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09NEWDELHI1356	RIGHTS FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA MAY GROW [...] (U) Summary. India's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transvestite (LGBT) community is becoming increasingly active, while Indian society appears to be slowly accepting equal rights for the community. The global LGBT Month saw marches in major Indian cities, including New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, [...]	2009-06-30 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN

09NEWDELHI1374	HISTORIC DAY FOR THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA [...] (U) On July 2, the Delhi High Court issued a landmark judgment in support of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in India. The High Court ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes consensual sex between adults (18 years of age or above [...]	2009-07-02 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1398	KING OF BHUTAN CONGRATULATES A/S BLAKE [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi sent post a letter from the Fifth King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to Assistant Secretary Bob Blake congratulating him on his appointment and inviting him to visit the Himalayan kingdom. We will send the original letter to SCA/INS. 2. (U) [...]	2009-07-07 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI1442	KING OF BHUTAN WISHES PRESIDENT OBAMA A HAPPY [...] (U) Post received a letter of congratulations to President Barack Obama from His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. We will forward the signed original via pouch and send a scanned copy to SCA/INSB. 2. (U) Begin text: Your Excellency, The people of Bhutan jo [...]	2009-07-13 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI1487	POWER STRUGGLE IN LITTLE LHASA: TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The battle for control over the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGIE) has begun in Dharamsala, India. As the Dalai Lama turned 74 years old on July 7, Tibet watchers reiterated that the most volatile times in Tibetan politics usually occur around the time of a Dalai Lama's death. T [...]	2009-07-19 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI153	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...]	2009-01-23 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI161	BHUTANESE FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES SECRETARY [...] (U) The Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi sent post an original letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Ugyen Tshering to the Secretary congratulating her on her confirmation. We will send the signed original via pouch and fax a copy to SCA/INS. 2. (U) The text of the letter follows: Begin [...]	2009-01-27 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI162	BHUTANESE KING AND PM CONGRATULATE VICE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary. Post received letters of congratulations to Vice President Biden from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The letter from the Prime Minister is the signed original and we will forward the original via pouch and fax a [...]	2009-01-27 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI163	BHUTANESE KING AND PM CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) Summary. Post received letters of congratulations to President Barack Obama from Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The letter from the Prime Minister is the signed original and we will forward the original via pouch and fax [...]	2009-01-27 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT IN
09NEWDELHI165	POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST [...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...]	2009-01-27 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1667	DALAI LAMA SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a August 8 introductory meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on his upcoming October visit to the U.S. and his strategy for engaging China. The Dalai Lama suggested the U.S. engage China on climate change in Tibet, recognizing that Tibetans could wait five to ten ye [...]	2009-08-10 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PHUM PREL PGOV PREF KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI1678	INDIA LIKELY TO ENDORSE INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) Sanjay Rana, MEA Deputy Secretary for UN Political Affairs, told us August 10 that the GOI is unlikely to oppose an effort by the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to set up an international tribunal to prosecute pirates. Rana expressed little enthusiasm for the o [...]	2009-08-11 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1721	INDIAN REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel points on August 17 with Anju Ranjan, MEA Under Secretary for Asian Affairs, and pressed for a strong GOI expression of disappointment about ASSK's conviction and GOI advocacy for pursuit of a more productive path when speaking with Burmese officials. Ranjan referred [...]	2009-08-17 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IN BM
09NEWDELHI1770	POST COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced child labor. Post appreciates DOL's openness to post's comments on previous drafts and DOL's decision to remove the g [...]	2009-08-21 15:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EIND IN
09NEWDELHI1789	BJP MELTDOWN, HARYANA RAMIFICATIONS [...] (U) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has parted ways with its occasional ally, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, electing to fight the upcoming state assembly elections on its own. INLD leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala termed the decision "unilaterali [...]	2009-08-26 14:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI1808	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 24-28, 2009, including the following: -- India Announces Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014 -- ICRIER Seminar On Express Delivery Issues -- Washington Apples Bring Bonanza to Indian Importers -- [...]	2009-08-31 02:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1859	BHUTAN DECLINES INVITATION TO RUN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Political Counsellor Tenxin Rondel Wangchuk on September 2, urging the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to consider sponsoring a candidate for a seat on the 2010 UN Human Rights Council (HRC). During a September 4 meeting, Wangchuk informed PolOff th [...]	2009-09-04 15:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR IN
09NEWDELHI1861	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 4, 2009, including the following: -- India Hosts WTO Mini-Ministerial to Re-energize Doha -- India's Own Trade Continues to Plunge -- More Investment Options for Foreign Venture Cap [...]	2009-09-08 03:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1874	INDIA: CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE, NOT YET EQUAL [...] SUMMARY: More than 60 attendees from a variety of backgrounds discussed India's climate for women scientists during an Embassy Environment, Science and Technology (EST) Office-hosted "Celebrating Women in Science" workshop. Women scientists in India are every bit as intelligent and hard workin [...]	2009-09-08 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KWMN KDEM TSPL SCUL PHUM ELAB PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI190	REPUBLIC DAY GUEST OF HONOR: KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to India as chief guest at the 2009 Republic Day celebration resulted in the signature of five substantive agreements, including an MoU on civilian nuclear cooperation. Nazarbayev did not create the media splash other Republic Day [...]	2009-01-30 10:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG TRGY PHUM PINR KDEM KZ IN
09NEWDELHI1903	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8-11, 2009, including the following: -- Possible Warming of India-Pakistan Bilateral Trade Ties -- India's First Annual Foreign Trade Barriers Report -- Jet Airways Pilots Strike - An End in Si [...]	2009-09-14 02:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1935	BHUTANESE CHARGE HUMS AN OLD REFRAIN ON BHUTANESE [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson met Bhutan's Charge d'Affaires Kinga Singye on September 4 to discuss Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Robinson reported on the excellent progress of third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees from Nepal and his own recent visit to Bhutanese refugees successful [...]	2009-09-16 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN
09NEWDELHI1944	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14-17, 2009, including the following: -- Financial Sector Reforms Still In Play -- Invest India to Boost Foreign Investment -- DOT to Allow Remote Access Monitoring Financial Sector Reform [...]	2009-09-17 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1946	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INDIAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division (PAI) Siddhartha Nath on September 15. Nath acknowledged our request that India urge the Iranian Government to resolve the cases of the six American citizens who a [...]	2009-09-18 06:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PROP CASC IN
09NEWDELHI1947	INDIAN VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian Government shares some of our concerns for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and is likely to support a freedom of expression resolution. India will probably vote on other resolutions introduced during the session according to consensus. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-09-18 07:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR IN
09NEWDELHI195	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIAN ANXIETY OVER NEW [...] (C) Summary: There is uncertainty and anxiety within the Indian foreign policy establishment over the direction the new U.S. administration might take on its India policy. The principal areas of Indian concern are: -- renewed U.S. activism on Kashmir; -- replacement of the stand-alone bil [...]	2009-01-30 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI1955	PRM DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES STATUS OF TIBETAN, SRI [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson held meetings with representatives from the Dalai Lama's Office, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Catholic Relief Services' (CRS),and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) during his September 4th visit to New Delhi. During these meeting [...]	2009-09-22 02:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN
09NEWDELHI1997	INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substant [...]	2009-09-25 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN
09NEWDELHI1998	INDIAN GOVERNMENT NONCOMMITTAL ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division Abhishek Verma on September 24. Verma explained this issue was being examined at senior levels within the Ministry and declined to offer a substantive r [...]	2009-09-25 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN
09NEWDELHI1999	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2013	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 21-24, 2009, including the following: -- AIG Downsizing In India -- Slow Going for Financial Sector Reform -- India Retains U.S. FAA Category 1 Status -- World Bank Approves $4.3 billion Loans [...]	2009-09-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2037	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29-October 1, 2009, including the following: -- Foreign Equity Investment Passes $10 Billion Mark -- FIPB Approves 13 Proposals in September 2009 -- Air India Strike Ends -- India's Small but [...]	2009-10-01 14:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2038	INDIA CAUTIOUS ON DELIVERING STRONG MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (U) This message contains an action request for Washington in paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Y.K. Sinha (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) told us in an October 1 meeting that India shares our concerns about Iran's nuclear program and agree [...]	2009-10-01 15:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA PHUM PREL PROP CASC KNNP MNUC PARM
09NEWDELHI2069	The UPA's Austerity Drive: Cynical or Brilliant? [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Congress Party has committed to an "austerity drive" as a gesture of solidarity with India's "aam admi" or the common man. VIPS are traveling in economy class on trains and aircraft, foregoing chartered helicopters or private planes. Critics attack these gestures as pur [...]	2009-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2087	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 2-8, 2009, including the following: -- Reserve Bank of India Warns Banks of Real Estate Risks -- Bombay Stock Exchange Rises on Improved Data, FII Inflows -- 3G Auction Delayed -- Telecom Expert [...]	2009-10-09 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI209	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 26 to February 3, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Supreme Court Denies Congress Attempt to Help Political Ally -- Indian Leaders Rail Against Pub Culture -- Kaly [...]	2009-02-03 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI2120	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 9-15, 2009, including the following: -- No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee -- Industrial Production Points to Recovery No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee ---------------------------- [...]	2009-10-16 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2164	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 16-22, 2009, including the following: -- India to Launch Satellites to Monitor Climate Change -- New Secretaries for Space and Atomic Energy -- India's Outward FDI Declines, while FDI Inflows still Ro [...]	2009-10-23 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2176	INDIA'S STANCE ON 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social Division Under Secretary Abhishek Verma on October 23. Verma emphasized that despite India,s longstanding opposition to Country Specific Resolutions (CSR) as they lead to &finger pointing and intens [...]	2009-10-26 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN IN
09NEWDELHI2177	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns met Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on October 15 to discuss educational cooperation and Prime Minister Singh's November visit to Washington. Sibal previewed his late October travel to the United States and pushed [...]	2009-10-27 08:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINT EINV IN PHUM SCUL SOCI TBIO TSPL
09NEWDELHI2178	Indian Health Minister Favors Strengthening U.S-India [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 15. Minister Azad thanked the United States for its assistance in the health field in India, citing collaboration in cancer, TB, maternal and child health, influenza, and HIV/AIDS a [...]	2009-10-27 08:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID OVIP PHUM PREL TBIO TSPL KHIV IN
09NEWDELHI2209	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 23-29, 2009, including the following: -- Central Bureau of Investigation Raids Department of Telecom Offices -- The RBI Takes A Bow -- Economic Advisory Council Expects Better Days Ahead [...]	2009-10-30 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2227	INDIA WILL NOT SUPPORT USG POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on November 4 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretaries for UN Political (UNP) and UN Economic and Social (UNES) Divisions and emphasized the significance the USG would place on India's support for opposing a resolution based on the biased conclu [...]	2009-11-04 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR IS IN
09NEWDELHI2245	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- No Major Changes Yet to Monetary Policy -- Insurance Sector Growing -- Alok Nigam: New Joint Secretary of Financial Services -- Tarun Das Retires No Ma [...]	2009-11-06 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2285	INDIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche on November 12 and 13 to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretaries for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division, Y.K. Sinha, and UN Economic and for Social (UNES) Division, Rajiv Misra, respectively. Emphasizing the importance we place on the Indian G [...]	2009-11-13 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN IR BM KN
09NEWDELHI2309	AMBASSADOR VERVEER AND SECRETARY SIKRI SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Melanne Verveer met Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri on November 9 to discuss the Women's Empowerment Dialogue (WED). Sikri described the GOI's ideas for WED discussion topics. These included social and economic empowerme [...]	2009-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TSPL KCRM KCOR ELAB KDEM KWMN KOCI PHUM
09NEWDELHI2332	U/S OTERO ENGAGES GOI MINISTER TIRATH ON WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on November 6 to discuss Government of India (GOI) measures for women's empowerment and to combat trafficking in persons, two enormous challenges India faces. [...]	2009-11-19 03:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI2373	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2376	RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI
09NEWDELHI2451	INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche points to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social (UNES) Division Joint S ecretary Rajiv Misra on December 1, emphasizing the importance we place on India's support in voting against the OIC-sponsored UNGA resolution calling for criminal bans on [...]	2009-12-07 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UN IN
09NEWDELHI2492	INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...]	2009-12-14 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI2548	ENGAGING INDIA ON UN DEBATE: FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: Post is pleased to offer our recommendations for a strategy to engage India on the "defamation of religions" proposal and to back the U.S. "Action Plan" at the upcoming March session of the UN Human Rights Council on countering racial and religious discrimination. While India may [...]	2009-12-22 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN
09NEWDELHI2588	BHUTANESE KING'S SUCCESSFUL FIRST STATE VISIT TO [...] (U) The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India from December 21-26 on his first state visit to a foreign country following his coronation in November 2008. In addition to holding meetings with political figures that included the President and Vice President of India, Pri [...]	2009-12-31 02:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM CH BH IN
09NEWDELHI278	DALAI LAMA REQUESTS SECRETARY TO PROMOTE CALM IN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 13 farewell meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on the Secretary's upcoming visit to Beijing. The Dalai Lama underlined that neither Tibetan leaders nor the PRC would like a repeat of last year's violence. Consequently, he suggested the Secretary [...]	2009-02-13 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN CH
09NEWDELHI284	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 3-13, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 2-13, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Valentine's Day Violence? -- Six-year-old's Beating Caught on Tape in UP -- Vajpayee Hospitalized, Making Steady Progress Valentine's Day [...]	2009-02-13 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI319	BOUCHER IN BHUTAN: VISIT EXPLORES WAYS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 9-11 visit to Bhutan of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher demonstrated continuing U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom. In meetings with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Fourth King, Boucher addressed Bhutan's peaceful transit [...]	2009-02-20 05:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF PREL IN BH
09NEWDELHI328	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 16-20, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress Reshuffles Ahead of Elections -- NC-Congress Sweep J&K Rajya Sabha Elections -- More Jobs if BJP Elected Congress Reshuffles Ahead [...]	2009-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI332	INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...]	2009-02-23 09:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN
09NEWDELHI369	DALAI LAMA SUCCESSION SPECULATION: MARCH 10 [...] (C) Summary. The February 25 Tibetan New Year (Losar) marks the beginning of a tense three-week prelude to March 10, the 50th anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising that led the Dalai Lama to flee China. Tibetan exiles in India have followed the lead of their compatriots in China and shunned [...]	2009-02-27 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IN CH
09NEWDELHI394	WOMEN IN INDIA: REPORTING BLITZ HONORING INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. With unprecedented economic growth and rising prominence on the international stage, India hands have dubbed this the "Golden Age" for the world's largest democracy. Indian women have also made significantly strides, as saris and salwar's climb the corporate ladder and break the [...]	2009-03-03 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI396	GOI OPEN TO RECONSIDERING MONUC DECISION IF DRC [...] (C) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Kaestner met MEA United Nations-Political Division Joint Secretary Asit Bhattacharjee on March 3, 2009 regarding India's plans to withdraw its troops from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). Kaestner expressed the USG's gratitude [...]	2009-03-03 14:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CG IN PGOV PHUM PREL
09NEWDELHI40	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 2-9, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 2-9, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- J&K: Omar Abdullah Sworn-In as Chief Minister -- PDP Pulls out of UPA Coalition -- Shootout in Poonch -- UAE Naval Commander Vis [...]	2009-01-09 07:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
09NEWDELHI439	WOMEN IN INDIA: LONG HISTORY OF POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Women have held high political office in India since the 1960's when Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister. Today, her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi is perhaps the most powerful person in India. But women without famous names - such as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and form [...]	2009-03-06 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI440	WOMEN IN INDIA: GOVERNMENT'S PROGRESS GOOD, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. During its five-year tenure, the Congress Party-led ruling coalition, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA),has made uneven progress on women's issues. Activists credit the current government with creating an independent Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and initia [...]	2009-03-06 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI544	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHANGING CHOICES OF WOMEN IN INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: With each passing decade since 1950, increasing numbers of women in India enter into higher education, and the disciplines they are choosing to study have changed over time. While educational opportunities for women in India remain a study of contrasts, the women in four of Delhi' [...]	2009-03-23 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI567	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY HAS NO REGRETS IN [...] (U) Summary: On March 22, the Congress Party, head of the United Progressive Alliance government at the center, announced its decision to re-nominate Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi. Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of instigatin [...]	2009-03-25 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI587	INDIA: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING "DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (UN-Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on March 23. Poloff spoke with Patnaik on March 24 who said the GOI has not made a formal decision on the resolution at this time but will seriously consider the issues [...]	2009-03-27 06:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM IN
09NEWDELHI651	INDIA TO APPROACH IRAN TO DISCUSS ROXANA SABERI'S [...] (C) Acting DCM met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint-Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) T.C.A. Raghavan on April 2 and, inter alia, delivered reftel points regarding the continued detention in Iran of Amcit Roxana Saberi. Raghavan acknowledged our concern, and in re [...]	2009-04-02 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL IR IN
09NEWDELHI654	DALAI LAMA URGES USG TO ADHERE TO HISTORIC U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 30 meeting, the Charge d'Affaires solicited the Dalai Lama's views on the Tibet movement. This was the first meeting between a senior USG official and the Dalai Lama since March 10, the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's escape to India in [...]	2009-04-03 03:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN CH
09NEWDELHI676	BHARAT BALLOT 09: Tytler Ruling Angers Sikhs, Congress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, the GOI's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cleared senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler of his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, in which at least 3,000 Sikhs died. The ruling comes as Tytler begins his campaign as the Congress Party's candida [...]	2009-04-07 09:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI743	FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON ON END GAME IN SRI LANKA [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon reviewed with Ambassador Burleigh the current state of Indo-Sri Lankan discussions as the conflict in northern Sri Lanka reaches a conclusion. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama was in New Delhi April 15 for meetings wit [...]	2009-04-15 15:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE IN
09NEWDELHI773	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE GHOST OF THE 1984 RIOTS HAUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party on April 9 withdrew the nominations of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as candidates in the April-May Lok Sabha elections in response to outrage by Sikh activists that the candidates would not have to answer for their alleged roles in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. [...]	2009-04-17 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI780	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: INDIA WILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI788	BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...]	2009-04-21 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI814	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES COOPERATION ON SRI [...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon April 23 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and its ramifications for India. Menon began the conversation by noting that External Affairs Minister Mukherjee had requested a telephone call to Secretary [...]	2009-04-23 14:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC CE IN
09NEWDELHI829	RAJAPAKSA PROMISES A PAUSE TO INDIAN ENVOYS [...] (C) On April 25, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told Charge that Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa had agreed to announce on April 27 a cessation of hostilities with the LTTE. Narayanan, who had traveled with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon to Colombo on April 24, related that he had p [...]	2009-04-25 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI863	DEMOCRACY-IN-EXILE - TIBETANS DEBATE REFORM AMIDST [...] (C) Summary. Following the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape to India, Tibetans now look toward their future and the implementation of further democratic reforms for the government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA). While the exile community has the instruments of democra [...]	2009-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF CH IN
09NEWDELHI967	UK READOUT OF DES BROWNE (SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SRI [...] (C) Summary. UK Special Envoy for Sri Lanka Des Browne visited New Delhi May 6-7 to consult with Indian officials on possible collaboration on the humanitarian and political situation in Sri Lanka. Browne briefed diplomats on his view of the situation in Sri Lanka, and a UK High Commission coll [...]	2009-05-13 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CE UK IN
09NEWDELHI996	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY WEIGHS POST-CONFLICT [...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon May 15 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. Menon acknowledged the dire situation and said that the fighting was more intense in the conflict zone, with higher casualty figures and more use of heavy we [...]	2009-05-15 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF CE IN
09NIAMEY1004	Niger: Upcoming Local Elections, Republic Day Celebration [...] (U) Summary: On December 15, President Tandja launched the campaign for local elections. On December 17, he addressed the nation on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Niger. On December 20, political parties favorable to the president's continuation in [...]	2009-12-21 20:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1005	Niger: ECOWAS MEDIATOR AND GON PRIME MINISTER OPEN THE [...] Summary: On December 21, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie, co-presided over the opening ceremony of the Inter-Nigerien Political Dialogue (INPD). The aim of the INPD is to arr [...]	2009-12-22 08:10:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG XY
09NIAMEY1008	Niger: Labor Unions Strike; Inter-Nigerien Political [...] Summary: The Inter-Union of Nigerien Workers (ITN) observed a strike on December 22 to demand salary and benefit increases and to press the Government of Niger (GON) to implement previous agreements signed. During a press conference, President Tandja criticized the Economic Community of West [...]	2009-12-22 19:44:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1009	Niger: Government Delegation Walks out of Political Talks [...] On December 22, the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a statement at its headquarters in Abuja regarding the end of President Tandja's term in office under the 1999 Constitution, subsequently superseded by the disputed August 4 referendum's new constitution. In the sta [...]	2009-12-23 18:26:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1011	Niger: Government Returns to Negotiation Table [...] On December 23, during the state television evening news broadcast, the Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson read a Government of Niger (GON) statement about recent developments in the Inter-Nigerien Political Dialogue (INPD). Following are highlights of the statement: (Beg [...]	2009-12-24 11:06:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1013	NIGER: POSITION PAPERS REQUESTED; WARRANTS [...] (U) Summary. The ECOWAS Mediator for the Niger political crisis requested a meeting with Ambassador Allen on the evening of December 24 to provide an update on the negotiations between the Government of Niger (GON) and Opposition. The Mediator requested both negotiation teams to prepare a po [...]	2009-12-28 07:50:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY1017	Niger: Municipal Elections Pass Quietly; Ruling Party [...] Summary: Municipal elections of December 27 occurred without violence; preliminary Government of Niger (GON) tallies indicate a strong showing by ruling party-affiliated candidates and a GON-alleged overall voter turnout of 56 percent. Although that figure appears high based on mission person [...]	2009-12-29 17:02:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1021	Response: Information on Human Rights Trends Pertaining [...] Summary: Niger is a conservative country both culturally and religiously, and homosexuality is not discussed publicly. There are no provisions in the 1993 Penal Code that make homosexuality illegal, and there are no advocacy groups regarding homosexuality. While there is tolerance of homosexu [...]	2009-12-30 16:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL NG
09NIAMEY1023	NIGER: DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST, IVLP PARTICIPANT THANKS [...] (C/NF) Summary: PAO met with Marou Amadou, a leading Nigerien pro-democracy advocate, for a December 28 out-briefing to prepare for his upcoming participation in an International Visitor Program (IVLP). During the meeting, Amadou shared his view that the current Nigerien administration would [...]	2009-12-31 09:32:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PREL NG
09NIAMEY1025	NIGER: OPPOSITION LEADERS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: On December 30, Opposition leaders briefed Ambassador Allen of their proposal for a way out from Niger's political standoff. The proposal calls for a return to the 1999 Constitution; the formation of a transitional political body; the consensual drafting of a new constitution, e [...]	2009-12-31 14:13:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCIA PHUM US NG
09NIAMEY106	PM CHOSEN AS MNSD PRESIDENT AT PARTY CONVENTION; PRO-HAMA [...] Summary: MNSD members selected PM Oumarou as party president during a February 21 extraordinary congress in Zinder, elevating him from his role as interim president. Party members also chose Minister of Interior Abouba as party Secretary General. Numerous MNSD members who supported former PM [...]	2009-02-23 21:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI KCOR PHUM NG
09NIAMEY108	PRESIDENT TANDJA EXTENDS STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION [...] On February 24, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" on Agadez region for an additional 90 day period from its effective date, also February 24. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007. 2. This decision wil [...]	2009-02-26 08:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PTER SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY109	GON OPENS PEACE AND SECURITY FORUM ON NORTH [...] On February 25, the Government of Niger (GON) opened the two-day "Forum on Peace and Security" at the Hotel Tenere in Niamey under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior and the High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace. DCM and Pol Specialist attended the opening session, which roughly [...]	2009-02-26 08:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL PINR PTER ML NG
09NIAMEY112	SULTAN OF AGADEZ CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 12 luncheon, the Sultan of Agadez told Ambassador that the security situation in Niger's north had improved, with fewer abuses by the military, although sporadic attacks by rebels and smugglers continued. His efforts to get insurgents to cease their hostilitie [...]	2009-03-02 07:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL PHUM SOCI ASEC CASC PTER NG
09NIAMEY121	NIGER: CONTRACT TEACHER PROTESTS AND STUDENT [...] On March 3, public high school and middle school students took to the streets to protest in support for contract teachers. The latter have been observing slowdown strikes for several weeks to pressure the Government of Niger (GON) to provide permanent employment to those who have completed at [...]	2009-03-05 08:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SOCI PHUM SCUL PINR ASEC NG
09NIAMEY122	NIGER: PRO-HAMA AMADOU MNSD FACTION MEETS, VOWS TO [...] On March 1, following the February 21 Mouvement National pour la Societe de Developpement (National Movement for a Development Society - MNSD) convention in Zinder (Ref a),former prime minister and former MNSD president Hama Amadou's supporters organized a meeting in Niamey to reconsider their [...]	2009-03-05 08:40:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM SCUL PINR NG
09NIAMEY163	FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU HOSPITALIZED FOR MALARIA; [...] On March 12, officials transferred jailed former Prime Minister Hama Amadou from the Koutoukle prison to Niamey National Hospital for medical care, reportedly following a malaria attack. There was no further information available regarding his illness and general condition. Amadou's transfer o [...]	2009-03-17 06:22:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY171	NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBER TO ATTEND NDU [...] (SBU) The following individual has been identified to attend the NDU International Counterterrorism Fellows Program from 17 July 2009 through 10 June 2010 in Washington, DC. Name: ABDOURAHAMANE, Tiani Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 01 January 1964 POB: Toukounouss, Niger Title: Officier A [...]	2009-03-18 13:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM PTER NG
09NIAMEY211	NIGER: UNDP, DONORS DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR NIGER'S 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 18 meeting for development partners, GON officials, and civil society representatives, discussion focused on the nearly complete voter registration process, the prospect that this and delays in forming the CENI would delay local elections anticipated for June 30, [...]	2009-03-26 06:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY214	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for March 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- President Sarkozy to Visit Niger Briefly on March 27; -- Civil Society Demonstrations Occur on March 21 & [...]	2009-03-27 06:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL TBIO FR NG

09NIAMEY225	NIGER: LABOR CONFEDERATION, GON SIGN 20-POINT PROTOCOL [...] Negotiations that started in mid-2008 between the Government of Niger (GON) and seven labor confederations came to conclusion on March 20 with the signature of a protocol. Out of 20 items negotiated, only one did not reach resolution. 2. On May 1, 2007, on the occasion of International Labo [...]	2009-04-03 13:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL NG
09NIAMEY230	NIGER: GON Prosecution of Journalists Continues [...] On April 1, police arrested Mr. Abibou Garba, owner of private media group TV/Radio Dounia, on charges of "broadcasting false information," and transported him to detention at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (PJ). 2. Garba's arrest resulted from a debate broadcast on [...]	2009-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY233	NIGER: THE DILEMMA OF CONTRACTUAL TEACHERS [...] Since the beginning of 2009, roughly 37,000 contract teachers representing almost 85 percent of primary and secondary educators have been on strike for improved compensation and the opportunity to convert to regular civil service positions. The long duration of their job action threatens to an [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON PHUM NG
09NIAMEY234	VISIT OF PRESIDENT SARKOZY; PRESIDENT TANDJA'S REMARKS [...] On March 27, French President Sarkozy paid a four-hour visit to Niger, where he met with President Tandja to strengthen the "strategic partnership." Sarkozy also met with the National Council for Political Dialogue (CNDP),the country's political elite, with whom he discussed governance issues [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEN SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY235	GON DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN PEACE TALKS WITH TUAREGS IN [...] (SBU) Despite long-held refusals to negotiate with rebel Tuareg groups, including most notably the Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice - MNJ, the Government of Niger (GON) recently sent a high-level delegation to engage in talks in Tripoli, with the first sessions of talks taking place on April [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM PINR PINS PTER NG
09NIAMEY252	MORE ON FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU'S RETURN TO PRISON AND [...] (U) On April 3, attorneys for former Prime Minister Hama Amadou held a press conference to request an explanation for Amadou's unexpected 4:00 a.m. return to prison on April 2 (Refs A and B). The attorneys stated that Amadou had fallen unconscious during his transfer, and that medical advisors [...]	2009-04-08 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY273	NIGER: UPDATE ON CASE OF SLAVERY VICTIM HADIZATOU MANI - [...] On March 24, the Tribunal of Birni-N'Konni sentenced Naroua, the defendant in the slavery case of Hadizatou Mani (reftel),to one year's imprisonment, a fine of one million F CFA (USD 2000) in damages payable to Mani, and a fine of 500,000 F CFA (USD 1000) in damages payable to the Government o [...]	2009-04-16 07:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY281	NIGER: UPDATE ON GSP PETITION-RELATED MATTERS [...] (SBU) Introduction and Background: Ref A tasked post with obtaining information pertaining to the continuing review of the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition involving Niger; post responded in Refs B, C, D, and E. Ref F was a follow-on tasking that requested that post meet [...]	2009-04-17 17:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL ECON ETRD NG
09NIAMEY282	COURT DATE SET FOR FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU; MEDICAL [...] (U) On April 8, the Investigative Commission referred the case of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou to the High Court of Justice (HCJ). In doing so, the Commission also stated that Amadou embezzled 39 million CFA instead of the 100 million announced in the lower court's and the National Assemb [...]	2009-04-17 17:26:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY302	Former PM Hama Amadou released from prison; receiving care [...] On April 23, the High Court of Justice approved the provisional medical release of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou from prison, where he had been detained since June 26, 2008. Amadou, who faces corruption charges, left Niamey on April 24 to seek medical care in France. The High Court has st [...]	2009-04-28 07:52:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY31	Niger: Latest Arrest of a Journalist Reflects No Change of [...] SUMMARY: On January 23, Nigerien Judicial Police arrested Boussada Ben Ali, publication director for independent weekly newspaper "L'Action" following a complaint lodged by Minister of the Economy and Finance Mahamane Ali Lamine Zeine. 2. Police arrested Boussada for allegedly "divulging inf [...]	2009-01-27 10:54:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY321	NIGER: PLEA FROM UN SYSTEM RESIDENT COORDINATOR [...] (U) See action request in paragraph eight. 2. (U) Summary. United Nations (UN) System Resident Coordinator/UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Khardiata Lo Ndiaye paid an April 27 call on Ambassador Allen to make a plea for USG election support for 2009 local, legislative [...]	2009-05-04 06:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY326	Opposition Leader Confirms Fears that Pres. Tandja Will Seek [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 09:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM ASEC NG
09NIAMEY333	President Tandja Meets with Rebel Leaders, Ceasefire to [...] (SBU) Summary: President Tandja met May 3-4 with rebel leaders in Agadez, marking their first dialogue since conflict commenced in February 2007. Following April 6-7 peace talks between a GON delegation and three rebel groups in Sirte, President Tandja addressed their bid for amnesty and rein [...]	2009-05-07 06:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SCUL PTER PHUM NG
09NIAMEY341	President Tandja Calls for Constitutional Referendum; [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister Mohamed Ben Omar announced on May 8 that President Tandja will seek a new constitution, via referendum, that would lift the current limit on presidential terms. In response, opposition political parties and civil society held a massive demonstration on May 9 in protest [...]	2009-05-12 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM NG
09NIAMEY344	NIGER: FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] Summary. On May 12, Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Aichatou Mindaoudou convoked the diplomatic corps ambassadors and international organizations' resident representatives to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to elaborate on President Tandja's call for a referendum. She s [...]	2009-05-13 15:15:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID NG
09NIAMEY350	GON Officials, Tuareg Rebels Continue Peace Talks in [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Niger's three rebel groups, the Niger Patriotic Front (FPN) and the Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (NMJ) held peace talks May 13-14 in Niamey with Prime Minister Seini Oumarou and Minister of Interior Albade Abouba. These meetings follow the May 3-4 dialogue held betw [...]	2009-05-15 09:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM NG
09NIAMEY354	Minister of Competitiveness and High Cost of Living Abdou [...] On the night of May 14-15, Minister of National Competitiveness and Fight against the High Cost of Living Abdou Daouda died, apparently of a massive heart attack, while on a road trip to Zinder (historical capital of Niger located approximately 550 miles from Niamey). His body was being sent b [...]	2009-05-15 16:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY356	President Tandja Realigns Cabinet; Six Seats Affected, [...] (SBU) On May 14, President Tandja replaced six cabinet ministers in what is regarded as a preparatory move to a constitutional referendum designed to lift presidential term limits. Although some of the replacements appear designed to sideline members of parties critical of the referendum, othe [...]	2009-05-15 16:35:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY357	President Tandja Realigns Cabinet; Six Seats Affected, [...] (SBU) On May 14, President Tandja replaced six cabinet ministers in what is regarded as a preparatory move to a constitutional referendum designed to lift presidential term limits. Although some of the replacements appear designed to sideline members of parties critical of the referendum, othe [...]	2009-05-15 16:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY358	Minister of Competitiveness and High Cost of Living Abdou [...] On the night of May 14-15, Minister of National Competitiveness and Fight against the High Cost of Living Abdou Daouda died, apparently of a massive heart attack, while on a road trip to Zinder (historical capital of Niger located approximately 550 miles from Niamey). His body was being sent b [...]	2009-05-15 16:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY373	PRESIDENT TANDJA EXTENDS STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION [...] On May 22, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" on Agadez region for an additional 90 day period. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007 (Refs C and D). 2. Comment: This decision comes at a time of ongoin [...]	2009-05-26 11:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PTER SOCI KDEM PHUM NG
09NIAMEY374	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for April 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- First Woman Appointed to National Assembly VP; -- Council of Ministers Seeks Parliamentary Reimbursements; [...]	2009-05-26 13:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI EIND KDEM EPET EAIR ECON ELAB
09NIAMEY375	ECOWAS Advisory Body Urges President Tandja Not to Effect [...] On May 15-18, the Council of Wise Men of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) held a meeting with GON officials in Niamey. The Council, an advisory body, discussed the proposed draft constitutional referendum that would lift presidential term limits, and thereby allow Presid [...]	2009-05-26 17:04:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AORC SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY376	Constitutional Court Finds Against President Tandja's Move [...] On May 25, the Constitutional Court issued a non-binding opinion against President Tandja's proposal for a constitutional referendum to eliminate presidential term limits. The Court stated, "If the President decides to maintain his status as leader of the country beyond the limits of his term, [...]	2009-05-26 17:04:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PTER SOCI KDEM PHUM NG
09NIAMEY382	Update on Hadizatou Mani, Woman of Courage Award Recipient [...] (SBU) On May 10, PolOff and LES Pol Specialist traveled to Birni N'Konni to deliver the State Department's Woman of Courage prize to Mani Hadizatou (Ref A). Timidria, the local NGO that helped Mani file her successful lawsuit against the Government of Niger for failing to assist her under cond [...]	2009-05-28 12:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY447	ILO Country Program Holds Child Labor Conference [...] (U) Summary: On June 11-12, Embassy Political Officer and Political Specialist traveled to Zinder (approximately 550 miles east of Niamey),Niger's second largest city, to attend a conference celebrating June 12 World Day Against Child Labor. The two-day conference, organized by the Internati [...]	2009-06-15 15:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY493	GON Shuts Down Private TV and Radio [...] Summary: On June 29, the Government of Niger closed Radio and TV Dounia, private stations, for allegedly airing opposition incitements to security and military forces to disobey unlawful orders. Although the suspension order came earlier in the day, police appeared during the 8:00pm broadcast [...]	2009-06-30 15:40:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY5	NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBER TO ATTEND THE [...] The following individual is identified to attend the USAFRICOM Africa Endeavor Initial Planning Conference in Dakar, Senegal from 13-16 January 2009. Name: Ibra Boulama Issa Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 05 March 1967 POB: Niamey, Niger Title: Information Technology Program Director, Mis [...]	2009-01-05 16:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM NG
09NIAMEY502	Niger: Child Labor in Gold Mining Operations [...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Embassy officials visited three artisanal gold mines in Tillabery region, 100 km outside of Niamey. The visit, organized by the ILO's International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO/IPEC),evaluated gold mining sites in Niger that are notorious for exploitin [...]	2009-07-06 13:10:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM EMIN SOCI EAID NG
09NIAMEY507	Private TV, Radio Station Dounia Back on the Air [...] Summary: Private radio and TV operator Dounia went back on the air on July 3 following a legal reversal of the CSC's (High Council for Communication) suspension order of June 29. The Supreme Court also ruled on June 17 that the CSC's decision to suspend Dounia in August 2008 was unwarranted, [...]	2009-07-06 16:24:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY515	President Tandja Tightens Grip on the Media [...] Summary: President Tandja boldly moved to assert his will over the independent media on July 08 by granting sweeping powers to the chairman of the media regulator agency, the High Council for Communication (CSC). Independent media organizations have been swift in their condemnations. The Pre [...]	2009-07-13 11:26:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY521	Police Disperse Women's Protest with Tear Gas and Batons; [...] Summary: Security forces forcibly dispersed women demonstrating in Niamey on July 15 in support of the recently dismissed Constitutional Court and its president, using batons and tear gas to end a four-hour rally. Opposition groups have formed yet another coalition, with calls to "actively bo [...]	2009-07-16 15:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KWMN NG
09NIAMEY522	Independent Media to Strike July 20-26 [...] Summary: Independent media organizations will go silent on July 20 - 26 in protest of President Tandja's decision to restrict press freedoms by strengthening the hand of the president of the media regulatory body, the High Council for Communication (CSD),part of a trend of public outcry over [...]	2009-07-17 06:02:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY539	NIGER: LEAHY ACT VETTING FOR PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE DIMO [...] (SBU) The following individuals have been identified to attend the Disaster Planning Course taking place in Niger from August 10-14, 2009. Birthplaces and dates of birth are not provided. As of July 27, their passports had not been received. Rank Name (last name capitalized) Title/Position [...]	2009-07-27 15:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM NG
09NIAMEY545	NIGER: LEAHY ACT VETTING FOR PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE DIMO [...] (SBU) The following individuals have been identified to attend the Disaster Planning Course taking place in Niger August 10-14, 2009. Birthplaces and dates of birth are not provided. As of July 29, their passports had not been received. Rank Name (last name capitalized) Title/Position [...]	2009-07-30 08:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM NG
09NIAMEY553	Niger - Update on Trafficking in Persons [...] Overview: Although Embassy Niamey has engaged in discussion with Washington regarding trafficking in persons-related issues over the past year, including through its Trafficking in Persons, Human Rights, Child Labor, Advancing Freedom and Democracy, and other annual reports, much of this infor [...]	2009-07-31 05:58:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KTIP SOCI NG
09NIAMEY554	Niger: Five Day Countdown to Referendum [...] Over the month of July, a series of circumstances have contributed to rising levels of tension in Niger in the pre-August 4 referendum period. The referendum, deemed unconstitutional three times by the former Constitutional Court (refs A and B),would be a national vote to approve a new consti [...]	2009-07-31 05:59:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM ASEC NG
09NIAMEY557	Niger: Court Issues International Arrest Warrant for [...] On July 29, Niamey media reported that the Tribunal of Niamey had issued an international warrant for the arrest of former prime minister Hama Amadou on charges of "illicit enrichment" and money laundering in the amount of US$30 million (15 billion CFA),including US$1 million (500 million CFA) [...]	2009-08-01 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KCRP PHUM NG
09NIAMEY558	NIGER: SECURITY FORCES VOTE EARLY ON THE REFERENDUM; [...] Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) issued a warning to those who may be planning to disrupt the August 4 referendum. It announced a 24-hour land border closing and informed the public that security forces will vote on August 3 so that they will be available, if needed, to "protect voters" [...]	2009-08-03 10:40:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY567	Police Detain Journalists in Referendum Run Up [...] Summary: Police summoned eight independent media editors for questioning on August 1, ahead of the August 4 constitutional referendum, and two remain in custody. The police accused them of defaming the son of President Tandja by publishing reports that he received millions in kickbacks for hi [...]	2009-08-05 16:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY568	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-05 17:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY569	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-05 17:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY570	Niger: Snapshot of the August 4 Referendum [...] Summary: On August 4, some six million Nigeriens were called to a referendum vote on a controversial new constitution that would allow President Tandja to remain in power beyond his legally-mandated term slated to end on December 22, 2009. While the referendum took place in a generally calm a [...]	2009-08-06 06:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY582	Niger: Provisional Referendum Results Released, [...] Summary: On August 7, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the provisional results of the August 4 referendum on a new constitution. CENI stated that "yes" votes in favor of the new constitution won with 92.5 percent of the vote. Furthermore, CENI stated that 68 perc [...]	2009-08-11 07:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY584	Niger: Post-Referendum Tension Continues, Police Arrest [...] On August 10, the judicial police arrested Marou Amadou, President of the United Front for the Protection of Democratic Gains (FUSAD),a civil society umbrella group made up of 22 civil society organizations and labor unions, after he read at a press conference a statement that FUSAD issued on [...]	2009-08-11 15:38:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM CASC ASEC NG
09NIAMEY591	Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY593	Niger: Update on Civil Society Activist Case [...] Summary: Shortly after his release from Niamey prison on August 11 (reftel),Marou Amadou, President of the United Front for the Protection of Democratic Gains (FUSAD),forcibly was taken away by the Nigerien Intervention and Security Forces (FNIS),then brought back to prison before being tra [...]	2009-08-14 13:03:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY595	NIGER: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) SUMMONS [...] (C) Summary: Government of Niger (GON) MFA Secretary General Dan Maradi summoned Ambassador Allen on August 17 to voice complaints regarding communication between the MFA and the Embassy leading up to the latter,s August 14 press release rejecting the results of the August 4 constitutional re [...]	2009-08-17 15:40:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY596	Niger: Court Validates Referendum Results, Opposition [...] Summary: On August 14, the newly-appointed Constitutional Court declared as valid the results of the August 4 referendum as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on August 7 (ref B). While the president's supporters welcomed the court's decision, the opposition dis [...]	2009-08-17 17:06:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY597	Niger: Update on Case of Civil Society Activist Amadou [...] As of August 17, Marou Amadou, President of the United Front for the Protection of Democratic Gains (FUSAD),arrested on August 10 on various inconsistent charges and then finally jailed for "operating a non-authorized organization," remains in custody at Koutoukale maximum security prison. FU [...]	2009-08-17 17:10:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI NG
09NIAMEY599	Niger: President Addresses Nation, Enacts New [...] On August 17, President Tandja addressed the nation following the Constitutional Court's validation of the August 4 referendum for a new constitutional (ref A). Tandja thanked Nigeriens for "massively voting 'yes' for this Constitution, paving the way for the Sixth Republic...(and for) having o [...]	2009-08-18 19:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY609	Niger: President Tandja Re-appoints Cabinet, Sets [...] On August 19, President Tandja re-named the same 31 members to his new Cabinet following their August 18 resignations made in response to his promulgation of the new constitution (ref A). In his announcement, President Tandja re-appointed Prime Minister Seini Oumarou, Minister of State for the [...]	2009-08-19 16:50:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY610	Niger: TIP Tier 3 Reassessment [...] This update provides Embassy Niamey's response to reftel para 4. 2. The Government of Niger (GON) has not yet enacted legislation drafted in 2006 prohibiting human trafficking. Embassy Niamey, however, continues to prod the GON to do so. Efforts to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders [...]	2009-08-20 05:53:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG NG
09NIAMEY618	NIGER: DIPLOMATIC CORPS ATTENDANCE THIN AT THE [...] Summary. Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja presided over an August 21 swearing-in ceremony to install Prime Minister Seini Oumarou for the Sixth Republic of Niger (ref a). The GON extended invitations to the diplomatic corps and international organization senior representativ [...]	2009-08-24 16:05:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM CASC ASEC NG
09NIAMEY619	POSITIVE AND EXTENSIVE MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. PRESS [...] Summary: Coverage of the August 13 and August 17 press releases, respectively outlining the USG positions on the referendum in Niger and calling for the release of a leading opposition leader and a journalist, has been widespread and favorable in the independent print and broadcast media. (N [...]	2009-08-25 10:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL KCOR KPAO KDEM NG
09NIAMEY624	STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION EXTENDED [...] On August 26, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" in Agadez region for an additional 90-day period. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007 (Refs A and D). 2. The decision comes at a time of ongoing peace [...]	2009-08-27 13:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC CASC PHUM SOCI PTER KDEM NG
09NIAMEY625	Niger: National Council for Political Dialogue Proposes [...] Summary: The National Council for Political Dialogue (CNDP) convened on August 26 to discuss issues related to the announced October 20 legislative elections (Ref B),and adopted a proposal to increase the size of the National Assembly. Most opposition parties shunned the meeting. End Summar [...]	2009-08-27 15:40:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY626	Niger: Several Detained Opposition Members Released; [...] Summary: Several persons detained in connection with various opposition protests in August (Refs B and C) have been released. The Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (MNJ) reacts to President Tandja's extension of the state of alert in northern Niger (Ref A). End Summary. Detainees in Niamey. [...]	2009-08-28 10:58:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM CASC NG
09NIAMEY630	Niger: ECOWAS Envoys Visit to Niger; Police Disperse [...] Summary: On August 29-30, a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met with various actors of Niger's political spectrum in an effort to find a solution to Niger's political quagmire. All meetings took place behind closed doors, and envoys informed local media t [...]	2009-08-31 15:53:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM ASEC CASC NG
09NIAMEY633	Niger: Opposition Party Leaders Call on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) representatives, Niger's main opposition party, met with Ambassador Allen to discuss the country's current political developments. Embassy Political Assistant (note taker) also participated in the meeting. The PN [...]	2009-09-01 20:08:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY640	Niger: Some Former Parliamentarians Arrested; Detained [...] (U) Summary: On September 3, Niamey police summoned and arrested several former National Assembly Deputies in connection with "unduly received amounts." Detained civil society activist Marou Amadou and journalist Abdoulaye Tiemogo remain in prison. End summary. ------------------------------ [...]	2009-09-04 12:34:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY641	Niger: Northern Rebel Group Dismisses Leader [...] On August 31, the Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (MNJ) dismissed its leader for "misconduct." In a September 1 posting on its website the MNJ announced the dismissal of its leader, Aghali Alambo for allegedly cutting himself from the base and taking unilateral decisions on the MNJ's behalf [...]	2009-09-04 13:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM ASEC NG
09NIAMEY646	Niger: Detained Ex-Parliamentarians Appear in Court [...] Summary: On September 7-8, about 30 former National Assembly Deputies arrested for allegedly receiving "undue amounts" (reftel) appeared before the investigating judge at the Niamey Tribunal. While President Tandja's supporters welcome this as an "operation clean hands" (to combat corruption),[...]	2009-09-09 15:38:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM KCOR NG
09NIAMEY653	Niger: Travel Ban for Ex-Parliamentarians; Updates on the [...] Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) banned foreign travel for former National Assembly members. On September 9, the Ministry of Interior closed the reception of candidacies for the October 20 legislative elections. On September 10, President Tandja announced the local elections for December [...]	2009-09-11 11:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY702	Another Journalist Jailed in Niger [...] (U) Summary: Ibrahim Soumana Gaoh, director of a private weekly newspaper, is the latest journalist to be arrested in Niger for criticizing the government. Security officials arrested him on September 20 for defaming the Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman by implying he was c [...]	2009-09-25 16:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY72	Niger: Journalist Convicted, His Attorney Jailed [...] On February 6, a Nigerien court sentenced Mr. Boussada Ben Ali, publication director of independent weekly newspaper "L'Action" to three months in prison. Police arrested Ben Ali on January 23 on charges of "divulging information likely to undermine public order." The charge stemmed from an a [...]	2009-02-12 15:32:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY791	USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT AGADEZ: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] In the wake of September 2 flash floods affecting the city of Agadez and nearby rural communes of Dabaga, Tchirozerine, and Tabelot, representatives from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) conducted a joint [...]	2009-09-30 15:49:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG
09NIAMEY793	Journalist Freed After Retraction [...] Government of Niger officials dropped charges and freed Director of the weekly private newspaper "Le Temoin," Ibrahim Soumana Gaoh, on September 29. Gaoh, arrested on September 20 on charges of defamation against the Minister of Communications and Government Spokesperson Mohamed Ben Omar (ref [...]	2009-10-01 16:05:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY795	FY 2010 Renewal of Disaster Declaration for Flooding in [...] SUMMARY. On September 16, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding on September 2 in the northern city of Agadez and surrounding rural areas (ref A). In response, the USG has provided nearly USD 88,000 in emergency assistance to date, including USD 50,000 from USAID's O [...]	2009-10-05 06:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG
09NIAMEY808	Political Rights Activist Flees Country [...] (SBU) On October 4, Marou Amadou, President of the United Front for the Preservation of Democratic Gains (FUSAD),left Niger en route to Paris. Embassy Political Specialist spoke with Amadou by phone on October 5, who told him that he and one of his colleagues were able to leave Niger without [...]	2009-10-06 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY810	Rebel Tuaregs Surrender Arms [...] According to Radio France International (RFI) and Embassy sources, hundreds of Nigerien Patriotic Front (FPN) combatants handed over their arms to Nigerien authorities in Tidene valley, north of Agadez, starting in late September. The process is expected to continue over the next several days. [...]	2009-10-06 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PARM PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY812	National Police Prevent Former National Assembly Members [...] On October 6, national police prevented 67 former National Assembly members from accessing the headquarters of the Nigerien Democratic Movement (MODEN),an opposition party created by former Prime Minister Hama Amadou. The former parliamentarians had planned to organize a symbolic "opening of [...]	2009-10-07 17:16:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY826	Niger: Tensions High as ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions [...] Summary: On October 17, heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) attended a special summit in Abuja to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Niger. This came on the same day when thousands of protesters held a rally in Niamey and demanded that the legislati [...]	2009-10-19 16:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL AORC PHUM NG
09NIAMEY830	Niger: Legislative Election Calm, Turnout Low [...] On October 20, some six million Nigerians were called to a vote for deputies to serve in a newly constituted National Assembly. This came one day after security forces voted, allowing the police, gendarmerie, and military to provide security for the general public during balloting. The vote to [...]	2009-10-21 20:38:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY831	Niger: EmbOffs Meet with Cheiffou Amadou [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 21, Pol Officer and Pol Specialist met with Cheiffou Amadou, President of the Social Democratic Rally (RSD). Cheiffou admitted that turnout for legislative elections held on October 20 was low in some areas, but blamed it on the harvest season. He added that ECOWAS [...]	2009-10-23 09:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY832	Niger: Ruling Party Takes Early Lead in National Assembly [...] On October 23, the President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced that early results show the ruling party, National Movement for a Society of Development (MNSD),had taken a lead in the October 20 National Assembly elections (reftel). The MNSD provisionally has wo [...]	2009-10-23 12:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY834	Niger: Ruling Party Gains Majority in National Assembly [...] On October 24, the President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI),Moumouni Hamidou, announced the final results from the October 20 National Assembly elections. The ruling party, the National Movement for a Society of Development (MNSD),won 76 out of the 113 parliamentary [...]	2009-10-26 17:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY835	Niger: President Tandja Grants Amnesty to Rebels and [...] (U) On October 23, President Tandja signed an order granting amnesty to Tuareg rebels who have relinquished their weapons, representing a major step beyond the largely ceremonial acts organized in the past to mark the ongoing peace process involving Niger's vast north. 2. (U) The following [...]	2009-10-26 20:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY838	Journalist Tiemogo Released from Prison [...] (U) Summary: Authorities released journalist Abdoulaye Tiemogo of the weekly independent newspaper "Le Canard Dechaine" from prison on October 26 after accepting an appeal to commute his sentence. Held in prison since August 1, officials had accused Tiemogo of having "discredited a judicial de [...]	2009-10-27 15:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO NG
09NIAMEY840	GON Road Show to Argue Case to ECOWAS States [...] On October 26, President Tandja deployed a delegation headed by Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie to various West African states. The Government of Niger (GON) stated Gamatie would lead a nine-member delegation with a primary responsibility to "explain the political situation of Niger to W [...]	2009-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY844	GON Road Show to Argue Case to ECOWAS States [...] On October 26, President Tandja deployed a delegation headed by Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie to various West African states. The Government of Niger (GON) stated Gamatie would lead a nine-member delegation with a primary responsibility to "explain the political situation of Niger to W [...]	2009-10-29 06:15:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY845	Niger: Demarches Delivered on UN ICCS Candidate, UNGA [...] (U) On October 27, PolOff delivered ref A and B talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Deputy Director for the Americas Aboubacar Dan Barma. 2. (SBU) Dan Barma assured PolOff that the GON has already given its full support to the candidacy of Lucretia Meyers to the UN [...]	2009-10-29 10:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL PHUM UNGA NG
09NIAMEY854	NIGER: PRIME MINISTER GAMATIE MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On November 2, Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie held a meeting with Ambassador Allen (Embassy PolOff was note taker) that broached a wide scope of topics, ranging from the ongoing peace process in the North, the current political situation and discus [...]	2009-11-03 18:25:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NG
09NIAMEY855	Niger: Symposium on Pres. Obama, "The Audacity of Hope," [...] Summary: The Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Public Affairs Section (PAS) Cultural Affairs Specialist participated in a discussion on the merits of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize at an Abdou Moumouni University-sponsored symposium on October 16. The influential academic presenters, one a for [...]	2009-11-03 20:48:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO US NG
09NIAMEY866	Niger: Counter-Narcotics Strategy [...] Summary: Niger, while not a drug producing country or a significant consumer market for narcotics, should be characterized as a "developing" transit point for narcotics en route to North Africa and Europe. Mindful of the potential for increased drug trade, the Government of Niger (GON) has ta [...]	2009-11-06 08:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY871	Niger: Meeting with High Commissioner for the Restoration [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, Embassy Political Officer and Specialist met with the Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP),Mohamed Anacko. The Commissioner spoke about the ongoing peace process, landmine removal, fears of Al-Qaeda in the region, and e [...]	2009-11-06 17:45:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM KDEM NG
09NIAMEY882	NIGER: NEW PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS ON THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: On November 2, Ambassador Allen (Embassy PolOff note taker) met Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Ali Badjo Gamatie at the PM's office. Over the past few months, the GON has made concerted efforts to silence its critics and to marginalize the opposition. Some GON mem [...]	2009-11-12 12:15:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY899	NIGER: NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED [...] Summary: On November 10, the Constitutional Court validated the legislative elections held on October 20. On November 14, the President of Niger convoked a special session for the installation of the new National Assembly. While all government bodies and political parties supporting the Sixth [...]	2009-11-16 15:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY90	NIGER TO HOST PEACE FORUM ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) plans to host a Peace Forum to address continuing instability in the north of Niger and Mali on February 25 -27 in Niamey. The event will gather roughly 80 government and civil society leaders to discuss how best to deal with underlying causes of co [...]	2009-02-17 16:03:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PTER SCUL PINR PHUM ML NG
09NIAMEY900	ECOWAS MEDIATOR OPENS TALKS ON NIGER [...] (U) Summary: November 9, members of the People's Movement for the Reshaping of the Republic (MPRR) met with General Abdusalami Abubakar (retired),ECOWAS Mediator responsible for dealing with Niger's political crisis. MPPR members submitted a memorandum outlining the Government of Niger's (G [...]	2009-11-16 16:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY92	NIGER: COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] This is Embassy Niamey's response to Ref A requesting comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) believes are produced with child labor in Niger. 2. The list for Niger includes: gold, gypsum, salt, and trona. The N [...]	2009-02-17 16:44:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EAGR EMIN EIND ETRD NG
09NIAMEY928	NIGER: ECOWAS MEDIATOR MEETS WITH DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20 (today),Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar invited the diplomatic corps to a morning meeting to discuss the current political crisis in Niger. He stated that the purpose of his delegation's four-day visit to Niamey is t [...]	2009-11-19 18:04:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL SOCI NG
09NIAMEY935	NIGER: OPPOSITION MEMBERS PAY CALL AT EMBASSY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 20, opposition Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) Vice President (VP) Bazoum Mohamed and PNDS Deputy Secretary General (DSG) Assoumi Massaoudou provided a read-out of the November 11-13 meetings that Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...]	2009-11-23 16:40:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PREL ASEC NG
09NIAMEY936	Niger: Opposition November 22 Rally in Niamey [...] Summary: On November 22, the Coordination of Forces for Democracy and the Republic (CFDR) organized a rally in Niamey to demand that President Tandja step down on December 22, the end of his term of office under the constitution of the 5th Republic, which was supplanted by that of the 6th Repu [...]	2009-11-23 16:42:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY950	Government Warns Independent Media [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) admonished three independent media organizations on November 19 for disseminating the statements of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou claiming that President Tandja intended to kill him. In a written warning, the GON's media regulator, the High Counc [...]	2009-12-01 14:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY977	Niger: Opposition Protests Again; Pro-Tandja Rally [...] On December 13, Niger's Opposition, led by the Coordination of Forces for Democracy and the Republic (CFDR),organized a rally in Niamey to demand that President Tandja step down at the end of his second five-year term of office on December 22, as permitted under the 5th Republic (the pre-Augus [...]	2009-12-14 17:06:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY984	Niger: Pro-Tandja Rally Musters 3000 [...] On December 15, the Patriotic Movement for the Defense of the Nation and People, supporters of President Tandja's continuation in office, organized a rally in downtown Niamey to show support for President Tandja and the National Assembly. 2. The roughly 3000 supporters consisted of students, [...]	2009-12-15 16:32:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY987	Niger: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has demonstrated a greater interest in the Republic of Niger (RON) in 2009, with attempts to extend its influence into Nigerien territory from the largely ungoverned region bordering Mali and Algeria. The porous borders and u [...]	2009-12-16 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC SNAR PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY99	Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...]	2009-02-19 14:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG

09NICOSIA123	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 10:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY
09NICOSIA124	TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3-364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 14:15:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF
09NICOSIA130	CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT USG, AU STANCE ON MAURITANIA [...] (C). On February 18, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche concerning USG views on the military junta in Mauritania and the African Union's (AU) recent decision to impose targeted sanctions to Andreas Kouzoupis, in the Cypriot MFA's Department of Middle East and African Affairs. Kouzoupis said th [...]	2009-02-19 12:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL XA MR CY
09NICOSIA142	CYPRIOT PLANS FOR SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 15:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM GZ CY
09NICOSIA273	CYPRUS TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 13:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CY
09NICOSIA415	CYPRUS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] (C) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy Acting Head, Charis Christodoulidou. Christodoulidou stated that the GOC supports USG positions and existing security institutions. She added, however, that increased dialogue with Russia [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON RS CY
09NICOSIA432	CYPRIOT RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT BALANCED, [...] (C) Summary: Reactions to the 2009 State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report were generally positive. GOC officials welcomed this year's report as long-overdue recogNi4ign of subsdaltial GGC progresc to co-bat TIP.Q BeActigns drom NGOs ald lo#al acti6ists in the GPeek Cypriot commUn [...]	2009-07-01 11:53:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KPAO KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL CY
09NICOSIA538	CYPRUS SHARES USG CONCERN OVER AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (U) On August 18, Poloff delivered reftel points on the GOB's recent conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) to Cyprus MFA Burma Desk Officer Sevak Avedissian. Avedissian said that the GOC and the EU share the USG's strong concern over the verdict and continuing detention of ASSK. Avedissian [...]	2009-08-19 04:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM CY
09NICOSIA580	CYPRUS SHARES USG CONCERNS OVER SRI LANKAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE CY
09NICOSIA680	CYPRUS RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On October 29, Poloff delivered reftel points to Nicos Nicolaou, Counselor in the MFA's Political Affairs Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations. Regarding no-action motions and country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma and DPRK, Nicolaou said tha [...]	2009-10-29 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA CY
09NICOSIA694	(C) CYPRUS LIKELY TO STAY "NEUTRAL" ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 15:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09NICOSIA712	CYPRUS: FORESHADOWING END OF EU SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On November 4, Poloff delivered Reftel points to the MFA's Acting Head of Department for European Common Foreign and Security Policy, Helena Mina. Mina, who previously served as the Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan desk officer during secondment to the European Commission, said that increased enga [...]	2009-11-06 11:48:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CY
09NICOSIA752	CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR 2010 SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Nicosia is pleased to nominate Ms. Androulla Christofidou, a human rights activist working to combat trafficking in women in Cyprus, for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Following is the information requested in Reftel. 2. Personal and biograp [...]	2009-11-30 15:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL KAPO CY
09NICOSIA765	CYPRUS: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 10:27:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC SOCI CY
09NICOSIA766	CYPRUS: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION [...] (C) On December 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Cyprus MFA Head of Department for Asia and Oceania Marios Kountourides. Kountourides thanked the USG for sharing its views and said that the GOC holds the positions set forth in relevant EU documents concerning the DPRK. He is traveling to [...]	2009-12-04 09:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC SOCI CY
09NOUAKCHOTT158	MAURITANIA 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructins, post submits the following information on Mauitania for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persos (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political fficer Nitza Sola-Rotger, phone: (222) 525-2660 xt 4404, sola-rotgern@state.gov. 2. (SBU) MURITANIA'S TIP SITUATION [...]	2009-02-22 10:27:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCM KTIP KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09NOUAKCHOTT190	EL BASHIR'S ARREST WARRANT ELICITS MIXED REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 4 International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar El Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur has elicited strong reactions in Mauritania. While the majority of the political class condemns [...]	2009-03-08 16:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ICC SU MR
09NOUAKCHOTT211	PRESS CRACKDOWN: JOURNALIST ARRESTED, WEBSITE [...] (C) Summary: On the night of March 15th, Mauritanian police arrested Abbass Ould Braham, University English Teacher and editor of the tri-lingual on-line newspaper Taquadoumy while he sat in a restaurant among friends. On March 16th, General Prosecutor Seyid Ould Ghaliani ordered Mauritania's [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT226	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 22-26, Charge visited President Abdallahi in Lemden, and met with FNDD Tawassoul members in Nouakchott. The AU reaffirmed sanctions against Mauritania in the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation" visit. The Iranian Foreign Minister visited Mauritania, while the RF [...]	2009-03-30 07:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT230	INSIDE THE MAURITANIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: ONE [...] (C) Summary: Journalist and Editor-in-Chief Cheikh Tijani Ould Isselmou (pen name: Abbass Ould Braham) of the Taqadoumy website was arrested and detained March 15 after posting a story critical of the military regime (Reftel). PolAsst and PAO met with Isselmou March 26 to hear about the cond [...]	2009-03-31 11:07:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT237	MAURITANIANS DIVIDED OVER SETTLEMENT OF "PASSIF [...] (C) Summary: Almost twenty years after the "passif humanitaire" -- the state orchestrated persecution of Afro-Mauritanians that resulted in summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, layoffs, expropriations and deportations -- the Mauritanian government, led by junta leader General [...]	2009-04-02 12:29:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT250	ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN NOUAKCHOTT VIOLENTLY [...] (C) Summary: Two anti-coup protests in Nouakchott were violently dispersed by police on April 2 and April 3. In both cases, police used tear gas and batons to break up the protests, injuring several people in the process. EmbOffs obtained first-hand accounts from some prominent figures who [...]	2009-04-07 16:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO KDEM ASEC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT253	WHILE PM WAGHEF AND OTHERS LANGUISH IN PRISON, [...] (C) Summary: Despite General Aziz's repeated claims that there are no political prisoners in Mauritania, the selective targeting of prominent anti-coup individuals indicates otherwise. Four people, Prime Minister Waghef among them, remain in prison charged with corruption and mismanagement [...]	2009-04-08 13:54:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT255	FROM CHILD BRIDE TO SEX SLAVE: HOW MAURITANIAN [...] (C) Summary: Reports of trafficking of Mauritanian child brides to Saudi Arabia are on the rise. The girls, usually between 5 and 12 years of age, are married off to wealthy Saudi men in exchange for hefty bride prices. Once they arrive in Saudi Arabia, they become sex slaves to their hus [...]	2009-04-08 15:11:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MR PGOV PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT264	MAURITANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-12 16:08:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MR
09NOUAKCHOTT271	THE CONTRADICTIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first person to officially announce his candidacy in the upcoming June 6 elections, Ibrahima Sarr is a study in contradictions. A long-time advocate for Afro-Mauritanians, many of his own supporters and peers now accuse him of selling out by working with the military. Recog [...]	2009-04-15 13:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR MR
09NOUAKCHOTT277	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: ETHNIC RELATIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Mauritania's political crisis keeps stirring longstanding ethnic rivalries. The media talks about a "war" between junta leader General Abdel Aziz and anti-coup Haratine political leaders. Some of the leaders themselves describe it as the regime's "permanent" war with anyone re [...]	2009-04-16 13:12:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT289	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 19-23, women protesting against the junta were dispersed by the police. Election planning continued apace, while the number of declared presidential candidates grew to six. Anti-coup parliamentarians staged a sit-in at the National Assembly, while the n [...]	2009-04-23 14:05:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO
09NOUAKCHOTT312	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: This week in Nouakchott, anti-coup protests multiplied and the FNDD, labor unions, and civil society joined forces through the signature of NDI's CFD Charter, which earned them criticism from Ould Daddah for accepting foreign money and interference. Deputy Sid'Ahmed Ould Ahme [...]	2009-04-30 14:26:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT321	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (C) Summary: This week in Nouakchott the authorities surprised everybody by authorizing protests. Demonstrations were overall peaceful except for two incidents of violence by FNDD and RFD supporters against the journalist who published the Ould Daddah interview and an Aziz supporter. Mauri [...]	2009-05-10 07:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT330	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (C) Summary: For the week of May 10-14, there were rumors of possible arms from Iran. An embassy travel notification to the MFA was rejected, and Taqadoumy touched off another sensation in the media. There was a sit-in at the National Assembly, and the Ambassador traveled to Lemden to visi [...]	2009-05-14 12:23:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM PHUM CVIS ASEC PTER MR
09NOUAKCHOTT344	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (C) Summary: Senegalese mediation efforts dominated the political scene for the week of May 17-21. The anti-US media campaign continued, while the FNDD and RFD held a large march to protest General Aziz's election plans. Despite rumors of the imminent release of the "FNDD four" (arrested fo [...]	2009-05-21 17:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MR PHUM KPAO
09NOUAKCHOTT354	FNDD AND RFD FEEL THEY ARE NEGOTIATING "UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: The FNDD and RFD have accepted Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's invitation to travel to Dakar on May 28 for a last negotiation. They stated they are accepting "in good faith" but reiterated their distrust of the Senegalese and the Libyans. According to FNDD and RFD emiss [...]	2009-05-26 18:40:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR KDEM PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT357	THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION: AN EMPTY SHELL [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolAsst visited Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) representatives in the Trarza, Mauritania's second largest administrative and electoral region after Nouakchott. The visit took EmbOffs to two contrasting places: the regional capital of Rosso and the [...]	2009-05-28 13:33:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR KDEM PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT361	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (C) Summary: The electoral campaign has started without much participation or enthusiasm. General Aziz's campaigning has taken over Nouakchott, giving the not-so-mistaken impression that there is only one candidate in this presidential race. Nevertheless, the campaign's empty tents make it [...]	2009-05-28 16:57:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM MR PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT363	ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESIDENT: CARTE BLANCHE AND [...] (C) Summary: Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) President Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara believes that the June 6 elections are the only way out of the crisis. Camara, not a friend of the FNDD or President Abdallahi's, is convinced that moving forward with the June 6 election has ma [...]	2009-05-31 12:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR KDEM PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT370	ON THE EVE OF AN AGREEMENT, NOUADHIBOU "MOROSE AND [...] (C) Summary: A day before a tentative agreement to the ongoing political crisis was reached in Dakar (Ref A),EmbOffs traveled to the economic capital of Nouadhibou to assess the mood and political situation ahead of elections. In meetings with both anti-coup and pro-coup political actors, t [...]	2009-06-03 17:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT379	LONG DETENTION PERIODS AND POOR CONDITIONS AT THE [...] (C) Summary: Much has been said about the Nouadhibou illegal migrant detention center, also known popularly as "little Guantanamo" or "Guantanamito." The detention center -- or "welcome center" as Mauritanian authorities refer to it -- houses illegal migrants intercepted at sea on their way [...]	2009-06-08 16:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR PHUM SMIG
09NOUAKCHOTT385	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE [...] (C) Summary: In Nouakchott for the week of June 7-11, the horse trading for ministerial posts according to the Dakar agreement took center stage. As of June 11, though, a national unity government had not yet been finalized. Prime Minister Waghef and other detainees deemed political prison [...]	2009-06-11 11:55:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT396	MAURITANIA TIP DEMARCHE CABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. 2. (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche, leaving the non-paper and the 2009 TIP report country narrative for Mauritania with MFA Secretary General Mohameden Ould Sidi Baba on June 15, 2009. 3. (SBU) After a review of the TIP [...]	2009-06-16 16:55:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT414	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE [...] (C) Summary: This week, the parties to the crisis traveled to Dakar to negotiate the future of the High State Council (HSC),an issue that has been blocking the implementation of the Accord for the past two weeks. The parties were unable to reach a consensus, obliging President Wade to rus [...]	2009-06-25 10:51:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT431	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: This week in Nouakchott, the August 6 coup d'etat came to an official end with the formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity and President Abdallahi's resignation, in accordance with the Dakar Accord. The new government is up and running but maintaining consens [...]	2009-07-02 14:24:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SNAR PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT446	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Campaign against forced-feeding and over-eating: The Mauritanian government will launch a program in 2010 in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund to fight cultural practices and perceptions that adversely affect women, including forced-feeding and over-eating. The program [...]	2009-07-09 15:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT451	MAURITANIA ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 12 -- [...] (SBU) Aziz organizes massive political rally: As promised last week on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held a political rally in the Nouakchott neighborhood of Arafat on July 11. The event was widely publicized and Mattel cell phone users received an unso [...]	2009-07-12 17:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT460	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 15 - 16 [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs declines US help: The US Embassy offer of aircraft support for the transportation of AU/OIF observer missions to the faraway cities of Zouerate, Selibaby and Nema was declined by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 16. In a telep [...]	2009-07-16 14:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT486	MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WOULD WELCOME USG HELP IN [...] Summary: The Ministry of Justice has been informed of Mauritania's reclassification to Tier 3 in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and has been briefed about the process and potential consequences for future USG- Government of Mauritania engagement. Dr. Haimoud Ould Ramadhane, [...]	2009-07-22 13:53:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR ELAB KTIP PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT490	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JULY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 15:32:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR PHUM PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT512	MAURITANIA: TIER 3 REASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A, please note that due to a prolonged political crisis, Mauritania has made limited progress in addressing the recommendations outlined in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The Transitional Government of National Unity stemming from the Dakar Acc [...]	2009-08-12 16:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT515	THE "FIRST" FEMALE ARAB MUSLIM FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Foreign Minister Naha Mint Mouknass emphasized the importance for women in the Arab world that she not fail as the "first Arab Muslim" foreign minister. She welcomed renewed cooperation with the United States in all areas of counter-terrorism but emphasized devel [...]	2009-08-17 17:36:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KWMN MR IS
09NOUAKCHOTT538	BIO INFO FOR MAURITANIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On August 11, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz named his cabinet, composed of 29 positions (24 ministers, 3 deputy ministers, 2 minister secretary generals and one minister counselor) (Ref A). 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf: Laghdaf was first appointed prime [...]	2009-08-20 11:33:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MR PINR
09NOUAKCHOTT546	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER LAGHDAF - [...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian relationship with the U.S. has "turned a page," and the newly (re)appointed Prime Minister looks forward to a broad and strong revitalized relationship. Counter-terrorism is of extreme importance -- the withdrawal of Peace Corps following the killing of an Ameri [...]	2009-08-25 15:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT549	JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT [...] (C) Summary: Journalist and Taqadoumy Website Director Hanevy Ould Deha, detained on June 18 on charges of defamation against presidential candidate Ibrahima Moktar Sarr, was sentenced on August 19 to six months in prison, a 30,000 UM ($111 USD) fine and 230,000 UM ($851 USD) in legal fees [...]	2009-08-26 16:09:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT580	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The month of August saw Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, author of the August 6, 2008 coup d'etat, become the legitimately elected President of Mauritania. Aziz also received a visit from the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and traveled to Libya on his first official visit. Taqado [...]	2009-09-14 13:39:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MR SNAR
09NOUAKCHOTT619	FIRST EVER MOSLEM AMERICAN COUPLE VISIT CEMENTS NEW [...] Summary: IIP and ARS speakers Mrs. Fatima (Jane) Casewit and Mr. Daoud (Stephen) Casewit visited Mauritania from September 6th - 10th, 2009. Post capitalized on the timing of their visit to refresh recently renewed ties with the Mauritanian government through informal gatherings with local g [...]	2009-09-28 12:39:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NOUAKCHOTT635	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR [...] (C) Summary: In the month of September, the International Contact Group visited Mauritania to take stock of the post-election political situation. Delegations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank also visited and renewed programs with Mauritania. President Aziz travel [...]	2009-10-01 12:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER MR KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT655	OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MAURITANIAN VIEWS ON GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: On October 8, African Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Habib Ball shared with PolOff Mauritania's official position on the Guinean crisis as well as his personal insights. According to Ball, Mauritanians, who have not yet issued an officia [...]	2009-10-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MR GV
09NOUAKCHOTT658	MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 12:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT708	MAURITANIA: AZIZ' 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARD -- A LOW [...] (C) Summary -- Three months into the democratically elected Aziz government, the new President has begun to change opinions of some of his critics with very strong performance in addressing corruption and terrorism and a good effort in addressing humanitarian/social emergencies. Foreign polic [...]	2009-11-03 11:35:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT711	SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA: AN OVERVIEW AND ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: A deeply entrenched social, cultural and economic phenomenon, slavery is present in both the Moor and Afro-Mauritanian communities and is linked to a caste system rather than exclusively racial considerations. Slavery practices still exist in many forms -- from the most tradit [...]	2009-11-03 16:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TIP PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT713	MAURITANIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Regarding reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohameden Ould Daddah on November 4. Ould Daddah had no substantive response. BOULWARE [...]	2009-11-04 11:00:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT718	SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY: SLAVE VICTIMS TALK ABOUT [...] (C) On November 5, PolOff had the rare opportunity to meet with nine "runaway slaves" from the Eastern city of Bassikounou in the Hodh Echargui region. These slavery victims traveled to Nouakchott at SOS Esclaves' invitation to tell their stories to UN Special Rapporteur for Contemporary Fo [...]	2009-11-05 15:37:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MR KDEM TIP
09NOUAKCHOTT730	TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE AHMED AZIZ (ISN [...] (C) Ambassador raised the proposed transfer of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Aziz with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Ould Sidi on November 15 and shared copies of diplomatic notes exchanged in the first detainee return in 2007. The Secretary General promised a later formal respons [...]	2009-11-15 16:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09NOUAKCHOTT815	MAURITANIAN LAW AND PRACTICE RELATED TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mauritania has harsh laws making homosexual acts a crime ostensibly punishable by death; however, these laws have never been applied. Mauritanian society is very conservative in regards to homosexuality with recognized homosexuals keeping a low profile. End Summary 2. (SB [...]	2009-12-27 15:14:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT823	AMBASSADOR RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador conveyed concerns that lack of respect for due process in the prosecution of corruption and slander cases -- regardless of the merits of the case -- will negatively affect Mauritania's human rights image which, in turn, may inhibit the expansion of partnerships wit [...]	2009-12-30 08:26:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MR
09OSLO114	PART II: RISING NORWEGIAN ANTI-SEMITISM AFFECTING [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Semitism in Norway, and the expression of anti-Semitic comments, has increased since the Gaza war. The small Norwegian Jewish community is wary of being targeted, and "Jew" has become more popular as an epithet. While the issue of anti-Semitism is frequently debated in the me [...]	2009-02-13 14:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KWBG SOCI PREL PGOV PINR IS NO
09OSLO126	NORWAY'S PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Egypt invited Norway to co-chair the March 2 conference and FM Jonas Gahr Stoere has accepted. Norway's thoughts are very much in line with the U.S. perspectives outlined in reftel. FM Stoere will participate in the conference in his capacity as head of the AHLC donor coordination mechan [...]	2009-02-24 06:35:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NO
09OSLO139	NORWEGIAN NGOS WANT ANSWERS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amnesty International and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee want to meet with US embassy officers to clarify when they can expect the USG to ask Norway for help in resettling Guantanamo detainees who cannot be sent back to their home countries. Post requests guidance for what to [...]	2009-03-04 06:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PHUM
09OSLO140	FAMILY OF TURKMEN POLITICAL PRISONER REQUESTS USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The family of jailed Turkmen civil rights activist Gulgeldy Annaniyazov, living in Norway, has contacted the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and requested that the US Embassy in Turkmenistan do what it can to determine his welfare and lobby for his release. Actions by the Norwegian M [...]	2009-03-04 07:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF TX NO
09OSLO143	NORWAY COMMITTED TO DURBAN II ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Despite discussion of the issue in the Norwegian press, the GON refuses to disclose its "red lines"--what would be completely unacceptable for Norway--in the context of the Durban II conference in Geneva. While Norway can be counted on to support freedom of expression, its prefer [...]	2009-03-05 13:12:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09OSLO169	NORWAY GIVES $2.3M FOR PAKISTAN IDPS, HAPPY TO [...] (C) Summary: Last week Norway announced $2.3 million of aid that will go to UNICEF and the ICRC to help the northwest frontier provinces. While thrilled to be included in the Friends of Pakistan (FOP) group, as well as being asked to join the upcoming Tokyo Donor's conference, the GON sees it [...]	2009-03-16 14:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREF EFIN IBRD IMF PK NO
09OSLO179	NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS, [...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...]	2009-03-19 10:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO
09OSLO199	JAGLAND'S CANDIDACY FOR NEXT COE SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. Thorbjorn Jagland is a leading Norwegian politician whose thoughtful comments often crystallize debates and support US positions. While he was the subject of some controversy while he was Prime Minister, he is now a seasoned elder statesman who would be a strong candidate to hea [...]	2009-03-26 12:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE NO
09OSLO200	HRV 2009- NORWAY ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements for human rights verification, AmEmbassy Oslo possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the Norwegian Jaegerkorpts (Norwegian Special Operations Forces) as of March 26, 2009. Point of contact at AmEmbassy Oslo is [...]	2009-03-26 15:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM NO
09OSLO217	(S) NORWEGIANS WILL RAISE SABERI ISSUE WITH [...] (S) Poloff discussed reftel points at length with the acting director of the Mid-East Section of the MFA, Ingrid Schoyen. Schoyen said that Norway finds it nearly impossible to obtain meetings with officials in Tehran, and furthermore that the workings of Iranian goverment are extremely opaque [...]	2009-03-31 15:14:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR NO
09OSLO225	DINNER WITH MUGABE--THE NORWEGIAN REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Minister Solheim's visit to Harare, the Norwegians believe that President Mugabe is looking for a graceful exit, and that ZANU-PF forces are plotting to derail the unity government. The Norwegians believe, however, that the March 30 SADC meeting's strong stand on Madagas [...]	2009-04-02 13:37:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI NO
09OSLO3	NORWEGIANS PLEDGE AID FOR GAZA, BUT STRESS ACCESS [...] (C) Poloff met with Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Middle East Section of the MFA to deliver reftel demarche on aid to Gaza. Norway pledged 30 million kroner (approx $4.3 million) of aid to Gaza on December 30, actually taking the decision prior to the flash appeal by the U [...]	2009-01-05 14:27:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA NO
09OSLO311	FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IN NORWAY [...] Several cases over the past few months highlight the continuing problem of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among some immigrant groups in Norway. While the issue has gained public notoriety, the adequacy of the GON FGM response is questioned by some. Particularly at issue are mandated genital [...]	2009-04-22 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KFGM KISL KWMN KOCI XA NO
09OSLO315	NORWEGIAN LAWYERS SUE ISRAEL FOR WAR CRIMES ABUSES [...] (U) As widely reported in the international press, a group of Norwegian attorneys filed with the Public Prosecutor's Office a request for the Government of Norway to pursue a war crimes case against Israeli officials for actions in Gaza. The lead attorney pressing the matter is a well know huma [...]	2009-04-27 12:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM IS NO
09OSLO341	NORWEGIANS LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU ON SUU KYI ISSUE [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Senior Advisor Vegard Wennesland in the MFA East Asia section and discussed reftel points. Wennesland, after consulting within the MFA, said that no final decision had been taken on how to react to the May 30 milestone in Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest. Wennesland said [...]	2009-05-11 14:09:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM NO
09OSLO389	NORWAY AGREES PIRACY COURT A BAD IDEA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with Deputy Director Anita Nergard of the MFA Section for Global Security on June 10. Nergard said that Norway agreed with the US that the idea of an international tribunal to prosecute piracy suspects was a bad idea for the reasons we listed in reftel no [...]	2009-06-10 14:21:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09OSLO412	SUPPORT FOR PAROLE OF SHARPUDI ELFIROVICH ISRAILOV [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 12:13:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NO PHUM RU
09OSLO424	NORWEGIANS MUSE ON CGPCS AND ASPIRANT COUNTRIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide ranging discussion, Norway's representative to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),Carl Salicath, expressed reticence about admitting flag-of-convenience states to membership. He also discussed Cyprus's membership, Egypt's "odd" behavior with r [...]	2009-06-30 11:13:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09OSLO433	NORWAY WILL SUPPORT US NGOS AT ECOSOC, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a surprisingly frank interview, the Assistant Director General of UN Affairs at the Norwegian MFA stated his support for our NGO initiatives at the ECOSOC meeting, and mused on perceptions of the Obama administration's operations at the UN, and our differing definitions of "UN [...]	2009-07-07 06:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR NO
09OSLO435	REQUEST FOR PAROLE FOR ISRAILOV, SJARPUDI ELFIROVITSJ [...] (SBU) Name: Israilov, Sjarpudi Elfirovitsj 2. (SBU) DPOB: 17 January 1956, Engels, Kazakhstan 3. (SBU) Justification of Special Public Benefit Parole request: The full justification for parole is classified and contained in reftel, 09 Oslo 412. There is a USG interest in Mr. Israilov' [...]	2009-07-09 14:24:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CVIS
09OSLO444	NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anniken Enersen, Senior Advisor in the MFA legal section. Enersen explained that while 1267 sanctions committee names are quasi-automatically incorporated into Norwegian law (after administrative entry done by the MFA),our independent naming of E.O. [...]	2009-07-14 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
09OSLO460	FURTHER SUPPORT CABLE FOR SHARPUDI ELFIROVITCH ISRAILOV [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 14:37:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NO PHUM RU
09OSLO465	HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN CHECHEN ADVERSARIES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 and 24, the London-based "Chechnya Peace Forum" convened a meeting in Oslo between Dukhvakha Abdurakhmanov (Chairman of the Chechen parliament and representative of the Kadyrov government) and Akhmed Zakaev (representative of the Maskhadov continuation government). [...]	2009-07-29 11:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PGOV PREL PTER NO RU
09OSLO494	THE NORWAY HAMSUN YEAR CONTROVERSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: August 5 marked the official opening of the Hamsun Center in Hamaroy, Norway, and the continued celebration of the "Hamsun Year," a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nobel Prize winning author and Nazi sympathizer Knut Hamsun. The "Hamsun Year" has brought co [...]	2009-08-07 14:58:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL KIRF NO
09OSLO504	NORWEGIAN OPINIONS ON THE SUU KYI VERDICT AND BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The GON shares our reaction to the Suu Kyi verdict, and Foreign Minister Stoere has made forceful statements condemning the trial as "political" and "a farce," while also stating that an international boycott of Burma is of limited effectiveness without India and China on board. T [...]	2009-08-14 07:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NO EAID
09OSLO533	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON MEETS WITH GON AND NGOS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a productive series of meetings on August 24 in Oslo, S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Minister for International Development Erik Solheim, a variety of high level Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials, and two NGOs to discuss the recent conflict in Sri Lanka, s [...]	2009-08-31 08:35:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SL NO
09OSLO537	NORWAY WILL NOT OPPOSE ISRAEL JUSCANZ MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) On September 2, Poloff delivered reftel points to Vebjorn Heines, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Coordinator for Human Rights Council (HRC) issues in the MFA Humanitarian Issues section. Heines was the person referred to in reftel paragraph 10 as the former "Norwegian PolCouns in Geneva [...]	2009-09-03 12:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PHUM NO
09OSLO547	NORWAY (ALMOST) FULLY ON BOARD WITH USG HRC [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Coordinator for Human Rights Council (HRC) issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Vebjorn Heines, pronounced reftel demache's talking points "more or less completely consistent with Norway's priorities." Heines put special emphasis on Norway's "procedural [...]	2009-09-10 13:40:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09OSLO552	NORWAY AGREES WITH USG APPROACH ON SRI LANKA IDP [...] (C) Norway's response to reftel demarche was uniformly positive. Poloff met with Tone Allers, Sri Lanka Desk officer at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Allers, after having two days to digest the information in the demarche and share it with the Norwegian embassy in Colombo, [...]	2009-09-11 12:33:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09OSLO569	DEMARCHES TO NORWAY ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting, Deputy Polecon Counselor delivered demarches on missing/detained Amcit cases (Ref A) and Iran's nuclear program (Ref B) to Deputy Director Torunn Viste and Iran Desk Officer Mai Tonheim in the Norwegian MFA's Middle East section. Tonheim outlined Norwa [...]	2009-09-17 12:42:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PGOV PHUM
09OSLO572	SE WOLPE HAS PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH GON AND NGOS IN [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Howard Wolpe had a day of productive meetings on September 4 in Oslo with representatives of the Norwegian government (GON),the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC),Norwegian Church Aid (NCA),and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). The GON agreed t [...]	2009-09-18 08:52:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO KWMN SOCI NO
09OSLO592	NORWAY RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian MFA responded positively September 24 to our demarche on engaging the Human Rights Council (HRC) in a constructive manner on the Goldstone report. The officials we met said Norway would want to "welcome" the Goldstone report in any HRC resolution on the matter, but c [...]	2009-09-25 07:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO601	NORWAY PESSIMISTIC ON HRC GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'affaires, a.i., met with Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor and coordinator ad interim for UN Human Rights Council (HRC) issues for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on October 1 to discuss emailed points both on the Goldstone Report and Freedom of Expression resolutions [...]	2009-10-01 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO634	NORWAY: "EVEN WE MIGHT HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST NEW [...] (C) A/DCM (PolEconcouns) delivered Ref A demarche to head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, on October 14 prior to the open UNSC meeting on the Middle East in New York. Generally, Gjelstad was very positive and emphasized the congruencies between U.S. and [...]	2009-10-15 11:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO
09OSLO647	NORWAY'S VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed reftel priorities with Anne Merchant, the coordinator of Norway's UNGA Third Committee matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). While the meeting contained no surprises, Merchant shared her views on how to diminish bloc-voting in the Third Committee. In [...]	2009-10-26 10:26:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF NO UN
09OSLO679	NORWAY GENERALLY RECEPTIVE TO U.S. REDLINES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Polcouns delivered reftel points to Jorn Gjelstad, head of the Middle East Section of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 3. Gjelstad commented favorably on our position opposing the various unacceptable elements currently under discussion for inclusion in [...]	2009-11-03 16:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO

09OSLO705	NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY TO VOTE ON BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI [...] (SBU) The board of Norway's University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) will vote November 12 to decide whether to establish an academic boycott of Israel. Norwegian Minister for Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland (Socialist Left Party, SV),in an interview with leading n [...]	2009-11-10 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SCUL IS NO
09OSLO773	NORWAY ON MULLAH KREKAR EXTRADITION: IRAQ ON HOLD, [...] (C) Summary: In discussions on December 7, our interlocutor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) legal section stated that Norway is not/not actively pursuing obtaining a guarantee of humane treatment for Ansar al-Islam figure Mullah Krekar (aka Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad) from the Government o [...]	2009-12-15 09:37:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IQ NO
09OSLO782	NORWAY WANTS TO WORK WITH U.S. ON DEFEATING [...] (C) In response to Ref A, which was primarily directed to posts in countries which support the "Defamation of Religion" resolutions problematic to the USG, poloff contacted Colleen Neville in IO/HR to determine next steps specific to the Government of Norway. Neville informed poloff (Ref B) t [...]	2009-12-21 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC
09OSLO794	NORWAY RESPONDS TO AMCIT DEMARCHE; ASSESSES IRAN [...] (C) On December 29, Deputy Chief of Mission James T. Heg, accompanied by Poleconoff, met with Aud-Marit Wiig, Director General of Geographic Bureaus and International Development, as well as Torunn Viste, Assistant Director General in charge of Mid-East Affairs, both at the Norwegian Ministry o [...]	2009-12-30 12:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NO
09OSLO8	NORWAY PROMISES BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PA WITHIN THE [...] (C) Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Mid-East Section of the MFA told poloff, in response to reftel demarche, that Norway would, within this week, release the 228 million kroner (approx $33 million) Norway pledged to the Palestinian Authority at the Paris donors' conference. S [...]	2009-01-06 14:46:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM NO
09OTTAWA109	CANADA'S "NEW" CHINA STRATEGY EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government recently rolled out a "new" China strategy that will emphasize more high level ministerial visits and dialogue. Prime Minister Harper has yet to visit Beijing during his three year tenure, but may later in 2009. Canada's engagement with China seeks first [...]	2009-02-11 13:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD CH CA
09OTTAWA151	CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]	2009-02-27 21:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA152	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]	2009-02-27 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09OTTAWA153	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]	2009-02-27 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09OTTAWA167	CANADA UPHOLDS NEED FOR TOUGH ZIMBABWE BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Ahead of the March 20 informal meeting in Washington of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe, Canada believes the previously agreed benchmarks on political reconciliation and reform remain valid. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Eastern and Southern [...]	2009-03-05 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
09OTTAWA168	CANADA URGES SUDAN'S COOPERATION WITH ICC [...] (U) In a public statement on March 4, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon offered Canada's appreciation of the International Criminal Court for its indictment of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, noting that "Canada strongly supports the work of the ICC, including its work in Sudan." He called on S [...]	2009-03-05 21:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KICC SU CA
09OTTAWA188	CANADA SEEKING BETTER TIP DATA COLLECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada wishes to improve its Trafficking In Persons (TIP) data collection system and seeks to learn in an upcoming visit (see para 6) about the USG's best practices. Its existing system clearly does not yet capture all trafficking cases within the criminal justice system, maki [...]	2009-03-10 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA2	CANADA TO PROVIDE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	LE EAID PGOV PREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA249	TOWARD A CANADIAN DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AGENCY [...] (C) Summary. The Conservative Party and the Harper government have championed the creation of a non-partisan Canadian democracy promotion agency. Details are still few and may not emerge with any clarity until fall 2009. So far, the government appears not to have included any new funding i [...]	2009-03-27 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CA
09OTTAWA262	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights Policy Director Gwyn Kutz confirmed to poloff on April 1 that Canada will support the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Separately, DFAIT Deputy Director for Hu [...]	2009-04-02 17:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CA
09OTTAWA273	CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...]	2009-04-06 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CA
09OTTAWA281	SEARCHING A MODEL FOR A NEW CANADIAN DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of State for Democratic Reform Steven Fletcher is examining other models for a new Canadian democracy promotion agency (reftel),with an intended focus on aiding like-minded political parties worldwide to help fill a gap in Canadian International Development Agency ( [...]	2009-04-08 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA285	CANADA FIGHTING TRAFFICKING OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN [...] (U) Summary: Canada's federal government will provide C$100,000 to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) to develop education and awareness programs to protect First Nations women and youth from trafficking and sexual exploitation. The grant supplements the federal government's partnership w [...]	2009-04-09 16:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA298	REMNANTS OF ANTI-AMERICANISM IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: As President Obama noted in Strasbourg on April 3, anti-Americanism in developed countries is sometimes both "casual and insidious." Canada's traditionally liberal universities have often displayed some anti-American biases, as emboff discovered first-hand as a part-time graduat [...]	2009-04-16 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA304	OTTAWA WOMAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court sentenced a Canadian woman to seven years in prison on April 9 for human trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses. Her accomplice is scheduled to face charges in December. This conviction further demonstrates Canada's progress and commitment in fighting hu [...]	2009-04-20 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA306	CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON U.S. IAHRC CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Canada will decide in the next few weeks which candidate it will support for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights senior policy advisor Cyndy Nelson. Nelson told act [...]	2009-04-20 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OAS IAHRC CA
09OTTAWA310	CANADIAN ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING - UPDATE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: As of April 20, there were thirteen trafficking-related convictions in Canada in 2008-2009, with an additional twelve cases now before the courts. Ongoing investigations, including alleged cases of forced labor and trafficking of foreign victims, should lead to additional ch [...]	2009-04-22 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA313	COURT RULES CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: On April 23, a Federal Court judge ruled that the Canadian government's refusal to seek Omar Khadr's repatriation from the United States violated his constitutional rights and that the government must press the United States to return him to Canada. The government may appeal the de [...]	2009-04-23 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA329	DEMARCHE: SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL
09OTTAWA374	CANADA NON-COMMITTAL ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 11 meeting with Canadian officials, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Dan Fried discussed the possible resettlement in Canada of the three Uighur detainees now at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba who have pending refugee applications in Canada. [...]	2009-05-20 21:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA379	CANADA AND SABERI [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to reftel demarche points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran desk officer Alistair Wallbaum said that Canada was pleased to be of assistance in the Saberi case. He added that Foreign Ministe [...]	2009-05-21 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA382	DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 15:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EAID PHUM PK PREF
09OTTAWA383	CANADA SECURES FIRST WAR CRIMES CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada on May 22 secured a landmark first judicial decision under its 2000 Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (CAHWCA),convicting failed refugee claimant Dsir Munyaneza on all seven charges against him related to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during t [...]	2009-05-22 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KAWC PREF RW CA
09OTTAWA385	CANADA GIVING $8 MILLION FOR PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PK EAID PHUM PREF
09OTTAWA430	CANADA DECLINES UIGHUR DETAINEES [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper's spokesman Kory Teneycke on June 4 confirmed to the media that Canada had declined requests from the Obama and Bush Administrations to take any Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay, noting "given that these detainees have no link with Canada...I do not see [...]	2009-06-05 16:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA432	DEMARCHE TO CANADA ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT THE [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on June 5 delivered ref a demarche to Assistant to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy Gordon Venner and Director of Operations for the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office Matthew Levin, and strongly urged that Canada defer introduction [...]	2009-06-05 20:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN CA
09OTTAWA436	CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Officials. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while [...]	2009-06-08 17:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
09OTTAWA468	CANADA'S DEMOCRACY PROMOTION COMMUNITY ACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Several government-funded Canadian organizations are active around the world in promoting human rights and good governance, whose work the government's proposed creation of a new Canadian democracy promotion agency focused on political party development would comp [...]	2009-06-16 12:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN AORC EAID CA
09OTTAWA487	TIP REPORT MAKES HEADLINES AROUND CANADA [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2009 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report received widespread media coverage in Canada, thanks largely to the selection of Canada's first ever TIP hero, Benjamin Perrin. ConGen Vancouver took maximum advantage of this opportunity by organizing a press conference and bookin [...]	2009-06-23 21:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KPAO KMDR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB
09OTTAWA492	CANADA REACTS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE TO [...] (U) Summary: Across Canada the reaction to President Obama,s June 4 speech in Cairo was overwhelmingly positive. Canadian Muslim leaders, national and local politicians and journalists described the speech as inspirational, respectful, and empowering. Many remarked it was a turning point in U [...]	2009-06-25 14:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR PTER SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA495	INAUGURAL U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-06-25 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA501	CANADA PROTESTS IRAN ELECTION IRREGULARITIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Across Canada government officials and the public continue to express condemnation for the Iranian regime's use of violence against dissent following the disputed June 12 presidential election. A day after President Obama rescinded July Fourth invitations to Iranian officials, [...]	2009-06-26 20:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR CA
09OTTAWA529	CANADA SUPPORTS NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED NATIONS [...] (U) Canada supports the U.S. position on the involvement of NGOs at the United Nations as outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division Policy Advisor David Murphy Haglund. He noted that U.S. and Canadia [...]	2009-07-10 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA543	CANADIAN PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TORTURE VICTIMS [...] (U) Summary. Canada avoids deporting individuals to any country where they would be at risk of persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment. With a few exceptions, anyone ordered removed from Canada may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment. "Security certificate" legislation s [...]	2009-07-16 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA549	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF MANITOBA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by APP Winnipeg. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the Canadian central plains, trafficking in persons is tied inextricably to the prostitution of aboriginal women and female children in the largest cities. A conference hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs July 8-9 br [...]	2009-07-17 20:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP SOCI CA
09OTTAWA550	FIRST U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-07-17 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA594	CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]	2009-07-30 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA596	DETERMINED PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE [...] (SBU) Approximately 95 supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (Mek) gathered again across the street from the chancery on July 30 to condemn the recent attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq by Iraqi military and police forces (reftel). The protest began on July 29 at 09:14 with approximately 80 pro [...]	2009-07-30 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA
09OTTAWA597	NATIVE BORDER DISPUTE RAISES COMPLEX ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: An ongoing dispute between Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Mohawk aboriginal reserve of Akwesasne over the arming of border guards on the reserve straddling the Canada-U.S. border raises cross-cutting political, jurisdictional, and law enforcement issues. CBSA reta [...]	2009-07-30 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PBTS CA
09OTTAWA610	CANADA IN THE UNHRC: A CHAMPION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Canada closed its three year term on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) with an enhanced reputation as a strong advocate for human rights protection and democracy promotion worldwide. During its term, Canada was a spirited advocate -- condemning human rights abuses, standing alon [...]	2009-08-06 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UNHCR CA
09OTTAWA629	APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S [...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...]	2009-08-14 19:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER CU CA
09OTTAWA642	CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PRAISES AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) In remarks to reporters in Pangnirtun, Nunavut on August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that "what is taking place in Afghanistan is remarkable" and praised the 2009 Afghan elections -- "warts and all," noting the inherent difficulties involved in elections in a country that had [...]	2009-08-20 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA643	ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIMS DEFY TIMELY RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent imbroglio between the Canadian Border Services Agency and the Mohawk community of Akwesasne over armed agents at the crossing point on Cornwall Island, Ontario (reftel) highlights again the complexity, lack of clarity, and evolving nature of relations between the fed [...]	2009-08-21 14:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA649	GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL COURT DECISION ON KHADR [...] (C) On August 24, Christian Rousseau, Director of Operations for Defence and International Security Policy at the Privy Council Office, informed PolMinCouns that the Canadian government would appeal to the Supreme Court the August 14 decision (ref a) of the Federal Court of Appeals upholding [...]	2009-08-24 17:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL CU CA
09OTTAWA695	TIP: BC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS A SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary: Increased collaboration among the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),British Colombia (BC) government officials, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has strengthened the province's capacity to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Advocacy groups and police continue to d [...]	2009-09-08 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KTIP KCRM CA
09OTTAWA696	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS: A LOW PROFILE, AT LEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's federal and provincial human rights commissions (HRCs) have maintained a lower public profile this year than in 2008. They could, however, face a sharp increase in complaints in 2010 due to new Vancouver city bylaws enacted for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The ex [...]	2009-09-08 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA698	SLOWER, LOWER, WEAKER: NGOS PROTEST FREE SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is protesting new Vancouver city bylaws that allow "draconian curtailment of free expression" during the 2010 Winter Olympics. BCCLA argues the new laws are "ripe for constitutional challenge." Local media has given wide [...]	2009-09-09 17:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KOLY CA
09OTTAWA708	CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF SRI LANKA FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT [...] (C) Canada is supportive of the U.S. strategy to promote freedom of movement in Sri Lanka (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) South Asia Deputy Director Jonathan Yendall. He cautioned that he was still seeking to coordinate a "whole of governme [...]	2009-09-11 19:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09OTTAWA717	CANADA READY TO HELP ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN [...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon and other senior officials will be seeking meetings with Iranian counterparts on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York to raise the issue of detained Canadians in Iran, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [...]	2009-09-15 15:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR PROP PTER CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA720	CANADA: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES [...] (U) Like the United States, Canada is a nation of immigrants. Immigrants make up twenty percent of the overall population in Canada, according to the most recent census data (2006). The largest Diaspora in Canada is from the United Kingdom (579,620) followed by China (466,940),India (443,6 [...]	2009-09-15 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SCUL EAID TSPL BTIO BEXP
09OTTAWA747	COURT QUASHES SECURITY CERTIFICATE, FOUR REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the Federal Court of Canada announced it will quash an immigration security certificate against Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui, reducing the number of active certificates in suspected terrorist cases to four. The decision is the latest setback for the government i [...]	2009-09-25 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA789	CANADA: FREE SPEECH V. HATE SPEECH HEADED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has appealed to the Federal Court to clarify Canada's hate speech laws after a controversial ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal's finding related to the constitutionality of a law and penalty targeting the dis [...]	2009-10-13 20:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA790	CANADA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel demarche on October 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel/West Bank and Gaza Greg Lemermeyer promised to deliver the U.S. talking points to Canada's permanent mission to the UN immediately and to report back to [...]	2009-10-14 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL CA
09OTTAWA815	Canada coordinating 64th UNGA positions closely with US [...] (SBU) Canada is closely coordinating its 64th UN General Assembly, Third Committee positions on no-action motions, country-specific resolutions, and the defamation of religions thematic resolution with the U.S., according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) [...]	2009-10-26 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA817	Canada: A defensive response to UN report on minority issues [...] (SBU) Summary: A United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues has highlighted Canada's Muslim communities' fears of "unsubstantiated use" of security certificates, racial profiling, and harassment as well as "uneven and unclear" human rights protections for all minorities in Canada. T [...]	2009-10-27 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA820	Canada provides details for coordination with US for 64th [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights officials, Canadian priorities for this year's Third Committee echo those of U.S. (refs a and b). Canada's main priorities are the adoption of the Iran resolution and other country-specific resoluti [...]	2009-10-28 17:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA821	Canada to vote against UNGA Goldstone Report motion [...] (C) Canada "will vote against" the Goldstone Report resolution during the November 4 UN General Assembly discussion and shares U.S. concerns against transmitting the matter to the Security Council or to the International Criminal Court, according to Greg Lemermeyer, Deputy Director of the Isr [...]	2009-11-03 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL UN IS CA
09OTTAWA822	CANADA: MPs PASS CENSURE MOTION ON IRAN [...] (U) Summary: Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed a strongly-worded, non-binding motion supporting the democratic aspirations and human rights of the people of Iran, condemning Iran's disregard of UN Security Council Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747 and 1803 and International Atomic En [...]	2009-10-28 18:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV IR CA
09OTTAWA826	CANADA: LIFE SENTENCE FOR RWANDAN WAR CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court has sentenced D????sir???? Munyaneza, a failed Rwandan refugee claimant, to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for 25 years for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes stemming from his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The l [...]	2009-10-29 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ICTR KAWC CA RW
09OTTAWA854	QUEBEC SCHOOL LANGUAGE LAW FAILS CONSTITUTIONALITY TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Quebec law that closed a loophole in allowing English-language education in the francophone province, finding that it was "excessive" and violated constitutional minority language rights. Signaling that it found the procedures -- [...]	2009-11-05 14:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA861	Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]	2009-12-01 22:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA867	Canada working "behind the scenes" on democratic reform in [...] (C/NF) Canada is working "behind the scenes" on new ideas for advancing democratic reform in Burma and welcomes U.S. high level engagement with the Burmese government (reftel),according to Erin Koenig, deskoff for Burma, Thailand, and Regional Human Rights in the Southeast Asia and Oceania Rel [...]	2009-12-03 19:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM BM CA
09OTTAWA869	Canada taking "harsher line" on DPRK's UPR [...] (C/NF) Canada agrees with U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the DPRK (reftel),according to Cyndy Nelson, Policy Advisor for Human Rights, and Daniel Ulmer, Policy Officer for Human Rights, in the Human [...]	2009-12-03 22:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL AORC SOCI UN KN CA
09OTTAWA890	CANADA: AFGHAN DETAINEE CONTROVERSY RE-ERUPTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to a House of Commons committee on November 18, a Canadian diplomat claimed to have filed numerous written reports in 2006 and 2007 from Afghanistan alleging that "all" Afghans detained by Canadian Forces and transferred to Afghan authorities likely faced torture [...]	2009-11-19 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA894	CANADIAN VIEWS OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada strongly agrees with the U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, notably the need for greater anti-corruption efforts and for greater security, especially in the south. Canada also calls upon Afghanistan to implement its international human rights commitments, [...]	2009-11-20 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA897	CANADA AGREES TO URGE IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] (C/NF) In response to December 18 reftel demarche by PolMinCouns, Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on December 22 that he was prepared to meet with the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Ottawa to mak [...]	2009-12-22 18:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CASC PHUM CA IR
09OTTAWA903	Canada's Supreme Court strengthens free speech [...] (U) Summary: A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on December 22 has added greater protections for journalists against claims of defamation in striking down two separate findings of libel against two newspapers. Stating that "current [defamation] law does not give adequate weight to the constitu [...]	2009-12-23 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA904	Canada not "TIP"ping the scales in data collection [...] (U) PolMinCouns on November 23 chaired the monthly Reporting Officers' DVC, with a particular focus on trafficking in persons. He underscored the continued commitment of the new Administration to combating TIP, and highlighted the need to maintain a substantive reporting and outreach focus on [...]	2009-11-24 18:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA906	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENY AFGHAN ABUSE CLAIMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA907	CANADA OKAYS FLIGHT SANTA SLED 01 [...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated December 17, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade provided authorization for Flight SANTA SLED 01 to overfly Canada, with unlimited "touch and go" landings. (Full text in para 2.) The diplomatic note also declared all Canadian childre [...]	2009-12-24 13:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA944	CANADA: DEFENCE MINISTER IN HOT SEAT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's opposition parties united on December 9 and 10 to demand the resignation of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay and to institute a public inquiry into allegations that the government ignored credible evidence of abuse at least in 2006 of Afghan detainees transferred [...]	2009-12-10 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA956	WFP Assistance Demarche for Pakistan Delivered to Canadians [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Frederic Levesque, Program Officer, Pakistan/Afghanistan, DFAIT on December 14. MacKay acknowledged the demarche and said she would do her best to find [...]	2009-12-15 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL CA
09OTTAWA96	CANADIAN HOTLINE SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST TIP [...] (U) The Department of Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),and Canadian Crime Stoppers Association have formed a new partnership to raise awareness about human trafficking and to explain how to identify and report suspected cases. In this national campaign, the NGO Canadian Cr [...]	2009-02-06 13:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA980	CANADIAN FORCES' INVESTIGATION FINDS AFGHAN DETAINEE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) -- the independent investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP) -- cleared the Canadian Forces (CF) of almost all allegations of mistreatment of Afghan detainees while in CF custody b [...]	2009-12-22 19:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU1020	BURKINA FASO: VENDORS AT THE CENTRAL MARKET [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 4th market vendors at the Ouagadougou central market went on strike to protest new more stringent security measures enacted by the Mayor of Ouagadougou. The mayor wants the market to be organized, safe and tidy, while the vendors prefer a mild form of chaos and more [...]	2009-11-13 09:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1022	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 09:33:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1078	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DECEMBER [...] (C) On December 1, Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Der Kogda, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pol/Mil explained that the USG is concerned about the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine [...]	2009-12-02 08:11:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1089	BURKINA FASO: LAWS PASSED TO DEFINE MILITARY [...] SUMMARY: The Burkina Faso National Assembly recently adopted two key laws aimed at furthering the professionalization of its Armed Forces and ratifying the Optional Protocol to UN Convention Against Torture. END SUMMARY. 2. On November 3rd the Burkina Faso National Assembly voted into eff [...]	2009-12-02 16:28:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1091	BURKINA FASO: OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:37:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1129	BURKINA FASO: GENDARMERIE SCHOOL GRADUATES FIRST [...] SUMMARY: In November the National School for Gendarmerie graduated its first ever class with women. Of the nearly 500 students who were schooled and trained over the last two years, 10 percent of those graduating were women. Another innovation for this class was the lengthening of the trainin [...]	2009-12-07 15:15:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP MASS PGOV PREL PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1146	BURKINA FASO HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the signature of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Government of Burkina Faso and the Italian Government co-hosted an international conference on adoption in Ouagadougou. National adoptions are uncommon, only 118 in the l [...]	2009-12-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CVIS CASC PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1159	GUINEA TALKS - 9th ICG-G IN OUAGADOUGOU [...] SUMMARY: The 9th meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) held December 13 in Ouagadougou was marked by a unified international community and capable leadership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),the African Union (AU),and the UN Representative for [...]	2009-12-15 07:12:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1173	BURKINA FASO: STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE "DEFAMATION [...] (C) Burkina Faso has regularly abstained on "Defamation of Religion" votes. It will be a challenge to get Burkina Faso to change its position to align more closely with ours and will require direct interventions with President Compaore. Burkina Faso's membership in the OIC and the fact that [...]	2009-12-18 11:34:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV OPDC UV
09OUAGADOUGOU172	BURKINA FASO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Post has collected, to the extent possible, information in response to reftel request on the worst forms of child labor: A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: -What laws have been promulgated on child labor? -- the UN Convention on Children's Rights; -- the [...]	2009-03-17 07:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UV
09OUAGADOUGOU200	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POST-QADHAFI NEGOTIATIONS IN [...] (C) On March 18, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zakane said he completely agreed with the USG position and analysis of the situation. He offered that, from the start, Burkina Faso had supported and continues to suppo [...]	2009-03-19 17:02:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU217	BURKINA WILL EITHER ABSTAIN OR BE ABSENT FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU227	POVERTY AMONG BURKINABE TUAREGS COULD LEAD TO INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minority Tuareg communities in northern Burkina Faso are racked by extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by often refusing to send their children to school, a lack of consistent access to water, and decreasing reserves of livestock, which are their main source of income. Burkina [...]	2009-03-24 16:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM ML NG UV
09OUAGADOUGOU237	BURKINA FASO REQUESTS HUMAN RIGTS VETTING FOR [...] Post requests the Department's assistance pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individuals who have been selected to participate in the Conventional Arms and Regional Security Seminar in Rabat, Morocco from 14-15 April 2009. 2. Names of the no [...]	2009-04-02 09:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU238	BURKINA FASO REQUESTS HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMANDER OF [...] Post requests the Department's assistance pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individual who is the commanding officer a a unit selected to participate in Joint Combined Exercise and Training with U.S. military forces during FY-09 and FY-10. 2 [...]	2009-04-02 09:11:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU239	BURKINA FASO REQUESTS HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATTENDEES AT [...] Post requests the Department's assistance pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individuals who have been selected to participate in The Military Intelligence Basic Officers Course for Africa in Abuja, Nigeria in April 2009. 2. Names of the nomi [...]	2009-04-02 13:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU344	BURKINA WILL SUPPORT THE US CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 15:51:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU405	BURKINA FASO: DESPITE MASSIVE REFORMS COUNTRY STILL FALLS [...] Summary: In 2002, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) and the donor community initiated a ten-year education development program, Programme Dcennal de Dveloppement de l'Enseignement de Base (PDDEB),which focused on construction of rural schools; recruitment and training of primary school te [...]	2009-05-26 16:28:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SCOI PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU450	FEMALE ECISION IN BURKINA FASO [...] Summary: Burkina Fao has attempted to eradicate the practice of femle excision for over fifty years and officially outawed the practice over a decade ago; however, th prevalence rate among girls and women has not canged. In fact, the Government of Burkina Fas (GOBF) recently announced that c [...]	2009-06-05 12:00:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI KWMN PHUM SOCI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU451	BURKINA FASO WILL SUPPORT AU CONSENSUS ON SUDAN SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: Burkina Faso looks to play a "positive" role in the debate on the renewal of the Sudan Special Rapporteur at the Human Rights Council. However, the GOBF feels strongly that compromise is the best course of action and will support a joint AU position. As of today, the AU has not [...]	2009-06-05 12:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL SU UV
09OUAGADOUGOU465	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 11:12:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UV

09OUAGADOUGOU475	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 11:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU485	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:BURKINA FASO'S 2009 TIP REPORT. [...] On June 18, Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Saidou Ouedraogo, Trafficking in Person Director at the Ministry of Social Action. Pol/Mil officer shared the 2009 country narrative on Burkina Faso, discussed points in the non-paper, and explained that while the Government of Burk [...]	2009-06-19 10:10:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KPAO KWMN PREL ELAB PGOV PHUM SMIG UV
09OUAGADOUGOU548	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU549	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU551	BURKINA FASO STRIVES TO ADDRESS CHILD TRAFFICKING ISSUES. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso is a source and transit country for trafficked children destined for labor or sexual exploitation in the sub-region. In the past year, and in order to reverse this trend, the Government of Burkina Faso has undertaken a number of noteworthy anti-trafficking in pers [...]	2009-07-14 12:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU582	Will Ouagadougou's Brothels Really Be Shut Down? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since January 2008, the mayor of Ouagadougou has worked to close down all brothel houses in the capital. While some houses have been converted into rental property, and others destroyed, many brothels are still open for business. In March 2009, after a twelve month grace peri [...]	2009-07-22 16:55:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU608	BURKINA FASO: ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMBATING CHILD [...] SUMMARY: During the last six months the Government of Burkina Faso has made significant efforts to combat child trafficking. The measures include massive information campaigns, arrests and a new anti-trafficking law. END SUMMARY. Significant achievements ------------------------- 2. M [...]	2009-07-30 15:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KCRM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU753	USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY. On September 2, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding in the capital, Ouagadougou (ref A),following unusually heavy rain on September 1. In response, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) provided $120,000 to support water, sanitat [...]	2009-09-15 13:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU765	BURKINA FASO: FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 08:56:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU777	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE OUTCOME OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 14:08:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09OUAGADOUGOU862	BURKINA FASO: POLICE CADET RIOTERS RECEIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 11:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU869	BURKINA FASO: URGENT HOSPITAL RELOCATION [...] Summary. (U) The Government of Burkina Faso has requested U.S. assistance in providing temporary relocation facilities for the country's primary hospital. Post recommends the Department, USAID and the U.S. Africa Command give serious consideration to the request. End Summary. 2. (C) Durin [...]	2009-10-01 14:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PGOV MASS PHUM MCAP PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU872	FY 2010 RENEWAL OF DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN [...] SUMMARY. On September 2, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding in the capital, Ouagadougou, following unusually heavy rain on September 1 (ref A). In response, the USG has provided nearly USD 2.3 million in emergency assistance to date, including more than USD 1.5 mi [...]	2009-10-02 12:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU900	BURKINA FASO: MILITARY COURT HANDS OUT SENTENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7th a military tribunal in Burkina Faso examined and judged nine cases involving members of the military. In the end the judges dealt out sanctions ranging from monetary fines of about $24 to a two-year jail sentence for an airman deserter. The fact that these trials [...]	2009-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU971	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 13:44:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU981	FRENCH PRESS COMPAORE ON GUINEA [...] (C/NF) French Presidential Advisor for Africa Andre Parant met with President Compaore to press him on Guinea. Parant made the case that Dadis has to go, but Compaore argued that dialogue was the way to proceed and that Dadis might yet play a role in a transitional structure leading to election [...]	2009-11-03 17:51:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU990	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 07:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09PANAMA163	PANAMA: OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF PORNOGRAPHY [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the documents used by DOL to determine whether a "significant incidence" of child labor is used in Panama to produce pornography, but is troubled by the conclusions drawn from these sources. Of the two sources that post was able to obtain, one [...]	2009-02-26 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PM
09PANAMA196	PANAMA: PLANS FOR NORMALIZATION FOR COLOMBIANS [...] (C) The GOP planned to offer legal immigrant status to individuals living in the Darien region under Temporary Humanitarian Protection (THP) status, said MFA DG of Exterior Policy Javier Bonagas told POLOFF on February 20. The official census of THP persons taken in 2004 counted 542 Colombia [...]	2009-03-10 15:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTBS SOCI PM
09PANAMA299	PANAMA: TAKING IT TO THE STREETS [...] (U) Panamanians regularly take to the streets to protest a wide array of social and employment grievances. These protests mire city residents, who already spend hours in traffic due to the outdated road network and poor transit system, in horrendous traffic jams for hours. More often than n [...]	2009-04-09 21:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA PGOV PHUM PM
09PANAMA776	ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez has reported both publicly and privately that she is receiving pressure from the GOP to prosecute former government officials, and she vows to resist the pressure and defend the independence of the AG's office. President Martinelli, frustrated b [...]	2009-10-19 21:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM PINR PM
09PANAMA815	PANAMA SUPPORTS U.S. ON NO-ACTION, COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (U) The Director of the Office of International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post on November 2nd that she had passed a decision memo to the Foreign Minister recommending that Panama oppose "no-action" motions and support country-specific resolu [...]	2009-11-04 16:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA PM
09PANAMA89	PANAMA: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Regarding REFTEL A, Embassy Panama concurs with DOL's assessment that coffee is a good for which there is reason to believe is produced by child labor in violation of international standards. Indeed, there is [...]	2009-01-29 21:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09PANAMA90	PANAMA: 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Panama continued its efforts to combat child labor in 2008. The GOP trained labor inspectors, prosecutors and judges, engaged in activities to increase public awareness and moved forward on its National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor that is being implemented by an active, inter-ag [...]	2009-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ELAB ETRD PHUM SOC PM
09PARAMARIBO103	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout and Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division and Head of the Americas Division, respectively, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Both Elsenhout and Kartoebi indicated that [...]	2009-04-09 11:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC PGOV PHUM
09PARAMARIBO138	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Police Force, who have been nominated for training at ILEA in San Salvador, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. The course is from June 1 [...]	2009-05-11 17:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO141	CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Police Force, who have been nominated for training at ILEA in San Salvador, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. The course is from June 1 [...]	2009-05-14 19:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO171	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for Ordnance Basic Officers Leadership Course training in Fort Lee, VA. Post has no derogatory inform [...]	2009-06-09 10:43:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO172	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for Signal Basic Officers Leadership Course Phases I and II in Fort Gordon, GA. Post has no derogatory [...]	2009-06-09 10:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO209	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Armed Forces and Police, who have been nominated to attend Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) Combating Terrorism Fellowship Prog [...]	2009-07-16 18:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO230	SURINAME: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff asked Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share mechanisms aimed at preventing torture and protecting victims. Kartoebi verbally supported the iniatitive, but requested a diplomatic note be sent to Chantal E [...]	2009-07-31 18:30:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN NS
09PARAMARIBO313	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Government, who has been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training at Ft. Lee, VA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The training is scheduled from November 3-14, 2009 [...]	2009-10-16 14:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO318	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Government, who has been nominated for U.S. -sponsored training at Yorktown, VA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The training is scheduled from November 3, 2009 to F [...]	2009-10-21 19:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO336	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD COMMITTEE, 2009 -- PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered demarche to Juliette Redman, Acting Chief of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Post included the points for Latin American and Caribbean countries and for membe [...]	2009-10-27 17:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN NS
09PARAMARIBO352	Suriname: Demarche Response Goldstone Report [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname. Elsenhout told Poloff, after checking with Suriname's Mission to the United Nations to ascertain Suriname's posi [...]	2009-11-05 18:32:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NS
09PARAMARIBO354	Suriname: GOS Response to Request for Initiatives on Counter [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the Government of Suriname reaction to the June 26 statement by President Barack Obama on the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented information to the Embassy on October 30 regarding the Governme [...]	2009-11-05 19:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN NS
09PARAMARIBO362	Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. Sponsored [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 19:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO366	Corrected Copy: Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for the Signal Basic Officer Leadership Course in Fort Benning, scheduled from November 23, 2009 [...]	2009-11-10 21:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO408	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] (SBU) On December 2, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Bianca Doelahasori, a Desk Officer in International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff also discussed the human rights concerns related to the resolution and provided Doelahasori with a copy of the nonpape [...]	2009-12-03 21:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNGA NS
09PARIS10	FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES INFORMATION FOR TRADE [...] In post's assessment, France continued to meet its international commitments in 2008 to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in its overseas territories. The following update is in response to reftel's request for information to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under th [...]	2009-01-06 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR
09PARIS1052	FRANCE - COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France actively supports efforts to prevent torture and protect victims through membership in international conventions and participation in regional initiatives, according to MFA assistant director for human rights and humanitarian affairs Cecile Vigneau and deputy assistant d [...]	2009-08-03 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN FR
09PARIS107	FRENCH OVERVIEW OF GAERC TALKS ON GAZA, GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary. On January 23, MFA Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Patrick Maisonnave provided an overview of the two primary topics for discussion at the January 26-27 GAERC. Foremost, the Foreign Ministers will discuss a way ahead on the Gaza crisis, starting with a non-paper [...]	2009-01-23 17:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM KPAL IS FR
09PARIS119	FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January 22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a),the French have publicly given their support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Ber [...]	2009-01-27 18:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS1193	FRANCE-IRAN: MAGAZINE ARTICLE RE-IGNITES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. A series of Iranian and French actions in Paris seem to have decreased the likelihood that accused French citizen Clotilde Reiss will be acquitted in the immediate future. After Iranian authorities conditionally released Reiss from prison on August 16, it appeared that she coul [...]	2009-09-01 10:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR FR
09PARIS1198	GREAT LAKES; SE WOLPE'S AUGUST 28 CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the Presidency and MFA were in general agreement with Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe during his August 28 meetings in Paris. The French agreed on the need to encourage continued cooperation between the DRC and Rwanda, and between Presidents Kabila an [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR PHUM ZF RW CG FR
09PARIS1222	FRANCE'S APPROACH TO SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND [...] (C) Summary: France has diplomatic engagements with Somaliland at a number of levels, including visits to Hargeisa by the French Ambassador and others based in Djibouti. France is helping Somaliland establish a representational "bureau" in Paris. France provides some developmental and huma [...]	2009-09-08 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM EAID PGOV SO FR
09PARIS1250	FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France concurs with a large part of U.S. key goals for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and solicits United States support for initiatives that they are sponsoring, according to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, wh [...]	2009-09-15 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EU FR
09PARIS1277	URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR FR
09PARIS128	DRC/RWANDA: ENTERING A POSITIVE NEW PHASE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Great Lakes desk officer Laurent Chevallier on January 26 said that recent developments in the DRC and Rwanda (Nkunda's arrest, GOR pursuit of the FDLR in the DRC, Uganda's operations in the DRC against the Lord's Resistance Army/LRA) were very positive signs that the broad [...]	2009-01-28 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM MOPS CG RW FR
09PARIS1300	CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On September 23, poloff met with French MFA Deputy Middle East DAS Frederick Bereyziat to deliver talking points per reftel. Bereyziat said the Government of France (GOF) had been debating the findings of the Goldstone Report for the past three days to finalize its position. Although a [...]	2009-09-23 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS FR
09PARIS1309	FRANCE SUPPORTS UNSC CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOLUTION [...] (C) On September 16, poloff delivered reftel talking points on the Security Council resolution on conflict-related sexual violence to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau. The French requested additional time to review the demarche and responded on Se [...]	2009-09-24 16:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PHUM PREL CG FR KWMN
09PARIS1340	HORN OF AFRICA/PIRACY: FRENCH OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French will attend the October 6-8 Maritime Security Sector Reform (MSSR) meeting in Brussels but may also want a USG team to visit Paris to discuss Horn of Africa piracy on a broad inter-agency basis. France favors taking action to block ports used by pirates and against [...]	2009-09-30 10:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM PHSA PHUM PREL SO XA XW FR
09PARIS1349	RWANDA: FRENCH JUDGE ENDS QUESTIONING OF ROSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French judge investigating events concerning the 1994 Rwandan genocide has dismissed the first Rwandan official questioned in the case. Rose Kabuye was granted freedom of movement when the judge on September 25 lifted the international arrest warrant that was used to compel he [...]	2009-10-01 14:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KCRM KJUS RW FR
09PARIS1357	TOGO: AMBASSADOR HAWKINS'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD generally agreed with U.S. Ambassador to Togo Patricia Hawkins's assessment of the situation in Togo concerning the importance of the presidential election in 2010, the weakness of the opposition, and the tensions that might arise [...]	2009-10-02 17:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM SNAR PINR TO FR
09PARIS1369	GUINEA: MFA PROVIDES OVERVIEW TO DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA provided on October 8 a briefing on Guinea to Paris diplomats, stressing the need for Dadis Camara to step down or otherwise be replaced as Guinea's leader, with elections to follow. French officials said that any military intervention force would have to be led by Afr [...]	2009-10-08 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM PINS GV FR
09PARIS1389	FRENCH ENVOY ON INFORMATIONAL MISSION TO NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials, including senior presidency staff, confirmed that newly appointed Special Envoy to North Korea Jack Lang is going on an information gathering mission to Six-Party capitals to provide President Sarkozy a more comprehensive "snapshot" of the DPRK denuclearization is [...]	2009-10-14 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RU FR
09PARIS1394	FRENCH RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs discussed Ref A demarche on October 14 with MFA UN/IO officers Jean-Luc Delvert (human rights) and Frederic Jung (UNSC Middle East issues) who confirmed that France shares most of the U.S. perspective on the handling of the Goldstone report. Jung confirmed that France would likel [...]	2009-10-14 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS FR
09PARIS1443	FRENCH PRIORITIES FOR THE 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France is on the same page as the United States with respect to country-specific and thematic resolutions for the UNGA Third Committee and seeks USG support for French sponsored initiatives, stated MFA desk officer for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, who s [...]	2009-10-28 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN FR
09PARIS1479	FRANCE/GOLDSTONE: FRANCE SHARES MANY U.S. REDLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Ref. A demarche on November 3 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC Middle East issues, and who found nothing unexpected in the U.S. position. France is working with other EU members to secure agreement on significant changes to the current draf [...]	2009-11-04 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR
09PARIS1495	FRENCH RESPONSE TO THE 2009 IRF REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press and public reaction to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report in France has been largely muted since its public release on October 26. However, in a follow up meeting, the MFA offered a more critical response to the report, characterizing the Scientology case [...]	2009-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KIRF KISL FR
09PARIS1540	FRANCE'S APPROACH TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Poloff discussed Reftel demarche on November 19 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC and UNGA Middle East issues. Jung noted that France's approach on these types of country-specific resolutions follows EU policy in that the 27 members consult internally for a consensus [...]	2009-11-19 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR
09PARIS1548	FRANCO-CUBAN RELATIONS: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: France advocates democratic advancement and the protection of fundamental human rights in conjunction with the joint EU position on Cuba. Although diplomatic ties have been frayed since 2003, the GOF supports continued dialogue with Havana on democratization and the release of p [...]	2009-11-23 12:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EFIN EINV PREL PHUM FR CU
09PARIS1552	SOMALIA SANCTIONS: FRENCH IN GENERAL AGREEMENT [...] (C) MFA IO desk officer Teymouraz Gorjestani on November 20 said that the GOF was in general agreement with the USG approach to Somalia sanctions outlined in reftel. He said that France supported sanctions Against those individuals listed by the UN Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group. ( [...]	2009-11-23 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC FR
09PARIS1558	"NO SURPRISES" IN FRENCH SPECIAL ENVOY JACK LANG,S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: French Special Envoy Jack Lang urged DPRK leaders to return to Six-Party Talks during his five day "information-gathering" tour of North Korea from November 9-14 and visit to Beijing from November 5-9. MFA PDAS for Asia Theirry Viteau, who accompanied Lang to Pyongyang and Bei [...]	2009-11-24 12:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RS FR
09PARIS1721	DPRK: FRANCE CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE [...] (C/NF) The Government of France may establish an office in Pyongyang, based on a recommendation by Special Presidential Envoy for North Korea Jack Lang who briefed the Ambassadors from the U.S., China, South Korea, Japan and Russia (the Five Parties) on December 14. Accompanied by members [...]	2009-12-17 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC KN KS CH JA RS FR
09PARIS1731	S/WCI RAPP'S CONSULTATIONS IN FRANCE (DECEMBER 14) [...] (C) SUBJECT: French officials on December 14 told S/WCI Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp that they would advise consideration of a French contribution to support the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) but cautioned that GOF budgetary resources were quite limited and that a contribution might n [...]	2009-12-21 09:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PHUM YI RW SL FR
09PARIS1750	DEMARCHE: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR FR
09PARIS1754	SARKOZY'S AF ADVISOR FRUSTRATED BY GUINEA, [...] (C) Summary: During a December 22 meeting with Pol Minister Counselor, Deputy Diplomatic Counselor and Chief Africa Advisor to President Sarkozy, Andre Parant, was worried that Guinea junta leader Dadis Camara could return to Conakry very soon. Parant expressed frustration with "all the par [...]	2009-12-24 12:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGREV ETRD PHUM PINR GV MA NG MO
09PARIS223	A/DAS WYCOFF'S FEBRUARY 5 CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 5 meetings with AF Acting DAS Karl Wycoff, French officials: -- (on Chad) expressed skepticism about a role for the Francophonie organization in Chad; wanted "free and fair" elections yet seemed ready to welcome Deby's remaining in power as the best alternativ [...]	2009-02-12 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM PINS CD CG RW SO FR
09PARIS242	MAURITANIA: FRENCH IN AGREEMENT WITH USG POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 14:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EUN MR PHUM PREL FR
09PARIS264	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on February 16 to discuss detainee issues, France's role in the EU process and possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted that France has a unique role to play in formulating a process [...]	2009-02-20 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS268	FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...]	2009-02-20 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09PARIS298	INDIA/MONUC: FRANCE STUDYING WAYS TO TAKE ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 12:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN FR
09PARIS303	MADAGASCAR/COMOROS/ZIMBABWE: FRANCE TAKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Francois Barateau on February 27 said that France was taking a low-profile with respect to Madagascar, Comoros, and Zimbabwe. On Madagascar, the French are supporting the UN and the international community's efforts to promote dialogue between President R [...]	2009-03-02 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM MA CN ZI FR
09PARIS343	SUDAN/DARFUR: FRANCE REBUFFED IN LOBBYING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of countries rebuffed a French attempt to lobby support for new humanitarian assistance programs in Sudan/Darfur following Khartoum's recent expulsion of NGOs, MFA Sudan deskoff Frederic Bouvier said on March 9. These included Libya, Russia, China, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ken [...]	2009-03-10 16:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID KJUS SU FR
09PARIS362	EUFOR/MINURCAT: FRENCH PLEASED WITH TRANSITION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: France is pleased with the transition from EUFOR/MINURCAT to the UN's MINURCAT successor operation in Chad and C.A.R., MFA Chad/C.A.R. deskoff Vincent Alexandre reported on March 11. The transition was going smoothly mainly because force generation problems had been overcome. [...]	2009-03-12 13:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PREF CD CT FR
09PARIS375	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...]	2009-03-13 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS
09PARIS381	S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: France accepted four former Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) detainees with claims to immigration status in France in July 2004 and an additional three in March 2005. Ministry of Interior contact Christophe Chaboud noted that, unlike other European countries visited by Washington official [...]	2009-03-16 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS399	DRC/ROC/NIGER: PRESIDENCY PREVIEWS SARKOZY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The centerpiece of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's March 26-27 visit to the DRC, the ROC, and Niger will be a speech in Kinshasa urging the DRC to take charge of its destiny and fulfill its potential as a key African player, according Presidential AF advisor Romain Serman's [...]	2009-03-18 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER ECON EAID CG CF NG FR
09PARIS403	FRANCE PLEDGES CAUTION ON CUBA, LAMENTS MISFIRE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy appointed former Socialist Minister Jack Lang to be Special Envoy on Cuba in order to drive forward French and EU dialogue with Cuba but also, on the domestic front, as outreach to a prominent French opposition party member, according to French Presidential Advis [...]	2009-03-19 13:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CU MX BR FR
09PARIS416	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS FRANCE WILLING TO REVIEW [...] (S/NF) In the course of a conversation on other issues, French Presidency Advisor for the Americas Damien Loras mentioned to pol/mc France's continuing desire to try to be helpful with Guantanamo detainees. Specifically, he said France has become aware that Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee La [...]	2009-03-20 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS424	DJIBOUTI: REVELATIONS IN THE BORREL CASE SPARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French daily "Liberation" on March 18 published an extensive article on the Borrel Case (Djibouti) that could prove damaging to the GOF. Djibouti has lost its suit at the ICJ where it sought French investigative files on Borrel and the circumstances of his death. Mrs. Borr [...]	2009-03-23 14:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM DJ FR
09PARIS490	FRANCE SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) France supports the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),as announced in Ref A, French MFA IO DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet told Poloff on April 2. The GOF is "very pleased" by the USG candidacy and pledges its support "without conditions." Pel [...]	2009-04-02 16:35:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL FR
09PARIS505	MAURITANIA/MADAGASCAR: FRENCH VIEW ELECTIONS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Elections in Mauritania and Madagascar could be the way to end the political impasses in both countries, Presidential Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Bruno Joubert said on April 3. He added that in both places, those who organize the elections should not be candidates and those who [...]	2009-04-07 10:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM FR MR MA
09PARIS623	SRI LANKA IMF ARRANGEMENT: RESERVATIONS BUT NO FINAL [...] (C) In response to USG concerns regarding an IMF Stand-By Arrangement to stabilize the Sri Lankan economy (reftel),the French Economics Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on April 30 and May 5, respectively, that the GOF has not yet taken a final position. Economics Ministry Off [...]	2009-05-05 14:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE FR
09PARIS63	MFA REGREST GABON'S OVERREACTION TO CRITICISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Gabonese are overreacting to criticism expressed by dissidents and centered on alleged corruption on the part of GOG officials, MFA desk officer Claude Blevin said on January 14. The Gabonese have been quick to see a French hand in support of the dissidents but this was not [...]	2009-01-16 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GB FR
09PARIS67	GRANDE COMORE PRESIDENT CRITICIZES UNION PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Grande Comore President Mohamed Abdouloihabi strongly criticized Union of the Comoros President Sambi during a January 15 meeting with AF-assistant, stating that Sambi was trying to weaken the political power of the islands f [...]	2009-01-16 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PTER CN IR FR
09PARIS726	IO/RHS KESHAP DISCUSSES UNHRC, SECURITY COUNCIL, [...] (C) Summary: IO/RHS Director Atul Keshap met on May 14 with French MFA IO DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet and desk officers Cecile Vigneau and Emanuel Pineda to discuss several issues affecting UN agencies and regional issues in Sri Lanka and Sudan, in advance of a May 15 MFA-led [...]	2009-06-02 10:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC UN FR
09PARIS742	SUDAN PRESIDENT AT UNGA -- WOULD USG ENFORCE ICC [...] (C) Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, asked us on June 5 how the USG would react if Sudan President Bashir tried to attend the UNGA in New York later this year. Serman wondered whether the U.S. would be compelled to take action, i.e. arrest Bashir pursuant to the ICC warrant [...]	2009-06-05 14:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL UNGA SU FR
09PARIS814	PIRACY: FRANCE SHARES OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Chantal Poiret, MFA Coordinator for Anti-Piracy Policy, said on June 17 that France was opposed to the creation of an international tribunal that would try suspected pirates. France plans to send a representative to the expert-level meeting that the Dutch have propo [...]	2009-06-18 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL NATO SO FR
09PARIS864	DARFUR: JUNE 23/25 MEETINGS WITH JEM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) representatives said on June 23 that JEM was absorbing other Darfur rebel elements and was becoming the strongest Darfur group best able to represent Darfur's interests. JEM was continuing to seek Khartoum's implementation of the Febru [...]	2009-06-26 06:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS PINR SU FR
09PARIS933	FRANCE OPEN TO EXAMINING SIX NEW GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 2 meeting with Eric Chevallier, Special Advisor to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility (S/GC),summarized the results of his efforts to negotiate the resettlement of Guantanamo detainees an [...]	2009-07-09 16:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS961	IO A/S BRIMMER REVIEWS UN AGENDA WITH FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO Assistant Secretary Dr. Esther Brimmer discussed the campaign to select a new UNESCO Director General, the Human Rights Council (HRC),UNSC Reform, and Peacekeeping/Peacebuilding operations with her MFA counterpart Sylvie Bermann and separately with MFA Special Advisor Eric Ch [...]	2009-07-17 06:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM UNESCO FR
09PARIS963	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FRENCH FAVOR INCLUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: France favors broad participation in anti-piracy activities off the Horn of Africa as outlined reftel, but would prefer that a mechanism, "based on objective criteria," be established that would allow current participants to reject "problem states" such as Iran from participati [...]	2009-07-17 13:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SO IR FR
09PARISFR1481	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN [...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...]	2009-11-04 17:41:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO
09PARISFR200	GAZA RELIEF EFFORTS AT UNESCO BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Promising to coordinate closely with UN system sister agencies, UNESCO held an information meeting on February 6 to lay out its plans to lend assistance in Gaza, concentrating on education but also including protection of journalists. Fundraising for Gaza relief efforts will be [...]	2009-02-10 09:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL PHUM MARR KWBG KAWC IS
09PARISFR718	UNESCO: 181ST EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES LAUNCHING OF A [...] Uruguay first proposed a network of national authorities against racism and xenophobia modeled on an existing network of city authorities during the Spring 2007 Executive Board, depicting it as an offshoot of UNESCO's "Integrated strategy to combat racism, discrimination, xenophobia and relate [...]	2009-05-29 09:07:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNESCO
09PARTO113007	(U) Secretary Clinton's November 12, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Kin W. Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) November 12, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Manila, Philippines. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Ambassador Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Deputy Chief of [...]	2009-11-30 16:51:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PTER PHUM
09PARTO41304	Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4(b,d). 2. (U) March 31, 2009; 10:25 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Sta [...]	2009-04-13 19:31:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PHUM NL AF
09PARTO41305	Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Falls (Embassy Notetaker) NETHERLAN [...]	2009-04-13 19:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP PREL NL AF PHUM RU NATO

09PARTO43001	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 11:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Ambassador Christopher Hill Director of USAID Office of Democracy and Govern [...]	2009-04-30 13:55:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ
09PERTH55	KIMBERLEY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONFRONT THEIR FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of two cables reporting on a visit by ConGen staff to the north west Kimberley region. In the face of enormous challenges, advancement programs are making headway to improve living conditions in the far north Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) for the I [...]	2009-12-10 06:02:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI AS
09PESHAWAR103	IDP CRISIS UPDATE: UN AGENCIES AND ICRC CONVEY IDP NEEDS IN [...] (C) Summary: A group of four Peshawar-based representatives from United Nations agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told the Ambassador the rising number of internally displaced people (IDPs) is swamping the capacity of the Pakistani government. The group agr [...]	2009-05-21 10:43:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09PESHAWAR11	CEASEFIRE ENDS 2-DAY SECTARIAN BATTLE IN HANGU [...] (C) The district administration of Hangu, along with rival Sunni and Shi'a groups, signed a ceasefire agreement on January 11, putting a tenuous end to two days of sectarian fighting that killed 40 and injured more than 60 according to Ghulam Qadir, the FATA Secretary for Law and Order. The fi [...]	2009-01-14 10:48:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK PHUM
09PESHAWAR71	NWFP: SWAT DEAL GOING OFF THE RAILS? [...] (C) Tehrik Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad closed down his "peace camp" in Swat on April 9 to protest President Zardari's delay in signing the Nizam-e-Adl (Shari'a) Regulation. Sufi also announced, however, that "the peace deal with the government is intact." Northwest F [...]	2009-04-10 13:57:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS PHUM PK
09PHNOMPENH10	SUPREME COURT RULING ON CHEA VICHEA CASE - A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising turn of events on the final day of 2008, Cambodia,s Supreme Court ruled against the controversial April 2007 Appeals Court decision to uphold the original convictions of two individuals in the murder of popular labor leader and opposition party supporter, Chea V [...]	2009-01-05 11:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH105	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL OPENS FIRST TRIAL OF S-21 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 13:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH114	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH131	JUSTICE MINISTER COMMENTS ON LY VOUCH LENG'S NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana on February 25, the Ambassador expressed concern over the recent news that former Appeals Court President and member of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy Ly Vouch Leng was recently appointed as a legal counse [...]	2009-02-25 10:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH136	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR ILEA "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 08:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH145	CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS JANUARY 1 TO [...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-03-05 05:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH146	SECOND ANNUAL U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel participated in a senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) March 3. The second annual bilateral dialo [...]	2009-03-05 07:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
09PHNOMPENH148	CAMBODIA: 2008 4TH QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the fourth quarter of 2008, Cambodian police arrested 10 persons on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which seven rescued prostitutes were under age 18. During the same period, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convic [...]	2009-03-05 09:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH149	CORRECTED COPY: CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-03-05 09:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH151	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-09 02:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH153	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 07:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH162	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "BASIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 07:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH167	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-17 09:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH171	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE PACIFIC [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-18 01:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH173	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-18 09:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH182	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-20 01:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH183	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE CIVIL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-23 01:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH189	CAMBODIA ANTI-TIP NATIONAL TASK FORCE RESTRUCTURING [...] (SBU) Summary: The RGC is seeking NGO comment on a simplified anti-trafficking-in-persons National Task Force structure that will be enacted through a Ministry of Interior subdecree. The subdecree, as drafted, states that the new structure will have its own budget -- a signal of greater RGC [...]	2009-03-24 00:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH190	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph nine. 2. (U) Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. (U) To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted loca [...]	2009-03-24 09:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH194	DPM SAR KHENG SAYS LY VOUCH LENG INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stated that he, the Ministry of Interior, and the police are not pleased with the recent appointment of former Appeals Court President Ly Vouch Leng to a legal counsel [...]	2009-03-25 10:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH200	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE ASIA [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-27 04:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH201	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE PEACE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-27 04:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH206	CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS FEBRUARY 21 TO [...] (SBU) Summary: From February 21 to March 9, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested three individuals on human trafficking charges. Police reported that three foreign pedophiles were arrested and seven victims were rescued in connection with pedophile cases. Police reported that [...]	2009-03-30 06:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH212	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL BRINGS DUCH TO JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The first substantive hearings of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal got off to a smooth start March 30 with the reading of charges against S-21 torture center director Eang Geuk Eav, known as Duch. The Ambassador and Emboff joined 500 spectators in the auditorium looking into the ultra [...]	2009-04-01 10:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH213	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL BRINGS DUCH TO JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The first substantive hearings of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal got off to a smooth start March 30 with the reading of charges against S-21 torture center director Eang Geuk Eav, known as Duch. The Ambassador and Emboff joined 500 spectators in the auditorium looking into the ultra [...]	2009-04-01 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH220	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION" COURSE IN BANGKOK JUNE 1 - 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 10:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH229	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE VARIOUS [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-04-07 04:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH231	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR "SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIAN SECURITY" JUNE 5-29, 2009 IN HONOLULU, HAWAII [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 08:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH243	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: UN FORMALIZES OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An continues to deliberate over a joint anti-corruption mechanism for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) proposed by UN Assistant Secretary General Peter Taksoe-Jensen of the UN Office of Legal Affairs (UN/OLA),afte [...]	2009-04-10 10:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH246	CAMBODIA BORDER CROSSING VISITS HIGHLIGHT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodian National Police officials from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department (AHTJP) recently joined Emboffs at the Poipet border crossing area of Banteay Meanchey province to highlight the Cambodia-Thailand cross-border trafficking in persons (TIP) s [...]	2009-04-13 10:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN EAID TH VN CB
09PHNOMPENH247	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-04-17 09:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH25	SECVET COMPLETION FROM EMBASSY PHNOM PENH [...] (SBU) One individual was security vetted by ROK on January 13, 2009. The individual's bio info is listed below. 2. (SBU) Choi Chun-Hui (alternate spellings: Choi Chun-Hee, Coi Cun Hui) - (F) - DOB: 11 June 1969 - POB: Hamgyung Buk-Do, Moosan-Gun, Moosan. CAMPBELL [...]	2009-01-14 03:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH255	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-04-21 02:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH261	CAMBODIA: 2009 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested six persons on human trafficking charges and four on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which three rescued prostitutes were under age 18. Police reported that seven foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-04-23 06:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH263	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-04-24 09:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH264	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: DONORS CHART A MORE UNIFIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an Ambassador Level Meeting April 23, the major donors to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) gave provisional support to a U.S. proposal to issue a joint statement on stalled talks (Ref A) between the UN and the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to e [...]	2009-04-24 10:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KJUS EAID PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH266	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche April 9 to Tuy Ry, Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),and delivered reftel talking points via diplomatic note to the MFA on April 13. On April 27, Tuy Ry informed Emboff tha [...]	2009-04-27 09:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH267	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-04-28 06:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH273	CAMBODIA PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN AND MP MU SOCHUA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation of character. The Prime Minister immediately filed countersuit against Mu and co-conspirators, also for defamation, which is a civil infractio [...]	2009-04-30 10:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH279	DEFAMATION CASES MOVING FORWARD; MU SOCHUA STILL PREDICTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the courts announced two sets of appearances on May 7 in the crossed cases for defamation by Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua against each other, the Ambassador May 1 reached out to Mu Sochua to express concern for her wellbeing. DCM the same [...]	2009-05-01 12:00:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH285	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART II: LAND CONCESSIONS AND URBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Land concessions, or government-approved leases of state land, are among the primary tools the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) uses to encourage economic development. The 2001 Land Law includes size, time, and use limits on Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) designated for ind [...]	2009-05-05 06:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH289	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-05-05 10:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH292	UNIONS SUBMIT MAY DAY DEMANDS IN CAMBODIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over 2,500 workers took to the streets in an approved march in Phnom Penh to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1. The parade was organized by the few independent trade unions in Cambodia, who used the occasion to demand better conditions for workers. The demonstrators, la [...]	2009-05-06 04:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH295	MAY 7: PROSECUTORS WILL HEAR PLAINTIFF ARGUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of deposition-taking in politically charged defamation cases involving Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua (refs),Charge May 6 called on Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana to urge restraint in how the Cambodian justice system handles t [...]	2009-05-06 11:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH296	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SEAPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CARGO TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 05:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH297	DEFAMATION SUITS CONTINUE; GOVERNMENT ADHERES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government and Hun Sen's lawyer are taking a low-key approach to the case against opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua. Deputy Prime Minister Sok An told Charge May 6 that the case against Mu would be carried out within Cambodia's legal framework and according to the rule of [...]	2009-05-07 11:34:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH316	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL "FRIENDS GROUP" MEETS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting in a year, the "Friends Group" of donors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) focused May 6 on the substantive work of the court and the array of administrative challenges the court faces to meet external problems. The judicial pro [...]	2009-05-14 14:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH320	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US GRANT ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-05-18 07:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH327	ROYALIST PARTIES PLAN TO MERGE FOR 2013 NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) and Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) officials announced May 15 that the two royalist parties had set aside their differences and planned to formally merge under the FUNCINPEC name and brand. FUN [...]	2009-05-20 08:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH333	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Sok An May 20 warmly welcomed Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson's proposal to mediate differences between Sok An and UN Office of Legal Affairs (UN/OLA) Assistant Secretary General Peter Taksoe-Jensen over an anti-corruption mechanism [...]	2009-05-22 09:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH334	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-05-26 07:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH343	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: SOK AN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a palpably relaxed meeting May 22 with Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An reiterated his strong support for a proposed new anti-corruption mechanism at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Ref A). Within minutes of reviewing desired [...]	2009-05-28 15:29:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS EAID PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH35	CAMBODIA: REVIEW REPORT BEFORE EXTENDING THE [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief raised reftel talking points with MFA Secretary of State Kao Kim Hourn January 16, noting especially that ASEAN and Cambodia would burnish their credentials in the international community by continuing with the Tripartite Core Group's (TCG) notable humanitarian work. 2. [...]	2009-01-16 11:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM BM CB
09PHNOMPENH360	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-06-02 07:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH361	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-06-02 07:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH362	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PROTECTION DETAIL BRIEFING" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 08:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH368	CASE AGAINST MU SOCHUA'S LAWYER COULD SET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the public political struggles over defamation have played out between Prime Minister (PM) Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarian Mu Sochua, the PM's high-profile lawyer has pursued an ethics complaint at the Cambodian Bar Association in a parallel course of action aga [...]	2009-06-04 08:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH376	CAMBODIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES LAW PROTECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, the National Assembly (NA) passed the first law on protecting the rights of disabled persons in Cambodia. In a country that still deals with yearly casualties from unexploded land mines and other ordinance, the legislation is an important step forward for many disa [...]	2009-06-08 06:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH379	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART III: EVICTIONS, RESETTLEMENT, LAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The lax land titling system (Ref A) and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC's) push to develop land through concessions (Ref B) has led to widespread land disputes and more forced evictions. The issue of forced evictions ranks high on civil society, opposition party, and do [...]	2009-06-09 01:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH381	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK ON JULY 20-24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 05:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH382	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-06-09 06:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH383	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-06-09 06:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH387	COURT OFFICIALS QUESTION PRIME MINISTER, DISMISS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prosecutors from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court dismissed the defamation complaint filed by Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarian Mu Sochua against Prime Minister Hun Sen on June 10, after questioning the Prime Minister on June 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Mu Sochua's lawyer, Kang [...]	2009-06-10 09:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH395	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy is sending staff to observe the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Five judges (three national and two international) are presiding over th [...]	2009-06-12 12:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH409	CAMBODIA QUESTIONS VALUE OF HIGH LABOR STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: As the global economic crisis takes a firm hold in Cambodia, garment manufacturers, service providers and government officials have started to question the value of Cambodia's high labor standards. Unions and employers are further at odds regarding what constitutes a fair wage during [...]	2009-06-19 07:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH410	SOK AN ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 12 meeting to deliver a UN proposal on an anti-corruption mechanism at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An (Ref B),the Ambassador repeated earlier remarks on her duty to speak out against corruption on behalf [...]	2009-06-19 10:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH411	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the ninth week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-06-22 00:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH412	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the ninth week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-06-22 00:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH413	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS MU SOCHUA'S IMMUNITY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Cambodian National Assembly voted on June 22 to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MP Mu Sochua, clearing the way for her to be questioned and possibly prosecuted for defamation under the complaint by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Security guards blocked [...]	2009-06-22 09:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH419	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES 2009 TIP REPORT; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, during a meeting the afternoon of June 16. The DPM accepted the news of Cambodia's tier reduction, noting that Cambodia "has been there [...]	2009-06-26 08:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH423	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-06-29 04:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH426	CHIEFS OF MISSION MEET NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya Subedi, made his first visit to Cambodia June 15-26, and met with the heads of several foreign missions on June 19, including Ambassador Rodley. Subedi has billed this first visit as a "listening tour, [...]	2009-06-29 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH438	CAMBODIA RESPONSE: KANG NAM 1 DEMARCHE [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarch and talking points June 30 to Hos Sereythong, Director, Asia 1 Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an International Cooperation. He noted that while he was familiar with press reports regarding the vessel in question, he had not yet recei [...]	2009-07-02 04:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CB BM NK
09PHNOMPENH440	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA ON JULY 20 - 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 09:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH449	POSITIVE SIGNS ON TIP FROM CAMBODIA'S MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley met with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana to review the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and discuss the next steps in Cambodia's efforts to combat human trafficking. The Ambassador emphasized the Ministry of Justice's (MOJ) direct responsibility [...]	2009-07-06 10:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH457	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA ON JULY 23 - 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 09:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH461	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-08 02:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH462	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-08 03:02:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH463	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-08 03:05:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH464	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-08 04:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH469	WHIRLWIND DEFAMATION CASE DISMISSAL SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new defamation/incitement case filed July 8 against leading opposition party newspaper publisher Dam Sith was quickly negotiated into the withdrawal of the complaint when Dam Sith publicly apologized to Prime Minister Hun Sen. Parliamentarian and Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) leader [...]	2009-07-09 12:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH472	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the eleventh week of activities inside the [...]	2009-07-10 09:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH478	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-14 03:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH489	WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE HARD-EARNED POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The wider political space seen in Cambodia during the run-up to the 2008 National Assembly elections last July is undergoing an autocratic nip-and-tuck as the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) exerts one of its periodic reining-in exercises in the name of greater social orde [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH492	MU SOCHUA TO DEFEND HERSELF AT DEFAMATION HEARING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Mu Sochua discussed the impending defamation trial, her long term goals should her immunity be reinstated, and a potential U.S. Congressional hearing on human rights in Cambodia. Claiming that she does not want to put another lawyer at ris [...]	2009-07-15 10:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH493	CRITIC OF ANGKOR LIGHTING CONVICTED IN ABSTENTIA ON DISINFORMATION CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH497	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the twelfth week of activities inside the [...]	2009-07-17 10:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH509	RGC HANDLING OF LAND ISSUES CRITICIZED FOLLOWING ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Phnom Penh municipal authorities removed the last remaining "Group 78" family July 17 from a disputed neighborhood in the center of the city, after the municipal government persuaded most of the residents to accept one of its compensation packages under threat of forced eviction [...]	2009-07-22 08:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH511	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-24 01:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH512	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-24 01:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH513	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the thirteenth week of activities inside t [...]	2009-07-24 09:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH514	MU SOCHUA DEFENDS HERSELF; NO VERDICT UNTIL AUGUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mu Sochua appeared July 24 before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to defend herself against the Prime Minister's defamation allegations. Over 100 observers packed the small court room, including the Ambassador and representatives of several Embassies, Cambodian human rights NG [...]	2009-07-24 11:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH515	WORLD BANK DISCUSSES GOVERNANCE, LAND ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. World Bank Country Director for Cambodia Annette Dixon met with the Ambassador July 17 to discuss her meetings with Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on anti-corruption, governance and land issues. She reported that the RGC plans to present the draft anti-corruption [...]	2009-07-27 00:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH516	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 04:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH517	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 04:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB

09PHNOMPENH520	Ambassador Raises Concerns on TIP and Security with Preah [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rodley called on Preah Sihanouk provincial Governor Sbong Sarath July 21 to discuss cooperation in combating trafficking in persons and pedophilia in the province. She raised concerns about weak prosecution of sex offenders in the provincial courts and the need to foc [...]	2009-07-27 09:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH521	US-FUNDED YOUTH DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL DRAWS THOUSANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) held an annual Youth Festival in Kampong Cham July 18 - 19 drawing thousands of participants. The festival, a combination of seminars, performances and information booths, [...]	2009-07-27 09:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH525	CAMBODIA'S ANTI-SWEATSHOP BRAND INTICES BUYERS BUT [...] SUMMARY. Cambodia's garment industry is known for its innovative programs such as Better Factories Cambodia and is recognized as a global leader in responsible competitiveness. Companies concerned with image and social responsibility continue to source from Cambodia during the global economic [...]	2009-07-28 09:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH529	RETRACTION OF VETTING REQUEST FOR MOL ROEUP TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. 2. Post retracts the request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the below-listed individual as a candidate to attend the Comprehensive Course on Security Challenges Associated with Terrorism in South East Asia August 17-21, 2009 in Phnom Pen [...]	2009-07-29 08:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH535	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-30 09:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH536	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-07-30 09:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH538	NGO WORKERS ACCUSED OF INCITEMENT IN LAND CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Five human rights NGO workers investigating two land dispute cases may face criminal incitement charges, in what some civil society groups fear may become a new trend in restrictions on NGO activities. In the past, Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) entities and private compani [...]	2009-07-31 08:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH539	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the fourteenth week of activities inside t [...]	2009-08-03 01:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH547	CAMBODIA: 2009 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the second quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested seven persons on human trafficking charges. Police also arrested six persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases involving two victims who were minors. Police reported arresting four f [...]	2009-08-04 11:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH548	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-08-04 11:34:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH549	MU SOCHUA LIABLE FOR DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Phnom Penh Municipal Court pronounced Mu Sochua liable for defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 4, closing this chapter of the long-running drama. International observers attended the session to hear the verdict, though police denied entry to NGO representatives and jo [...]	2009-08-04 13:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH555	MINISTER OF COMMERCE DENIES DEFAMATION SUITS ARE [...] SUMMARY: During an August 4 meeting with Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh, the Ambassador expressed serious USG concerns about the recent attacks on freedom of speech and the constricting of political space in Cambodia, highlighting the resulting damage to Cambodia's int [...]	2009-08-05 10:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH556	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-08-06 00:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH557	RGC LAND POLICY MAKES HEADLINES AGAIN IN CASE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cambodia's land and eviction policies earned more worldwide attention July 27 when international news outlets highlighted the resettlement of a group of HIV/AIDS-affected families from a central Phnom Penh neighborhood to a site on the outskirts of the city. The Phnom Penh Muni [...]	2009-08-06 03:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH562	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-08-07 09:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH564	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: SOK AN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Using modern-day electronic shuttle diplomacy along with the classic variety, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson persuaded Deputy Prime Minister Sok An to sign an agreement with the United Nations on an anti-corruption mechanism at the Extraordinary Chambe [...]	2009-08-07 11:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH573	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 15th week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-08-11 00:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH576	PUBLISHER HONG CHAKRA'S APPEAL FAILS; JAILED UNTIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After an hour-long hearing, the Appeals Court reaffirmed the June 26 conviction for disinformation of Khmer Machas Srok publisher Hong Chakra, and ordered him to continue serving a 12-month jail sentence. While presiding judge Seng Sivutha asked fair questions, the accused's [...]	2009-08-11 11:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH577	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JIM WEBB VISIT TO PHNOM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: We warmly welcome your August 18 visit to Cambodia. Your visit comes as the tempo quickens in the conduct of U.S.-Cambodian bilateral relations, which exemplifies a broader and growing USG interest in Cambodia. There have been positive developments in several key areas: p [...]	2009-08-11 12:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH58	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: RESULTS OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 2008 survey of 1,000 adult Cambodians indicates that there is a general lack of knowledge about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) among the Cambodian population, with 39 percent of surveyed respondents stating they had no knowledge of the KRT, and 46 percent stating t [...]	2009-01-23 09:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS ABUD EAID PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH581	PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO RESPOND TO HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Hun Sen, known for his off-the-cuff remarks, lashed out spontaneously in a graduation speech August 12, during which he railed against real and perceived criticism from opposition parties and the international community. He warned that while he would use legal mea [...]	2009-08-14 01:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH596	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 16th week of activities inside the cour [...]	2009-08-17 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH60	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART I: POSSESSION AND OWNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cambodia's 2001 Land Law removed temporary possession as a means of acquiring land and introduced regulations by which the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) could: 1) systematically register state and private land in a national cadastre; and 2) sporadically register private land [...]	2009-01-26 01:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH602	SENATOR WEBB MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Jim Webb concluded a successful one-day visit to Cambodia August 18 on a positive note during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen in which there was general agreement on new ways to approach Burma. Webb detailed his interest in the region and in stronger relations with [...]	2009-08-19 11:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER MASS KJUS PHUM BM CB
09PHNOMPENH609	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TERRORISM" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 02:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH610	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 2, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 02:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH611	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 5-9, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 02:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH612	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR "FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES" COURSE SEPTEMBER 21-25 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 02:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH616	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE UNITED [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-08-24 00:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH62	HIGH-PROFILE PHNOM PENH LAND DISPUTE ENDS IN EVICTION [...] (SBU) On January 24, police, municipal authorities, and employees of Cambodian construction firm 7NG evicted the remaining residents of Dey Krahorm, ending one of the city's most high-profile land disputes. Eighteen residents were reportedly injured, two seriously by bulldozers that were clear [...]	2009-01-26 07:00:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH622	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 19-30, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 10:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH626	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 17th week of activities inside the cour [...]	2009-08-25 06:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH628	STAFFDEL LERNER VISITS CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Senate staff delegation (STAFFDEL) visited Cambodia from August 15-19 to discuss trafficking in persons, human rights, and refugee issues. The STAFFDEL met with government officials at both the provincial and national levels, opposition politicians, and a variety of non-gove [...]	2009-08-26 08:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OREP KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH637	CAMBODIA: TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Laying the groundwork for G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's upcoming visit, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the 2009 TIP Action Plan for Cambodia to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) on August 25 and 26. Contacts welcomed the information and shared recent steps [...]	2009-08-28 06:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH640	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to the U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human righ [...]	2009-09-01 00:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH641	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-09-01 08:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH645	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH646	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH648	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: FIVE MORE FOR PROSECUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pre-Trial Chamber at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) will announce this week that five more high-level Khmer Rouge cadres will be prosecuted, although a small number of the proposed charges against some of the accused may be set aside for lack of evidence. The decision on an [...]	2009-09-01 10:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM KTIA PINR PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH65	CAMBODIA: POST COMMENTS ON DRAFT TVPRA REPORT [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods produced by forced or child labor as outlined in ref A. Additions to the list for Cambodia are not recommended at this time. However, Post would like to request the removal of two potenti [...]	2009-01-27 01:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH654	UPDATE ON LAND ISSUES IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The combination of a lax land titling system and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) push to develop the country through land concessions has led to widespread land disputes. Due process rights related to land management, including ownership disputes and evictions, remains [...]	2009-09-02 08:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH663	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIEM REAP GOVERNOR SOU PHIRIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting with Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin (joined by other government officials such as the Siem Reap Prosecutor and Military Commander),the Ambassador discussed H1N1 prevention methods, tourism and tourist safety, trafficking in persons, and land issues. [...]	2009-09-03 09:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH682	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 19th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-08 02:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH684	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH685	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "ARSON [...] This is an EAP action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.- sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights [...]	2009-09-08 10:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH686	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-09-08 10:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH701	CAMBODIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 10 TOM [...] Two Cambodian Parliamentary Commissions: the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media; and the Commission on Human Rights, Reception of Complaints, Investigation and National Assembly-Senate Relations, issued a joint statement September 14 in response to [...]	2009-09-16 06:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH705	DEMOCRACY DAY HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a seminar on democracy and tolerance in Cambodia organized by the Cambodian National Assembly, opposition politicians and government officials debated the progress achieved to date in consolidating Cambodia's democratic gains. The seminar successfully highlighted the imp [...]	2009-09-17 10:05:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH706	PLANNED DEPORTATION OF BELGIAN PEDOPHILE SHOWCASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) agreed on September 16 to deport a convicted Belgian pedophile who NGOs claim presents a high risk of recidivism. The agreement illustrates the RGC's political will to fight child sex tourism (CST) and the ability of the RGC to cooperate [...]	2009-09-17 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH707	G/TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a Septmeber 1-4 visit to Cambodia, G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca discussed recent efforts to combat human trafficking. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Sar Kheng reaffirmed Cambodia's commitment to fighting human trafficking, while acknowledging that the battle is an uneven [...]	2009-09-17 10:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH708	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-09-21 03:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH709	CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials announced the creation of a working group focusing on cooperation and consistency between the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in the criminal justice process. The announcement by Prime Minister Hun Sen refl [...]	2009-09-21 05:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH711	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-09-22 02:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH712	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 20th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-22 08:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH716	COURT ACQUITS SRP PARLIAMENTARIAN HO VANN OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprise verdict September 22, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court acquitted opposition Parliamentarian Ho Vann of defamation charges, but fined Cambodia Daily editor-in-chief Kevin Doyle and journalist Nou Vannarinn for violating the Press Law on publishing retractions. The p [...]	2009-09-23 11:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH721	EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES [...] This cable provides input requested in reftel for the Secretary's Global Partnership Initiative. 2. Between the years of 1975-1985, approximately 130,000 Cambodian refuges were resettled in the United States after fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime. Since then, it is estimated that the numbe [...]	2009-09-25 09:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EINV EAID SCUL SMIG OIIP
09PHNOMPENH726	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-09-30 00:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH727	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE ILEA "TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 00:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH731	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-01 09:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH742	MU SOCHUA ON SAFETY, RECONCILIATION, AND ROLE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) parliamentarian Mu Sochua expressed confidence in her personal safety. Mu reiterated her desire to resolve her dispute with the Prime Minister and return to her duties in Kampot Province. END SUMMA [...]	2009-10-07 07:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH744	RGC LAUNCHES NEW POLICY AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, 2009, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSAVY) launched the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) Policy on the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking and the Minimum Standards for Protection of the Rights of [...]	2009-10-07 10:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH745	CAMBODIA'S SUMMER OF DEFAMATION SUITS WINDS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The summer of defamation lawsuits appears to be winding to a close in Cambodia. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) prevailed in most cases, though defamation actions were either dismissed or never initiated in two high-profile cases. While some appeals and smaller lawsuits [...]	2009-10-07 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH746	CAMBODIA'S LONG-AWAITED PENAL CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly approved the general content of the 672-article Penal Code on October 1, paving the way for chapter-by-chapter debate which is expected to take two weeks. The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) majority denied opposition Sam Rainsy Party's (SRP) initial reques [...]	2009-10-08 05:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH76	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPUTER CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 04:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH765	FRIENDS OF THE ECCC DISCUSS STAFFING CHALLENGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Friends of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)" met October 7 to discuss the judicial and administrative progress and challenges of the court. The judicial proceedings were reported to be running smoothly, with the substantive portion of the first tria [...]	2009-10-16 08:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH77	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 04:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH770	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-16 10:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH773	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-20 08:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH779	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-23 00:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH79	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's first call on Prime Minister Hun Sen since presenting credentials, the PM took the opportunity to renew his personal relationship with the Ambassador and review the evolution of U.S.-Cambodian relations over the past several years, highlighting several areas [...]	2009-01-30 10:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH795	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-27 05:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH797	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-10-27 05:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH80	OHCHR CAMBODIA OFFICE BLAZES COOPERATIVE TRAIL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a country where the government's human rights record has remained "poor," as assessed by Department Human Rights Reports, the UNOHCHR Cambodia Office has a positive impact on the Cambodian government adherence to human rights standards. The Office can claim concrete successe [...]	2009-01-30 11:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
09PHNOMPENH811	EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...]	2009-10-30 05:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH819	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" COURSE, NOVEMBER 16-27, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 05:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH826	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION COURSE," DECEMBER 7-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 09:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH827	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 09:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH828	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 2ND SESSION, NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 11, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 00:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH829	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-11-06 00:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH831	CAMBODIA RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) recalled its Ambassador to Thailand You Ay on November 5, emphasizing reciprocity in response to Thailand's earlier removal of the Thai Ambassador to Cambodia -- noting specifically that Cambodia was willing to restore full relations as soo [...]	2009-11-06 10:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIA MOPS ELAB CB
09PHNOMPENH836	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with Leahy amendment relatives to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting [...]	2009-11-12 10:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH840	UPDATE ON FREE SPEECH PROSECUTIONS IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two new convictions - one on defamation and one on disinformation charges - have again increased attention on the free speech debate in Cambodia. Both cases involve disputes between private parties. Separately, Minister of Information Khieu Khanarith said November 9 that the f [...]	2009-11-13 11:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH845	UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - [...] (SBU) Political-Economic Chief demarched MFA IO Director Tuy Ry November 16 on the Iran, Burma and DPRK resolutions in the UNGA Third Committee, noting the significance of these country-specific resolutions and urging Cambodia to re-think its past mixed record on these votes. Praising Cambodi [...]	2009-11-16 10:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH846	CAMBODIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of its anti-trafficking efforts since April 2009, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has implemented a broad training initiative to reach law enforcement, judicial, and other government officials. The RGC consolidated its policy structure under a single umbrella k [...]	2009-11-16 10:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH847	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LIFTS SAM RAINSY'S IMMUNITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly voted November 16 to lift opposition party leader Sam Rainsy's immunity to pursue allegations that he destroyed state property and incited national/racial hatred against the Vietnamese during an October 25 incident on the Cambodia-Vietnam border. To respond [...]	2009-11-16 11:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIA KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH85	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO AT ATTEND THE SAFE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-02-04 08:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH863	MOJ CLEARS CONTROVERSIAL RATANAKIRI JUDGE OF MISCONDUCT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced November 12 that it had investigated and cleared Ratanakiri Provincial Court Judge Thor Saron of accusations of misconduct. The unusual investigation into the judge's behavior came at the request of the King, who was responding to calls from civil [...]	2009-11-20 03:29:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH873	CAMBODIA MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CONDUCTS TRAINING ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) hosted the presiding judges, chief prosecutors, and chief clerks from each of the nation's courts at a National Trafficking Prosecution and Data Collection Workshop in Phnom Penh. The pur [...]	2009-11-25 09:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KJUS KWN CB
09PHNOMPENH874	CAMBODIA: 2009 3RD QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the third quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested five persons on human trafficking charges and 12 persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with cases involving minor victims. Police reported arresting eight foreign pedophiles and rescuing 14 vict [...]	2009-11-25 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH883	EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE [...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Chen Reaksmey for the 2010 International Woman of Courage Award. There are a number of Cambodian women who demonstrate courage and leadership in the pursuit of women's human rights and advancement. Reaksmey stood out from the crowd due to her recent a [...]	2009-12-01 00:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
09PHNOMPENH890	CAMBODIA AGREES TO PRESS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador demarched the RGC on the need for the Government of Burma (GOB) to engage Burma's democratic opposition and to move forward with democratic reform and out of isolation. RGC officials agreed that the 2010 elections indeed represented an "open door" for Burma and wer [...]	2009-12-04 10:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF BM CB
09PHNOMPENH899	PEACEFUL CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Cambodians in Phnom Penh celebrated a peaceful International Human Rights Day on December 10, marked by a march and a rally. This year's march is the third consecutive march allowed by authorities; in prior years, the route had been limited to approximately 4 blocks, but this year author [...]	2009-12-10 08:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH904	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA ROSWELL "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE," JANUARY 11-FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 10:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH905	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 3RD SESSION, JANUARY 12-22, 2010 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 10:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH906	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-12-11 12:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH907	CAMBODIA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) On December 9, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng presided over the official launch of Cambodia's new National Committee to Suppress Human Trafficking, Smuggling, and Labor and Sexual Exploitation. Created on September 25 with a Sub-Decree signed by Prime Min [...]	2009-12-14 02:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH913	(C) AMBASSADOR MEETS UNHCR TO DISCUSS UIGHURS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting December 14 with Ambassador Rodley, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials recounted a "very positive" discussion with Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials regarding the 22 Uighur asylum-seekers in Cambodia. According to UNHCR, the [...]	2009-12-14 10:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH920	POLL SHOWS POWER OF HAVING A CONCRETE PARTY MESSAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 11, the International Republican Institute (IRI) presented the results of its August 2009 Cambodian Public Opinion survey. The USAID-funded survey found solid public confidence in the general direction of the country and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Q [...]	2009-12-15 10:03:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH925	(C) UPDATE ON UIGHUR ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Representatives of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) are close to finding a new location for the Uighur asylum-seekers in Phnom Penh that would offer improved protection. According to UNHCR, the goal is to house the Uighurs [...]	2009-12-16 09:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH926	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UIGHURS AND DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley met December 17 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior (DPM) Sar Kheng to discuss the Uighur asylum seekers in Phnom Penh. The DPM expressed disappointment at an initial lack of cooperation by the local United Nations High Commission for Refugees ( [...]	2009-12-17 07:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CB

09PHNOMPENH927	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CHEMICAL CONTROL" COURSE, JANUARY 18-22, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 08:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH928	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION" COURSE, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 08:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH930	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-12-17 08:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH931	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-12-17 08:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH932	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-12-17 08:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH933	CAMBODIAN COURT PROSECUTES BOYAJIAN BROKER FOR [...] (SBU) The Phnom Penh Municipal Court December 17 concluded the trial of Ho Nguy on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffick underage girls to have sex with foreign clients. 2. (SBU) Municipal-level anti-human trafficking police initially arrested the 26-year old Nguy in February [...]	2009-12-18 07:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH934	(C) UIGHURS MOVE AGAIN; UPDATES ON SITUATION [...] (C) Officials from UNHCR confirmed that the group of 20 Uighurs relocated for a second time the evening of December 17, to a single-family dwelling rented by UNHCR. Cambodian police officers are assisting in providing security at the site; UNHCR said the officers have received explicit prote [...]	2009-12-18 07:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM
09PHNOMPENH938	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-12-18 08:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH949	AS NOOSE TIGHTENS, OUTSPOKEN SAM RAINSY TO SEND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The lawyer for opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said that Rainsy will not return from France to answer a summons from the Svay Rieng province investigating judge in connection with a case related to a Cambodia-Vietnam border demarcation incident on October 25. The summons sta [...]	2009-12-18 09:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH954	CORRECTED COPY - DEPORTATION SCENARIO FOR 20 UIGHUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 at 9:15 p.m., the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) deported 20 Uighur asylum-seekers back to China. Police removed the Uighurs from their safe house on December 18 around 6:00 p.m., and held them in a detention facility inside the Ministry of Interior compound [...]	2009-12-21 11:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH957	CAMBODIA, UNHCR, AND THE UIGHURS: THE MADNESS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a joint demarche on Deputy Foreign Minister Long Visalo December 21, Ambassadors and Charge strongly protested the deportation of 20 Uighur asylum seekers on December 19, noted that the deportation had occurred despite repeated assurances by senior Cambodian officials that it [...]	2009-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH958	CAMBODIAN ABOUT FACE ON UIGHUR ASYLUM SEEKERS PORTRAYED IN [...] SUMMARY: The Cambodian press has been following the plight of the Uighur asylum seekers since their presence in Cambodia became widely known on December 4. The media excerpts tell an extraordinary story in itself, and offer a revealing picture of the Cambodian government's reversal from origi [...]	2009-12-22 10:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH959	CAMBODIAN ABOUT FACE ON UIGHUR ASYLUM SEEKERS PORTRAYED IN [...] SUMMARY: The Cambodian press has been following the plight of the Uighur asylum seekers since their presence in Cambodia became widely known on December 4. The media excerpts tell an extraordinary story in itself, and offer a revealing picture of the Cambodian government's reversal from origi [...]	2009-12-22 10:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH960	CAMBODIA, UNHCR, AND THE UIGHURS: THE MADNESS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 meeting with Charge and other diplomatic representatives to discuss the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) refoulement of 20 Uighur asylum seekers December 19 (Ref A),UNHCR Regional Representative Raymond Hall stated that although Cambodia had tried hard o [...]	2009-12-22 10:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH962	DRAFT RESETTLEMENT REGULATIONS RAISE NGO AND DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 4, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) released a draft circular on the process for resettlement of urban poor communities, which it referred to as "illegal, temporary settlements." German development agency GTZ, which has foun [...]	2009-12-28 08:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB
09PODGORICA132	VISIT OF SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI, AND WICKER TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Montenegro on May 27, Senators Cardin, Mikulski, and Wicker thanked the GOM leadership for Montenegro's partnership with the U.S., including support for USG efforts in Afghanistan and in the Balkans. Vujanovic and Rocen asked for continued support for Monteneg [...]	2009-06-01 14:35:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM MARR MW
09PODGORICA150	MONTENEGRO REACTS TO TIP REPORT RELEASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoM Anti-TIP Coordinator Zoran Ulama expressed disappointment with Montenegro's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, but stressed that the report's criticisms and recommendations were fair. He welcomed the constructive approach. The opposition media reported extensively on the report's r [...]	2009-06-17 15:41:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA195	CORRUPTION IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Few countries in Europe have as bad a reputation for fighting corruption as Montenegro. As in other transition societies in this region, egregious weaknesses include extensive cronyism and nepotism, weak controls over conflicts of interest, perceived legal impunity for individua [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR MW
09PODGORICA37	MONTENEGRO'S KOSOVO IDPS: STILL IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent statements by President Vujanovic have drawn attention to the more than 16,000 refugees from Kosovo - called internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the GoM - still on Montenegrin soil. Because of security, legal, and economic concerns, very few have returned to Kosovo sin [...]	2009-02-10 19:27:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL MW
09PORTAUPRINCE104	HAITI: ARISTIDE'S PARTY, STILL IN DISARRAY, [...] (C) Summary: Hard line and moderate factions of the Fanmi Lavalas (FL) political party have registered competing lists of candidates for the partial senatorial elections scheduled for April 19. The hard liners' list included a number of close associates of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, some probabl [...]	2009-01-30 19:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE1094	Discussions continue on appointment of a Chief Justice [...] (U) Summary: The National Association of Haitian Magistrates (ANAMAH) has called on President Rene Preval to appoint a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position that has been vacant since 2004. Without a Chief Justice, the 2007 legislation that created an independent judiciary can [...]	2009-12-31 18:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC KCRM AID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE115	HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) ARISTIDE FOUNDATION'S UNIVERSITY TO REOPEN WITH CUBAN FACULTY [...]	2009-02-04 15:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	HA KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE117	HAITI'S ELECTORAL AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAVALAS [...] (C) Summary: Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has decided to exclude all Fanmis Lavalas candidates from the upcoming Senate elections, based on a what Embassy and others believe is a strained reading of the electoral law, and the fact that two FL factions submitted competing candida [...]	2009-02-04 20:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE119	RISING TENSIONS OVER LOOMING EXCLUSION OF LAVALAS [...] Summary: (SBU) The publication of the list of approved candidates for the April Senate elections is imminent. In anticipation that the list will exclude all Fanmi Lavalas (FL) candidates, MINUSTAH is taking security precautions, Fanmi Lavalas leaders are beginning to protest, and the electio [...]	2009-02-05 18:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE122	HAITI: ELECTORAL COUNCIL BARS LAVALAS, GUY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced late February 5 the exclusion of 40 of the 105 prospective candidates that had registered to compete in the April senatorial elections, including all 16 candidates representing Fanmi Lavalas. Leaders of Lavalas, the party of ou [...]	2009-02-06 18:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE14	NAS HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE AND COAST GUARD [...] (SBU) Summary: With a new Minister of Justice in place, there is new attention to corrections issues and control of the Haitian National Police (HNP). NAS infrastructure projects continue to encounter delays but are slowly progressing. Many of the delays result from slow action by the Gove [...]	2009-01-07 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE157	HAITI: PRESSURE MOUNTS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER LAVALAS EXCLUSION [...] (C) Summary: The U.S., Canadians, French, the European Commission and the OAS have issued statements in the last few days regarding the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas from the upcoming Senate elections (reftel),stating that credible elections must be inclusive. A milder statement by MINUSTAH un [...]	2009-02-11 13:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE159	HAITIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION URGES CEP TO [...] (C) Summary: Haiti's leading human rights organization criticized the electoral authority's decision to exclude Fanmi Lavalas from competing in partial Senate elections planned for April as politically motivated. The National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) fears the decision, if not re [...]	2009-02-11 19:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE166	HAITIAN ELECTORAL COUNCIL DEFENDS EXCLUSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) President Frantz-Gerard Verret told the Ambassador on February 11 that the CEP had never considered accepting any Lavalas (FL) candidates for the Senate elections because no Lavalas leader in Haiti had a documented mandate from party leader and [...]	2009-02-13 19:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE199	HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions posed for the reporting period. HAITI'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Question 23: -- A. Reliable sources for additional information includ [...]	2009-02-20 18:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PORTAUPRINCE203	HAITI: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 19:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE228	HAITI: PREVAL ESTABLISHES COMMISSIONS ON JUSTICE [...] (SBU) President Rene Preval on February 19 established commissions on judicial and constitutional reform, two of his key political priorities for which he is attempting to generate consensus. Amending the constitution is the more controversial initiative, where many critics suspect Preval is [...]	2009-03-02 19:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE265	AMBASSADOR HOSTS DISCUSSION OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Government and civil society epresentatives at an Ambassador-hosted discussion oncurred that corruption in Haiti is ubiquitous nd requires stiffer laws, expanded education andtraining, partnership between the government and private sector, ongoing civil society involvement and c [...]	2009-03-10 17:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON HA
09PORTAUPRINCE293	HAITI: LATEST TRENDS IN STUDENT UNREST [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary -------- 2. (U) High school and university students in 2009 have occupied university buildings and mounted protests that have turned violent and attracted political attention. Students occupied the cam [...]	2009-03-16 16:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE339	20TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]	2009-03-30 12:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE340	20TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]	2009-03-30 12:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE346	HAITIAN CRIMINAL DEPORTEES (PART ONE): THE NUTS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy inquiries about criminals the U.S. deports to Haiti reveal that: 1.) Haitian officials and media periodically blame criminal deportees for increases in crime, 2.) deportees face a degree of social discrimination and prejudice, and 3.) deportees who resume a life of crime i [...]	2009-03-31 16:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HA ORA INL IOM PRM
09PORTAUPRINCE347	HAITIAN CRIMINAL DEPORTEES (PART THREE): AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian criminal deportees interviewed by Embassy human rights officer report problems with integration into Haitian society and describe their self-help efforts to organize and improve their public image. Two deportee associations assert that corrupt Haitian officials attempt t [...]	2009-03-31 16:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE348	HAITIAN CRIMINAL DEPORTEES (PART TWO): [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Office for Migration (IOM) administers the only reintegration program for deportees in Haiti, a program partially funded by the USG. Current funding levels cover only one-quarter of the total number of annual Haitian deportees. Criminal deportees claim that I [...]	2009-03-31 16:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE375	HAITI/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GOH WILL SUPPORT USG [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:35:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE376	HAITI WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OAS IAHRC PREL PGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE394	CITE SOLEIL COMMISSARIAT INAUGURATED [...] SUMMARY: The postponed inauguration of the USG-funded Cite Soleil Police Commissariat took place on March 25, 2009. With over 130 guests and members of the press in attendance at the event, the dedication of this impressive new building symbolized the positive changes in the Cite Soleil neighbo [...]	2009-04-09 19:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE421	HAITI/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 19:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE463	HAITIAN LYNCHING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STOKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The murder-decapitation of a young Haitian national in the Dominican Republic (DR) has stoked anger toward Dominicans and criticism from Haitians against their government, perceived as lackadaisical in responding appropriately to human rights violations against Haitians in the DR. [...]	2009-05-07 17:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HA PREL PHUM
09PORTAUPRINCE475	HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL ON ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (C) President Preval says that the April 19 Senate elections were well organized. He claims to have expected the low turnout, but admitted that the Fanmis Lavalas boycott, associated threats, and the ban on public transportation deterred many voters. The President was pleased at the strong s [...]	2009-05-12 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE506	EMBASSY OBTAINS RESUMPTION OF CRIMINAL DEPORTEE [...] (C) Summary: Following determined Embassy intervention, the Government of Haiti has resumed accepting criminal deportee flights from the U.S. that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had suspended for several months. Once DHS decided to resume the flights, the GOH resisted accepting them, [...]	2009-05-27 17:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HA PREL PHUM
09PORTAUPRINCE530	HAITI: STUDENTS AND POLICE FACE-OFF OVER MINIMUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from two faculties of the State University of Haiti (Universite d'Etat Haiti/UEH) faced off with police the afternoon of June 3 during a student-led protest to pressure the government to increase the minimum wage. Students pelted vehicles and businesses with rocks and [...]	2009-06-04 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE538	STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE [...] (U) This message covers incidents reported on June 4 to 1300 local time on June 5. 2. (C) An unconfirmed number of students from several State University faculties violently protested in downtown Port-au-Prince reportedly to pressure President Preval to sign the minimum wage law. Students assaul [...]	2009-06-05 19:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE589	HAITI SENATE ELECTIONS: TEPID CAMPAIGNING, SOME [...] (SBU) Campaigning in the lead-up to the June 21 second round of voting in Haiti's partial Senate elections has been lukewarm, as candidates lack money and voters remain apathetic. Four days before the vote, the government announced state campaign financing for candidates -- too late to revive [...]	2009-06-19 18:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE632	HAITI: THE CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Haiti's constitution has multiple flaws that hamper the country's governability. Frequent national elections, an imbalance of power between executive and legislative branches, an uncl [...]	2009-07-08 14:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE643	HNP DIRECTOR GENERAL'S MANDATE RENEWED BY [...] (U) On July 14, President Preval forwarded to the Haitian Senate the letter to renew the mandate of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General Mario Andresol for an additional three years. Andresol has already tasked his advisors (two of whom are funded by NAS) to begin preparing a t [...]	2009-07-15 16:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PHUM KPKO HA
09PORTAUPRINCE65	HAITI: ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN BEARS LITTLE FRUIT [...] (SBU) Government of Haiti investigation and prosecution of corruption under President Preval is haphazard and has failed to bring a single major case to trial. President Preval announced in mid 2007 a major effort against corruption. Suspects in several cases, in the public and private sector, [...]	2009-01-21 17:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE837	HAITIAN CRIMINAL ALIEN BACKLOG ELIMINATED: RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival of twenty-eight Haitian criminal aliens via flight(JPAT) to Port-au-Prince on September signaled the successful elimination of the ''backlog'' of individuals with criminal convictions awaiting deportation to Haiti. Inadequate technological capacity, unreliable acce [...]	2009-09-28 12:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE841	HAITI APPROVES NEW PARLIAMENTARY POLICE UNIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 11, the Haitian Legislature approved a law which proposes to establish an additional security unit within the Haitian National Police (PNH). This initiative was not consulted with PNH leadership or MINUSTAH. At best, this is an effort to formalize existing police [...]	2009-09-28 15:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE917	UN CONVENTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 18:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE926	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered talking points from the Goldstone Report demarche to Patrick Isidore and Azad Belfort, respectively Director of Political Affairs and Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 3. Post will convey any relevant response. LINDWALL [...]	2009-11-04 13:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE94	LEAHY VETTING RECONSIDERATION [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (S/NF) Post requests Department's reconsideration of a negative finding regarding Leahy vetting of the following individual in order to allow him to participate in future USG-sponsored training: Jean Brice (or Bryce),Ralph Stanley DOB: March 25, 1968 [...]	2009-01-29 17:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE96	HAITI'S INTERIOR MINISTER WORRIED ABOUT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) During the Ambassador's January 21 call, Minister of Interior Paul-Antoine Bien-Aime informed that Haiti is creating an intelligence coordination body. He admitted that Haiti is vulnerable to movements of nationals from countries of concern. The country needs not an army but a national s [...]	2009-01-29 17:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE964	Haiti Response to Action Request: Demarche on [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on Tuesday November 17, Ambassador Merten and poloff met with Marie-Michele Rey, Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs to convey the reftel talking points and request Haiti's support as outlined in the reftel. Rey acknowledged that the Iran sit [...]	2009-11-19 18:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE991	TOGETHER WE'RE STRONG: LAVALAS, "QUALITY ROOSTER," AND SOME [...] (C) Summary: Six days after the poorly-attended Lavalas demonstration (ref A),several high-profile and hard-line former Lavalas party members announced that they would support a new platform, "Ansamn Nou Fo" ("Together We're Strong," in Haitian Creole) in the upcoming 2010 parliamentary e [...]	2009-12-31 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC KCRM PHUM SNAR HA
09PORTLOUIS169	SEYCHELLES PRISON SYSTEM: BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of piracy have threatened the economic livelihood of the Seychelles, yet the small and troubled island nation lacks the infrastructure to house a potential influx of pirates, and is barely capable of detaining the alleged pirates in custody now. A recent preliminary re [...]	2009-06-05 08:27:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MARR PREL MASS MOPPS KCRM SE
09PORTLOUIS183	MAURITIUS CONSIDERS NEW EU PROPOSED INDEPENDENT [...] (C) On June 17, CDA, accompanied by POLOFF as notetaker, used reftel demarche to push the GOM for a decision on the UN Special Rapporteur mandate renewal. The MFA delegation, which included First Secretary Nivedita Sohawon and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat, confirmed that despite rece [...]	2009-06-17 12:55:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU MP
09PORTLOUIS185	MAURITIUS TO VOTE FOR 'INDEPENDENT EXPERT' IN LIEU OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 14:40:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SU MP
09PORTLOUIS22	AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cabrera's departure call on Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvind Boolell ran the gambit of Economic and Political issues. From Bilateral Investment Treaty remarks to questions about trafficking in persons, the friendly, one-hour meeting brought key issues forward. END SU [...]	2009-01-20 10:54:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAIR SOCI MP
09PORTLOUIS280	MAURITIAN IDEAS CONCERNING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that the Mauritian mission to the Human Rights Council had sent him some suggestions and proposals, which he was considering. The reelect [...]	2009-09-11 04:30:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MP
09PORTLOUIS324	MAURITIUS: LUKEWARM ON U.S. POINTS RE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 06:43:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS334	MAURITIUS DISTANT FROM U.S. POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 12:22:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS MP
09PORTLOUIS351	MAURITIUS LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. UN THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 06:55:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN MP
09PORTLOUIS359	MAURITIUS STILL COOL ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 04:14:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS360	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:19:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE
09PORTLOUIS395	MAURITIUS STAYS THE PATH FOR DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 09:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA MP
09PORTLOUIS396	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 09:42:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA SE
09PORTLOUIS413	SEYCHELLES APATHETIC ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (C) The Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the UN, Ambassador Ronald (Ronny)Jumeau, was present for only one of the 88 votes at the 63rd UN General Assembly in 2008, and Jumeau was also absent at the 64th 3rd Committee vote on the resolution on "defamation of religion." Given, that the [...]	2009-12-24 07:50:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC SE
09PORTLOUIS414	MAURITIUS AND THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" ISSUE [...] (C) After initially voting in favor of a resolution on defamation of religions, Mauritius -- thanks in part to U.S. initiatives -- has since 2008 changed its vote to an abstention. Post believes that it will be extremely difficult at this point to convince Mauritius to be more active on the [...]	2009-12-24 08:32:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC MP
09PORTLOUIS419	SEYCHELLES: CONSTITUTION INTERPRETED TO PROTECT HOMOSEXUAL [...] (SBU) The constitution of the Seychelles includes an anti-discrimination provision which is open-ended and is widely interpreted to include the rights of homosexuals. Homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in any legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. Des [...]	2009-12-30 11:34:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS421	MAURITIUS: HOMOSEXUALITY NOT LEGISLATED, BUT RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) In Mauritius, homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. The constitution's anti-discrimination provisions mention "sex" but not "sexual orientation." There is no legislation pending which would penalize gays or [...]	2009-12-30 11:34:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MP
09PORTLOUIS69	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: MAURITIUS PARTICIPATION [...] In a follow-up to CDA's meeting and discussion with Prime Minister Ramgoolam (ref A),on February 24, acting Poloff met with First Secretary Martine S.C. Young Kim Fat to discuss the upcoming Review Conference to evaluate progress made in achieving the goals set by the 2001 World Conference Ag [...]	2009-02-24 10:48:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MP
09PORTLOUIS73	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: POINTS DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 12:21:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SY
09PORTLOUIS97	DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS: MAURITIUS WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 12:32:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF MP
09PORTOFSPAIN26	2008 COUNTRY CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) [...]	2009-01-23 15:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TD
09PORTOFSPAIN33	JOINT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WORKSHOP FOR T&T AND COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) During a January 15 meeting with a local International Organization of Migration (IOM) representative, EmbOffs learned of a planned workshop between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) and the Government of Colombia (GOC) to strengthen their ability to combat trafficking in per [...]	2009-01-27 12:20:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TD
09PORTOFSPAIN432	LEAHY FAST TRACK VETTING: GOTT/SAUTT FOR JCET [...] (SBU) Pursuant to STATE 87762 regarding Leahy Fast Track vetting, Post conducted Leahy vetting on 33 names contained in a fax dated October 16, 2009 under the letterhead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 (CHOGM 2009, Operations Planning and Coordinating Staff, with the refe [...]	2009-11-03 20:59:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TD
09PRAGUE130	CZECHS PLEASED WITH USG PRESENCE AT UNHRC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff provided the reftel points to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha and UN Department Director Jan Michal on February 27. Dlouha noted that our presence at UNHRC proceedings is most welcome news and inquired whether we planned to engage in a [...]	2009-03-09 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ PHUM
09PRAGUE138	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: VISIT BY INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 Acting DCM Stuart Hatcher and emboffs met with Czech Ministry of Interior officials at the request of the Czechs to discuss the upcoming visit of Minister of Interior Ivan Langer to the United States March 15-17. While the EU Justice and Interior Ministers, like the [...]	2009-03-11 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM
09PRAGUE196	CZECHS WELCOME USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE201	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ
09PRAGUE210	CZECHS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 17:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE239	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH CZECH POLDIR ON U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, A/S Fried and Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil agreed that we explore developing a non-binding joint U.S.-EU statement on accepting Guantanamo detainees cleared for release to complement an internal EU framework document on the subject. Both ag [...]	2009-04-30 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM
09PRAGUE260	CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the available records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information: -Czech Army Lieutenant Colonel Zdenek KOLAR, Battalion Commander, 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, Czech Ground Forces, Zatec Czech Repub [...]	2009-05-15 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL
09PRAGUE296	CZECHS TO HELP SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 07:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PK PREF PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE318	CZECHS TO SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 15:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EZ EUN PREF
09PRAGUE332	CZECH DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERIOR LAYS OUT PLAN TO [...] (C) Summary: One of the few issues the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will address is extremism. Interior Minister Martin Pecina named former police official Jiri Komorous as his First Deputy Minister and assigned him to lead the Interior Ministry's new anti-ex [...]	2009-06-15 13:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE354	CZECH REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post is providing input for a demarche prior to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw from September 28 - October 9, 2009. ---------------------- The Interim Government ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The government of the Czech Republic (GOC) is c [...]	2009-06-24 07:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EZ
09PRAGUE38	CZECH REPUBLIC COMMENTS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke with Ambassador Josef Koutsky of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department on January 15 and again on January 16. Koutsky noted that Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg has been highly engaged in reaching out to his counterparts to advance efforts to attain a sustainable ce [...]	2009-01-20 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM KWBG PHUM IS EZ PREL
09PRAGUE386	EMBASSY PRAGUE SPONSORS DISCUSSION ON EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Embassy, in cooperation with the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust, hosted a panel discussion on extremism in the Czech Republic attended by approximately 60 people. The debate featured the Ministers of Human Rights and Interior, the Human Rights Omb [...]	2009-07-07 08:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EZ
09PRAGUE410	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON USG AND UN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that Czech law enforces asset freezes, travel bans, and embargos against people or entities appearing on [...]	2009-07-14 14:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK EZ
09PRAGUE443	CZECH REPUBLIC: COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel, the former Czechoslovakia signed the United Nations Convention Against Torture in 1986. The Czech Republic considers itself bound by international treaties entered into by Czechoslovakia. The fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Czech Republic to the UN Comm [...]	2009-07-31 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE454	EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE465	CZECH CARDINAL DISCUSSES POPE'S VISIT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 14:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
09PRAGUE467	CZECH PUBLICLY CONDEMN BURMESE SENTENCE AGAINST [...] (U) On August 11, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout called on the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi. Calling the verdict "scandalous" and typical of "the political cynicism of one of the toughest totalitarian regimes in the world", former Czech president Vaclav Havel also [...]	2009-08-13 09:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN

09PRAGUE471	CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION PROGRESS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister Czeslaw Walek of the Ministry of Human Rights and National Minorities and to Deputy Minister and Anti-Extremism Task Force leader Jiri Komorous of the Interior Ministry on July 29. The Ministry of the Interior deferred its response to the [...]	2009-08-14 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE EZ
09PRAGUE473	PROPERTY RESTITUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has an interest in three broad categories of property restitution in the Czech Republic: U.S. citizen, religious communal (including Jewish communal) and Jewish private property. The restitution process started in the early 1990s, yet some restitution issues r [...]	2009-08-14 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EZ
09PRAGUE496	CZECH SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Special Operations Group (SOG),composed of 50-100 military police, was investigated by Czech authorities for alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan, including wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians during its deployment, and irregularities in operations, procurement and chain [...]	2009-08-25 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS EZ AF
09PRAGUE707	CZECHS HAVE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS FOR THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Officers Jana Rezna and Petra Ali Dolakova on December 3 regarding the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK). Petra Ali Dolakova indicated that like the USG, the Czechs are [...]	2009-12-04 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA EZ
09PRAGUE708	CZECH REPUBLIC PLANNING TO RUN IN 2011 FOR UN [...] (SBU) In a conversation covering several Human Rights Council matters, such as the upcoming DPRK Universal Periodic Review (Ref A),Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Jan Kaminek commented in depth on the Spring 2010 Human Rights Council elections. Kaminek indicated that the [...]	2009-12-04 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM EZ EUN PREL
09PRAGUE727	EMBASSY SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, the Embassy's Political Section, in cooperation with the Legal Attache, hosted a workshop on extremism in the Czech Republic. The debate featured the Deputy Interior Minister, judges, prosecutors, police, and two FBI special agents. The Czech Deputy Interior Min [...]	2009-12-17 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE89	Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...]	2009-02-12 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRAGUE99	SUPPORT FOR DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE WORKING [...] We delivered reftel points February 18 to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Department Deputy Director Martin Boucek and UN Department official Ladislav Steinhubel. Boucek welcomed U.S. involvement in the February 16-19 working group and understood this does not mean the U.S. woul [...]	2009-02-19 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ
09PRAIA194	2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...]	2009-10-15 17:00:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV
09PRAIA204	DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR FLOODING IN SAO NICOLAU, CAPE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. SUMMARY: Torrential rains have fallen on the island of Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, during September and October 2009, causing flooding that has killed at least three people, displaced at least 41 families, and destroyed homes, personal p [...]	2009-10-28 17:59:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI EAID PREF CV
09PRAIA239	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 17:11:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XA UNGA CV
09PRAIA261	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 13:16:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA CV
09PRAIA36	CAPE VERDE WELCOMES US RETURN TO UNHRC [...] Per reftel, on February 27 Ambassador delivered demarche points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Brito. Brito warmly welcomed the news of the United States intent to return to the United Nations Human Rights Council. It was his view that the U.S. could be a more effective advocate for [...]	2009-03-02 10:46:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CV
09PRETORIA1246	SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloffs met with the Department of International Cooperation's (DICO) Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Chief Director Pitso Montwedi and Deputy Director Raymond Sithole on June 15 to deliver the final text of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on South [...]	2009-06-19 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09PRETORIA1293	SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by the following officials who will attend the Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border training event in Durban July 20-24. Name: John Alwin Matroos [...]	2009-06-26 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM SF SOCI PREL
09PRETORIA131	CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT WITH NEWLY [...] SUMMARY: Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) recently met with Chief Justice Pius Langa of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, analogous to the U.S. Supreme Court. This meeting in Chief Justice Langa's chambers, was also attended by representatives of the United States [...]	2009-01-22 16:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID PGOV
09PRETORIA1356	POLICE ARREST 244 ZIMBABWEAN MIGRANTS IN JOBURG [...] On July 3 police in Johannesburg conducted a midnight raid of the area around the Central Methodist Church, arresting 344 mainly Zimbabweans sleeping in the street. Rights organizations condemned the police action as "heavy-handed" and "disproportionate" and promised to defend the detainees i [...]	2009-07-06 11:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1551	G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S JULY 6-10 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) In his first country visit as G/TIP Director, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca met on July 6-7 and July 9-10 with South African government officials; police, prosecutors, and judges; civil society organizations and G/TIP grant recipients; and radio and newspaper reporters regarding the country's [...]	2009-07-31 07:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1614	CAUTIOUS HOPES FOR ZUMA AMONG SOME SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (SBU) South African civil society groups are cautiously optimistic about President Jacob Zuma, believing his promises of openness and meaningful dialogue will improve their working environment. Under former President Thabo Mbeki, many groups felt isolated from leadership and shut out from me [...]	2009-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA KJUS KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1740	XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA: ROOT CAUSES REMAIN, [...] South African townships remain at risk of renewed xenophobic violence, such as was seen in the mid-2008 mob attacks on African migrants. Foreigners make easy scapegoats for enduring grievances of poverty, unemployment, housing shortages, and poor public services, and the SAG has not taken de [...]	2009-08-27 10:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1766	WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO [...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...]	2009-09-01 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA1809	THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND [...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...]	2009-09-04 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI
09PRETORIA1860	SOUTH AFRICA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHRC 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) On September 10 poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),to deliver message (ref A) on USG priorities for the next session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC). On the [...]	2009-09-11 12:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1959	RESETTLEMENT SET TO GROW (CAUTIOUSLY) FROM S.AFRICA [...] (SBU) On a September 7-10 visit, U.S. Regional Refugee Coordinator met with key counterparts in an ongoing effort to expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in Southern Africa. The program vets African applicants (of diverse nationalities, but from South Africa likely mainly Somal [...]	2009-09-28 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA1983	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]	2009-10-01 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1984	SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD) [...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...]	2009-10-02 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2017	SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 12:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09PRETORIA2020	ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2030	TREVOR MANUEL OFFERS NEW APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's "National Strategic Planning" paper (often referred to here as the "Green Paper") offers a new approach to the way South Africa does government business. The paper suggests that greater planning and coordination will lead to [...]	2009-10-07 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2091	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...]	2009-10-14 12:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2127	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES [...] This ATA 7579 completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 30 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Â [...]	2009-10-20 14:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC SA
09PRETORIA2141	COURT SELECTIONS SHOW HOW CONCERNS ABOUT JUDICIAL [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma finalized his appointment of five new justices to the Constitutional Court, the nation's highest legal body, on October 11. For most of the past year, and particularly during the election campaign period ahead of the national election in April, opposition leaders and [...]	2009-10-21 16:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR SF
09PRETORIA2142	LEADING POLICY STRATEGIST WALKS AWAY FROM [...] (SBU) Joel Netshitenzhe, Director-General of Policy and Coordination Services (PCAS) in the South African Presidency, and the government's chief policy strategist, announced his resignation on October 19. Netshittenzhe had served in the post since 1994. There is speculation that he resigned [...]	2009-10-21 16:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2157	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA 7579 - Underwater Explosives Incident Countermeasure Course, in Durbin, South Africa, which will begin November 2-20, 2009. Post vetting for the two individuals listed belo [...]	2009-10-23 07:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC SA
09PRETORIA2181	SOUTH AFRICA: DRC WATCHER'S ROUND-UP, BOLSTERING [...] (SBU) South Africa's engagement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process has waned since early 2008, when the ANC leadership showdown at Polokwane eclipsed the Goma Conference, but Pretoria's influence remains significant as a major troop contributor to MONUC and as the key in [...]	2009-10-27 06:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN CG SF
09PRETORIA2197	ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE [...] (SBU) Dumisani Ntuli, the spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng Province, told Poloffs on September 30 that the party remains torn between supporters of President Jacob Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki. Ntuli, who clearly falls into the latter camp, projected tha [...]	2009-10-29 07:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2207	POSSIBLE UN CONVENTION ENDANGERING FREEDOM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 29 Poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to deliver the demarche (ref A) urging support for a U.S. "draft action plan" of proposals ( [...]	2009-10-29 16:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SF
09PRETORIA2229	ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS NEAR THE S.A.-MOZAMBIQUE [...] On an October 21-23 field visit to rural farming areas bordering Mozambique, emboffs investigated rights and labor concerns including trafficking in persons (TIP). The view from NGOs in the provincial capital was that law enforcement was not taking sex-related TIP seriously; and that labor TI [...]	2009-11-02 10:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA223	U.N.'S OHCHR SPREAD THINLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (U) On January 20, poloff met with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) Resident Representative for Southern Africa David Johnson, in response to Department tasker (reftel) to assess the nature and scope of OHCHR's activities. Covering 14 countries with t [...]	2009-02-05 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA2245	AMBASSADORâ€™S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]	2009-11-03 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2257	DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] On November 3, poloff made phone contact with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to advise of the U.S. message (reftel). Mr. Montwedi was engaged in meetings in New York, [...]	2009-11-04 13:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2267	SAG "NEGLECTING" AND "FAILING" RURAL CONSTITUENTS, [...] (C) From October 21 to 23 emboffs visited rural Mpumalanga province, where human rights NGOs said the SAG was failing to protect the rural poor and neglecting to provide public services to remote communities. While township residents have protested violently over poor service delivery, rural [...]	2009-11-05 16:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ELAB EAGR SF
09PRETORIA2493	DEMARCHE RESPONSE:"DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2578	G/TIP FY07 GRANT UPDATE - WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL [...] Per Department request (reftel),Pretoria's officer for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) met on December 10 with G/TIP grantee World Hope International (WHI) to monitor progress in the first six months of an 18-month $200,000 FY'07 grant. The funds will be used to support anti-trafficking awarenes [...]	2009-12-14 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2603	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria believes that success in reversing South Africa's support for the Defamation of Religion (DoR) resolution (reftel) will be highly improbable, and the effort may be counterproductive. Post is open to elevating our dialogue on DoR to a higher level, such as a request for [...]	2009-12-18 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2618	SOUTH AFRICA: 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM SEMINAR: IS [...] (U) Summary: Kicking off South Africa's observance of the 16 Days of Activism, Commissioner for Gender Equality Dr. Yvette Abrahams led a discussion on the social norms and material conditions that give rise to gender-based violence in South Africa. Activists in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria [...]	2009-12-22 12:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ECON AORC SF
09PRETORIA2622	SAG'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY IN OPERATIONAL OVERHAUL [...] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is a notoriously dysfunctional bureaucracy long due for an overhaul. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, formerly Foreign Affairs Minister and ex-wife of the President, is leading a "Turnaround" project aiming to increase efficiency, tighten security, cut out [...]	2009-12-22 16:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2670	PRETORIA RESPONSE: RIGHTS VIS-A-VIS SEXUAL [...] Laws against homosexuals or transgendered persons are not a concern in contemporary South Africa, which may have the most progressive legal framework vis-a-vis gay rights anywhere in the world. Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation is explicitly outlawed by the Constitution, and th [...]	2009-12-29 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2671	CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN [...] (U) On December 8-9, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF),in cooperation with the Department of Social Development (DSD) and numerous civil society organizations, launched the Champions for Children Campaign to ensure the protection and safety of children during the FIFA World Cup 2010 a [...]	2009-12-29 12:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA271	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA298	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (Refs A,B) for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from March 2008 through mid-February 2009. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capacity [...]	2009-02-17 10:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA329	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CORRUPTION PROBE COULD [...] This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg Labor Office. 2. (C) Summary: South African Airways, (SAA) Board of Directors has launched an investigation into allegations of high-level mismanagement and corruption. CEO Khaya Ngqula has been placed on sp [...]	2009-02-23 06:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EIND EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA488	SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS TO CLEAR THE AIR ON DURBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal meetings with the DFA's Pitso Montwedi, Poloffs have explored USG-SAG differences on the upcoming Durban Review Conference (DRC) on racism and xenophobia. Montwedi was amenable to the notion of a pared-down DRC document, emphasizing broad principles in a modern conte [...]	2009-03-13 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA553	STUDY FINDS XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS DRIVEN BY LOCAL [...] On March 11, a Wits University team unveiled the results of their research into the direct triggers of last year's xenophobic attacks in South African townships. Interviews and focus groups with over 300 residents of seven areas found the attacks were premeditated and organized by community [...]	2009-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA561	SOUTH AFRICA TO VOTE YES ON 'DEFAMATION OF [...] South Africa will vote in favor of the "Combating defamation of religions" resolution, if the latter is put to vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council. The DFA's Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, said that South Africa has supported the resolution in the [...]	2009-03-24 16:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA
09PRETORIA59	SOUTH AFRICA ADOPTS NEW WEAPON IN THE BATTLE [...] Summary: South Africa's cabinet recently passed a DNA Bill that will allow police officials to collect DNA from suspects of crimes, particularly, suspects of rapes and murders. This is a step in the right direction toward combating Sexual Offenses, but manpower and training still continue to [...]	2009-01-13 11:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI PREL
09PRETORIA631	SAG'S FOREIGN POLICY: TRADING PRINCIPLES FOR POWER? [...] In a March 25 forum assessing South Africa's foreign policy from the standpoint of global human rights, prominent political commentator Professor Adam Habib acknowledged that the SAG's stances in multilateral fora often disappointed local and international rights advocates. The underlying ca [...]	2009-03-31 11:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA728	PRETORIA PROPOSAL -- FY'09 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] Post hereby submits a proposal (ref B) for PRM's FY 2009 Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees (ref A),recommending a grant of $20,000 to Ikenze Kungwe Mazwi Community College, a start-up elementary and high school serving children of Zimbabwean migrants in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Funds will be u [...]	2009-04-15 11:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI ASEC CASC SF ZI
09PRETORIA770	SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCES PERMIT FOR ZIMBABWEANS [...] The SAG's April 3 announcement of a temporary permit for Zimbabweans to remain in South Africa is a potentially groundbreaking step in assistance to the continuing mass influx of Zimbabwean migrants. Compared to the asylum channel, the permit is much better suited to Zimbabweans' mainly econ [...]	2009-04-17 15:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV SA
09PRETORIA771	SA PERMIT FOR ZIMBABWEANS (PART 2) [...] There are currently more questions than answers surrounding the SAG's implementation of a temporary permit for Zimbabwean migrants to remain in South Africa (ref A). The Minister of Home Affairs' (DHA) April 3 announcement of the new policy was a surprise, albeit a welcome one, to the rights [...]	2009-04-17 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SF
09PRETORIA994	SA-ZIMBABWE BORDER: COPING WITH CONTINUED HEAVY [...] A May 7-8 visit to the South African and Zimbabwean border towns of Musina and Beitbridge found the border zone was beginning to normalize despite continued heavy flows of Zimbabwean migrants into South Africa. The SAG's halt in deportations has reduced migrants' vulnerability to police hara [...]	2009-05-15 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRISTINA20	KOSOVO GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHELTERS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Government of Kosovo's (GOK) Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) took effective measures to ensure the continued operation of victims of trafficking (VOT) shelters in Kosovo. In 2007, two of the three VOT shelters in Kosovo -- Hope and Homes (HAH) and the Ce [...]	2009-01-15 10:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRISTINA314	STEADY PROGRESS ON KOSOVO'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo devotes high-level government attention to anti-trafficking and continues to make steady progress. A recent investigation into five Kosovo Police officers suspected of involvement in trafficking resulted in suspensions, and prosecutors are continuing the investigation. T [...]	2009-07-31 05:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KV
09PRISTINA474	KOSOVO: 2009 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDEOM REPORT [...] (U) As per refs A and B we delivered an oral summary of the Kosovo section of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (IRFR) to Venera Llunji, political adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at 16:00 local time (11:00 EST) on October 26, and transmitted a hard copy of the [...]	2009-10-30 08:15:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OPRC KIRF KPAO KV
09PRISTINA64	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Pristina's submission for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. From 1999 to 2008, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under the authority of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1244. [...]	2009-02-18 17:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA65	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA66	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09QUITO1005	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-30 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO1023	ECUADOR ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points on December 2 to the MFA's Acting Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Leon Avila. Avila said he would not be able to respond substantively until he spoke with Director General Lourdes Puma, who was out of the country until December 6, and who had already [...]	2009-12-03 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM EC
09QUITO108	COMMERCIAL MEDIA IN ECUADOR WORRIED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 20:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO139	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on February 18 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 20. Puma thanked PolOff for the information, noted that the topic was important to the GOE, and that the MFA [...]	2009-02-21 00:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
09QUITO225	PRESIDENT CORREA REJECTS CRITICISM FROM INTERAMERICAN PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its midyear meeting in Paraguay March 13-16, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) criticized President Rafael Correa and his government's attitudes and actions toward the Ecuadorian media. On March 17, Correa responded to the IAPA's declarations by rejecting its legitim [...]	2009-03-31 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO253	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6. Puma said that the GOE had received the USG's diplomatic note, and views the USG's change in policy toward the Human Rights Council as a positive move. However, she noted that the GOE wa [...]	2009-04-13 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EC
09QUITO255	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ECUADOR ON U.S. [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6. Puma said that the GOE had its own candidate, Ambassador Luis Moreno, for another OAS body, the Juridical Committee and that the GOE was seeking an exchange of votes. There are four candi [...]	2009-04-14 15:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC PHUM AORC OAS IAHRC
09QUITO407	ECUADORIAN NGOS RESIST GOE MOVES TOWARD GREATER CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has taken steps in the past year to expand its regulation of NGOs in Ecuador. It also attempted to close a prominent environmental NGO in March 2009, in a move many believed was politically motivated. The NGO community is attempting to organize in response to these me [...]	2009-06-02 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV PHUM EAID ECON EC
09QUITO449	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALL TO PRESIDENT CORREA ADDS TO PRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Ecuadorian government and media reaction to President Obama's June 10 phone call to President Correa focused on President Obama's message of congratulation for Correa's reelection and his desire to deepen U.S.-Ecuador relations, but did not include extensive comments on his [...]	2009-06-15 12:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO460	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - INTERNATIONAL PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EC
09QUITO513	LATEST ROUNDS OF ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the GOE talked in Washington about expanding bilateral cooperation, the Correa government and its fellow travelers here in Ecuador continued to bash the U.S. Unsubstantiated allegations over the last few weeks included that the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) caused [...]	2009-06-25 23:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PHUM OAS EC
09QUITO609	ECUADOR: REFUGEE CONDITIONS IMPROVING, BUT [...] (U) Ecuador hosts the largest refugee population in the Western Hemisphere with 25,000 registered refugees and another 135,000 Colombians living in a refugee-like situation. Colombian refugees have poured into Ecuador as a result of Colombia's conflict for the past nine years. The Colombia-E [...]	2009-07-20 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO69	COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] In response to the Department of State and Department of Labor request (reftel),post submits the following comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that may be produced with forced labor or child labor in Ecuador. Please note Post's recommendation in paragraph 5. 2. The [...]	2009-01-29 15:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP EC
09QUITO791	BROADCAST TAPE OF CORREA HAS TELEAMAZONAS FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his latest weekly address on August 29, President Correa lashed out against the independent television station, Teleamazonas, and what he called "a sewer with antennas" and demanded its immediate closure following its airing of a clandestine recording. The 2008 audio rec [...]	2009-09-01 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO801	CORREA,S STEADY VERBAL ASSAULT ON MEDIA CREATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon being sworn in for his second presidential term on August 10, Rafael Correa showed no sign of letting up his verbal assault against the privately-owned media. On the contrary, Correa proclaimed the press to be his "greatest adversary" over the last 31 months of his first t [...]	2009-09-02 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO822	REQUEST STATE REVIEW OF POST-VETTED ECUADORIANS [...] The Embassy has conducted record checks in accordance with established internal standard operating procedures and possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations committed by this individual as of this date. The Embassy requests Departmental review in accordance with Leahy v [...]	2009-09-08 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS EC
09QUITO828	RECALL 09 QUITO 828 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 15:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS EC
09QUITO883	Refugees Programs in Ecuador Risk Benefitting the FARC [...] (S/NF) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy Quito and the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) request guidance on how to respond to information that suspected FARC members have manipulated Ecuador's Enhanced Registration Program implemented [...]	2009-10-15 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO915	Demarche Delivered: UN Third Committee Priorities [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for Multilateral Policy and International Organizations Lourdes Puma on 29 October. DG Puma said Ecuador agreed with the U.S. position that no action motions were not helpful and said the Ecuad [...]	2009-10-29 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC PHUM
09QUITO949	National Assembly President Cordero's Meeting with [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly President Cordero indicated he shared some of the Ambassador's concern about the GOE's decision to terminate the BIT and promised to discuss it with President Correa. He disowned the report by the former head of the International Relations Commission alleging th [...]	2009-11-12 23:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV MARR PHUM EAID EC
09QUITO965	Demarche on Country Specific Resolutions at UNGA - Ecuador [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16, upon her return from travel. Puma said that she believed that Ecuador would continue its previous practice of voting against any no-action motions, but said that she was unaware of how [...]	2009-11-17 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA EC IR
09QUITO981	LIBERTAD ACT: ECUADOR-CUBA RELATIONS [...] (U) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to Ref A. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn huma [...]	2009-11-19 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU EC
09QUITO999	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-25 23:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09RABAT1004	MUSTAPHA RAMID: MOROCCO NEEDS REAL REFORM; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with PolOff, leading Islamist politician Mustapha Ramid stressed that he is pro-monarchy, but openly and frankly criticized the Government; suggested that Morocco was moving in the wrong direction; and called for a devolution of the king's powers. Engagin [...]	2009-12-24 09:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL IS MO
09RABAT1005	FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Morocco's strategy for engaging the host government and civil society to cease supporting "defamation of religions" proposals at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and elsewhere focuses on two main strategic objectives: (1) urging the GOM to vote against such resolutio [...]	2009-12-28 14:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KISL KDEM PREL PGOV OPDC MO
09RABAT1013	MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq on Dec. 8. In substantive and open talks, they discussed U.S.-Moroccan cooperation and the GOM's efforts to promote moderate Islam. Toufiq emphasized Morocco's role as a moderate force in the regi [...]	2009-12-29 16:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PREL KISL KPAO MO
09RABAT113	Islamic Communications Ministers discuss Gaza, image of [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 11:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT114	ISLAMIC COMMUNICATIONS MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, IMAGE OF ISLAM [...] (U) Summary: Communications Ministers from Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states met in Rabat on January 27-28 to address the image of Islam in the international media. A prepared statement from King Mohammed VI of Morocco opened the event, focusing on Gaza, encouraging conti [...]	2009-02-06 15:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT125	MOROCCO AGAIN SEEKS TO TAKE BACK GITMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request: The President's order to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO) has received significant and positive attention from both the Moroccan public and Government. Our chief MFA point of contact on the issue recently asked about the status of [...]	2009-02-10 12:05:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM MO
09RABAT151	MOROCCO'S SCHOOL FOR FUTURE GOVERNORS SEEKS U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: A military academy that is a combination of A-100, ROTC, and an MPA program, the newly revamped Institute for Territorial Administrators in Kenitra, trains the future cadre that will run Morocco's local governance system. The new curriculum aims to instill democratic values i [...]	2009-02-18 08:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM MASS KDEM KWMN MO
09RABAT170	GAZA, GUANTANAMO, AND A LEFTIST THAW: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) A leftist human rights activist broke a long-standing boycott to meet with us on February 17, after he was barred from entering Tunis for a human rights conference in late January. The fact of the meeting was a sign of a nascent but broad thaw beginning to take place due to the change [...]	2009-02-25 18:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS MO
09RABAT172	CHARGE'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI FIHRI: [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) told Charge February 25 that he would go to the Sharm el Sheikh donor conference and looked forward to meeting the Secretary. He believed that Mauritania should be included in what he viewed as an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) meeting there an [...]	2009-02-26 17:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PBTS KPAL WI AG IR IS MO MR
09RABAT177	GOM SUPPORTIVE OF USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] (SBU) On February 27, PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Humanitarian and Social Affairs Director Abdelmounaim El Farouq (Note: The MFA's human rights point person. End Note.). 2. (C) El Farouq welcomed the Human Rights Council statement, adding that he had made just such a recommendat [...]	2009-02-27 17:10:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IO MO

09RABAT179	MOROCCO HAS CONFIDENCE IN NEW UN WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: The UN Secretary General,s Personal Envoy Christopher Ross appears to have had a positive visit to Morocco, February 17-21. At a roundtable hosted by Charge, Ross outlined a flexible approach, as reported by Algiers (Ref. A) that seeks to build confidence between Morocco and the Polisa [...]	2009-02-27 18:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PBTS UNSC AG WI MO
09RABAT201	MOROCCO: 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT SPARKS [...] (SBU) The Moroccan and Western Sahara chapters of the 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices sparked high interest and comments ranging from favorable to deeply critical. The embassy rollout included multiple television and radio interviews by the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Embassy [...]	2009-03-12 22:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO WI MO
09RABAT21	MOROCCO: PROTESTS CONTINUE OVER GAZA [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of the massive demonstration against Israeli actions in Gaza that took place in Rabat on January 4th, estimated to have numbered between 50 and 100 thousand Moroccans, there have been sporadic but smaller demonstrations throughout the country over the last week. The [...]	2009-01-09 18:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO
09RABAT212	CHARGE AND MFA SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS FORUM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amrani told Charge March 17 that Morocco believes it is vital that the Secretary attend the Sixth Forum for the Future meeting this fall. The Government of Morocco (GOM) takes our concerns about a deteriorating human rights environm [...]	2009-03-17 18:46:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PBTS KMPI AG IR WI MO US
09RABAT214	2008 WESTERN SAHARA UPDATE OF THE WORST [...] This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Western Sahara. (Ref A) The sovereignty of the Western Sahara is disputed between the Government of Morocco and the Polisario, an Algerian-backed organization seeking [...]	2009-03-18 09:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
09RABAT221	MIXED REVIEWS ON MOROCCO'S LEVEL OF RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: A range of government, religious, and education leaders told EmbOffs and visiting DRL/IRF officer that while tolerance is broadly observed in practice, some problem remain. Government forbearance for perhaps 150 foreign Christian missionaries was being stretched, they said, as p [...]	2009-03-19 18:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO MO
09RABAT230	MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...]	2009-03-24 17:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO
09RABAT231	MOROCCO SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Lemkin, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, and as a resul [...]	2009-03-24 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV MARR MCAP PHUM PTER ECON MO
09RABAT234	THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 1, POLITICS: THE TRUST GAP [...] (C) Summary: During a winter visit to the Middle Atlas Mountains, PolOff encountered poverty, accusations of local governmental inefficiency, and anger over slow response to weather-related crises. Citizens have an ingrained and almost reflexive distrust of government and worry about endemic [...]	2009-03-26 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO
09RABAT236	AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE THE U.S.-MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of young Moroccan experts told Charge and S/P staff member Behrman that the Obama Administration offers an opportunity to revitalize the U.S.-Moroccan partnership. Morocco is a strategic partner and its progress on human rights and democracy benefits U.S. interests. [...]	2009-03-26 15:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM XF MO
09RABAT237	THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 2, ECONOMICS: MISERY IN THE [...] (C) In February, Berbers in the snow-bound region of the Middle Atlas Mountains felt disconnected from Morocco's broader economic boom. They expressed anger at the urban-centered influence networks that they said treated their villages and raw materials like chattel, preventing communities f [...]	2009-03-26 15:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO
09RABAT246	MOROCCO: ENHANCING WOMEN,S RIGHTS AND MOBILIZING [...] (C) Following up on the March 21 launch of the Middle East Partnership Initiative- (MEPI-) financed training for women candidates in the June municipal elections, Minister of Social Development, the Family and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli reminded Charge and PolOff that although 12 percent of seat [...]	2009-03-27 17:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB EAID PGOV KWMN MO
09RABAT247	MOROCCAN KING LIKELY TO ATTEND DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General (number 2) Youssef Amrani told Charge March 27 that King Mohammed VI would probably travel to Doha for the Arab Summit, staying for the summit with the Latin Americans. The King has taken this decision for the sake of Arab solidarity de [...]	2009-03-27 18:34:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL KPAL PHUM AL SU MO
09RABAT249	RECEIVING A MESSAGE FROM MOROCCO'S KING ON SAHARA [...] (C) We understand that Moroccan Ambassador Mekouar has passed a request in Washington for PM Abbas El Fassi immediately to see POTUS to deliver an urgent letter from King Mohammed VI, but that there are serious scheduling issues. MFA Secretary General (number 2) Youssef Amrani told Charge Mar [...]	2009-03-27 19:15:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNSC WI SP UK FR MO
09RABAT252	SCENESETTER FOR DAS SPIRNAK'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: DAS Spirnak, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. The Kingdom is a country "on the move", in the throes, albeit unevenly, of change and reform as detailed in reftel. Morocco is one of our strongest allies in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region [...]	2009-03-30 15:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM WI MO
09RABAT265	CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES EXPELLED FROM MOROCCO; [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities expelled five expatriate female Christian missionaries from the country Sunday morning for proselytizing and their involvement leading a regular women's Bible study group in Casablanca, according to press and church sources. The Moroccan women in the study [...]	2009-04-01 15:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO KIRF MO
09RABAT267	POLITICAL FOOTBALL OVER GAY RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent Moroccan responses to overt homosexuality illustrate the extent to which this issue has become a touchstone between conservative and Islamist factions and modernizers, including many supporters of the throne. A Moroccan gay rights organization based in Madrid has receive [...]	2009-04-02 08:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL MO
09RABAT281	MOROCCO'S ANTI-SHI'A CAMPAIGN: IRAQIS TARGETED, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco's campaign against Moroccan Shi'a appears to have abated after delivering a strong message to Islamic activists. The campaign included confiscation of Shi'a books and interrogation of some Shi'a leaders. Civil society is beginning to publicly criticize [...]	2009-04-03 19:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO
09RABAT293	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 8, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for the United Nations peace [...]	2009-04-07 14:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM KPAL AG WI MO
09RABAT307	Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections [...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...]	2009-04-09 13:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC
09RABAT313	MOROCCO: SHI'A THOUGHTS ON RECENT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the Iraqi Shi'a Muslim community met with PolOff to recount recent GOM activities targeting Shi,ites following last month's break in diplomatic relations between Morocco and Iran. While the situation is ameliorating, there remain unresolved issues such as th [...]	2009-04-13 09:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO
09RABAT329	MOROCCO PLEDGES TO SUPPORT U.S. IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 18:30:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MO
09RABAT336	MOROCCO: INSIGHTS INTO RECENT MISSIONARY EXPULSION [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's expulsion of five Christian women last month accused of proselytizing has created a flurry of concern among the approximate 4,000 local Christians who meet regularly throughout Morocco. Three local Christian leaders from Casablanca (one of whom legally imports and sells [...]	2009-04-20 14:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO KIRF SP MO
09RABAT36	MOROCCO: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information on UN efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN peacekeeping mission personnel in the Western Sahara and Moroccan peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire. This message was cleared with CO [...]	2009-01-14 09:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPKO CG IV WI MO
09RABAT374	GENDER AND RELIGIOUS REFORM: WOMEN "IMAMS" IN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco has successfully made gender a central component of religious reform in its efforts to both counter religious extremism and promote women's participation in all areas of civic life. Beginning with the ground-breaking 2004 reform of the Family Code (Moudawana),and exten [...]	2009-05-03 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN MO
09RABAT385	MORROCO: LOWER HOUSE LEADER SEEKS GREATER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 meeting with Charge, lower house of Parliament President Mustapha Mansouri made a strong appeal for increased contact between Moroccan Parliamentarians and Members of Congress to facilitate better understanding of Morocco's claims to Western Sahara. Mansouri [...]	2009-05-05 17:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT386	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR KAINE'S VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine had a highly successful visit to Morocco on April 23, 24 and 25 that helped energize overall bilateral relations as well as achieve economic and trade development goals of his state. Kaine, who is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, me [...]	2009-05-05 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM MO
09RABAT408	OPENING UP AGAIN? MOROCCAN PRISON ADMINISTRATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for information and provides a broader general update on Morocco's prison situation and the now year-old Prison Administration. Overcrowded and underfunded, Morocco's prisons are in a difficult, but changing situation. They have won increasing in [...]	2009-05-15 12:35:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PHUM SOCI EAID SNAR PTER KCRM MO
09RABAT409	SCENE SETTER FOR FPOTUS CARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Carter, my staff and I warmly welcome you and the delegation of The Elders to Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco is a country "on the move," in the throes, albeit unevenly, of change and reform. Economic growth will continue to approach six percent per year de [...]	2009-05-15 13:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM MO
09RABAT42	MOROCCO: WOMEN'S ELECTORAL SUPPORT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Mission Morocco proposes that the USG (MEPI) urgently provide between USD 500,000 to USD 1 Million to implement a major quick action effort to support a major expansion of women's political participation and enhance democracy. Morocco has recently allocated [...]	2009-01-15 20:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KMPI KWMN MO
09RABAT443	MOROCCO: JUSTICE MINISTER SUMMARIZES JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moroccan Ministry of Justice (MOJ) plans on upgrading and expanding the number of courts, increasing the number of judges, and raising the standards of training for judges and other legal professionals in Morocco. On May 20, Minister of Justice Abdelwahed Radi told Charge [...]	2009-06-02 12:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT473	USG, NDI AND IRI TEAM UP TO HELP ELECT WOMEN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Swift USG action to back Morocco's decision to dramatically expand the number of elected women has meant thousands of women were trained to run in local elections scheduled for June 12. The election will yield a more than a twenty-fold increase in women counselors and a fifte [...]	2009-06-07 18:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KPMI KDEM KWMN MO
09RABAT479	CODEL BURR HEARS ABOUT COUNTERTERRORISM, DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On May 26, CODEL Burr discussed the threat from violent Islamic extremists with Morocco,s external intelligence chief Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, the Director General of Studies and Documentation (DGED). The discussion focused on Al Qaeda,s declining influence in Iraq; growing [...]	2009-06-09 15:38:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	OREP PTER PINS PHUM AG IR MR MO WI
09RABAT487	LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MOROCCO: LOCAL DECISIONS, BUT A [...] (U) Summary: The campaign for June 12th local council elections kicked off June 30, following the closure of candidate lists the day before. Despite the limited and limiting window for campaigning, it still took a few days to get the campaign off the ground. There have been lively rallies [...]	2009-06-10 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PROP KDEM MO
09RABAT5	100,000 IN RABAT PROTEST GAZA ATTACKS; GOM LEADS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Perhaps 100,000 or more protesters gathered peacefully in Rabat on January 4, to condemn what they called &the Israeli aggression against Gaza.8 Protesters included top leaders from government, parliament, major political parties and civil society, with heavy participation by s [...]	2009-01-05 13:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO
09RABAT51	AMBASSADOR RILEY RAISES CORRUPTION AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: After over five years as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Ambassador Thomas T. Riley paid his farewell calls on King Mohammed VI, Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, and Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri between January 14 and 17. While the cordial meetings acknowledg [...]	2009-01-20 11:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PTER WI MO
09RABAT517	MOROCCO: PARTY OF AUTHENTICITY AND MODERNITY [...] (C) Summary: Seven million Moroccans, or 52.4 percent of eligible voters, participated in nationwide local/communal elections in Morocco on Friday, June 12, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Garnering over 20 percent of the vote, the Palace-favored Party of Authenticity and Mo [...]	2009-06-17 12:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MO
09RABAT543	CHARGE RAISES CASES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Herzenni, Chairman of Morocco's Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Charge that the Council would look into the case of human rights activist Chakib al Khyari, President of the Association for Human Rights in the Rif (ARDH). Post will follow up in light of al [...]	2009-06-26 21:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO MO
09RABAT544	EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP REPORT TO KEY MOROCCANS [...] (C) On June 15, PolOffs delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Ambassador Nasser Bourita, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Chief of Staff and Director General for Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation. On June 17, Charge delivered it to Minister of S [...]	2009-06-26 21:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM KTIP MO
09RABAT545	PRIORITY AREAS FOR INL SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission-wide meetings and encounters with the top Moroccan law enforcement and justice officials with INL and NEA/MAG confirm there is excellent prospect for expanded collaboration across the range of law and justice assistance programs. USG support for Moroccan judicial refo [...]	2009-06-26 22:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PHUM EAID EXBS KJUS ASEC KCRM MO
09RABAT576	MOROCCO UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref demarche on NGO accreditation to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Redouane Houssaini on July 6. Houssaini told D/Polcouns that he was aware of the upcoming United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting in Geneva [...]	2009-07-06 18:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNAUS MO
09RABAT584	WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Fresh news borne by a Sahrawi-American activist confirms other reports that the human rights situation in the Western Sahara continues to stabilize; serious violations are not occurring; and there seems to be somewhat more open political space. This was also observed by Rabat)r [...]	2009-07-08 19:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL WI MR MO
09RABAT585	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (SBU) President Obama's July 1 letter to Moroccan King Mohamed VI, which focused on Middle East peace and Western Sahara, generated massive press coverage following release in its entirety by the Government of Morocco (GOM). The government and pro-palace press has been effusive in its praise [...]	2009-07-09 14:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT587	VERDICT IN QADHAFI DEFAMATION CASES PUTS GOM IN [...] (C) On June 27, a Casablanca court found three Moroccan newspapers guilty of "publicly harming" Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi and "injuring his dignity," levying whopping fines. Newspaper editorialists and the press union have condemned the decision, accusing the Moroccan Government of complici [...]	2009-07-09 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI LY MO
09RABAT595	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO
09RABAT596	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] Request that the Department of State initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national(s) who will be participating in U.S. sponsored training. From Customs: Rank: Division Inspector Chief Name: Abdelhafid CHAFAI EL ALAOUI DOB: 13 January 1951 POB: Sefrou, Morocco CIN: B [...]	2009-07-14 10:23:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO
09RABAT6	MOROCCAN FM STAYING IN NEW YORK TO GET GAZA [...] (C) MFA COS Bourita (protect) told Polcouns this afternoon that FM Fassi Fihri was in New York with the Arab FM delegation, led by Saudi FM el Faisal. They were about to go into a meeting with the SYG. Bourita said the Arab Group was seeking an UNSC resolution which would produce an immedia [...]	2009-01-05 18:05:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG UNSC MO
09RABAT607	MOROCCO'S MANAGED MAYORAL ELECTIONS MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes indirect ba [...]	2009-07-15 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM MO
09RABAT634	MAURITANIAN INDEPENDENT COMMENTS ON MAURITANIA [...] (S) Summary: Ahmed Said Ould Bah, a Mauritanian expert who serves as Chief of Staff of Islamic Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (ISESCO),told us on July 20 he believed the Mauritanian opposition was genuinely surprised by Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory in the recent pres [...]	2009-07-22 12:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KDEM MR MO
09RABAT65	MOROCCO HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: ATMOSPHERICALY [...] (C) Surprisingly positive atmospherics and a less combative tone than in the past characterized the annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) in early January. GOM officials described themselves as "satisfied" with the way the dialogue has evolved since its inception [...]	2009-01-22 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL WI MO
09RABAT654	MOROCCAN NGOS LEAD THE WAY IN FIGHTING TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent years, Morocco has been actively addressing past human rights abuses, including torture, with the goal of preventing future violence and restoring dignity to victims. Human rights NGOs have led the endeavor, recently creating a new group specifically to coordinate t [...]	2009-07-28 11:46:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN MO
09RABAT678	MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SEIZES NEWS MAGAZINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco's Ministry of Interior seized the August 1 editions of two influential weekly news magazines of the independent TelQuel group for publishing an opinion poll on the King's first decade in power. The Ministry also banned import of an edition of French daily "Le Monde" t [...]	2009-08-05 18:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO MO
09RABAT679	LANDMARK TERRORISM CASE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, a Sale court sentenced Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belleraj to life in prison (instead of the death penalty requested by prosecutors) for running an international terrorist network. The 34 other defendants on trial with Belleraj received sentences ranging from one t [...]	2009-08-06 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PTER KISL MO
09RABAT701	KING MOHAMMED VI'S FIRST TEN YEARS: SOCIAL AND [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has successfully advanced social and economic reforms during the first ten years of his reign, but he has not done as much to promote structural democratic change in Morocco. The King can be credited with implementing many significant reforms in human rights, w [...]	2009-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI MO
09RABAT706	WESTERN SAHARA REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Although the Western Sahara negotiations have now re-started (Reftel),the conflict is 34 years old. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has invested tremendous resources in the territory, and some observers estimate that it spends USD 2.7 billion per year on the territory and its 385,000 [...]	2009-08-17 17:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM ECON PREF WI AG MO
09RABAT714	HUMAN RIGHTS SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL HOGREFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco is a country in the throes of change and reform, particularly with respect to human rights. King Mohammed VI has embarked on an ambitious and continuous program of human rights reform that includes greater political rights and participation by women, the Arab World's [...]	2009-08-19 16:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN KPAO MO
09RABAT719	PHONE CALL JUSTICE: MEDDLING IN MOROCCO'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan judicial system suffers from both a lack of independence and a lack of public confidence, and it remains an impediment to the country's development and reform efforts. Recognizing these problems, King Mohammed VI has called for a comprehensive reform of the judicial sys [...]	2009-08-24 18:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT782	DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MOROCCO [...] Summary. Far-flung and fluid, the Moroccan diaspora stretches throughout Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (notably in Israel),and beyond. Some diasporans are recent immigrants to their adoptive country; others are second- or third-generation. The [...]	2009-09-17 15:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09RABAT785	MOROCCO: STAFFDEL HOGREFE DIALOGUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Staffdel Hogrefe, the head of the Government of Morocco's (GOM) Consultative Counsel for Human Rights (CCDH) said that work in accounting for and compensating the families of government human rights abuses during the reign of the late King Hassan II is almost [...]	2009-09-18 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OREP MO
09RABAT79	MOI/WALI RESHUFFLE: SOME OLD GUARD OUT, [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI reshuffled two dozen senior Ministry of Interior officials on January 22, in effect a long-delayed periodic rotation. The effective number 3 at the ministry, in charge of law enforcement and no friend of reform, was moved aside. The King also created some new pr [...]	2009-01-23 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON MO
09RABAT827	MOI Temporarily Bans Independent Daily Over [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------- Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) On September 28, Morocco's Ministry of Interior (MoI) banned an independent daily from publication, seizing copies of the newspaper in circul [...]	2009-10-06 16:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO MO
09RABAT843	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Huddleston and Admiral Moeller, we welcome you to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and our military and political cooperation is growing. As a result, Morocco has been designated a Major non-NATO Ally. Morocco serv [...]	2009-10-14 17:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL MO
09RABAT849	MOROCCO: SEVEN SAHRAWI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven Sahrawi activists who had participated in a heavily publicized visit to Algiers and to the Polisario camps in Tindouf, Algeria, were arrested in Casablanca upon their return on October 8. The activists were charged with "intelligence cooperation with a foreign entity" after [...]	2009-10-16 16:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MO AG WI
09RABAT854	PRIME MINISTER EMPHASIZES WESTERN SAHARA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi welcomed the Ambassador to Morocco during a one-hour call on October 12. El Fassi emphasized our excellent relations as well as Morocco's ties to Africa and the Arab World. El Fassi appealed for U.S. support for Morocco's autonomy plan for Weste [...]	2009-10-19 18:02:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID WI MO
09RABAT858	PAM STEAMS AHEAD WHILE PJD SHUT OUT OF UPPER HOUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-old Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) continues to engineer significant -- and, to some, unsettling -- electoral victories following its impressive showing in June's communal elections. In the latest of many indirect elections that by law follow the communal co [...]	2009-10-20 18:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL MO
09RABAT865	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton, we look forward to your return to Morocco. Since your visits as First Lady, and in particular in the ten years since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne, the Kingdom has made great strides in promoting gender equality, sound economic principles, and relig [...]	2009-10-23 10:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PHUM ECON MASS KWMN KPAL WI MO
09RABAT870	FOLLOW UP WITH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON MOROCCAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 22:07:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PTER PREL KJUS MO
09RABAT874	MOROCCO'S RESPONSE: 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Abdelmounaim El Farouq, Chief of the MFA's Division on Humanitarian and Social Questions, Oct. 26. El Farouq said the GOM would support the country-specific resolutions concerning Burma and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. El Farouq also [...]	2009-10-28 09:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL MO
09RABAT877	PALACE PARTY SEEKS TO DOMINATE THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: In the short span of two years the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) has gone from being a loosely defined political association to a political powerhouse that dominated the June 2009 municipal elections. The PAM now controls the upper house of Parli [...]	2009-10-28 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT880	MOROCCO SEEKS BROADER LEGAL COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 14:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT881	MOROCCAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador that Palestinian President Abbas, position is delicate. His handling of the Goldstone report surprised and angered supporters. Syria was boycotting international meetings because of its anger. Finally, Fassi Fihro again [...]	2009-10-29 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL IR IS SY MO
09RABAT891	MOROCCO: DEMARCHES ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 15:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL IS MO
09RABAT907	CANADA AND DRL DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE FORUM FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future (FFF) in Marrakesh, Assistant Deputy Minister Carmen Sylvain met with DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner to discuss the future direction of the FFF as Canada takes the G8 presidency. Both parties agreed that the next Forum should [...]	2009-11-12 13:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM CA MO
09RABAT908	KING ANNOUNCES BIG CHANGES IN MOROCCAN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Mohammed VI has announced several significant changes to Morocco's "domestic" policies for the Western Sahara. These include a concerted effort to entice refugees from the Tindouf camps "to repent and return" to Moroccan-controlled Sahara and a five point plan that aims to [...]	2009-11-12 13:35:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINS PHUM PREL MO WI
09RABAT915	SAHRAWI ACTIVIST RENOUNCES MOROCCAN CITIZENSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13, prominent Sahrawi independence activist Aminatou Haidar renounced her Moroccan citizenship at the Laayoune international airport. Although her family and a government attorney had urged her to reconsider, she opted to return to the Canary Islands. Immigration of [...]	2009-11-17 07:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MO WI
09RABAT921	SECRETARY CHALLENGES BMENA CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 3 meeting with 11 civil society representatives from the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region, Secretary Clinton emphasized the importance of civil society's role in the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future process. She highlighted the role youth play in [...]	2009-11-22 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM MO XF
09RABAT929	CIVIL SOCIETY'S FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARATORY MEETING [...] (U) Over 150 participants from the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region attended the Civil Society (CS) preparatory meeting to the Forum for the Future (FFF) led by the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) and the Italian NGO No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) in Casablanca [...]	2009-11-25 08:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM XF XA MA
09RABAT935	UPDATE ON THE AMINATOU HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent pro-independence and human rights activist Aminatou Haidar remains in Spain following the GOM's refusal to allow her to enter Morocco on November 13. The GOM has now announced that Haidar will be granted a new passport if she re-applies for one at the Moroccan consulat [...]	2009-11-25 16:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT94	CDA HANKINS PROMOTES DEMOCRACY DURING MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i., in Nouakchott Dennis Hankins had productive consultations in Rabat on January 28 and 29. His most interesting exchange was with Director General of the external intelligence service Yassine Mansouri, who reiterated Moroccan concerns about stability [...]	2009-02-02 12:50:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PHUM SNAR KDEM MR MO
09RABAT941	MOROCCO CONVOKES P5+SPAIN TO REVIEW HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 26 summoned representatives of the P5 and Spain to discuss the Aminatou Haidar case and its potential effect on UN-brokered negotiations over the status of the Western Sahara. The GOM asserted that the next move is Haidar's an [...]	2009-11-30 18:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL MO
09RABAT952	CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA
09RABAT96	Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 15:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT967	SCENESETTER FOR THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: General Amos, we welcome you to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and our military and political cooperation is growing. As a result, Morocco has been designated a Major non-NATO Ally. Morocco serves as a regional model for eco [...]	2009-12-10 17:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PHUM ECON MARR EAID PBTS MO
09RABAT971	FOURTH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Mission held its fourth annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) on December 1. On the Moroccan side, this year's Dialogue was chaired by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and included representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry [...]	2009-12-11 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT977	WESTERN SAHARA: SAHRAWI ACTIVISTS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of King Mohammed VI's stern November 6 speech, Sahrawi pro-independence and human rights activists report a tangible uptick in police harassment and decreased tolerance for freedom of expression in Western Sahara. They have refrained from organizing demonstrations or [...]	2009-12-15 16:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL UN MO WI
09RABAT98	Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days spark [...] The Moroccan press has widely and enthusiastically covered the major events of President Obama's first few weeks in office, highlighting the messages directed to the Muslim world in his inaugural address, the initial decisions to close Gitmo and CIA secret prisons and restrict interrogation te [...]	2009-02-03 10:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT990	AMINATOU HAIDAR RETURNS SAFELY TO WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Sahrawi pro-independence activist Aminatou Haidar returned safely to the Western Sahara on December 18 aboard a Spanish military aircraft. She recovered her passport at the airport, completed normal Moroccan immigration formalities, and proceeded from the airport to her home [...]	2009-12-18 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PGOV UN WI MO
09RABAT998	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WILLIAM WARD, COMMANDER, [...] (SBU) Summary: General Ward, we welcome you back to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and our military and political cooperation is growing. As a result, Morocco has been designated a Major non-NATO Ally. Morocco serves as a regional model f [...]	2009-12-22 08:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR MASS PREL ECON PGOV PHUM EAID MO
09RANGOON100	BURMA: OJEA QUINTANA BRIEFS CHARGE [...] (C) In a private meeting February 17, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar Thomas Ojea Quintana agreed with Charge's assessment of Burma's deteriorating human rights situation. His four-point agenda includes the need for legal reform, release of political prisoners, reform of th [...]	2009-02-17 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON106	BURMA: CLARIFYING USG POSITION ON GAVI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points February 18 to Dr. Nyo Nyo Kyaing, Director of the International Health Division of the Ministry of Health. Charge had sought to speak directly to the Health Minister, but he has been unavailable. Charge explained to Nyo Nyo Kyaing that the USG did not [...]	2009-02-19 07:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM PGOV BM
09RANGOON110	UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) In a February 19 outbrief for the Diplomatic Corps, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma Thomas Ojea Quintana reported on his visit to Insein prison, meetings with several high-level GOB officials in Nay Pyi Taw, and the regime's refusal to let him see Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) or [...]	2009-02-20 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON111	BURMA'S NLD: NO PRECONDITIONS FOR DIALOGUE WITH [...] (U) In a "Special Statement" dated February 19, the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) clarified it has not set any preconditions for a visit to Burma by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The CEC notes that during a February 2 meeting, UN Special Envoy Ibrah [...]	2009-02-20 08:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON116	BURMA: SOME POLITICAL PRISONERS INCLUDED IN RELEASE [...] (C) On February 20, Burma state media announced the government would free 6,313 prisoners on humanitarian grounds which would allow them to take part in the 2010 elections. At least 19 political prisoners, including four NLD members and seven monks, have been freed. The regime also reportedly [...]	2009-02-23 08:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON120	BURMA: NLD SOUL SEARCHING ON SANCTIONS, BAN VISIT [...] (C) The National League for Democracy (NLD) has issued a correction to its February 17 "Special Statement" to clarify that the NLD has not changed its stance on sanctions. The original statement contained language interpreted by some media as criticizing economic sanctions. Party leaders no [...]	2009-02-24 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON126	BURMA'S 2010 ELECTION: UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS AMIDST [...] (C) One year after the Burmese regime announced parliamentary elections will be held in 2010, nothing is known about the timing of the vote, what rules will govern participation, and who will compete. In the absence of hard facts many potentially key players -- among opposition, pro-regime, a [...]	2009-02-27 12:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON133	ILO AND GOB RENEW SUPPLEMENTARY UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (C) The ILO and the Ministry of Labor on February 26 signed an agreement extending for an additional year the ILO-GOB Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor. Although the ILO had planned to extend the SU indefinitely, the GOB claimed it did not want to "tie the hands" of a future g [...]	2009-03-03 01:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON138	Burma: GOB Publicly Criticizes U.S. Human Rights and [...] (U) On March 5, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper published two announcements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizing the USG's recently-released Human Rights Report (HRR) and International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). The MFA statement on the HRR "categorically [...]	2009-03-05 07:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR BM
09RANGOON143	BURMA: OVERSEAS WORKERS RETURNING HOME BUT JOBS [...] (C) The Burmese Government has officially acknowledged that 10,000 migrant workers have recently returned to Burma -- anecdotal evidence indicates the figure is actually much higher -- and has publicly pledged to provide them with jobs and other assistance. However, Ministry of Labor officia [...]	2009-03-06 05:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PHUM PGOV BM
09RANGOON148	BURMA: TWO OPPOSITION LAWYERS COMPLETE PRISON [...] (C) Opposition lawyers U Aung Thein and U Khin Maung Shein were released from prison on March 6, following completion of their four-month sentences. Both attorneys were charged with contempt of court on October 30, 2008 after protesting the lack of due process in the trials of several detai [...]	2009-03-09 06:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON153	BURMA: ILO TO EDUCATE CEASE-FIRE GROUPS ON FORCED [...] (C) The local ILO office has reached an agreement with two Karen cease-fire groups to conduct awareness training in areas traditionally off-limits to foreigners. ILO Liaison Officer chief Steve Marshall, who will conduct the training, hopes to reach the same agreement with the Wa ethnic grou [...]	2009-03-11 01:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM

09RANGOON164	BURMA: HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES VISITS BURMA [...] (C) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres' March 7-12 visit to Burma was strictly controlled by the GOB, according to local UN staff. Guterres visited Nay Pyi Taw, Sittwe (Rakhine State),and Myeik (Thanintharyi Division). Guterres met with the Ministers for Home Affair [...]	2009-03-13 07:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF BM

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