A digital video conference on February 19 between Department officials and Algerian counterparts was the latest step in our ongoing engagement with the Algerian government on trafficking in persons. Representing the Algerian government were MFA U.S. desk officer Rachid Ouali, MFA director [...]
2008-02-24 07:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF AG
08ALGIERS683ALGERIA REACTION TO 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While official Algerian government reaction to the 2008 TIP report was negative, press coverage was surprisingly light, with much of it critical of Algeria's inability to get itself out of Tier 3 status. The Justice minister and our MFA interlocutor both rejected the report and [...]
2008-06-11 08:54:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF SMIG AG
08AMMAN1523WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT
[...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...]
2008-05-19 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO
08AMMAN2566SECRETARY'S WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP: MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNGA JO
08AMMAN2945INFLATION PUSHES WOMEN IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently met with forty women in the Wahdat and Zarqa Palestinian refugee camps to talk about the impact inflation is having on their daily lives. While the conservative culture of the camps is still a barrier to employment, economic necessity is pushing an increasing n [...]
2008-10-27 06:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ECON PGOV KPAL KWMN JO
08AMMAN3116TWO YEARS ON, PROGRESS ON DEMOCRACY GOALS FALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Agenda, issued in 2006, remains the primary guide for political and economic reform in Jordan. The agenda's 10-year vision is ambitious, tackling many structural and cultural issues to pave the way for modernizing Jordan's political system. Opposition to that vi [...]
2008-11-13 15:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN JO
08AMMAN3123IN PRESS ROUNDTABLE, KING ASSERTS CLEAR COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) King Abdullah II reaffirmed his commitment to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children in a November 8 meeting with editors of local daily newspapers stating that such crimes would not be tolerated as they threaten the country's future by undermining its young people. T [...]
2008-11-17 07:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI KOCI KWMN JO
08AMMAN3171JORDAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six months, Jordan made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons. Progress includes an increase in trafficking-related cases being tried, the approval of a joint labor inspector and police investigation unit, the creation of a Humanitarian and L [...]
2008-11-23 06:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN IZ IS SY ID
08AMMAN3280JORDANIAN COURT DELIVERS STRICTER HONOR CRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The criminal court handed down on December 1 uncharacteristically strict seven-and-a-half-year sentences in two separate cases in which the defendants each claimed they murdered female relatives because they tainted their family's honor. Until these rulings, perpetrators of such [...]
2008-12-11 13:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
08AMMAN410PHILIPPINE GOVERMENT BARS WORKERS FROM JORDAN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 17, the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment announced a temporary ban on Filipino workers going to Jordan due to the "growing number of distressed Filipino workers being housed in the Filipino Workers Resource Center in Jordan". Philippine diplomats in Amm [...]
2008-02-07 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM JO RP CE
08AMMAN411UN.GIFT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN446JORDANIAN DELEGATION TO VIENNA FORUM TO BE LED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 13:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN448JORDANIAN DELEGATION TO VIENNA FORUM TO BE LED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 05:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN705JORDANIAN IDENTITY POLITICS TRUMP GENDER CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: The issue of who can and cannot transmit citizenship is an ongoing concern of many women in Jordan, and was revived in the public consciousness during recent parliamentary elections. Jordanian women married to non-Jordanian men do not transmit citizenship to their children. This create [...]
2008-03-05 09:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN772JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-10 15:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN776JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-11 09:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
08ANKARA1709TURKEY/TIP: NEW PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOT has launched a media campaign, including posters, TV and radio spots, to raise public awareness of TIP and promote the "157" hotline, and is taking additional steps to generate public support in the fight against TIP. A draft GOT-commissioned report on demand for TIP i [...]
2008-09-25 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTIP SMIG PHUM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB TU
08ANKARA1956COMBATING TIP IN TURKEY: UNEVEN PROGRESS TOWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is facing a number of deadlines in 2009 in achieving long-term and sustainable support for core aspects of its anti-trafficking program: the TIP shelters and the "157" hotline. Our EU, NGO and GOT contacts remain confident that Turkey will do so, but the effort has take [...]
2008-11-12 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTIP SMIG PHUM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB TU
08ANKARA2089TURKEY: ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Summary: To respond to the Department's call for action in recognition of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the United Nations' "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (ref A),Embassy Ankara: --engaged with a diverse array of ci [...]
2008-12-04 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TU
08ANKARA2194TURKEY/TIP: STRONG COMMITMENT, UNEVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOT, NGO, and IOM experts discussed with visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly December 15-17 the considerable progress Turkey has made in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) sin [...]
2008-12-31 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08ANKARA424TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hou [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA425TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel questions. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish Pen [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA426TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: VICTIM PROTECTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). VICTIM PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE -------------------------------- A. (SBU) Foreign victims identified by Turkish authorities may apply f [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA484TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION:
[...] (U) The Turkish Ministry of Justice (MOJ),through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),sent us, March 10, supplemental information on prosecutions and convictions of traffickers, including of two GOT officials, and also provided clarification on the law governing legal prostitution and the [...]
2008-03-12 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANKARA610TURKEY: COMPREHENSIVE EU ANTI-TIP PROJECT LAUNCHED
[...] (U) In a standing room-only ceremony March 19, Turkish Ministry of Interior (MOI) Deputy Under Secretary Alim Barum, IOM Chief of Mission Maurizio Busatti, and European Commission Delegation Institution Building and Civil Society Section Head Michael Vogel inaugurated a two-year, three millio [...]
2008-04-01 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ANTANANARIVO159 COMOROS 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately two hours preparing this report [...]
2008-02-29 10:27:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CN
08ANTANANARIVO162 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or des 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silva 3. (U) As requested in Ref A, Embassy Antananarivo submits the followi -- 27 A-D. (U) Available statistics and reports do not indicate that Ma [...]
2008-02-29 11:26:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO164 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]
2008-02-29 11:52:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO440 GOM WELCOMES MADAGASCAR'S TIER ONE TIP STATUS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12, in conjunction with the World Day Against Child Labor, Embassy Antananarivo organized a digital videoconference (DVC) featuring Ambassador Mark Lagon and Director of the Office for East Africa James Knight from Washington with high-level representatives from the Gover [...]
2008-06-19 14:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB EAID MA
08ASHGABAT152 TURKMENISTAN: MEETING WITH MEJLIS CHAIR A LESSON
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial meeting with a recent visitor, the Chair of Turkmenistan's Mejlis presented a rosy picture of life in Turkmenistan for women, claiming that no challenges currently exist for them that require future [...]
2008-01-31 10:27:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SOCI KWMN TX
08ASHGABAT156TURKMENISTAN'S IOM REP VIEWS NEW TIP LAW IS A STEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's International Organization for Migration (IOM) representative believes the signing of Turkmenistan's first law on trafficking of persons (reftels) is a step in the right direction. This law appears to be another attempt by Turkmenistan to comply with international [...]
2008-01-31 11:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX
08ASHGABAT258 TURKMENSTAN: NGOS COMMENT ON CURRENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the three non-governmental organizations active in assisting trafficking victims in Turkmenistan, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is currently not an overwhelming problem, but could grow in Turkmenistan if economic conditions become more difficult. While these organiz [...]
2008-02-21 08:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ELAB KWMN SMIG ASEC TX
08ASHGABAT319TURKMENISTAN: REVIEWING G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ashgabat office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) submitted a project proposal on Combating Trafficking in Persons in Turkmenistan: Prevention, Protection and Capacity Building in response to a requ [...]
2008-03-07 13:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX
08ASHGABAT429 TURKMENISTAN: THE FEMALE "STREET NINJAS" OF ASHGABAT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Every day, an army of Turkmen women, in bright orange traffic vests and with their heads and faces wrapped in scarves, descend on the capital's streets and public sites to carefully sweep away Ashgabat's omnipresen [...]
2008-04-07 08:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ELAB SOCI SNAR KWMN TX
08ASTANA2127KAZAKHSTAN: OPTIMISM IN EAST KAZAKHSTAN OBLAST
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Ust-Kamenogorsk, the capital of East Kazakhstan oblast, September 10-13. In addition to attending a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism exercise (see reftel),poloff also conducted a serie [...]
2008-10-28 09:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EINV KWMN KCRM CH KZ
08ASUNCION138PARAGUAY: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Paraguay's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons (TIP) are as follows: A. Is Paraguay a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked [...]
2008-03-05 10:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
08ASUNCION382NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IMPROVES HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Asuncion's Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Paraguay's only facility for mentally impaired patients, resolved or alleviated several deficiences cited by previous human rights reports, including overcrowding; inadequate patient care; rampant infections; malnourishment; underaged pati [...]
2008-06-11 20:07:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB PGOV ASEC
08ASUNCION729INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD NOMINEE:
[...] (U) Post nominates Paraguayan anti-corruption prosecutor Ms. Rocio Vallejo as our nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Vallejo's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of nominee: Hilda Maria del Rocio Vallejo Av [...]
2008-10-28 18:49:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA
08ATHENS1114GREECE: JULY 08 TIP UPDATE
[...] This is Embassy Athens' second regular update on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). RATIFICATION OF GREECE-ALBANIA AGREEMENT ----------------------------------------- 2. The Greek Parliament ratified on July 31, 2008 a bilateral Greece-Albania agreement on child repa [...]
2008-08-01 14:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08ATHENS1204GREEK POLICE DISMANTLE UKRAINIAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Greek Anti-Trafficking police dismantled a trafficking network that forced Ukrainian women into prostitution. Police arrested five Ukrainians and one Uzbek on charges of human trafficking, abduction, use of false documents, and laundering of proceeds from criminal activities. 2. (U) Fol [...]
2008-08-26 15:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS1272GREECE: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] (SBU) On August 26, Charge, A/Polcouns, and PolAssistant delivered the TIP Action Guide to Minister of Justice Hatzigakis and SecGen of the Justice Ministry Gletsos. On August 28, Charge and Poloff delivered the guide to MFA General Secretary Agathocles. In these meetings, the Charge outlin [...]
2008-09-09 09:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP
08ATHENS362GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008- PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitiv but Unclassified -- Protect Accordingly. 2.(SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continued domestic and regional effo [...]
2008-03-07 15:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS364GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 3
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS365GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 2
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in that [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS366GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 4
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS792SENIOR ADVISOR TAHIR-KHELI ATTENDS WOMEN
[...] (SBU) Senior Advisor for WomenQs Empowerment Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited Greece on behalf of the Secretary to attend the Women LeadersQ Working Group Conference hosted by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. The June 3 QLagonissi Declaration summarized the Working GroupQs initiative to [...]
2008-06-06 14:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI KWMN KPAO GR
08ATHENS837TIP NEXT STEPS DISCUSSED WITH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 14:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS860STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel statement on the U.S.-EU Prisoner of Conscience Declaration on June 17 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate, UN and International Organizations. We expressed our appreciation to the EU for co-sponsorship of the declaration at the UN and ur [...]
2008-06-17 14:33:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN
08ATHENS873INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...]
2008-06-19 14:20:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR
08ATHENS959GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the first in what we intend to be regular updates on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). In June, Greek authorities in cooperation with Europol and officials from neighboring countries, broke up three trafficking rings and granted [...]
2008-07-03 12:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08BAGHDAD2996WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MINISTER CRITICIZES MALE-DOMINATED
[...] (C) Minister of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) Dr. Nawal Hamed Majed Al-Samara'e did not mince words in her criticism of Iraqi politicians and the male-dominated GOI. Al-Samara'e asserted that few men in the GOI regard women's issues as even a second-tier priority and believes the exploita [...]
2008-09-17 09:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3443NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Embassy Baghdad is pleased to submit its list of nominees for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. Embassy Baghdad is submitting four (4) nominees, but understands that only three of them will be considered [...]
2008-10-28 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD4026 RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violence against women in the Kurdistan Region (KR) is widespread, including honor killings, provoked "suicide" by burning, and female genital mutilation. Tackling this issue requires combining law enforcement and education; it will take time. We don't know whether there is mo [...]
2008-12-26 03:38:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD590BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES
[...] (U) This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period April 2007-April 2008. Little progress has been noted since the previous report, and post strongly recommends that Iraq continue to be treated as a special case during this rating period. The government of Iraq co [...]
2008-02-29 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IZ
08BAKU1027AZERBAIJAN: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Baku would like to nominate Arzu Abdullayeva for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Woman of Courage. Ms. Abdullayeva is the chairwoman of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee and has been an vocal advocate for human rights for over 20 years [...]
2008-10-27 14:40:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PREL PHUM
08BAKU109GOAJ LIST OF ATTENDEES TO UN.GIFT AND THE VIENNA FORUM TO
[...] Azerbaijani MFA Americas Desk Officer Akram Zeynalli informed the Embassy that Azerbaijan will send a nine-person delegation to UN.GIFT and the Vienna Forum on Human Trafficking. Hijran Huseynova, the head of the State Committee on Family, Women, and Children's Problems will head the delegati [...]
2008-02-08 07:06:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG AJ
08BAKU152GTIP VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN, JANUARY 28-31, 2008
[...] (C)Summary: From January 28-31, 2008, Jennifer Schrock Donnelly, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Baku to meet with local NGOs, International Organizations and GOAJ agencies that deal with the issue of trafficking in persons in [...]
2008-02-20 11:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL OTRA KCRM KWMN CY AJ
08BAKU182AZERBAIJAN: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Paragraph 4 below provides Embassy Baku's submission on the status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Azerbaijan are conducted under the direction of the Deputy Ministe [...]
2008-03-03 08:51:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
08BAKU305AZERBAIJAN: SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE
[...] As requested reftel, the Ambassador briefed State Committee for Family, Women, and Children's Issues Chair Hijran Huseynova on the March 12 Senior Roundtable for Women's Justice in a March 27 letter. In the letter, the Ambassador highlighted the seminar's goals and informed Huseynova of Avon [...]
2008-04-01 13:42:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KPAO PREL AJ
08BAMAKO312MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA
[...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]
2008-04-01 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO313MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA
[...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]
2008-04-01 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO759CHILD PROTECTION OFFICIALS DISAPPOINTED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 07:34:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...]
2008-02-28 06:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08BANGKOK1063THAILAND STRENGTHENS LABOR TRAFFICKING GUIDELINES, GAINS
[...] (U) Summary: Thai Ministry of Labor officials laid out a series of operational guidelines for handling future labor trafficking cases, drawing from recent TIP cases involving exploitation in the fishing and seafood processing industries. The guidelines grant immunity to TIP victims from prosec [...]
2008-04-03 10:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
08BANGUI247FURTHER DEMARCHE TO GOCAR ON TIP PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche in person to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a meeting on December 17. The Ambassador explained the importance of increasing efforts to combat TIP, and said that U.S. law required host government engagement on the issue if the country was to remai [...]
2008-12-18 16:36:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KTIP CT
08BANJUL86THE GAMBIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) In accordance with Reftel, Embassy Banjul provides its submission to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: A. The Gambia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking, mainly women and children. Due to its porous borders, [...]
2008-02-29 09:15:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08BEIJING2048UNSC DISCUSSION ON WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (C) PolOff on May 28 delivered to MFA reftel invitation from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi inviting FM Yang to participate in a minister-level public thematic debate on Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council on Thursday, June 19. MFA International Organizations [...]
2008-05-28 08:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALAORC UN KWMN SOCI PHUM
08BEIJING2127UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) PolOff on June 3 delivered to MFA reftel points urging Chinese support for a U.S.-drafted UNSC resolution on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin said China in the past has sup [...]
2008-06-03 02:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN UNSC PREL KWMN PHUM CH
08BEIJING2160Chilly PRC Response to Delivery of TIP Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 23:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PGOV KPAO SMIG CH
08BEIJING2386UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ARMED
[...] (SBU) PolOff on June 18 delivered to MFA ref b points urging Chinese support for consensus adoption of a U.S.-drafted UNSC resolution on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict and China's agreement to withdraw from suggested amendments that would weaken key elements of that resolution [...]
2008-06-18 08:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN UNSC PREL KWMN PHUM CH
08BEIJING3779IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT
[...] (C) As part of its effort to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),China is working to implement its National Plan of Action (NPA) issued by the State Council on December 13, 2007. Both the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are coordinating a national plan to combat [...]
2008-09-29 07:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS
08BEIJING3780CHINA CONSIDERS ACCESSION TO UN PALERMO PROTOCOL
[...] (C) China is seriously considering acceding to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official. China will hold a symposium October 23-24, co-hosted by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Hum [...]
2008-09-29 07:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KHUM KWMN KCRM CH
08BEIJING40752009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION: ZENG JINYAN
[...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate rights activist Zeng Jinyan for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. An inspiration to many within her own country and throughout the world, Zeng represents not just courageous women activists, but all those who strive for justic [...]
2008-10-28 22:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO CH
08BEIJING4240CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (U) China has made progress since April 2008 in combating human trafficking. The implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012),led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in coordination with 28 other agencies, underscores Chi [...]
2008-11-17 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIJING4347Strengthening China's Anti-trafficking Legal Framework
[...] (SBU) Participants from the Chinese Government and key non-governmental agencies agreed at a recent symposium that China must improve its efforts to combat human trafficking. Attendees discussed in detail whether China's existing laws could be modified to address trafficking better. Despite s [...]
2008-11-26 07:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM KJUS CH
08BEIJING4589CHINA: ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Experts and international organizations claim violence against women in China is a growing problem, and that society often considers it a private, family matter rather than a human rights issue. To address the problem, the Chinese Government is using a range of legal tools, as well as publ [...]
2008-12-18 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CH
08BEIJING4697CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE LEADS THE WAY IN CHINA'S
[...] (C) Yunnan Province in 2005 was one of the first regions in China to formulate its own action plan to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),thereby attracting international organizations early on and helping establish itself as a forerunner for anti-TIP programs around the country. Save the Ch [...]
2008-12-31 03:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIRUT1530LEBANON: NOMINEE FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] Embassy Beirut nominates Ms. Maya Mansour, an attorney and human rights activist, for the 2009 International Women of Courage Award. 2. Ms. Mansour is a partner at the Public Interest Advocacy Center, PINACLE, and is a member of the Institute of Human Rights at the Beirut Bar Association. S [...]
2008-10-25 02:40:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO LE
08BELGRADE1168SERBIA RESPONSE TO TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Serbian MFA North American desk officer Srdjan Miljkovic on November 12. Miljkovic will forward the action guide to the Ministries of Social Welfare, Interior, and Justice. 2. Miljkovic requested that we provide samples of anti-TIP training material for Se [...]
2008-11-13 15:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SR
08BELGRADE569SERBIA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) We presented the Combating Trafficking in Persons report on Serbia to Srdjan Milkovic, North Americas Division Chief at the Foreign Ministry, on June 4. Miljkovic praised other recent human rights-related reports from the Department for their accuracy and said he was eager to read the fu [...]
2008-06-09 18:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SR
08BELMOPAN147BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in reftel A. 2. (SBU) Overview of Belize's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the cou [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BELMOPAN148BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BELMOPAN149BELIZE - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 20:18:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
08BERLIN240GERMANY/TIP - MINISTRIES WELCOME ACTION GUIDE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government officials from key federal ministries welcomed the recommendations in G/TIP's "Action Guide to Combat Trafficking in Persons" for Germany. They highlighted a series of steps taken in 2007, including finalization of the second Federal Action Plan to Combat Violence a [...]
2008-02-27 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL
08BERLIN256GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-03-03 08:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BERLIN750TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO KEY GERMAN MINISTRIES
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (U) On June 4, Global Affairs Officer and Embassy Legal Advisor delivered ref A points informing regarding the TIP Report's release and Germany's tier ranking to key officials in the German MFA, Family Ministry, In [...]
2008-06-06 12:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PREL
08BERLIN916GERMAN RESPONSE TO 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) On July 1, Emboffs met for a roundtable discussion of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with key German officials from the MFA, as well as the Family, Labor and Justice ministries. While the report was well received, a Family Ministry official expressed regret that more atte [...]
2008-07-11 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV
08BERN122TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:55:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
08BERN179TIP - SWITZERLAND: Supplement
[...] (U) The Federal Office of Police has adjusted its organization and hired new staff to step up the fight against trafficking in persons and child sexual abuse. At the operational level, the former investigative unit "Pedophilia-Human Trafficking-Migrant Smuggling" in July 2007 was split up int [...]
2008-04-17 14:56:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
08BISHKEK1082EMBASSY BISHKEK NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (SBU) Gazbubu Babayarova serves as a Research Associate and Bride Kidnapping Project Coordinator within Social Research Center (SRC) at the American University in Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A former victim of bride kidnapping or "ala kachuu", Babayarova has spent the last four years [...]
2008-10-27 11:35:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KG
08BISHKEK151Kyrgyzstan Proposals for Trafficking in Persons
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post solicited anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from local organizations. Post received three proposals. Per reftel instructions, the complete project proposals have been forwarded via e-mail to G/TIP. 2. Post has reviewed the following project prop [...]
2008-02-12 10:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KG
08BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2008-02-29 11:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
08BISHKEK392Kyrgyz Women Debate Merits of Legalized Prostitution
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Women's Political Discussion Club, which wields increasing influence in Kyrgyz politics, held a heated discussion on prostitution in Kyrgyzstan and plans to raise the issue in Parliament. Widely reported as an effort to "legalize" prostitution, it is, in fact, an effort to ra [...]
2008-04-22 05:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF KG
08BISHKEK94Kyrgyzstan Hosts TIP Roundtable for CIS Countries
[...] (U) Summary: On December 13-14, 2007, the Kyrgyz State Committee on Migration and Employment with the OSCE hosted a regional round table entitled "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Central Asia: State Policies, Dynamics and Ways Forward." Participants included representatives from both N [...]
2008-01-29 09:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM KG XH ZK ZJ
08BOGOTA940COLOMBIA'S EIGHT ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 48 hours preparing the report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]
2008-03-10 22:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
08BRASILIA1460U.S. CANDIDACY FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 19:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN AORC PGOV PREL XK XL XS BR
08BRATISLAVA456SLOVAKIA: TIP TRAINING UNDERWAY
[...] Summary: As part of its 2008-2010 National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons, the Government of Slovakia, in cooperation with the NGO community, developed an extensive training program for NGO workers, law enforcement officials, religious workers, and community social workers. The [...]
2008-10-06 16:22:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRATISLAVA93SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY ---------------------------- A. Slovakia is steadily moving forward in its fight against TIP. In addition to allocating a substantial increase in anti-TIP funding (by multiplying it fourfold, from USD 91,000 to USD 364,000) the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has increased bot [...]
2008-03-03 16:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRIDGETOWN120TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA
[...] (U) As requested (ref A),below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationa [...]
2008-02-27 15:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF ST XL
08BRIDGETOWN121TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA
[...] (U) As requested (ref A),below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for international [...]
2008-02-27 15:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF DO XL
08BRIDGETOWN130TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for [...]
2008-03-03 14:45:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC XL SC
08BRIDGETOWN132TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or desti [...]
2008-03-03 16:07:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF XL VC
08BRIDGETOWN162TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked m [...]
2008-03-11 12:28:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
08BRIDGETOWN163TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, o [...]
2008-03-11 12:28:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
08BRIDGETOWN298 SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Per reftel instructions, demarches on the Senior Roundtable for Women's Justice were delivered to Foreign Ministers by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua and Barbuda #0419, Barbados #0420, Dominica #0421, St. Christopher and Nevis #0422, St. Lucia #0423, St. Vincent and the Grenadine [...]
2008-05-06 19:53:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM KPAO PREL XL
08BRIDGETOWN636ST. LUCIA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Sister Anthonia David, St. Lucia, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). A highly qualified registered nurse and administrator of the Holly Family Children's Home, she has become a leading advocate for deve [...]
2008-10-24 15:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN637DOMINICA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Angelica Pierre-Louis, of Dominica, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). The president of the Dominica National Council of Women, she has become a leading advocate for developing infrastructure in Dominica [...]
2008-10-24 15:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN638BARBADOS NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Mary Thompson, RN, of Barbados, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). A highly qualified registered nurse and president of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Mary Thompson has become a leading adv [...]
2008-10-24 15:39:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN641ST. VINCENT NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Nicole O.M. Sylvester, lawyer and human rights activist from St. Vincent, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). Nicole is an accomplished lawyer and president of the St. Vincent Human Rights Association. I [...]
2008-10-24 16:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN643GRENADA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dr. Beverly Theresa Nelson-La Qua, of Grenada, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). Dr. Nelson is unique in Grenada for recognizing an unfilled need and then volunteering her time to find a solution. She [...]
2008-10-27 18:32:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BUCHAREST178QROMANIAQS EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 14:34:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD
08BUCHAREST183ROMANIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims ) primar [...]
2008-03-10 13:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08BUCHAREST263COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR G/TIP VISIT OF
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Eleanor Gaetan, Senior Coordinator for Public Affairs for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP). The purpose of Mrs. Gaetan,s visit is to speak at a conference on human trafficking, hosted by the Ratiu foundation Romania. 2. [...]
2008-04-08 10:17:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL RO
08BUENOSAIRES1041ARGENTINA: VISITING G/TIP AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 19, Ambassador Wayne hosted a TIP roundtable in honor of Ambassador-at-large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon to discuss Argentina's efforts in the fight against TIP. Participants included working-level GOA officials, NGOs, and a representati [...]
2008-07-28 13:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR KJUS KCRM KWMN AR
08BUENOSAIRES1203ARGENTINA: GOA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA TIP
[...] Senior advisor on trafficking in persons issues at the Argentine Ministry of Justice, Dr. Azul Romero, confirmed the GOA's interest in participating in the "Senior Officials Awareness Workshop" on trafficking in persons issues to be conducted at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) [...]
2008-08-28 13:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SNAR PREL ASEC SMIG ELAB EAID
08BUENOSAIRES1355 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 21:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM PE AR
08BUENOSAIRES1476ARGENTINA: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) Summary. Argentina has a long history of courageous women leaders who have worked tirelessly to protect fundamental human rights, educate a new generation of citizens growing up in an era of democracy, and combat drug and human trafficking. This year's nominee, Nelida Borquez, is cast fr [...]
2008-10-27 20:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PHUM PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES1480ARGENTINA SUPPORTS U.S. BID FOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) Poloff raised Ref A points with Counselor Fabiana Laguzzo, Director of Women's Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 27. Laguzzo indicated that she did not foresee any difficulties in supporting the U.S. bid for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of W [...]
2008-10-28 14:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS AR
08BUENOSAIRES1592ARGENTINA: 2008 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Per Reftel instructions, below is post,s interim assessment of Argentina,s progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A) IMPLEMENTING THE RECENTLY ENACTED FEDERAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS OR [...]
2008-11-23 17:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AR
08BUENOSAIRES171EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP MANAGED FY 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary and Background: Among Embassy Buenos Aires's top priorities in strengthening Argentina's anti-trafficking efforts include strengthening law enforcement and judicial capacity to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases. The Argentine government, in conjunction with the [...]
2008-02-13 15:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SNAR SMIG KJUS ASEC AR
08BUENOSAIRES1718ARGENTINA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA TIP TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 13:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08BUENOSAIRES352EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES SUPPORTS U.S. NGO PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary and Background: Post is pleased to recommend three proposals for G/TIP's "International Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Trafficking" from U.S. NGOs interested in working with local partners to fight trafficking in persons in Argentina. Embassy-Buenos Aires's top priorities i [...]
2008-03-18 19:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SNAR SMIG KJUS ASEC AR
08BUENOSAIRES359ARGENTINA: WORKING WITH TIP ACTIVIST SUSANA TRIMARCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wayne and other Embassy officials recently met with trafficking in persons (TIP) activist Susana Trimarco. During the meeting, Trimarco was informed that the U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command had approved a $2500 grant to assist her anti-TIP Foundation' [...]
2008-03-20 10:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SNAR SMIG KJUS ASEC AR
08BUENOSAIRES438ARGENTINE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PROTEST NEW TIP
[...] (U) Summary: A small group of anti-trafficking and feminist organizations gathered outside Argentina's Congress on April 3 to protest anti-TIP legislation currently under consideration by the Chamber of Deputies. According to NGOs, the draft bill falls short of Argentina's international obli [...]
2008-04-08 19:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KCRM ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES465ARGENTINE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PASSES NEW TIP LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed a bill on April 9 that, for the first time, defines trafficking in persons as a federal crime. While the new legislation represents a step in the right direction, it has generated controversy among feminist and human rights organizations [...]
2008-04-10 15:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG KCRM ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES476ARGENTINA: MAGDALENA FAILLACE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY OF
[...] Embassy received from the Argentine MFA a diplomatic note soliciting USG support for Ambassador Magdalena Faillace as a candidate for President of the Inter-American Commission for Women (CIM). Elections will take place during the CIM's Ordinary Assembly of Delegates this November. 2. Si [...]
2008-04-14 19:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KWMN PHUM IACW OAS AR
08BUENOSAIRES493ARGENTINA OFFICIALS EAGER TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-TIP
[...] (C) On April 10, Argentine Justice Minister Anibal Fernandez informed visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and Ambassador Wayne that he was very pleased with the April 9 Congressional passage of anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation. He indicated that he was eager to begin w [...]
2008-04-16 21:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV ASEC AR
08BUENOSAIRES736ARGENTINA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK P. LAGON
[...] POST WARMLY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR MARK P. LAGON, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),AND BARBARA FLECK, G/TIP REPORTS AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA FROM JUNE 18-21, 2008. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO OBTAIN AN UPDATE ON TIP I [...]
2008-05-29 13:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM SMIG UY AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES746PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (S) Summary. On May 21, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) received FBI Deputy Director John Pistole. CFK said she is committed to fight terrorism and not to deal with terrorists. She criticized the investigation of the 1994 AMIA attack carried out in the 1990s, altho [...]
2008-05-30 14:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPREL PTER KJUS KCRM SNAR AR SMIG KWMN
08BUENOSAIRES775ARGENTINA DISAPPOINTED WITH TIP REPORT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Per refs A and B, the Ambassador met June 3 with Argentine Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez to share an embargoed copy of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Minister Fernandez thanked the Ambassador for sharing the report, and immediately launched into a discuss [...]
2008-06-04 20:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES837ARGENTINA PROPOSES HUMAN RIGHTS COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 8 for request. 2. Summary. Ambassador Wayne recently met with National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism (INADI) President Maria Jose Lubertino to explore opportunities for cooperation in the realm of advancing civil right [...]
2008-06-18 22:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES911ARGENTINA: VISITING G/TIP AMBASSADOR PRESENTS
[...] (C) Summary. "The United States wants to be Argentina's partner in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),not a judge", visiting Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Mark P. Lagon told Argentine Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez durin [...]
2008-07-01 23:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES920ARGENTINA: VISITING G/TIP AMBASSADOR PRESENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 19, Ambassador Wayne and visiting Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Mark P. Lagon called on Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to discuss Argentina's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Drawing from the T [...]
2008-07-02 17:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR
08CAIRO1192EGYPT CRIMINALIZES TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN AND FGM
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 7, Egypt's upper house of parliament approved amendments to Egypt's Child Protection Law that criminalize and stipulate severe punishments for trafficking of children and for female genital mutilation (FGM). The new legislation represents Egypt's first legal framework to [...]
2008-06-10 13:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN EG
08CAIRO1524MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR SCOBEY AND MINISTER OF HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Scobey paid an introductory call on Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly on June 29. Discussion centered on ongoing health sector reform, graduate level training for ministry staff in US and by U.S. universities in Egypt, pharmaceutical intellectual prope [...]
2008-07-17 13:19:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR PGOV TBIO KIPR KSCA KFLU KWMN EG
08CAIRO1566EGYPT: REACTION TO TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION
[...] (SBU) On July 22 we delivered reftel trafficking-in-persons (TIP) action plan to MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights Wael Aboulmagd, emphasizing that the GOE needs to make measurable progress in victim protection and in prosecutions of, and a comprehensive legal framework to prosecu [...]
2008-07-24 12:00:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN KCRM PHUM SMIG EG
08CAIRO1608WOMEN'S ISSUES COORDINATOR VISITS EGYPT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 07:17:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM PGOV EG
08CAIRO203EGYPTIAN DELEGATION TO THE VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-05 15:39:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG EG
08CAIRO2251A FIRST IN EGYPT: COURT SENTENCES SEXUAL ASSAULT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: On October 21, for the first time in Egyptian history, a Cairo court heard a sexual assault case, and sentenced truck driver Sherif Gomaa Gibrial to three years in prison for groping 27-year-old female film director Noha Rushdie in June 2008. Rushdie told us that the [...]
2008-10-23 15:26:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI EG
08CAIRO2262NOMINATION OF NEHAD ABOUL KOMSAN FOR THE 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt in an often hostile public environment. Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Boar [...]
2008-10-27 14:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KWMN EG
08CAIRO2382EGYPT'S SECOND EVER SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: ONE-YEAR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: On November 17, in Egypt's second ever sexual assault case, a Cairo court convicted and sentenced a 19 year-old man to one year in prison on charges of sexual assault for the highly publicized October 2 attempted rape and groping of three women in front of a large cro [...]
2008-11-19 14:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI EG
08CAIRO2525EGYPT TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS AND COMBAT HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, visited Egypt on November 14-17 and met with numerous Egyptian government officials, UN organizations, representatives, and NGO leaders involved in combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP [...]
2008-12-18 14:07:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB PREL
08CAIRO408EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Aaron Berman, phone 20-2-2797-2550, fax 20-2-2797-2181, bermanad@state.gov. Pol LES spent approximately 75 hours on TIP-related activities and in preparation of the TIP report. Poloff spent approximately 160 hours; ECPO Minister [...]
2008-02-28 14:32:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
08CAIRO410EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Aaron Berman, phone 20-2-2797-2550, fax 20-2-2797-2181, bermanad@state.gov. Pol LES spent approximately 75 hours on TIP-related activities and in preparation of the TIP report. Poloff spent approximately 160 hours; ECPO Minister [...]
2008-02-28 15:10:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
08CAIRO886EGYPT "DISAPPOINTED" WITH INTERIM TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On April 23, Amira Fahmy of the MFA Human Rights office told us that the GOE was "disappointed" that the interim Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on Egypt states that Egypt has only made "minimal progress" on combating TIP during the reporting period. Fahmy said that the National Coord [...]
2008-04-29 06:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM EG
08CANBERRA1107AUSTRALIA 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] Embassy Canberra is pleased to nominate June Oscar for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. In response to hard-hitting reports of abuse in Aboriginal communities in Australia, Ms. Oscar successfully campaigned for a controversial six-month ban on take-away alcohol [...]
2008-10-31 07:34:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO AS
08CANBERRA240SUPPLEMENTAL TIP QUESTIONAIRE RESPONSE - AUSTRALIA
[...] (SBU) Below are supplemental responses to the questions posed in ref A, which were initially answered in ref B. The answers correspond to the question numbers in ref A. PART I: OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING B. Sex Trafficking Arrests ----------------------- On Ma [...]
2008-03-12 07:06:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC AS
08CANBERRA542HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 13 the High Court of Australia heard an appeal of a brothel owner who was convicted for enslaving five Thai prostitutes who had incurred a debt of A$45,000 when they were recruited to work in a brothel in Melbourne. The brothel had been raided in 2003 and the owner, Wei Tang [...]
2008-05-27 04:46:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN AS
08CARACAS432MINISTRY OF TOURISM OUT OF THE LOOP ON TIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 26 meeting with Ministry of Tourism officials to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP),the Director of the International Relations Office told Poloff that the government has not given the ministry a mandate to combat trafficking. However, she expressed interest in [...]
2008-03-28 15:29:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN UK VE
08CARACAS551BRV RELEASES TIP LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA
[...] (SBU) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) provided USG officials on April 8 with an eleventh-hour summary of its trafficking in persons (TIP) law enforcement efforts in 2007, including the number of victims assisted and prosecution figures. The release follows repeated USG requests for [...]
2008-04-22 14:51:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN VE
08CASABLANCA210MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO COUNTER ISLAMIC EXTREMISM: THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A controversial fatwa, or religious opinion, by a Gulf-sponsored Imam was the trigger, or perhaps excuse, for the Government of Morocco (GOM) to crack down on independent, fundamentalist Islamic institutions. In late September a well-known Moroccan salafist, Sheikh Mohammed Al Ma [...]
2008-11-05 15:55:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL KOCI KWMN PREL MO
08CASABLANCA222THE MARRIAGE OF MINORS, POLYGAMY AND DIVORCE: THE
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Women,s groups and the media roundly criticized the government,s failure to implement some aspects of the Mudawana or family code nearly four years after the ground-breaking reforms were passed. The criticism was prompted by a recent report by the Democratic League for the Rights [...]
2008-11-21 17:11:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP KISL MO
08CASABLANCA232MOROCCO CONSIDERS A VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LAW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite substantial advances to women's rights contained in the 2004 reform of the family code known as the Mudawana, the government of Morocco still lags behind its international commitments on the issue of violence against women. Reports by women's shelters provide only a limite [...]
2008-12-12 17:05:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN MO
08CASABLANCA33DEMARCHE DELIVERED:UN.GIFT AND VIENNA FORUM TO HUMAN
[...] (C) On February 11, poloff discussed the UN.GIFT and Vienna Forum to Human Trafficking (reftel) with MFA Director of Consular and Social Affairs Ambassador Jaouad El Himid and encouraged Moroccan participation in the Forum. 2. (C) El Himdi informed poloff that a Moroccan delegation would be [...]
2008-02-14 13:59:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KWMN MO
08CASABLANCA39MOROCCO: 2008 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable responds to action request (reftel) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2007 to March 2008. ------------------------------------- Morocco Headed in the Right Direction ------------------------------------- [...]
2008-02-27 12:42:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM KWMN MO
08CHENNAI214ANDHRA PRADESH: AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING MODEL FOR INDIA
[...] Summary: The South Indian state Andhra Pradesh has made great strides in combating trafficking in persons. In what anti-trafficking NGOs describe as a "paradigm shift," the police, prosecutors, and the judiciary have all actively participated in training programs sponsored by the United Nati [...]
2008-06-25 11:01:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08CHIANGMAI126PUTTING THE NEW TIP LAW TO ITS FIRST TEST
[...] (C) Criminal proceedings have begun in what Thai NGOs and authorities are highlighting as the first case under the new trafficking in persons (TIP) law passed by the Thai Parliament in December 2007 (Reftel). The two suspects in the case have been charged with selling the sexual services of si [...]
2008-08-25 07:15:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH BM
08CHIANGMAI127CITIZENSHIP HARDSHIPS GREATER FOR HIGHLAND WOMEN THAN MEN
[...] (SBU) Though the Thai government has increased its efforts to streamline the naturalization process for members of hill tribes, corruption at the tribal and local government level and inherent ethnic biases have delayed progress, especially for women. Because most hill tribes are located in re [...]
2008-08-25 10:14:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI TH
08CHIANGMAI192MINORITY HILL TRIBES STILL PLAGUED BY STATELESSNESS, THOUGH
[...] Roughly half of Thailand's estimated 900,000 hill tribe minorities lack citizenship. This statelessness contributes significantly to their disadvantaged status. In recent years the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has made strides to improve citizenship eligibility for highlanders, including pass [...]
2008-12-19 09:39:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR KCRM KWMN TH
08CHIANGMAI57AN NGO PERSPECTIVE ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS IN NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) Most Burmese who become trafficking victims knowingly enter Thailand illegally, but fall prey to deception and coercion after crossing the border, according to the head of a key anti-trafficking NGO operating in the region. Child prostitution has diminished significantly in northern Tha [...]
2008-04-03 02:36:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
08CHISINAU134PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals received by email from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Embassy Chisinau has reviewed and vetted three proposals, from the International Organization for Migration (IOM),La Strada, and Winrock International. Po [...]
2008-02-13 12:33:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC MD
08CHISINAU175MOLDOVA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions in ref A, which requests post's contribution to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Moldova mostly were undertaken by NGOs and international organizations (IOs),primarily because [...]
2008-02-21 14:52:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD
08CHISINAU428AMBASSADOR GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE ON TIP FROM DEPUTY PM
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby's April 16 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Victor Stepaniuc resulted in promises of closer cooperation on anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts and better Government reporting on crime and punishment statistics. End summary. 2. (C) Victor Stepaniuc, ap [...]
2008-04-17 14:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08CHISINAU745CCTIP PROPOSES CANDIDATE FOR CCTIP
[...] (C) On July 10, the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented Embassy with the nomination of Valeriu Tudor Hincu for the position of Director of the Moldovan Center for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CCTIP). Pursuant to the dual bilateral Letter of Agreement between the USG and the GOM on Na [...]
2008-07-11 14:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN MD
08CHISINAU765A TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT VORONIN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 13:35:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON PINR KWMN MD
08CHISINAU787PRESIDENT VORONIN WANTS 5-PLUS-2
[...] (C) In a July 21 bilateral meeting with DAS Merkel before the start of 3-plus-2, President Voronin pressed for getting the negotiators to consider the Moldovan package proposal on Transnistria's status. Voronin believes that Russian President Medvedev personally wants to solve the Transnistria [...]
2008-07-28 13:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS KWMN MD
08CHISINAU794MOLDOVA TAKES STEPS TO REVERSE ITS TIER
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the G/TIP assessment team, Government of Moldova officials noted that though originally surprised by the Tier 3 placement, they now acknowledged it as both accurate and as a needed spur to improving their record on trafficking. In each meeting, officials noted [...]
2008-07-30 14:45:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08COLOMBO1034TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SRI LANKA
[...] Post assesses that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has taken many positive steps to address Sri Lanka's trafficking problem. These efforts have mainly focused on the foreign employment of Sri Lankans, building awareness of trafficking, and increasing interagency coordination to counter traffi [...]
2008-11-17 10:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CE
08COLOMBO152SRI LANKA: PARLIAMENTARIANS TO ATTEND THE UN.GIFT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 10:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CE
08COLOMBO215SRI LANKA: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Amy Trimble, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overview ----- [...]
2008-02-29 07:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
08COLOMBO328MALDIVES: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Maldives follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Mission point of contact is Poloff Amy Trimble, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Maldives Overview ------- [...]
2008-04-01 00:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD MV
08COLOMBO423SRI LANKA: POLICE ARREST CHILD TRAFFICKING
[...] On April 28, the National Child Protection Authority disclosed the arrest of four suspects involved in trafficking more than 20 children to Singapore over an extended period of time. NCPA Chairman Jagath Wellawatta said that in January, three Sri Lankan children, ages 11,13, and 14, were foun [...]
2008-04-29 13:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CE
08COLOMBO424G/TIP FY06 PROGRAMS: MONITORING REPORT (SRI LANKA)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-30 06:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CE
08COLOMBO491SRI LANKA REMITTANCES UP AGAIN IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan migrant worker remittances rose 15% to $2.5 billion in 2007. Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings to the country, after garment exports. Each year, over 200,000 Sri Lankans -- about one percent of the population -- leave to work abr [...]
2008-05-21 11:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
08COLOMBO568SRI LANKA: TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 09:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN CEA
08CONAKRY7202008 CHILD TRAFFICKING STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) As part of the interim assessment process for the USG's annual Trafficking in Person's Report, we asked the Government of Guinea to provide annual statistics on trafficking cases within its borders. The GoG was not able to provide this information before the initial reporting deadline, [...]
2008-11-25 16:17:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GV
08CONAKRY769TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN GUINEA
[...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A request, Embassy submits the following report on specific activities undertaken to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and activities undertaken during the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Agains Gender-Based Violence. [...]
2008-12-17 16:17:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM GV
08COTONOU116GOB SIGNS WJEI LOA
[...] Summary: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moussa Okanla, and the Ambassador signed the Letter of Agreement (LOA),for Benin's Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) program at a ceremony on February 14, 2008. During the ceremony, the Ambassador reiterated the USG's commitment to assi [...]
2008-02-22 03:31:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID KWMN BN
08DAKAR195GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2008-02-21 21:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR196GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2008-02-21 21:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR262SENEGAL: ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combat trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel Begin TIP report PARA 27: OVERVIEWS OF A COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Senega [...]
2008-03-04 14:31:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SG
08DAMASCUS162SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]
2008-03-06 16:07:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS165SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]
2008-03-10 07:54:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS175PROJECT SUMMARY FOR PROPOSAL RESPONSE TO RFP
[...] (U) As requested by G/TIP (reftel),Post submits summary information for the proposal submitted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in response to RFP GTIP-07-AW-003-112307. The proposal was the only one submitted and Post recommends it for funding. The entire proposal w [...]
2008-03-13 15:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS455HEALTHCARE IN SYRIA GIVEN A SHOT IN THE ARM BY
[...] SUMMARY: In less than a year, Syrian program alumni from two successful International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLPs) have generated positive change in healthcare in Syria since their return. A FY07 single country program on nursing education (ref A) inspired the seven participants to lob [...]
2008-06-26 08:28:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC PGOV PREL SY XF KWMN
08DHAKA1006GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH EASES BAN ON TRADE UNION
[...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) recently announced a partial relaxation of the ban on trade union activities in place under the State of Emergency since January 2007. The new measures allow union activities, but limit the size of gatherings and require advance permission in certain cas [...]
2008-09-23 10:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DHAKA1040WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED
[...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...]
2008-10-06 09:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG
08DHAKA290EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2007 to March 2008. Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, IVG post-code: 583, fax [...]
2008-03-04 11:23:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA459EMBASSY DHAKA UPDATED INFORMATION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL
[...] This cable provides updated information provided by the Government of Bangladesh regarding its efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, I [...]
2008-04-23 11:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA512BANGLADESH - USTR DELEGATION FINDS SOME PROGRESS ON LABOR
[...] (SBU) An interagency delegation led by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) found some progress on labor issues in Bangladesh during a recent visit but noted areas where further improvements are needed, particularly in the Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) sector operating outside Banglade [...]
2008-05-07 10:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM ETRD KWMN SMIG KFRD BG
08DHAKA618BANGLADESH SHRIMP SECTOR - CHILD LABOR PRESENT BUT NOT
[...] (SBU) Recent Embassy visits to shrimp processing factories in southwestern and southeastern Bangladesh revealed cases of child labor in a handful of factories. Econoff and Econ Specialist visited nine shrimp processing factories in Bangladesh's Khulna region, four in Cox's Bazaar, and five in [...]
2008-06-09 09:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DHAKA980WORKER UNREST IN BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR DURING
[...] (SBU) Before and during the fasting month of Ramadan, workers in Bangladesh's highly-profitable apparel sector have staged demonstrations, agitating for wage increases to ease the hardship of high food prices, which traditionally rise around the time of Ramadan. Business leaders have responded [...]
2008-09-16 08:04:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN KTEX BG
08DILI275EMBASSY DILI NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dili is proud to nominate Sister Guilhermina Marcal as an International Woman of Courage. Sister Guilhermina is the manager of Canossa Balide camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). When Timor-Leste erupted in crisis May 2006, hundreds of residents of the Balide neighborhood [...]
2008-10-28 03:00:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PHUM TT
08DJIBOUTI684DJIBOUTI MCC ROUNDUP: SUBSTANTIAL FY2008 PROGRESS
[...] SUMMARY: In FY2008, Djibouti made significant strides in several areas measured by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) indicators. Some of Djibouti's achievements--such as holding free and fair legislative elections that brought two more women into parliament, organizing a national semi [...]
2008-08-26 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI SENV KCOR KMCA KWMN
08DJIBOUTI841DJIBOUTI'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF
[...] Embassy Djibouti nominates Ms. Zahra Moussa Bouh for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award. For nearly two decades, Ms. Bouh has played an instrumental role and has been an important leader in the promotion of women's health in Djibouti. Since 1992, she has served as a midwife, nurse [...]
2008-10-26 17:10:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR DJ
08DJIBOUTI885DJIBOUTI ON FY09 MCA SCORES: THE BALL'S IN OUR COURT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In delivering advance copies of Djibouti's FY2009 Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Scorecard to GODJ officials (per reftel),Post welcomed Djibouti's Presidential-level commitment to improving indicator performance. In light of Djibouti's slight backsliding in FY2009 scores, Pos [...]
2008-11-11 15:03:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI SENV KCOR KMCA KWMN DJ
08DOHA171QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Subsequent to the demotion of Qatar to Tier-3 status last year, information and statistics from Qatari Government and quasi-government stakeholders have been more difficult to obtain. All government stakeholders, including the National TIP Coordinator and the TIP shelter, have been instr [...]
2008-02-28 13:16:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA172QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Paragraph 29. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) Does the government assist foreign trafficking victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent residency status, or other relief from deportation? If so, please explain. - In 2005, the government opened a shelte [...]
2008-02-28 13:17:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA244QATAR: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) The information below, which Post either received in the past week from from the Qatar National Office for Combating Trafficking in Humans (TIP Office) or otherwise just became available, details additional efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Qatar during the reporting period [...]
2008-03-31 13:11:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DUBAI213AMCIT ANTI-TIP ACTIVIST FACES ALLEGATIONS OF BABY SELLING
[...] (C) Summary: Outspoken UAE human rights activist Sharla Musabih (dual national AmCit/Emirati and founder of City of Hope, the first women's and children's shelter in the UAE) has been the focus of increasingly pejorative press coverage (ref A) which recently escalated to accusations of selling [...]
2008-06-08 07:01:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE
08DUBAI92POSSIBLE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST AMCIT TIP ACTIVIST AND HER
[...] (C) Summary and comment: A simmering conflict between an outspoken human rights activist (dual national AmCit/Emirati) and management of the newly established Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC, reported reftel) boiled over into public view with a front page article and two inside st [...]
2008-03-13 16:19:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE
08DUBLIN106IRELAND - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the verge of passing new comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, Ireland made great strides during the reporting period to shore up protections against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the country. In addition to the new Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007, which [...]
2008-03-03 10:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
08DUBLIN223IRELAND ACCEPTS CUBAN REFUGEES; PASSES MUTUAL LEGAL
[...] (SBU) Sean Aylward, Secretary General of the Irish Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform told the Embassy April 22 that the way had been cleared to immediately resettle 11 Cuban refugees who have been sheltering at Guantanamo. He added that the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bi [...]
2008-04-29 10:15:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KCRM KJUS KTIA KFRD KWMN EI
08DUBLIN379IRISH JUSTICE MINISTRY ADDRESSES 2008 TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During Ambassador's June 19 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern (other issues reported septel) the Justice Department's Secretary General Sean Aylward raised the Irish Government's view of the 2008 TIP report. Aylward noted that Irish NGO [...]
2008-06-24 12:53:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KPAO EI
08DUBLIN59IRISH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL ATTEND UN.GIFT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 14:43:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG EI
08DUSSELDORF10GERMAN STATE MAINTAINS COMMITMENT TO COMBAT FORCED
[...] (SBU) Summary: North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW),Germany's most populous state, appears to be successfully combating trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Using both traditional and innovative methods, NRW experienced a decrease in the number of trafficking in persons ca [...]
2008-02-25 14:05:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG GM
08ECTION01OF02MANAMA492BAHRAIN SEEKS IOM'S ASSISTANCE TO COBAT TIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 06:20:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN ASEC BA PHUM
08ECTION02OF02ATHENS959GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 12:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR
08FREETOWN102 SIERRA LEONE 2008 TIP SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone lost momentum in the fight against trafficking in 2007. The run-up to the national elections, and the elections themselves in August and September, 2007, distracted many government officials from their duties, including on the TIP front, and their interest and attention was n [...]
2008-03-07 13:27:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
08FREETOWN163CELEBRATING WOMEN,S HISTORY MONTH AND LOOKING TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: To honor Women's History Month in Freetown, post hosted a series of events and programs aimed at empowering women with knowledge and providing forums through which to share information and ideas. The recent passage of three gender bills created a foundation and focus for most of t [...]
2008-04-03 16:39:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KWMN PHUM SL
08FREETOWN183UNGIFT TIP WORKSHOP IN SIERRA LEONE: A LIMITED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 8-9 2008, the Ministry of Internal Affairs hosted a workshop co-organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled "Building Capacities of the National Task Force In Control of Trafficking in Persons in Conflict and Post Conflict Contexts." The sta [...]
2008-04-15 17:16:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SL
08FREETOWN30 HONORING WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] Summary: Following presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007, a committee led by two NGOs -- Search for Common Ground and Enhancing Interaction and Interface Between Civil Society and the State to Improve Poor People's Lives (ENCISS) -- convened a 2-day symposium, The Honoring Women Ini [...]
2008-01-22 15:16:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SL
08FREETOWN316SIERRA LEONE'S JULY 5 ELECTIONS: MULTILATERAL
[...] (C) As indicated in ref A, International Community (IC)Partners agreed to provide support and encouragement (as well as funding) to help guide Sierra Leone's July 5th local elections to the kind of success experienced in the country's 2007 national races. To date, these have included actions [...]
2008-07-02 14:17:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKDEM KWMN PGOV PREL SL
08GABORONE1138PAS GABORONE SUPPORTS GENDER AND HIV/AIDS WORKSHOP USING
[...] SUMMARY: PAS Gaborone supported a two-day workshop on gender, violence and HIV/AIDS with government social service representatives, the police and NGOs. Hosted in a northeastern Botswana mining town, the workshop had an impact on the 50 community leaders who attended and the citizens they re [...]
2008-12-30 04:58:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KHIV KWMN PGOV PHUM BC
08GEORGETOWN148EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2008 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. After a full review of the available information, Post has found that Guyana is not/not a country of origin, transit, or destination for a "significant" [...]
2008-03-17 12:25:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
08GEORGETOWN693TIP: GUYANA 2008 INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is a response to reftel about progress made by the Government of Guyana (GoG) in addressing Trafficking in Persons issues. 2. (SBU) In 2008, The GoG continued its prosecution of a woman arrested in October 2006 in the town of Bartica, in which two teenage girls were allegedly traff [...]
2008-12-09 20:12:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GY
08GRENADA152GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) Repealed Delivering on a campaign promise, the five-month old National Democratic Congress ( [...]
2008-12-16 21:34:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SOCI KWMN PHUM GJ
08GRENADA42GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 2 - 8, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. International Women's Day Celebrated in Grenada Grenada celebrated International Women's Day with events aroun [...]
2008-03-14 21:40:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GRENADA81GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 11 - 17, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a) PM Mitchell Takes Over Chairmanship of RSS Regional Security Coordinator Grantley Watson met Grenada's Prime Minister, [...]
2008-05-21 19:16:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GUATEMALA1232DEMARCHE ON GUATEMALA TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Erick Maldonado, Director of Consular and Immigration Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Alexander Colop, Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-TIP Unit of the Attorney General's Office; and Ana Maria Mendez, Chief Defender of Immigrants' Right [...]
2008-10-01 20:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KJUS PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1333HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S FAMILY MEMBER KIDNAPPED,
[...] (C) On October 19, at approximately noon, the son-in-law of human rights defender Norma Cruz, Director of NGO "Fundacion Sobrevivientes" (Survivors Foundation),was assaulted and kidnapped while walking home from a soccer game in Guatemala City. He was reportedly forced inside a vehicle where [...]
2008-10-27 22:54:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1359GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy is pleased to nominate Norma Cruz, Director of NGO Survivors Foundation, as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (ref A) in recognition of her exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for women's rights and [...]
2008-10-31 01:14:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1367DEMARCHE: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTER-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 17:39:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDOAS KWMN PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1410GUATEMALA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 14:30:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDOAS KWMN PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1450GUATEMALA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Below is a summary (keyed to reftel) of progress made by the GOG in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),particularly in the areas of legislative reform, enforcement, victim protection and assistance, identification of victims among vulnerable populations, and protection of foreign traffick [...]
2008-11-19 18:05:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GT
08GUATEMALA1497GUATEMALA: FY 2009 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 11:34:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1503GUATEMALA: UN DEMOCRACY FUND INVITATION FOR GRANT
[...] Per reftel, Poloff, in coordination with USAID/Guatemala, will provide information about the UN Democracy Fund to civil society and encourage organizations to submit project proposals via the Fund's website before December 31. 2. Poloff demarched Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Pol [...]
2008-12-04 17:27:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM KWMN UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA1517HELP FOR FEMALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IS FOUR DIGITS
[...] On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Guatemalan Institute of Public Criminal Defense (IDPP) inaugurated a hotline to provide emergency assistance to female victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and other forms of physical violence 24 hou [...]
2008-12-10 17:25:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SOCI PGOV MX GT
08GUATEMALA1547AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] Summary: Ambassador and Embassy officers met November 24 with a delegation of American and Guatemalan activists organized by a U.S.-based women's rights NGO to discuss violence against women in Guatemala. Delegation members expressed their concern over the climate of impunity and the level o [...]
2008-12-17 14:56:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA1579POVERTY AND VIOLENCE PLAGUE GUATEMALA CITY'S ZONE 7
[...] Summary: On December 11, poloffs toured a 10-kilometer stretch of Guatemala City's Zone 7, considered a dangerous "red zone" of high criminal activity, and met with government, NGO and community representatives to better understand the issues affecting this marginalized portion of the capital. [...]
2008-12-24 09:27:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM SOCI KWMN ASEC ELAB ECON GT
08GUATEMALA242G-TIP DISCUSSES HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA
[...] (U) Summary: G-TIP Western Hemisphere Reports Officer Barbara Fleck visited Guatemala February 13-15 during a week-long regional trip. Fleck met with government officials and civil society leaders to discuss anti-trafficking efforts and the congressionally mandated Trafficking in Persons (TIP [...]
2008-02-27 19:56:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN PREF SMIG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA313CICIG AGREES TO INVESTIGATE MURDERS OF WOMEN IN
[...] Summary: On March 6, at the request of the Guatemalan government, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) agreed to investigate murders of women. During the official signing ceremony, attended by the Ambassador and other members of the diplomatic community, Presiden [...]
2008-03-11 18:21:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA327GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2008 TIP REPORT (APRIL 2007
[...] Post submits the following information (keyed to ref A) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2007 and March 2008 in the areas of prevention, protection and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While ch [...]
2008-03-13 22:37:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
08GUATEMALA328GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUPS PRESENT 100-DAY PLAN
[...] (U) Summary: Women's groups congregated in front of the National Palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court on March 5 to present to the government a 100-day plan for women. First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom pledged her support to advance their agenda and promised to deliver the plan to Presiden [...]
2008-03-13 22:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA363GUATEMALA UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OUTLINES 12
[...] Summary: On March 7, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Country Representative Anders Kompass presented to the diplomatic community a report of the human rights situation in Guatemala and the activities of his office during 2007. Kompass said his office was most concerned about v [...]
2008-03-24 18:40:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA703GUATEMALA: 2008 TIP REPORT PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] On June 3, in advance of the public release of the 2008 TIP Report, poloff delivered reftel talking points and provided the text of the TIP Report narrative for Guatemala to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy will place an op-ed in loca [...]
2008-06-03 20:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GT
08HANOI175IRI Explores Possibilities in Vietnam
[...] (U) Summary: While the conversations were mainly introductory and exploratory, the unprecedented level of interaction by Government of Vietnam (GVN) offices during the International Republican Institute's (IRI's) recent visit was a positive sign the GVN may be more willing to meet with NGOs an [...]
2008-02-15 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI309GVN REACTS TO LABOR CASES IN JORDAN, MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is reacting to two recent high-profile labor cases, one involving 176 female garment workers on strike in Jordan and one regarding Vietnamese worker deaths in Malaysia. On March 13, Dao Cong Hai, Deputy Director General, Department of Overseas Labor of the GVN Ministry o [...]
2008-03-17 04:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI356MFA ON JORDAN LABOR CASE AND IOM ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns held a detailed one-hour meeting on March 27 with MFA Consular Department Chief of Overseas Consular Affairs Vu Le Ha regarding resolution of the case of over 200 Vietnamese factory workers on strike in Amman, Jordan. PolCouns stressed the benefit of involving the Inter [...]
2008-03-27 10:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI400STRIKING OVERSEAS WORKERS RETURN FROM JORDAN; PAID STRIKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, the last group of 157 striking overseas Vietnamese garment workers (Refs, A-C) were repatriated from Jordan and 156 arrived at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport. According to knowledegable third party sources, en route to Hanoi one of the returnees broke off from the group in [...]
2008-04-08 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI429VIETNAM SIGNS ANTI-TIP COOPERATION MOU WITH THAILAND
[...] (SBU) On March 24, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Thai Government (RTG) on strengthening cooperation between the two countries on eliminating trafficking in persons (TIP) and providing assistance to TIP victims. According to Senior Lie [...]
2008-04-14 08:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB PREL KWMN KCRM SMIG TH VM
08HANOI435ENGAGING VIETNAM ON TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent high-profile labor dispute involving Vietnamese workers in Jordan threatens to distract attention from the steady and increasing progress Vietnam continues to make on its anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts. Despite the significant efforts the GVN has made particu [...]
2008-04-14 08:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI471VIETNAM TAKES ON OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT BROKERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is completing investigation of a recent series of export-labor fraud cases, 80 percent of which involved Vietnamese laborers recruited to work in South Korea. Over 100 individuals, involved in the 2006-2007 labor brokerage fee scam, have been prosecuted for taking advant [...]
2008-04-23 09:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI655MFA NOTIFIED ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 08:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM VM
08HANOI663VIETNAM - 2008 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Poloff delivered the 2008 TIP Report Country Narrative for Vietnam, as well as reftel talking points, to Mr. Pham Hoang Tung, Chief of the Legal and Consular Affairs Division, Consular Department, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff reviewed with Tung the recommend [...]
2008-06-05 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI732VIETNAM: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN KWMN PHUM VM
08HANOI749GVN Discusses Domestic Violence Prevention
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During her June 9-11 meetings with GVN officials in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Andrea Bottner, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues, highlighted progress and discussed challenges related to domestic violence in Vietnam. Ms. Bottner praised the passage of le [...]
2008-06-25 07:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PGOV VM
08HANOI750NGOs, Vietnam Women's Union Address Domestic Violence
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During her June 9-11 visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Andrea Bottner, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues, participated in roundtable discussions with the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) and local and international NGOs, visited to two women's shelters hotli [...]
2008-06-25 07:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PGOV VM
08HARARE1030TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: STAGNATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) As political negotiations continue, much government activity has come to a standstill. Not surprisingly, given the depth and breadth of Zimbabwe's serious economic, food, employment, and political problems, anti-trafficking efforts by the government have taken a back seat to other issues [...]
2008-11-18 16:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG ZI
08HARARE186TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- -- 27 A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Women and children are trafficked for labor and [...]
2008-03-10 15:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC
08HARARE958NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR
[...] The following is Embassy Harare's nomination for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. NAME: Gertrude Hambira TITLE: Secretary General INSTITUTION: General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) DOB: 23-NOV-1961 POB: Zimbabwe Citizenship [...]
2008-10-23 11:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO ZW
08HELSINKI489FINLAND: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD
[...] (U) Embassy Helsinki submits the following nomination for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage: Full legal name of nominee: Miranda Vuolasranta Job title/association: I. Executive Director/Fintiko Romano Forum ry (FRF) National Roma Forum of Finland II. Secre [...]
2008-10-27 15:04:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM FI
08HOCHIMINHCITY964TIP ARRESTS AND PROSECUTIONS IN HCMC ON THE RISE, VICTIMS
[...] Summary. The GVN continues make strides in arresting and prosecuting human traffickers in HCMC and prosecute those responsible for trafficking in persons, with two new investigations underway and a stiff sentence upheld at a trafficker's appeals trial in October. Anti-TIP NGO AFESIP says coo [...]
2008-10-27 02:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP KWMN KCRM VM
08HONGKONG1148MACAU TIP: NEW LAW AND SEMINAR BOOST COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Legislative Assembly (LA) in Macau unanimously passed a new, comprehensive anti-human trafficking law on June 12 that broadens the definition of trafficking crimes, increases punishments for convicted traffickers, and guarantees protections for victims. The new law was gaz [...]
2008-06-24 09:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG155MACAU PROSECUTES FIRST TIP CASE AND JOINS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Macau Public Prosecutions Office (PPO) announced January 17, 2008 that it had charged the first-ever suspect in a case of international human trafficking through Macau. According to "Macau Daily News," a Vietnamese woman was charged with human trafficking after she recruite [...]
2008-01-25 01:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC CH HK MC
08HONGKONG2092US PROSECUTOR SHARES ANTI-TIP EXPERTISE WITH HONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Justice prosecutor James Felte, a specialist in human trafficking cases, shared his first-hand experience in a series of meetings and seminars in Hong Kong and Macau November 3-4. Felte conducted a seminar on effective strategies for investigating and prosecuting [...]
2008-11-17 06:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG HK MC
08HONGKONG2123MACAU/HUMAN TRAFFICKING: PRESSING AHEAD WITH
[...] Summary and comment: The Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) is making progress on assistance programs for human trafficking victims and on increasing public awareness of the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue. Having passed their landmark anti-TIP law in June (reftel),MSA [...]
2008-11-21 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG MC
08HONGKONG403HONG KONG NGO'S CONCERNED ABOUT PRISON LABOR AND
[...] (C) Summary: Work study programs in China are among the most troubling, under researched and uncorrected human trafficking cases there, but exploitation in prison labor programs, as well as abuses of Indonesian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong contribute to the problem in the region. Th [...]
2008-03-05 01:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
08HONGKONG4082008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]
2008-03-05 08:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08ISLAMABAD1449CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE
[...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Pakistan's first female National Assembly speaker. She stressed that women's rights, especially in the areas of healthcare and education, would be her top commitment while in this historic position. The Speaker also eagerly a [...]
2008-04-04 06:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN
08ISLAMABAD1749DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER MEETS WITH FEMALE
[...] (C) Summary: On April 22, Assistant Secretary Kramer and PolCouns met with female National Assembly members from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),Pakistan Muslim League (PML),and the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). During a lively one hour discussion, the women discussed election reform and [...]
2008-05-05 11:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN
08JAKARTA1080UNSC -- RESOLUTION ON WOMEN AND CONFLICT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request--Please see para 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 3, Mission delivered reftel message regarding the planned UNSCR on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. The GOI promised to review the matter carefully and asked that the USG provide a copy of the draft [...]
2008-06-03 09:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN UNSC ID
08JAKARTA1128UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE JUNE 2008 -- INDONESIAN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cannot attend the June 19 UNSC thematic debate on Women, Peace and Security, according to Fikry Cassidy, Deputy Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs at [...]
2008-06-10 05:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN UNSC ID
08JAKARTA119INDONESIA, MALAYSIA STEP UP COMMITMENT TO PROTECT
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During President Yudhoyono's recent visit to Malaysia, the two governments stepped up their commitment to protect migrants and combat trafficking. Yudhoyono brought public attention to the plight of Indonesian m [...]
2008-01-22 04:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALELAB ID KWMN MY PGOV PREL
08JAKARTA1200JUNE 2008 THEMATIC DEBATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE --
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On June 19, poloff discussed ref A points with Riado Sembiring, Head of Peacekeeping Affairs in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affai [...]
2008-06-19 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN UNSC ID
08JAKARTA1435TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS -- USG TRAINING ASSISTS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 19, Indonesian National Police (INP) rescued 111 Indonesian women and girls from three Jakarta establishments involved in prostitution. The District Police Chief told us that the three [...]
2008-07-25 08:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN ID
08JAKARTA451EAST NUSA TENGGARA: POLICE FOCUS ON TRANS-NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: While West Timor and the other islands that make up the province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) grapple with wide-spread poverty, thousands of refugees from neighboring Timor Leste, and limited attention from the central government, the security situation and police performance are p [...]
2008-03-05 08:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PHUM KWMN SMIG KIRF KISL PGOV PTER
08JEDDAH182S/E CUMBER DISCUSSES WITH OIC DRAFT MOU;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 24 meetings with Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and other high-level OIC officials, U.S. Envoy to the OIC Sada Cumber discussed the draft U.S.-OIC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as specific programs on which [...]
2008-04-29 16:06:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL KISL KWMN SA
08JEDDAH306HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MECCA REGION BRANCH: LOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting to discuss the status of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) Mecca region branch, women's section head Entesar Felemban informed PolOff of cases received, HRC internal dynamics, as well as the branch's relationship with the National Society for Human Rights (NSH [...]
2008-07-28 11:11:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KWMN SA
08JEDDAH501GTIP AMBASSADOR LAGON VISITS SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Lagon, Director of GTIP, visited Riyadh and met with officials from the government's Human Rights Commission, Ministries of Labor and Interior, a government-run shelter, a meeting of labor sending-country diplomats, and a shelter run by the Filipino embassy. A comprehen [...]
2008-12-01 05:16:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
08JEDDAH538AGAINST THE ODDS: FIRST WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Aziza Mansour, the first woman in the Middle East to receive a RE/MAX franchise, fought for recognition of her right to sell real estate for fourteen years. Appreciated and befriended by a royal benefactor when she thought her cause was lost, Ms. Mansour overcame the many barriers [...]
2008-12-31 09:45:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB KISL KWMN SA SOCI KMPI KPAO SCUL
08JEDDAH72RELIGIOUS POLICE ARREST/RELEASE AMERICAN-SAUDI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi religious police arrested and later released on February 4 an American-Saudi businesswoman for allegedly being in seclusion with an unrelated man at a Riyadh Starbucks. Yara Anabtawi contacted U.S. Consulate General Jeddah the morning of February 5, after English daily [...]
2008-02-06 16:45:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PHUM CASC KISL KWMN SA
08KABUL734 AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]
2008-03-24 05:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL770 AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]
2008-03-26 13:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL855DEPUTY MOI ATTACKS WEAK GOVERNANCE IN FARAH
[...] (U) Summary: The First Deputy Minister of Interior, Abdul Khalee Khaled, visited Farah in late March to look at kidnapping, corruption, and weak governance. Over several days, Khaled met with an array of provincial officials and community members, as well as the Provincial Reconstruction Team [...]
2008-04-06 12:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWMN AF
08KAMPALA1462UGANDANS ATTEND ALL-NIGHT ELECTION EVENT - AND MANY OTHERS
[...] Summary: Mission Kampala's all-night Election Event on November 4th and 5th marked a high point in a robust series of election-themed programs. Guests from government, politics, civil society, academia, the media, business and the diplomatic community gathered in a festive atmosphere at The Sh [...]
2008-11-06 13:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM UG
08KAMPALA351 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FS-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 1 [...]
2008-03-04 11:03:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
08KATHMANDU1149NEPAL: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Ramila Acharya for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Full Name: Ramila Acharya Job Title/Association: Clinic Assistant/Maiti Nepal Date of Birth: July 4, 1989 Country of Birth: Nepal Citizenship: Nepali Address: c/o Maiti Nepal, Kathmand [...]
2008-10-27 08:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM NP
08KATHMANDU122G/TIP INCLE AND ESF FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR NEPAL
[...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following three projects, in rank order, for consideration for INCLE and ESF funding (Reftel). Post will forward via email the full proposals for the projects listed in the cable to GTIP Funding Opportunities@state.gov. END SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION [...]
2008-01-29 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID IN NP
08KATHMANDU1257NEPAL: MAOIST WOMAN ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) On November 28, a sizable majority of Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) elected a Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) woman Member of Parliament (MP),Purna Subedi, as Vice Chairman. In the fourth round of voting on single candidates, Subedi received the support of 346 MPs from four [...]
2008-12-03 09:50:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KDEM KWMN NP
08KATHMANDU146NEPAL: AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES POLITICS,
[...] (U) During a recent three-day visit to Pokhara and Kaski District in western Nepal, the Ambassador discussed politics with local politicians, government officials and human rights personnel. She visited USAID field sites for HIV/AIDS, natural resource and agricultural programs. The Ambassado [...]
2008-02-01 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KWMN KHIV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU3132008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08KATHMANDU342NEPAL: U.S. MISSION VISIT TO MORANG AND
[...] (U) During a recent two-day visit to Biratnagar and neighboring Sunsari District in the eastern Terai region of Nepal, the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director discussed electoral preparations and the security context with local government officials and domestic election observers. They al [...]
2008-03-25 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KWMN KHIV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU659NEPAL: MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS RELEASE OF 2008 TIP
[...] (U) In meetings on June 4 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW),Emboff delivered the full text of the Nepal chapter of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, recognizing the new law that criminalizes all forms of traf [...]
2008-06-10 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NP
08KATHMANDU740WOMEN MAKE IMPORTANT STRIDES IN NEPAL'S CA ELECTION
[...] (U) Nepali women made important strides in April's Constituent Assembly (CA) election, capturing 33 percent of the seats in the 601-member Assembly. Much of the increase in female representation can be attributed to the quota which required parties to fill half of the seats they won through [...]
2008-06-30 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KWMN NP
08KATHMANDU993GTIP PROGRAMMING IN NEPAL
[...] In 2006, GTIP, through USAID, approved a grant to World Education. GTIP approved the grant based on the proposal submitted by World Education. As part of the monitoring of the activity, GTIP conducted a national assessment of activities in Nepal and visited the World Education program in Feb [...]
2008-09-05 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP USAID KOCI KWMN SOCI PHUM KCRM ELAB PGOV
08KHARTOUM1296DDR PROGRESSES: CHANTING HAKAMA WOMEN URGE THEIR MEN TO
[...] (U) On August 20, Emboffs traveled to the South Kordofan village of Lagawa, to attend a ceremony sponsored by the UN Demobilization, Disarmament and Re-integration (DDR) Unit, celebrating the final performance of the Lagawa "Hakamat" and the distribution of goats to its members. 2. (U) Th [...]
2008-08-25 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU
08KIGALI137RWANDA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Post submits the following information for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report. Responses are keyed to reftel. ------------- 27. CHECKLIST ------------- A. Rwanda is a source country for small numbers of women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation, domestic labor, and, i [...]
2008-02-27 15:02:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RW
08KINSHASA1009 DRC - TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has taken first steps to address human trafficking. The Congolese National Demobilization Agency (in French--Unite d'Execution du Programme National de Desarmament, Demobilisation, et Reinsertion (UEPN-DDR)) launched a national awareness campaign of zero tolerance for [...]
2008-11-14 14:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA1125 DRC: TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER-
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, embassy personnel participated in several events. USAID Social Protection Officer spoke at the Protestant University of Congo and CALI (Congolese-American Language Institute) English clubs about Sexual an [...]
2008-12-17 14:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO SOCI CG
08KINSHASA1137DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRC: 2008 TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION
[...] PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the new Vice-Minister of Justice, Musonda Kalusambi on November 21 and conveyed the same demarche to the new Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, Marie-Ange Lukiana on December 17. 2. The recommendations given in the non-paper were well [...]
2008-12-19 10:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP CG
08KINSHASA209DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 27-30, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 27. A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or chi [...]
2008-02-29 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CG
08KINSHASA584 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, NGO's and UN officials here have confirmed that a number of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) cases by MONUC peacekeepers are currently under investigation. The good news is that the monthly rate of SEA allegations has gone down since 2005. Also, ther [...]
2008-07-14 15:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA62 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche January 9 to Chikez Diemu, Minister of Defense; Philomene Omatuku, Minister of Women's Issues and Children; and Boniface Bola, Secretary General of the Ministry of Labor. 2. All three Congolese officials cited child labor as the biggest trafficking problem [...]
2008-01-23 06:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA787GDRC TAKING STRIDES TO ADDRESS TIP ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has recently taken positive steps to address trafficking in persons. It has made some progress in addressing the problems of child soldiering and children working in the mining sector. NGO groups, however, have highlighted a troubling trend throughout the DRC of grow [...]
2008-09-23 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KOLKATA162BRICKS, BAGS, AND CLOTHES -- THE TIP OF THE CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In flagrant violation of the Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, garment, brick and leather goods manufacturing units continue to employ child laborers in West Bengal, a state where the government has shown little or no political will to deal with this problem. Between [...]
2008-05-30 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV KWMN SOCI PHUM SMIG ECON IN
08KUALALUMPUR1017MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since April 2008, as requested ref A. Implementing and Enforcing the Law ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Malaysia is in the pr [...]
2008-11-17 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1060MAID'S ABUSER FOUND GUILTY, SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS
[...] (U) In Malaysia's highest profile domestic worker abuse case, a Kuala Lumpur sessions court judge on November 27 found Yim Pek Ha guilty of three charges of "causing grievous hurt" to Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonet, a 2008 U.S. TIP Report Hero. Nirmala suffered horrendous physical abuse, incl [...]
2008-12-04 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KTIP ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR147MALAYSIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons during this reporting period, marking a positive shift from previous years. Malaysia's drafting, passage, and enactment of a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons law represents an important advance in Malaysia's co [...]
2008-03-04 00:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR448AMBASSADOR AND NEW WOMEN'S MINISTER ENGAGE ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Keith met on May 28 with Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Minister for Women, Family, and Community Development, and discussed the Ministry's operations of two trafficking victims' shelters, migrant workers, illegal immigrants, and developing programs for women and children. Minister Ng invi [...]
2008-05-30 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR481TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Malaysia narrative from the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on June 4 to various government representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Women's Ministry, Immigration Department, Police, and Attorney General's Chambers. The Charge conveyed the [...]
2008-06-10 05:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR880EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP ACTION PLAN TO MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Malaysia to senior government officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Human Resources in late September, with further meetings pending. On September 24, the DCM and Political Co [...]
2008-10-06 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI
08KUALALUMPUR942NOMINATION FOR INT'L WOMAN OF COURAGE - AMBIGA
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Ambiga Sreenevasan, Malaysian Bar Council President, for the Woman of Courage award for her active involvement in protecting human rights, promoting the rights of woman, and promoting the rule of law through judicial reform. Ambiga's efforts, such as the unprec [...]
2008-10-24 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO MY
08KUWAIT1110KUWAIT'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: OFF TO A ROCKY START
[...] (C) As widely predicted by Kuwaiti political observers, the October inaugural session of Kuwait's re-convened National Assembly was filled with verbal pyrotechnics and minor human drama as MPs squabbled over election counting errors, the presence of bare-headed female ministers, and threats [...]
2008-11-05 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KWMN KU
08KUWAIT154REPORTED DEATH THREAT AGAINST MP OPPOSING GENDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, liberal MP Ali Al-Rashed submitted an amendment to Parliament to eliminate the gender segregation requirement in private universities. The bill follows a recently brokered deal between the GOK and Islamist MPs to enforce long-neglected gender segregation legislation [...]
2008-02-07 16:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KISL KU
08KUWAIT171MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS & LABOR AND JUSTICE ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CDA met with Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL)/MOJ Minister Shihab on February 10 to discuss the GOK efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons. CDA reviewed the necessary steps needed to avoid a Tier 3 ranking as well as recent anti-TIP action taken by other Gulf coun [...]
2008-02-14 07:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI ELAB KWMN KU
08KUWAIT259DURING DAS PATTON VISIT KUWAITIS SLAM PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (NEA/PI) Kent Patton visited Kuwait on February 27 for meetings with the GOK, women activists, and politically active youth. MFA Director of the Follow-Up and Coordination Office, Ambassador Muqamis said that Kuwait lacked confidence in its elected MP [...]
2008-03-06 14:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KMPI SOCI KU
08KUWAIT284KUWAIT'S 2008 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. --------- OVERVIEW: --------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 27 of reftel: A. Kuwait is a destination coun [...]
2008-03-12 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN MSIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KU
08KUWAIT35PROMINENT WOMEN'S ACTIVIST ON DISSOLUTION RUMORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with prominent women's activist Rola Dashti on January 6 (NOTE: Dashti will attend the Women's Round-table Discussion on Democracy and Development on January 12 with POTUS. END NOTE). Dashti told CDA that she expects the Parliament to be dissolved prior to the scheduled [...]
2008-01-08 15:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM KU KWMN PGOV SOCI KMPI
08KUWAIT43PARLIAMENT'S GRILLING MORE FIZZLE THAN SIZZLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 8 and 9, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye "grilled" (publicly questioned) Education Minister Nouriya Al-Sabeeh before the National Assembly. Al-Shraye's accusations against the Minister were weak and vague, and Al-Sabeeh defended herself ably on the Assembly floor. Parliamen [...]
2008-01-10 12:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN PINR KU
08KUWAIT554KUWAIT ELECTION-EVE REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Despite the suspension of all election-related activities due to the recent death of the former Amir, voting will still take place on May 17. The total number of candidates running for Parliament now stands at 274, including 27 women. Based on polls and visible trends, the new Par [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT565KUWAIT ELECTION RESULTS: NO WOMEN, GAINS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As widely predicted, both Shi'as and Salafis gained parliamentary seats in the Kuwaiti May 17 elections. No female candidates won, although one came tantalizingly close. Per GOK protocol, the full Cabinet resigned; the Amir is expected to appoint a new one within 14 days. Apart fr [...]
2008-05-19 15:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KWMN
08KUWAIT566KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Kuwait Parliamentary Elections
[...] Summary: As expected, the front page headlines of all Kuwaiti dailies covered the success of Islamist candidates in the Saturday, May 17 Kuwaiti Parliamentary elections. All newspapers also addressed the fact that no female candidates were elected to Parliament. Additionally, almost all of t [...]
2008-05-20 03:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT577MINISTER FOR CABINET AFFAIRS NOT OPTIMISTIC AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji said he was not optimistic about the prospects for better relations between the Government and Parliament following the May 17 election, which appeared to retur [...]
2008-05-21 09:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT614KUWAITI WOMEN IN ELECTIONS: NO WINS...YET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although no women were elected in Kuwait's recent parliamentary contests, women made a strong showing and improved their performance compared to the 2006 elections. Participation among women voters increased from the previous election and many observers believe Kuwait is on t [...]
2008-05-28 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KU
08KUWAIT621NEW GOK CABINET: GAINS FOR TRIBAL SALAFIS, SHI'A
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah announced May 28 the formation of a new Cabinet that included seven new ministers, five royal family members, one MP, two women, two Shi,a, one Islamic Constitutional Movement representative (ICM-Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherh [...]
2008-05-29 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT633INAUGURAL SESSION OF KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PROCEEDS
[...] (C) In the June 1 inaugural session of the Kuwaiti Parliament, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah warned in unusually harsh terms against "chaos and discord," and made clear that he would not hesitate to dissolve the Parliament again if it failed to move past the political stalemate that marked the p [...]
2008-06-02 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT666KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- TIP and GCC Foreign Ministers'
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. A limited amount of press coverage immediately followed the U.S Department of State's June 4 release of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. However, there since has been a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. A [...]
2008-06-12 03:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT700KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Update: U.S. Designation of
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. The June 13 U.S. designation of Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) as a charity that provides financial and material support to al-Qaeda and its affiliates continues receive heavy coverage in the Kuwaiti press. Although the vast majority of publish [...]
2008-06-19 03:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT799GOK RESPONSE TO 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the weeks since the release of the 2008 TIP report, Kuwait's Tier 3 ranking has received widespread media coverage and appears to have galvanized members of the newly appointed government and some MPs to rally behind the cause of combating TIP. Initial media coverage was nega [...]
2008-07-16 09:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SOCI KWMN TIP
08KUWAIT840GOK COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RATIFY ANTI-TIP LAW,
[...] A year after its drafting, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers (COM) ratified the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling Immigrants" law July 21, signifying its successful navigation through the COM's Legal Affairs Committee and Department of Fatwa and Legislation. To become law, it must n [...]
2008-07-24 13:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KWMN KU
08LAGOS202NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST NAPTIP ZONAL OFFICE GROWING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 15 meeting, the Director of the Southeast National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) office told PolOffs child and infant trafficking to augment family size, obtain domestic help and for ritual purposes, is growing. Revised adoption polici [...]
2008-06-10 07:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI NI
08LIBREVILLE139SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Political Officer Leslie Doumbia spent approximately 2 hours and two Locally Engaged Staff (LES) in Sao Tome and Principe spe [...]
2008-03-18 13:01:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LIBREVILLE146GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]
2008-03-25 11:42:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LILONGWE1312008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. The GOM has a strong working relationship with International Organizations (IOs) and NGOs and continued to provide social, counseling, and rehabilitation serv [...]
2008-03-05 14:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MI
08LIMA1469PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA SENIOR OFFICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08LIMA395Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]
2008-03-05 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LISBON2616PORTUGAL'S REPLY TO CALL FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 09:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
08LJUBLJANA43SLOVENIA TO SEND DELEGATION TO UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM
[...] (U) On February 1, Emboff delivered reftel points to Teja Valencic, MFA Minister Plenipotentiary for Division for International Organizations and Human Security, who stated that Sandi Curin, Ministry of Interior Undersecretary and National Coordinator for the Interdepartmental Working Group fo [...]
2008-02-01 14:33:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LONDON1566UK WELCOMES SEXUAL VIOLENCE DEBATE, BUT LEVEL OF
[...] (U) On June 4, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Michael Cotterall of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who is the Head of the Peacekeeping Unit of the International Organizations Bureau. Cotterall said HMG is looking forward to working with the USG on the issue of Sexual Violence [...]
2008-06-05 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM AORC KWMN UN UNSC UK
08LUANDA176ANGOLA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although no detailed, concrete information and statistics on trafficking in Angola exists, government officials openly acknowledge that trafficking does occur. The extent of the problem is believed to be limited, and there is no evidence of organized trafficking activity. Despi [...]
2008-03-03 14:06:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD
08LUSAKA1197ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPPORTS PROGRESS ON ANTI-MONEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 24, Attorney General (AG) Mumba Malila shared with Ambassador his intention to recommend to Cabinet the establishment of a Financial Intelligence Unit that meets international standards and expressed his support for the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative, a [...]
2008-12-30 14:31:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KWMN SNAR ZA
08MADRID1073U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID 9/29 - 10/1
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky visited Madrid September 26-October 1 to participate in an American Chamber of Commerce in Spain conference on clean energy and climate change. The U/S delivered a keynote speech on climate change and renewable energy at the conference. U/S Dobrians [...]
2008-10-08 16:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG EAGR KWMN KIRF SMIG SP
08MADRID225EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTEL A, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Matt Osborne, Tel. (34) 91-587-2294, Fax. (34) 91-587-2391. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report are [...]
2008-02-28 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
08MANAGUA1057NICARAGUA: IOM TIP CONFERENCE UNDERSCORES NEED TO
[...] (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) convened a regional workshop with funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) July 22 to 23 focusing on strengthening regional cooperation for the recovery and reintegration of victims of hu [...]
2008-08-19 17:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG PREF NU
08MANAGUA1102NICARAGUA: WOMEN'S PROTESTS AGAINST ORTEGA GAIN
[...] (C) Women's rights leaders and activists in Paraguay and Honduras have staged back-to-back protests against having President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) set foot on their soil and have reignited mainstream interest in the unresolved sexual abuse scandal in [...]
2008-08-26 15:48:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR NU
08MANAGUA1316NICARAGUA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) Embassy Managua is pleased to nominate Sofia Montenegro for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per ref A. 2. (U) Full Name of Nominee: Sofia Isabel Montenegro Alarcon 3. (U) Job Title and Institution: Executive Director, Center for Media Research (Centro de [...]
2008-10-28 12:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM NU
08MANAGUA304NICARAGUA: EIGTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) During the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) maintained efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the areas of prevention, raising awareness, and detection, but made little progress in terms of victim assistance and the prosecution and c [...]
2008-03-12 18:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG NU
08MANAGUA707NICARAGUA: OPDAT WORKSHOP GIVES ANTI-TIP COALITION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Managua held the first in a series of several anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshops led by the U.S Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (DOJ/OPDAT),May 6-8. More than 40 participants representing the Nicaraguan Na [...]
2008-06-05 12:43:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG NU
08MANAMA14BAHRAIN ENACTS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 14:59:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA
08MANAMA144POST INPUT FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Bahrain continues to struggle with trafficking in persons, but has taken some positive steps during the past year. The King signed into law new anti-trafficking legislation that carries stiff penalties. Prosecutors and police officers have received training on identification and prot [...]
2008-03-10 05:15:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA
08MANAMA165IOM PRAISES GOB ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS; LAUNCHES
[...] (C) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a nine-month program in Bahrain working with the government to strengthen its capacity for dealing with trafficking in persons and to raise awareness of this issue. In a roundtable discussion between stakeholders and governmen [...]
2008-03-13 13:59:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV ECON BA
08MANAMA320ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAM HAVING AN IMPACT
[...] (C) Summary. A USG-funded program of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised awareness of human trafficking and has stimulated GOB interest in other efforts to compliment the anti-trafficking law passed in January. An Arabic-language media component set in motion a series of e [...]
2008-05-21 14:00:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKWMN KCRM PGOV BA
08MANAMA363TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 13:27:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KCRM SMIG BA
08MANAMA492BAHRAIN SEEKS IOM'S ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 06:20:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN ASEC PHUM BA
08MANAMA539BAHRAIN ACCEPTS TIP ACTION PLAN, PREPARES FOR
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref C points to MFA A/US Abdulaziz Al Khalifa on August 12. Al Khalifa thanked Charge for the advice on how to combat trafficking in persons. He praised IOM's collaborative efforts to train Interior Ministry officials, and welcomed additional training opportunities for [...]
2008-08-12 13:08:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BA
08MANAMA770TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: This message serves as post's input to the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) interim assessment. Paragraphs are keyed to ref B para 6A questions. End Summary. 2. (C) Question (a): The GOB established a new anti-human trafficking unit (HTU) under the economic crimes unit at the C [...]
2008-11-16 12:35:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG BA
08MANAMA777TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT - CORRECTED COPY
[...] (SBU) Per ref E request, post is transmitting a re-classified version of this assessment. 2. (SBU) Summary: This message provides post's input to the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) interim assessment. Paragraphs are keyed to ref B para 6A questions. End Summary. 3. (SBU) Question (a): Th [...]
2008-11-20 07:02:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG BA
08MANILA1563FIRST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONVICTION IN 2008
[...] SUMMARY: On June 30, a regional trial court in Batangas City convicted and sentenced a human trafficker to life imprisonment. The trial judge also fined the defendant 20 million pesos (USD 446,000) in criminal penalties and ordered her to pay 100,000 pesos (USD 2,230) in civil damages to the [...]
2008-07-01 08:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
08MANILA1722PHILIPPINE RESPONSE TO WOMEN LEADERS WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) Though there is no final confirmation yet, President Arroyo will most likely attend the 2008 UN General Assembly (UNGA),and therefore Malacanang Palace will give full consideration to her participation in the Women Leaders Working Group, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) [...]
2008-07-21 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN UNGA PHUM KPAO RP
08MANILA2035PHILIPPINE STAKEHOLDERS UNITE AGAINST HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: On August 20, Ambassador joined civil society groups, as well as Philippine government and private sector partners, to inaugurate an aggressive campaign against human trafficking. The event, held at Manila's North Harbor, attracted a diverse crowd to mark a renewed and expanded init [...]
2008-08-29 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB RP
08MANILA2324MANILA AIRPORT OPENS NEW SHELTER FOR TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-trafficking efforts at the country's foremost international airport took a step forward with the October 7 inauguration of the Manila International Airport Authority's first halfway house for victims of human trafficking. The Ambassador, in her keynote address at the event [...]
2008-10-09 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
08MANILA2366ZAMBOANGA COURT CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Zamboanga City municipal trial court on October 14 sentenced a human trafficker to 30 years in prison for the 2004 trafficking and illegal recruitment of two women, adding a fine of $41,300 (1.9 million pesos). This decision represents the tenth conviction under the 2003 Anti [...]
2008-10-20 09:37:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
08MANILA2435 NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE:
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to the action request of reftel, paragraph 11. Post is pleased to nominate lawyer, author, journalist, and activist Ms. Katrina Legarda for the Secretary's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). FULL NAME OF NOMINEE: Attorney Katrina Legarda, a.k.a. M [...]
2008-10-29 07:00:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM RP
08MANILA284PHILIPPINE ATTENDANCE AT VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT
[...] Per reftel request, the following attendees from the Philippines will attend the UN.GIFT Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, February 13-15, 2008: --------------------- Philippine Government --------------------- Ms. Deana Perez Head, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) [...]
2008-02-01 02:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG RP
08MANILA333ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS IN MINDANAO: HALFWAY
[...] SUMMARY: This trafficking in persons (TIP) update includes two significant milestones in the anti-trafficking efforts in Mindanao. On January 11, the Ambassador joined NGO and government partners to cut the ribbon for a newly constructed halfway house for trafficking victims at the Zamboanga p [...]
2008-02-07 06:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN RP
08MANILA539PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2008 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from April 2007 to March 2008, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@state.gov, [...]
2008-03-03 11:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG RP
08MANILA951STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, the Deputy Chief of Mission joined NGO and government partners to inaugurate a newly constructed halfway house for trafficking in persons victims at Manila's North Harbor. The modern shelter, which replaced an earlier one built in 2001, can accommodate at least 30 [...]
2008-04-22 07:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB RP
08MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 ESF TIP PROJECT
[...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: International Office for Migration - Mozambique B) Requested Funding: $323,518 C) Project Title: Capacity Building for Law Enforcement and Service Providers in Mozambique D) [...]
2008-02-12 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ
08MAPUTO191MOZAMBIQUE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's rural areas, often with the complicity of family me [...]
2008-03-03 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ
08MAPUTO261ARREST OF HUMAN TRAFFICKER RENEWS CALLS TO PASS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 20, Mozambique Television (TVM) ran an extensive story on two teenaged Mozambican girls trafficked to South Africa and forced into prostitution. The case is particularly significant because it represents the first time that authorities have apprehended a suspected traffic [...]
2008-03-26 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
08MAPUTO322MOZAMBIQUE ADOPTS COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TIP LAW:
[...] (SBU) On April 10, Mozambique's National Assembly unanimously passed an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) law, becoming the first country in SADC to adopt such comprehensive legislation. The adoption was the result of a "perfect storm" in recent months, including a constant lobbying effort by [...]
2008-04-17 12:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MZ PHUM SMIG
08MAPUTO651TIP GRANT SIGNING CEREMONY WITH LOCAL NGO A SUCCESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Embassy hosted a well-attended signing ceremony to award a two-year, $300,000 G/TIP grant to Mozambican NGO Rede CAME (Network Against Child Abuse). All major media outlets, representatives from 15 Mozambican NGOs involved in the fight against trafficking in women a [...]
2008-07-16 08:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
08MASERU12LESOTHO: WORSENING PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to coordinate its response to widespread poverty, the Government of Lesotho launched its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in 2004. The recently released review of progress under the PRS between 2004 and 2007 revealed troubling data indicating declining health sector per [...]
2008-01-18 14:57:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN TBIO LT
08MASERU73LESOTHO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following extensive interviews with local experts, law enforcement officials, and members of Lesotho's civil society, post has not identified a substantiated case of trafficking in persons in the Kingdom of Lesotho. In drafting this report, sources informed post of a case involvi [...]
2008-03-10 17:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG LT
08MEXICO199AMBASSADOR LAGON APPLAUDS PROGRESS, IDENTIFIES
[...] Summary: On January 9-12, Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Mexican immigration officials and NGOs in Tapachula, Chiapas to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP),especially with regard to Central Americans entering Mexi [...]
2008-01-25 15:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ELAB KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
08MEXICO263MEXICO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO CEDAW IN
[...] Mexico's Foreign Ministry (SRE) sent AmEmbassy Mexico a dipnote requesting the USG support Mercedes Barquet Montane as Mexico's candidate to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in elections scheduled for when CEDEW convenes for its 41 rst co [...]
2008-01-30 22:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV USUN KWMN PHUM MX
08MEXICO721EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Janelle Guest. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or GuestJR@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organization [...]
2008-03-11 22:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
08MEXICO722EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 22:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
08MINSK151EMBASSY MINSK SUBMISSION FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) This is Embassy Minsk's submission for the eighth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (SBU) This report identifies anti-TIP NGOs and international organizations by name. However, for security reasons, post requests that the Department protect their identity and not p [...]
2008-02-29 14:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BO
08MINSK185TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO LENGTHY JAIL TERM
[...] On March 3, a Gomel district court sentenced a local 59-year-old woman to 11 years in a minimum security jail on human trafficking charges. The unnamed defendant was convicted under the TIP-specific Criminal Code Article 181 "Kidnapping Human Beings for the Purpose of Exploitation," which all [...]
2008-03-14 12:18:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM BO
08MINSK88UN.GIFT AND VIENNA FORUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-08 15:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BO
08MONTEVIDEO130TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - URUGUAY 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uruguay made robust efforts to combat trafficking in persons, but the problem still exists. A lack of resources continues to impede existing and new programs against trafficking, but international and USG-funded efforts have met some of these shortfalls. In [...]
2008-03-07 14:36:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB UY
08MONTEVIDEO132TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - URUGUAY 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uruguay made robust efforts to combat trafficking in persons, but still needs help in strengthening its enforcement capabilities. A lack of resources continues to impede existing and new programs against trafficking, but international and USG-funded efforts h [...]
2008-03-10 14:53:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB UY
08MONTEVIDEO345URUGUAY TAKES TIP REPORT IN STRIDE; WANTS TO DO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs provided a copy of the 2008 report and discussed trafficking in persons in separate meetings with the MFA Office of Human Rights, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Education and the Director of Immigration. GOU officials were ready for positive dialog about the report, [...]
2008-06-09 11:12:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV UY
08MONTEVIDEO486ILEA LATIN AMERICA - STUDENT SELECTION: SENIOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 17:44:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08MONTEVIDEO708URUGUAY: PLANNED PARTICIPATION IN MARCH 2009
[...] Per reftel request, embassy Montevideo provides notification of Uruguay's intent to send candidates to the March 9-20, 2009 G/TIP & INL course, "Trafficking in Persons for Law Enforcement Professionals", to be held at ILEA Regional Training Center in Lima, Peru. Embassy is in the process of id [...]
2008-12-19 17:49:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08MOSCOW1569DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 03:47:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM RS
08MOSCOW1740DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19,2008, SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 12:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN KWMN PHUM RS
08MOSCOW1741DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19,2008, SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 13:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN KWMN PHUM RS
08MOSCOW3241POST NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 "WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD"
[...] NOMINATION In accordance with a call for nominations for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage, post nominates Veronika Marchenko, head of the "Mother's Right" Foundation, for her exceptional dedication to exposing human rights abuses in the armed forces. [...]
2008-11-05 13:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO RS
08MOSCOW945SIX COUNTRIES AND USG UNITE TO FIGHT CHILD
[...] (SBU) Summary: From March 10 to March 14, 2008, delegates from Georgia, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kazakhstan, accompanied by Department of Justice (DOJ) Resident Legal Advisors (RLA) and Embassy representatives met in Chisinau, Moldova, to participate in a DOJ sponsored regional c [...]
2008-04-07 06:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SMIG KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC RS MD
08MUMBAI339MUMBAI MASALA JUL 16, 2008: GUJARATI MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (U) Table of Contents: - Gujarat Liberal Muslim Leader Says that State's Muslims are Progressing Despite Neglect from State Government - Gujarat reports an Increase in Female Births - Amarnath Shrine Protests Turn Violent in Indore, Madhya Pradesh Liberal Gujarat Muslim Leader Says tha [...]
2008-07-16 06:03:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM KWMN IN
08MUMBAI541GOA SEES SOME PROGRESS IN FIGHTING SEX TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Summary: In a series of recent meetings in Goa, interlocutors told Congenoff that the enactment of the Child Rights Act and the demolition of the red light district in 2005 have helped to reduce the visibility of the problem of sex trafficking in Goa. Social activists in Goa also report [...]
2008-11-21 09:30:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KFRD PHUM SMIG ELAB IN
08MUMBAI587MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH: ELECTIONS, BUT NO NEW
[...] (U) Summary. In the recent state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in both Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with clear victories, though the Congress Party made some gains. In both states, the BJP's development agenda and putting forth well-known, respected leaders [...]
2008-12-17 14:00:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER KWMN
08MUSCAT106MINISTER OF MANPOWER HIGHLIGHTS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali Al Juma detailed his Ministry's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) measures, including: publishing a brochure for newly-arrived foreign workers to educate them about their rights; issuing new occu [...]
2008-02-06 12:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT119OMAN'S NEW CENTRAL PRISON AND DETENTION CENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs recently visited the Royal Oman Police's (ROP) new central prison and detention complex in the state of Samayl, located in Oman's interior. While most of the complex is still under construction, emboffs received a tour of the completed detention center for illegal worke [...]
2008-02-10 11:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT138PROSTITUTION IN OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that prostitution, particularly among women working in massage parlors and dance clubs, is a growing problem in Oman. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested and deported women for engaging in prostitution, but the government has not prosecuted to date any alleg [...]
2008-02-17 04:38:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT160GOVERNMENT USING MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TIP
[...] (SBU) Over the past few months, Oman's public and private press has run a number of articles about trafficking in persons (TIP) in which government officials have publicly acknowledged TIP and their actions to combat it. On February 16, the government-owned, Arabic-language daily "Oman" carri [...]
2008-02-24 12:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT169OMANI WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON U.S. POLICIES AND OTHER
[...] (C) A group of Omani women in a small-group discussion with the Ambassador shared their concern over the U.S. visa issuance process and misperceptions among Americans about the Middle East. While disagreeing with some U.S. policies, the women stressed their positive views about the American p [...]
2008-02-27 11:04:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KMPI KPAO KWMN CVIS MU
08MUSCAT174ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON'S MEETING WITH SULTAN
[...] (C) Sultan Qaboos discussed both domestic and regional issues during his February 19 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, CENTCOM Commander. On the domestic front, the Sultan described his desire to empower the government to be more responsive to citizen concerns. Seeking to strengthen th [...]
2008-03-01 05:49:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ENRG KWMN IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT184EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Oman has taken a number of actions to address trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of last year's report. The government completed drafting a comprehensive anti-TIP law, which will establish a national committee to combat TIP. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published [...]
2008-03-03 09:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB MU
08MUSCAT198SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...]
2008-03-05 15:53:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS
08MUSCAT285OMAN PROPOSES NEW IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES TO
[...] (C) According to diplomats at the Philippine Embassy in Muscat, the government of Oman has agreed to strengthen immigration procedures along its border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop the possible trafficking of housemaids into Oman (refs A & B). Under the new procedures, Royal Oma [...]
2008-04-16 05:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT286ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMENTS ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEX
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Omani Attorney General Hussain Ali Zaher al-Helali provided several concrete examples of government prosecution of cases of trafficking in persons (TIP) for sexual exploitation. He expressed his continued willingness to cooperate with the [...]
2008-04-16 05:44:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT304FEMALE CANDIDATES ANALYZE 2007 ELECTORAL LOSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Six months after Oman's most recent Majlis al-Shura elections, contacts continue to offer various reasons why women failed to win a seat in Oman's directly-elected advisory body. While many chalk up women's electoral losses to inexperience and poor campaigning, others point to a [...]
2008-04-23 08:47:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KMPI KWMN MU
08MUSCAT409MINISTER OF MANPOWER RECEIVES INITIAL TIP DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On June 4, the Ambassador demarched Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al Juma on the 2008 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report for Oman, providing him with both the country narrative and 60-day action plan (refs A, B). The Ambassador passed similar information to the office of the Secretar [...]
2008-06-04 11:46:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KMPI KWMN ELAB SMIG MU
08MUSCAT425OMAN INDIGNANT OVER 2008 TIP REPORT; SUSPENDS TIP
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8 below. 2. (C) Summary: Sayyid Badr al-Busaidy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told me June 9 that the government of Oman does not accept Oman's placement on Tier 3 of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) re [...]
2008-06-09 14:56:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT426OMAN TAKES ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TIP REPORT TO THE
[...] (C) During a June 9 meeting on the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (reftel),Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, informed the Ambassador that Oman planned to raise its ire with our report at the June 9 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council [...]
2008-06-10 13:40:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT428MIGRANT WORKERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES
[...] (C) Summary: A recent protest by Indian construction workers over non-payment of wages ended in clashes with the employing company's security guards. The Indian Embassy in Muscat and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) helped resolve the dispute, with the company agreeing to a timetable to repay b [...]
2008-06-10 13:42:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT43GOVERNMENT HOLDS ANTI-TRAFFICKING WORKSHOP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials and representatives of civil society met in December 2007 under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to review and amend Oman's draft anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law. The Council of Ministers is expected to approve the law and name the [...]
2008-01-16 10:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT431ADDRESSING OUR TIER 3 TIP DISPUTE WITH OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The dispute over the Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report stems from the government's refusal to accept that there may be a trafficking problem in Oman, as well as its extreme sensitivity to its public image. Oman's threatened reappraisal of "all [...]
2008-06-11 14:53:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MOPS MU
08MUSCAT432ADDRESSING OUR TIER 3 TIP DISPUTE WITH OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The dispute over the Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report stems from the government's refusal to accept that there may be a trafficking problem in Oman, as well as its extreme sensitivity to its public image. Oman's threatened reappraisal of "all [...]
2008-06-14 02:46:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MOPS MU
08MUSCAT436OMAN: MEPI REPORT CARD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Many of the major projects funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) over the past years are now, in one way or another, at a crossroads. With the 2007-08 program season winding down, Muscat's MEPI team, under the guidance of the Ambassador, offers this review of ME [...]
2008-06-14 12:10:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMPI KDEM KWMN ECON ELAB SCUL MU
08MUSCAT438RESULTS OF SAFE HOUSE SURVEY PROVIDE SPECIFIC
[...] (C) Summary: Using a survey designed by Post, the Philippine Embassy in Muscat recently interviewed 30 women seeking shelter in its safe house who had run away from their Omani sponsors in response to alleged mistreatment. According to the survey results, which Post compiled and analyzed, man [...]
2008-06-15 03:24:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT443FUELED BY MEDIA, POPULAR RESENTMENT GROWS OVER TIP
[...] (SBU) Local media have stepped up coverage of the Omani government's strong reaction to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, with an increasing number of government officials and offices publicly adding their statements to those made initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...]
2008-06-15 12:28:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT444OMAN'S MAJLIS AL-SHURA CONDEMNS TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 14, the Majlis al-Shura, the elected lower house of Oman's bicameral advisory body, issued a statement condemning the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, specifically accusing the U.S. State Department of issuing "false allegations" about Oman's record on TIP. The Shura's [...]
2008-06-15 12:29:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT464OMANI PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES OVER TIP
[...] (C) Summary: Widespread press coverage of Oman's anger over its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report continued June 16 and 17, with articles increasingly linking the TIP Report to critiques of broader U.S. policy in the region. The media paid particular attention to [...]
2008-06-17 12:35:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT474ROYAL OMAN POLICE, MAJLIS AL-SHURA SUSPEND AREAS
[...] (C) Summary: The dispute over Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is beginning to affect Post's relations with some government and non-governmental entities in Oman. The Royal Oman Police's (ROP) Criminal Investigation Division informed Post that due to Oman' [...]
2008-06-23 10:55:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT476OMANI OFFICIALS CLAIM USG READY TO REVISE TIP
[...] (C) Sources indicate that there has been discussion within the Omani government that the USG ultimately will revise the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, resulting in Oman's removal from Tier 3. The Director General (DG) of Royal Oman Police (ROP) Customs told poloff June 23 that he e [...]
2008-06-23 12:19:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT480NEGATIVE TIP COVERAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF A COORDINATED
[...] (C) Summary: Coverage in both the Arabic and English-language local press of Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has gone through several distinct stages, with an increasing number of official and civil society actors criticizing the report and the USG. Conta [...]
2008-06-24 09:43:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT499GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DENIES PRESS CLAIM OF
[...] (C) Summary: According to local press, a primary court near Muscat recently convicted several third-country nationals on charges of prostitution in a trafficking in persons (TIP)-related case. An official in the Attorney General's office denied that the case involved TIP, claiming that it was [...]
2008-07-02 13:04:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT500MINISTER OF MANPOWER ISSUES NEW OCCUPATIONAL
[...] (U) In a step that a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) official told poloff was "directly related to stopping trafficking in persons (TIP)," Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al Juma issued new occupational health and safety regulations on July 1 that cover all private sector companies operating in Om [...]
2008-07-02 13:04:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08MUSCAT582OMAN MOVING FORWARD AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Despite the absence of many senior officials and the slow pace of the Omani bureaucracy during the hot summer months, the government has demonstrated over the past 90 days its commitment to take new measures against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). As reported previously, on July 1 the Mi [...]
2008-08-17 13:55:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT625MINISTER OUTLINES OMAN'S PLANS TO COMBAT
[...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister of Manpower reaffirmed Oman's determination to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in a meeting with the Ambassador on September 2. During a conversation discussing a variety of topics, Minister Juma Ali Juma outlined immediate steps underway by the Omani governm [...]
2008-09-02 13:19:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT634EMBASSY CONTACT ASSERTS OMAN DETERMINED TO IMPROVE
[...] (C) Sultan Qaboos has made it clear that he intends to strengthen Oman's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) over the next year in order to improve Oman's tier ranking on the USG TIP report, according to Ahmad al-Mukhaini, Assistant Secretary General for the Majlis al-Shura Secretar [...]
2008-09-03 14:02:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT793MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 11:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU
08MUSCAT796MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) On November 16, the DCM and Pol-Econ Chief paid an introductory call to Ambassador Lyutha bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-Mughairy, the new director of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General, Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. (Note: As Sayyid Badr is post's senior Omani interlocu [...]
2008-11-19 13:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU
08MUSCAT856GOVERNMENT EXPANDS LAND GRANTS TO WOMEN
[...] (U) In some countries you get the right to vote or to purchase alcohol when you become an adult, in Oman, the government also gives you land. Until recently, Omani law provided that all Omani men 23 years of age or older (21 years or older if married) were eligible to receive 600 square mete [...]
2008-12-17 13:23:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN MU
08NAIROBI2618SOMALIA - Diaspora Business Thrives in Dubai
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is the first of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora. Though Somalia remains mired in conflict, the country's private sector boasts successful operations in a variety of sectors including livestock, telecommunications, shipping, transportation, import and exports of [...]
2008-11-20 07:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI2619SOMALIA - Political Perspectives from Dubai
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the second of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora (Reftel). The Somali community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drives Somalia's economy, and is intimately involved in its political landscape. Commercial ties within the Dubai business community are cross-cl [...]
2008-11-20 09:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI763KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]
2008-03-18 14:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI794 International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender
[...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]
2008-03-20 11:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI813 International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on
[...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various walk [...]
2008-03-25 13:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI817 International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender
[...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]
2008-03-26 06:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NASSAU193THE BAHAMAS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------- Para 27 -- OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A: Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or desti [...]
2008-03-04 14:20:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BF
08NASSAU785U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points November 4 on the U.S. candidacy for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle. Ms. Zonicle had previously informed Post [...]
2008-11-10 20:33:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL BF
08NDJAMENA275THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] Per reftel, Embassy N'Djamena assesses that UN efforts regarding SEA and TIP in MINURCAT in Chad have been completely successful and that MINURCAT has worked actively and effectively to prevent and respond to SEA and TIP in its area of responsibility in Chad. 2. Host government and popular p [...]
2008-07-07 08:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN CD
08NDJAMENA528 CHAD: TIP WATCH INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] This message provides responses to the questions posed in para 6(O) of Ref A. a) Finalizing and Enacting Draft Law on Child Trafficking: no progress; the draft legislation has yet to emerge from the Ministry of Justice b) Increasing Efforts to Arrest, Prosecute, and Convict Traffickers [...]
2008-11-17 08:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CD
08NEWDELHI1345INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES CYNICALLY WOO WOMEN VOTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, amid chaos in the Rajya Sabha, the UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill, which would reserve 33 percent of all seats for women in Parliament and the state assemblies. In an effort to appeal to women voters before a slew of state elections and nationa [...]
2008-05-15 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF IN
08NEWDELHI1721DELHI DIARY, JUNE 13-20
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 13-20, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress and JDS Team Up Against the BJP in Karnataka -- Jammu and Kashmir: Amarnath Yatra Begins -- Presumed "Dead" Former Bonded Labor [...]
2008-06-23 07:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2801INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: GEETHA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 09:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KISL PROG IN
08NEWDELHI297DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 11:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PBTS IN FR
08NEWDELHI3015NAGPUR'S SEX TRADE AND CHILD LABOR: CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Gayatri Patel and poloffs met NGO workers, government officials, and trafficking victims in Nagpur, and found there is no consensus on the prevalence of trafficking in persons. Law enforcement remains weak sinc [...]
2008-11-28 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB IN KCOR KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM SOCI
08NEWDELHI3058INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Criminal prosecutions against individuals for trafficking offenses remain a challenge in India, due to several inherent problems. Law and order is a state responsibility per the Indian constitution, which makes it difficult for the central government to intervene to enforce laws effecti [...]
2008-12-04 09:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDIN KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP
08NEWDELHI343DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- New HP Government Gets Moving -- Prime Minister Singh to Visit Indo-Chinese Border Areas -- French President's Visit Raises Turban Is [...]
2008-02-01 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PBTS SOCI KWMN CH IN FR
08NIAMEY1062NIGER: WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE HADIJATOU MANI
[...] Embassy Niamey enthusiastically nominates Ms. Hadijatou Mani, a 24-year old woman born into caste-based servitude (an inherited status from her mother),who challenged the vestiges of a long-standing affront to humanity, the institution of slavery. On October 27, 2008, she won an historic, pr [...]
2008-10-30 16:43:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI SCUL NG
08NIAMEY1104 NIGER - TIP WATCHLIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Niger is taking several steps to reduce the incidence and consequences of trafficking in persons and raise public awareness, but needs to pass long-awaited legislation to give authorities leverage to prosecute traffickers. End summary. 2. Updates over the past year are as follows: [...]
2008-11-19 04:41:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM SOCI SCUL NG
08NIAMEY1167Embassy Niamey Confronts Gender-Based Violence in Niger
[...] SUMMARY: Between November 26 - December 10, 2008, Embassy Niamey took advantage of the U.N.-sponsored "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (reftel) to raise awareness successfully on issues of domestic violence and women's rights in Niger. Niamey's Public Affairs Section (PAS) [...]
2008-12-18 06:22:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL KWMN NG
08NIAMEY534THIRD SPAIN AND AFRICA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - EMPOWERMENT OF
[...] Summary. The Government of Niger (GON) played host to the 3RD annual Spain and African Women's Conference, held May 12-13, 2008, in Niamey. GON President Mamadou Tandja (the only male speaker),Government of Spain (GOS) Vice President (VP) Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega and GON Foreign Min [...]
2008-05-20 15:13:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN ECON EAID SCUL PHUM XA NG SP
08NICOSIA125G/TIP VISITOR SEES FIRST-HAND CYPRIOT EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Official Jennifer Donnelly visited Cyprus January 31 - February 2 to evaluate RoC efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) on the island. In her meetings, Donnelly acknowledged government successes, such as the recent passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislation an [...]
2008-02-22 07:14:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
08NICOSIA180TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- EIGHTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]
2008-03-14 11:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA181REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]
2008-03-14 11:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA450CYPRIOT REACTIONS MIXED TO RELEASE OF TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the June 4 release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons report were mixed in Cyprus, with GOC officials voicing frustration over the Tier 2 Watch List ranking while media and NGOs praised the report for highlighting the severity of the island's TIP problem. Interior [...]
2008-06-13 13:52:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO
08NICOSIA516UN MISSION IN CYPRUS EFFECTIVELY COMBATS TIP AND
[...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B January 2008 report. 2. (U) Ms. Kyoko Shiotani, Chief Civil Affairs Officer for the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),confirmed on July 3 that Ms. Maria Wilkins, UNFICYP Civil Affairs Officer, serves as UNFICYP's appointed "gen [...]
2008-07-09 13:51:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM CY
08NICOSIA673TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR CYPRUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-18 13:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CY
08NICOSIA824CYPRUS: "ARTISTE" PERMIT ABOLISHED, GOC TAKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In delivering Reftel TIP Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Cyprus ("WL Plan"),the Embassy confirmed with high-level GoC contacts that the Ministry of Interior-issued "artiste" work permit -- the favored conduit to traffic women to Cyprus for sexual exploitation in bars and cab [...]
2008-10-20 11:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CY
08NICOSIA841CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Per ref tel. action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.go [...]
2008-10-27 15:08:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY
08NICOSIA911CYPRUS TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT RESPONSE
[...] (U) Embassy responses to the TIP interim assessment for Special Watch List countries are keyed Reftel order. 2. (SBU) Law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking: During the interim period covered by this report (April 1 - November 15),the Republic of Cyprus opened 24 cases for investig [...]
2008-11-18 14:17:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
08NICOSIA99CYPRUS WILL ATTEND VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 11:28:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CY
08OTTAWA1072CANADA DEDICATES FUNDING TO LAUNCH TIP HOTLINE
[...] (U) Per ref B, Public Safety Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are working with the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association, a non-profit organization, to establish a national hotline for reports of possible Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases. In January 2008, the Canadian government d [...]
2008-08-12 20:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM CA
08OTTAWA1408CANADA CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (SBU) According to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Division for Inter-American Relations Leonard Beaulne, Canada will give "strong consideration" to the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee. [...]
2008-11-03 22:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KWMN OAS CA
08OTTAWA1433CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (SBU) Canada will support the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee at the CIM Assembly election in Santiago (November 10-12),according to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Division of Inter-A [...]
2008-11-10 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KWMN OAS CA
08OTTAWA1546MISSION CANADA PROMOTES AWARENESS OF GENDER-BASED
[...] (U) Summary: Mission Canada marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a November 25 digital video conference (DVC) that included an exchange of best practices among leading American, Canadian, and Portuguese governmental, NGO, and law enforcement experts. [...]
2008-12-11 21:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CA
08OTTAWA1560CANADA STRIVING TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has an active inter-agency working group to combat trafficking in persons, as well as a variety of NGO efforts. More comprehensive research and statistics, a national action plan, greater co-ordination among national and provincial government agencies and NGOs, and great [...]
2008-12-16 22:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN CA
08OTTAWA346CANADA'S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Canada is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). NGOs estimate that approximately 2,000 people are subject to trafficking into Canada each year. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has [...]
2008-03-07 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD CA
08PANAMA458PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 2008 UNSC THEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 16:41:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNSC UN PM
08PARAMARIBO443SURINAME NOMINATION 09 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate Juanita Altenberg-Dest, Director of the Maxi Linder Foundation, for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Biographical Information and justification for award selection: Full legal name of nominee: Juanita Augusta Ru [...]
2008-10-24 14:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM NS
08PARAMARIBO76UN.GIFT: MESSAGE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division on February 1, 2008. Hubard appeared skeptical but had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]
2008-02-26 12:14:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NS
08PARIS15A/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 17:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS455NOMINATION OF ANTI-TIP HERO JEAN CLAUDE MBVOUMIN
[...] (U) Post nominates Jean Claude Mbvoumin as a 2008 anti-TIP hero. Mr. Mbvoumin founded and runs the Soccer Culture Solidarity Association (Associate Culture Foot Solidaire (CFS)),which seeks to raise awareness and combat trafficking in young soccer players from Africa. As a former soccer pl [...]
2008-03-12 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF USAID FR
08PHNOMPENH102MFA SECSTATE KAO KIM HOURN DISCUSSES BURMA WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel paid a courtesy call January 18 on Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary of State in charge of ASEAN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conversation focused on ASEAN and the situation in Burma. Kao Kim Hourn offered his candid percept [...]
2008-01-23 06:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
08PHNOMPENH179CAMBODIAN ANTI-TIP LAW PASSED AND PROMULGATED
[...] (U) Post is pleased to pass on good news from the Royal Government of Cambodia: Cambodia's anti-trafficking in persons law was promulgated on February 15 and went into effect immediately. Passage of the anti-TIP law was one of five high-priority measures for Cambodia to move to a more favora [...]
2008-02-19 10:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH229AMBASSADOR TO DPM SAR KHENG: CAN SUCCESSFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 3, the Ambassador praised Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng and the RGC for a strong commitment to combating trafficking in persons over the past year. The Ambassador noted the many achievements the Cambodian government has made inclu [...]
2008-03-05 11:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CACS CB
08PHNOMPENH254WHILE HRR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of post's dissemination of the 2007 Cambodia Country Report on Human Rights Practices, the Deputy Chief of Mission presented the final report to Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Chan Sotheavy. SIPDIS Post also sent copies of the report to the Minister of [...]
2008-03-14 06:05:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH360CAMBODIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: LAND ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent human rights organization leaders ranked land disputes, impunity, limits on freedom of assembly and the lack of rule of law among their top concerns, and predict the trends will continue through 2008. Land grabbers are using some new, fraudulent methods to claim land [...]
2008-05-02 05:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH445TIP AWARENESS TRAINING WELL-RECEIVED BY CAMBODIAN
[...] (U) Summary: Cambodia's anti-human trafficking National Task Force (NTF) on May 30 provided a trafficking-in-persons training session to 115 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces troops who are headed to Sudan on a one-year de-mining mission. The de-miners are currently the only troops that Cambodia [...]
2008-05-30 10:53:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM KPKO CB
08PHNOMPENH463CAMBODIA TIER 2 ANNOUNCEMENT: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES
[...] (U) Summary: During a June 5 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng expressed pleasure that the U.S. had recognized Cambodia's hard work to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) by placing Cambodia on Tier 2 for 2008, and pledge [...]
2008-06-06 10:40:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH554CAMBODIAN ELECTIONS: LADIES FIRST, AS DEBATES GO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first multi-party candidate debate in preparation for Cambodia's July 27 election took place in Phnom Penh July 8. This initial debate featured women candidates from four parties, as a key theme of the National Democratic Institute (NDI's) USAID-financed program in Cambodia [...]
2008-07-08 08:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH558CAMBODIA ELECTIONS: LEAD PARTIES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: A ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) candidate and lead opposition party Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) candidate faced off for the first time this pre-election season during a video-recorded political debate of female candidates on July 9. The debate was part of a 22-debate series [...]
2008-07-09 12:02:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH628CAMBODIA: BAFFLING RELEASE OF CONVICTED PEDOPHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a disturbing move, the Sihanoukville Municipal Court on July 21 released a convicted Russian national, Nikita Belov, after suspending his already-light three year sentence on misdemeanor charges of indecent acts against minors. As reported in Post's quarterly TIP report co [...]
2008-07-31 09:32:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS CB
08PHNOMPENH702AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPM SAR KHENG:
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's farewell call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng expressed his appreciation efforts to expand and strengthen cooperation, and Sar Kheng's desire to maintain cooperation with the U.S. Mission. Sar Kheng stated that he still has se [...]
2008-08-25 01:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KJUS CB
08PHNOMPENH772CAMBODIA: OPEN TO "INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW,"
[...] (SBU) Summary: From September 2-5 a six-member U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Staff Delegation met with Cambodian government officials, immigration and police contacts, and NGO representatives during a fact-finding visit to Cambodia. The visit was prompted by the introduction of a [...]
2008-09-12 05:46:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB
08PHNOMPENH861EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN
[...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Sam Sreymom for the International Woman of Courage Award. Charge d'Affaires Piper Campbell oversaw the nomination process which proved to be difficult this year considering the number of Cambodian activists that have received regional and international a [...]
2008-10-27 05:55:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PREL PHUM ELAB
08PHNOMPENH95U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE STRENGTHENS TIES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel led U.S. participation in a successful senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 17. Both sides opened with statements of enthusiasm for strengthening ti [...]
2008-01-22 10:53:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN PREL BM CB
08PHNOMPENH97DAS MARCIEL RAISES LAND ISSUES, ELECTIONS WITH SAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel met with Deputy Prime Minister of Interior Sar Kheng January 17 to discuss preparations for Cambodia's 2008 National elections and the issue of forced land evictions. Sar Kheng raised security issues re [...]
2008-01-23 01:19:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CB
08PODGORICA128CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY IN MONTENEGRO
[...] SUMMARY: On April 8, International Roma Day, the Embassy organized a roundtable discussion on issues that face the Roma population in Montenegro, which was held in a refugee camp in Podgorica. Ambassador, local and refugee Roma, and representatives of the government and international organiza [...]
2008-04-11 16:10:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KWMN MW
08PODGORICA166DISPLEASED BY TIP RANKING, GOM BITES BACK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 06:29:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MW
08PODGORICA75MONTENEGRO-EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Post's submission of the draft Anti-trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for Montenegro follows. Beginning with Section I - Overview of Country Activities, responses are keyed to reftel. EMBASSY PODGORICA CONTACT INFORMATION Embassy Podgorica POC for anti-trafficking is Human Rights Offi [...]
2008-03-04 16:38:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
08PORTAUPRINCE1000EFFECTIVENESS OF MINUSTAH EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 15:08:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM UNSE KCRM KWMN HA
08PORTAUPRINCE161HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2008
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. 3. (U) STUDENT PROTESTS In mid- to late January, students barricaded themselves in the Haitian [...]
2008-02-01 15:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX
08PORTAUPRINCE336HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] This message is sensetive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW OF HAITI'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of [...]
2008-02-28 19:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB HA KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08PORTAUPRINCE430G/TIP PROGRAM: FIRST MONITORING REPORT
[...] Summary: The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Pan-American Development Foundation (PADF) a USD 250,850 grant to support an anti-trafficking program in Haiti from September 30, 2007 through October 1, 2008. Due to extensive staff turnover at PADF's Haiti [...]
2008-03-18 12:37:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDBR KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE886GOH RESPONSE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN REPORT OF SEXUAL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ministry of Women's Affairs Director General Myriam Merlet. She commented that the Save the Children report, while informative, did not go far enough in analyz [...]
2008-06-18 13:37:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPKO KWMN UNSC PHUM KCRM
08PORTLOUIS203MAURITIUS WANTS CONTINUED BILAT DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On June 11, 2008, Post delivered ref demarche to Ms. Shafeenaaz Nurmahomed, Second Secretary of Multilateral Affairs for the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nurmohammed understood the stance of USG, but asked for clarification between the new stance and the "limited observer" stance [...]
2008-06-12 09:09:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MP
08PRETORIA1197DELIVERED: JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC
[...] (U) Mission passed on 03 June reftel non-paper to DFA Chief Director: United Nations (Political) Xolisa Mabhongo, DFA Director: Civil and Political Rights and International Crime Pitso Montwedi, and DFA Director: USA Fadl Nacerodien. To date, we have received no substantive response. BOST [...]
2008-06-05 10:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNAUS UNSC KWMN PHUM SF
08QUITO892ECUADOR RESPONSE: SECRETARY'S WOMEN LEADERS'
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the Secretary's invitation (Ref B) to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma said that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador is planning to travel to UNGA on September 21 and to return to Quito on September 24, due to events leading [...]
2008-09-19 20:07:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWMN UNGA EC
08RABAT1150MOROCCO: KING WITHDRAWS RESERVATIONS TO UN WOMEN'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In what is being hailed as an important symbolic step, King Mohammed VI announced in a December 10 speech that Morocco will lift its remaining and outdated reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The objections covered co [...]
2008-12-12 18:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KWMN MO
08RABAT524MOROCCO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of Social Development, Families, and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli, who was traveling, of Morocco's new status as a Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Tier 2 country. The Ambassador also shared basic recommendations and promised to follow up with conc [...]
2008-06-09 10:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV KCRM KPAO KWMN MO
08RANGOON113BURMA INKS NEW TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB on February 4 signed a new five-year National Action Plan against Trafficking in Persons, showing renewed commitment to combating TIP in Burma. The five-year plan, which lays out GOB priorities for 2007-2011, was then approved by both the Cabinet and Senior Generals on [...]
2008-02-13 09:34:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08RANGOON575BURMA: ENCOURAGING COOPERATION ON TIP WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary. Recognizing that the majority of Burmese trafficking victims cross Burma's long, porous borders into China and Thailand, the Burmese Government, in conjunction with several international NGOs, is working with the Chinese and Thai Governments to establish bilateral liaison offices [...]
2008-07-18 06:58:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08RANGOON619BURMA: CRACKING DOWN ON TRAFFICKING FROM THE DELTA
[...] (C) Summary. Aware that the conditions in the Irrawaddy Delta have deteriorated since Cyclone Nargis hit, making more people vulnerable to trafficking, the Police Anti-Trafficking Unit (ATU) has stepped up its monitoring of human trafficking and smuggling into neighboring countries. In June, [...]
2008-08-01 10:01:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08RANGOON957BURMA: ENHANCING TIP COOPERATION WITH CHINA
[...] (C) On December 22, the Burmese and Chinese Governments opened a second bilateral liaison office (BLO) on the Burma side of the border in Lwe Je, Kachin State. The GOB had planned to open three additional BLOs along the Thai-Burma border in 2008-2009, but this plan is now on hold until the [...]
2008-12-23 08:03:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08REYKJAVIK125ICELAND RATIFIES PALERMO ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) On May 28, the Icelandic Parliament, the Althingi, passed a parliamentary resolution on the ratification of the Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organize [...]
2008-07-01 11:47:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIA IC
08REYKJAVIK189ICELAND FM WILL ATTEND 25 SEPTEMBER WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING
[...] Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group in New York on September 25. 2. Dietary Restrictions: none 3. Translation Needs: none 4. Icelandic UN Mission Point of Contact: Ms. [...]
2008-08-27 16:05:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KWMN PHUM PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK36 EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 12 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM (FE-OC) 1 h [...]
2008-03-07 12:22:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
08REYKJAVIK52Scenesetter for the Secretary's meeting with Icelandic
[...] (C/NF) Icelandic Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir's visit to Washington April 10-12 will be her first visit with a bilateral agenda. Since her Social Democratic Alliance party came into government last June, she has quickly forged a solid relationship with her center-right coalit [...]
2008-04-03 16:47:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV PINR NATO KWMN IC
08REYKJAVIK91Scenesetter for the Secretary's visit to Iceland May 30, 2008
[...] (U) The Icelanders are delighted to welcome you to the High North. Your visit to Reykjavik is the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell attended the NATO Summit here in 2002, and the first bilateral visit since Secretary Albright overnighted in 2000. Under Secretary for Politic [...]
2008-05-19 14:34:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINR NATO KWMN ECON UNSC IC
08RIGA657LATVIA NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE 2008.
[...] Embassy Riga nominates Iluta Lace, founder of the Marta Resource Center for Women, for the Secretary's 2009 International Women of Courage Award. 2. Biographical information: -- Full legal name: Iluta Lace -- Job title/association: Chairwoman of the Board, Marta Resource Center for Women [...]
2008-10-28 14:31:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM LG
08RIYADH1480DANCING IN THE STREETS: SAUDI NATIONAL DAY
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi National Day was observed September 23 with unprecedented celebration in the Kingdom. Unlike previous years, which saw a more somber observance of the day, this year's anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom was a joyous display of nationalism, particularly among the [...]
2008-09-28 15:35:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON KWMN PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO SOCI SA
08RIYADH1708SAUDIZATION REQUIREMENTS HAMPER BUSINESS
[...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Dhahran Consul General Kenny, Abdulrahman Ali al-Turki, a leading business person in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia, candidly spoke out against a government quota system that requires a percentage of a company's workforce to consist of Saudi nationals. [...]
2008-11-17 15:09:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETELAB KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
08RIYADH1755U/S GLASSMAN ENGAGES SAUDI PRINCES AND PROFESSORS ON
[...] Summary and comment: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman engaged Saudi Princes Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, and Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, and university professors in deliberations about counterterrorism strategies and U.S and [...]
2008-11-25 13:48:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV OEXC SCUL ASEC PTER KWMN KISL SA
08RIYADH233WOMEN'S REFORM IN SAUDI ARABIA: NO CELEBRATIONS YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opening weeks of 2008 have brought a flurry of rumors and announcements regarding potentially important advances in the rights of Saudi Arabia's female citizens. On January 21, the English newspaper "Telegraph" reported that the SAG unofficially planned to drop the ban on wo [...]
2008-02-13 18:56:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH625PROFILE IN REFORM: NASCENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Founded by Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Ayouni in August 2007, the Society for Protecting and Defending Women's Rights (the "Society") has quickly become one of the most active and important rights advocacy groups in Saudi Arabia. Coordinating campaigns in the local community [...]
2008-04-15 14:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI SA
08RIYADH894SAUDIS ON TIP REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Per Reftel, post delivered demarche regarding the release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Saudi MFA via diplomatic note on June 4, with a subsequent meeting by Acting Political Counselor with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director Abul Aziz al [...]
2008-06-08 14:54:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
08RIYADH946 Saudi Arabia: Women Revved Up To Spread Word on Breast
[...] (U) Summary and comment: After First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush's historic visit to Saudi Arabia and her October 2007 launch of the US-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness in Saudi Arabia, a fragile partnership is moving forward. Mrs. Bush's visit attracted national attention to this [...]
2008-06-17 04:52:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO SA
08RIYADH996WHAT DO SAUDI WOMEN WANT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Riyadh hosted a Women's Human Rights Breakfast on June 19 to discuss women's human rights issues in Saudi Arabia. The breakfast also provided an opportunity to bridge the cultural gap between USG and Saudi women. Some women were disappointed that the 2008 U.S. Human Rig [...]
2008-06-25 14:24:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KISL SA
08SANAA259DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN.GIFT AND THE VIENNA FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 13:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG YM
08SANJOSE286COSTA RICA: TIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with ADCM and Poloffs on April 16, Vice Minister Duran painted a mixed picture of the GOCR's anti-TIP efforts. She described new training initiatives for law enforcement personnel, which might reach 500 officials over the next year, and legislative initiatives which [...]
2008-04-17 22:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CS
08SANJOSE471MFA NOTIFIED: "SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SITUATIONS OF
[...] On June 3, per Ref A, we notified Viviana Tinoco, MFA Human Rights Desk Officer, that the U.S. draft resolution text was being circulated the same day to the GOCR UN Mission in New York. We also took the opportunity to reiterate Secretary Rice's invitation to FM Stagno to attend the June 19 me [...]
2008-06-04 20:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM CS
08SANJOSE490COSTA RICA RESPONSE: TIP DOWNGRADE TO "TIER 2
[...] (SBU) On June 3, we informed Vice Minister of Public Security Ana Duran of Costa Rica's placement on the TIP Tier 2 Watch List, and we highlighted the specific recommendations for Costa Rica. Duran also heads the National Anti-Trafficking Coalition, comprised of government and NGO players. She [...]
2008-06-10 22:10:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO CS
08SANJOSE82COSTA RICA WILL ATTEND THE VIENNA FORUM TO HUMAN
[...] On January 31 we spoke with Viviana Tinoco of the MFA's Department of Human Rights and International Law regarding Costa Rica's attendance to the Vienna Forum. We conveyed to Tinoco USG concerns that the Vienna Forum should not lead to any outcome document calling for commitments or recommend [...]
2008-01-31 17:12:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CS
08SANJOSE855COSTA RICA - NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] (U) Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Mariliana Morales Berros for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per reftel. ------------ NOMINEE DATA ------------ 2. (U) Nominee: Mariliana Morales Berros. 3. (U) Title and Institution: Founder and Executive Director [...]
2008-10-30 15:22:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PHUM KPAO CS
08SANJOSE885COSTA RICA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR
[...] On November 7, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies. No substantive response was received at that time. 2. However, on November 12, we received Dip Note DGPE/P111-C/221-11-08, dated November 7, which announced Costa Rica [...]
2008-11-13 15:06:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS CS
08SANJOSE911COSTA RICA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] The 2008 TIP Tier Two Watchlist downgrade succeeded as a wake-up call for the GOCR's anti-TIP National Coalition (officially the National Coalition against Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons),headed by Vice Minister of Public Security and Governance Ana Duran. The GOCR made sign [...]
2008-11-21 21:39:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG CS
08SANSALVADOR1243EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
[...] (U) Embassy San Salvador is pleased to nominate Carmen Cordova for the 2009 Secretary's award for international women of courage, per reftel. 2, (U) Nominee: Maria del Carmen Cordova Mejia 3. (SBU) Date of Birth: September 12, 1967 4. (U) Citizenship: Salvadoran 5. (U) Title and [...]
2008-10-31 15:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR316EL SALVADOR: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 27-30 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27 - Overview of ac [...]
2008-03-13 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ES
08SANSALVADOR413EL SALVADOR: INFORMATION ON WOMEN'S JUSTICE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV ES
08SANTIAGO1115CHILE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO MARCH 9-20, ILEA LATIN AMERICA
[...] Post delivered reftel invitation to GOC officials Jorge Chocair, Director of International Cooperation, Public Ministry (national prosecutors) and Jorge Vio, advisor to Deputy Ministry of Interior and head of the GOC Inter-Ministerial Task force on TIP. Both confirmed GOC acceptance of the in [...]
2008-12-18 18:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO645CHILE: HUMAN TRAFFICKING FILM DRAWS LARGE CROWD
[...] On June 24 the Embassy presented the movie "Human Trafficking," in cooperation with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and Chile's Investigative Police (PDI). The film was shown at the Police Academy as part of the PDI's annual anniversary activities. The audience consisted of [...]
2008-07-09 19:58:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SNAR ASEC OPRC
08SANTIAGO683CHILE: WOMEN'S LEADERS' WORKING GROUP 2008 MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 19:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KWMN PHUM UNGA CI
08SANTIAGO95CHILE: VIENNA FORUM TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] E/POLoff delivered reftel demarche to Jorge Chocair, Director of International Relations and Extraditions, at the Ministerio Publico (MP - Chile's Public Prosecutors Office) and Gloria Sepulveda, Director of International Relations at SENAME (Chile's national agency for minors). Chocair said [...]
2008-01-31 16:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG CI
08SANTODOMINGO1697DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S. candidacy for the Inter-American Commission of Women to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will [...]
2008-11-05 12:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1815DR TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Watch List Interim Assessment, per ref A request. 2. (U) Authorities of the Dominican Republic report that they are working to prevent human trafficking, protect TIP victims and prosecute offenders under the "Traffick [...]
2008-11-28 18:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN DR
08SANTODOMINGO350DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] Please find the following information keyed to reftel questions. -------------------------------- Overview of Dominican Activities -------------------------------- PARAGRAPH A ----------- -- Summary: The Dominican Republic is a country of origin for women trafficked internationally to [...]
2008-03-10 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SANTODOMINGO371DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROSECUTION SEGMENT FOR 8TH
[...] Please find the following information in response to REF A questions regarding prosecution of human traffickers in the Dominican Republic. This information completes Embassy's 8th Annual TIP Report, initially submitted in REF B. --------------------------------------------- Investigations, [...]
2008-03-13 20:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SARAJEVO1312TIP: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following information on TIP hotlines in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It is worth noting that the situation in BiH is made more complex, both legally and practically, by the existence of the two entities in BiH (the Federation of BiH and the Republ [...]
2008-08-14 05:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BO
08SARAJEVO398BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2008 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: Po [...]
2008-03-03 06:55:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SINGAPORE114ANTI-TIP PROVISIONS GO INTO EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1
[...] (U) On February 1, the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007 will come into operation. The amendments include three important provisions to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) by criminalizing: commercial sex with a minor under 18 years old, commercial sex by any Singaporean citizen or permanent re [...]
2008-01-29 09:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM PGOV KWMN PREL SN
08SKOPJE701MACEDONIA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Macedonia has continued to make significant progress throughout its entire TIP prevention agenda. The continued strengthening of Macedonia's legislative framework has resulted in improved victim protection and assistance and made the government a bigger stakeholder in the country's sh [...]
2008-11-18 16:04:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG MK
08SOFIA124BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen a significant energizing o [...]
2008-02-29 11:54:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
08SOFIA1410BULGARIA MARKS THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-02 15:12:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
08SOFIA1742008 BULGARIA NOMINATIONS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEROES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits two recommendations for anti-trafficking heroes: Nedyalka Georgieva Popova, an accomplished prosecutor in trafficking cases; and Svetoslav Tanev, Section Chief for the Border Police, a pioneer in increasing cooperation between the police and NGOs. Both have signifi [...]
2008-03-25 14:59:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
08SOFIA555BULGARIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS
[...] Political Officer delivered REFTEL request for information to the Bulgarian National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking, which is the central government authority responsible for coordination of anti-TIP efforts, as well as to several local TIP NGOs. 2. Bulgaria's major, nation-wi [...]
2008-08-14 12:35:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BU
08SOFIA77BULGARIA DELEGATION TO THE VIENNA FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-06 15:01:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08SOFIA783 BULGARIAN ROMA PROPOSE COMMON AGENDA TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bulgarian Roma representatives gathered in Sofia on the eve of the International Human Rights Day to endorse a common strategy for cooperation with the government. More than 100 Roma representatives discussed ways to accelerate integration and crafted a common platform on issu [...]
2008-12-12 13:37:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
08SOFIA793 BULGARIAN ROMA PROPOSE COMMON AGENDA TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bulgarian Roma representatives gathered in Sofia on the eve of the International Human Rights Day to endorse a common strategy for cooperation with the government. More than 100 Roma representatives discussed ways to accelerate integration and crafted a common platform on issu [...]
2008-12-17 12:34:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
08SOFIA85HEAD OF BULGARIAN DELEGATION'S PRIORITIES FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-08 14:31:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08STATE102286OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENDER
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 25 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the Secretary General,s efforts to include gender issues in OSCE programs, policies, and activities, and commend [...]
2008-09-24 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE KWMN
08STATE111745PORTUGAL: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-20 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PO PREL SMIG KTIP
08STATE111994THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-21 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE112382UKRAINE: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 13:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG UP
08STATE112701IRELAND: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG EI
08STATE115695SPAIN: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 13:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SP
08STATE115726CORRECTED COPY: THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 14:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE125506CROATIA: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-11-26 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG CR
08STATE132279ITALY: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-17 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG IT
08STATE132759PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]
2008-12-19 03:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE133170DENMARK: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-19 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG DA
08STATE2731PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]
2008-01-09 23:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE59132JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND
[...] Security Council member states have been invited to participate at a ministerial level in a thematic debate on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, to be chaired on June 19 by Secretary Rice (reftel A). USUN will introduce and circulate a draft resolution (reftel B) on this topic [...]
2008-06-03 00:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM
08STATE62009JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE --
[...] For Embassies Vienna and Monrovia: Please deliver the following letters to Foreign Minister Plassnik of Austria and Foreign Minister King-Akerele of Liberia. No signed originals will be forthcoming. Reftel gives details about the June 19 Security Council thematic debate on sexual violence i [...]
2008-06-09 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM OPDC PREL
08STATE65284URGENT DEMARCHE REQUESTED -- JUNE 19, 2008
[...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Embassies Beijing, Moscow, Hanoi, and Jakarta are urgently requested to demarche host governments at the highest possible level to support consensus adoption on Thursday, June 19, of a U.S. resolution in the Security [...]
2008-06-18 00:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN KWMN PHUM
08STATE68780THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] This is an action request for response by July 8. Please see paragraph 8. 2. The Department is preparing its Congressionally mandated semi-annual report to Congress on measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personne [...]
2008-06-26 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN
08SURABAYA53SURABAYA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Surabaya celebrated Earth Day by joining a clean-the-beach campaign organized by a local NGO and planting trees in a nearby park. Later in the week, the Principal Officer participated in a well-attended seminar organized by a group of women's issues activists to discuss t [...]
2008-04-29 05:39:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KPAO ENRG KWMN EAID TPHY TRGY ID
08SURABAYA68EASTERN INDONESIA: AFGHANS BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA DETAINED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local police arrested seven Afghan nationals near Kupang, West Timor, for immigration violations. According to the police, the Afghans claimed they felt threatened in Afghanistan and intended to enter Australia via boat from Roti Island. All seven reportedly entered on valid In [...]
2008-06-03 10:16:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN ID
08SURABAYA94EAST JAVA: THE TANGLED WEB SURROUNDING THE SOLE FEMALE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Java's female candidate for governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, succeeded in reaching the second round of the election, but faces strong criticism from women's issues activists in Surabaya. While her critics acknowledge that the Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) [...]
2008-08-01 08:13:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI KISL PREL ID
08TAIPEI399PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...]
2008-03-20 09:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI400PART THREE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) This is part three of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through [...]
2008-03-20 09:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI401PART ONE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) This is part one of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...]
2008-03-20 22:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI773TAIWAN ACCEPTS TIP RANKING, PLEDGES CONTINUED
[...] (C) On June 4, AIT delivered the Taiwan TIP Report narrative and related non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of North American Affairs Harry Tseng. Tseng welcomed the report, and promised to disseminate it to relevant agencies as soon as the embargo was lifted. Tseng no [...]
2008-06-05 07:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALKWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PGOV KPAO SMIG TW
08TALLINN372ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...]
2008-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN
08TALLINN52ESTONIAN REPRESENTATION FOR UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM
[...] (SBU) On February 1, Polecoff delivered reftel points to Veikko Kala of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will participate in the 2008 United Nations Global Initiative to [...]
2008-02-06 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN PREF SMIG EN
08TALLINN91ESTONIA - EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]
2008-03-04 14:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EN
08TASHKENT1085PRESIDENT KARIMOV SIGNS TIP CRIMINAL CODE
[...] (U) Summary: On September 16 President Islam Karimov signed long-awaited criminal code amendments into law specifically criminalizing trafficking in persons and outlining stricter punishments of up to 12 years in prison for convicted traffickers. In adopting the amendments, the Government of [...]
2008-09-19 11:44:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT1189UZBEKISTAN: LEADING ACTIVIST CRITICIZED BY EXILES
[...] (C) Summary: On October 10, poloff met at the Embassy with human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva, who told poloff that she favored engagement with the Uzbek government and was personally against sanctions, which she believed would cutoff dialogue with the government. However, she reported b [...]
2008-10-16 09:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1197UZBEKISTAN: NGOS RECEIVE PERMISSION FOR HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving Embassy Democracy Commission grants have been recently granted permission by authorities to conduct human rights trainings at schools and with law enforcement officials. Their success in engaging local officials on human rights [...]
2008-10-20 05:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KIRF KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1225UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIALS CITE AREAS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: During a six-day visit to Uzbekistan, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rachel Waldstein met on September 22 with the Human Rights Ombudsman, the National Human Rights Center director, and Ministry of Interior officials. The officials emphasized legal reforms the government had undert [...]
2008-10-24 03:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1226UZBEKISTAN: PROSECUTOR GENERAL PUBLISHES MAJOR
[...] (U) On October 17 Uzbekistan Prosecutor General Rashitjon Qodirov prominently published a major 3,000 word report on trafficking in persons (TIP) in the state-controlled newspaper "Narodnoe Slovo" (People's Word). This is the first high-profile action by Qodirov in his capacity as the Chairma [...]
2008-10-24 08:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
08TASHKENT1227KAZAKHSTANI NGOS DISCUSS LABOR MIGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary: During a five-day trip to Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan on September 29 - October 3, G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Megan Hall met with Kazakhstani NGOs to discuss labor migration, human trafficking, and child labor issues. The president of an anti-trafficking NGO in Shymkent [...]
2008-10-24 12:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ELAB KWMN KCRM SOCI KZ UZ
08TASHKENT1234UZBEKISTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] (SBU) Post is honored to nominate human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva from Uzbekistan for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (ref A). A fearless and unfailing critic of human rights abuses in Uzbekistan, Tadjibayeva was imprisoned for speaking out against the gove [...]
2008-10-27 09:55:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1265UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIALS DESCRIBE EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30, poloff and a visiting officer from the Department's Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) met with Uzbek officials from the Ministries of Internal and Foreign Affairs, the Office of the General Prosecutor, and the National Women's Committee [...]
2008-11-03 09:20:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
08TASHKENT129UZBEK MIGRANTS EYE VISA-FREE TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: On January 13 poloff, who previously served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bukhara, learned that his Uzbek former counterpart teacher was departing immediately -- and possibly forever -- for Turkey. Having been frustrated at recent attempts to find work abroad in Russia, Cyprus, a [...]
2008-01-31 07:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CVIS KCRM KWMN ECON SOCI TU UZ
08TASHKENT1304UZBEKISTAN: AUTHORITIES TO OPEN REHABILITATION
[...] (U) On November 11, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that - in line with a resolution of President Karimov's from November 5 - the Ministry of Labor will open a national rehabilitation center in Tashkent to assist and protect human trafficking victims. According to the webs [...]
2008-11-13 11:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KTIP KWMN KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1314UZBEKISTAN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 09:12:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KTIP KWMN KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1380UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON TIP AND LABOR MIGRATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 22 article, BBC Monitoring reported that Uzbekistan's state-controlled media has launched a human trafficking awareness campaign, which tracks with poloff's observation that over the past few months, human rights-related articles have appeared in the state-controlled [...]
2008-11-26 12:45:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI KZ UZ
08TASHKENT142WOMEN'S CRISIS CENTER OPENS IN BUKHARA WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Bukhara province on January 10 and 11, the Ambassador visited the "Oydin Nuri" ("Moonlight") Women's Crisis Center for victims of domestic violence, which recently opened in November 2007 with support from an Embassy Democracy Commission grant. During his visit [...]
2008-02-01 13:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT157STATE-CONTROLLED PAPER RUNS FULL-PAGE HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1 a full-page article highlighting trafficking-in-persons appeared in the Pravda Vostoka, one of three major newspapers in Uzbekistan. The prominent placement and lengthy detail of the article in a widely circulated, state-controlled publication is noteworthy and a [...]
2008-02-06 05:17:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN AE UZ
08TASHKENT196APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING GRANT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post received three submissions for the trafficking-in-persons grant application program announced in reftel A. Application packages were submitted by the February 12 deadline to Embassy Tashkent from (listed in order of receipt) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (U [...]
2008-02-13 08:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID KWMN KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT270UZBEKISTAN: SUBMISSION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from April 2007 to March 2008. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]
2008-02-29 13:05:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UZ
08TASHKENT314PARLIAMENTARIAN RESIGNS AMIDST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) On March 10 an article on the news website centrasia.ru reported that Ms. Matlyuba Burxanova, a member of the Oliy Majlis, the lower house of Parliament, resigned over allegations of human trafficking. Embassy LES Political Assistant confirmed this information with Marifdjon Usmanov (plea [...]
2008-03-13 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM KCOR UZ
08TASHKENT351LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18 the Oliy Majlis, the lower house of the Uzbek parliament, passed a draft anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law on the third and final reading. The next step is for the Senate to approve the law, which is listed as the number one agenda item for the upcoming March 27 p [...]
2008-03-20 12:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM KCOR UZ
08TASHKENT366UNODC REQUESTS EXPERT PARTICIPATION IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),which is sponsoring an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) conference in Tashkent on May 14-15 in conjunction with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eur [...]
2008-03-26 13:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM KCOR UZ
08TASHKENT452UZBEKISTAN: ENCOURAGING EFFORT TO FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: During her March 29 - March 30 visit to Bukhara, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (A/DAS) for South and Central Asia and Public Diplomacy Pamela Spratlen held meetings with a diverse array of civil society representatives, including U.S. Government-sponsored exchange pr [...]
2008-04-16 13:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KCRM OEXC EAID UZ
08TASHKENT462PRESIDENT KARIMOV SIGNS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] (U) On April 17 President Karimov signed Uzbekistan's first comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons legislation into law. This marked the final step in a surprisingly rapid legislative process. The bill was introduced in January, passed by the lower chamber on March 13, and by the Senate on [...]
2008-04-18 12:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT578IOM QUIETLY MAKING NEW EFFORT TO REGISTER IN
[...] (C) Summary: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission in Kazakhstan Mahmoud Naderi met with poloff on the margins of a major international workshop on trafficking in persons (TIP) in Tashkent on May 14-15. Naderi confirmed that IOM executives in Geneva have discreetly a [...]
2008-05-21 08:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT580INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TIP WORKSHOP IN TASHKENT SETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored a major international anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 14-15 in Tashkent. Visiting American participants included a Congression [...]
2008-05-21 09:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT629ANTI-TIP MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH WORKSHOP IN
[...] (U) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia sponsored an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 30-31 in Tashkent, following up on a UNODC anti-TIP workshop co- sponsored with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eur [...]
2008-06-05 12:30:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT670UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 10:06:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT767UZBEKISTAN: HEALTH CONDITION OF RELEASED HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a three-day visit to the Ferghana Valley on June 25 - 27, poloff visited human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva at a private clinic in Margilan, where she has been receiving treatment since being released from prison on medical grounds on June 2. Tojiboyeva explained that [...]
2008-07-02 06:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM ICRC KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT769UZBEK PARLIAMENT RATIFIES UNITED NATIONS TIP
[...] (U) On June 23 the lower house of the Uzbek Parliament (Oliy Majlis) adopted a draft law on ratification of the November 2000 United Nations Protocol on Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The Senate followed suit just four days later, on June 27, thereby completing the Parliamentary steps and pavi [...]
2008-07-02 11:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM UNCRIME KWMN KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT787UZBEK GOVERNMENT REPORTS CONVICTION IN TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) A major state-run newspaper, Xalq Sozi (People's Word),ran a prominent 800-word article on July 1 reporting that a ring of Uzbek nationals was arrested for trafficking at least two Uzbek women to China with false employment offers. An Uzbek national, Aleksandr Rudenko, who worked in Chin [...]
2008-07-08 11:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT88HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CLAIMS VICTORY OVER KHALILOV
[...] (C) Summary: According to government sources, Parliament Speaker Erkin Khalilov has been replaced by Dilorom Toshmuhammadova, the leader of the pro-government Adolat Social-Democratic party and one of the four officially-recognized presidential candidates who participated in the December 2007 [...]
2008-01-23 14:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT900UZBEKISTAN ADOPTS TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) Summary: On July 8 President Karimov issued a resolution adopting an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) National Action Plan, thereby fulfilling a key requirement of the comprehensive anti-TIP law passed in March. The National Action Plan officially establishes a National Inter-agency Com [...]
2008-08-04 14:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT91PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER REPLACED BY FEMALE
[...] (C) Summary: According to government sources, Parliament Speaker Erkin Khalilov has been replaced by Dilorom Toshmuhammadova, the leader of the pro-government Adolat Social-Democratic party and one of the four officially-recognized presidential candidates who participated in the December 2007 [...]
2008-01-23 14:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT987UZBEKISTAN: HUMAN TRAFFICKING A HOT TOPIC IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is off to a fast start in implementing its new anti-trafficking national action plan as five of 12 provinces plus Tashkent City have already formed and convened mandated local inter-agency committees to discuss prevention and protection measures. Th [...]
2008-08-26 08:57:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN UZ
08TBILISI230GEORGIA TO ATTEND UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM
[...] (U) This is Post's response to action request (reftel). 2. (U) Poloff confirmed with Keti Khutsishvili, A-TIP Coordinator, Prosecutor General's Office, on February 5, that Lali Papiashvili, Judge at the Constitutional Court of Georgia, and former Member of Parliament, will attend the above [...]
2008-02-08 15:19:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1010HONDURAS TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper (Reftel A) regarding the candidacy of Wanda K. Jones on October 28 to Jose Antonio Lorenzana, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Reftel B). Poloff received written response on November 3 signed by the Foreign M [...]
2008-11-10 20:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA671MADAME VICE PRESIDENT: HONDURAS' FIVE MAJOR
[...] (C) Summary. In accordance with the law, on July 15, five Presidential candidates (two National Party and three Liberal Party) submitted their slates to their respective party headquarters in order to compete in the primary elections of November 16. All five candidates chose female running ma [...]
2008-07-17 17:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KWMN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA978HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ELECTION OF US CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 15:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN HO
08TELAVIV1488ISRAEL: NO KNOWN ISSUES OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND
[...] Post is unaware of any sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) or trafficking in persons (TIP) issues with UNDOF peacekeepers, and we have seen no press reports of any issues. Post contacted three NGOs that are concerned with SEA and TIP in Northern Israel: Hotline for Migrant Workers, Isha L'Is [...]
2008-07-10 12:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UN KCRM KWMN IS
08TELAVIV548EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 13:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08THEHAGUE285WALKING THE BEAT IN THE HAGUE'S RED LIGHT DISTRICT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a March 5 briefing and tour of the red light district in The Hague, Henry Koper, the coordinator of The Hague regional police prostitution and child pornography unit, provided an overview of Dutch police efforts to combat TIP in the regulated prostitution sector. Koper s [...]
2008-03-26 12:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
08TIRANA152ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 11:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF
08TIRANA469GOA REACTION TO 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) Ambassador Withers demarched Foreign Minister Basha on the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report findings (Ref A) and DCM and Poloff delivered the same to Minister of Interior Nishani, Deputy Minister Zajmi, and Director of Police Prenci on June 3. Foreign Minister Basha was the first to rec [...]
2008-06-20 13:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AL
08TIRANA825GOA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL SOUTHERN BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: On a November 14 visit to Gjirokaster and the Kakavije border point, GOA officials, while generally positive, bemoaned a lack of resources to effectively patrol the border for traffickers of humans, arms, narcotics and contraband. Working level cooperation with the Greek police s [...]
2008-11-20 11:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL KWMN KTIP PHUM SNAR PGOV AL GR
08TOKYO1350DEPUTY VICE MINISTER OBJECTS TO TIP REPORT RANKING
[...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Charge d'Affairs May 16 to sharply object to Japan's Tier 2 ranking in the 2008 TIP Report. Saying that Japanese officials had "learned from Washington" about the ranking, Kawai told the Charge that Japan is "very unhappy with this result." Ac [...]
2008-05-16 08:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN JA
08TOKYO1528JAPAN REACTS NEGATIVELY TO TIP REPORT TIER RANKING
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is very disappointed with being ranked Tier 2 in the 2008 TIP Report, DVM Kawai told the DCM June 4. The result will make it harder for Japan to cooperate with the United States in preparing the next report. In addition, Japan is being held to a different standard than Tie [...]
2008-06-04 22:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN JA
08TOKYO782JAPAN SUBMISSION FOR TIP REPORT
[...] Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 608 hours researching trafficking issues, conducting awareness-raising campaigns, drafting [...]
2008-03-21 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF SMIG JA
08TOKYO834WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-26 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO PREL KWMN JA
08TORONTO24Toronto Police File First Human Trafficking Charges
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Toronto Police have filed multiple human trafficking and prostitution-related charges against six Toronto residents of Ukrainian and Russian descent. The charges are the first time Toronto Police have laid charges under 2005 laws specifically criminalizing human-trafficking rel [...]
2008-01-28 20:01:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SMIG KCRM KWMN PHUM CVIS KFRD CA
08TRIPOLI895LIBYA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Libya has no legal or regulatory framework to separate victims of trafficking from the general migrant population and undocumented presence in Libya is generally considered a crime. In practice, however, the GOL has drawn on other elements of its existing criminal code to prosecute traffick [...]
2008-11-17 12:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG LY
08TUNIS206TUNISIA -- 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The information below is provided in response to reftel. Post POC for TIP related issues is Susannah Cooper, (Tel.) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-090. Number of hours spent by rank: 2 hrs FE-MC, 2 hrs FE-OC, 2 hrs FS-01, 50 hrs FS-02. ----------------- THE LOCAL CONTEXT ----------- [...]
2008-03-06 10:59:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TU
08ULAANBAATAR174MONGOLIA'S KHENTII PROVINCE: ONE FOR THE ROAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's eastern Khentii province, proud birthplace of Chinggis Khan, is developing rapidly, with new hotels and restaurants, plans to become a tourist destination, and a soon-to-be-completed road linking the provincial capital, Undurhkaan, with Ulaanbaatar. Electrification ha [...]
2008-04-23 08:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PHUM ENRG KWMN MG
08ULAANBAATAR64MONGOLIAN WOMEN SEETHING OVER QUOTA ELIMINATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women's activists have filed a complaint with Mongolia's Constitutional Court following Parliament's scrapping of a requirement that at least 30 percent of any party's candidates for national elections be women. The complaint, filed on January 31, argues that in eliminating the [...]
2008-02-05 00:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR97CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REFUSES TO HEAR COMPLAINT OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia's Constitutional Court has declined to hear a complaint over Parliament's controversial elimination of a requirement that at least 30 percent of any party's candidates for national elections be women. A court official communicated this decision on February 19 to J.Zanna, [...]
2008-02-27 08:45:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI MG
08USUNNEWYORK1036UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON VIOLENCE
[...] On October 23, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee took action on the following draft resolutions: A/C.3/63/L.2, entitled "Preparations for the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;" A/C.3/63/L.4, entitled "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly o [...]
2008-11-07 21:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: From October 6-21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed social development, advancement of women, rights of children, and indigenous issues. The broader themes discussed under these topics reflected those raised during the UN General Assembly General Debate, nam [...]
2008-11-20 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1123UNIFEM EVENT HIGHLIGHTS WIDESPREAD COMMITMENT TO
[...] On November 25, UNIFEM hosted a high-level event at the U.N. headquarters entitled "United Voices Say NO To Violence Against Women." The event featured seven distinguished speakers, including SYG Ban Ki-moon and UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman. The event was held as part of UNIFEM's [...]
2008-12-01 21:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM UN UNIFEM
08USUNNEWYORK414UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 13 and 14 below. SUMMARY 2. (C) During the U.S. presidency of the Security Council in June 2008, USUN will focus attention on the role of women in conflict, with an emphasis on the escalating problem of sexual and gender-based violence [...]
2008-05-09 00:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR KWMN UNSC CG
08USUNNEWYORK541ARRIA FORMULA MEETING ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary: As part of a US-led initiative to bring more attention to the problem of sexual violence in armed conflict, the UK hosted a meeting on June 11 to bring together members of the Security Council, NGO representatives and UN officials to discuss the role of peacekeepers in protecting [...]
2008-06-19 16:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK583UN SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION
[...] (U) Secretary Rice presided over the Security Council Thematic Debate on "Women and peace and security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict" on June 19. Recurrent themes of the debate included that sexual violence may be considered a tactic of war, that it may impede the restoratio [...]
2008-07-01 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK822UN TO RATIONALIZE ITS WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MECHANISMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The high-level panel on UN System-Wide Coherence underlined, in its 2004 report, the need for reform in the gender sector, and the Member States have agreed that the UN's approach to gender/women needs to be rationalized and strengthened. Deputy Secretary-General Migiro present [...]
2008-09-15 20:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN UN
08VALLETTA129MALTA: SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Embassy Valletta received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESC appropriation. Per reftel instructions the full proposal was forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Malta move towards Tier One status by addressing key components of Malta's TI [...]
2008-03-28 15:23:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MT
08VALLETTA303MALTA INVESTIGATES TRAFFICKING CLAIMS AMONG
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, DCM and PolOff met with a GOM interagency group on trafficking to discuss reports from representatives of NGOs based in Malta that four Nigerian women being trafficked to Italy had ended up in a Maltese detention centers after being rescued at sea. After an animated [...]
2008-07-21 13:19:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MT
08VALLETTA530MALTA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Bordonaro met with Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, on December 9, to discuss Malta,s progress on implementing the Trafficking in Persons Action Plan in the hopes of attaining Tier 1 status in 2009. Malta has recently taken a number of p [...]
2008-12-19 09:59:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN MT PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP
08VIENTIANE145EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (SBU) Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country, with some domestic trafficking victims in the commercial sex trade. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thai [...]
2008-02-29 05:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL LA
08VIENTIANE435MONITORING REPORT FOR G/TIP FY06 PROGRAM: WORLD VISION'S
[...] SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP's request (ref A) post conducted a review of the G/TIP-funded World Vision "Voices of Victims: Youth-to-Youth Advisory System on Safe Migration" grant project. The project period is currently September 2007 to September 2009, though the project draws on FY06 funds [...]
2008-08-06 09:21:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM LA
08WARSAW1225MISSION POLAND'S NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S WOMEN
[...] U.S. Embassy Warsaw nominates Stana Buchowska, the Co-Founder and National Coordinator for La Strada Poland (Foundation Against Trafficking in Human Beings and Slavery) for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Stana Buchowska was notified by U.S. Embassy Warsaw of he [...]
2008-10-20 12:52:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM POL
08WARSAW1425Poland - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence
[...] (U) Summary. Mission Poland actively participated in the 2008 international campaign "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" by raising awareness of the problem through a series of profiles posted on Embassy Warsaw's website of individuals and institutions actively working against g [...]
2008-12-16 13:07:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL PL OIIP
08WARSAW160POLAND TO ATTEND UN.GIFT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-06 14:37:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PL
08WARSAW285 POLAND: EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Andrea Gorog (telephone: 48-22-504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GorogA@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one political [...]
2008-03-04 15:01:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
08WELLINGTON91TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 00:28:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08WINDHOEK338NAMIBIA: NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE (IWOC)
[...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Windhoek is proud to nominate Elizabeth !Khaxas as our candidate for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Despite threats and harassment, Elizabeth !Khaxas has demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in promoting the politic [...]
2008-10-28 15:17:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM WA
08YAOUNDE1057 UNCOMMON COURAGE: CAMEROON'S MADELEINE AFITE
[...] (SBU) I am proud to nominate Madeline Afite, the President of Cameroon's Maison de Droits de l'Homme and a extraordinary champion of democracy and human rights, for the Secretary's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage. Madeline is a fearless champion of human rights and democracy. [...]
2008-10-27 16:34:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PHUM PGOV CM
08YAOUNDE1227ACOTA SCORES WIN-WIN WITH CAMEROON TRAINING
[...] (U) This cable is supplemented by photographs and other records of the event available on Yaounde's unclassified website at http://yaounde.usembassy.gov/ln_121209.html 2. (U) Summary: A Cameroonian battalion of 600 soldiers has completed ACOTA training in preparation for an eventual pea [...]
2008-12-18 16:29:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM KPKO KWMN KTIP AORC PREL CM
08YAOUNDE622CAMEROON: EMBASSY ENGAGES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Summary. On June 4, the Embassy hosted the opening ceremony for a USG-funded American Bar Association (ABA) seminar titled "Promoting a Multi-Disciplinary Strategy to Combating Trafficking in Persons". The Ambassador addressed the opening session by calling for stronger implementation of [...]
2008-06-17 13:05:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KWMN CM
08YAOUNDE822 CAMEROON: G/TIP FY06 MONITORING REPORT
[...] Below are Embassy Yaounde's responses keyed to reftel request. A. Poloff spoke with Yolande Fouda, resident staff member of the G/TIP sponsored American Bar Association (ABA),Rule of Law Initiative. Additional information is based on observation. B. An ABA staff member from Washington ha [...]
2008-08-20 16:26:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM CM
08YEREVAN106 ELECTION SEASON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)
[...] (SBU) In light of the current presidential election in Armenia, scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, this issue of Yerevan's Human Rights Round-up is exclusively dedicated to reported and alleged election-related violations. Reports are organized chronologically. This issue's headlines: [...]
2008-02-11 12:08:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KDEM KPAO KJUS KWMN AM
08YEREVAN243ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]
2008-03-20 03:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN244ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]
2008-03-20 05:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN454ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR FINDS MORE ENTHUSIASM FOR
[...] (C) GOAM ministers told EUR Assistance Coordinator Tom Adams May 16 of their eagerness for economic reforms to eliminate corruption in the tax and customs areas, increase foreign investment, and reduce economic inequality. On political reforms, the ministers, especially FM Nalbandian, rehas [...]
2008-06-04 04:02:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR KDEM KWMN AM
08YEREVAN823AMBASSADOR PRESSES TIP POINTS WITH DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) During her introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgian, the Ambassador pressed the GOAM to prosecute official complicity in trafficking of persons (TIP). Gevorgian pledged that the GOAM would strengthen its anti-trafficking efforts now that he has been appointed to chair the [...]
2008-10-08 14:19:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCOR KCRM KJUS KWMN SMIG AM
08ZAGREB182ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report for 2007. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier Two country. As detailed below, Post believes Croatia has made successful efforts to meet Tier One requirements under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, [...]
2008-03-03 10:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
08ZAGREB421GOC RECEIVES TIER ONE TIP SCORE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
[...] On July 3rd, per REFTEL, POLOFF delivered news of Croatia's upgraded TIER 1 rating to TIP National Coordinator Luka Maderic, who also serves as the Head of the Government Office of Human Rights. The GoC enthusiastically received the news of Croatia's full compliance with the minimum standards [...]
2008-06-05 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL HR TRAFFICKING
08ZAGREB793CROATIA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian government has continued to actively address the issue of trafficking in persons during 2008. The government has worked aggressively to increase public awareness and to train government employees, public officials, and NGOs in identification and prevention. The governm [...]
2008-11-18 08:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN PREL SMIG HR KCRM PGOV
08ZAGREB93SUMMARY INFORMATION (CROATIA) FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Embassy Zagreb has received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. Per instruction in REFTEL the full proposal will be forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Croatia move towards Tier One status by addressing one of the three ke [...]
2008-02-08 11:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG HR TRAFFICKING
09ABIDJAN346IVOIRIAN WOMEN HELD BACK BY SOCIETY, POVERTY AND
[...] (U) Summary. Ivoirian jurisprudence puts women on an equal footing with men and protects their rights. However, these laws are infrequently enforced due to ignorance of the law or societal pressures. Ivoirian women from diverse sectors of society told Emboffs that Ivoirian women, especially [...]
2009-06-02 13:14:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN SOCI KJUS IV
09ABIDJAN475REQUEST FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ON EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a widespread problem in Cote d'Ivoire, particularly in regions where the conflict displaced large numbers of people. The Ivoirian government is currently implementing anti-GBV projects in 18 departments in the north, west, and center of Cote d'Ivoi [...]
2009-08-04 13:15:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL IV
09ABUDHABI10862009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR UAE
[...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftel request for a summary of UAEG progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) In October, the Dubai Attorney General announced the creation of a permanent task force to handle human trafficking cases. The task force is a [...]
2009-11-17 08:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI1096G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S VISIT TO UAE
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his November 9-11 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with senior federal and emirate-level officials, and toured government and foreign shelters. UAE officials said they [...]
2009-11-22 04:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI202UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...]
2009-02-26 14:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI318 NEW UAE NGO SEEKS TO CONFRONT ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers met March 12 with Saif Bin Helal Al Shehhi, Founder and CEO of a new international humanitarian NGO based in Dubai, "Peace Without Limits (PWL)." PWL is inspired by a desire to reduce terrorism and extremism by addressing the root causes of discontent in the re [...]
2009-03-29 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KMPI KWMN PTER XF SU AF AE
09ABUJA2145NIGERIA: NOMINATION FOR 2010 WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] U.S. Mission nominates Veronica K. Umaru for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Mrs. Veronica Umaru serves as National Coordinator of the Women Trafficking and Child Labor Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF). Under Mrs. Umaru's leadership, WOTCLEF has undertak [...]
2009-11-25 17:21:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KTIP PINR NI
09ABUJA290NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...]
2009-02-17 15:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUJA890NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERN MUSLIM VIEWS ON SHARI'A'S
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13. During several meetings with academics, politicians, and civil society leaders, they discussed the impact of Shari'a law in Nigeria. Barrister Muzzamil [...]
2009-05-22 10:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF KWMN SOCI PINR PHUM PREL KISL NI
09ACCRA1040NDC GAINS ADDITIONAL SEAT IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the Chereponi by-election September 29, taking a seat that had been held by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). By winning this Northern Ghana constituency, the NDC increased its majority in parliament to 116 seats [...]
2009-10-02 12:00:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN GH
09ACCRA1215GHANA TENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...]
2009-11-17 16:44:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV
09ACCRA1234Corrected Copy: 2009 TIP Interim Assessment-Ghana
[...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...]
2009-11-20 11:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV
09ACCRA1297 GHANA'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy Accra nominates Mrs. Janet Adama Mohammed for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Mrs. Mohammed's unwavering commitment and courage in promoting peace and inter-faith dialogue in the conflict-ridden Northern Region of Ghana has created an environment for cha [...]
2009-12-08 16:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KPAO GH
09ADDISABABA2314MONITORING REPORT ON ETHIOPIA G/TIP PROGRAM
[...] (U) This cable provides monitoring information, requested ref A, to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) to evaluate the effectiveness of G/TIP's USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI). PCI's used the funds to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE [...]
2009-09-28 05:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP SMIG PHUM ASEC ELAB KWMN PREL EAID ET
09ADDISABABA2648G/TIP VISIT REVEALS PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) continues to take steps to curb the international trafficking of Ethiopian citizens, but is challenged by economic realities, limited law enforcement capacity, and ever-changing trafficking patterns. To combat international trafficking, the GoE passed a [...]
2009-11-09 13:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID DJ SU ET
09ADDISABABA2770INCREASE IN TCN IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSES CONCERN IN ADDIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consular section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has noted a substantial increase in the number of third country national immigrant visa cases. From FY08 to FY09, post recorded a 13 percent increase in the total number of immigrant visa cases scheduled. Over the same period, post [...]
2009-11-24 07:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID
09ADDISABABA2872 NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] The United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) wishes to nominate Sergeant Angela Nyakeyo for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Sergeant Nyakeyo is serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),a critical mission that is trying to restore peace a [...]
2009-12-07 14:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KWMN PHUM AU
09ADDISABABA2873ETHIOPIA'S NOMINATION: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD
[...] (U) Embassy Addis Ababa would like to nominate Ms. Birtukan Midekssa Deme, Chairperson, Unity for Democracy and Justice Party, as our nominee for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. The remainder of this cable is tracked to nomination detail criteria outlined in reft [...]
2009-12-08 05:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA2943GLOBAL HEALTH INITATIVE: PROMOTING GREATER AWARENESS AND
[...] The U.S. Mission to Ethiopia wishes to provide the following comments in response to State cable 00125761 regarding the goals and principles of the President's Global Health Initiative (GHI). The broad goals around improving overall health outcomes and increasing country capacity to improve p [...]
2009-12-16 04:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID ET KOCI KWMN
09ADDISABABA386ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...]
2009-02-13 06:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09ADDISABABA47G/TIP FY07 PROGRAMS: MONITORING REQUEST - ETHIOPIA
[...] (U) Per reftel, this cable provides monitoring information for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons' (G/TIP),USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI) to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the identification, rescue, assistance to and referral of tra [...]
2009-01-12 10:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KTIP ET
09ALGIERS1065ALGERIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Per reftel, we provide the following summary of Algeria's progress in addressing interim assessment requirements in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended. 2. The Algerian parliament enacted new comprehensive anti-TIP legislation in January 2009, criminalizing [...]
2009-12-02 07:44:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG
09ALGIERS177ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...]
2009-02-23 17:02:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ALGIERS563ALGERIA OPEN TO DISCUSS TIP LAW IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel non-paper and the 2009 TIP Report country narrative for Algeria to MFA American Affairs Director General Fatiha Selmane the afternoon of June 15. Selmane said the government took seriously USG recommendations for Algeria contained in the 2008 TIP Report, and under [...]
2009-06-16 07:56:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ALGIERS66ISLAMOFEMINISM: FINDING A FEMINIST AUDIENCE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent American Bar Association (ABA) seminars on sharia law held in Algiers and Oran featured lectures using the theological tenets of Islam to support arguments in favor of gender equality. The lectures, by Islamic feminist scholar and Richmond University law professor Ha [...]
2009-01-21 16:34:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN KISL SOCI SCUL AG
09AMMAN1022CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW
[...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...]
2009-05-04 10:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1118CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]
2009-05-13 13:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1267JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]
2009-06-04 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1318JORDAN: TEN HONOR KILLINGS TO DATE IN 2009;
[...] (S) Summary: Recent honor killings continue to spark efforts to end the practice and adequately prosecute perpetrators. Outraged by the recent killings, the King has stated he will push for legislative changes to strengthen judicial sentencing. A new book on honor crimes raises awareness on [...]
2009-06-11 14:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1509JORDANIAN LEADERS REVEAL DIVISIONS ON HONOR CRIMES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The issue of honor crimes was a central theme in the parallel visits of Codel Schiff and a Nodel of Congressional staffers sponsored by the MFA in late June. King Abdullah noted his deep concern with the issue, but blamed poor leadership in the judiciary for lack of action. F [...]
2009-07-06 13:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1519JORDAN: SWEDISH AMBASSADOR OUTLINES LOCAL PLANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Swedish ambassador to Jordan outlined her mission's plans to support national objectives for the EU Presidency, which began on July 1. Internationally, Sweden plans to take a leadership role in the preparations for the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhage [...]
2009-07-07 07:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SENV EUN ECON KWMN SW JO
09AMMAN1558HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN: THE TRIBAL PERSPECTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tribal leaders have a unique perspective on the issue of honor crimes in Jordan. In their role as mediators of community disputes and exemplars of morality, sheikhs frequently prevent domestic squabbles from escalating into honor crimes. The tribal leaders we talked to criti [...]
2009-07-09 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1618JORDAN: TWO NEW HONOR CRIME KILLINGS
[...] (U) On July 9, two Jordanian women were killed at the hands of their brothers "in defense of family honor." In the first case, the woman had previously been placed in protective custody by Jordanian authorities. She was then released into the custody of her brother in East Amman after he pro [...]
2009-07-20 05:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS EAID JO
09AMMAN1673JORDAN: FAMILIES THAT KILL AND THE LAW THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reform of the penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honor crimes face harsher prison sentences has long been a topic of discussion in Jordan. Recently, however, judges have abandoned the use of Article 98, which permitted sentences as low as six months when the perpetrator [...]
2009-07-27 08:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1674WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR
[...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...]
2009-07-27 08:44:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN1821JORDAN: SPECIALIZED HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 28, the Chief Judge of Jordan's Criminal Courts unveiled plans for a special criminal court tribunal to hear all honor crime cases. Many activists see the creation of the tribunal as a step forward to unify verdicts in these cases and ensure perpetrators are prosecuted [...]
2009-08-12 17:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1884JORDAN: HONOR CRIMES 101
[...] (SBU) This cable serves as an overview of honor crimes in Jordan, Post efforts to address the issue, and an analysis of the Jordanian establishment's response to the problem. More detailed reporting has been provided by post in reftels. End Summary. Defining Honor Crimes ----------------- [...]
2009-08-20 13:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS PREL KMPI JO
09AMMAN1885JORDAN: POTENTIAL HONOR CRIME VICTIMS JAILED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Jordan's Juwedeh women's prison on July 23, PolChief, Consul, RSO, and Emboffs met with the prison warden and prisoners to discuss Jordan's practice of administratively detaining women at risk of becoming victims of honor crimes. Jordan uses its Crime Preventi [...]
2009-08-20 14:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO CASC
09AMMAN2054LET MY PEOPLE GO: TRAVEL HOLDS IN JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Travel holds are the legal mechanism which allow Jordanian officials to prevent travelers from departing the country. The legal framework for travel holds in Jordan is full of loopholes. These allow abuses of the system which have the effect of restricting the travel of Jord [...]
2009-09-10 07:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CASC KWMN JO
09AMMAN2073JORDAN: NEW DOMESTIC WORKER REGULATIONS ENDORSED
[...] (U) Jordan's cabinet endorsed new regulations on August 25 aimed at protecting the rights of domestic workers, some of the workers most vulnerable to forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Jordan. The regulations had been under development since July 2008 when Jordan's Labor Law was [...]
2009-09-10 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KTIP KCRM JO
09AMMAN2074JORDAN: RANGE OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED DURING
[...] (U) In an effort to engage students on the issues of domestic worker abuse and human trafficking, the Embassy recently hosted three viewings of the documentary "Maid in Lebanon II." The documentary, produced by a Lebanese filmmaker, depicts the lives of domestic workers in Lebanon, details th [...]
2009-09-10 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2227JORDAN: CONVICTED POET DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Justice Minister Ayman Odeh, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber. In advance of reftel, the Ambassador stressed to Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi the need to find a suitable solution as the poet's [...]
2009-10-05 11:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KJUS KWMN KTIP JO
09AMMAN2254JORDAN: WIDE DISMAY OF "GARMENTS" INCLUSION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts strongly and quickly voiced dismay and disapproval of "garments from Jordan" placement on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) List of Goods Made with Forced Labor. There is near unanimous agreement in Jordan that labeling the entire garment s [...]
2009-10-08 07:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2307JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT:
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...]
2009-10-15 14:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN2324JORDAN: 20TH HONOR CRIME IN 2009; PUBLIC AWARENESS
[...] On October 18, local media reported the twentieth honor crime in Jordan to date in 2009. A man handed himself into the police after stabbing his 24-year old daughter allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor." The incident took place in the Jordan Valley and the father alleged that his single [...]
2009-10-19 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2339JORDAN: JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON
[...] For the first time, Jordan's judges and prosecutors are being trained on international and local legislation related to trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and best practices in investigating and prosecuting TIP cases. The training, being implemented in two phases, was developed by Post in coordinat [...]
2009-10-21 11:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP KJUS ELAB KWMN JO
09AMMAN2578JORDAN NOMINATES RANA HUSSEINI FOR WOMEN OF
[...] Summary: It is an honor to nominate and strongly recommend Rana Husseini for the 2009 Women of Courage Award. Ms. Husseini is the definition of courage. Ms. Husseini's work single-handedly broke the silence of honor killings in Jordan and her 15-year crusade has resulted in greater justice fo [...]
2009-11-25 15:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM JO
09AMMAN2603JORDAN: TWENTIETH REPORTED HONOR KILLING FOR 2009
[...] (U) The latest honor killing in Jordan occurred on November 29 when a 19-year-old girl was repeatedly shot and ultimately killed by her uncle. The perpetrator told police that the victim had been missing for two weeks. When found with a man, she was brought home to be confronted by her famil [...]
2009-12-03 06:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2624JORDAN: TWENTY FIRST REPORTED HONOR KILLING FOR
[...] (U) The twenty first honor killing for 2009 was reported in the local press. On December 4, a 34-year-old woman who was 9-months pregnant was stabbed to death by her older brother. The perpetrator stabbed her 7 times and went to the nearest police station, claiming family honor as his motive [...]
2009-12-06 13:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2741JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL HANDS DOWN ANOTHER
[...] (U) On December 8, Jordan's new honor crime tribunal sentenced a man to a full 15 year murder sentence for shooting and killing his 26-year-old daughter on her wedding day in April 2007. The perpetrator reportedly celebrated in front of wedding attendees the cleansing of the family's honor, w [...]
2009-12-18 13:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN459JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]
2009-02-18 13:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN471ANOTHER LENIENT SENTENCE FOR "HONOR" CRIME IN
[...] (U) A three judge panel at the Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man on January 28 to six months in prison for killing his sister for walking alone at night with a male Syrian acquaintance. The man was immediately released as he had already served over six months. The court amended premed [...]
2009-02-19 15:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
09ANKARA1366TURKEY SUPPORTS FOLLOW-ON UNSCR 1820 RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) On September 17 we delivered REFTEL talking points to Erman Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey supported the entire USG proposal in principle, including the organization of a task force, regular reporting on conflict-rel [...]
2009-09-17 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN TU
09ANKARA1703NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (SBU) Full Name: Ilknur Ustun Job Titles/ Associations: President of KA-DER Ankara Branch, Turkey Coordinator for the European Women Lobby, and General Coordinator for Women Coalition Date of Birth: May 18, 1965 Country of Birth: Turkey Citizenship: Turkish Address: Bulten Sokak 51/25 Kavakl [...]
2009-11-25 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
09ANKARA1710TURKEY: HADITH PROJECT "90 PERCENT COMPLETE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) reports that it has completed 90 percent of its review of hadiths (the non-Koranic documents on which Islamic law is based). The review is expected to be finished, and published, in 2010. According to Diyanet Vice President Mehme [...]
2009-12-02 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1789TURKEY: NEW NATIONAL PROJECT TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (SBU) MFA Department Head for Migration and Asylum Berlan Alan told us December 10 his ministry is spearheading a multi-agency effort to create a comprehensive plan for addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. The plan will propose legislation that, if approved, would empower the Mi [...]
2009-12-16 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU
09ANKARA1814KORAN COURSES: HIGH DEMAND, UNCERTAIN SUPPLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) recently proposed a new law removing the age limit on summer Koran courses. Under the current law, only children who have finished the fifth grade can enroll in summer Koran courses. The proposed change generated both positive and [...]
2009-12-22 08:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1830YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...]
2009-12-23 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1831YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...]
2009-12-23 16:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA273TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...]
2009-02-20 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA274TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel questions. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Article 80 of the Turkish Penal Code ( [...]
2009-02-20 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA275TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ A. (SBU) The GOT provides witness protection in practice. Fo [...]
2009-02-20 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA320TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: SUPPLEMENTAL:
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable is a supplement to the three-part response (refs A, B, C) to ref D questions, for which some GOT data was still outstanding at the time of submission. Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 9 [...]
2009-02-27 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA462TURKEY SIGNS COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON HUMAN
[...] (U) On March 19 Turkey signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. As the convention is already in force, Turkey attached no reservations. MFA Section Head for Asylum and Illegal Migration Nilufer Kaygisiz reminded us March 26 that Turkey had partici [...]
2009-03-26 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA98TURKEY/TIP: SENIOR RESEARCHER PREVIEWS DEMAND STUDY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading Turkish academic previewed for us her recently concluded, GOT-commissioned study on the demand for trafficked persons in Turkey. The study will report that the market for trafficked victims is driven largely by upper middle-class and wealthy Turks' demand for commercial [...]
2009-01-21 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ANTANANARIVO141MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...]
2009-03-02 13:54:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA
09ANTANANARIVO863GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: MADAGASCAR COMMENT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable is in response to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation". Post welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the Global Health Initiative (GHI). Post supports the GHI Principles as they bring attention to key elements of health pro [...]
2009-12-15 14:40:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI MA
09ASHGABAT1471TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT HOSTS REGIONAL UN
[...] (U) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a three-day, regional conference on human trafficking in Ashgabat this week. OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) also sponsored the event, intended to promote cooperation and information and intelligence sharing between [...]
2009-11-17 04:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM DPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ASHGABAT1680 GENDER REALITY IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Constitution and the law on state guarantees of equality of women provide for equal rights for women and men, however, in practice women do not always enjoy equal rights. Turkmen authorities [...]
2009-12-31 07:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT215TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFICKING 101: PROSECUTING
[...] (SBU) In preparing Post,s submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Poloff met this week with representatives of the General Prosecutor,s office in Ashgabat to raise a number of the questions posed in Ref A. It was Post's first consultation with the prosecutor,s office for [...]
2009-02-12 14:34:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TX
09ASTANA187 KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 24-30
[...] The following is part of a series of weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. KARAGANDA DISABLED: "SEX PLEASE" 2. A disability rights group in Karaganda called on the government to legalize prostitution and to provide disabled people with special "card [...]
2009-01-31 02:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EPET SOCI KDEM KCRM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2026 KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND EXPECTATIONS IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mud, oil, gas, and ambition blend to form the strange clay that molds the Western Kazakhstani city of Atyrau. In a three-day visit from November 5-7, DCM, Energy Officer, and local staff met with the Deputy Gover [...]
2009-11-13 08:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET EAID SOCI KDEM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2098 KAZAKHSTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE
[...] In response to ref A, Post submits the following nomination for the International Woman of Courage award: NAME: Galina Morozova TITLE: President ORAGANIZATION: NGO Feminist League DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15-Apr-1949, Russia ID NUMBER: 000813104 LANGUAGES: Russian ADDRESS: 107, Lubov She [...]
2009-11-30 09:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KPAO KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2101 KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS IN KOKSHETAU - NGO
[...] SUMMARY: During a November 12-13 visit to northern city of Kokshetau, the DCM reviewed efforts to fight trafficking in persons (TIP). She met with a local NGO, visited its shelter for victims of trafficking, and opened the anti-trafficking play "Night Stars" and a trafficking-prevention train [...]
2009-12-01 04:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2157 KAZAKHSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HOSTS MUSLIM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake chaired a roundtable discussion of Kazakhstan's business environment with 14 of the country's leading Muslim entrepreneurs in Almaty. The Decem [...]
2009-12-15 10:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KCOR KISM KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2232 KAZAKHSTAN: GENDER RIGHTS ADVANCE WITH PASSAGE OF TWO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev signed into law legislation on domestic violence and gender equality. The gender-equality law introduces for the first time the legal concept of gender and outlaws gender-based discrimination. [...]
2009-12-24 04:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN KZ
09ASTANA593 KAZAKHSTAN: LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE
[...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstan has struggled for years with the question of prostitution. Though not legalized, prostitution is not technically illegal and this legal grey zone has enabled the country to deflect difficult questions. In a recent, public appeal to the government, Rosa Petraus, Chairwom [...]
2009-04-03 12:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASUNCION147PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...]
2009-03-09 20:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ASUNCION242INVITATION TO SECRETARY CLINTON TO SPEAK AT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) Gloria Rubin, Paraguay's Minister for Women's Affairs, requested that the Embassy forward an invitation to Secretary Clinton inviting her to participate as a keynote speaker during the opening act of the "XXI Specialized Meeting of the [...]
2009-04-20 20:34:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OPDC PREL KWMN PHUM SCUL PA
09ATHENS203 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...]
2009-02-17 14:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS204 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]
2009-02-17 14:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS205 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...]
2009-02-17 14:46:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS206 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]
2009-02-17 14:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09BAGHDAD1032CHARGE AND MOHR DISCUSS MEK, KUWAITI MIAS, HUMAN
[...] (C) Minister of Human Rights (MoHR) Wijdan Salim expressed satisfaction with the program G/IWI has planned for her official April 19-26 visit to Washington, D.C., during which she will meet with senior USG officials and human rights organizations. An issue Salim is likely to raise in her U. [...]
2009-04-15 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1066SUPPORT FOR IRAQI WIDOWS AND MINISTRY OF STATE FOR
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Post reports below on the current financial status of the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA),MoSWA's efforts to obtain international donor funding, and the poorly run GOI's widows stipend program. While current USAID assistance programs do not specific [...]
2009-04-20 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON IO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD139RRT ERBIL: EVENTS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION
[...] This message responds to request for information on the RRT's actions to support the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women (reftel). 2. The KRG's Ministry of Sports and Youth hosted a cultural celebration to highlight awareness of the U.N.'s International Day for t [...]
2009-01-20 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN IZ
09BAGHDAD1579IRAQI WOMEN STRUGGLE OVER HOW BEST TO ENSURE THEIR
[...] (C) Sunni and Kurdish women Parliamentary leaders are pushing Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to amend Article 41 of the Iraqi Constitution to strike language stipulating that the personal status of Iraqis is determined by their religion and sect. These MPs fear that if it [...]
2009-06-17 15:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM KIRF KWMN PGOV SOCI
09BAGHDAD1580EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 16, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. We informed the minister that the Department had ranked Iraq as a Tier 2 Watch List country rather than categorize it as a special case, as had been done in previous years. W [...]
2009-06-17 15:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD1655EMBASSY DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA
[...] (SBU) On June 22, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister Plenipotentiary Mohamed Alhamaimidi, the head of the North America desk at the MFA. We informed Alhamaimidi that the Department had evaluated and ranked Iraq as it does other countries, not as a special ca [...]
2009-06-23 10:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD1959ARTICLE 142 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS DRAWS
[...] (SBU) After nearly four years, the work of the Article 142 Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) is finally drawing to a close. The vast majority of the approximately 60 proposed amendments that will be submitted to the Parliament would make only technical or minor cosmetic changes to the Con [...]
2009-07-20 08:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM KWMN PGOV SOCI
09BAGHDAD2055MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES ISSUE WITH AMNESTY
[...] (C) A July 23 report from Amnesty International that nine Iraqi women face imminent execution appears to be exaggerated, according to the Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. While Minister Selim confirmed that three Iraqi women have already been executed in 2009, she told us July 30 that n [...]
2009-07-31 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KWMN SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2403TRAFFICKED UGANDANS REPATRIATED FROM IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) From August 18-30, the Embassy and MNF-I, with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the GOI, successfully repatriated 14 women to Uganda who had been trafficked into Iraq for the purposes of labor exploitation. The women had escaped from thei [...]
2009-09-07 06:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG UG IZ
09BAGHDAD2886TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOI and judicial officials tell us that trafficking in women and young boys for the purposes of prostitution remains a widespread problem in Iraq, with victims either sold to traffickers by their families or kidnapped by criminal gangs. Iraqi trafficking victims often fi [...]
2009-10-28 10:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL PTER ELAB SMIG SY IZ
09BAGHDAD3121NOMINATION FOR 2010 SECRETARY'S WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Embassy Baghdad is pleased to submit its nominee for the Secretary's 2010 Award for International Women of Courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. The nominee has been informed of the Ambassador's intention to nominate her and is available to travel in March 2010. [...]
2009-12-01 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD3177EXECUTIONS IN IRAQ SET TO INCREASE
[...] (C) The GOI appears set to accelerate the number of executions it carries out after the Eid holiday, having received signed death warrants from the Presidency Council for virtually all of the approximately 1,000 prisoners (including 17 women) currently sitting on death row. In a meeting on De [...]
2009-12-10 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KWMN SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD328WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MINISTER AL-SAMARA'E RESIGNS
[...] (C) Minister of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) Dr. Nawal Hamed Majid Al-Samara'e unexpectedly unannounced at a February 5 meeting with Poloff and Strateff CJ9 Women's Initiative Team Lead Officer that she had resigned from her post the same day. In a voice that belied anger and frustrati [...]
2009-02-08 15:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD492GOI INSIDERS ON MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS
[...] Summary: (C) In the days following her abrupt resignation on February 5, it was unclear why Minister of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) Dr. Nawal Al-Samara'e she resigned, whether PM Maliki had in fact accepted her resignation, and whether Al-Samara'e might return if she could get more au [...]
2009-02-25 13:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKWMN PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD493BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES
[...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]
2009-02-25 15:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAGHDAD543MOHR ON NEW MINISTERS, MASS GRAVES, MP AL-DAINI
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told us on February 24 that she expects the newly appointed Judge Dara will be an effective Minister of Justice, once he negotiates his learning curve. By contrast, she expressed concern about the new Acting Minister of State for Women's A [...]
2009-03-02 14:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KWMN PTER KU IZ
09BAKU141AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...]
2009-02-23 08:30:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
09BAKU184TWO AZERI VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: International Women's Day presented two opportunities to observe the role that women play in Azerbaijani society. The State Committee for Family, Women, and Children's Affairs held an expensive reception which awarded only women who hold high positions in the Aliyev regime. P [...]
2009-03-10 11:49:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU917AZERBAIJAN: NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] (SBU) Full Name: Leyla Yunusova Job Title/Association: Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy Date of Birth: December 21, 1955 Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan Citizenship: Republic of Azerbaijan Address: 38-2 Sh.Badalbeily St., Baku 370014 Azerbaijan Phone number: +99412 497-32-00 Ema [...]
2009-11-25 09:41:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ
09BAMAKO5AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF MALI'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 14:36:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
09BAMAKO711MALI ADDRESSES LOW TIP RANKING
[...] Summary: Over the past several weeks, the Embassy held meetings with GOM officials to address Mali's Tier 2 Watchlist ranking in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Mali's anti-TIP standing has been affected by the GOM's failure to prosecute alleged traffickers. A Justice Ministry [...]
2009-11-02 16:50:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
09BAMAKO962008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - MALI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 15:04:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN172BRUNEI'S REACTION TO 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 04:42:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM BX
09BANGKOK3174AMBASSADOR FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES MELANNE
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer's December 4-7 visit to Thailand energized RTG and NGO interlocutors on women's issues and highlighted the invaluable role USG initiatives play in promoting women's empowerment in Thailand. During the first leg of her trip in t [...]
2009-12-17 03:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KPAO TH
09BANGKOK499THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 08:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGUI185CONFLICT RESOLUTION IV GARNERS MAJOR COVERAGE IN CAR
[...] On August 5, IVP returnee Mrs. Catherine Samba-Panza, Senior Advisor to the National Council of Mediation in the Central African Republic (CAR) briefed the Ambassador on her participation on the IVP `Conflict Resolution.' A week later, she addressed a target audience of approximately fift [...]
2009-08-19 14:57:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP SCUL CT KWMN
09BANGUI54CAR: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2009 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:32:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CT
09BEIJING1404HUMAN TRAFFICKING MOVIE DIRECTOR TELLS STUDENTS TO
[...] (C) A recent Embassy showing of "Blind Mountain," a PRC film depicting a young, college-educated Chinese woman who is trafficked for marriage to a poor farmer in rural Shaanxi Province, elicited strong reactions from a student audience. In a Q&A session afterward with the film's director Li Yan [...]
2009-05-27 05:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING1631CHINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On June 16, PolOff delivered ref A demarche, outlining the publication of the annual TIP report, to An Gang, Director of the MFA's North American and Oceanian Division. An told PolOff that China hoped that the United States would "stop releasing such annual reports." An informed PolOff that [...]
2009-06-17 03:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAM KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09BEIJING2594MPS DISCUSSES CHINA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: China continues to develop its prosecutorial and administrative abilities to counter trafficking in persons (TIP) and recognizes the importance of properly taking care of trafficking victims, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Official responsible for TIP issues emphasized i [...]
2009-09-10 09:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING2674DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING PRC SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) China has yet to study the text of the follow-on amendment to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1820 but plans to give the proposed draft "positive consideration," according to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division official Cheng Lie. In respo [...]
2009-09-17 23:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKPKO PHUM KWMN PREL CG CH
09BEIJING3213 PRC NOMINEE TO THE SECRETARY'S 2010 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate Guo Jianmei for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. In her long battle to provide Chinese women with equal rights, protections and opportunities, Guo Jianmei has established herself as a trailblazer and first-generation wom [...]
2009-12-01 15:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
09BEIJING3214CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (U) China has made progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Chinese government is implementing the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012) and has issued regulations and directives to strengthen its response to sex trafficki [...]
2009-12-01 15:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING3381WOMEN'S LAW STUDIES AND LEGAL AID CENTER PRESSES
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting with PolOffs, Women's Law Studies and Legal Aid Center (LAC) Director and 2010 International Women of Courage award nominee Guo Jianmei discussed her decision to disassociate the LAC from Beijing University in order to continue taking on legal casework. Th [...]
2009-12-17 23:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN CH
09BEIJING3490MONITORING G/TIP FY 08 GRANT PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 01:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING509CHINA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Please find post's contribution to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph designations are keyed to reftel A questions China's TIP Situation --------------------- A. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) serves as our main source for information on TIP related statist [...]
2009-02-27 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIRUT12352009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: LEBANON
[...] (U) Summary: This 2009 TIP Interim Assessment for Lebanon is submitted in response to action request in reftel. The Government of Lebanon (GOL) made limited progress in addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, partially because of parliamentary inaction before the June 2009 elections a [...]
2009-11-18 10:18:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG LE
09BEIRUT1250MONITORING OF 2009 G/TIP FUND GRANTED TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 28, emboffs conducted a site visit with G/TIP visitor Rachel Yousey to the Caritas Safe House, which is part of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center's "Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking" USG-fund [...]
2009-11-25 16:18:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM LE
09BEIRUT704LEBANON: EMBASSY DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 23, per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Surete Generale's (Immigration) Director of the Nationalities, Passports, and Foreigners Department General Siham Harake. We informed Harake that Lebanon had been downgraded to a Ti [...]
2009-06-25 15:03:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KPAO KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09BELGRADE137SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both the office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffic [...]
2009-02-13 15:18:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
09BELGRADE1388SERBIA: NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade would like to nominate Majda Puaca for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (Ref A). An interagency group at post met to consider nominees and unanimously endorsed Puaca's nomination. Post informed Ms. Puaca of its intentions, and she would enthusias [...]
2009-11-23 10:09:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO SR
09BELMOPAN421BELIZE RESPONSE FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary. Although the issue of addressing trafficking in persons is given support from the highest levels of the Government of Belize (GoB) and Belizean Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (the Committee),continues to meet monthly, there is limited progress to report for the interim period [...]
2009-11-12 20:17:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG BH
09BELMOPAN66BELIZE - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to reporting questions in (paras 23-25) in ref A. --------------------------- The Country's TIP Situation --------------------------- 23A. (SBU) Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking oc [...]
2009-02-19 21:39:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG BH
09BERLIN256GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]
2009-03-04 11:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN307TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary 2007 statistics provided by the Federal Statistics Office, 95 individuals were sentenced for human trafficking in cases where TIP was either the only crime, or the severest of the crimes, they were sentenced for. 67 of the 95 individuals received suspend [...]
2009-03-16 05:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERN111TIP - LIECHTENSTEIN: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 18:10:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB LS
09BERN93TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 16:35:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 02:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK224KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BOGOTA3277Judicial Institutions' Family Feuds
[...] (SBU) Colombia's dizzying array of judicial institutions has always made understanding and navigating its judicial system complicated and time-consuming. Moreover, recent turf battles have frozen the implementation of some policies and threaten to plunge the judicial system into crisis. Inspe [...]
2009-10-28 21:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS SOCI KWMN PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3533EMBASSY BOGOTA WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION
[...] Embassy Bogota nominates Claudia Maria Mejia Duque, Executive Director and co-founder of women's rights NGO Sisma Mujer, for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Mejia's organization has empowered women to address and overcome the impact of sexual violence [...]
2009-12-11 20:36:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA570COLOMBIA'S NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Carolyn Cooley, phone number (57-1) 315-2129, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing the report. 2. (SBU) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 23-27 of reftel. ------- SUMMA [...]
2009-02-24 13:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN
09BRASILIA102BRAZIL: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GANG TAKEN DOWN IN
[...] (U) Summary: On the week of 11 January, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) arrested five persons (four Brazilians, one man and three women, and a Swiss man) who were suspected of trafficking women to Switzerland for prostitution. The four-year-old DPF operation, which was conducted jointly wit [...]
2009-01-23 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG PHUM BR
09BRASILIA233BRAZIL: STATE TACKLING CHILD AND SLAVE LABOR, TIP:
[...] (U) Summary: The Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao ranks among the jurisdictions in Brazil with the highest incidence of domestic child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP). As one of Brazil's poorest states, resource constraints, coupled with neglect by state governme [...]
2009-02-26 21:59:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA234BRAZIL: DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE TIP CASES; BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Socioeconomic conditions in the state of Para are among the worst in Brazil, and as a result, the state acts as a source for slave and domestic child labor and trafficking in persons cases. Belem international airport is a major transit point for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ne [...]
2009-02-26 22:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA250 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) (U) The Full Inventory of TIP Legislation: Laws prohibiting trafficking are contained in the Brazilian Penal Code, Articles 231, 231-A, 206, and 207, and the Statute of Children and Adolescents. In addition, Article 149 of the Brazilian penal code prohibits "reducing someone to a condi [...]
2009-03-02 11:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA251 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...]
2009-03-02 11:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA252 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil continued to be a source country for internationally and domestically trafficked women, children, and men, and a destination country for forced factory labor in metropolitan cities. Brazil was not a significant Trafficking in Persons (TIP) transit country. Forced or sl [...]
2009-03-02 11:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA348 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] This message provides additional information on trafficking in persons in Brazil not previously reported in refs B, C, and D. With the exception of paragraph 4, the new information was provided by the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ),which has been very cooperative and helpful to the Mi [...]
2009-03-20 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRATISLAVA85SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]
2009-02-18 07:40:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRAZZAVILLE328REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 12:25:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG
09BRIDGETOWN109TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A [...]
2009-02-13 19:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC
09BRIDGETOWN119TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------------------------- Para 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2 (SBU) A. What is (are) the source(s) of available [...]
2009-02-24 21:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB
09BRIDGETOWN122TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is [...]
2009-02-25 14:16:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC
09BRIDGETOWN125TIP SUBMISSION - Barbados
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------------------------- Para 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2 (SBU) A. What is (are) the source(s) of available informatio [...]
2009-02-25 19:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB
09BRIDGETOWN126TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is (are) the [...]
2009-02-25 20:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
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