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05BAGHDAD3948	DISSENSION WITHIN SUNNI ARAB HARD-LINE RANKS [...] (C) Sunni Arab Sa'adoon al-Zubaidi, a member of the hard-line, Sunni Arab-dominated Iraqi Council of National Dialogue (ICND) told PolOff September 22 that in the last several days there has been no effort by Sunni Arab representatives to propose specific changes to Kurdish or Shia leaders tha [...]	2005-09-24 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ

05BAGHDAD3996	SUNNI DIALOGUE COUNCIL'S MASHADANI SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: At a September 24 meeting, the Ambassador discussed Sunni Arab reaction to the draft constitution with Mahmoud Mashadani, Constitution Committee and Iraqi Council for National Dialogue (ICND) member. The Ambassador agreed to advocate for Sunni Arab-proposed changes to the constit [...]	2005-09-27 07:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3997	SHIA LEADER AGREES SMALL CHANGES TO DRAFT [...] (C) Shia Islamist Coalition leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador 9/24 evening that, in principle, he would accept small changes to the draft constitution's language if it would gain Sunni Arab support at the referendum. The Ambassador referred to earlier discussions with Sunni Ara [...]	2005-09-27 07:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4004	SHIA IMAMS IN FAVOR OF CONSTITUTION, BUT THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation on September 26 two moderate Shia Imams, both followers of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, told PolOff they would vote in favor of the constitution in the October 15 elections. They said they had set up an organization to tell more Iraqis about the constitution. Some [...]	2005-09-27 11:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR
05BAGHDAD4018	ALLAWI POSTPONES CONFERENCE FOR CENTRIST [...] (C) Summary: Several TNA members have acknowledged that ongoing political differences, not security concerns, were the real reason former Prime Minister Allawi recently postponed a conference to launch a centrist political coalition. Some have refused to participate in the coalition talks al [...]	2005-09-28 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4051	MINISTER OF LABOR ON WORKER RIGHTS AND LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Dr. Idris Hadi Salih expressed concern that a number of labor union movements were fighting over the properties of the former Saddam/Baathist General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). He said that Government efforts to control this were [...]	2005-10-01 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4071	IECI LUKEWARM ON COALITION DETAINEE VOTING [...] (C) The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq has wavered in its support for MNF-I plans to allow 11,000 Coalition security internees to vote in the October 15th constitutional referendum, suggesting that IECI will provide monitoring teams only if Iraqis held in pre-trial jails by the Mini [...]	2005-10-02 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4073	TAL AFAR WRAP-UP: SHORT-TERM SUCCESS BUT MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Major fighting in Tal Afar has concluded and the reconstruction process is proceeding apace. The operation is considered by MNF-I to be an overall success: an important base for terrorists and insurgents has been disrupted, with a number either killed or detained. The Iraqi Arm [...]	2005-10-02 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4079	BAGHDAD HAS A NEW MAYO [...] (U) On 01 October Mr. Saber Al-Esawi became the new Mayor of Baghdad. Esawi replaces Baghdad Governor Hussein Mohammed Ali al-Tahan who had occupied the office since seizing the position by force, with approval of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),on 8 August (ref). 2. (U) The BPC in A [...]	2005-10-03 09:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4087	PROGRESS IN IRAQI DETAINEE TRANSITION TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post and MNF-I's most recent meeting with Dr. Safa al-Safi, designated ITG interlocutor on the transition of detention operations, was in many respects encouraging. Dr. al-Safi seemed to accept the need for the ITG and its successor to assume responsibility for the detention mis [...]	2005-10-03 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4090	NEW TNA INTERPRETATION OF "VOTER" COULD SPARK SUNNI PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two days before recess, the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed a resolution on October 2 that could dim the hopes of Sunni Arabs seeking to vote down the constitution. The resolution inconsistently defines the word nakhabeen, or "voters", as it appears in Article 61 (c) [...]	2005-10-03 20:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4109	CONDITIONAL DEAL TO FIX THE REFERENDUM LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM, UK Charge, and Acting UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Schulenburg met with Deputy Speaker Shahrastani and VP Adel Abd al-Mahdi October 4 to discuss the TNA's October 2 "double standard" interpretation of the word "nakhabeen" in TAL 61(c) as both act [...]	2005-10-04 19:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4122	CONSTITUTION PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary. UNAMI distribution of the Iraqi draft constitution is well underway. 750,000 copies of the text reached the southern governorates in the past five days. Distribution to other parts of the country continues. Kurdish copies are expected to arrive in Kurdistan by October 6. Meanw [...]	2005-10-05 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4124	TNA REVERSES DEFINITION OF "VOTER" [...] (SBU) On October 5, 119 TNA members voted to pass a measure that clarifies the Arabic term "nakhabeen" (i.e., voter) in the TAL to mean "those who cast their vote". 28 members abstained. This decision overturns the October 2 resolution that defined the term to mean "registered voter" in a mo [...]	2005-10-05 19:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4144	AUSTRALIAN DETAINEE RELEASED FROM COALITION [...] (SBU) Australian national Ahmed Aziz Rafiq was released from MNF-I custody on October 7, 2005. Mr. Rafiq was originally detained by Coalition Forces on May 27, 2004 on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity, and was held as a security internee. His case was reviewed on November 7, 200 [...]	2005-10-08 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PTER IZ AU
05BAGHDAD4145	REQUEST FOR GERMAN ASSISTANCE IN TWO HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Post requests that the Department ask Embassy Berlin to approach the German MFA regarding a request for assistance from two German residents currently attempting to return to Germany from Iraq. (Post first contacted Embassy Berlin through the Department regarding these cases in the summ [...]	2005-10-08 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PTER XF GR
05BAGHDAD4149	EMBOFFS TO BADR CORPS HEAD: DO NOT CONDUCT ARMED [...] (C) In an October 4 meeting to discuss Sunni allegations of persecution by Badr Corps militia members, MOI Senior Advisor James Yellin warned Badr Organization leader and SCIRI TNA member Hadi al-Amari that militias must not conduct operations during the run-up to the referendum on the constit [...]	2005-10-09 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4154	STATUS UPDATE ON CAMP ASHRAF REPATRIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between August 2004 and October 2005, 331 "defectors" from the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) organization have been voluntarily repatriated to their countries of nationality or residence: 316 to Iran, eleven to Pakistan, two to Sweden, one to Turkey, and one to Canada. Possible thir [...]	2005-10-09 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PTER IZ IR ICRC
05BAGHDAD4175	SHEIKH HAMMOUDI TELLS CODEL SHAYS WHEN U.S. CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9, TNA Constitution Committee Chair and senior Shia Islamist politician Sheikh Humam Hammoudi told Representatives Christopher Shays (R, CT),Michael McNulty (D, NY),Earl Pomeroy (D, ND),Michael Campuano (D, MA),Ron Kind (D, WI),and Eni Faleomavaega (D, American Sa [...]	2005-10-11 06:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREL
05BAGHDAD4200	WATCH SALAH AD-DIN AND NINEWA PROVINCES TO DETERMINE FATE OF THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A last-minute political compromise to elicit Sunni Arab leader public expressions of support for the Constitution could help ensure its passage in the October 15 referendum. That deal apparently is sealed. Were it to fall through, the outcome of the referendum will probably be [...]	2005-10-11 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4214	MAJOR SUNNI PARTY PARTICIPATES IN GATHERING IN [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) reiterated support for the amended draft constitution at a big tent gathering of Iraqi political leaders October 12 in the Transitional National Assembly. A number of important amendments, negotiated in the last week, paved the way for the statemen [...]	2005-10-13 12:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4232	19 IRAQI PALESTINIANS IN NO MAN'S LAND AT AL [...] (C) Summary. Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT) told RefCoord and PolOff that the 19 Palestinians in the No Man's Land between the Iraqi and Syrian land borders fled because of an upsurge in abuse of Palestinians by the ITG and the general public. CPT was unable to provide specific details on [...]	2005-10-15 05:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PHUM PINS IZ JO SY KCRS
05BAGHDAD4235	IRAQI REFERENDUM 001 (OCTOBER 15) [...] (S) Summary. As of midday October 15, the Iraqi constitutional referendum generally was proceeding operating smoothly with problems most notably in Anbar and Ninewa; in both governorates it appears many polling stations did not open. The Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) reporte [...]	2005-10-15 11:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4238	SAMARA SUNNI ARABS IN DENIAL ABOUT THEIR IP [...] (C) Summary: During an October 12 meeting in Samarra to discuss security and governance, MOD Senior Advisor General Amer al-Hashimi asked Coalition Force officers to reduce their security controls in the city. LTC Wald of the 42ND ID noted that there had been no change in the demands of the [...]	2005-10-15 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4240	REFERENDUM UPDATE 2 - FREE AND FAIR AND LOTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. All reporting indicates that the October 15 referendum was generally free and fair. There were some allegations of irregularities at sites around the country, especially in Ninewa. There were isolated incidents of violence but these did not much affect the voting. Although ther [...]	2005-10-15 16:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4268	IRAQI POLITICIANS SPINNING REFERENDUM RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi politicians were quick to begin spinning results of the October 15 referendum, issuing statements to the media on provincial voting well before the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) began its tally of governorate ballot sheets. While such spinning is to be expe [...]	2005-10-17 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4284	PM AGREES NOT TO DELAY DECEMBER ELECTION [...] (C) Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari met with Ambassador Khalilzad and UK Ambassador William Patey on October 16 to discuss delaying the date for registration of political coalitions from October 21 to November 4 and the date of the National Assembly election from December 15 to December 29. They [...]	2005-10-18 09:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4290	FALLUJANS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECT CONSTITUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah and neighboring area residents voted in large numbers during the October 15 referendum. They overwhelmingly rejected the constitution, according to initial reports from Fallujah-based IECI staff. The large turnout in Iraq's "city of mosques", alongside low turnout in th [...]	2005-10-18 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4291	SUNNI DEPUTY CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN REFLECTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Immediately after polls closed for the October 15 constitutional referendum, Baghdad City Council Deputy Chairman (and sole Sunni member) Riyadh Nassir Al Adhadh shared his thoughts about the referendum and politics with PolOff. Dr. Riyadh said that perhaps half of the Sunni vot [...]	2005-10-18 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4311	SUNNI ARAB REACTION TO REFERENDUM RESULTS: SOME [...] (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) General Secretary Tariq al-Hashimi told the Ambassador October 18 he is gravely concerned that a disputed referendum result in Ninewa handled indelicately would lead to a "disaster." He recommended the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) delay an anno [...]	2005-10-19 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4321	COALITION AND CANDIDATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) announced October 19 that the IECI Board of Directors has approved extending both the political coalition and the political candidate registration deadline from October 21 to October 28. The IECI has produced a press release announcing t [...]	2005-10-19 18:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4324	POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE SADDAM TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. For many Iraqis, the Saddam trial provides a sense of relief, revenge, justice and healing. However, some Sunni Arabs claimed that it is a political tool to divert attention away from referendum anomalies and the upcoming elections. Press editorials warn that Saddam's grandstand [...]	2005-10-20 07:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
05BAGHDAD4338	SADDAM TRIAL BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first trial of Saddam Hussein began yesterday before the Higher Criminal Court of Iraq. Despite some technical issues, the trial was broadcast with a thirty-minute delay, with the Chief Judge, three of four prosecutors, and all but one defense attorney agreeing to have their [...]	2005-10-20 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4341	SADDAM TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL KILLED [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sa'adoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, defense counsel for Awad Al-Bandar (Black Lister Number 84) was found dead at Firdos Mosque in the Ur section of Baghdad on 20 October 2005 after his abduction the evening before. According to preliminary reports from his son and wife, there were sign [...]	2005-10-21 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4342	IECI-SUNNI ARAB OUTREACH MEETINGS A SUCCESS [...] (U) PolOffs organized trips during September and October to bring IECI commissioners to meetings in Ramadi, Fallujah, Tikrit, Kirkuk, and Mosul with local officials and notables. Typically, one or two IECI commissioners met at each location with provincial council representatives, mayors, po [...]	2005-10-21 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4379	MOI IG CLAIMS HIGH LEVEL RESISTENCE TO IG EFFORTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior (MoI) Inspector General (IG) Nori Al-Nori told PolOff on October 18 that there is some improvement in the human rights situation within MoI, but there is resistance at the highest levels to IG efforts in fighting abuse and corruption. Steps have been taken to [...]	2005-10-24 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4380	PRESIDENT TALABANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurds appear fairly confident about their chances in the December election, and have begun working on their joint list of candidates, according to Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's chief of staff, on October 23. The two Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administratio [...]	2005-10-24 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ KRG
05BAGHDAD4386	IRAQI CONTRIBUTION TO PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] (SBU) The Iraqi Ministry of Defense has offered to send an Iraqi Army engineering company of approximately 140 men to Pakistan to assist in earthquake relief (reftel). A letter was passed to the Iraqi MFA for formal transmission to the government of Pakistan, that must then decide whether or [...]	2005-10-25 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL MOPS PK IZ
05BAGHDAD4400	INSPECTORS GENERAL HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary. In reaction to the reported removal of Inspectors General (IG) from five ministries and the Council of Ministers, an emergency meeting of all the IGs and representatives from the TNA Committee on Integrity was held on October 23. The discussions focused on the integrity and ind [...]	2005-10-26 12:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4425	(C) KURDISH TNA MEMBER'S MOSQUE SPEECHES SILENCED [...] Summary. According to TNA member Ahmed Wahab Majeed, the Kurdish Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs informed him that he could no longer be an imam in his mosque in Irbil. The Ministry's decision is purportedly based on Article 28(A) that states that TNA members "may not be appointed t [...]	2005-10-27 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4429	KADHIMYAH WOMEN'S PRISON: CONDITIONS ADEQUATE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, Poloffs visited Kadhimiyah Women's Facility located in Baghdad. According to Director Faisi Mehda, this prison is the only women's facility in Iraq. During the visit, Poloffs discovered a fairly well appointed building that seemed to provide a clean and safe atmosp [...]	2005-10-27 15:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4435	TOP SHIA ISLAMIST LEADER SAYS UNIFIED ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Senior SCIRI party leader Abdel Mehdi told Charge midday October 28 that the unified Shia Islamist party list for the December elections is nearly ready. The coalition's leaders are rushing to finish the bottom halves of the provincial election slates, and Abdel Mehdi anticipa [...]	2005-10-28 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4445	JAAFARI ON TRIP TO JORDAN AND ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) PM Jaafari briefed Charge October 29 on his just-concluded visit to Jordan and reflected on the previous week's visit by Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa. Jaafari said he was "completely satisfied" with the visit to Amman. King Abdullah, the Jordanian PM and other officials - he [...]	2005-10-29 18:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4450	WELFARE AND WHEREABOUTS VISIT TO AMCIT DETAINEE [...] (SBU) In coordination with the Consular Section and CA/OCS, Pol-MilOff met on October 27th with detained American citizen Shawki Omar (aka "al- Ameriki") at the Baghdad Central Correctional Facility at Abu Ghraib. Mr. Omar, who had requested the visit, was in good health. Pol-MilOff passed a [...]	2005-10-30 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PTER PHUM MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4776	PRESIDENT TALABANI ON ELECTIONS, CITIZENSHIP LAW [...] (C) In a November 27 meeting, President Talabani outlined to the Ambassador his predictions for the December election results: 90-110 seats for the Shia list; 50-60 seats for the Kurds; 45-50 seats for the Sunni Arabs; 25-35 seats for former PM Ayad Allawi's coalition; and 5-10 for Deputy PM C [...]	2005-11-29 16:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM CPAS IZ
05BAGHDAD4779	INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS APPLY TO REPRESENT SADAAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Issam al-Ghazzawi (Jordan),and Dr. Najeeb Al- Noaimi (Qatar) are seeking to join the defense team of Saddam Hussein in the Ad Dujayl trial now in front of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT). The principal Iraqi attorney for Saddam Hussein, K [...]	2005-11-29 17:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4790	FORMER EXILE SAYS REAL TEST TO COME WITH POST- [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi exile Saad Saleh Jabr predicted that the Sunni victors in the upcoming elections would ally with Iyad Allawi, providing the Kurds with a king-making position of supporting either Allawi or Adel Abdel Mahdi. He complained about Iranian "control" of key Iraqi faction [...]	2005-11-30 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4800	UPDATED STATUS OF IRAQ DETAINEE ABUSE [...] (S/NF) Three committees investigating human rights abuses committed against 168 detainees at the Iraqi Ministry Interior (MOI) Bunker facility and others at similar facilities nationwide are making uneven progress. The mandate of some committees has been overwhelmed by the political agenda of [...]	2005-12-01 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PINS PGOV KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD4808	PRESIDENT TALABANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, told PolOff on November 29 that the Shia List was increasingly concerned about its prospects in the December elections, and predicted that former Prime Minister Allawi would fare even worse than he did in the elections last [...]	2005-12-01 19:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4809	BAGHDAD'S 9 NISSAN COUNCIL CRITICAL OF PAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Baghdad's 9 Nissan District Advisory Council (DAC) are optimistic about upcoming elections. All but one of 30 members indicated they would vote during the elections. Most opinions were similar to council members in other districts (reftel). However, in 9 Nissan only [...]	2005-12-01 19:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4812	CHRISTIAN LIST BEGINS ACTIVE CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met December 1 with Amjed Abdulahad, a member of the Christian list, "Al-Nahrain Watani," to discuss progress on the campaign and the political environment in the weeks prior to the December 15 election. Abdulahad said he hopes the election will result in an increase of [...]	2005-12-01 20:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4853	ADNAN DULAIMI ON WAYS TO END THE INSURGENCY [...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. Adnan Dulaimi, in a meeting with UK Ambassador Patey and Poloff, proposed three measures to decrease insurgency violence against the Coalition. He called for an immediate halt to Coalition military operations in Anbar, a large-scale release of prisoners before the electio [...]	2005-12-05 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4906	ALLAWI CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. Former PM Ayad Allawi's Campaign Manager, Renda Rahim Rancke, met with PolOffs on December 7 to provide them with proof of serious campaign violations and copies of the 55 complaints filed with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). She encouraged Embassy efforts [...]	2005-12-08 17:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4908	PM DISCUSSES PRISON INSPECTIONS, VISIT TO SAUDI [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On the evening of December 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari hosted a meeting at his residence attended by Charge, MNF-I Commanding General and Deputy Commanding General, UK Ambassador Patey, and DepPolMilCouns. Present with the PM were Chief of Staff Dr. Abdul Azi [...]	2005-12-08 19:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD4916	PM JA'FARI TELLS CODEL HAGEL WAR ON TERROR IS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari told Senator Charles Hagel, Senator Thomas Carper, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that Iraq has accomplished much in 2005, but much work needs to be done. The most pressing problem, Ja'fari warned, is that [...]	2005-12-09 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PREL PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4919	TURCOMAN CLAIMS OF KURDISH ATTACK ON IRAQI HOUSING [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Islamic Union of Iraqi Turcomans leader Abbas al-Bayyati on December 5, he confirmed reports that the Iraqi Housing Minister, Jassim Jaafar (an ethnic Turcoman) was ambushed while visiting the Turcoman city of Tuz Khurmato in Salah-ad-Din province in late Novemb [...]	2005-12-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD4928	VP GHAZI AL-YAWAR PREDICTS ALLAWI WILL BE PM [...] (C) Vice President Shaykh Ghazi al-Yawar told Ambassador on December 8 that only one of two groups will dominate after the December 15 election: the Allawi group (in which Shaykh Ghazi is running) or the "pro-Iranian group" (the Shia Alliance). Many Shia, Ghazi explained, particularly the sec [...]	2005-12-10 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PREL PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4936	SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The second day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on November 28, 2005. Despite fears that the defense lawyers would refuse to appear, most attended. The day was devoted largely to procedural issues although the Court did review a short video presentation and read the witness state [...]	2005-12-11 16:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4938	SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The second day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on November 28, 2005. Despite fears that the defense lawyers would refuse to appear, most attended. The day was devoted largely to procedural issues although the Court did review a short video presentation and read the witness state [...]	2005-12-11 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4940	ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post asks that the Department request that Embassy Kuwait and Embassy Riyadh consult with GOK and and KSA as a matter of priority as to whether either government is interested in providing assistance to the Kuwaiti and Saudi nationals listed below upon their release from the Ba [...]	2005-12-12 06:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ KU SA
05BAGHDAD4955	IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS ON WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A group of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGO) told PolOff and DRL representative on December 7 that capacity-building is the greatest need of most NGOs in Iraq. They said it is especially difficult for independent NGOs to sustain themselves and they often rely on donat [...]	2005-12-12 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN IZ
05BAGHDAD4958	SHI'A TECHNOCRAT TALKS OF INTIMIDATION AND CABINET [...] (S) Summary. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamir Ghadhban described methods of election intimidation and urged the USG to call on the political parties likely responsible for this intimidation to stop it. He predicted that the United Iraqi All [...]	2005-12-12 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4960	VIOLENT ACTS OF INTIMIDATION MARR THE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. During early December we heard reports of blackmail, kidnapping and murder of political candidates and campaign workers in the run- up to the national elections. Numerous incidents have been reported to the Senior Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) an [...]	2005-12-12 18:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4963	INFORMATION UPDATE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEE [...] (SBU) Post passed Embassy Algiers' request for information (see Reftel) to Coalition Forces, and has been informed that Mohmad Ahmed Mohamed Waber (DPOB 27 SEP 1975, Al Shalaf, Algeria) was detained on 21 May 2005 inside a targeted terrorist safe house. Mr. Waber has been referred to the Cen [...]	2005-12-13 03:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ AG XA
05BAGHDAD4967	ALLAWI ALLY JANABI ON ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (C) Saad Al-Janabi, head of the Iraqi Republican Group running under Ayad Allawi's National Iraqi List coalition, told Poloffs that he hopes the coalition will win at least 43 seats, despite expected ballot stuffing and other irregularities on behalf of the Shi'a and Kurdish coalitions. In an [...]	2005-12-13 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4971	FALLUJANS MOBILIZED FOR ELECTION AMID INCREASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans stand mobilized for the December 15 election. Momentum flowing from the October 15 referendum - when an estimated 200,000 residents in the city and surrounding communities voted - should lead to repeat high turnout. Campaign posters and fliers dot the city; Ahmed Chal [...]	2005-12-13 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4976	AHAD AL-IRAQ SHOWS PROMISE IN BUILDING [...] (U) Summary. 'Ahad al-Iraq (Iraq's Promise) held a press conference in Baghdad on December 12 to announce that a cross-sectarian, cross-ethnic group of more than 270 politicians, political parties and NGO's had signed their pledge to support five specific legislative reforms to advance human [...]	2005-12-13 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4983	UNSRSG QAZI ON ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) UN Special Representative Ashraf Qazi told Ambassador Khalilzad on December 10 that he would not object if the IECI disqualified some candidates charged by the De-Ba'thification Committee, as long as there were not too many disqualifications or the disqualified candidates were not well kno [...]	2005-12-13 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4991	FOURTH AND FIFTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fourth day of the Ad Dujayl trial occurred on December 6, 2005. Five witnesses provided testimony in open court although each had their identities shielded. The two morning witnesses testified in a closed session. Thus, no media was present, and no recording was made of the [...]	2005-12-14 10:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4995	IRAQ: JUSTICE DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kareem Al Jaaf, a respected council member in the Karkh District of Baghdad and Baghdad City Council member, has been held in detention for four months, with only intermittent access to a lawyer. He was accused of kidnapping by a neighbor and taken to jail. While waiting for a [...]	2005-12-14 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5000	IRAQI MCNS MEETS DEC. 9: ELECTION SECURITY, PRIME [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met the afternoon of December 9, 2005 at Prime Minister Ja'afari's residence. Ja'afari expressed extreme consternation about the fact that his flight back to Baghdad from Japan was denied permission to lan [...]	2005-12-14 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5002	CAMPAIGN TONE GETS SHARPER, MORE INTENSE [...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]	2005-12-14 16:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5003	CAMPAIGN DEVELOPS SHARP ELBOWS [...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]	2005-12-14 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5004	ON EVE OF ELECTION BAGHDAD LEADERS ANTICIPATE [...] (C) PolOff spoke with selected leaders throughout Baghdad to gauge the mood of the public on the eve of the December 15 elections. In NE Baghdad Sunni Arab Dr. Riyadh Hassir Al Adhadh, District Advisory Council (DAC) and City Councilman reports the largely Sunni district of Al Adhamiyah is [...]	2005-12-14 17:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5020	BUNKER INVESTIGATION FALTERS, NATIONWIDE [...] (S/REL GBR AUS) The committee appointed by PM Ja'afari to investigate abuse discovered by Coalition Forces on November 13 at the Ministry of the Interior "Bunker" site in Jadiriyah has made little progress. On December 13, Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways passed Post the committee's first [...]	2005-12-15 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PGOV PINS KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD5024	IRAQ: DEMARCHE ON THREATS TO MINISTRY OF INTERIOR [...] (C) On December 13, Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator delivered a demarche to Iraqi Minister of Interior Baqir Jabr regarding threats to Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel participating in inspections of detention facilities. ROL Coordinator stressed the importance of supporting these [...]	2005-12-16 12:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5026	FALLUJAH: ELECTION WEDDING IN CITY DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans turned out in large numbers for the December 15, 2005, parliamentary election. Poll site estimates exceeded city leaders, optimistic expectations. The November 30, 2005 murder of the city's mufti, Sheikh Hamza Abass Al-Issawi, motivated the population on top of post-re [...]	2005-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PHUM
05BAGHDAD5046	ACTION REQUEST REGARDING DETAINEE TRAVEL TO AMMAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S/NF) Coalition Forces are releasing from custody twenty-three High-Value Detainees (HVDs) who have been determined not to pose an imperative threat to security, the standard set for Coalition detention. Eight were [...]	2005-12-19 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ JO
05BAGHDAD5068	UIC 555 LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 interview, Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) member Ali Suadi told PolOff that in Sadr City confidence in Coalition Forces (CF) is low. The Sadr militia, he claimed, openly patrols in Sadr City in black uniforms and guns; the Iraqi police make no effort [...]	2005-12-20 16:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5069	BAGHDAD GOVERNOR HOPES TO HEAD MOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 18 meeting Hussein Mohammad Al-Tahan, Governor of Baghdad, told PolOff that he expects to be the next Minister of the Interior. Hussein, a member of the Shia Islamist SCIRI party, said MOI requires a complete overhaul and needs to be less aggressive with terrorists [...]	2005-12-20 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5070	SHIA LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sayed Kareem al Bukhati from List 652 Sun of Iraq and Jawad al Bolani of Ahmed Chalabi's List 569 Iraqi National Congress told us December 18 that the elections were conducted well in most places. Bukhati felt there was some electoral fraud, but his party has yet to file any com [...]	2005-12-20 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5074	DECEMBER 17 VISIT TO THE BUNKER [...] (C) On December 17, U.S. officials accompanied First Deputy Prime Minister Shaways and Deputy Minister of Interior for Intelligence Kamal on a visit to the MOI detention facility known as the Bunker. As expected, no detainees were found. Two MOI employees at the Bunker told Shaways that det [...]	2005-12-21 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5083	UPDATE ON MOHAMMED MUNAF CASE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ RO
05BAGHDAD5090	DPM SHAWAYS EXPRESSES MISTRUST OF THE UIA [...] (C) On December 17, First Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways told U.S. officials that too strong a performance in the December 15 elections by the predominantly Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) would undermine the prospects for democracy in Iraq. 2. (C) Shaways said Iran controls the UIA [...]	2005-12-22 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5095	SUNNI ARAB PROTEST GROUP MARAM MUCH BARKING, HOW [...] (C) Summary. A variety of parties unhappy with the election results, including Allawi's and the major Sunni Arab blocs, met December 21-22 and issued a "Pact of Honor" under the name MARAM. They demanded an international investigation into the December 15 elections, as well as the formation [...]	2005-12-22 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5099	SMALL SECULAR PARTY: IECI SAYS 468 VOTES, OUR [...] (C) Summary. Abid Faisal al-Sahlani, the leader of the National Democratic Alliance, told PolOff and PolFSN December 21 that the IECI's preliminary results for Baghdad contrasted massively with the results collected by their election observers (462 votes versus 109,000 votes). The 468 votes [...]	2005-12-23 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5144	MCNS MEETING 21 DECEMBER 2005: OFF-RAMP [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a December 21 MCNS meeting, participants discussed four issues. The Iraqis agreed to the scenario of announcing the off-ramp decision on Friday, December 23. We would prepare the text of a statement to be read publicly to the press at the end of a meeting with the PM. W [...]	2005-12-28 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5160	DECEMBER 22 MEETING WITH IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) On December 22 Iraqi Minister of Interior Baqir Jabr told us that: -- he supported the decision by the police chief of Babil Province to refuse to hire 800 recently nominated police recruits who were Badr Corps militiamen; -- another 650 recruits had been appropriately vetted and sen [...]	2005-12-30 08:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5161	ELECTION COMMISSION PROCEEDING WITH COMPLAINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 25 serious, unresolved complaints ("red" complaints) lie between the Iraqi election commission (IECI) and final certification of the elections, according to International Commissioner Craig Jenness, down from 50 plus original red complaints. Notably, the IECI has finish [...]	2005-12-30 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5164	SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The sixth day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on Tuesday, December 21. Three complainants provided graphic testimony about torture, incarceration, and murder. The seventh day of trial commenced on Wednesday, December 22. Three additional complainants testified about summary d [...]	2005-12-31 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD6	SHIA CLERIC SEPARATES RELIGION FROM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: We have met twice in the past two weeks with Shia cleric Saayid Ayad Jamal Ad-Din who warns that the forces of ideological and religious extremism will dominate the new National Assembly without Coalition support to educated moderates and liberals such as himself. He claimed that [...]	2005-01-02 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL IZ
05BANGKOK1019	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wng Cdr Tien TEPANON, Office of Don Muang Base Command, RTAF (Air Police Battal [...]	2005-02-09 03:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1163	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch (BT) 05-2 from 11 April - 3 June 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they [...]	2005-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1179	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Officer Robert J. Clarke is the verifying off [...]	2005-02-16 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1214	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Peamsak PAKDEEPINIT, 5th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, WCN 1114 who has [...]	2005-02-17 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1215	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Preeyapong SAMIPAGDI, Directorate of Intelligence, WCN 1173 who has been s [...]	2005-02-17 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1216	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Maj. Sarawuth BENJAJINDA, Command and General Staff College, WCN 1151 who has b [...]	2005-02-17 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1278	THAKSIN'S VICTORY -- CREDIT THE MAN, INNOVATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The landslide victory of Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in the February 6 parliamentary election victory reconfirmed the Prime Minister's domination of the Thai political landscape. Thaksin's personality, sophisticated media presentation, focused populist messa [...]	2005-02-18 13:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK1321	THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS/LABOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary. Senior Royal Thai police (RTP),accompanied by a post NGO anti-trafficking partner, traveled to Malaysia to enhance cooperation in countering the increasing cross-border trafficking of women and children. A low-ranking Thai policeman was convicted for trafficking a 14-year old g [...]	2005-02-23 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH TIP

05BANGKOK1454	THAILAND: NGO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ASIA HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a hard hitting press conference on February 24, Brad Adams, executive director of the non-government organization Human Rights Watch Asia (HRW-Asia),described the trend for human rights in Thailand as "unambiguously negative." Poloff attended the press conference, as did the [...]	2005-02-28 12:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1527	THAILAND: INITIAL MEDIA COVERAGE, GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Local Thai media on March 2 headlined their stories on the 2004 Human Rights Report (HRR) with variations on the theme, "US government slams Thailand's human rights performance," with special attention to incidents in the South. PM Thaksin has not commented on the HRR. Offici [...]	2005-03-02 13:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1541	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the following cours [...]	2005-03-03 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1542	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the following cours [...]	2005-03-03 04:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1573	THAI MFA PERMSEC SUMMONS THE AMBASSADOR OVER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry (MFA) Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn told the Ambassador March 2 that the 2004 Human Right Report (HRR) on Thailand presented government actions (at Khru Se mosque and Tak Bai) in the deep South in a misleading light by failing to place them in the c [...]	2005-03-03 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1578	ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BURMA CAUCUS VISITS [...] (U) Summary. Several members of the informal Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus visited Thailand this week, hosted by Senator Kraisak Choonhavan, Chairman of the Thai Senate Foreign Relations committee. In a March 2 press conference, the Caucus called [...]	2005-03-03 11:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK1619	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CSW DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-04 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1737	PEACEFUL PROTEST IN BANGKOK 03/08/2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 3/08/2005, approximately 35 individuals staged a 30-minute peaceful protest at the US Embassy in Bangkok. The protesters sought the return of an antique royal headdress, currently on loan to an exhibit in San Francisco, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States [...]	2005-03-09 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC TH PHUM
05BANGKOK1749	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Chumphot NURARKATE, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1482 who has been selected to attend the [...]	2005-03-10 03:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1750	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt.JG. Putporn YING-IN, Marines Division, Royal Thai Navy, WCN 1588 who has bee [...]	2005-03-10 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1751	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Weerapun JUNDOUNG, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1481 who has been selected to attend the J [...]	2005-03-10 03:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1774	OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FACES LESE MAJESTE [...] (U) Summary. A respected opposition Member of Parliament (MP),Khunying Kallaya Sophonpanich, has been summoned for questioning by Thai police on charges of lese majeste. Four others were questioned, including Democrat Party parliamentary candidate Thanom Onkhetpol, who lost in the February [...]	2005-03-10 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK1842	THAI LAW SOCIETY CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year after the disappearance of a prominent Muslim human rights attorney, the Law Society of Thailand called for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to establish an independent committee to investigate the disappearance and presumed death of Somchai Neelapaijit. The President [...]	2005-03-14 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1892	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) [...]	2005-03-16 03:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1896	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Chainarong YORDRABAM, 1st Engineer Regiment, King's Guard, WCN 1186 who ha [...]	2005-03-16 04:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1897	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Kitsada CHITRARANGSI, Transportation Army Aircraft Maintenance Battalion, WC [...]	2005-03-16 04:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1898	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 2Lt. Chairat ARMAT, 2nd Air Mobile Company, WCN S109 who has been selected to att [...]	2005-03-16 04:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1901	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] As authorized per Ref A, with the exception of the 25 regiment noted in Para 3 below, Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of Gross violations of human rights by the Royal Thai units identified below to participate in Balance Torch 05-2, as of this d [...]	2005-03-16 04:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1902	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) [...]	2005-03-16 04:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1924	THAILAND: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) The legal age of marriage for men and women in Thailand is 18. Persons under 18 may be legally married with the consent of both parents or a single surviving parent or legal guardian. In some cases, the Court can approve a legal underage marriage. This is usually granted when requested by [...]	2005-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1956	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Mahaesuk CHINMART, 2nd Armor Division, King's Guard, WCN S112 who has been s [...]	2005-03-17 07:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1969	THAI PRIME MINISTER SKIPS LUNCH DATE WITH ASSEMBLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra disappointed a three-day gathering of mostly rural villagers from the Assembly of the Poor NGO by going on vacation in Japan rather than stopping by for lunch. The 900-strong peaceful demonstration in front of Thailand's Parliament [...]	2005-03-17 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TH TRT
05BANGKOK2000	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr Sumate MALAMAS, Naval Rating School, WCN 6320 who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2001	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt.JG. Prayoon ASANOK, Mine Squadron, who has been selected to attend the WCN 134 [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2002	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Niyom SUTTICHANTUK, RTAF Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2003	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt. Lt. Chayapan PULSAPYA, who has been selected to attend the following courses [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2004	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn. Ldr. Somphop SOOKKEE who has been selected to attend the following courses l [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2005	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Dejudom KONGSRI, RTAF Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2006	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Yotin TANAMOOL, Marine Security Regiment, RTMC, WCN 1584 who has been select [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2069	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Counter-Drug Fusi [...]	2005-03-23 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2070	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Baker Torch (BT) [...]	2005-03-23 00:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2254	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) DOD (OSD/POLICY),per Ref A, has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete further human rights vetting for the 25th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, 4th Army Area, a unit that has been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch (BT) 05-2 scheduled from 11 April [...]	2005-03-30 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2255	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: On March 28, Prime Minister Thaksin officially appointed a broad-based 48-member National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) to explore solutions to the ongoing separatist turmoil in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces. NRC Chairperson and former Prime Minister Anand [...]	2005-03-30 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH NRC
05BANGKOK2259	JAPANESE DFM TANAKA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 25 Ambassador met with visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Tanaka to discuss Tanaka's recent official visit to Burma. Tanaka said he delivered "a strong message" to the SPDC on democracy and the release of ASSK. Tanaka reported that Prime Minister Soe Win did no [...]	2005-03-30 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK2260	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's March 28 courtesy call on the leader of Thailand's official Islamic community, the Chularatchamontri stated his support for the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) headed by former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. The 89-year-old Muslim cleric expr [...]	2005-03-30 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BIO NRC
05BANGKOK2261	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR HILL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Christopher Hill met with opposition Democrat Party (DP) Deputy Leader and former Foreign Minister Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on March 29. Surin urged the U.S. to continue to pressure Thailand and ASEAN partners to seek [...]	2005-03-30 12:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA ASEAN ARF NRC
05BANGKOK2318	THAILAND'S POSITION ON BURMA AND ASEAN: NEW FACE, [...] (C) Summary: The appointment of a new foreign minister, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, will not substantially change Thailand's "constructive engagement" policy towards Burma, according to a key Foreign Ministry (MFA) official responsible for Burma. Kantathi has already publicly (and privately) mad [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK2320	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Piyasak SANGWONG, Foreign Language Division, Armed Forces Education Departm [...]	2005-04-01 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2321	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Pol.Col. Peerapong DOUNGAMPORN, Division 1, Special Branch, Royal Thai Police, WC [...]	2005-04-01 07:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2323	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Duangsuda SUKSAWAD, Counter-Terrorist Operations Center, WCN (N/A),who has [...]	2005-04-01 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2324	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Teansiri MONTRIWADE, WCN 5003, who has been selected to attend the Counter- [...]	2005-04-01 07:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2431	THAI POLICY ON CHINESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The Thai government continues to refuse UNHCR access to Chinese dissident Lu Decheng for a refugee status determination interview. In their handling of Lu, the Thai are balancing human rights concerns and U.S. and UNHCR pressure against their relations with China and a belief tha [...]	2005-04-05 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM TH CH
05BANGKOK2492	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Pongsak TONGSAI, Marines Division, Royal Thai Navy who has been selected to [...]	2005-04-07 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2493	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Patapee RUNGRASSAMEE, 722nd Field Artillery Regiment, WCN 1112 who has been [...]	2005-04-07 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2494	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Sakda WATTANATHAM, Naval Ordnance Department who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-04-07 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2495	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sgt. Warawuth MANEEINT, Aviation Center who has been selected to attend the follo [...]	2005-04-07 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2496	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sgt. Kittipong KONGKAW, 9th Air Mobile Company who has been selected to attend th [...]	2005-04-07 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2517	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Puwadol PONNARK, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, WCN N/A who has been selected [...]	2005-04-08 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2537	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE MEET INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29 meeting in Bangkok, Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Achmad Hasyim Muzadi told Ambassadors Hill and Boyce that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) had invited him to visit the troubled Muslim-majority southern border provinces of Thailand, speak with local [...]	2005-04-08 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05BANGKOK2601	THAILAND: NOBEL LAUREATE SHIRIN EBADI DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 10, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate (2003) Shirin Ebadi spoke in Bangkok. She focused a discussion attended by poloff on her experiences as a judge, lawyer and advocate for women,s rights in Iran, before and after the Islamic Revolution. She argued that many of the laws tha [...]	2005-04-12 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI IR TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK2636	BURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN THAILAND: DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly 2,000 out of 2,707 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) persons of concern (POC) have reported to Thai immigration offices in Bangkok and three provincial offices in Northern and Western Thailand. The largest number reported to the Mae Sot immigration [...]	2005-04-19 00:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK2795	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2796	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2797	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2830	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt. Lt. Panyapol CHAIYAPRUKE, Directorate of Personnel, RTAF who has been select [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2831	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Suchin WANNAROJ Security Forces Command AirCombat Command RTAF, who has [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2832	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Sirapatt BUANGBON, the Office of Policy and Planning, Min. of Defense, who ha [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2833	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Dittharat AMORNVITTHAVAT, the Institute of Advanced Military Studies, who ha [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2834	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Amnat POOKSRISUK, Army War College, who has been selected to attend the cour [...]	2005-04-26 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2839	FAMILY OF MISSING MUSLIM HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mrs. Angkana Wongrachen, the wife (and presumed widow) of Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, has alleged that, after a letter was submitted on her behalf to the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) about the case of her missing husband, she received anonymous threatening phone c [...]	2005-04-26 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK2845	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Jaray CHOMCHALAD, Naval Personnel Department, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-04-27 01:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2846	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Warintorn KUMHONG, Naval Personnel Department who has been selected to atte [...]	2005-04-27 01:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3000	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Plt. Off. Thanaporn THANUPANT, Directorate of Education and Training, who has bee [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3001	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Noppol POLPATIPICHARN, Air Defense Headquarters, who has been selected to att [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3002	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Tippawong RODJANATHAM, Army Training Command, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3003	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1LT Thayagiat CHANARAT, 9th Air Mobile Company, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3004	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Maj. Weerachon SOMBOONSIN, 1st Air Mobile Company, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3005	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Suphannika VIDHAYASARONYUDH, Army Training Command, who has been selected to [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3006	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg. Cdr. Arunee DILOKNORANART, Directorate of Education and Training, who has bee [...]	2005-05-04 04:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3074	BURMESE DISSIDENT GROUPS IN THAILAND DENY [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese exile groups based in Thailand have denied any connection to the bombings in Rangoon on May 7, 2005. Most speculated, without any providing any hard evidence, that former associates of ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and the military intelligence services might be res [...]	2005-05-09 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3082	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Mr. Auen KUNKEAW, The Supreme Court, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1908 [...]	2005-05-10 02:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3110	THAILAND -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNMANDATED [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 11:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK3145	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION RELEASES FULL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) recently released the complete texts of reports authored by two government-authorized "Independent Commissions" which investigated separate high casualty incidents in 2004 in southern Thailand involving Thai security forces. In April [...]	2005-05-11 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS NRC
05BANGKOK3182	THAILAND: PACOM CMDR ADM FALLON'S ROUNDTABLE ON [...] (C) Summary. On May 3, PACOM Commander ADM Fallon and the Ambassador met with a select group of Thai academics and activists to discuss the separatist insurgency in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep South. The Thai analysts spoke of tensions from Bangkok's historical efforts to integrate the M [...]	2005-05-13 03:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3207	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON WHY THAILAND'S [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Dr. Gothom Ariya, who is a respected academic, human rights activist and member of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),expressed his views on the NRC's initial meeting, changes in the attitude of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]	2005-05-13 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3258	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Miss Chatchadapa JARURANGSAN, State Enterprise Policy Officer who has been select [...]	2005-05-17 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3313	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in the DIILS, "Human Rights/LOAC" course scheduled from May 16 - 20, 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment dead [...]	2005-05-19 03:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3327	THAILAND: MAY 1992 DEMOCRACY HEROES TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary: Families of democracy demonstrators killed, injured or missing from a military crackdown in May 1992 laid the foundation stone for a new memorial in Bangkok. Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit spoke in praise of those who "sacrificed to bring democracy" to the Thai people. [...]	2005-05-19 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK3392	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Peerapong TABYAM, Planning and Estimating Division, Phrachulajomklao Naval D [...]	2005-05-24 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3439	(UNITS TO STATE) EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 05-3 scheduled from 18 July to 23 Sept. 2005. To meet i [...]	2005-05-25 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3522	COMMUNITY RADIO IN THAILAND: CRACKDOWN OR CROSSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: An estimated 2,000 (maybe 3,000) unregistered community radio stations continue to broadcast popular news and "call in" talk shows without a legal regulatory framework. Appointment of a National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) remains stalled in the Thai Senate. Although the Royal [...]	2005-05-31 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
05BANGKOK3622	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Saisak KANPACHAI, Directorate of Joint and Combined Exercises who has b [...]	2005-06-03 01:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3623	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Paijit SAVASDISARA, The Supreme Court, who has been selected to attend the WCN 29 [...]	2005-06-03 01:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3624	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Yanapan BOOBPAMALA, 9th Air Mobile Company who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-03 01:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3625	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Atit Tanyanon, Infantry School, who has been selected to attend the WCN 111 [...]	2005-06-03 01:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3704	THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3744	GUIDANCE REGARDING TWO NORTH KOREAN SISTERS IN [...] (C) Per ref a request, on June 7 Refcoord told UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan that the U.S. would consider refugee referrals of the two North Korean sisters reportedly in Cambodia if UNHCR determines that it is in their best interest to travel to the United States. 2. (C) Utkan s [...]	2005-06-07 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KN KS CB DPRK
05BANGKOK3745	VOLUNTARY AND FORCED REPATRIATION OF MONTAGNARDS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In June 7 discussion with UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan on other matters, Refcoord took the opportunity to pass along reftel guidance regarding U.S. policy on voluntary and forced repatriation of Montagnards in Cam [...]	2005-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF VM CB CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK3790	THAILAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the UN Democracy Fund and discussed reftel points with Suvat Poopatanapong, Counselor of the International Organization Peace Security and Disarmament Division at MFA. Suvat said the MFA had passed our request to the Thai UN Perm Reps in New York. [...]	2005-06-09 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK3799	SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (C) Ref A) requests Department action for human rights vetting for the 5th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division of the 4th Army of the Royal Thai Army. As noted in ref A),the unit is scheduled to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 05-3. The Department has requested further informati [...]	2005-06-09 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3802	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LtG Pamook U-THAICHAYA, Special Warfare Command, who has been selected for an Of [...]	2005-06-10 00:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3803	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Ltc Chartchai CHAIGASAM, Special Warfare Command, who has been selected for an O [...]	2005-06-10 01:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3804	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Chetta TRONGDEE, 2nd Special Forces Regiment, who has been selected for an O [...]	2005-06-10 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3805	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for MG. Podok BUNNAG, 1st Special Forces Division, who has been selected to an Offic [...]	2005-06-10 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3806	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn.Ldr. Tawatchai MAKPANICH, RTAF Academy, Air Education and Training Command wh [...]	2005-06-10 01:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3807	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt.Lt. Silath REANMANEE, Directorate of Civil Affairs who has been selected to a [...]	2005-06-10 01:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3808	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for AM Decha Hunhaboon, Royal Aide-de-Camp Department, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-06-10 01:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3810	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the units from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Areas identified in Par [...]	2005-06-10 01:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3829	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in the following courses and to meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they have requested that the review of h [...]	2005-06-10 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3850	AMCITS RELEASED IN LAOS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN BANGKOK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Three US citizens, recently detained in Vientiane after trying to assist with the surrender of approximately 170 Hmong and Khmu in Laos, held a press conference on June 9 describing the events of June 4 and 5 (Reftels). Ed and Georgie Szendrey gave an emotional account of their " [...]	2005-06-10 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF CASC TH LA HUMAN RIGHTS

05BANGKOK3930	(C) THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary: The senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) official covering Burma told poloffs that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has no hard evidence confirming the reported use of chemical weapons by the Burmese Army against ethnic Karenni soldiers near the Thai border in February 2005. These [...]	2005-06-14 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PINR MOPS PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3993	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lieutenant General Nipat THONGLEK, Office of Policy and Planning, MOD who has bee [...]	2005-06-17 07:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3994	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Mr. Chinnavuthi KHAWSUMLEE, Ministry of Interior, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-17 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4028	THAI MFA OFFICIAL: NO CHANGE IN POLICY TOWARD SHAN [...] (C) Summary. The Burma desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated that despite the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) pushback of approximately 450 Shan refugees to the Burmese side of the border last week, there is "no change in Thai policy" in providing temporary protection and [...]	2005-06-20 08:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PBTS TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4063	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON BURMA TO SPDC: WHAT DO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Bangkok, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, expressed frustration with Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and called upon the Burmese junta to clarify what steps they plan to take in the democratic r [...]	2005-06-21 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4066	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Bunnarasi SIRIRAM, Directorate of Join Civil Affairs, who has been selected t [...]	2005-06-22 01:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4067	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for MG Chaiwat SATONDEE, NSC, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1201, PK for De [...]	2005-06-22 01:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4107	REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Dusit Manapan, Counselor in the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit passed the talking points to the Deputy Director General for IO. At this time the MFA is not taking a positi [...]	2005-06-23 05:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR TH UNCHR
05BANGKOK4118	VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN THAILAND MARKED BY INCREASE [...] (U) Summary: Assailants, suspected to be Muslim separatists, beheaded a Thai civilian in broad daylight at a teashop in Narathiwat province on June 22, the fifth beheading of civilians, all believed to be Buddhist, during this month. Three male Muslim volunteer teachers were shot to death at [...]	2005-06-23 08:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4266	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Pradiyuth KLINSRISOOK, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, Supreme Command, [...]	2005-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4267	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individuals listed in Para. 3 who has been selected to attend the courses as [...]	2005-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4268	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Jirayut KONGTARAT, Cavalry School, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1 [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4269	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1LT. Mathawee SRIPAKHO, Jukapong Fort Hospital, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4270	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Montira YIMSOMBOON, Army Training Command, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4271	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sirinipat MARNOOT, Quartermaster Department, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4286	ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALIST SHOT IN TSUNAMI-HIT AREA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A reporter for a popular daily newspaper survived an attempt on his life near his home in the tsunami-affected province of Phang Nga on June 1. The attack SIPDIS occurred following his publication of articles about land encroachment on public forest lands by influential busine [...]	2005-06-30 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
05BANGKOK4332	ISLAMIC CONFERENCE TONES DOWN CRITICISM OF THAILAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The RTG appears to have been successful in getting criticism of its practices in Southern Thailand toned down. On June 29, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) released its report on the conditions of Thai Muslims in Thailand,s southern provinces, at the 32nd Session [...]	2005-07-01 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4723	TRIAL BEGINS IN LIBEL CASE FOR RESPECTED THAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 19, witnesses for the prosecution began their arguments in the case of Shincorp versus Thai media activist Supinya Klangnarong. Supinya is being sued for libel over comments that she made in a 2003 interview with the Thai Post. Supinya told Poloffs she was disappointed [...]	2005-07-22 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK4784	THAI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RAISES ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Surikiart Sathiritai told the Ambassador on July 26 afternoon that he had made a strong representation to Burmese leaders during his visit to Rangoon the day before, telling them that their rumored intention to further delay their decision to forgo the ASEA [...]	2005-07-26 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4822	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Miss Nuttanun LAPANUN, State Enterprise Policy Office, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-07-27 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4823	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Vit CHAROENSIRI, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4824	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1st. Lt. Sasitha KITCHAWEE, Royal Aide-de-Camp Department, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4825	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Kampon CHANDUAYKIJ, Frigate Sq. 1, who has been selected to attend the follow [...]	2005-07-27 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4826	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn. Ldr. Sorrayuth CHANTARACHA, who has been selected to attend the WCN 2229, In [...]	2005-07-27 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4827	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Suchada Wattanawanyoo (WRTAF),who has been selected to attend the WCN 62 [...]	2005-07-27 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4828	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Somchai KAWINFUANGFUKUL, Naval Special Warfare Group, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4829	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Nuanpong TIENTONG (WRTAF),Directorate of Education and Training, who h [...]	2005-07-27 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4864	THAKSIN AND NRC HEAD ANAND TO DISCUSS ON TV [...] (U) Summary: On July 28 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun will discuss on national television the ongoing violence in Thailand's south, the RTG's Emergency Decree and the NRC's proposals to end the [...]	2005-07-28 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4901	SOUTHERN THAILAND VIOLENCE: THAKSIN AND ANAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun traded views on the Thailand's southern violence over national television on July 28 evening. They debated the root causes of the violence, the new [...]	2005-07-29 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4902	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Ltc. Ronawee HIRUNSI Army Training Command, RTA, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-07-29 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4903	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Jarae SAPTHIANG, 111st Engineer Battalion, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-07-29 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4904	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Krit POOLSIN, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been selected to [...]	2005-07-29 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4946	THAILAND: CABINET SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: During tea with the Ambassador on July 28, RTG Cabinet Secretary-General Dr. Borwornsak Uwanno took issue with critics of the recently enacted emergency decree, saying that it contained legal safeguards and will be applied sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. Dr. Borwo [...]	2005-08-02 04:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK5018	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US PROPOSAL FOR STANDING UN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Peerasak Chantavarin, Director, Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO),MFA, and Mr. Chakkrid Krachaiwong, First Secretary, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs (AA),MFA. Thai officials were well-versed on [...]	2005-08-04 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL PGOV TH
05BANGKOK5020	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel, Embassy has done the following: -- Incorporated talking points for possible use in relevant high-level meetings with senior RTG officials; -- Discussed main points with working level counterparts in the RTG (See para 2); -- Post also ant [...]	2005-08-04 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR PINS TH
05BANGKOK5144	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Patchara WAT-AKSORN, Royal Thai Navy Language Center, who has been selected [...]	2005-08-10 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5145	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals in para. 3. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible info [...]	2005-08-10 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5284	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Angkharn INDRA, Wing 4, RTAF, who has been selected to attend the WCN 2480, Inter [...]	2005-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5315	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 3. Post apologizes for the short notice but would appreciate this request being processed before the APCSS travel deadline of August 24, 2005. 2. (U) DAO Bangkok has requested that the [...]	2005-08-18 06:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5368	EMBASSY BANGKOK SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER TO DC [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 00:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM TH
05BANGKOK5419	MORE CONCERNS ABOUT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AS RTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two recent moves by the RTG against media operations critical of Prime Minister Thaksin's government have renewed concerns within the human rights community that the government is once again resorting to legal measures to intimidate the country's press. After being warned twice, [...]	2005-08-23 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5447	(UNITS TO STATE) EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 06-2 scheduled from 3 October to 3 December 2005. To me [...]	2005-08-24 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5569	THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005 [...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]	2005-08-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5573	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sakoltee PHATIYKOL, Depart of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice, who has [...]	2005-08-31 02:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5574	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Rawee TANGPITHAKKUL, Director of Operations, Royal Thai Army, who has been se [...]	2005-08-31 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5575	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Komol KONGBOONRAK, Fleet Training Command, Royal Thai Fleet, Royal Thai Navy, [...]	2005-08-31 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5653	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that. as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thailand Armed Forces units listed in Para 2. Embassy Bangko [...]	2005-09-02 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5662	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Suteeka BOONWANG, Special Warfare School, Royal Thai Army, who has been sele [...]	2005-09-02 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5664	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sapasith KULPASITH, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been select [...]	2005-09-02 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5665	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Sunai PRAPHUCHANAY, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, who has been selected to at [...]	2005-09-02 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5676	'HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER' INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Mr. Chatopa "Mustafa" Awae, a prominent human rights researcher, was shot three times by unknown gunmen in Pattani. Mustafa's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening and he is conscious and under armed guard in Pattani Hospital. Mustafa reportedly had been [...]	2005-09-02 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5707	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise FLASH Torch 06-1 scheduled from 03 - 31 October 2005. To meet interna [...]	2005-09-06 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5708	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Yuthakiat LUANPAIRIN, Office of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense who [...]	2005-09-06 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5875	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Col. Kornwipa JAROENPOL, office of Permanent Secretary for Defense, MOD, who [...]	2005-09-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5876	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Barame SIRIKATE, Office of the Comptroller General, Supreme Command Headquar [...]	2005-09-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5940	FOT (FRIEND OF THAKSIN) BUYS UP HUGE SHARES IN TWO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Within two days, Thailand's largest entertainment conglomerate spent $US 66 million dollars to buy 32% and 23% of shares in the parent companies of two of Thailand's leading newspapers- Matichon, and the Bangkok Post respectively. The company's President, Mr. Paiboon Damrongchaith [...]	2005-09-15 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6090	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in T Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the politi opposition stron [...]	2005-09-23 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6091	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dus Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with seni officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the RTG [...]	2005-09-23 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6095	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in The Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the political opposition [...]	2005-09-23 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6096	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in The Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the political opposition [...]	2005-09-23 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6097	RESPONSE ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THAILAND TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. Both Thai and local UNHCR officials judge that the current, informal pipeline that funnels North Korean asylum seekers through UNHCR and on to the ROK embassy for swift and quiet resettlement continues to work well. According to Thai officials, any future USG efforts to accept Nor [...]	2005-09-23 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM TH KN DPRK
05BANGKOK6099	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dusit Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with senior officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6109	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dusit Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with senior officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the R [...]	2005-09-23 13:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6241	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for GP. CPT CHANINTORN CHALERMSUP, WG. CDR. WANCHAI PLANGSRI, and LT. COL. UKRIT SA-A [...]	2005-09-30 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6243	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for GP. CPT CHANINTORN CHALERMSUP, WG. CDR. WANCHAI PLANGSRI, and LT. COL. UKRIT SA-A [...]	2005-09-30 04:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6244	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for CPT THITIKAJII BIJAPHALA, of the Defense Research and Development Office, who has [...]	2005-09-30 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6245	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for COL WUTICHAI ISARA, of the Fort Mengrai-Maharaj Hospital, who has been selected t [...]	2005-09-30 04:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6246	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for CPT WORACHIN YAOWARAT, of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, King's Guard, who has been [...]	2005-09-30 05:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK628	LOST IN THAILAND'S TSUNAMI: BURMESE MIGRANT WORKERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai government (RTG) has earned international plaudits for its responsiveness to western tourists and Thais affected by the tsunami. Roughly 30,000 Burmese migrants, employed in construction, fisheries, and hotels in three devastated provinces, remain marginalized i [...]	2005-01-25 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KWMN PHUM PREL PREF TH
05BANGKOK6282	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA BANGKOK has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend the Post Blast Inve [...]	2005-10-03 02:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6287	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) BANGKOK RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend ATA 5213, Cyber Terr [...]	2005-10-03 03:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6288	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) BANGKOK RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend ATA 5432, VIP Protec [...]	2005-10-03 04:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6362	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for COL KANTANPONG WAJJANATEPIN and CAPT PANTHIRA WATTANAMONGKOL, who have been selec [...]	2005-10-06 02:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6440	THAI UNIONS, LABOR EXPERTS CRITIQUE DRAFT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: At an October 5 NGO-sponsored roundtable, 12 Thai labor leaders called Thailand's draft revision of the 1975 Labor Relations Act (LRA) a "step backwards" for labor rights in this country. U.S. labor advisers and ILO representatives presented a more balanced view of the LRA draft [...]	2005-10-12 01:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6441	NEW THAI POLICE ANTI-TIP UNIT TAKES ON FIRST [...] (U) Summary: The commander of Thailand's new anti- trafficking unit met with G and G/TIP officials on September 29 to outline future Thai government plans to combat human trafficking. Police General Camronwit Toopgrajank also recounted details of recent trafficking cases since the creation of [...]	2005-10-12 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6511	DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC - THAI [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 12:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH UNSC UNGA BURMA
05BANGKOK6618	EMERGENCY DECREE EXTENDED [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, the Cabinet agreed to extend the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations in the three southern border provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala for another three months. The move was expected. Opponents of the measures are criticizing t [...]	2005-10-19 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6627	THAILAND TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM SCUL TH UNESCO
05BANGKOK6767	CAMBODIAN ACTIVISTS URGENTLY SEEK REFUGEE STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CB TH CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6797	NO PROGRESS ON CAMBODIAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Polcouns spoke to MFA refugee contact Dusit Manapan regarding the Cambodian activists and the UNHCR request to process them for immediate resettlement. Dusit said that, after receiving calls from several embassies regarding this case yesterday, he had consulted within the MFA on the ques [...]	2005-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH CB CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6798	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PESSIMISTIC ON SOUTH, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: A Democrat party MP gave downbeat assessments of his party's short term prospects, and of the security situation in the troubled South. The MP warned that the current government would be unable to resolve the problems in the South because it had completely lost the trust of the p [...]	2005-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK685	NORTHEAST THAILAND: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently (December 13-15, 2004) traveled to the Northeastern Provinces of Nakhon Raatchasima (Korat) and Chaiyaphum to visit with local politicians, provincial election commission officials and NGO and academic representatives. Pre-election campaigning and government p [...]	2005-01-26 11:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK687	TAK BAI INDEPENDENT COMMISSION REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Independent Commission investigating the October 2004 Tak Bai incident has concluded that three senior security officials, including the Fourth Army Commanding General, failed to monitor their subordinates during the transfer of detainees from Tak Bai to a Pattani Army camp. [...]	2005-01-26 12:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6875	2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD [...] I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for the 2005 Human Rights and Democracy Award. Mr Sweeney has spearheaded the Mission's initiatives on improving the human rights practices of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the expansion of democracy-related capacity-building programs. He has been a tire [...]	2005-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6979	ANAND COMMENTS ON FINAL PHASE OF NRC'S PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) Head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun on November 3 to discuss the NRC's wrap-up phase. Anand said that Thaksin still has no idea of the root causes of the problem and has used his aides and media infl [...]	2005-11-08 05:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH NRC
05BANGKOK7014	COMBATTING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing insurgency in the southern three provinces is the most significant manifestation of extremism in Thailand. The problem is primarily ethnic and to some extent separatist in its origin, rather than sectarian, although international, radical Islam is having an effect, b [...]	2005-11-09 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL KMPI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7015	EXILED BURMESE LABOR LEADER RETURNS TO THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: In the past week, the Embassy has been sorting out an unusual story involving U Maung Maung, the exiled Burmese trade union leader, and his return to Thailand on November 3 despite an apparent warning by Thai officials that he would not be allowed to re-enter the country. Maung [...]	2005-11-09 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ELAB TH BM
05BANGKOK7073	DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTHERN TROUBLES WITH OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a one day visit to Songkhla in southern Thailand, Thailand Desk Officer and Emboff met with several prominent local observers to discuss the causes and possible solution to the area's ongoing turmoil. The observers were opposition Democrat Party (DP) MP Niphon Bunyamane [...]	2005-11-15 03:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK7125	IRAN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE - THAI RESPONSE [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche points to MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn on November 16. Permsec Krit responded that the Thai government normally supports no action motions on individual countries, except in the case of blatant abuses such as the massacres in Sudan. The [...]	2005-11-16 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7142	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 3. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who will be new signatures for one of DEA's Host Cou [...]	2005-11-17 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7143	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Kraiwan CHANCHALAD, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, [...]	2005-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7144	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Kamolratana SUTTABOOSAYA, Directorate of Medical Services, Air Su [...]	2005-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7145	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FltLt. Choosak KASATEWIT, Directorate of Civil Engineering, Air Support C [...]	2005-11-17 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7146	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Siri SANTONG, 12th Signal Battalion, King's Guard, who has been sele [...]	2005-11-17 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7147	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Wasin BAMBUNGCHEEP, Naval Medical Department, who has been selected [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7148	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Araya SAYANHAVIKASIT, Ordnance School, who has been selected to atte [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7149	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for MG Boonchu KIRDCHOK, who has been selected to attend the WCN N/A, Nationa [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7150	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Worachin Yaowarat, 2nd Engineer Battalion, King's Guard, who has bee [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7151	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Pongsatorn SUKRAPANNA, 22nd Cavalry Squadron, who has been selected [...]	2005-11-17 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7152	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Sitthisak MINWONG, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

05BANGKOK7153	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Waraporn JUNTORN, Special Warfare Center, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7154	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: INTELLECTUAL [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the Intellectual Prop [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7155	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: POLICE COLONEL [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Police Colonel Anurak SAITHONG and Police Lt. Colonel Thanayos SUKRATANA who will [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7156	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: CRIME SCENE [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the Crime Scene Inves [...]	2005-11-17 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7197	THE KING AND HIM; THE OPPOSITION PLAYS THEIR KING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Evidence suggests that Prime Minister Thaksin is alienating an ever-growing segment of the political class. The antipathy that started with NGOs and journalists is spreading; by some accounts, it includes many in the military leadership and reaches even to the [...]	2005-11-18 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH TRT
05BANGKOK7213	THAI COURT TRIES "GAG ORDER" TO SHUT UP PROMINENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Thai Civil Court has issued Thaksin critic Sondhi Limthongkul a gag order, effectively banning him from criticizing the Prime Minister until libel suits against him can be litigated. Since his popular political television program was canceled in September, Sondhi has been doin [...]	2005-11-21 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7253	TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHER TO LISTEN TO SONDHI DISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defying a November 17 court order banning him from criticizing the PM, outspoken talk show host Sondhi Limthongkul continued with his weekly "mobile talk show" in Bangkok. The rally attracted an estimated 30-40,000 people. Sondhi detailed two heretofore new scandals, alleging that [...]	2005-11-22 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7305	BESIEGED AUDITOR-GENERAL TALKS TO EMBASSY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with Khunying Jaruwan Maintaka, the besieged Auditor-General of Thailand, on November 14th concerning her controversial situation and about corruption in Thailand. Although Jaruwan has avoided speaking to the press and stays out of the public eye, she gave Polo [...]	2005-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05BANGKOK7317	COURT VICTORIES FOR RABBLE-ROUSING JOURNALIST [...] (U) SUMMARY. One week after Sondhi Limthongkul attracted nearly 40,000 people to Bangkok's Lumpini Park with his "mobile talk show", the businessman-turned-media defender won two significant legal victories, including a partial reprieve from last week's gag order on him and his associates. Mea [...]	2005-11-25 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7345	SONDHI'S TENTH AND LARGEST RALLY TO DATE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Government critic Sondhi Limthongkul hosted his tenth "mobile talk show" from a monastery in Udon Thani. A crowd of approximately 50,000 gathered in Bangkok's Lumpini Park to listen to Sondhi offer revelations of new scandals concerning the Thai Rak Thai government. In the two-ho [...]	2005-11-28 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7364	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below from the Nong Kai Provincial Police who are scheduled to [...]	2005-11-29 08:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7365	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Yuthanavi MUNGTHANYA, Sattahip Naval Base, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-11-29 08:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7399	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTC Khunakorn KANA, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, w [...]	2005-12-01 02:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7458	THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: Recent activities have focused on child trafficking and child sex tourism in Thailand. A child sex tourism seminar was held in Bangkok under the auspices of the USG-supported Bali Process, with DHS/ICE representing the USG and providing a case study. The NGO IJM reports progres [...]	2005-12-02 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF PREL SMIG PHUM EAID TH
05BANGKOK7529	LUNCH WITH THAKSIN [...] (S) Summary: During lunch at the residence on December 7, Prime Minister Thaksin and I discussed the King's recent birthday speech, the situation in Thailand's south, the issue of extrajudicial killings, Thai-Malaysian relations, Burma policy, North Korea, the US-Thai Action Plan, Thailand's [...]	2005-12-07 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ETRD PGOV PHUM PTER TH BURMA CIA
05BANGKOK7537	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who has been selected to attend the Leadership Dev [...]	2005-12-08 02:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7574	OLD FRIENDS, BAD DEALS, AND COMMUNITY RADIO: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 1, Embassy Officers visited controversial community radio station 92.25. Station personnel reported that the station had started up operations a week after the August raid (Reftel A) and was now technically broadcasting their programs solely on the Internet, which we [...]	2005-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7649	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Thiratch SOMBUTSIRI, Directorate of Civil Affairs, who has been sele [...]	2005-12-16 00:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7650	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FLO Pornpote CHAICHANKUL, JAG, MOD, who has been selected to attend the W [...]	2005-12-16 00:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7651	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Watcharin SAI-IN, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, RTAF, [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7652	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lcdr. Amonthep THONGSIN, Amphibious Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet, who has b [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7653	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Pakawat KROBSORN, 2nd SF.BN.4th SF Regiment, who has been selected t [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7654	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Sunai JIRASOMBOON, Field Artillery Battalion, Artillery Center, who [...]	2005-12-16 00:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7655	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lcdr. Apirat SANGPETCHSONG, Somdejprapinklao Hospital, RTN, who has been [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7656	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Ek-Art SILLAPACHARN, Royal Thai Marine Corps, who has been selected [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7657	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Padermchai SUCONTHAMAT, Royal Thai Marine Corps, who has been selec [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7658	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Surachart RUANWONG, 1st Spec. Forces, BN, 1st SF Regiment, who has b [...]	2005-12-16 00:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7668	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Karn VANIJAKA, Office of the Comptroller, RTAF, who has been sele [...]	2005-12-16 05:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7669	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ltc. Ruarob MUANGMAN, J-2/SCHQ, who has been selected to attend the WCN C [...]	2005-12-16 05:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7670	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTC Khrongpon LOHACHALA, J-2/Schq., who has been selected to attend the W [...]	2005-12-16 05:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7715	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) LEGATT has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Col. Surachate HAKPARN, who has been selected to attend the 225th Session a [...]	2005-12-19 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK773	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Tongchai CHOBTHAM, Light Aviation, WCN 1171 who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-01-31 00:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK774	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sothon RUKSASUP, Army Military Intelligence Command, WCN 1176 who has been [...]	2005-01-31 00:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7750	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: BANGKOK MUSLIMS TRY TO BRIDGE [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with poloffs, officials from both the private Bangkok-based Islamic Center of Thailand and the government-affiliated Central Islamic Committee underscored their belief that the violence in the South is not a religious conflict and outlined their efforts to im [...]	2005-12-20 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7803	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) NAS has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who have been selected to attend the Crime Scene Inv [...]	2005-12-22 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7804	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: MAJ. WARISARA JAIPIAM [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Warisara JAIPIAM, Civil Affairs School, who has been selected to att [...]	2005-12-22 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7920	STATUS OF MISSING HMONG CHILDREN REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. The current location and status of the 29 Lao Hmong children and teens reported arrested last month remains unclear. A National Human Rights Commission official believes that the children remain in immigration detention in Nong Khai, Thailand, while second hand reports from the L [...]	2005-12-30 06:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREF PREL PHUM TH LA KTIP
05BANGKOK801	THAILAND: PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As the February 6 date for national parliamentary elections in Thailand draws closer we are seeing frequent allegations of vote buying and even some reports of poll-related killings. These activities have never been absent from the Thai electoral process in the past, but the [...]	2005-01-31 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK802	AMBASSADOR-FM SURAKIART ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 28, while in Phuket for Thai-hosted conference on a tsunami early warning system (EWS),the Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Surakiart about Ahn Kyong Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane. The Ambassador noted that the Lao government would not allow tra [...]	2005-01-31 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ASEC KS KN TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK953	THAI ELECTIONS: PAPER TIGER CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy visits to Phijit and Phitsanulok provinces before the February 6 parliamentary election revealed that allegations of vote buying and other campaign violations have a basis in truth in Thailand's "Lower North." Local Election Commission officials and NGOs there are frustr [...]	2005-02-04 14:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK955	CHAT THAI ELECTION PROSPECTS GOOD IN CENTRAL THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Chat Thai (CT) almost certainly will win all six parliamentary seat contests in Suphan Buri province in the February 6 election, although CT Leader Banharn Silpa-archa's son faces a formidable Thai Rak Thai (TRT) candidate. The effects of years of Banharn's ability to deliver "po [...]	2005-02-06 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BASRAH149	DESPITE MINOR HICCUPS, SUCCESSFUL ELECTION IN THE SOUTH [...] Summary: December 15 elections in Basrah and the other three southern provinces generally ran smoothly and without many signs of significant fraud or security incidents. Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) Iraqi Provincial Action Officers (IPAOs) visited three polling centers in the morning [...]	2005-12-15 17:19:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
05BASRAH153	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH BASRAH GOVERNOR MOHAMMAD [...] (C) Summary: In a December 20 meeting with REO Basrah's new regional coordinator, Basrah Governor Mohammad Mossibh Al Wahili touted the possibility of a national unity government in Baghdad. After being pressed on the question of the Fadhila party's loyalty to the United Iraqi Alliance (555) [...]	2005-12-21 12:39:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
05BEIRUT2068	MGLE1: LEBANON'S NEW PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Four major personalities will dominate the new Parliament. These leaders -- Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblatt, Hassan Nasrallah, and Michel Aoun -- have the votes and the voices they need to push for -- or to block --change. The men and women who counsel these figures will be among our chief [...]	2005-06-24 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
05BOGOTA10055	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS ELATED ABOUT REELECTION; [...] (C) Director of Andean Affairs Philip French and DCM Drucker called on Vice President Francisco Santos and MFA Acting Vice Minister for Bilateral Affairs Mauricio Gonzalez separately on October 19. Santos, speaking minutes after the announcement that the Constitutional Court approved reelecti [...]	2005-10-25 22:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO EC
05BOGOTA10106	ELN PEACE HOUSE AT ONE MONTH: INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The "ELN Peace House" was inaugurated one month ago after the GOC and National Liberation Army (ELN) leadership released imprisoned ELN spokesperson Gerardo Antonio Bermudez Sanchez, AKA "Francisco Galan," for three months to help establish peace talks. Galan has spent his first month unde [...]	2005-10-26 22:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA10232	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS JUDGED TO BE IMPROVING [...] (U) Colombian government officials, academics, and international military speakers discussed civil-military interaction at an Embassy co-sponsored seminar on October 26. Vice Minister of Defense Andres Penate reported that the civilian-military relations were "mature" and improving under the [...]	2005-11-01 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA10314	GOC WILL GIVE REPARATIONS TO VICTIMS OF 1997 [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 12, FOREIGN MINISTER CAROLINA BARCO SAID COLOMBIA WOULD GIVE REPARATIONS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 1997 MAPIRIPAN MASSACRE AND IN GENERAL FULFILL ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE CASE, FOLLOWING THE INTER AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECISION AGAINST COLOMBIA IN THE MATTER, RE [...]	2005-11-02 15:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA10336	NGOS SHARE CONCERNS OVER JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW AND [...] (SBU) On October 20, representatives from five leading human rights NGOs met with WHA/AND Director Philip French to provide their assessments of human rights conditions in Colombia. Three NGOs expressed concern over paramilitary demobilizations and the implementation of the Justice and Peace [...]	2005-11-02 19:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KJUS CO
05BOGOTA10447	ILO REGIONAL REPS REQUEST U.S. FUNDING FOR [...] (U) On October 26, Director of the Andean Subregional Office for the International Labor Organization J. Ricardo Hernandez met with Political Counselor to review ILO's Colombia program and solicit continued U.S. support. The program has sought to promote dialogue between enterprise and labor [...]	2005-11-04 22:55:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV CO ILO
05BOGOTA10498	COLOMBIAN THINK TANK SEEKS TO ADVANCE ELN PEACE [...] (C) The consultative process underway between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and Colombian advisors is unlikely to lead to substantive peace talks with the GOC unless the international community, especially the United States, nudges the parties forward, according to Ideas for Peace (Ideas P [...]	2005-11-07 20:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA10565	BODY OF AFRO-COLOMBIAN LEADER ORLANDO VALENCIA [...] (C) On November 2, a senior government official informed the Embassy that the GOC had positively identified the body of kidnapped Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia, discovered on October 24 after a nine-day search (reftel). The GOC continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding hi [...]	2005-11-09 13:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA10640	COLOMBIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 15:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC CO
05BOGOTA10641	COLOMBIA: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 15:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR CO
05BOGOTA10683	MOD AND UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE SIGN ACCORD; GOC [...] On November 8, Minister of Defense Camilo Ospina Bernal and Director of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia (OHCHR) Michael Fruhling signed a cooperation agreement on human rights training for the Colombian military that meets another of the High Commissioner fo [...]	2005-11-16 11:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM PREL CO
05BOGOTA1070	SCENESETTER FOR CARTAGENA DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Embassy Bogota welcomes the U.S. Delegation, led by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to Cartagena for the Feb. 2-4 follow-up conference to the London Declaration of July 2003 on international support for Colombia. This is a GOC-hosted meeting for the 24 London Declaration signatories p [...]	2005-02-01 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM CO
05BOGOTA1071	AUC'S SOUTHWESTERN ANTIOQUIA BLOC DEMOBILIZES [...] (U) The 126 members of the Self Defense Forces of Southwestern Antioquia demobilized on January 30, bringing the total number of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) members to have demobilized since December 2003 to 4,699. Senior paramilitary commanders Salvatore Mancuso and Erne [...]	2005-02-02 13:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS CO OAS
05BOGOTA1078	DCM MEETS WITH VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) On January 31, DCM met with GOC Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Camilo Reyes. Reyes had asked for the meeting as the first of what he hopes will be regular monthly meetings to discuss key bilateral issues and areas of mutual concern. In response to questions from the DCM, Reyes touched [...]	2005-02-02 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA1079	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] This is in response to reftel request. ---------------------------- Human Rights Strategy Report ---------------------------- 2. Although Colombia is a democracy, it has been ravaged by an internal armed conflict financed by drug trafficking and other criminal activities for over 40 year [...]	2005-02-02 15:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP EAID CO
05BOGOTA10845	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with four representatives of the human rights NGO Peace Brigades International (PBI). The Ambassador thanked PBI for its hard work and cooperation with the Embassy on relating sensitive human rights cases. PBI raised concerns about protection for labor l [...]	2005-11-21 14:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA10889	NEWS FROM THE FARC FRONT [...] (U) On November 20, President Uribe authorized Peace Commissioner Restrepo to organize an international commission to help facilitate a hostage exchange with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Restrepo had earlier called on the FARC to commit itself to a cease-fire and peace ta [...]	2005-11-22 15:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA10893	GOC REQUESTS U.S. FUNDING OF ILO-SPONSORED [...] (U) The GOC has requested that the U.S. help finance the ILO's Special Program for Colombia, outlined in reftel. The Embassy supports the program and recommends funding at least three of the four projects because they assist in the demobilization and reinsertion process, address major concer [...]	2005-11-22 15:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM CO ILO
05BOGOTA10949	ARMED CONFRONTATION IN VICINITY OF SAN JOSE DE [...] (C) On November 17 the Embassy received reports from the NGO Fellowship of Reconciliation that there had been an attack by the military on residents of the Peace Community of Arenas Altas, in the municipality of Apartado, Antioquia Department. The Arenas Altas Peace Community is near the Peac [...]	2005-11-23 18:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CO
05BOGOTA10963	MILITARY JUSTICE: REFORMS ON TRACK, BUDGET FALLS [...] (C) On November 17, Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes, Director of Colombia's Military Penal Justice system, noted that reforms were moving forward but budget constraints were becoming problematic. He hopes the Colombian Senate approves the first wave of Congressional reforms, introduce [...]	2005-11-25 16:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA11044	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. During a two-hour meeting with President Uribe on November 9, ONDCP Director John Walters praised GOC efforts to reduce the supply of cocaine and reviewed ONDCP statistics reflecting U.S. consumption, Colombian cultivation (vs spray levels) and potential production, and Andean po [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR CO
05BOGOTA11058	DRUG CZAR WALTERS DISCUSSES PEACE AND JUSTICE LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 9, 2005, ONDCP Director John P. Walters met with Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran Arana and several members of his staff. During the hour-long meeting the two expressed their appreciation for the cooperation that both countries have shown each other in their mutu [...]	2005-11-29 19:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	DOJ OPDAT PGOV PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA11123	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Per reftel, in honor of Human Rights Day Ambassador Wood will deliver remarks on December 16 at the graduation of 80 public officials from a USAID-sponsored certification course on human rights. 2. (U) Two other organizations will also host events in honor of Human Rights day. On Satu [...]	2005-12-01 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER KPAO CO
05BOGOTA11256	G/TIP REPORTS OFFICER REVIEWS COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS [...] On November 6-7 G/TIP Reports Officer Linda Brown and Poloff conducted meetings with the GOC, international organizations and NGOs regarding trafficking in persons from and through Colombia. Colombia continues to prevent trafficking through programs with heavy involvement of NGOs, internation [...]	2005-12-05 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB CVIS CO
05BOGOTA11290	MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM BUDGET TO INCREASE [...] (C) During a meeting with Vice Minister of Defense Jorge Eastman on December 1, DCM raised the need for an adequate budget for military justice reform. Eastman said he had been speaking with Military Penal Justice director Puentes on the matter. The GOC believed this was a high priority and t [...]	2005-12-05 22:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA1159	AUC'S LA MOJANA BLOC DEMOBILIZES AND MANCUSO STEPS [...] (U) Summary: 110 members of the La Mojana Bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) demobilized on February 2. They received Reincorporation Program IDs, took a demographic survey, and renounced AUC membership. Six members faced active arrest warrants. The bloc was active in [...]	2005-02-04 15:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS CO OAS AUC
05BOGOTA11686	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING GOC RESPONSE TO ORLANDO [...] (C) On December 12, 2005, the Ministry of Foreign Relations sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy regarding a November 22 meeting between Ambassador Wood and Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on the subject of murdered Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia (copy faxed to WHA/AND). As reported [...]	2005-12-16 12:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA11786	COLOMBIAN CERD CANDIDATE PASTOR ELIAS MURILLO [...] Post provides the following additional information about Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez, Colombian candidate for the Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. The Embassy, particularly the Public Affairs Section (PAS),has collaborated with Pastor Murillo on several cultur [...]	2005-12-20 16:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA1296	PRESIDENT URIBE MEETS WITH USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Uribe expressed his gratitude for U.S. support of Colombia during his February 3 meeting with USAID Administrator Natsios, before the opening of the International Donors Conference on Colombia in Cartagena. In a wide ranging discussion, Uribe reviewed outstanding human [...]	2005-02-09 18:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CO
05BOGOTA162	2004 COUNTER-TERRORISM WRAP-UP [...] (C) In spite of limited air mobility and ground support/fixed wing aircraft and the challenge of supporting some 17,000 troops of Plan Patriota operating in hostile jungle, the security forces made great advances in 2004, re-taking 11 FARC-run villages and destroying over 400 FARC camps. Else [...]	2005-01-06 20:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PHUM ASEC CO
05BOGOTA1660	DEMOBILIZATION LAWS: COMPETING DRAFTS IN SPECIAL [...] (C) On February 9, the GOC formally presented to Congress its version of a law that would impose alternative sentences on members of illegal armed groups accused of serious crimes who demobilize and comply with specific conditions. A group of Colombian legislators led by Senator Rafael Pardo f [...]	2005-02-18 22:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PTER PINR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA1705	MILITARY JUSTICE TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARDS REFORM [...] Summary: Director of Military Justice Brigadier General Puentes has proposed a two-phase reform strategy to present to Congress in March and July of this year. While the plan does not establish an independent body outside of the Ministry of Defense, it does attempt to overcome recurring compl [...]	2005-02-23 13:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHUM MOPS CO
05BOGOTA1706	PEACE COMMISSIONER'S CONCERNS ABOUT DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, President Uribe rejected Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo's offer to resign and authorized him to suggest changes to the GOC's draft demobilization law. Restrepo explained to the Ambassador that he fears the current GOC draft law would discourage demobiliza [...]	2005-02-23 13:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA1728	U/S GROSSMAN MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS [...] February 14, 2005, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Ambassador's residence, Bogota 2. Participants: ---- U.S. ---- Marc Grossman, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Baxter Hunt, P Special Assistant Kiersten Stiansen, notetaker Nohemy Katta [...]	2005-02-23 18:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER PINR KJUS EAID CO
05BOGOTA174	FACILITATING GOC MEETING WITH UN HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: Relations between the GOC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bogota, in particular with the approach of director Michael Fruhling, remain strained. Per ref a, the GOC views the OHCHR office he [...]	2005-01-06 21:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNSC
05BOGOTA1918	MASSACRE OF 13 PERSONS IN URABA AREA [...] (C) On February 24, Embassy received reports that eight persons, including three members of the peace community of Apartado, had been killed, dismembered, and buried in two separate graves in the Uraba region of Antioquia Department. The Government of Colombia immediately sent members of the F [...]	2005-03-01 17:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA1999	PEACE COMMUNITY COMMISSION FINDS NO THIRD MASSACRE [...] (U) On March 1, local representatives from the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) told Embassy that no third massacre site had been found, as had been previously reported (reftel). Two separate commissions, each made up of members of the peace community, went to the towns of Las Nieves and La [...]	2005-03-02 20:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2011	FARC REPEATS EXCHANGE TERMS AND ATTACKS [...] (C) On February 25, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) released a communique reiterating its interest in a humanitarian exchange of prisoners with the GOC. Such an exchange, according to the FARC leadership, would have to include Simon Trinidad (extradited to the U.S. in Decem [...]	2005-03-03 13:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA2121	CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Per the Colombian Civil Code, the legal age of marriage in Colombia for both boys and girls is 18. However, with parents' consent men of 14 and women of 12 can marry. 2. Underage marriage is not a problem in Colombia. 3. There are no U.S. funded intiatives in Colombia regarding child [...]	2005-03-04 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05BOGOTA2156	REINSERTED GUERRILLA CLAIMS FARC RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (S/NF) On March 2, Embassy officials met with reinserted FARC guerrilla member, Elkin Dario Tuberquia (strictly protect),and 17th Battalion Commander Lt. Colonel Nestor Duque Lopez. Tuberquia alleged that the FARC was responsible for the killings of the eight individuals as the three men, in [...]	2005-03-04 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2266	COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]	2005-03-09 13:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA2306	GOC PRESENTS NEW DEMOBILIZATION LAW [...] (C) The GOC submitted to Congress on March 4, its revised Law for Justice and Peace, based on input from Peace Commissioner Restrepo, the Deputy Prosecutor General, "Uribista" congressmen, and others. Formal debate began in the Senate and House First Committees on March 8. The draft Law for [...]	2005-03-09 22:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS PREL CO
05BOGOTA2348	PBI REPRESENTATIVES CONFIRM PEACE COMMUNITY WILL [...] (C) On March 4, Embassy officials met with local representatives of Peace Brigades International (PBI),who described their visit to the massacre site of eight civilians in the Uraba region of Antioquia Department and confirmed that the "peace community" to which the victims belong will not co [...]	2005-03-10 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2526	A CLOSER LOOK AT DEMOBILIZED AUC DEATHS [...] (C) Thirty-two out of 3,784 demobilized paramilitaries have been killed since the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) began demobilizing in 2004. This figure does not include the nineteen members of the Cacique Nutibara Bloc (BCN) killed in Medellin, whose demobilization was not held [...]	2005-03-16 15:37:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER SNAR CO OAS
05BOGOTA2555	EMBASSY BRIEFS GOC ON USG EFFORTS ON TRAFFICKING [...] On March 11, Consul General, Fraud Unit Chief, and Political Officer briefed Government of Colombia (GOC) officials and representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on U.S. efforts to combat trafficking in persons. This was the fourth briefing IOM has organized betw [...]	2005-03-17 17:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KJUS KFRD CO
05BOGOTA2564	UNHCHR RELEASES ITS 2004 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) On March 11, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released its 2004 human rights report on Colombia. The report once again characterized the human rights situation in Colombia as "critical," and noted an increased number of reports of State-sponsored extrajudicial killing [...]	2005-03-17 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA2566	AUC REJECTS LAW FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE [...] (C) The AUC publicly rejected the GOC's draft Law for Justice and Peace on March 15. They complained it did not provide genuine reinsertion benefits, generated too much legal uncertainty, should be a statutory law, and imposed unfair prison sentences. In response, the House and Senate first [...]	2005-03-17 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KJUS PHUM CO AUC
05BOGOTA2619	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PEACE COMMUNITY ABOUT URABA [...] (C) On March 16, Ambassador met with representatives of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, who reiterated their statements that the February 21-22 massacre of eight civilians in the area was the work of the Army's 17th Brigade. Ambassador expressed condolences to the community and r [...]	2005-03-18 20:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2649	CONGRESS PASSES 29 ARTICLES IN DEMOBILIZATION LAW [...] (C) Before pausing for holy week, Congress passed 29 out of 67 articles in the draft Law for Justice and Peace. Disagreement over controversial issues, including confession, alleged extradition loopholes, and reduction of jail sentences for all prisoners remain unresolved. The GOC will propos [...]	2005-03-22 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KJUS PINR PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA2650	UNHCHR FRUHLING DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT WITH [...] (C) On March 18, Michael Fruhling, Director of the Colombia Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) briefed the diplomatic community on his recently released report on the human rights situation in Colombia. Fruhling gave a brief overview of the report and rec [...]	2005-03-22 18:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL CO
05BOGOTA2674	GOC OFFICIALS DISCUSS URABA MASSACRE CASE [...] (C) During her March 6-9 visit to Bogota, WHA/AND Director Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes (LBSH) met with Vice-President Francisco Santos and Elba Beatriz Silva, Director of the Fiscalia's Human Rights Unit, to discuss the need to show progress in resolving outstanding human rights cases, as well [...]	2005-03-22 21:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2854	DUTCH-FUNDED COLOMBIAN ANTI-IMPUNITY PROJECT [...] (U) For the past six years, the Government of the Netherlands (GON) has supported GOC efforts to investigate and prosecute high-profile human rights cases. In June 2003, the GON agreed to donate 340,000 USD to finance a two-year Anti-Impunity Project focused on resolving prominent cases and d [...]	2005-03-30 18:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
05BOGOTA3052	THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES PROCESS IN COLOMBIA [...] Summary. On March 29, Vice President Santos hosted a meeting on the Voluntary Principles (VPs) process in Colombia. Present at the meeting were the Ambassador, members of the National Committee on Voluntary Principles, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidenci [...]	2005-04-04 20:47:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD PHUM PREL CO
05BOGOTA3217	SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. A nation-wide, multi-phased offensive by the security forces has re-taken key territory from the FARC. The peace process with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia [...]	2005-04-07 17:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER KJUS PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3223	DEMOBILIZATION LAW: THREE CONTROVERSIAL ARTICLES [...] (U) Summary: The Senate and House First Committees have voted on 63 out 67 articles (reftel). Several contentious articles -- to block drug traffickers from benefiting; to call for, but not require, an open statement on crimes and illicit assets by each beneficiary; to allow individual desert [...]	2005-04-07 18:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KJUS PINR PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3224	COLOMBIA OFFICE OF UNHCHR RELEASES HELPFUL [...] (U) On March 22, 2005, the Colombia office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) issued a constructive statement on its website regarding the February 21 massacre of eight civilians in the Uraba region of Antioquia Department, including three members of the peace co [...]	2005-04-07 19:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CO

05BOGOTA3233	FARC ATTACKS LOCALIZED TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) This cable replaces Bogota 3073 which was transmitted in error. Please destroy all prior copies. 2. (S/NF) Summary. FARC violence in the first quarter of 2005, although tactically aggressive, remained localized and below 2004 levels in all categories: attacks against military and [...]	2005-04-07 19:45:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS MOPS PHUM FARC
05BOGOTA3235	MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Director of Military Penal Justice (MPJ) Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes told Emboff on March 16 that the "shock" reform package (reftel) would be submitted to Congress this week. In preparation for the rollout, Puentes an [...]	2005-04-07 20:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS MOPS PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3361	INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION VISITS SAN JOSE DE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 13:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA3438	AUC CRITICIZES DEMOBILIZATION LAW AGAIN [...] (C) Several paramilitary commanders gave a press conference on April 10 to say they did not approve of the draft Law for Justice and Peace because it did not provide enough legal guarantees. They said they would break off talks if forced to do so. They did not directly threaten to end negoti [...]	2005-04-13 20:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PTER SNAR PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3523	EUROPEAN EMBASSIES UNHAPPY WITH CHR CHAIR [...] (C) Dutch Ambassador Frans B.A.M. van Haren told Ambassador on April 13 that he and other European chiefs of mission in Bogota were unhappy with the chair statement on Colombia, currently being negotiated between Luxembourg and Colombia at the CHR. van Haren, who serves as EU president here i [...]	2005-04-14 17:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3555	DEMOBILIZATION LAW APPROVED IN COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 12, the Senate and House First Committees finished voting on the Law for Justice and Peace, including on the three most controversial articles (reftel). The changes made to the text provide added safeguards for our ability to extradite drug traffickers. Article 2 on the scope of [...]	2005-04-14 22:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KJUS PINR PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA382	COLOMBIA: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Although the Uribe Administration can boast important victories in 2004, including Congressional approval of presidential reelection legislation and the introduction of an accusatory criminal justice system, President Uribe's popularity -- which never fell below 65 percent all year [...]	2005-01-14 19:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3827	AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS TO THE AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (U) On April 14, the Ambassador gave the following informal comment to the American Business Council of Colombia. 2. (SBU) Text: I asked Jaime for an opportunity to speak to you today because I believe something important is happening right now that affects all of Colombia, including the [...]	2005-04-21 20:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM KJUS ECON ETRD CO
05BOGOTA3843	FISCALIA CONTINUES ITS INVESTIGATION INTO URABA [...] (C) On April 18, Poloffs met with Fiscalia Human Rights Unit prosecutor Nelson Casas, who is leading the investigation into the February 21 massacre in Uraba of eight individuals, including three members of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado. Casas told Poloffs that investigators hav [...]	2005-04-21 22:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA3925	MILITARY JUSTICE EXONERATES SOLDIERS INVOLVED IN [...] (U) On April 16, the Supreme Military Tribunal, an appellate court for all service-related crimes, exonerated members of the Army involved in an operation the night of March 19, 2004, near the village of Guaitarilla, Narino Department. The operation resulted in a friendly-fire incident that l [...]	2005-04-25 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MARR CO
05BOGOTA3927	UPDATE ON DEMOBILIZATION/REINSERTION PROCESS [...] (C) Since 2003, almost 5,000 members of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) have demobilized. The last demobilization was the La Mojana Bloc on February 2, 2005. The GOC has begun to remedy the deficiencies in the reinsertion process. Almost 90 percent of demobilized paramilitar [...]	2005-04-25 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM ECON SNAR CO OAS
05BOGOTA4050	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR [...] (C) The GOC and embassy welcome Under Secretary Feith's visit with enthusiasm. The Bilateral Working Group (BWG) will hold defense policy discussions on policy, modernization, and narcoterrorism. Colombia faces a four front war -- narcos, FARC, ELN, paramilitaries -- and a growing concern ab [...]	2005-04-28 21:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC PTER PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA4141	CODEL BURTON MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER AND NAVY [...] (C) CODEL Burton was briefed by Defense Minister Jorge Uribe and Naval Operations Commander Vice Admiral Guillermo Barrera on April 23. Uribe said President Uribe's Democratic Security Strategy was designed to combat drug trafficking and terrorism and provided statistics on growing amounts of [...]	2005-05-02 15:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SNAR PHUM CO OVIP
05BOGOTA4167	MEDELLIN'S REINSERTION PROGRAM [...] (C) In December 2003, 874 members of the Cacique Nutibara Bloc (BCN) demobilized in Medellin. Since that time, the Mayor of Medellin's office has been implementing a reinsertion program that has provided education and unpaid employment for almost the entire bloc. Community outreach and psych [...]	2005-05-02 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM SNAR KJUS CO AUC
05BOGOTA4303	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OAS WORKING GROUP ON RACISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 20:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC CO USOAS
05BOGOTA431	FISCALIA CLOSES CHENGUE MASSACRE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) The Fiscalia announced it has closed its criminal case against retired Rear Admiral Rodrigo Quinonez for his alleged complicity in the January 2001 paramilitary massacre at Chengue. The head of the Fiscalia's Human Rights Unit told Embassy officials that Quinonez's case was handled by a s [...]	2005-01-18 18:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER KJUS PINR CO
05BOGOTA4360	UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) On May 3, 2005 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith discussed Colombia's democratic security strategy and concerns about Venezuela with President Alvaro Uribe. Uribe described U.S. assistance as critical to counterterror and counterdrug successes. Feith assured Uribe that [...]	2005-05-10 14:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL MOPS ASEC SNAR CO
05BOGOTA4482	OHCHR DELEGATION VISITS SARAVENA, ARAUCA [...] (U) On April 20, 2005, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) based in Colombia led an international delegation to Saravena in Arauca Department to meet with government officials, NGOs, the military, and religious groups on human rights issues. Local NGOs [...]	2005-05-13 16:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA4541	PEACE COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES AUC DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) On May 10, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo discussed with the Ambassador his plans to adopt a divide and conquer strategy to demobilize the rest of the AUC. He explained that the GOC would push for two key points in the Justice and Peace law being considered in Congress: (1) that [...]	2005-05-13 21:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR CO AUC
05BOGOTA4563	COLOMBIAN IMPUNITY PROJECT SUCCESSES [...] (U) The following is a response to ref A requesting additional information on the Dutch-funded Anti-Impunity Project. The Project continues to achieve notable successes, including bringing high-profile human rights cases to conclusion. The Project strengthens Government efforts to tackle co [...]	2005-05-16 16:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS CO
05BOGOTA4570	GENERAL CRADDOCK MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) On May 11, President Alvaro Uribe discussed counterdrug strategy, guerrilla attacks in southern Colombia, the AUC peace process, and recent arrests of U.S. military personnel with SOUTHCOM Commander General Bantz Craddock. Uribe expressed concern that if the GOC did not significantly reduc [...]	2005-05-16 18:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PHUM KJUS SNAR CO
05BOGOTA4640	CONVICTION RATES AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] Impunity is generally considered one of Colombia's most serious human rights problems. Defining and quantifying "impunity," however, is challenging. Several GOC entities have attempted to characterize impunity in ways that dismiss its severity. However, a careful analysis of the path a case [...]	2005-05-17 17:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS CO
05BOGOTA4808	NGO ESTIMATES 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN NEW INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. A respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) estimated that there were 61,996 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first quarter of 2005, a 10 percent increase over the same period in 2004. CODHES attributed the rise to an incre [...]	2005-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR CO
05BOGOTA4959	INDIVIDUAL DESERTION PROGRAM CREATING CONCERN [...] (C) Over 7,000 deserters from the illegal armed groups have entered the GOC's reinsertion program since Uribe took office. The Ministry of Defense controls the first phase of reinsertion when deserters are debriefed for intelligence purposes and given basic humanitarian assistance. Intelligen [...]	2005-05-24 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER SNAR KJUS PINR CO
05BOGOTA4961	IDPS REPORT COLOMBIAN NGO COLLABORATING WITH THE [...] (C) On May 12-13, Human Rights Officer, Assistant Army Attache and British Embassy representative traveled to the highly conflictive Uraba region of northwestern Colombia. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) and business leaders reported that Justicia y Paz, a Colombian NGO working with commun [...]	2005-05-24 20:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PHUM PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA4962	COLOMBIA: UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Colombia May 12-14 and briefed the diplomatic community mid-way through her trip, following meetings with senior GOC officials. Arbour and the GOC agreed to set a timetable by the end of June for the GOC to complete i [...]	2005-05-24 20:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CO UN
05BOGOTA4973	PEACE COMMUNITY CONTINUES PUBLIC RELATIONS OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary. NGO Redepaz organized a trip on May 5 for the international community to Apartado for meetings with the peace community, other NGOs and peace communities from other parts of the country. This was the second such visit to highlight peace community concerns over the February 21 ma [...]	2005-05-24 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA4998	CONGRESS PREPARES TO DEBATE DEMOBILIZATION LAW [...] (U) Summary: Debate and article-by-article voting on the demobilization law is likely to begin the week of May 23 in the plenaries of both houses of Congress. The GOC sponsors have submitted a draft to Congress proposing several changes to what was passed in committee. Senator Rafael Pardo [...]	2005-05-24 22:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA5105	COLOMBIAN INTER-FAITH MEETING FOR PEACE [...] (U) On May 19, heads of local religious groups met to launch a collective interfaith effort to help end the conflict in Colombia. The effort will include all major religious groups in the country. Part of the Interfaith Meeting for Peace, launched by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, has also [...]	2005-05-27 12:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CO PREL
05BOGOTA5142	FATHER ECHEVERRI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESSES [...] (C) On May 26, poloffs met with Father Dario Echeverri (strictly protect),Secretary General of the National Conciliation Commission (CCN),which is authorized by the GOC to reach out to the illegal armed groups with the aim of starting peace talks. The CCN had met with the AUC negotiating te [...]	2005-05-27 21:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL CO AUC
05BOGOTA5218	LANDMINE CONCERT RAISES AWARENESS AND MONEY [...] (U) On May 23, the Vice President's office of Landmine Coordination (Observatorio de Minas) and the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) co-sponsored a fund-raising concert to benefit the University Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Bucaramanga, Santander Department. The performance was [...]	2005-05-31 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KHDP CO
05BOGOTA5272	AMB WOOD MEETING WITH DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS AMB PIET [...] (U) On May 13, the Ambassador discussed drug eradication efforts, demobilization and human rights with Dutch Ambassador At Large For Human Rights Piet de Klerk. AMB de Klerk acknowledged the need for international assistance to battle drugs, but asked if USG policies were making sufficient i [...]	2005-06-01 21:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CO
05BOGOTA5289	COLOMBIA WILL SUPPORT PAOLO CAROZZA FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 13:24:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XM CO OAS
05BOGOTA5305	DEMOBILIZATION LAW: ARTICLE 61 AND 64 PASS [...] (SBU) On June 1, the Senate Second Committee and the House Third Committee approved re-inserting articles 61 and 64 into the text of the Justice and Peace Law, which could be debated in the full Congress as early as June 9. Article 61 allows all prisoners to be eligible to reduce their sentenc [...]	2005-06-02 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KJUS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA5307	AMBASSADOR VISITS OFFICE OF COLECTIVO DE ABOGADOS [...] On June 1, Ambassador visited the offices of local non-governmental organization, Lawyer's Collective ("Colectivo de Abogados"),to express USG support for the work of the Colectivo and of human rights defenders in Colombia. The Colectivo de Abogados "Jose Alvear Restrepo" is a NGO committed [...]	2005-06-02 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA5310	DON BERNA TURNS HIMSELF IN [...] (C) Summary: Senior AUC commander Diego Murillo ("Don Berna") turned himself into authorities on May 27 and agreed to demobilize his several thousand paramilitaries. He is being held in a police-controlled confinement area in Cordoba Department, where he will be investigated and tried for the [...]	2005-06-02 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PHUM PREL KJUS CO AUC
05BOGOTA5510	FARC PROOF OF LIFE: MILITARY ATTACKS YIELD [...] (S/NF) Violence orchestrated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continues at increased levels in 2005 and aims to chip away at public support for President Uribe's tough stand against the guerrillas. The FARC's activities have not affected the COLMIL's military campaigns aga [...]	2005-06-09 15:19:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA5567	DON BERNA'S BLOCS BEGIN DEMOBILIZING [...] (C) Summary: Following senior AUC commanders "Don Berna," Vicente Castano, and "Javier Montanez" agreement to demobilize at least six blocs, the GOC has been preparing by streamlining the concentration and demobilization process and reaching out to local officials in areas where the blocs domi [...]	2005-06-10 15:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS PGOV CO AUC
05BOGOTA5619	OBSERVATIONS REGARDING PARAMILITARY INFLUENCE OVER [...] (C) Summary: During the week of June 6, the press focused on the long-standing rumor that 30-35 percent of Congress is beholden to the paramilitaries. Our best and, in our estimation, "cleanest" Congressional interlocutors believe that figure is roughly on the mark. Overt support for the A [...]	2005-06-13 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM CO AUC
05BOGOTA5753	EMBASSY DELIVERS STERN MESSAGE TO GOC ON DON BERNA [...] (C) Summary. Charge delivered message to President Uribe on June 13 and Uribe advisers on June 14 that AUC commander Diego Murillo ("Don Berba") should not be released into the concentration zone for demobilized AUC leaders (as press reports were suggesting),should no longer participate in th [...]	2005-06-16 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER CO KJUS AUC
05BOGOTA5797	"Don Berna" Stays in Detention: Extradition [...] (U) Summary. On Monday, June 13 the Office of the Attorney General (Fiscalia) determined that Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano (a.k.a. "Don Berna") will remain in detention on the farm in Valencia (Cordoba Department). Don Berna will neither be moved to a civilian jail, nor served with any Col [...]	2005-06-17 13:58:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR CO AUC
05BOGOTA5802	CLIPPED WINGS: COLOMBIA'S AIR ASSET LIMITS [...] (S) Colombia's size and terrain make military air operations vital to the nation's security. However, the Colombian Air Force (COLAF) accounts for less than 8 percent of the 2005 defense budget. The COLAF's primary offensive aircraft are based in Cundinamarca and Atlantico Departments, which [...]	2005-06-17 18:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO ETRD
05BOGOTA5980	AUC'S HEROES OF TOLOVA DEMOBILIZE [...] (U) Summary: Over 450 members of the "Heroes of Tolova Bloc of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) demobilized on June 15. Both government and paramilitary speakers welcomed the move and encouraged demobilizing forces to return to a peaceful, civilian life. Diego Murillo ("Don B [...]	2005-06-23 18:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS CO OAS AUC
05BOGOTA6056	JUSTICE AND PEACE BECOMES LAW [...] (U) Summary: More than a year after the government introduced its first draft and after six months of intensive debate, the demobilization legislation commonly known as the "Justice and Peace" law was passed by the Senate and House plenaries on June 20 and 21, respectively, and the conference [...]	2005-06-24 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS PHUM SNAR PTER CO
05BOGOTA6208	MASS GRAVE EXHUMATION UNCOVERS GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On June 22, the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner hosted an international delegation visit to Sucre Department. The group visited mass gravesites in San Onofre, met with victims' families and NGOs in Sincelejo, and spoke with local government and military officials about human rights c [...]	2005-06-29 23:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PTER PGOV SNAR CO AUC
05BOGOTA6222	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP OF CALI [...] (C) Summary. During a trip to Cali on June 23-24, the Archbishop told the Ambassador that the Mayor's office was struggling with corruption limiting its ability to act, and that the USG should find ways to help support the municipal police. He credited the increase in violence in Cali last y [...]	2005-06-30 21:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PINR CO
05BOGOTA6223	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GOVERNOR OF VALLE DE [...] (C) Summary. On June 24 the Ambassador met with the Governor of the Department of Valle de Cauca. The Governor endorsed Uribe's Democratic Security policy and the use of a legal framework like the newly adopted Justice and Peace law to demobilize the AUC and the FARC. He said the FARC may be [...]	2005-06-30 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PINR CO
05BOGOTA6296	COLOMBIA TO KEEP OPTIONS OPEN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 22:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CO UN
05BOGOTA6508	NEW MOD CAMILO OSPINA DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On July 9, the newly-appointed Minister of Defense Camilo Ospina visited the Ambassador to discuss bilateral military cooperation. They discussed a range of issues including human rights, high value targets, funding for military assistance, and the Justice and Peace Law. Ospina stated th [...]	2005-07-12 11:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM PINR CO
05BOGOTA6678	PEACE COMMISSIONER OPTIMISTIC ON AUC DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador on July 11 that dismantlement, security, and justice were key to the peace process's success. He said his responsibility was to deliver AUC members, disarmed and identified, to the justice system and that the Peace and Justice La [...]	2005-07-18 13:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PTER SNAR PHUM PREL CO AUC
05BOGOTA6680	FIVE MORE DEMOBILIZATIONS PLANNED [...] (C) The GOC is preparing to demobilize at least five blocs in the coming weeks, including the last of senior AUC commander Don Berna's, and has expressed confidence that the rest of the AUC will be fully demobilized by the end of 2005. The first of the five scheduled blocs, the Montes de Maria [...]	2005-07-18 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KJUS CO AUC
05BOGOTA6681	ACCUSATIONS OF COLMIL THIRD BRIGADE FOOD [...] (C) Patricia Dahl, New York affiliate director of Wisconsin-based human rights NGO, Colombia Support Network (CSN),met with the Embassy on June 27 to discuss alleged food confiscations by the Colombian Military Third Brigade against civilian groups in Alta Naya, Cauca Department. Dahl was a [...]	2005-07-18 14:37:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CO MOPS PTER
05BOGOTA6718	MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC FLAWS [...] (U) On July 11, the Ambassador hosted military justice Director Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes to discuss the military justice reform process and encourage transparency. Colombia's Military Penal Justice (MPJ) system has been accused of promoting impunity and responding slowly to cri [...]	2005-07-18 21:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM MOPS PGOV CO
05BOGOTA6847	GOC EXPLAINS JUSTICE AND PEACE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (U) On July 15, Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, and Vice Justice Minister Mario Iguaran presented the Law for Justice and Peace to the diplomatic corps. Iguaran reviewed the law in detail and tried to dispel accusations that it did not encourage full [...]	2005-07-21 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL PTER PHUM CO
05BOGOTA6914	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) President Uribe and the Embassy welcome the visit of Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns with enthusiasm. Current hot topics include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 6,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected [...]	2005-07-25 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA6953	PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR LOZANO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) On July 22, the Ambassador reiterated to Presidential Chief of Staff Juan Lozano the warning he had given to other GOC officials about the need to demonstrate GOC seriousness about implementing the Justice and Peace Law within the coming weeks. The Ambassador urged the government to make a [...]	2005-07-25 22:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA7191	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO CRAWFORD [...] (C) President Uribe's visit to Crawford comes at a key moment and will serve as an opportunity to advance several items in our bilateral relationship. Uribe will thank the President for U.S. political support and financial assistance for the counter-drug, counter-terror, and development effort [...]	2005-07-29 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD MOPS CO
05BOGOTA7312	NEWEST PUTUMAYO ATTACKS TARGET GOC AND CIVILIANS [...] (C) On July 20, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas began the second offensive in under a month against Putumayo Department. The five-day mission targeted nine municipalities, including Mocoa, the department's capital. As with attacks against military bases last month [...]	2005-08-02 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO FARC
05BOGOTA7358	GOC POSES NEGOTIATION OFFERS TO GUERRILLAS [...] (SBU) In mid-June and July, the GOC sent several communiques in an attempt to resuscitate negotiation processes with both the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The GOC hoped to restart preliminary peace negotiations with the ELN w [...]	2005-08-04 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC ELN
05BOGOTA7359	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN MOD OSPINA [...] (U) July 27, 2005, 10:00-11:00 am, Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Peter Husta, Acting MilGroup Commander [...]	2005-08-04 16:18:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7360	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 6:30-7:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Walch, POL, notetaker Lui [...]	2005-08-04 16:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA7361	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH SENIOR GOC OFFICIALS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 8:00-10:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood DCM Milton K. Drucker Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Wa [...]	2005-08-04 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PHUM CO VE BR SP
05BOGOTA7400	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 22:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CO UN
05BOGOTA7402	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 4:00-5:30 pm, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. --- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Polcouns (notetaker) Luis Guio, Interpreter Colombia -------- [...]	2005-08-04 22:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7415	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO [...] (U) July 27, 2005, 7:00 - 8:30 am, Ambassador's residence, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Sarah LaGier, notetaker Luis Gu [...]	2005-08-05 13:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7416	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) July 26, 2005, 2:30-3:30 pm, Ambassador's Office, Bogota 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counse [...]	2005-08-05 13:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PREL PINR KJUS CO
05BOGOTA7588	PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION UPDATE [...] (C) In early August, three more paramilitary blocs demobilized, bringing the total number of demobilized paramilitaries to over 8,700 since 2003. The Liberators of the South demobilized 676 members, the Heroes of Granada demobilized 2,033, and the Self-Defense Forces of Meta and Vichada demob [...]	2005-08-10 19:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM SNAR PGOV CO AUC
05BOGOTA7712	PEACE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBES STATUS OF [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told Ambassador Wood August 12 that the GOC was making a sincere effort to reach an agreement with the FARC on the terms of a humanitarian exchange, and with the ELN on peace talks, but Restrepo is not confident of the GOC's short term prospects for [...]	2005-08-16 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR CO FARC ELN
05BOGOTA7922	ICRC ON PROSPECTS FOR TALKS ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer (protect) said August 18 that he was not optimistic about the prospects for a GOC agreement with the FARC on an humanitarian exchange. He said the ICRC is prepared to accompany FARC members to a meeting place with the GOC and remain with them f [...]	2005-08-22 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS CO
05BOGOTA8123	COLOMBIA WILL SUPPORT MDA/THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-29 17:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IS SZ CO ICRC
05BOGOTA8291	POLICE ASSUME CONTROL OF RALITO; PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Emboffs attended demobilization in Santa Fe de Ralito on August 25-26 and witnessed Colombian police taking over from some 300 demobilized paramilitaries, who has been the "security force" there. The police presence remains thin but should expand in the coming weeks. There were two princi [...]	2005-09-01 21:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR CO
05BOGOTA8292	ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) August 23, 2005, 5:00-6:00 PM, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey Taylor, Counselor to the Attorney General Mary Lee Warren, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Thomas Monheim, Associate Dep [...]	2005-09-01 21:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO
05BOGOTA8367	GOC AND FARC FROZEN ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE; [...] (U) FARC "spokesperson" Luis Edgar Devia AKA Raul Reyes communicated on August 22 their demand that the GOC demilitarize certain municipalities as a precondition for talks on a humanitarian exchange. Reyes' statement effectively ended the Catholic Church's offer to mediate a "pre-dialogue" ou [...]	2005-09-06 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER CO FARC ELN
05BOGOTA8406	CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Senators Coleman and Martinez and Congressman Miller met with President Uribe on August 23 during a brief visit to Bogota. The CODEL told Uribe they had come to thank him personally for his leadership in the fight against drugs and terrorism, and for the vital U.S.-Colombian par [...]	2005-09-07 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8410	DRAFT EU REPORT RECOMMENDS SUPPORT FOR THE J&P LAW [...] (C) A draft EU Bogota Heads of Mission report prepared for the Committee of the Council for Latin America (COLAT) meeting in early September recommended that the EU support the GOC in its implementation of the Justice and Peace law. The draft report recommends specific areas of cooperation, an [...]	2005-09-07 18:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR CO
05BOGOTA8513	FARC INTRANSIGENT, ELN IN POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO NEW [...] (U) On September 4, Episcopal Conference President Castro suggested that the FARC consider new peace options to restart negotiations with the GOC but noted that he disapproved of former President Turbay's notion of trading eleven FARC hostages for one imprisoned FARC guerrilla. FARC Spokesman [...]	2005-09-09 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA8516	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO [...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington September 14-15 for a visit with the legislative branch on the eve of a Constitutional Court decision on his right to seek immediate reelection. The military situation is at a strategic standoff and both the GOC and illegal armed groups appear to be [...]	2005-09-09 22:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM MARR ETRD CO
05BOGOTA8588	MDA: COLOMBIA REITERATES SUPPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on September 7 to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Ignacio Ruiz. Poloff urged a strong statement at the Geneva consultations, noted the humanitarian goal of the Third Additional Protocol, and stressed that the time was right given the successful Gaza wi [...]	2005-09-13 00:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IS SZ CO
05BOGOTA8602	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UNHCHR MICHAEL FRUHLING [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Ambassador met with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Director in Colombia Michael Fruhling and his deputy, Amerigo Incalcaterra. Fruhling raised several concerns about the implementation of the Law on Justice and Peace, and about huma [...]	2005-09-13 21:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA8650	STAFFDEL GROVE MEETINGS IN BOGOTA [...] (U) Congressional aides Paul Grove and Thomas Hawkins met with Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo on August 30 and representatives of several human rights organizations on August 31 to discuss the paramilitary demobilization process and the Law of Justice and Peace. Restrepo explained th [...]	2005-09-14 14:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER PINR PREL CO
05BOGOTA8702	COLOMBIA'S CANDIDATE FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] Post received on September 12 dip note DPM/CAI No. 49215 dated September 6 requesting U.S. support for Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez's candidacy for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) as well as Murillo's CV (dip note and CV faxed to WHA/AND). Elections will be [...]	2005-09-15 18:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA8816	IRISH THREE EXTRADITION REQUEST SUBMITTED [...] (U) North Irish Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament Jeffery Donaldson visited Colombia the week of September 5 to investigate allegations against the "Irish Three" (Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley, and James Monaghan) and speak with Colombian officials. Three members of "FAIR" (Fam [...]	2005-09-19 17:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA9087	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Colombia's Justice and Peace (J&P) Law, created to process demobilizing illegal armed fighters and compensate victims, directed the GOC to create an institution to manage the National Reconciliation and Reparations Fund. Vice President Francisco Santos structured the National Reconciliati [...]	2005-09-23 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM SOCI CO
05BOGOTA9095	COLOMBIANS PROTEST FRENCH REGARDING FARC [...] (U) The Colombian Foreign Ministry sent the French Ambassador to Colombia a diplomatic note on September 23 protesting France's latest contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in early September, without GOC authorization. The French reportedly sent the envoy to negotiat [...]	2005-09-24 16:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO FARC
05BOGOTA9294	COLOMBIA COMPLIES WITH 2005 IACHR RECOMMENDATION; [...] The Colombian Government formally accepted responsibility September 29 for the 1989 murder of 12 members of a GOC judicial commission at La Rochela by paramilitary forces, working in collaboration with elements of the GOC military. The Colombian Government's acceptance of responsibility on be [...]	2005-09-30 15:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MARR CO
05BOGOTA9301	CONSERVATIVE PARTY FOCUSES ON WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) The Conservative Party unofficially inaugurated its campaign season with a conference aimed at increasing women's political participation. The event offered data on women's participation in the GOC, as well as criticism of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by the director of a Venezuelan [...]	2005-09-30 16:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CO VE
05BOGOTA9305	SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR THREE CUBAN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Embassy was contacted by Ms. Liduine Zumpolle, a Dutch national who works with the pro-democracy NGO "Cuba Futuro" about the case of three Cuban nationals who worked in harsh conditions in a shipyard in Curacao. Zumpolle said [...]	2005-09-30 17:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CU CO
05BOGOTA9565	OMBUDSMAN AND UNHCR OPEN "HOUSE OF RIGHTS" IN [...] The national Ombudsman inaugurated a "casa de los derechos" (house of rights) in the Altos de Cazuca neighborhood of Soacha, with support from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on September 29. Based on a model used by the UN in El Salvador, the office establishes the first offici [...]	2005-10-07 15:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM SOCI CO
05BOGOTA9963	KIDNAPPING OF ORLANDO VALENCIA RECEIVES WIDE [...] (U) Post learned from NGO sources that Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, October 15. Post has raised Valencia's case at all levels of the GOC to press for quick action to ensure his safety. End summary. --------------------------------- Initial N [...]	2005-10-21 21:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS CVIS CO
05BRASILIA1164	AGRARIAN TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN BRAZIL'S PARA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tensions between small farmers, large landowners and government authorities continue to run high in the Brazilian state of Para, two months after the murder of US citizen nun Dorothy Stang. Five suspects are in custody for Stang's killing. The Brazilian Agriculture Minister rel [...]	2005-05-02 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR
05BRASILIA1317	BRAZIL LANDLESS ACTIVISTS STAGE LARGE MARCH IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As part of its continuous campaign for agrarian reform, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) often schedules a wave of land occupations and other activities in the month of April. But 2005 has been a slow year for MST, and the traditional "Red April" events were delayed and downsi [...]	2005-05-18 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BR PHUM TIP
05BRASILIA1325	BRAZILIAN INDIANS DEMAND RIGHTS, FAULT GOB FOR [...] (U) Summary. In his September 2002 "Commitment to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil," then-candidate Lula da Silva recognized past GOB policy errors on indigenous issues and pledged to create "a coherent indigenous policy" to address land and other human rights issues. During Lula's first two [...]	2005-05-18 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PNAT SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA1343	POLITICAL CORRUPTION SPARKS RIOTS IN BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence erupted this week in Porto Velho, capital of Brazil's western Rondonia state, with revelations that the state governor and several members of the State Assembly were locked in a complicated web of corruption. The worst of the violence subsided without serious injury, a [...]	2005-05-20 18:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1444	Trafficking in Persons LOA for Brazil [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Our efforts to negotiate a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) concerning the President's Initiative on Trafficking in Persons have made no progress and we do not anticipate movement any time soon. Since the Brazilian impleme [...]	2005-05-31 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BR TIP
05BRASILIA1672	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO UNCHR REFORM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Human Rights Division Deputy Director Marcia Ramos at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Ramos reviewed our points with interest and agreed that the UNCHR was in need of reform. Ramos told Poloffs that the GOB is in favor o [...]	2005-06-23 13:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KUNR BR UNCHR TIP
05BRASILIA1680	BRAZIL: GOB LABOR TASK FORCE LANDS MAJOR BUST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 15 a Brazilian Labor Ministry task force made its largest bust to date, freeing approximately 1,200 slave laborers working at an ethanol refinery in Mato Grosso state. The GOB sanctioned the refinery for labor violations previously, and as a result, ethically conscious c [...]	2005-06-23 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA1922	BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT DOWNGRADED; [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-18 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BR TIP
05BRASILIA2011	PRIEST SLAIN IN RIO DE JANEIRO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Paulo Henrique Keler, a Catholic priest and advocate for Baixada Fluminense massacre victims, was murdered in Rio de Janeiro city on July 25. Brazilian police officials do not believe that the priest's involvement in the Baixada Fluminense case led to his murder. However, recent [...]	2005-07-28 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2024	INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: GOB AND NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 5 poloffs met with Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) NGO representatives Adriana Ramos, Coordinator of the ISA Law and Policy Program, and her assistant Fernando Baptista. ISA specializes in the defense of indigenous rights, and the promotion of sustainable environment [...]	2005-07-29 18:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2208	BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8-9, poloffs met with National Secretariat of Public Security (SENASP) representatives to SIPDIS discuss new training programs designed to promote respect for human rights amongst police and other public security officials in Brazil. States' budgetary constraints and [...]	2005-08-18 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI SNAR KCRM BR TIP

05BRASILIA229	BRAZIL: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 17:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL BA TIP
05BRASILIA2316	BRAZIL: UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Post provides the following in response to reftel's request for information to update the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report: 2. The GOB administers a number of programs and projects to combat child labor and related issues in Brazil. The GOB will implement the following anti-child labor pr [...]	2005-08-29 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2317	BRAZIL: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information regarding Chinese activities in Brazil. Economic, trade, investment, and science and technology information will be provided septel. Ref B outlines recent developments on environmental cooperation between China and Br [...]	2005-08-29 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR MARR CH BR
05BRASILIA2367	CHINESE ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN BRAZIL -- LARGELY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's involvement in Brazil's economy primarily is trade-driven. Despite the fanfare and the billion dollar-price-tag investment projects trumpeted during President Hu Jintao's November 11, 2004 visit to Brazil, Chinese investment remains a tiny fraction of FDI in Brazil. By [...]	2005-09-08 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EAGR PHUM
05BRASILIA24	BRAZIL ENACTS FIRST WAVE OF SWEEPING JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's justice system does not enjoy the confidence of society, being widely-perceived as slow, inefficient and accessible only to the wealthy and powerful. But the failures of the courts are increasingly viewed as an impediment to social and economic development. In December [...]	2005-01-04 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI EINV BR
05BRASILIA2658	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: NOT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The first summit meeting of the Community of South American Nations (CASA) provided a forum for Venezuelan President Chavez to blast the United States and call into question CASA's very nature, as well as for Brazilian President Lula to criticize his Argentine counterpart, but [...]	2005-10-05 17:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV PHUM BR
05BRASILIA2676	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...]	2005-10-07 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US
05BRASILIA2681	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN SENATOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2767	BRAZIL: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph four for action request. 2. (U) On October 13, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Marcelo Bohlke at Brazil's Ministry of External Relations United Nations Division (DNU). Poloff also provided points to Marcia Ramos at the Ministry's [...]	2005-10-17 18:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR BR TIP
05BRASILIA320	JUVENILE OFFENDERS FREED DURING ASSAULT IN BRASILIA [...] Summary. On January 30, armed men in Brasilia freed two teenage detainees from a vehicle and held six others hostage while en route to the CAJE juvenile detention center. The CAJE facility is often criticized for understaffing, overcrowding, and poor security. End Summary. 2. On the eveni [...]	2005-02-04 11:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PHUM BR TIP
05BRASILIA464	THREE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY IN STANG MURDER, BUT [...] (C) By February 22, police had arrested three of the four suspects in the February 12 murder of US missionary Dorothy Stang in Para state in northern Brazil. Both alleged gunman plus the middleman who hired them are now in custody. The fourth suspect, the landowner who is the alleged mastermind of [...]	2005-02-22 20:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CASC KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TIP
05BRASILIA532	BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT SPEAKS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 23, Poloff met with Perly Cipriano, Under Secretary for Human Rights Promotion at the Brazilian Secretariat for Human Rights, to discuss the Dorothy Stang murder case (reftels A, B, and C). During the meeting, Poloff and Cipriano discussed Stang's refusal to accept p [...]	2005-03-01 16:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR TIP
05BRASILIA606	BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS FEDERALIZATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR TIP
05BRASILIA737	BRAZIL: UNHCR-61 AND CUBA [...] (C) Poloff delivered CHR talking points to Christiano Figueroa, Acting Chief for an under-manned Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Human Rights Division. Referring to press reports regarding GOB Human Rights Secretary Nilmario Miranda's not-so-veiled criticisms of the USG in a March 15 co [...]	2005-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA766	BRAZIL: CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA821	FOURTH SUSPECT IN BRAZIL NUN'S MURDER SURRENDERS [...] (U) The fourth and most senior suspect in the murder of US citizen missionary Dorothy Stang turned himself in to Brazilian federal authorities on March 27. Vitalmiro Bastos Moura (aka "Bida"),34, an area rancher who is alleged to have been the mastermind behind Stang's February 12 murder, su [...]	2005-03-28 19:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC KCRM PHUM SOCI BR
05BRATISLAVA1010	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] (C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens' Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with center-right parties SDKU and KDH to act as their official mud-slingers / Smer fact-checkers in the upcoming parliamentary campaign. During the 2002 campaign, Obciansko-demokraticka mlade [...]	2005-12-23 13:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO
05BRATISLAVA135	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Parliament approved a new, additional mandate February 10 for Slovakia's participation in the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). The GOS will initially send two MOD trainers to Iraq and an additional three at the first troop rotation. The MOD sent the first trainers to Italy to prep [...]	2005-02-17 07:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IZ CU LO NATO
05BRATISLAVA17	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 07, 2005 [...] (SBU) Lubomir Cano, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, said the MOD and MFA have agreed upon a proposal to send five Slovak soldiers to the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). The original parliamentary mandate allows up to 110 non-combat personnel to be deployed under O [...]	2005-01-10 06:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM LO IZ
05BRATISLAVA172	GOS TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON CSW [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 08:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM EAID LO UN CSW
05BRATISLAVA211	GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 06:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA229	SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR [...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP),improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...]	2005-03-18 13:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO
05BRATISLAVA230	RELEASE OF SECRET POLICE FILES CONTINUES TO CAUSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-18 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA265	MOJ THOUGHTS ON DRAFT TEXT OF EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs continue to press Slovak officials for a reaction to the draft bilateral extradition treaty we gave them in December 2004. Nonetheless, the GOS still has not made a definitive decision on whether to commit to extradite Slovak nationals to the U.S. On March 30, Justice Mi [...]	2005-03-30 14:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PHUM LO
05BRATISLAVA298	NEW HIGH-LEVEL GROUP WILL COORDINATE ACTION ON TIP [...] At its March 31 meeting, the Slovak Government's Council for the Prevention of Criminality decided to form an expert working group on trafficking in persons. The Council is a high-level body composed of 23 representatives from ministries, government agencies, law enforcement bodies, and NGOs. [...]	2005-04-14 14:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG KPAO LO
05BRATISLAVA360	SLOVAKIA PICKS UP MOMENTUM ON TIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak government recently completed a needs assessment analyzing current trafficking activities and invited poloffs to discuss the findings. In a May 5 meeting, Jana Kviecinska, the Director General of the Human Rights and Minorities Section at the Office of the Government, [...]	2005-05-09 14:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO
05BRATISLAVA365	GROWING OPTIMISM BUT LITTLE POLITICAL INSPIRATION [...] (U) Summary. The Institute for Public Affairs' (IVO) 2004 annual Summary Report on Slovakia shows growing public optimism about the direction Slovakia is taking, increased apathy toward high-level corruption, and increasing acceptance of economic reforms. Slovak parties are becoming more simi [...]	2005-05-12 13:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON LO
05BRATISLAVA398	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON CUBAN [...] (U) On May 24, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel points to Pavol Juhas, Director of the International Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labor. Juhas confirmed that Slovakia is sending a delegation to the upcoming International Labor Conference in Geneva, and expressed his support for the U [...]	2005-05-25 05:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB BB CU LO ILO
05BRATISLAVA425	GENERAL PROSECUTOR PROVIDES BACKGROUND DETAILS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Prosecutor of the Slovak Republic Dobroslav Trnka provided post with nearly four pages of further background information detailing the Slovak Republic's prosecution of human traffickers. While the information includes a different number of prosecuted individuals than [...]	2005-06-03 07:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO
05BRATISLAVA432	ROMA POLITICAL POLLING SHOWS DISCREPANCY BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Democratic Institute (NDI) Roma Political Participation program advisors told Poloff that recent polling data showed commonly held perceptions of Roma political affiliation, involvement, and participation were false. Some of this data, they claimed, could be damaging t [...]	2005-06-07 07:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO LO
05BRATISLAVA434	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 2005 [...] (C) Opposition political party Smer (reftel) met its long-held goal and became a member of Socialist International (SI). Smer MP Edita Angyalova, a former IV participant and one of Slovakia's youngest politicians, downplayed Smer's membership in SI, and noted that if the party were to become [...]	2005-06-07 12:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM KCOR KIRF LO EXBS UN
05BRATISLAVA45	PARLIAMENT LEADER PRINCIPLED ON CUBA, TIP [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky told Charge d'Affaires January 20 he would continue to make support for Cuban dissidents one of his personal priorities, and was discussing with Vaclav Havel nominating three dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. He discussed the difficulties [...]	2005-01-27 06:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU LO
05BRATISLAVA466	SLOVAKIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 13:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ LO ICRC
05BRATISLAVA472	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...]	2005-06-20 11:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO
05BRATISLAVA532	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JUNE 30, 2005 [...] (C) On June 21, Slovakia adopted government resolution 495/2005, which approved a 100 percent write-off of Iraqi civil debts to Slovakia (an amount equal to around USD 1.1 million). In addition to the debt forgiveness, Slovakia has contributed USD 20.8 million in humanitarian aid, military [...]	2005-07-08 15:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ LO
05BRATISLAVA543	SLOVAKIA'S BILATERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. The Slovak Republic founded its witness protection program in January 1999. One of the unique facets of the program is its success in arranging bilateral protection agreements with other European nations. Slovakia was the first post-communist nation to both send witnesses abroa [...]	2005-07-12 09:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM LO
05BRATISLAVA603	SLOVAKIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 11:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL LO UNGA
05BRATISLAVA606	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP AUGUST 1, 2005 [...] (SBU) Progressive political party Alliance of New Citizens (ANO) has drafted a law which would change Slovakia's current religious registration system (under which registered churches receive state funding) to abolish state funding and, in essence, make religious groups equal to non-governme [...]	2005-08-03 13:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KIRF PHUM PGOV LO
05BRATISLAVA642	SLOVAKIA PREPARES TO ABOLISH EXTREMIST POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Slovakia is struggling to come to terms with its diversity and diminish the influence of racist extremist groups. A recent meeting with the Interior Ministry's chief coordinator of the anti-extremism unit revealed that the government allowed extremist group Slovens [...]	2005-08-09 14:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI SMIG PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA661	FOR THE ROMA IN PRESOV, ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposal to erect of a wall between Roma and non-Roma citizens in the Stara Tehelna neighborhood of Presov seems to be advancing, despite negative media coverage and an initial retraction of the plan by the Mayor. In an August 12 meeting between the GOS Plenipotentiary for [...]	2005-08-17 15:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO EAID LO
05BRATISLAVA670	OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF SLOVAK NGOS [...] Slovak NGOs continue to proudly participate in overseas activities fostering democratization. With support from Slovakaid (the branch of the MFA responsible for foreign aid) Slovak NGOs note that their own post-communism transition experience gives them a "comparative advantage" when it come [...]	2005-08-19 09:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LO
05BRATISLAVA702	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, AUGUST 2005 [...] (C) During a meeting with Cino Straka, a former Slovak arms dealer, Poloffs learned of a erroneous (yet perhaps auspicious) piece of misinformation: the assumption by this arms dealer that all exports of Slovak manufactured military hardware must be approved by the United States Embassy in B [...]	2005-08-31 15:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PARM SOCI KDEM LO
05BRATISLAVA735	"NO ROMA WALL HERE" PRESOV AUTHORITIES TELL [...] (SBU) During a September 13 visit to Presov in eastern Slovakia, Ambassador raised the issue of the so-called "Roma Wall" (reftel) with the two Deputy Mayors (Presov Mayor Milan Benc was out of the country). Both officials assured the Ambassador that no wall would be built separating Roma fr [...]	2005-09-16 14:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA771	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary. The GOS and the USG have actively funded programs to combat extremism and intolerance in Slovakia. Extremism here takes the form of a privately organized Neo-Nazi movement, which usually targets the Roma minority and the small Jewish population. Violent attacks have occurred in t [...]	2005-09-26 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LO
05BRATISLAVA79	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 02, 2005 [...] (SBU) Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID and David Mutchler, Cuba Senior Advisor, met with Slovak NGO and governmental representatives January 14 on Cuba issues. Franco said the highlight was his meeting with Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hruso [...]	2005-02-02 12:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU LO RU
05BRATISLAVA835	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, OCTOBER 11, 2005 [...] (SBU) Despite the announcement that a group of former ANO MPs lead by Lubomir Lintner will form a new political party, other politicians -- including members of the coalition who work closely with Lintner -- feel it is "too late" to begin a new party. Lintner, never considered a particularl [...]	2005-10-11 14:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KDEM SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA861	SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and Balkans Stefan Rozkopal Oct. 21. Rozkopal provided a preliminary reaction to some of the points, but said the GOS hoped to have a clearer picture of the situation and how to inf [...]	2005-10-24 06:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA888	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, NOVEMBER 3, 2005 [...] (C) Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon (of the Hungarian SMK party) has recently come under pressure because of allegations that an agriculture company he co-owned received SKK 8 million (around USD 250,000) in agricultural subsidies from the state budget in 2003. Simon sold his share in the [...]	2005-11-03 12:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB PINR SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA903	SLOVAKIA SUBMISSION FOR TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Below, please find responses to the post-specific questions raised reftel outlining the progress the Government of Slovakia has made in the following areas: A. CREATING A NATIONAL COORDINATING EXPERT WORKING GROUP AND APPOINTING A NATIONAL COORDINATOR: The Slovak Republic appoint [...]	2005-11-10 14:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA922	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CUBAN DISSIDENTS, NOTES SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 8 Embassy sponsored discussion, GOS officials told us that Slovakia is working hard to promote democracy and "do the right thing" in Cuba. They outlined efforts being made by Slovak NGOs, members of parliament, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the island, an [...]	2005-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL LO CU
05BRATISLAVA924	SLOVAKS DISCUSS BELARUS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of recent meetings we have engaged our Slovak interlocutors in both the GOS and NGO community about democracy promotion efforts and strategy in Belarus, and spoken with several visiting Belarusian opposition figures about Slovak and EU engagement in the country. [...]	2005-11-18 16:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ETRD PREL SOCI PINR BO LO
05BRATISLAVA936	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (C) Pavol Rusko, former Minister of Economy and leader of political party ANO, sold his majority voting share in Slovakia's Markiza television station to American company Central European Media Enterprises (CME). As predicted reftel B, the ANO party -- which started the year with 11 MPs, a [...]	2005-11-23 08:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA979	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (C) SMK MP Laszlo Nagy told Poloff on December 7 that the SMK party continues to develop venues through which to promote democracy in Belarus. Having signed agreements with opposition parties in Minsk already, Nagy said that he has met with the Minister of Education to begin discussions of [...]	2005-12-12 14:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ETRD SOCI BO LO
05BRATISLAVA981	NO ROMA CANDIDATES WON IN SLOVAK REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Slovakia continues to invest considerable time and effort towards the development of viable Roma political candidates. Their latest project -- training Roma candidates in Slovakia's November 26 regional elections (reftel) -- yielded [...]	2005-12-13 07:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI LO
05BRUSSELS114	ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...]	2005-01-11 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1226	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, EU officials said: --in light of growing Russian intransigence on democracy issues, the EU is preparing a strategy on how to respond to the Russian challenge in OSCE; --Russia is blocking democracy promotion in the Counc [...]	2005-03-24 07:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1239	MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION: EU [...] (U) At a two-day public hearing at the European Parliament, policymakers and experts exchanged ideas on harnessing international migration to help bolster European economies and populations. Their overarching call was for a legal and transparent immigration program, at the European level, whi [...]	2005-03-24 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG PHUM KWMN EAID ELAB OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1241	WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]	2005-03-24 15:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1441	HUMANITARIAN CONSULTATIONS HOSTED BY ECHO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a full day of consultations hosted by the European Commission's Office of Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) in Brussels on February 17, participants outlined their respective program priorities for 2005; agreed that the time had come to move the "Good Humanitarian Donorship" from the [...]	2005-04-12 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1442	BURUNDI REFUGEES IN TANZANIA: EC RESPONSE ON [...] (U) Following receipt of reftel a, USEU contacted European Commission officials and provided the proposed text of the joint demarche on refugees. While expressing similar concerns and agreeing to work together to prevent refoulment, the EC said that it would defer to the assessment of its fie [...]	2005-04-12 13:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM TZ BY USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1530	CUBA: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL BOLSTERS CUBAN FONMIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to his adviser on Cuba, European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel believes the EU must bolster Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque as the best hope for improved EU-Cuba relations. During his March 24-27 visit to the island (REFS B-C),Michel offered Perez Roque better [...]	2005-04-18 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1549	DARFUR - RHETORIC AND REALITY OF A COMPLEX CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. The prevailing rhetoric on Darfur conveys the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, but does not capture the complexity of the changing situation on the ground. Though the violence emerged as a result of the political conflict between the GOS and the Darfur rebels, it had a ready b [...]	2005-04-20 09:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF EAID AU SU US USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1685	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHCR STATUS AND ACCESS TO REFUGEES IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, PRMOff delivered reftel message to Nicola Annecchino, European Commission (EC) Head of Unit for Asylum and Migration Issues at Directorate General Justice Freedom and Security (JFS),regarding the status of UNHCR and the plight of asylum seekers in Libya. During a f [...]	2005-04-28 15:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG LY USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1734	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The April 20 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (ensuring democratic governance, supporting security sector reform and fostering regional stability),Somalia (consolidating the peace process),Sudan (Darfur and North-South); West [...]	2005-05-04 05:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS212	EU RESUMES TRADE, POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. The atmospherics at the January 12-13 EU-Iran Trade and Cooperation and Political Agreement negotiations in Brussels were positive and relaxed, and Iran appeared to want the negotiations to succeed, according to Council Secretariat officials who attended. Negotiations are s [...]	2005-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PTER PHUM IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2146	CZECH FONMIN PUSHING IDEAS TO TOUGHEN EU CUBA [...] (S) On the margins of a European Parliament conference on Cuba on June 2, Czech FonMin Cyril Svoboda told us he had "four or five" specific proposals for toughening the EU's stance on Cuba. In the run-up to the June 13 EU FonMins meeting, at which Cuba policy will be reviewed, Svoboda is tryi [...]	2005-06-06 13:54:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PHUM PINR CU EUN
05BRUSSELS2148	EU FAILS TO ADOPT COMMON RULES AGAINST [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers on June 2 failed to agree on a draft piece of EU legislation intended to establish common rules against racism and xenophobia within the Union. Delegations did agree on the necessity for an EU- wide instrument requiring operators to retain telecom [...]	2005-06-06 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN
05BRUSSELS2165	CUBA: FURTHER CHANGES IN EU POLICY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a key EU Council official (protect),the EU will almost certainly continue the suspension of the June 2003 restrictive measures against Cuba and seek "constructive" dialogue with the Cuban authorities. This is the principal message of the draft EU policy declaration [...]	2005-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2202	MAY 22 COASI WORKING DINNER ON SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP A/S Chris Hill participated in a COASI working dinner on Southeast Asia with EU representatives from the Luxembourg European Presidency, the European Commission, the European Council, and the incoming UK EU Presidency. The participants discussed North Korea, in add [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2203	A/S HILL LAUNCHES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 23-24 in Brussels, EAP A/S Christopher Hill led an interagency delegation, including representatives from State, NSC, OSD, JCS, and the intelligence community, in a meeting with EU Troika officials to launch the U.S.-Europe Strategic Dialogue on East Asia. A/S Hill also met [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2231	EU CONSIDERING HARDER LINE ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers will consider taking punitive measures against Uzbekistan unless the GOU agrees by the end of June to an independent, international inquiry into the Andijon events. If the GOU does not agree to an international inquiry, Germany plans to push for use of the OS [...]	2005-06-09 15:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2607	EU LUKEWARM ON IDEA OF MOLDOVA CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. The initial EU response to reftel demarche is lukewarm, although member states will need to be consulted for an official response. The EU will likely be most supportive of a conference whose participants include at least Russia and, ideally, Transnistria as well. The EU sugge [...]	2005-07-08 15:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2668	DRC ELECTIONS: INCREASED FUNDING AND MONUC SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. At a July 11 conference to rally support for elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),donors pledged an additional 74 million euros to largely cover one of the critical funding gaps. However, UN Security Council (UNSC) agreement for the MONUC peacekeeping operation [...]	2005-07-13 12:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM MOPS CG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2674	EU CLAIMS NO CHANGE ON NEPAL POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff delivered reftel discussion points to interlocutors at the European Commission and Council and the UK Permrep on July 11. All said no "policy statement" on Nepal was being prepared, but the UK Presidency was preparing an informal "internal discussion paper" on Nepal for a [...]	2005-07-13 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2748	A/S FRIED - EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA, JULY [...] (C) Following a luncheon discussion with all 25 EU Political Directors on transatlantic relations, the EU's neighborhood policy, and the Middle East (reported septel) A/S Fried met with the EU "troika" led by UK Political Director Sawers, Council DG for CFSP Robert Cooper, and Commission RELEX [...]	2005-07-20 09:33:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM ZK IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2802	US-EU JULY 20 TASK FORCE MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 20 US-EU Task Force meeting, both sides emphasized their commitment to implementing Summit declarations. An additional Task Force meeting was proposed to follow-up on the US EU Summit economic initiatives and other issues. EU officials reported progress on their pl [...]	2005-07-25 15:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PHUM PREL UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2823	QUADRILATERAL ON BULGARIAN AND PALESTINIAN MEDICS [...] (C) Summary. UK, European Commission, Bulgarian, and U.S. representatives agreed on need to continue efforts to support humanitarian HIV/AID projects in Libya, while pressing Libya to release the Bulgarian and Palestinian medics, in order to set the stage for the private discussions necessar [...]	2005-07-27 04:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BU EU LY PHUM PREL USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3346	EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...]	2005-09-13 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4172	PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...]	2005-11-23 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4300	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...]	2005-12-06 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4315	DAS DICARLO AND EU DISCUSS W. BALKANS [...] (C) DAS Rosemary DiCarlo and Kosovo Desk Officer Black discussed the Western Balkans with the UK Presidency and EU officials at the U.S.-EU COWEB Troika meeting in Brussels November 29. DAS DiCarlo highlighted the EU accession process as a catalyst for reform in the region but noted that cou [...]	2005-12-07 07:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS478	SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN BRUSSELS, 01/25/2005 [...] SUMMARY: Co-chairs agreed on a press statement emphasizing a strong link between tsunami reconstruction process and building confidence to strengthen the peace process, but without a direct link to resumed peace negotiations. The Co-Chairs agreed on the need for enhanced donor coordination, b [...]	2005-02-02 14:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM CE USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS555	EU-CUBA: BACK TO FULL "CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT?" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU's January 31 decision to suspend its June 2003 restrictive measures (ref B) against Cuba should "increase EU engagement with the Cuban opposition" according to EU HighRep Javier Solana's Adviser on Latin America (protect). It is difficult to see how that will actually pla [...]	2005-02-08 14:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS838	AMBASSADOR CARLOS PASCUAL MEETS IN BRUSSELS TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator of S/CRS, held a two-day series of meetings with EU officials in the Council and the Commission to explore areas for cooperative efforts on crisis response. In the meetings, Ambassador Pascual explained the mandate and structure of his offic [...]	2005-03-02 09:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PREF SOCI EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS883	A/S DEWEY BILAT WITH AFGHAN DELEGATION [...] (U) Summary. On February 15, PRM Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey held a bilateral meeting with the Afghan delegation to the EU-UNHCR co-chaired Strategic Consultations on Refugees and Population Movements to and from Afghanistan (septel). A/S Dewey sought Refugee Minister Dadfar,s views on progr [...]	2005-03-04 09:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM EAID AF PK USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1084	POLLS SHOW ROMANIANS' VIEWS ON IRAQ, EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Two recent polls show mixed results about Romanian military engagement in Iraq, with numbers varying as to when and how the question was asked. Results generated by an April 23-24 poll directly linking a pull-out to saving Romanian hostages' lives showed 70 percent in favor of [...]	2005-05-05 12:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON IZ RO
05BUCHAREST1313	CHAIRMAN OF ROMPETROL OFFICIALLY INDICTED; BUSINESS SECTOR SHAKEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: One of Romania's most important companies, Rompetrol, was shaken by the recent arrest and temporary detention of its high-profile CEO on a variety of economic charges. The case has important ramifications for rule of law and the investigation of corruption here. The organized business [...]	2005-06-06 10:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD SENV SOCI KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM CASC RO
05BUCHAREST1336	ROMA HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR HELD JUNE 1 AT EMBASSY [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Government of Romania, NGOs, international institutions, and academia met in the Embassy Public Diplomacy auditorium June 1 for a half- day seminar on the progress of Roma human rights issues. Some seventy attendees interacted with panels addressing a wid [...]	2005-06-10 07:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST1372	ROMANIA CONFRONTS ITS PAST 15 YEARS AFTER MINERS' [...] (C) Summary: Events of recent days have focused renewed attention on violence caused by rioting miners in the 1990's that slowed Romanian democratic development and Romanian progress toward market reform . As Romanians commemorated the 15th anniversary of the riots, a court ordered the mine [...]	2005-06-17 12:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST1378	POLLS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR BASESCU, CENTER- [...] Summary: Opinion polls conducted in May and June indicate continued strong support for President Traian Basescu, particularly after the release of three Romanian hostages from Iraq on May 22. A poll of June 14 showed Basescu with an approval rating of 71 percent while his center-right Libera [...]	2005-06-17 13:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON RO
05BUCHAREST1431	UN REFORM -- ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] (C) PolChief delivered on June 22 demarches on UN reform to Stelian Stoian, MFA Director General for Global Affairs (refs). Stoian expressed great appreciation for the points, noting that they provide a far more comprehensive picture than Romania had previously seen of the U.S. vision for UN [...]	2005-06-24 12:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL RO UNCHR
05BUCHAREST1567	ROMANIAN EXTREME NATIONALIST PARTY NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) The headline of a first page article in the July 12 "Tricolurul," a daily newspaper controlled by extreme nationalist and Greater Romania Party (PRM) leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor, declares that World War II-era fascist dictator Ion Antonescu "saved the lives of at least 600,000 Romanian J [...]	2005-07-15 04:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST1581	ROMANIAN COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA AND MULTILATERAL [...] (C) During the course of an initial call by Charge at the MFA on July 17, Director General for Global Affairs Stelian Stoian specifically raised "very strong" GOR disappointment that it had not been consulted by the U.S. prior to the U.S. approach to EU member capitals, Moscow, Kiev, and Chisin [...]	2005-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD RO EUN OSCE
05BUCHAREST1582	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT NEED TO TEMPORARILY [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RO
05BUCHAREST1623	ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON KEY LEADERS AND POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 12:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RO
05BUCHAREST1641	LATEST ROMANIAN POLLS - PRESIDENT BASESCU STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Opinion polls conducted in July indicated a slight decline in support for both President Basescu and his center-right Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alliance. Support for Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu dropped more dramatically, coinciding with his recent vacillation over [...]	2005-07-25 13:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON RO
05BUCHAREST544	ROMANIA: ROMANIA RESPONSE TO CSW DECLARATION [...] Poloff discussed USG position March 2 regarding the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2005 with MFA OSCE and Human Rights Directorate Officer Nicoleta Birladianu March 2. 2. Romania does not have an official opinion on the CSW 2005 Declaration at this time and does not plan to speak [...]	2005-03-04 14:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RO
05BUCHAREST659	ROMANIA: CHILD MARRIAGE SURVEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-16 15:40:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN RO

05BUCHAREST682	Draft Resolution on Democracy and the Rule of Law [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA OSCE, Human Rights and Council of Europe Division Deputy Director Andreea Chiriac on March 16 to discuss Romania's draft "Democracy and the rule of law" resolution. Chiriac noted that the resolution presents a new focus on the relationship between democracy and the [...]	2005-03-18 13:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV RO
05BUCHAREST716	A WOLF IN WOLF'S CLOTHING: ROMANIAN EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The extreme nationalist Greater Romania Party (PRM) changed its name to the Greater Romania Popular Party (PPRM) March 12, a move aimed at burnishing its tarnished image and facilitating its affiliation with the center-right European Popular Party (EPP). Corneliu Vadim Tudor, [...]	2005-03-22 10:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM RO
05BUCHAREST742	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...]	2005-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO
05BUCHAREST887	MAYOR BOC MENDS FENCES IN MULTICULTURAL CLUJ [...] Summary: An archeological dig in Cluj's central square has been a source of ethnic division in this multicultural city for more than a decade. Reform-minded Cluj Mayor Emil Boc has forged a democratic solution to address the concerns of both ethnic Hungarians and archeologists -- filling the [...]	2005-04-08 13:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM RO MO
05BUCHAREST899	ROMANIAN SENATE PRESIDENT DENIES ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Social Democratic Party (PSD) Senate President Nicolae Vacaroiu denied the existence of anti- Semitism in Romania and downplayed Romania's role in the Holocaust during an April 7 meeting with visiting U.S Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad Chairman War [...]	2005-04-12 11:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST902	ROMANIAN-ISRAELI POLITICIAN LEAVES EXTREME [...] (SBU) Summary: The only Jewish MP from Vadim Tudor,s extreme nationalist Greater Romania Popular Party (PPRM) resigned from the party April 7 due to publication of an article in one of Tudor,s publications denying the existence of the Holocaust in Romania. The PPRM responded by expelling the [...]	2005-04-12 12:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON RO
05BUCHAREST914	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell March 20-23 met with senior GOR figures and members of the Romanian Jewish community to discuss property restitution and other concerns related to Romanian efforts to redress its Holocaust past. The Romanian delegati [...]	2005-04-13 06:49:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST984	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ENCOURAGING [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (U) PolChief delivered April 18 the demarche on constructive participation in the Santiago Community of Democracies (CD) Conference to Steluta Arhire, MFA Director for the OSCE and Human Rights (reftel). PolChief expressed strong appreciatio [...]	2005-04-20 14:32:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PHUM RO
05BUENOSAIRES159	CODEL DODD VISIT TO ARGENTINA [...] Summary: (C) During their 24-hour visit to Argentina January 12-13, CODEL Dodd, accompanied by Ambassador Gutierrez, held informative and wide-ranging discussions with President Nestor Kirchner, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez, Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, and Central Bank [...]	2005-01-21 18:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM AR
05BUENOSAIRES190	ARGENTINA: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] The Government of Argentina (GOA) generally respected the human rights of its citizens; however, there were instances of killings and brutality by police and prison officials. There were prosecutions and convictions of police and prison officials but impunity remained a serious problem, as did [...]	2005-01-27 20:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AR
05BUENOSAIRES3119	HEALTH CARE IN ARGENTINA, A MIXED REVIEW [...] SUMMARY. The Argentine health care situation can be compared to a person who has one hand in a pot of hot water and the other hand in a pot of freezing water: on average, the water temperature is just fine. While Argentina ranks thirty-fourth in the United Nations Development Program's Hum [...]	2005-12-21 18:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL PHUM AR
05BUENOSAIRES325	CORDOBA PRISON RIOT RESOLVED AFTER 24 STANDOFF [...] (U) As of this writing, a riot in Cordoba's provincial prison, that left at least eight people dead, has ended with the release of all hostages. On 10 February, a protest over better living conditions and extended visitation hours turned deadly and escalated into a full-scale riot. The prison [...]	2005-02-11 21:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS KRIM AR PROTESTS
05BUENOSAIRES507	ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] Overview: A. Trafficking in persons in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked within the country's borders, mostly from the northern provinces to the central provinces and Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to several southern provinces. To a lesser degree, trafficking of pe [...]	2005-03-04 17:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AR
05CAIRO1978	INTERNAL SECURITY IN SINAI--AN UPDATE [...] (C) The effects of the October 7, 2004 terror bombings continue to ripple through the Sinai Peninsula, even as tourism rebounds. In January the security services and tribal leaders formally agreed to work together against criminal activities by tribesmen. In early February, a combined forc [...]	2005-03-14 14:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PHUM ASEC KCRM EG
05CAIRO2089	LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN [...] (C) The Embassy received on March 1, 2005 a letter addressed to the Secretary from Nabil Soliman, who was returned by the United States to Egypt in June 2002. Soliman was convicted by an Egyptian State Security Court in November 2002 of membership in Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Soliman receive [...]	2005-03-17 13:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER KJUS EG
05CAIRO2271	PRISON VISIT: MOHAMED HESHAM S. ELDIN YOUSSEF [...] Name: Mohamed Hesham S. Eldin Youssef 17. ACCESS: FEBRUARY 24, 2005 19. MISTREATMENT: NONE REPORTED THIS VISIT. 23. Remarks: Vice Consul and ACS LES visited Mr. Youssef at Liman Torah Prison, south of Cairo. Subject appeared to be in normal physical condition. He told us he is ambi [...]	2005-03-23 11:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM EG
05CAIRO2285	CHARGES AGAINST AYMAN NOUR: ADDITIONAL DETAILS [...] (C) The statement of Public Prosecutor Maher Abdel Wahed, released on March 22 when the GOE formally charged Ghad Party leader and aspirant presidential candidate Ayman Nour with forgery and knowingly using forged documents (ref A),provides additional details on the GOE's case against Nour. [...]	2005-03-23 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2433	EGYPT:MASSIVE POLICE DEPLOYMENTS PARALYZE CENTRAL [...] (C) On March 27, one of the largest security operations in recent years paralyzed Central Cairo for hours. Thousands of police troops in riot gear thwarted the attempt of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),accompanied by a smattering of leftists, to stage a demonstration either at the parliament bui [...]	2005-03-28 15:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC EG
05CAIRO2481	GAINING SUPPORT FROM EGYPT ON MAGON DAVID ADOM [...] (C) During a March 29 meeting with Ambassador Ahmed Fathalla, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs, the Acting DCM requested Egyptian support for a possible Swiss-convened conference on a Third Protocol and inclusion of Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) national society into the Red [...]	2005-03-29 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC
05CAIRO2506	EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR REFERRED TO TRIAL [...] (C) The Egyptian public prosecutor's office announced on March 26 that opposition leader Ayman Nour and five codefendants would stand trial for forgery beginning June 28. Although the venue for the trial has not yet been publicly announced, a senior Ghad Party contact claimed to us that the c [...]	2005-03-30 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2514	EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, [...] (C) During a March 30 meeting with the Foreign Minister regarding the induction of Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (septel),the Charge requested a readout on the latest Arab League summit in Algiers, as well as updates on a prospective Iraq Neighbors [...]	2005-03-30 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG IS IZ
05CAIRO2515	MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: FOREIGN MINISTER COMMITS [...] (C) The Charge met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit March 30 to press the GOE to support a Swiss diplomatic conference on bringing Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. (Other topics are reported septel/NOTAL.) Drawing on the points cont [...]	2005-03-30 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC
05CAIRO2516	EGYPT: "ENOUGH" BACK ON THE STREETS IN CAIRO [...] (SBU) As of 1630 local time on March 30, 300-400 demonstrators from Kifaya ("Enough"),a loose coalition of opponents of the GOE, were gathered in front of the Press Syndicate building (about one mile from the U.S. Embassy) holding banners rejecting a fifth presidential term for Mubarak, rejec [...]	2005-03-30 16:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC EG
05CAIRO2534	SUDAN: EGYPT TO SEND CABINET MEMBER TO OSLO [...] (C) The Charge met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit March 30 and raised the issue of the upcoming Sudan donors conference. Drawing on the points contained in ref B, the Charge stressed the importance of high-level Egyptian attendance at and support for the Oslo-hosted Sudan d [...]	2005-03-31 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN PHUM EG SU NO
05CAIRO2596	EGYPT: UPDATE ON TERRORISM CASES [...] (C) An emergency court in Cairo convicted and sentenced on March 28 an Egyptian national and an Iranian diplomat (the latter in absentia) on charges of involvement in both a 2004 act of terrorism in Saudi Arabia and in conspiring to commit acts of terrorism in Egypt, including planning an assa [...]	2005-04-04 16:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM ASEC IR EG
05CAIRO2682	LIBYA - UNHCR TRIPOLI REQUESTS USG HELP [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (U) THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY USLO TRIPOLI. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (SBU) INCIDENTS OF DETENTION AND DEPORTATION OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS FROM LIBYA ARE INCREASING. SOME OF THESE DEPORTEES COULD BE REFUGEES DESERVING INTERNAT [...]	2005-04-06 14:59:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL ASEC EG LI UNHCR
05CAIRO2733	MIXED REVIEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S FIRST [...] (C) Summary: After several months of delay, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has completed its first annual report on the state of human rights in Egypt. After review by the Presidency, the document is expected to be released next week. Our discussions with NCHR contacts sugges [...]	2005-04-07 14:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2741	SUDAN: EGYPT SUGGESTS DARFUR WAR CRIMINALS BE [...] (C) Following an April 6 meeting between President Mubarak and Sudanese Foreign Minister Ismail, Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the press that "Sudanese war criminals need not go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the Sudanese judiciary held fair trials." MFA contacts c [...]	2005-04-07 19:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM EG SU
05CAIRO2853	APRIL 12 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, the Charge chaired a regular meeting of post's IDWG, which was attended by American and LES staff from the Public Affairs Section (including information and cultural affairs staff, as well as the grants specialist),the combined Economic-Political Section (ECPO),[...]	2005-04-12 16:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2875	PRESSING THE MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: SWISS ENVOY [...] (C) We learned from our Swiss Embassy contacts April 12 that the new Swiss Ambassador raised the issue of an international conference and the Third Protocol during an introductory meeting April 7 with MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ahmed Fathalla. The senior Egyptian officia [...]	2005-04-13 15:28:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL EG IS SW ICRC IFRC
05CAIRO2876	EGYPT'S NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has publicly released its first annual report. Although there are several obvious omissions, the breadth of the report's coverage suggests an organization that is balancing its close links with the Government of Egypt with a desire to demon [...]	2005-04-13 16:04:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO2893	CHR-61 CUBA AND BELARUS RESOLUTIONS: GOE [...] (C) Responding to Ref B demarche request on the UNCHR-61 Belarus resolution, Post coordinated with the Dutch Embassy (representing the current EU President Luxembourg in Egypt) on our request for GOE support ahead of the expected April 14 vote. According to MFA Office of Human Rights Affairs [...]	2005-04-14 15:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EG PDEM CHR
05CAIRO2968	EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS FOR [...] (SBU) A Cairo Criminal Court has convicted three journalists working for independent daily Al Masry Al Youm of defaming Minister of Housing Ibrahim Soliman. The court sentenced the three defendants each to one year in jail and ordered them to pay fines of LE 10,000 (about $1750). The sente [...]	2005-04-18 15:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG
05CAIRO3178	MDA: SWISS PROJECT DIRECTOR PFIRTER'S [...] (C) During a two-day visit to Egypt April 20-21, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs Policy Coordinator Didier Pfirter met with senior Egyptian and Arab League officials to discuss the Magen David Adom (MDA) and Third Protocol issues. During the meetings, the Egyptian MFA expressed concerns [...]	2005-04-28 15:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PHUM EG IS ICRC MDA
05CAIRO3650	SUDAN: NATO TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Poloff met May 12 with MFA Sudan Affairs Deputy Office Director Abdelmoneim Omar to press the GOE to support African Union (AU) Chairman Konare's recent appeal to NATO for provision of technical and logistical assistance for the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan. Omar said that Egypt supported [...]	2005-05-12 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM EG SU
05CAIRO3841	MAY 10 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 10 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID Deputy Director and USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. MEPI Tunis Regional Director Peter Mulrean also attended. The meeting opened with Mulrean's review of MEPI activities [...]	2005-05-19 16:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO4005	REFERENDUM MARRED BY LOW TURNOUT AND REPORTS OF [...] (C) The May 25 referendum on revising the Egyptian constitution to allow for direct presidential elections was characterized by low turnout. Although the process was generally peaceful, there were sporadic incidents in Cairo of government-directed beatings of opposition protestors and journ [...]	2005-05-26 13:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
05CAIRO4028	MAY 25 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 25 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. IDWG participation was limited to cleared Americans only to permit discussion of the status of post's submission to the Department for use in de [...]	2005-05-26 15:52:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL KPAO EG KIIP
05CAIRO4121	EGYPT: MAY 25 REFERENDUM - RESULTS AND REACTION [...] (C) The GOE claims that 83 percent of those casting ballots on May 25 supported the amendment to permit future direct presidential elections. Voting day was marred by a disputed turnout and violence against opposition demonstrators in some locations. The violence, apparently perpetrated by [...]	2005-06-01 14:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL EG
05CAIRO4122	THE TERROR SUSPECT WHO BEAT HIMSELF TO DEATH: A [...] (SBU) On May 22, the Egyptian Public Prosecutor announced that 27-year-old Ashraf Said Youssef, the alleged mastermind behind the April 7 and April 30 terror attacks on tourist sites in Cairo (reftels),died in custody on May 19. According to the GOE announcement, Youssef, who had been captur [...]	2005-06-01 15:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PGOV EG
05CAIRO4124	RECENT EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo continued in May its robust outreach program to support the expansion of democracy and freedom in Egypt, with a particular focus on international monitors. Activities in May included the visit of the First Lady to Egypt; a grants-signing ceremony for the latest civil socie [...]	2005-06-01 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM EG
05CAIRO4170	EGYPTIAN CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING OF MAY 25 [...] (C) Summary: Six Egyptian civil society organizations, led by the Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) and with training and coordination support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),completed a modest but significant monitoring effort of the May 25 referendum. NDI's Senior Regional Represent [...]	2005-06-02 15:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL EG NDI
05CAIRO4221	ERITREAN MILITARY GROUP IN KSA PROPOSED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 11:15:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SA EG UNHCR
05CAIRO4360	SUDAN: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND THE [...] (C) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) officials confirmed June 7 that negotiations would commence June 12 in Cairo between the NDA leadership and senior Government of Sudan (GOS) officials. The negotiations will cover political and security issues and are scheduled to be completed by June 18 [...]	2005-06-10 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM EG SU ER
05CAIRO4361	EGYPT CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 15:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL CASC PTER EG UZ
05CAIRO4681	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND GOVERNMENT OF [...] (U) Summary: Officials representing the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) signed a peace agreement on June 18 in Cairo potentially paving the way for the NDA to participate in the Sudanese Unity Government, scheduled to be formed by July 9, 2005. The "Cai [...]	2005-06-20 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EG SG
05CAIRO4757	GOE SEEKING INFORMATION ON EGYPTIANS REPORTEDLY [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a June 22 meeting, Ambassador Ahmed Tayyeb, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs, raised with A/DCM the cases of six Egyptian citizens the GOE believes may in the custody of U.S. Multi-National Force [...]	2005-06-23 10:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS EG IZ
05CAIRO4780	EGYPT: UN PRIORITIES UNDERSTOOD, BUT MECHANISMS [...] (C) Summary: The Acting DCM conveyed ref D points on USG priorities for UN reform at the MFA Assistant Minister level, in the absence of the Foreign Minister, on June 23. Assistant Minister Fathalla and his staff were familiar with many of the points raised, yet pressed to know what mechani [...]	2005-06-23 15:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KUNR AORC EAID EG UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO4781	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESENTS REPORT TO MUBARAK; [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 21, National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) president Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali met with President Mubarak to formally present the Council,s first annual report, which had been publicly released in mid-April (ref B). Following the meeting, Boutros Ghali announced tha [...]	2005-06-23 16:03:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO4820	MDA: EGYPT REMINDED OF IMPORTANCE OF MDA ISSUE ON [...] (C) On June 26, PolOff shared ref A points with Amr Rushdy of the Foreign Minister's cabinet. Rushdy will travel with the Minister to Sanaa for the June 27 OIC ministerial and coordinates the Magen David Adom (MDA) issue as part of his portfolio. Familiar with the U.S. position on MDA incl [...]	2005-06-26 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IS EG ICRC
05CAIRO4873	VISIT TO PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN [...] (C) Emboffs visited Nabil Soliman on June 23, an Egyptian citizen returned by the U.S. to Egypt in June 2002 and subsequently convicted of membership in Egyptian Islamic Jihad and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Soliman affirmed that he was being humanely treated and appeared generally [...]	2005-06-27 13:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CASC EG
05CAIRO4875	SUDAN: NDA OFFICIALS IN CAIRO SAY JUNE 18 [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, Cairo-based representatives of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shared with the diplomatic corps their perspectives on the June 18 Cairo agreement. The tone of the briefing was hopeful, as the NDA highlighted increased NDA participation in Sudan's democratic [...]	2005-06-27 14:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SU EG
05CAIRO4917	EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR TRIAL OFF TO CHAOTIC START [...] (C) Summary: The Ayman Nour trial opened on June 28 in a chaotic atmosphere, as hundreds of Nour's supporters (alleged by some to be a "rent-a-crowd") swarmed the courthouse shouting anti-GOE slogans and jostled with police as they attempted to access the courtroom. Police prevented most from [...]	2005-06-28 15:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO4960	EGYPT: HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS AT THE UN [...] (C) PolOff discussed ref A points June 29 with Mohamed Mounir of the MFA's Human Rights Department, who emphasized the need to reform "the human rights machinery" at the UN within the context of broader UN reforms. The GOE did not necessarily see a need "to tear apart" current organizations [...]	2005-06-29 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR EG
05CAIRO4961	EGYPT: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court issued an advisory opinion June 29 stating that five articles of the new Presidential Elections Law, passed by parliament on June 16 but not yet ratified by the President or published, are unconstitutional. The Speaker of the People's Assembl [...]	2005-06-29 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
05CAIRO4980	EGYPT: RELEASE OF SHI'A MUSLIM DETAINEE MOHAMED [...] (C) Summary: On June 29, Egyptian Shi'a Muslim Mohamed El-Derini, arrested in March 2004 apparently because of his religious beliefs, was released after having spent 15 months in administrative detention. Derini's release comes just a week after the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [...]	2005-06-30 15:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KIRF KISL EG
05CAIRO4981	EGYPT: AT SECOND DAY OF AYMAN NOUR TRIAL, [...] (C) Summary: In a second chaotic session of the Ayman Nour trial, a codefendant and witness for the prosecution recanted his guilty plea and claimed he had been pressured by the government to testify against Nour. The development emboldened Nour and his supporters but surprised the judges, wh [...]	2005-06-30 15:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO4997	DATE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ANNOUNCED; PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's 2005 presidential election, according to senior presidential advisor Zakariyya Azmy, will occur on September 7, and the new president is to be sworn in on October 1. The People's Assembly (PA) approved changes in five articles of the presidential elections law after i [...]	2005-06-30 17:47:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
05CAIRO5084	EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR'S TRIAL POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER, [...] (C) Summary: At the third session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial, the lawyer for defendant number three, Ayman Ismail Hassan, reiterated his client's retraction of his confession, the prosecution claimed to have a videotape of Nour advising a legal client to fake a torture inj [...]	2005-07-06 16:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO5210	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: INTERNAL COUP REPORTS, [...] (C) There have been numerous reports in early July that Mahdy Akef, the Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB),has been sidelined by an internal coup. Akef, and his alleged successor, Deputy Supreme Guide Mohammed Habib, have denied the reports, but their denials have yet to douse t [...]	2005-07-10 14:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM EG
05CAIRO5272	EGYPT: AN ASSESSMENT OF KIFAYA - THE POPULAR [...] (C) The Kifaya (Enough) protest movement has made a significant impact on Egypt's internal political scene in the first half of 2005. Kifaya is an umbrella movement encompassing groups and individuals spanning a broad range of tendencies and ideologies, united by opposition to the Mubarak reg [...]	2005-07-11 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO5446	RECENT MEETINGS OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired meetings of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG) on June 21 and July 5, which were attended by USAID Deputy Director, USAID D&G staff, A/PAO and PA staff, ECPO Counselor and ECPO staff. The meetings included discussion of the June 2 [...]	2005-07-17 14:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO5447	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) July 13, 2005; 2:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Charge d'Affaires Michael Corbin PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman J. Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson D Special Assistant Eugenia Sidereas Ian McCary (Embassy Cairo Notetaker) [...]	2005-07-17 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG OVIP
05CAIRO5589	MODIFIED GOE ASSURANCES ON RETURN OF EGYPTIAN GTMO [...] (C) The Embassy has received a memorandum from the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) amending the memorandum described reftel concerning the proposed return to Egypt of three Egyptians detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The memorandum is identical in text to the one described reftel, [...]	2005-07-21 16:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PHUM EG
05CAIRO5591	JULY 18 MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired the July 18 meeting of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG),which was attended by the USAID Director, USAID Democracy and Governance (D & G) staff, PAO, ECPO Counselor, and ECPO staff. The meeting included discussion on facilitati [...]	2005-07-21 16:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO5946	A NEW GOE APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATIONS? [...] (C) Summary: A July 30 anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo was violently disbanded by Egyptian riot police and NDP "thugs," possibly including undercover security personnel. The tactics were reminiscent of events during the May 25 constitutional referendum (reftels),but on a much smaller [...]	2005-08-02 17:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
05CAIRO6135	MAURITANIA COUP: ARAB LEAGUE SENDING PERSONAL [...] (C) Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs Said Kamal (protect) told poloff August 9 that he had been appointed as the Secretary General's Personal Envoy on Mauritania and that he would visit Nouakchott August 11 to meet with coup leaders and others. Kamal, who reques [...]	2005-08-09 16:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PINR EG MR
05CAIRO6417	VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During an August 18 telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch pressed for GOE cooperation on moving SIPDIS forward with the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Third Protocol issue, particularly assisting Swiss efforts to convene a D [...]	2005-08-21 14:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG IS ICRC
05CAIRO6487	EGYPTIAN GENERAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DIRECTOR [...] (S) Summary: At an August 20 meeting at the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS)(other topics reported SEPTEL),EGIS Director Soliman assured Congressman Hoekstra, Congresswoman Wilson, Congressman Shadegg, and Charge Jones that Guantanamo detainees would be treated humanely and that [...]	2005-08-23 12:08:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM EG
05CAIRO6509	SUDAN: DARFUR REBEL GROUPS AND ZAM ZAM BLOCKADE; [...] (C) Post is unaware of any permanent official representation in Egypt of either the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) or the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). While representatives of these Darfur rebel groups may occasionally transit Cairo and engage locally-based Sudanese oppositio [...]	2005-08-24 10:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS EG SU SA KBIO
05CAIRO6582	ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON GOE GTMO DETAINEE ASSURANCES [...] (S) This message adds additional detail to the GOE response regarding GTMO detainees as outlined in Ref A. Post received this information through established liaison channels and through face-to-face meetings with Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Director Soliman. Soliman's thorou [...]	2005-08-25 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM PINR EG GTMO
05CAIRO6711	BUILDING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S CONSTITUTION: EGYPT [...] (C) In conjunction with the Secretary's August 27 call to Egyptian President Mubarak, the Charge delivered ref A and B demarches on the Iraqi constitution to Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Soliman Awad. Awad welcomed the USG points and promised to share them with Egyptian Intelligence Chi [...]	2005-08-31 15:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO EG IZ
05CAIRO6755	SAMEH KHOUZAM: ASSURANCES LETTER FROM EGYPTIAN [...] (C) In response to our March 1 demarche (ref A) and Charge's July 27 letter and aide memoire, Post received a formal letter from Egypt's Public Prosecutor Maher Abdel Wahed regarding Egyptian assurances on the return of fugitive murder suspect Sameh Khouzam. The Public Prosecutor is Egypt's r [...]	2005-09-01 14:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL EG
05CAIRO7047	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...]	2005-09-12 10:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC
05CAIRO7068	EGYPT - UPDATE ON GSP PROVISIONS ON THE WORST [...] Summary: The Government of Egypt (GOE) continues to make progress on restricting and regulating child labor. The GOE and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are working together to increase awareness of child labor-related issues and enforcement. Per ref B request, the following informat [...]	2005-09-12 13:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND EG PHUM SOCI ETRB USAID
05CAIRO761	EGYPT: UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) The Embassy has raised strong USG concerns about the arrest and detention of opposition party leader Ayman Nour (reftels) with a variety of GOE contacts at both senior and working levels. Reactions have ranged from mute to mildly defensive. The Embassy has also been working with Chiefs of [...]	2005-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO7766	SUDANESE DEMONSTRATIONS FORCE UNHCR CLOSURE [...] (SBU) A PEACEFUL BUT GROWING DEMONSTRATION BY SUDANESE REFUGEES HAS FORCED UNHCR TO CLOSE ITS OFFICE IN CAIRO. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, SAAD AL ATTAR, AND SEVERAL CRITICAL SECURITY PERSONNEL, STAFF-MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME AND UNHCR HAS SENT OUT EMAILS ADVISING THA [...]	2005-10-10 13:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL ASEC EG SU UNHCR
05CAIRO7792	COMBATING EXTREMISM: STREET-LEVEL COMPETITION IN [...] SUMMARY: The USG, GOE, and a wide range of non- governmental organizations in Egypt are vigorously engaged in efforts to combat extremism. In response to reftel request, this message describes efforts in Egypt to reduce the sources of extremism, counter extremism in the media, create a poli [...]	2005-10-11 14:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PTER
05CAIRO7878	PAKISTAN - GROWING NEED FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) The Cairo-based Regional Refugee Coordinator (for resettlement) joined with the Islamabad Refugee Coordinator and the Regional Director of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) from October 3-8 to review the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program (USRP) in Pakistan. They vis [...]	2005-10-13 12:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PA EG
05CAIRO7889	SAHRAWI: FOOD CRUNCH IN TINDOUF [...] (SBU) The Algerian Red Crescent has apparently refused to accept the joint World Food Program/UNHCR decision to cut back from 158,000 to 90,000 WFP's assessment of refugees requiring food aid in the Tindouf camps. Despite WFP's announcement that the cutback would take effect from October 1, t [...]	2005-10-13 13:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM AL EG
05CAIRO7987	CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM TENSIONS FLARE IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Coptic-Muslim tensions erupted in Alexandria October 14 as local Muslims protested the performance -- and DVD distribution -- of a controversial play by Copts, which the protestors deemed offensive to Islam. Large, angry crowds surrounded the St. George Coptic Orthodox churc [...]	2005-10-17 14:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF EG
05CAIRO8110	FRUSTRATION MOUNTS AS SUDANESE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) The continuing demonstration by southern Sudanese migrants camped out in a central city park is not a refugee problem but rather a broader humanitarian issue, according to UNHCR Cairo. The demonstration has forced the closure of UNHCR's Cairo office, which adjoins the makeshift camp set- [...]	2005-10-20 13:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL ASEC EG SU UNHCR
05CAIRO8143	STATUS OF REPATRIATED NLEC SAMI EL-LAITHY [...] (C) Guantanamo detainee Sami El-Laithy, returned by the U.S. to Egypt on October 1 after being designated "No Longer an Enemy Combatant," was met by Egyptian authorities at the airport and taken to hospital. Within 24 hours, following a set of medical tests, El-Laithy was released and returned [...]	2005-10-24 08:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM EG KWRC
05CAIRO8163	EGYPT'S SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] Egypt responded immediately to Pakistan's humanitarian crisis following the earthquake and has already donated 45 tons of relief supplies, including tents, blankets, food and medicine. The Ministry of Defense used three of its own C-130s and two U.S. Navy C-130s to transport the supplies. [...]	2005-10-24 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PK PHUM PREL EG
05CAIRO8188	LEADING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP COMPLAINS OF GOE [...] (C) Summary: An October 22-23 meeting in Alexandria of non-governmental democracy activists organized by the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) was disrupted by several audience members protesting the presence of foreigners, including U.S. and European NGO representatives. The disruption [...]	2005-10-25 14:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8238	GOE RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN IKC [...] (S) The Ambassador spoke to Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid early October 26 to express his concern about allegations (reftel) that the GOE may have had a hand in the disruption of the civil society conference at Alexandria's Metropole Hotel on October 22-23. Rashid exp [...]	2005-10-26 16:19:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO8376	MDA/THIRD PROTOCOL: SWISS READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Swiss Embassy provided post with a readout of the October 28-29 visit to Egypt by Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for consultations on the Third Protocol/Emblem issue. During her short stay, Calmy-Rey met with First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed [...]	2005-11-01 11:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG SW IS UNGA ICRC MEPN
05CAIRO8397	EGYPTIAN JEHOVAH'S WITNESS ACTIVIST DESCRIBES GOE [...] (C) Summary: A senior member of Egypt's small community of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) said that the GOE's persecution of the group is intensifying. He linked the persecution to the strident opposition to the group's beliefs by Coptic Pope Shenouda III. End summary. 2. (C) Raymond Girgu [...]	2005-11-02 08:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF EG
05CAIRO8403	ASSURANCES FOR FUGITIVE MURDER SUSPECT SAMEH [...] (SBU) Assistant Public Prosecutor Ahmed Zohny told poloff on November 1 that it would be "impossible" for the Egyptian Public Prosecution to provide to the U.S. assurances that explicitly promised that fugitive Sameh Khouzam would not be subject to torture in the event of his return to Egypt. [...]	2005-11-02 11:50:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM EG
05CAIRO8424	APPEAL FOR PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 15:32:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK PREL EG
05CAIRO8496	EGYPT TO PROVIDE MI-17 PARTS TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's conversation with DefMin Tantawi (Ref A) requesting that Egypt provide parts for the MI-17 helicopters supporting Pakistan's earthquake relief effort, the Ministry of Defense advised Post on November 6 that it will provide some or all of 15 of the 23 items reque [...]	2005-11-07 14:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM PK EG
05CAIRO8498	FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT ISSUE IN EGYPT [...] (C) Egypt has witnessed two recent cases related to protection and expansion of freedom of speech. In the first case, State Security in Alexandria has arrested and detained a young blogger, Abdul Karim Nabil Soliman, apparently because his recent blog entries have carried strongly-worded at [...]	2005-11-07 14:59:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KMDR EG
05CAIRO8595	EGYPT DONATES MI-171 PARTS TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 13:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PK EG
05CAIRO8603	MDA DEMARCHE TO EGYPT ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 17:02:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EG ICRC
05CAIRO8700	DETAINED BLOGGER RELEASED; AUC STILL STYMIED IN [...] (SBU) Blogger Abdul Karim Nabil Soliman has been released after spending more than two weeks in the custody of Alexandria's State Security Investigative Service. Abdul Karim announced his November 13 release with a post on his blog (www.karam903.blogspot.com). Aside from his post, Karim ha [...]	2005-11-17 14:14:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL EG
05CAIRO8745	THE BELL RINGS FOR ROUND TWO OF EGYPT'S [...] (C) Egypt's second round of parliamentary elections--in Alexandria, and eight other governorates, where approximately 1700 candidates are competing for 144 seats--were conducted on November 20 amidst GOE arrests of Muslim Brotherhood activists and multiple reports of attacks by NDP "bullies" [...]	2005-11-20 17:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO8850	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON MULTILATERAL ISSUES: GOE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DCM raised UN reform and the need for greater U.S.- GOE cooperation at the UN with Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Naella Gabr on November 16. Gabr noted that Egypt differs from the U.S. on many reform initiatives, the use of country specific resolutions on hum [...]	2005-11-23 11:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EG UN
05CAIRO8875	AMBASSADOR CAUTIONS INTERIOR MINISTER ON ELECTION [...] (C) During a telephone conversation on November 22, the Ambassador cautioned Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly about the violence which accompanied the start of the second stage of Egyptian elections on November 20 (reftels). 2. (C) After an initial discussion of the upcoming visit of [...]	2005-11-23 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO8911	EGYPT: SECOND STAGE RUNOFFS: MORE VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Runoffs for People's Assembly seats took place on November 26 in seven provinces. The November 26 polls were marred by street fighting, charges that security forces blocked access to some polling places, and charges that domestic monitors were threatened "systematically" and deni [...]	2005-11-27 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9053	EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER NOUR REMANDED TO CUSTODY [...] (C) Judge Adel Abdel Salam Gom'a ordered opposition leader Ayman Nour remanded to custody on December 5 until a December 10 hearing. Amir Salim, Nour's lead defense attorney, told the media he presumed the detention order was a prequel to a conviction and prison sentence. In late November mee [...]	2005-12-06 06:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG

05CAIRO9056	FM ABOUL GHEIT INSTRUCTS GENEVA DELEGATION TO GO [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Chief of Cabinet Wifaa Bassam on December 2. After consulting with FM Aboul Gheit, Ambassador Bassam told the Ambassador in a follow up conversation on December 3 that Aboul Gheit had instr [...]	2005-12-06 06:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL IZ SZ EG ICRC MDA
05CAIRO9135	EGYPT: WIDESPREAD OBSTRUCTION AND VIOLENCE AT [...] (SBU) December 7 saw runoff races for seats in most parliamentary constituencies in nine provinces of Egypt. Although many polling places appeared to be quiet and functioning normally, there were serious disruptions at many others. Emboffs witnessed security force obstruction of polling place [...]	2005-12-07 17:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9177	AYMAN NOUR CASE DISCUSSED WITH GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 14:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EG
05CAIRO9178	POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS FOR EGYPT'S CHRISTIANS: [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mubarak has decreed that registered Christian groups will face new, less restrictive regulations governing repair and rebuilding of existing churches. Church repair and rebuilding has been a perennial problem for Egypt's Christians, as documented in the Department' [...]	2005-12-08 14:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF EG
05CAIRO9180	UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S DECEMBER 10 [...] (C) During a December 10 meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, followed by a more detailed discussion with senior MFA multilateral affairs staff, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli drew out Egyptian concerns on UN reform efforts and [...]	2005-12-10 16:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EG UNGA UNSC
05CAIRO9209	EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN NOUR'S TRIAL HEADS [...] (C) Summary: The trial of political opposition leader Ayman Nour, supervised by Judge Adel Abdel-Salam Gom'a, has been characterized by all of the irregularities and inconsistencies of the first two trials of Saad Eddin Ibrahim in 2001-2002, also tried by Judge Gom'a. The prosecution has gene [...]	2005-12-11 15:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9263	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...]	2005-12-13 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG
05CAIRO9314	2005 IN EGYPT: SERIOUS CHANGE RAISES SERIOUS [...] (C) Serious political and economic change in Egypt this year generated serious resistance to change. Mubarak has tolerated the former but yielded to the latter. Following the country's first ever Presidential election and nearly a month of parliamentary elections, Egypt's political landscape [...]	2005-12-15 15:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9349	EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR IN PRISON HOSPITAL, HUNGER [...] (SBU) Multiple Ghad Party contacts confirm press reports that opposition leader Ayman Nour was tranferred on December 17 to the hospital in Mazra' Torah prison, just south of Cairo. Contacts advised that Nour, who is diabetic and also suffers from heart disease, was deteriorating. Nour annou [...]	2005-12-19 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO9350	IRAQ: EGYPT SEES ELECTIONS AS "STEP FORWARD" TO [...] (U) The Charge delivered foreign policy reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Soliman Awad ahead of Iraq's national parliamentary elections, encouraging the GOE to publicly support and congratulate the Iraqi people for their democratic achievement, once election results had bee [...]	2005-12-19 15:41:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM EG IZ
05CAIRO9467	VERDICT ANTICIPATED IN OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN [...] (C) We expect that the December 24 session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial will result in a conviction and harsh prison sentence, as Ayman Nour's family and defense team anticipate. Nour, a diabetic, is reportedly maintaining his hunger strike and remains in Torah Prison's infi [...]	2005-12-22 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9471	EGYPT CLEAR ON USG APPREHENSIONS OF BASHIR AS [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with poloff, MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed al Higazy shared that he was already aware of USG discomfort at the prospect of Sudanese President Bashir being offered the Presidency of the African Union at the January summit in Khartoum. Higa [...]	2005-12-22 16:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EG SU
05CAIRO9486	BROTHERHOOD RISING IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by the American Presence Post Alexandria. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The strong showing of Muslim Brotherhood candidates from Alexandria has provoked speculation that the group may see Egypt's second city as a launching point for broader political gains, [...]	2005-12-26 12:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9529	IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE CAUTIOUS ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarches to a senior Arab League Secretariat staff member December 26, urging the Arab League to do all it could to support and advance the idea of a national compact to bring Iraqis from all political groups together. Responding to ref A demarche request to reach o [...]	2005-12-27 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS EG IZ
05CAIRO9545	AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE [...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...]	2005-12-28 16:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CALCUTTA320	CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONCERNED BY MISSIONARY MURDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During CG's August 23-25 visit to Orissa, he met with Christian representatives to discuss developments in the January 1999 murder case of Australian Christian evangelist Graham Staines and his two sons. CG also inquired about communal relations in the State. The Christian r [...]	2005-09-09 12:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KIRF SOCI CASC IN
05CALCUTTA372	ETHNIC VIOLENCE FLARES IN ASSAM [...] (U) Summary: Between September 26 and October 18, ethnic violence in the Karbi Anglong district of the Northeast Indian state of Assam claimed 73 lives. Conflict over territorial control and retaliation between the insurgent groups of the Karbi and Dimasa tribals has instigated the bloodbath. [...]	2005-10-19 08:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KRIM CASC SOCI IN ASEC
05CALCUTTA373	BIHAR'S FIRST DAY OF VOTING OFFERS NO CLEAR WINNER AND NO [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, Bihar completed a relatively peaceful first day of voting in its State elections. Voting took place in 57 of Bihar's 243 constituencies. Television and newspaper exit polls were contradictory, making predictions difficult. Zee News television predicted an inde [...]	2005-10-19 17:32:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI CASC IN
05CALCUTTA418	ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...]	2005-11-21 12:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG
05CALCUTTA420	NDA DECISIVELY WINS IN BIHAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In November 22 voting results, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in Bihar's State Assembly elections, winning more than the 122 seats needed for a governing majority. The [...]	2005-11-22 15:13:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
05CALCUTTA454	GOI SEES IMMIGRATION FROM BANGLADESH AS NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Classified By: CG Henry V. Jardine for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Poloff, Indian security services in West Bengal described illegal immigration from Bangladesh as a serious national security threat. The three major areas of concern for the officials [...]	2005-12-16 12:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI IN XE PTER
05CALCUTTA7	SENIOR POLICEMAN AMONG SEVEN KILLED IN MAOIST BIHAR BLAST [...] Prior to the approaching state assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand, a district police chief of Munger in Bihar, K.C Surendrababu, along with six other policemen, were killed on Wednesday January 5th, when their vehicle was blown-up by a remote-controlled landmine. The landmine was alleged [...]	2005-01-10 05:56:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM IN
05CANBERRA1201	AUSTRALIA ON UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 06:12:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL AS
05CANBERRA1301	AUSTRALIA TO ACCEPT 50 UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 01:21:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL AS
05CANBERRA284	BALANCED AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO MAMDOUH HABIB MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian former detainee Mamdouh Habib's first media appearance since his release from Guantanamo received predictably wide coverage here, but overall the reporting has balanced his accusations of torture with questions about why he refuses to account for his pre-9/11 activiti [...]	2005-02-14 05:29:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR PHUM OPRC AS
05CANBERRA386	AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia remains a destination country for Southeast Asian women trafficked for prostitution. Many of these women travel to Australia voluntarily to work in both legal and illegal brothels but can be deceived or coerced into debt bondage or sexual servitude. The Government [...]	2005-03-02 01:18:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB PREF KFRD ASEC AS
05CANBERRA704	CHR 61: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON RESOLUTION ON [...] . (SBU) Polcouns raised reftel points on April 19 with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Richard Sadleir. SIPDIS Sadleir assured us that Australia would vote against a Cuban resolution on Guantanamo if one came to a vote. Sadl [...]	2005-04-19 05:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AS UNHRC EUN
05CANBERRA791	AUSTRALIA WILL WORK TO PREVENT UNMANDATED SESSION [...] (U) We presented reftel talking points on May 5 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Director for Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Gerry McGuire. McGuire told us late on May 5 that the USG could rely on the GOA's support in opposing the Commission reform resolution in ECOSOC, [...]	2005-05-05 07:57:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AS UNCHR UNGA
05CARACAS1012	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS DEFEND FORMER IAHRC PRESIDENT [...] (C) Venezuelan prosecutors postponed until April 14 the opening of a formal investigation against former Inter-American Commission on Human Rights President Carlos Ayala. All the major Venezuelan human rights groups and Human Rights Watch rallied to support Ayala April 5, when he went to ap [...]	2005-04-08 13:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS1045	SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL [...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...]	2005-04-11 19:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1047	SEN. COLEMAN MEETS WITH POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) visited Venezuela on April 1-3, 2005 and held talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, business and religious leaders, and representatives of the country's opposition legislators. President Chavez, according to the Senator was gracious and spoke of trying to [...]	2005-04-11 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1049	NDI AND IRI WORK TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL PARTIES [...] The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) are in a strong position to facilitate the renovation/transformation of Venezuela's political parties, building on the Qationships developed with party membership over the past year, and the institutiona [...]	2005-04-11 20:20:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1205	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANZOATEGUI STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador's trip to Anzoategui State March 8-9 concentrated on the Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz area and the Jose industrial complex - a multi-billion dollar US investment. The objectives were to emphasize the importance of the US-Venezuelan oil relationship, to get a better sense of the [...]	2005-04-22 18:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS1286	CHAVEZ'S MVR PARTY: PRIMARIES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez's Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) held the first Venezuelan primaries April 10 to elect candidates for the August 7 parochial board and local councilmen elections. Delays and disagreements caused the postponement of the contests by several days in Zulia, Anzoategui [...]	2005-04-28 19:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1355	CHAVEZ CALLS FOR END TO BLACK LISTING: OPPOSITION [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on officials to stop using the so-called Tascon List to discriminate against opponents April 15. The list contains the names of all the Venezuelans who signed petitions calling for the presidential recall referendum, and has been used by officials [...]	2005-05-04 14:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
05CARACAS1389	VENEZUELAN POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuelan judges will soon open hearings to decide whether Venezuelan Workers' Confederation President Carlos Ortega, detained since March 1 2005, and former Miranda Governor Enrique Mendoza will stand trial for civil rebellion. A judge in Aragua is in the midst of hearings to decide w [...]	2005-05-06 11:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CARACAS1511	EDUCATION, BOLIVARIAN STYLE [...] (U) The Venezuelan Ministry of Education has published five books outlining Venezuela,s educational plans from pre-school through the post-secondary level. The books appear to be geared to school teachers, administrators and others who deal directly with public education. As a drawn-out missio [...]	2005-05-17 13:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1522	VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL PURGES: ENDING CORRUPTION OR [...] (U) The Venezuelan Supreme Court removed 53 judges, a mix of tenured and provisional magistrates, in the states of Lara, Tachira, Falcon, Vargas, and the city of Caracas in early May, accusing them of complicity with drug traffickers and other irregularities. Supreme Court Judicial Committee [...]	2005-05-17 21:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CARACAS1635	GOV HOLDS TIPS HEARING IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) At the behest of Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. Bernardo Alvarez, National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee president Saul Ortega (MVR),convened a hearing May 25 on organized crime, particularly trafficking in persons. In addition to poloffs, three National Assembly deputies and so [...]	2005-05-31 22:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN VE
05CARACAS168	CHAVISTAS GET TOUGH: VENEZUELA'S PENAL CODE [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly approved amendments to the Penal Code January 6, which a prominent Venezuelan lawyers criticized as repressive, and unconstitutional, while a Chavez supporter called them "fascist". The amendments criminalize popular forms of protest such as banging pots [...]	2005-01-19 19:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CARACAS169	UPDATE ON THE USAID-FUNDED VENEZUELAN ELECTORAL [...] The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has been working in Venezuela since September 2003, to support the establishment of a domestic electoral observation organization that is widely perceived as credible and impartial by a majority of Venezuelans. This is even mo [...]	2005-01-19 20:18:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1805	VENEZUELA'S SUMATE AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (C) Venezuelan pro-democracy NGO Sumate has been strengthened by the meeting between President Bush and Sumate's Maria Corina Machado May 31. The meeting riled supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and gave his opponents a much-needed moral boost. For the latter, in fact, the meeti [...]	2005-06-14 18:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1829	GOV DOGGED BY REPORTS OF MILITARY DISSENSION [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Armed Forces' operations against illegal armed groups on the Colombian border begun after a Venezuelan soldier died in a May 17 shoot-out with irregular troops have not yet abated despite some internal disagreements over the new policy, accusations of human righ [...]	2005-06-16 17:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM VE
05CARACAS1842	FREEDOM HOUSE WORKING WITH VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] USAID Venezuela entered into a cooperative agreement with the US-based human rights organization Freedom House in September 2004. Through this project, Freedom House is increasing the capacity of Venezuelan human rights defenders to document and report on the human rights situation in Venezue [...]	2005-06-17 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1867	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5 [...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...]	2005-06-21 15:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS1913	VENEZUELAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS MULTIPLY [...] (C) Since early 2005, several political opposition movements defending democracy or human rights have appeared in Venezuela, each spurred by an opposition political activist. The organizations include Federacion Verdad Venezuela (Tulio Alvarez_),Alianza Popular (Oswaldo Alvarez_ Paz),Electo [...]	2005-06-23 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
05CARACAS1983	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW JUDICIAL NGO [...] (C) Members of the newly constituted Venezuelan judicial NGO "Foro Penal" (Penal Forum) briefed the Ambassador June 23 on their organizational goals and informed him of the group's work to date. The group released a report June 6 criticizing the politicization of the justice system in Venezue [...]	2005-06-30 20:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS20	CHAVEZ: CHINA MY OLD FRIEND [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited China from December 21-26 and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, ex-president Jiang Zemin, and other senior GOC and business officials. Chavez claimed that Venezuela has become the number one destination for Chinese investmen [...]	2005-01-05 14:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS202	PROJECT PROPOSALS: VENEZUELAN NGO TAKES ON TIPS [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy is submitting a proposal by the NGO FUNDACEM for funding consideration. The proposal includes research to understand Venezuela's trafficking problem culminating in a published report, developing training and public awareness materials, workshops with gover [...]	2005-01-24 19:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID VE
05CARACAS2072	SUMATE LEADERS TO BE TRIED; NO INCARCERATION [...] (C) A Caracas court ruled July 7 that Sumate's leaders - Maria Corina Machado, Alejandro Plaz, Luis Enrique Palacios and Ricardo Estevez - would stand trial for conspiracy for accepting National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funds. The court did not/not order detention measures for Sumate's [...]	2005-07-08 16:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
05CARACAS2174	KILLING OF STUDENTS LEADS TO PROTEST, GOV RESPONSE [...] (C) The killing of three university students June 27 prompted protests at universities across Venezuela in early July, culminating in the student presentation of demands for justice to National Assembly President Nicolas Maduro on July 12. Some two dozen criminal investigative police (Cicpc) [...]	2005-07-19 13:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
05CARACAS219	CHAVEZ IN 2005 -- SCANT POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is unlikely to face significant political opposition in 2005. The opposition political parties are in a re-building phase after being smashed in last year's presidential recall vote. Civil society groups which railed against the President until recently a [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS220	VENEZUELA CONTENT FOR "SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (U) This cable contains post's proposed draft for the country narrative for the 2004 "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record" report. 2. (U) Begin text: In 1998 Venezuelans elected Hugo Chavez president. Since then, the political situation has become highly polarized as [...]	2005-01-25 12:27:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS2206	CARDINAL'S COMMENTS DRAW CHAVEZ'S IRE [...] (C) Retired Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara called the GOV a dictatorship and elections a farce in an interview published July 17, prompting President Hugo Chavez to call the prelate a bandit, coupster, devil, and a hypocrite on his Alo Presidente broadcast later that same day. Church and oppo [...]	2005-07-22 18:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS2242	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION GROUPS CHALLENGE CNE'S [...] (U) Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) drew criticism after a national voting simulation on July 10 failed to mobilize a significant portion of the electorate. Opposition groups continued campaigns to expose the CNE's deficiencies and to question its legitimacy. They argue that auto [...]	2005-07-26 14:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS2286	OPPOSITION LEADER DETAINED AT AIRPORT [...] (C) Venezuelan National Guard and Intelligence Services (DISIP) officers temporarily detained Tulio Alvarez_, the head of the opposition group Verdad Venezuela, at the airport in Maracaibo July 27 as he was departing for Caracas. Minister of the Interior Jesse Chacon claimed that security forc [...]	2005-07-29 13:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER VE
05CARACAS2317	ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION AGAINST [...] (C) Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez announced the launch of a criminal investigation against Caracas daily El Universal July 27. The Attorney General called the paper's July 25 editorial entitled "Justice Kneels Down" "a journalistic plot taken from the next chapter in the CIA's Manual of C [...]	2005-08-01 21:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
05CARACAS2326	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS [...] (C) In a July 29 meeting with retired Cardinal Castillo Lara and Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Porras, the Ambassador recognized the growing tension between the Catholic Church and the GOV, and offered United States support for any statements or actions taken by the Church in [...]	2005-08-03 13:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF VE
05CARACAS2371	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL COUNCIL LEADER [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Evangelical Council (CEV) leader Samuel Olson (dual national AmCit) July 29. Olson told the Ambassador the CEV was beginning to emerge as a public voice, and that plans were underway to institutionalize this development. Olson said that after years of operating un [...]	2005-08-05 14:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS2404	REACTION TO IACHR VARGAS DECISION [...] (C) The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) passed a resolution accepting Venezuela's admission of responsibility for all charges in the case of Blanco Romero y Otros vs. Venezuela. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) and representatives for the victims (th [...]	2005-08-08 19:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CS VE
05CARACAS294	NEW CNE SLATES 2005 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) appointed the new President, vice-president and two new Directors to the National Electoral Council January 20, even though under the constitution it is the National Assembly that makes the appointments. The TSJ named former Director Jorge Rodriguez to repla [...]	2005-01-28 20:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS324	WOMEN'S GROUPS REGISTER SUPPORT FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (U) Leaders of women's rights groups came to the Embassy on January 28 to deliver a letter repudiating the comments made by President Hugo Chavez about Secretary-Designate Rice during a rally on January 23 (ref a). The letter is signed by the National Women's Front, a group of 26 organizations [...]	2005-01-31 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN PHUM VE
05CARACAS3659	PIPELINE EXPLOSIONS QUICKLY CONTROLLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As noted in reftel, an explosion, possibly caused by an explosive device, occured on the Ule-Amauy oil pipeline on Saturday evening. Authorities quickly controlled the explosion and it will not have an impact on production in western Venezuela. Another explosion occured on a nea [...]	2005-12-05 20:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS450	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGINAL REFUGEE [...] The Embassy grants country clearance for Regional Refugee Coordinator Colleen Hoey's visit to Venezuela from February 13-19, 2005 for consultations with Embassy Caracas UNHCR, CARITAS, Jesuit Refugee Service, and Government of Venezuela officials in charge of refugee matters. Embassy point [...]	2005-02-09 20:35:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREF PHUM CO VE
05CARACAS472	REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE: CHANGES IN VENEZUELA'S TOP [...] (U) The new Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) elected Justice Omar Mora President of the Court in its first plenary session February 2. Former TSJ President Ivan Rincon announced his resignation from the Court the same day. In his first public remarks as TSJ President, Mora said that those ju [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CARACAS486	CHAVEZ VETOES PENAL CODE REFORM [...] (U) On February 3 President Hugo Chavez vetoed amendments to Venezuela's Penal Code approved by the National Assembly on January 6, according to press reports and public statements by various legislators. In vetoing the legislation, the President returns the bill to the Assembly with observ [...]	2005-02-11 20:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS498	OPPOSITION LEGAL CRUSADER SENTENCED FOR DEFAMATION [...] (C) Constitutional lawyer Tulio Alvarez_ was sentenced on February 10 to two years and three months in prison for defamation of character in a trial fraught with irregularities. Alvarez_ received the sentence for accusing pro-Chavez legislator Willian Lara of corruption in the handling of Nat [...]	2005-02-14 18:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS509	UNION LEADERS DIVIDE WHILE WORKER DISCONTENT GROWS [...] (C) Senior leaders of Venezuela's two principal labor confederations -- one pro-Chavez, the other in opposition -- are gridlocked over upcoming elections in their respective organizations. The traditional Venezuelan Workers Confederation (CTV) is split over whether to roll back a reform for t [...]	2005-02-15 15:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS563	CARDINAL SEES REBUILDING YEAR FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (C) Retired Venezuelan Jose Cardinal Castillo Lara sees the Catholic Church in Venezuela keeping a low profile in 2005. Appointments of a new papal nuncio and archbishop of Caracas will likely tone down the heated rhetoric exchanged by the bishops and the GOV throughout Venezuela's political [...]	2005-02-22 21:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF VE
05CARACAS577	JUDGES UNDER FIRE: INTIMIDATION IN VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) Venezuela's "judicial revolution", heralded by Supreme Court (TSJ) President Omar Mora, has already begun, according to reports from judges. The lawyer of a Chavista leader told one judge she would be fired for refusing to attend a political meeting. Another has resigned just before bein [...]	2005-02-23 20:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS624	VENEZUELA'S FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Per reftel A instructions, the following is post's input for the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Political officer Carolina Hidea is the point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8493; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: hideac@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: [...]	2005-02-28 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF
05CARACAS646	BINGO! GOV CAPTURES LABOR LEADER [...] (C) Venezuelan authorities captured Venezuelan Workers' Confederation (CTV) President Carlos Ortega outside a Caracas bingo hall March 1. Ortega faces charges of treason, conspiracy and rebellion in connection with the opposition marches and the two-month national strike from December 2002 [...]	2005-03-02 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB VE
05CARACAS670	HOW DARE YOU! GOV REACTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) Venezuelan government officials reacted angrily to the release of the Human Rights Report February 28. Vice President Juan Vicente Rangel said the USG lacked "moral authority" to talk about human rights, and accused the USG of being the country that most violated human rights, alleging [...]	2005-03-04 20:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS671	CUBA-VENEZUELA MLAT: REPRESSIVE INTEGRATION? [...] (C) The Venezuela-Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) came into effect on December 22, 2004. Beyond standard provisions, the Treaty allows cooperation in investigating political crimes and offenses which are considered illegal in only one of the two countries. Some Venezuelan legal [...]	2005-03-04 20:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS759	THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION IN CARABOBO STATE [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica's (MVR) Carabobo State coordinator Luis Medina told poloff the selection of MVR candidates by the people is a sign the Bolivarian Revolution has evolved and is becoming more democratic. By 2007 President Hugo Chavez's supporters would unite under the MVR party, [...]	2005-03-14 20:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS766	HARASSMENT OF VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (C) The GOV has taken several steps recently which have intimidated the human rights NGO Committee for the Families of the Victims of February 1989 (COFAVIC),according to the NGO's director, Liliana Ortega (please protect). The harassment, she told poloff, has included: a public letter fro [...]	2005-03-15 13:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
05CARACAS768	CUBAN DOCTOR SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) Cuban medical doctor Ulises Bernal Perez requested political asylum March 2. He did not claim or appear to fear for his safety, nor fear political persecution. Poloff explained the procedure for political asylum and referred Bernal to UNHCR. Bernal told poloff he arrived in Venezuela Oc [...]	2005-03-15 14:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CVIS VE
05CARACAS786	CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) Underage marriage in Venezuela poses significant problems to minors and tends to perpetuate poverty, abandonment and mistreatment. Needed programs are lacking, and no U.S. institutional support currently exists. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The following responses are keyed to reftel question [...]	2005-03-16 18:49:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN VE
05CARACAS839	TOUGH TALK, BRAVE FACES, AND SELF-CENSORSHIP IN [...] (U) Three months after President Hugo Chavez signed the "Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television" (the content law),the GoV phased-in the second tier of requirements on March 7. Regulations have yet to be published, and the telecommunications regulatory agency (CONATEL) is final [...]	2005-03-21 18:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM VE
05CARACAS847	CHAVEZ GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAIN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Uruguay, India, Qatar, and France March 1-9 establishing Ministerial-level commissions and pushing for energy and commercial cooperation. In Uruguay, he pushed regional integration. While in India, he espoused a "new socialism" and supported his idea of a "mu [...]	2005-03-21 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG VE
05CARACAS878	VENEZUELA CHARM OFFENSIVE -- MEETING WITH [...] (C) Acting on GoV instructions, Venezuelan Minister of Communication Andres Izarra met with the Ambassador March 23. Izarra suggested cooperation on journalist exchanges, an idea which the Ambassador found lacking for among other reasons, the Minister's severe public criticism of U.S. journal [...]	2005-03-23 20:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS90	ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ [...] (C) Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Porras, head of the council of Catholic bishops of Venezuela, told Ambassador January 6 the USG ought to be more outspoken in its criticism of Hugo Chavez. Porras urged more international community involvement to contain Chavez's regional aspirations, though he ad [...]	2005-01-12 15:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF VE
05CARACAS921	FREEDOM HOUSE STRENGTHENS VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] In response to the alleged human rights violations of February/March 2004, USAID Venezuela entered into a cooperative agreement with Freedom House in September 2004. Through this project Freedom House will increase the capacity of human rights defenders in Venezuela to document and report on t [...]	2005-03-31 10:29:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS93	CODEL DODD MEETS WITH SUMATE LEADERS [...] (C) Maria Corina Machado and Roberto Abdul, leaders of the NGO Sumate, briefed CODEL Dodd on January 10 on future plans of the electoral advocacy group. Machado lamented the tightening control President Hugo Chavez now held over Venezuela's branches of government, especially the National Elec [...]	2005-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS953	PURGE POLITICIZES VENEZUELAN PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Venezuela's Attorney General's Office, under Isaias Rodriguez, has become a hierarchical and centralized organization, closely linked to the executive branch through Rodriguez's personal loyalty to President Hugo Chavez. Over 80 prosecutors have been fired in the last year, in alleged v [...]	2005-04-04 17:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CASABLANCA1316	IOM AND GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO HOLD JOINT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Marking International Migrants Day, December 18, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) released a statement saying, "More attention should be paid by the international community to the large numb [...]	2005-12-21 11:29:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI ELAB MO
05CHENNAI609	SLOW PROGRESS ON BONDED LABOR IN TAMIL NADU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although the government of Tamil Nadu acknowledges the problem of bonded labor and has done more to address the issue than other Indian states, progress on its elimination in the state has been slow. Enforcement of laws against the practice has been inconsistent due to competing [...]	2005-04-05 06:43:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN
05CHIANGMAI166	MONK'S MURDER SEEN AS ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary. The murder of an activist Buddhist monk June 17 in Fang district, Chiang Mai was politically motivated, according to local groups, although police suggest personal conflicts as the cause. Police investigations have so far produced no suspects, despite an initial series of news sto [...]	2005-07-01 08:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05CHIANGMAI173	MAE RIM HMONG LINKED TO LAOS, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Lost in the bigger news of over 6,000 Hmong seeking refuge in Petchabun province, a much smaller group has settled into a former resort in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai. With one exception, Thai media have been silent on these 42 Hmong, reportedly part of a group with connections to [...]	2005-07-19 09:14:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF TH LA PGOV PHUM PINR
05CHIANGMAI195	CHINESE VISITORS SHOW INTEREST IN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE EXILE GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese visitors from Yunnan traveled to northern Thailand in May and July to plumb the exile groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in the Burmese opposition movement These two trips were the latest is a two-year series of back-and-forth cross-border vis [...]	2005-08-22 02:58:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PINR TH CH BM PHUM
05CHIANGMAI196	CHIANG RAI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ATTACKED [...] Summary. While human rights and environmental activists in northern Thailand have become accustomed to verbal threats directed against their work, an August 18 grenade attack in Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district has upped the ante. End summary. 2. Wiwat Tamee, a Thai-Lisu coordinator for [...]	2005-08-25 11:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH PREF PGOV
05CHIANGMAI199	KARENNI REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT COULD DIM POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. As the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) begins the process of resettling Karenni refugees in Mae Hong Son province to third countries, the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) is worried that resettlement will drain off party activists and weaken the Karenni resistan [...]	2005-08-29 09:43:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM TH BM
05CHIANGMAI215	JAPANESE CONSULATE GENERAL EXPANDING PRESENCE IN NORTHERN THAILAND [...] Summary. Japanese diplomatic representation in Chiang Mai continues to expand with the addition of a fluent Thai speaker, the first to be stationed in the north in many years. The Consul General has made it clear that Japan is interested in playing a more active role in this region and that he [...]	2005-10-03 09:57:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PHUM TH JA CH
05CHIANGMAI228	BURMESE MIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS SEE CAUSE FOR HOPE IN COURT RULING [...] Summary. Two years after the brutal slaying of six Burmese workers in Mae Sot, a Thai provincial court has convicted four local Thai officials for the crime. Legal and human rights organizations say that conditions for Burmese migrant workers have improved since the 2003 murders and that this [...]	2005-10-26 03:41:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
05CHIANGMAI245	LARGE SHAN POPULATION LIVES IN LEGAL LIMBO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 09:03:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV TH SNAR
05COLOMBO1016	MALDIVES: THREE PARTIES PRE-REGISTER [...] (U) On June 5 the Home Ministry approved applications from three groups to begin the work needed to register as political parties. The three groups included the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Party (Malidivian People's Party),founded by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Democratic [...]	2005-06-06 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1027	NORWEGIANS AND FOREIGN SECRETARY ON CURRENT STATE [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian Ambassador describes his June 7 meeting with LTTE political chief Tamilchelvam as "mixed," with the LTTE focused on the "transportation issue" and not willing to agree to a meeting with the GSL to discuss strengthening the CFA. Foreign Secretary Palihakkara conce [...]	2005-06-08 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1034	SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS IN LANDMARK [...] (SBU) ON MAY 27, THE SUPREME COURT OF SRI LANKA EXONERATED THE FOUR REMAINING MEN CONVICTED OF PARTICIPATING IN THE BINDUNUWEWA MASSACRE OF OCTOBER 2000, WHICH LEFT 27 TAMIL YOUTHS DEAD AND 14 INJURED AT A DETENTION CENTER IN BADULLA DISTRICT. THE FIFTH SUSPECT WAS ACQUITTED IN JULY 2004. [...]	2005-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1053	SRI LANKA: STALEMATE OVER STATUE IN TRINCOMALEE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 8-10 visit to the eastern district of Trincomalee, poloff and POL FSN conducted a series of discussions with government officials, religious leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and human rights activists. While somewhat muted and at times overshado [...]	2005-06-14 12:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1063	Special Media Reaction: Statement of the co- [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan media provided prominent, widespread and positive coverage to the statement issued June 13 by the Tokyo donors' conference co-chairs following their Washington meeting. Electronic media reported the statement on Tuesday, June 14, while all print media carried front-pa [...]	2005-06-15 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE

05COLOMBO107	MALDIVES: DESPITE DISASTER, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections, postponed from December 31 after the tsunami that hit Maldives December 26, have been rescheduled for January 22. The government's desire to go ahead is understandable in order to avoid charges that it is using the tsunami to put off an election it does [...]	2005-01-13 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AEMR MV
05COLOMBO1089	TRINCOMALEE STILL RESTIVE; BUDDHA STATUE STAYS FOR [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Court of Appeals suspended until June 30 the Trincomalee Magistrate's decision to remove all unauthorized religious statues, including a controversial Buddha statue erected by a pro-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) union, from Trincomalee town (REFTEL). Despite the rel [...]	2005-06-20 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1113	UNICEF SEES DECLINE IN LTTE RECRUIMENT OF CHILDREN [...] (U) The recruitment of child soldiers by the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) has significantly and steadily declined since January, according to reports received by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The LTTE recently renewed its promise to halt underage recruiting in a June 1 [...]	2005-06-24 03:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1127	Special Media Reaction: Predictable Coverage of [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan media provided widespread prominent editorial coverage of the June 24 signing of the Joint Mechanism (Post-Tsunami Management Structure, P-TOMS) between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in high circulation Sunday edition newsp [...]	2005-06-27 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1153	SRI LANKA: CHRISTIAN PASTOR RECOUNTS JUNE ATTACK [...] (U) Poloffs and POL FSN traveled to Ambalangoda in Galle district on June 28 to follow up a reported attack on an Assembly of God property on June 5 and 6. Pastor Yogesh Mudalige of the Assembly of God church complained that police, despite being made aware of the June 5 attack, failed to pre [...]	2005-07-01 05:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1169	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANTI-CONVERSION BILL MOVES [...] (SBU) According to D.W. Abeywickrema, Secretary at the Ministry of Buddhist Affairs, the Government-drafted anti-conversion bill, which was approved by the Cabinet in March (Ref B),was sent to the Government Printer on July 5 for publication in the Parliamentary Gazette. (Note: Being "gaze [...]	2005-07-06 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF CE
05COLOMBO1190	SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT PASSES SUPPRESSION OF [...] (U) On July 7 in a vote of 81-21, the Sri Lankan parliament passed a bill giving effect to the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing. 2. (U) The quorum of 102 parliamentarians voted along political lines with the ruling Sri Lankan Freedom Party, main opposition United Natio [...]	2005-07-08 06:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1212	MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY IS NO DAY AT THE BEACH [...] (SBU) Summary. On a recent trip to Maldives, poloff spoke with government officials and members of the newly registered opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) about the country's improvements to the police and judicial systems and its transition to multi-party democracy. While the Govern [...]	2005-07-13 08:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1216	CALLS FOR ELECTIONS AS THE UNP MARCHES THROUGH [...] (U) As the opposition United National Party (UNP) concluded its 10-day Janbala Meheyuma (People's Power March) to Colombo on July 12, the party focused on pressuring the Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake to call for Presidential elections this year (Ref A). Continued silence f [...]	2005-07-13 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1229	PRESIDENT SAYS SHE NEEDS TO FIND WAY TO STOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a conversation with the Ambassador, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga expressed her surprise at the gazetting of a Government drafted anti-conversion bill and indicated she would try to find a way to stop the bill from moving forward. In response to the bill's gazet [...]	2005-07-15 05:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1255	SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS TEMPORARY STAY ON [...] (SBU) In response to petitions filed by members of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, a three-member panel of the Supreme Court (SC) granted a temporary stay order for four key sections of the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) on July 15 (Reftel). Despit [...]	2005-07-18 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1258	DETERIORATING SECURITY ALARMS CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) The July 15 ruling by the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) concerning a constitutional challenge to the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) (SEPTEL) combined with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) refusal of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ultimatum to increase [...]	2005-07-18 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1292	PRESIDENT PROMISES ANTI-CONVERSION BILL WILL NOT [...] (C) Ambassador and other Chiefs of Mission from Tokyo Co-Chairs (UK for EU, Norway, Japan) called on President Kumaratunga July 25 to discuss Peace Process issues. At the end of that discussion Ambassador said he wanted to raise a separate issue, that of the anti-conversion bill. Foreign Min [...]	2005-07-25 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1295	MALDIVES CONTINUES TO WORK ON DEMOCRATIC REFORMS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is continuing its efforts to institute multi-party democracy and human rights reforms. On July 14, the President announced a massive shift in the Cabinet, with young, progressive Ministers replacing those opposed to reform. The A [...]	2005-07-26 03:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1316	UNICEF REPORTS SPIKE IN LTTE CHILD RECRUITMENT IN [...] (U) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a press statement saying there has been a significant increase in the number of reports concerning child recruitment by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the month of July. Since the tsunami, UNICEF had seen a considerable [...]	2005-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1332	US OPPOSITION TO ANTI-CONVERSION BILL HEADLINES [...] (U) On July 31 a Sunday Times newspaper's front-page headline read "US warns Lanka on religious bill." The article, which listed no author or sources, cited Christine Rocca's meeting with Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Bernard Gunatilleke. It purported that Rocca warned that if the Sri Lank [...]	2005-08-01 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA: THESE TIGERS DON'T PURR: ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exercise de facto control over parts of northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and the LTTE claims to have created a separate and fully functional government infrastructure within the areas it controls. These institutions include political [...]	2005-08-10 07:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1420	MALDIVES: PROTESTERS DETAINED AFTER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) An unknown number of arrests were made in the Maldivian capital of Male' late August 13 after protests against the arrests of three prominent opposition activists turned violent. National Security Services (NSS) forces were called in to assist the police in quelling the disturbance after [...]	2005-08-14 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1446	SRI LANKA: ELECTION COMMISSIONER INDICATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to a case filed by the opposition Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party with the Supreme Court (SC),Election Commissioner (EC) Dayananda Dissanayake on August 15 affirmed that President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's second term began in December 1999--a tacit ackn [...]	2005-08-17 09:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1448	INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: While security forces continue to investigate the murder of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Kadirgamar, human rights groups urge restraint under the State of Emergency (SOE). Meanwhile, Tamil leaders complain the SOE and checkpoint inspections are an undue trauma on the Tamil people a [...]	2005-08-17 12:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1449	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION ACCUSE EACH [...] (C) Although the streets of Male' were calm August 15 for the first night since August 12, at least 137 people remain in detention as a result of the preceding nights' unrest. ICRC is planning a visit to Maldives to meet the detainees. In an August 15 meeting in Colombo, opposition Maldivi [...]	2005-08-17 13:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1459	LTTE SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MURDER OF POLICE [...] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre "Gopi" was arrested following a gun battle on August 17, in Jaffna during a joint security forces operation for the August 5 murder of the police superintendent . The gun fight slightly wounded one officer and mortally wounded another. A heavy s [...]	2005-08-18 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1469	DEMOCRACY IN MALDIVES: ARE WE THERE YET? [...] (SBU) Summary: August 12-17 poloff visited Male' and met with government officials, members of the opposition party, and civil society groups to discuss the reform process in Maldives. Most contacts said that while the Maldives has seen some democratic progress, much work remains to be done [...]	2005-08-19 06:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1478	MALDIVES: DRL-FUNDED HUMAN RIGHTS SPEAKER [...] (U) Summary: From August 14-19, Dr. Bert B. Lockwood, Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati and Director of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, was in Maldives with the assistance of the International Information Programs Bureau and funded by an Economic Support Funds (ESF [...]	2005-08-22 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI EAID ELAB KPAO KDEM MV
05COLOMBO149	MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE EXPECTS FREER, FAIRER [...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 call on the Ambassador, former SAARC Secretary General and detainee Ibrahim Zaki expressed gratitude for U.S. support, crediting concern from the international community for the Government's decision to release him from detention and drop sedition charges against [...]	2005-01-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1493	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT WANTS TALKS WITH TIGERS AT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 12. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) Nearly a week after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement, details regarding the timing, venue and le [...]	2005-08-25 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO1514	SRI LANKA: REQUEST FOR ELECTION SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. SUMMARY: Post requests funding in the amount of USD 400,000 to support local NGO efforts to monitor and observe upcoming presidential and/or general elections. Because of initial uncertainty surrounding the length of incumbent President Cha [...]	2005-08-30 09:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1522	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN [...] (C) Charge' raised reftel situation of Uighur Guantanamo detainees with Foreign Ministry Secretary H.G.M.S. Palihakkara August 31 and asked SIPDIS for Sri Lankan assistance. Palihakkara replied that "we'd like to do it," but that accepting the Uighurs would "create problems with our Chine [...]	2005-08-31 05:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CE
05COLOMBO1523	Grenade attack on pro-LTTE newspaper office shakes [...] (U) Summary: Two men threw two grenades into the premises of the Sudar Oli newspaper office in Colombo August 29, killing one and injuring three. Sudar Oli, an unapologetically pro-LTTE paper, was the object of an unsuccessful grenade attack on one of its Colombo branch offices on August 20, [...]	2005-08-31 07:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PTER PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1530	MALDIVES: SOME DEMOCRATIC REFORMS DESPITE TRIAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the August 12-14 pro-reform demonstrations in Male' (Reftels C and D),as of August 28, 76 persons remained in detention, including opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, the chairman of the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP),has been charged with one count of ter [...]	2005-08-31 12:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1562	Sri Lanka GSP Child Labor Update [...] PER REF A, BELOW IS AN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION. THIS REPORT PROVIDES NEW DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE SUBMISSION OF THE LAST UPDATE IN 2004 (REF B). A DETAILED REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN 2003 (REF C). A) LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. [...]	2005-09-07 06:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE
05COLOMBO1604	SRI LANKA: TIME FOR CO-CHAIRS TO STAND UP AGAINST [...] (C) The co-chairs will meet in New York at a time when the prospects for tangible progress on the Sri Lanka peace process are underwhelming, especially in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to accept the latest proposal by the Norwegian facilitators for a cease [...]	2005-09-12 10:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1610	LTTE CLOSES POLITICAL OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) political leader Thamilchelvan announced the LTTE would close all remaining political offices in government-controlled areas in the wake of the LTTE refusal to hold Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) talks at Colombo airport. The LTT [...]	2005-09-12 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1621	MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE-TURNED-CABINET MINISTER [...] (C) In a September 6 meeting with the DCM in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed and Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim each asserted their strong belief in President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's commitment to democratic reform, citing several recent positive developments, such as the [...]	2005-09-13 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN MV
05COLOMBO1656	SRI LANKA: TIGERS DETAIN GSL CHILD PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) police force detained three special policemen from the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) on September 13 after the GSL officers crossed into LTTE-controlled territory in the north while pursuing a [...]	2005-09-20 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER KWMN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1669	PROSPECTS FOR REFORM DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econchief visited Maldives September 14 and 15 and found newly-appointed cabinet members eager to move forward with a bold reform agenda, while members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)continue to regroup following the August 12-13 demonstrations and rel [...]	2005-09-21 11:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1680	MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Although Maldives was not listed as a focus country in Reftel A, assisting Maldives in a peaceful transition to multi-party democracy would serve broad USG interests in promoting democracy and advancing human rights. Maldives is a moderate Islamic country where both the government [...]	2005-09-22 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO1714	Special Media Reaction: E.U. Ban on LTTE Travel [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan media reacted strongly to the European Union's travel ban on the LTTE. Mainstream and Sinhala nationalist media led with news of the ban, praising the move and speculating the decision could lead quickly to the EU's designation of the LTTE as a Foreign Terrorist Or [...]	2005-09-29 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1716	MALDIVIAN DEMOCRATIC REFORMS: PROGRESS PLODDING [...] (C) During a September 25-27 visit to Maldives as part of the first US-Maldives Friendship Week (septel),Ambassador met Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) representatives, including President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leaders to discuss the [...]	2005-09-29 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1739	SRI LANKAN DAILY REPORTS GOVERNMENT TO DROP [...] (U) The headlines of the October 3 edition of the English language Daily Mirror, quoting an unnamed "top US State Department official," reported the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had agreed to hold off on anti-conversion legislation because of US pressure. According to the article, written by [...]	2005-10-03 10:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO CE
05COLOMBO1800	AMBUSH ON LTTE LEADERS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: In Batticaloa district, in eastern Sri Lanka, on October 10, suspected Karuna faction gunmen, ambushed a convoy carrying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) district military head and intelligence head. The attack reportedly left four dead and seven wounded. At the requ [...]	2005-10-13 01:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO181	MALDIVES: REFORM CANDIDATES MAKE GAINS AS POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With one exception, polls to elect representatives to the People's Majlis, or Parliament, closed throughout this island nation on January 22. Although counting continues, preliminary results indicate a solid showing for pro-reform candidates, with the Presidential Spokesman [...]	2005-01-24 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1814	FIRST US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first-ever US-Maldives Friendship Week ("Friendship Week") which took place on September 23-28 furthered the Mission Performance Plan (MPP) goal of stable and secure partners worldwide and enhanced bilateral ties in the political, economic, cultural and security realms. Bu [...]	2005-10-17 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREL MV
05COLOMBO1817	Public Diplomacy Programs Enrich First U.S. - Maldives [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's public diplomacy programs formed a large part of the first annual U.S.- Maldives Friendship Week September 25 through September 28. In addition to a trade show organized by the Economic/Commercial Section, PD organized the signing of the first Ambassador's Fund for Cultur [...]	2005-10-18 02:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO OIIP OEXC OPRC PREL SCUL
05COLOMBO1823	GORM INDIRECTLY TARGETS OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER STAFF [...] (C) Summary: In a perceived crackdown on an opposition newspaper, police in Male detained two popular columnists for "Minivan" on October 13 on charges unrelated to journalism. Mohamed Nasheed and Ablo Saeed were summoned to the police station and detained on respective charges of "instigating [...]	2005-10-18 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1824	MALDIVES: OPPOSITION FIGURE'S DAUGHTER SENTENCED [...] (U) Jennifer Latheef, daughter of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Spokesman Mohamed Latheef, was sentenced by the Criminal Court on October 18 to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges. The charges stemmed from Jennifer's participation in a September 2003 demonstration in Male' protesting [...]	2005-10-18 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1830	SNAPSHOTS FROM TRINCOMALEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, the Ambassador traveled to the eastern district of Trincomalee for a a series of meetings with the Sri Lankan Army (SLA),Trincomalee Government Agent (GA) K.G. Leelananda, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and an NGO roundtable hosted by USAID. Interlocutors said [...]	2005-10-20 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM LTTE
05COLOMBO1832	SRI LANKA: PRO-LTTE MP INDICATES CONCERN AT [...] (SBU) On October 19 poloff met in Colombo with Pathmini Sithamparanathan, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP from Jaffna, and her husband, Professor K. Shivakumaran, who teaches drama at Jaffna University. The couple told poloff they were in the capital to meet with a number of "Sinhalese frie [...]	2005-10-20 12:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1837	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1841	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1864	DEMARCHE - IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points on Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 remarks on wiping Israel off the map with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Anura Bandanaraike during an October 28 conversation (other subjects reported septel). Bandanaraike was not familiar with the Iranian president's spe [...]	2005-10-28 07:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM CE IR IAEA
05COLOMBO187	NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Petersen made progress in working out an LTTE/GSL tsunami coordination mechanism although the deal is not final. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar, who has been facilitating the discussions, is encouraged. Colombo co- chair rep [...]	2005-01-25 04:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1870	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 06:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR MV
05COLOMBO1877	MALDIVES: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM IR MV
05COLOMBO1878	MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDS BEGINNING OF [...] (C) Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Aminath Didi and Maldivian High Commissioner Dr. Mohamed Asim, called on the Ambassador in Colombo October 31 to offer the Government of Maldives' (GORM) side of recent events in the country, including th [...]	2005-10-31 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1883	PRE-ELECTION PERSPECTIVES FROM KURUNEGALA, [...] (U) Summary. Poloff and Pol FSN met on October 25-27 with community members in Kurunegala district in North Western province, Polonnaruwa district in North Central province, and Trincomalee district in Eastern province to discuss the political climate in the weeks before the November 17 pre [...]	2005-11-01 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE
05COLOMBO1912	FOREIGN MINISTER ANURA BANDARANAIKE ON "WHEN RANIL [...] (C) When I met Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike on October 28 (reftel),he said that he wanted to get together before the Presidential election for a one-on-one chat, "without all these people (pointing to the notetakers) around." On November 7 we had that meeting over lunch at his offici [...]	2005-11-07 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE
05COLOMBO192	UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Maldives. Begin text. In 2004, Maldives President Gayoom, head of the parliamentary-style government, began a process to strengthen democracy and introduce political reforms. His commitment to refor [...]	2005-01-25 09:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO193	UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka. Begin text. Sri Lanka is a longstanding democratic republic with an active multiparty system. For more than 20 years, Sri Lanka has struggled with an internal war between the Sri Lankan go [...]	2005-01-25 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1940	AS ELECTION APPROACHES, AMPARA RESIDENTS ASK: [...] (U) Summary: The district government in the Muslim-majority East coast district of Ampara appears to have logistics for the November 17 presidential election in order. Community members feel that Tamils in the district are not taking the election seriously enough. Tamils are unconvinced t [...]	2005-11-14 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1951	SRI LANKA: SUGGESTED U.S. STATEMENT ON THE [...] (SBU) This message conveys Embassy's suggestions for a statement by the Department Spokesman after the November 17 presidential election. Two versions are provided: one for suggested use in the event of a generally free and fair election and another for suggested use in the event of an elect [...]	2005-11-15 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO CE
05COLOMBO1953	MIXED MESSAGES FROM MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT MOVES [...] (C) During a November 9-11 visit by polcouns and Sri Lanka/Maldives Desk Officer Molly Gower to Maldives, discussions with government and opposition figures revealed a now-familiar mix of signs of progress--if intermittent and faltering--toward democratic reform, along with some disturbing in [...]	2005-11-15 12:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1954	SRI LANKA OFFERS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-16 05:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL CE
05COLOMBO1975	SRI LANKA: PM RAJAPAKSE WINS PRESIDENCY IN CLOSE [...] On November 18, Election Commissioner Dayananada Dissanayake announced that Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election with a mere 50.3 percent of the total vote. The deciding factor in the election was a Tam [...]	2005-11-18 09:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1979	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE SOUNDS MODERATE [...] (C) On November 19 Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse took the oath of office as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's fifth Executive President. Following the swearing-in ceremony, Rajapakse addressed the nation listing his objectives of averting war, supporting the Cease Fire Agre [...]	2005-11-21 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF CE
05COLOMBO2014	Special Media Reaction: LTTE Leader Vellupillai [...] (SBU) Summary: Following LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran's annual Heroes' Day speech on November 27(reftel),Sri Lankan television and newspapers on November 28 and 29 focused on the future of the peace process with a renewed sense of hope and pragmatism. In response to the election of President [...]	2005-11-29 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2025	MALDIVES: PLODDING PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO REFORM [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is attempting to move forward with media and judicial reforms with bills in the People's Majlis (parliament) to create a freer press and the formation of a new Judicial Services Commission. However, the Maldives Human Rights Comm [...]	2005-12-01 08:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MV
05COLOMBO2038	MALDIVES: PROPOSED LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Maldives has made some progress in implementing democratic reforms, but significant problems, including limitations on the opposition and on pro-opposition media, as detailed in Reftels B and C, remain. The Maldives is a moderate, [...]	2005-12-05 10:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO2056	Special Media Reaction: Department's Statement on [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan Media commented widely on the statement issued Monday, December 5, by Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli condemning persistent violations of the cease- fire agreement (CFA),in particular the December 4 LTTE landmine attacks in Jaffna. The English-language and Sinhala media c [...]	2005-12-07 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2059	SRI LANKA: UN RAPPORTEUR, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Overlapping visits by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan and UN Special Rapporteur on SIPDIS Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Killings Philip Alston during the first week of December focused on continuing political assassinations and the danger they pose to the [...]	2005-12-07 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2136	Special Media Reaction: December 19 Statement by [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked banner headlines and lead stories of all print and electronic media on December 21. However, only the mainstream independent Daily Mirror and its sister Sinhala paper, Lanka [...]	2005-12-21 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2138	MALDIVES: IBRAHIM ISMAIL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) The opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) held its first ever party Congress in Male' December 19-21. On December 20, delegates at the Congress used a cascading preferential voting system to elect Member of Parliament (MP) Ibrahim Ismail party president and former SAARC secretary-gen [...]	2005-12-21 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR MV
05COLOMBO2144	MALDIVES: POST SUPPORT FOR NDI PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. The Republic of Maldives, a moderate, pro-Western Muslim nation, is taking its first faltering steps along the path to democratic reform (Ref A). A special Parliament is meeting to consider far-reaching changes, but is moving slowly. In p [...]	2005-12-22 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MV
05COLOMBO2149	SRI LANKA: STEADY ATTACKS PRESSURE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continues to goad the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) in the north, launching nine small-scale attacks against military targets since December 20. The back-to-back attacks seem designed to increase pressure on the new governm [...]	2005-12-22 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2157	MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL: ASSASSINATION OF [...] (SBU) Following two consecutive Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks on the Sri Lanka Navy in the northern district of Mannar on December 22 and 23 (Refs A and B),the violence continues in the north and east with no respite for the holiday. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Joseph [...]	2005-12-27 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2164	Special Media Reaction: Tsunami Anniversary [...] (U) Summary: All three English dailies carried Ambassador Lunstead's tsunami memorial message titled "America Joins Sri Lanka in Remembrance" on Friday, December 23. Sinhala and Tamil newspapers carried the op-ed in the vernacular on Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26. Complementin [...]	2005-12-28 08:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO2166	Special Media Reaction: Editorial Reaction to [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked a considerable amount of editorial comment in the English and Sinhala press in the week following its December 21 release in Colombo. Editorialists analyzed the statement am [...]	2005-12-28 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2167	SRI LANKA: DEMINING OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) The HALO Trust (HT),Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) have all suspended operations in the Jaffna peninsula as of December 28. HALO Trust and the SLA cited the deteriorating security environment, while the DDG's closure coincides with its holiday stand-down. Disgrun [...]	2005-12-28 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CASC MOPS KHDP CE EAIS LTTE
05COLOMBO244	Special Media Reaction: Colombo Press Conference [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of post's January 29 press conference to announce plans to transition from a mix of military and civilian tsunami relief efforts to a fully civilian one was prominent and widespread, generating front-page headlines but little editorial comment. Most media focused [...]	2005-02-01 01:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO297	MALDIVES: PRO- AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT GROUPS CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami, the Maldivian government proceeded with its SIPDIS rescheduled Majlis ("Parliament") elections on January 22, an event that occurred largely without incident. Pro- and anti-government groups declared victory, with the anti-governm [...]	2005-02-07 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO314	FROM COMITY TO CALUMNY: SRI LANKAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Six weeks after the tsunami that devastated the coasts of Sri Lanka, the main political parties have fallen back into their previous pattern of exchanging accusations and denunciations in the media. This return to fractiousness has dissolved the relative comity that prevailed imm [...]	2005-02-09 04:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO324	SRI LANKA: LTTE POST-TSUNAMI CHILD RECRUITMENT, [...] (C) Summary. January media reports highlighted Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) recruitment of child soldiers in the north and east, particularly in welfare camps for tsunami-affected persons. In early February, displeased by unfavorable media attention, the LTTE threatened to pull o [...]	2005-02-10 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO347	SRI LANKA: POST-TSUNAMI REPORTS OF CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Sensationalist speculation in the local media that the December 26 tsunami would spawn "spin-off" misery for Sri Lanka's displaced--e.g. hordes of homeless orphans, increased child trafficking, and an uptick in sexual- and gender-based violence--has proven, fortunately, unfou [...]	2005-02-14 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SMIG CE KWMM LTTE
05COLOMBO395	Special Media Reaction: Former Presidents [...] (U) Summary: The visit of former Presidents Clinton and Bush to Sri Lanka February 20-21 elicited copious, straightforward media coverage, with all media outlets, print as well as electronic, featuring the visit prominently. Editorial comment was largely positive as well, but a few outlets [...]	2005-02-22 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO EAID PTER OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO420	MALDIVES: BANNER DAYS FOR DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: Democracy in Maldives is going through a growth spurt -- a big one -- and the government seems to be taking it in stride. Amnesty International was set to release its report on February 24 from its official visit to Maldives in October 2004. The Maldivian court is scheduled to [...]	2005-02-25 05:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO451	SRI LANKA: TIGERS TRY TO DOWNPLAY, DENY CHARGES [...] (SBU) Over the past week the local media have given broad coverage to reports of the February 23 UN Security Council session on child soldiers, highlighting in particular the reported recommendation by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict that the Co [...]	2005-03-01 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER CE UNICEF LTTE
05COLOMBO454	SRI LANKA: THE FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's submission for the fifth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Andrea Tomaszewicz, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 18: Sri Lanka [...]	2005-03-02 04:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
05COLOMBO458	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES COMMISSION TO [...] (C) Summary: Three female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were shot and injured in the eastern town of Akkaraipatuu, south of Ampara, on February 28, 2005. The police have a suspect in custody, allegedly a loyalist to breakaway eastern LTTE rebel Karuna. As with previous att [...]	2005-03-02 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO471	SRI LANKA: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL DEBATED IN [...] (U) Summary. Recently proposed legislation to curb domestic violence contains provisions for victims, including interim and one-year protection orders, as well as supplementary orders mandating counseling for abusers. An NGO representative pointed out that the bill does not provide counseli [...]	2005-03-04 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV CE
05COLOMBO487	SRI LANKA: KILLINGS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary: Separate deadly incidents in the north and east March 4-6 highlight continuing tensions between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the northern Jaffna peninsula and the LTTE's fractured control of areas in the east. Security forces fired [...]	2005-03-07 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO516	SRI LANKA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 11. Ekanayake identified child soldiers (Ref B) as an issue of particular concern and one that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister will emphasize [...]	2005-03-11 06:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO534	SRI LANKA: CHILD MARRIAGE NOT COMMON [...] (U) Summary. Child marriage is not a significant problem in Sri Lanka. Under civil law, the legal age of marriage in Sri Lanka is 18 years old with no provision for marriage at an earlier age with parental consent. While Muslims follow their own cultural law and may marry at an earlier age, [...]	2005-03-15 08:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN CE
05COLOMBO547	SRI LANKA: BISHOP OF JAFFNA SEES POPULAR [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with poloff in Colombo, Thomas Savundaranayagam, Catholic Bishop of Jaffna, reported that initial post-tsunami coordination among the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL),the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),NGOs and the Catholic Church ran smoothly. Since then, h [...]	2005-03-17 03:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO565	SRI LANKA WILL CONSIDER POINTS ON CUBA CHR [...] (C) Ambassador raised Cuba CHR Resolution with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on March 21, making points in reftel. SIPDIS Palihakkara was interested in the "minimalist" approach US was taking this year, and asked several questions. Ambassador provided him a copy of the draft resolution. [...]	2005-03-21 06:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE UN
05COLOMBO567	SRI LANKA: NO PATTERN OF FOREIGN MISSION [...] (C) There does not appear to be a widespread pattern by foreign missions to aid their nationals in departing Sri Lanka while under criminal investigation. We know of only one solid case in 2004, as well as accounts of possible cases before then. Sri Lankan authorities take cases of pedophili [...]	2005-03-21 10:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG KCRM KFRD CE GM
05COLOMBO595	SRI LANKA: SUSPECTED "ENCOUNTER" KILLINGS BY [...] (SBU) Over the past four months, 17 suspected criminals have been shot and killed as they were being taken into police custody, primarily in Colombo and surrounding areas. Although police versions of such incidents invariably claim that the suspects attempted to shoot or otherwise injure pol [...]	2005-03-24 12:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM CE
05COLOMBO606	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LTTE "AIR FORCE", TSUNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Kadirgamar discussed how to deal with newly-revealed LTTE air capability and Sri Lankan reports of possible additional Tiger aircraft purchases. Kadirgamar, who had just returned from a two-week trip abroad, was uninformed about GSL moves to bring [...]	2005-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM MCAP EAID CE CU ID UNHRC LTTE
05COLOMBO616	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: SWIFT RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In sharp contrast to the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that caused devastating loss of life in Sri Lanka and Maldives, both governments responded quickly and efficiently to the potential for another deadly tsunami following the March 28 earthquake off the Indonesian islan [...]	2005-03-29 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PHUM PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO648	FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS ANTI-CONVERSION BILL WILL [...] (C) Prior to receipt April 1 of ref b directing post to demarche GSL on proposed anti-conversion legislation, Ambassador had raised issue with Foreign Minister Kadirgamar on March 28 (ref a). Ambassador then discussed issue twice with Foreign Minister on afternoon of March 31 and with Foreig [...]	2005-04-01 06:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM CE
05COLOMBO654	MALDIVES: CHILD MARRIAGE NOT COMMON [...] SUMMARY. CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES. UNDER CIVIL LAW, THE LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE IN MALDIVES IS 18 YEARS OLD, WHICH APPLIES TO BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS. HOWEVER, UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A FATHER MAY REQUEST THE COURT TO WED TWO PEOPLE BELOW TH [...]	2005-04-04 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN

05COLOMBO663	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ON CHR [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga during the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth, Ambassador raised the resolution on Cuba. As in previous demarches (Refs A-C),Ambassador stressed the closeness of last year's vote, the composition of th [...]	2005-04-05 07:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO672	CUBA AT UNHRC: GSL UNDER INTERNAL PRESSURE, ALMOST [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Minister Kadirgamar April 6 to discuss Cuba resolution. Ambassador said that he had raised the issue with President Kumaratunga who had said she would discuss it with the Minister. Kadirgamar said that the GSL had "given this very close attention" and "tried to s [...]	2005-04-06 06:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO684	THE JAFFNA BLUES: NORTHERN TAMILS FEAR COLOMBO [...] (C) During a March 30-April 1 trip to the northern districts of Jaffna and Vavuniya, poloff and POL FSN met with local government officials, members of the judiciary, aid workers, human rights activists, Members of Parliament, university faculty and students, religious figures, members of the [...]	2005-04-08 07:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO706	SRI LANKA: "INFORMAL" SUPPORT FOR BELARUS [...] (C) On April 12, poloff delivered Ref B points to V. Krishnamoorthy, Director of UN, Human Rights, and Multilateral Affairs at the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Krishnamoorthy replied that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had no position on the Belarus resolution, as of yet. He thought the "d [...]	2005-04-12 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UN
05COLOMBO742	TWO RELIGIOUS "ANTI-CONVERSION" BILLS, TOO MUCH [...] (C) Summary: The government's anti-conversion legislation is ready for Parliament but must be formally published before it can be presented to the legislative body. There is no timeframe to formally publish the bill. The private member Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) bill will likely come befo [...]	2005-04-20 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF CE
05COLOMBO786	SRI LANKA: INTERNECINE FIGHTING IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Violence in the Eastmainly involving the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Karuna faction cadres, and even the Sri Lankan militarycontinues to percolate, keeping tensions raw in this troubled region and slowly testing the limits of both the ceasefire agreement (CFA) and [...]	2005-04-27 03:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO787	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA RAISES ANTI-CONVERSION [...] (C) In a series of separate discussions on April 20 with political leaders, government officials and human rights activists, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador highlighted U.S. concerns over proposed anti-conversion legislation (reftel). A/S Rocca [...]	2005-04-27 04:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL CE
05COLOMBO807	SRI LANKA: WESTERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL SHOWDOWN [...] (C) Summary: A growing controversy over the future of the Chief Minister of the Western Province has exacerbated already-strained tensions within the United People,s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and has breathed new life into the long-dormant opposition United National Party (UNP). At the same t [...]	2005-04-29 01:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CE
05COLOMBO818	SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS PARTY TRYING [...] (SBU) The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU),a Buddhist religious party whose 7 MPs are monks, is pressing ahead with a bill to outlaw "unethical" conversions, which it expects to come before Parliament on May 6. According to JHU MPs, the influx of Christian missionaries, under the guise of NGOs pr [...]	2005-05-02 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO832	Multiparty demonstration in Colombo over murder [...] (U) Summary: Five days after the murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram, a.k.a.Taraki, (see Reftel) prominent journalists from all political persuasions along with Members of Parliament and trade unionists gathered on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day to express concern for me [...]	2005-05-04 08:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO843	SRI LANKA: POLITICAL PARTIES RALLY THEIR BASES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This year's May Day--a traditional forum for parties to hold pep rallies to tout their accomplishments, outline future moves, and lambaste opponents--passed without incident this past weekend. The various rallies in Colombo sponsored by the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP),the [...]	2005-05-05 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE LTTE
05COLOMBO845	MALDIVES: PROGRESS ON REFORMS: GLACIAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 release, the Government of the Republic of Maldives said it would seek to legitimize political parties under the current constitution, based on a legal opinion by the current Attorney General Dr. Hassan Saeed. The move stems from growing dissatisfaction across the po [...]	2005-05-05 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
05COLOMBO858	LEGISLATIVE LIMBO?: ANTI-CONVERSION BILL SENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The private member's bill presented by the Buddhist nationalist Jathika Hela Urumayu (JHU) to prohibit "unethical" conversion was read out in Parliament for the second time on May 6. The Speaker referred the bill to an as-yet unconstituted Standing Committee for further revi [...]	2005-05-09 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO887	VISIT TO BATTICALOA: PESSIMISM PERVADES VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON A MAY 9-11 TRIP TO BATTICALOA IN SRI LANKA'S TURBULENT EASTERN PROVINCE, POLOFF, INFORMATION OFFICER, A/RSO,AND POL FSN MET WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PEACE MONITORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND AND VIEWS RE [...]	2005-05-13 06:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO895	SRI LANKA: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In a May 11 briefing to the diplomatic community, UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom Asma Jahangir said she had seen no evidence of forced conversions during her May 2-12 visit to Sri Lanka. While she heard credible reports of some instances of "inappropriate" conversion, she indic [...]	2005-05-16 08:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO897	Journalists in Eastern Sri Lanka Constrained in [...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists in the East of Sri Lanka, concerned about their welfare, hesitate to report fully on events in the region. Reporters from the Batticaloa Media Alliance allege they cannot report freely from the Eastern province due to pressure from the LTTE and Sri Lankan Army for [...]	2005-05-16 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO900	Outreach on Newsweek Retraction of Koran [...] Reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the original Newsweek story about alleged desecration of the Koran was muted and low-key. Media in both countries ran straight wire service reports about the controversy, but abstained from publishing or broadcasting outraged commentary and editorial [...]	2005-05-17 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KISL OIIP PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO916	SRI LANKA: STATUE STIRS STRIKE, VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) One person was killed and five injured in scattered grenade attacks in the eastern district of Trincomalee on May 17 during a two-day strike, or "hartal," to protest the erection of a large Buddha statue on government-owned land. The Embassy has received no reports of U.S. citizens hurt or [...]	2005-05-18 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KIRF PTER PHUM CASC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO921	SRI LANKA: POLICE SOFT-PEDALING INVESTIGATION OF [...] (SBU) Findings from Pol FSN's May 16 visit to the site of a church attack in the southwestern district of Galle indicate an unwillingness from local authorities to prosecute the perpetrators, who include two Buddhist monks and the chairman of the village council. The pastor of the church, w [...]	2005-05-19 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO946	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT APPEARS READY TO REGISTER [...] (SBU) On May 21 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the People's Majlis in its next session to take up the question of whether to allow the registration of political parties. The President's directive follows an opinion issued by the Attorney General overturning a 2001 finding from his prede [...]	2005-05-25 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO954	Leading Tamil Editor Receives Death Threats [...] (U) Summary: Following the high-profile April 29 murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram, (Reftel),another prominent Tamil journalist, Vediwel Thevaraj, Acting Editor- in-Chief of the mainstream independent Tamil daily Virakesari, has reported receiving anonymous death threats. Mr. [...]	2005-05-26 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO955	SRI LANKA: COMMUNAL TENSION CONTINUES OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious and ethnic tensions continue to percolate in Trincomalee over the May 16 erection of a large Buddha statue on public land in the city center. A May 18 decision by a local judge ordering the removal of the statue has not yet been implemented, and the statue remains, [...]	2005-05-26 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO971	Special Media Reaction: Former President Bill [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of President Clinton's May 27-28 visit to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Relief was prominent and widespread. Electronic and print media reported on the visit through the weekend and Monday. The coverage of the former Presi [...]	2005-06-01 01:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO973	CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 08:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL CE ILO
05COLOMBO997	MALDIVES: "BRIGHT DAY FOR DEMOCRACY" DARKENED BY [...] (C) Early on June 2--the day the People's Majlis was expected to rubber-stamp President Gayoom's decision to allow the registration of political parties--police arrested six members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed described the arrests [...]	2005-06-02 12:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO998	SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATIONS, COUNTER-KILLINGS [...] (C) The May 31 killing of a Sri Lanka Army intelligence officer as he drove to work in Colombo (Ref A) is only the latest installment in a recurrent pattern of assassinations and counter-killings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its rivals, primarily members of the breakaway [...]	2005-06-02 12:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COPENHAGEN613	DENMARK STRUGGLES WITH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary. The integration of Muslims and other ethnic minorities remains one of the most pressing political and social issues in Denmark. The government increasingly has focused attention on this issue, including passing legislation to assist newly arrived immigrants and introducing actio [...]	2005-04-12 14:57:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR PTER SCUL DA
05DAKAR3184	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 16, Senegal,s National Assembly passed a provisional constitutional amendment, extending deputies, terms in office from June 2006 until February 2007. President Abdoulaye Wade, whose goal was to delay legislative elections in order to couple them with the presidenti [...]	2005-12-23 13:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM SG
05DAKAR3208	JOURNALIST ACCUSES PRESIDENT WADE OF MURDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent book entitled "The Judge Seye Affair: A Contract Killing," journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly accuses President Wade of instigating the assassination of Supreme Court Judge Babacar Seye. Pape Ibrahima Diakhate, Assane Diop and Cledor Sene, shot Judge Seye on May 15, 19 [...]	2005-12-28 17:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SG
05DAKAR3213	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]	2005-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DAMASCUS5789	OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR BASHAR'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-time SARG critic Riad al-Turk publicly called for President Bashar al-Asad to step down earlier this week, a statement which has since been circulated among Damascus civil society as a petition for signature. Press reports and contacts indicate that other prominent activists [...]	2005-11-02 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5832	BASHAR PARDONS 190 POLITICAL PRISONERS TO SHORE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A November 3 presidential decree granted amnesty to 190 Syrian political prisoners as part of reforms aimed at shoring up "national unity." The majority of freed prisoners were associated with Islamist groups; conspicuously absent from the parolees were the six remaining "Damascu [...]	2005-11-07 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5833	SMALL BAND OF SECULAR AND MINORITY GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impact of the Damascus Declaration continues to reverberate through civil society and opposition circles in Syria. A small group of secular and minority elements (with a heavy Kurdish presence) has formed the "Dialogue Group" to develop a more secular, pro-minorities alterna [...]	2005-11-07 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5866	MALEH SLANDER TRIAL DELAYED BY TECHNICALITIES [...] (C) Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Haitham al-Maleh,s trial continued at the Syrian Military Court on November 7. Maleh told Poloff that the case stems from a letter he sent to President Bashar al-Asad in July 2005 in reference to a criminal case that was conducted in the Field [...]	2005-11-08 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5933	LABWANI ARRAIGNED ON FIVE CHARGES AND REMAINS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Kamal Labwani was arraigned on November 12 at the Palace of Justice. During a two-and-a-half-hour session in criminal court, Labwani was charged with two counts of slandering the country in the media, one count of degrading national pride in a time o [...]	2005-11-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6014	USG STATEMENTS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS OVERSHADOWED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil-society activists, especially those focusing on human rights, have expressed satisfaction with recent USG statements calling for the release of Kamal Labwani and other political prisoners. While glad that the U.S. now includes human rights on its Syria agenda, many contact [...]	2005-11-17 15:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6075	WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FISSURES (AND EGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inability of Syrian civil-society players and opposition activists to put aside egos and ideological differences was on full display during a recent three-day international women's conference held at Damascus University. Two panels featuring Syrian religious figures, as well [...]	2005-11-21 15:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6136	SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT STATE SECURITY COURT; [...] (C) COURT SCUFFLE RESULTS IN BRIEF DETENTION: SARG security forces detained approximately 12 men who had participated in a spontaneous demonstration in front of the State Security Court on November 13, following a hearing for approximately 13 men who have been held on Islamist charges for mor [...]	2005-11-27 07:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6368	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: LABWANI UPDATE; MALEH TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG pressure on human rights activists continues unabated, with authorities using detention, legal cases and police intimidation as tools. Kamal Labwani remains detained in Aadra prison, while the presiding judge continues his investigation. The military court trial of Ha [...]	2005-12-07 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6474	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY EXPRESSES GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human rights activists in general reacted positively to the December 10 White House statement calling for Syrian Government to release all prisoners of conscience, including the six remaining Damascus Spring detainees, as well as Kamal Labwani, Nizar Rastanawi, and Habib Saleh. H [...]	2005-12-13 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS6509	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROMINENT ACTIVIST CONSIDERS [...] (C) PROMINENT ACTIVIST MULLS RELOCATION TO UK: Civil society and women's rights activist Maan Abdul Salaam told PolOff and visiting NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy on December 7 that he is considering relocating to the United Kingdom following recent difficulties with Syrian security servic [...]	2005-12-14 14:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6547	LABWANI INTERROGATED BY JUDGE; PRAISES USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent human rights and opposition activist Kamal Labwani was interrogated for a second time by a Criminal Court judge on December 14 for approximately two and a half hours. Labwani, who appeared to be in good spirits and good physical condition, spoke with diplomatic represe [...]	2005-12-18 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6597	ABDUL AZIM TRIAL BEGINS; DETAINED ACTIVIST BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military court trial of opposition figure Hassan Abdul Azim began on December 18, as he faced charges of publication of material by an illegal organization. He is not in SARG custody. His next court date is set for January 19. Human rights organizations are also reporting [...]	2005-12-20 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6697	DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After six weeks of relative silence from the Damascus Declaration group, members have met again to discuss further action, according to Joumana Seif, daughter of Damascus Declaration signatory and jailed MP Riad Seif. Seif described discussions about a number of controversial is [...]	2005-12-29 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DARESSALAAM1001	Deteriorating Security Situation on Zanzibar [...] (C) Summary: Violence broke out in Zanzibar's Urban West Region during voter registration; weeks later, Stonetown and its environs are still on edge. A police operation to keep order during registration has ended, with a mixed verdict on its results. People who go out in the evenings still ru [...]	2005-05-23 13:37:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM101	FY 2005 ESF Request for Electoral Assistance [...] Embassy Dar es Salaam requests $500,000 ESF to fund Tanzanian Electoral Observation NGOs during the campaign and vote in the General Elections of October 2005. Any funding in excess of the immediate requirement to establish an election observation project would be directed toward long- term [...]	2005-01-19 08:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON AMGT TZ KTER
05DARESSALAAM1015	Zanzibar's Imams Declare a Truce [...] (C) Summary: Religious tension on Zanzibar has declined in recent months, even as political tension has increased. Only fourteen months ago, a series of small explosions rocked Stonetown. Back then, government officials publicly blamed Uamsho, a fundamentalist Muslim NGO that had a history [...]	2005-05-26 05:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM1037	ILO DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] On May 26, Poloff delivered reftel A demarche, urging ILO fiscal restraint and reftel B demarche supporting Barbados candidacy to the ILO, to the Director of Employment at the Tanzania Ministry of Labor, Ernest Ndimbo. Mr. Ndimbo had no substantive response but he promised to brief the head [...]	2005-05-31 10:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB AORC PHUM ILO
05DARESSALAAM108	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] Per reftel A, the Tanzania submission for the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report is below. 2. The United Republic of Tanzania is a multiparty state, although it is dominated by the long-ruling CCM party. Benjamin Mkapa is the President; his term will end in October, 2005. Zanziba [...]	2005-01-20 04:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PREF PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM1187	UN DEMOCRACY FUND, DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered talking points from reftel via fax to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 3. On June 15 Poloff called on Anisa Mbega of the Office for Multilateral Affairs at MFA to follow up on the demarche. Mbega recei [...]	2005-06-17 03:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM1307	WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...]	2005-07-05 07:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ
05DARESSALAAM151	Zanzibar's Voter Registration on Track after [...] (C) Summary: Voter registration is now proceeding on schedule, after an initial spate of violent confrontations that had forced the temporary closure of several South Pemba voter registration centers in early December. Teams from the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) completed their work on [...]	2005-01-25 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM206	TANZANIANS CAUTIOUS ON AU-UN SUDAN TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Charge met on February 1 with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, the Foreign Ministry Director for Multilateral Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on Sudan action in the UN Security Council. Charge provided Mulamula with copies of reftel paragraphs 7 and 8 talking points and concept paper, [...]	2005-02-01 13:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO ETTC ETRD SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM212	MINISTER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL: "BURUNDIAN REFUGEES, [...] (U) This message contains an action request lease see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Minister for Home Affairs Omar Mapuri, who is also a dark horse CCM Presidential candidate, campaigned in Western Tanzania Jan 23-25. His public remarks were marked by strong anti-refugee statements, whi [...]	2005-02-02 04:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM2139	TANZANIA: DEPSEC ZOELLICK'S SPEECH DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 13:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PREL SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM214	Zanzibar's Voter Registration: Trouble in [...] (C) Summary: In late January, the mobile teams of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) began to register voters in the Northern District of Unguja, Zanzibar's main island. Although diplomatic observers had expected registration to proceed quietly there, opposition parties soon began to ci [...]	2005-02-02 06:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM2307	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CHARLES ELIAS [...] (U) Post requests clearance for the following individual to attend U.S. Special Forces training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina from January 24 through June 16, 2006: Name: Charles Elias Mbogo DOB: 30 April 1975 POB: Tabora, Tanzania Country service number: P9501 Rank: Lieutenant Unit: 9 [...]	2005-12-20 14:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2321	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (U) December 22, 5:45 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Mary Johnson, Political Counselor and Notetaker TANZANIA Seif Sharif Hamad, Secretary General of Civic United Front ( [...]	2005-12-23 15:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM2322	A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005, CONVERSATION WITH ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT AMANI KARUME [...] (U) December 21, 2005; 3:15pm; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer Dr. Cindy Courville Amb. Michael Retzer DCM Purnell Delly PolCouns Mary Johnson Poloff Maureen B. Latour Tanzania Amani Karume, President of Zanzibar Omari Mgeng [...]	2005-12-23 16:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM2337	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...]	2005-12-28 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2339	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 CONVERSATION WITH TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...]	2005-12-28 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM327	Zanzibar?s Voter Registration: [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is proceeding with generally peaceful and orderly voter registration in Unguja Island?s Northern Region. While both the ruling CCM party and the opposition CUF are exchanging accusations about specific incidents, the two major parties seem [...]	2005-02-15 12:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM374	TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...]	2005-02-18 12:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM381	TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...]	2005-02-22 08:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM432	INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA: TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Post submits input for the President's Report on AGOA, as requested reftel. Also, see additional comments in paragraph 6. Point of contact at post is Pol/Econ Officer Jefferson Smith, smithjd@state.gov. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade: Since e [...]	2005-02-28 04:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB EINV TZ
05DARESSALAAM439	TANZANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C) Charge met on February 25 with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete to reiterate ref C demarche on Darfur, and to underline our support for an AU/UN Darfur tribunal that could utilize the existing ICTR infrastructure in Arusha. Kikwete, who had just returned from two weeks of travel, appeared [...]	2005-03-01 07:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM532	CUF, CCM Partisans Clash in Stonetown [...] (U) Summary: CUF and CCM party activists clashed after the two opposing parties held separate rallies in the environs of Zanzibar Stonetown March 6. Various accounts by the press and political party leaders report that 14-26 people were injured in the melee, one critically. In addition, mob [...]	2005-03-14 12:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC TZ
05DARESSALAAM540	ICTR REGISTRAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: ICTR Registrar Adama Dieng on February 25 briefed a small group of Dar es Salaam diplomats on current progress of the ICTR. Dieng was upbeat on the probability of the court meeting its completion deadline of 2008, though he said full funding was crucial. By the end of 2005 al [...]	2005-03-16 04:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TZ RW ICTR
05DARESSALAAM545	CHILD MARRIAGE IN TANZANIA [...] Summary: Marriage under 18 is common in Tanzania particularly in Muslim areas and amongst pastoralist tribes in Arusha region. Tanzania law prohibits child marriage under age 15 for girls, except with a court's consent. The Islamic and customary courts may allow exceptions for members of th [...]	2005-03-16 10:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREF ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI TZ
05DARESSALAAM551	Bumps in the Road for Voter Registration on [...] (C) Summary: At the midpoint of voter registration, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) continues to conduct a generally peaceful and credible exercise. Informed observers nonetheless note some disturbing recent developments that could undermine the credibility of the Permanent Voters Regi [...]	2005-03-16 13:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM701	DUTCH ENVOY RACKE SAYS PALIPEHUTU-FNL REBEL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Burundi Envoy Fred Racke told Charge that the current talks between the Government of Tanzania and FNL-Palipehutu rebels in Dar es Salaam are proceeding well so far, and the GOT is becoming cautiously optimistic. President Mkapa has insisted that all talks must be within [...]	2005-04-11 04:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KPKO TZ BY NL
05DARESSALAAM772	Zanzibar's Voter Registration Crisis: the [...] (C) Summary: As voter registration on Zanzibar enters its final week, evidence continues to mount that government interference with the registration process is blatant, deliberate and sufficiently widespread to affect electoral outcomes. Opposition supporters who have been denied registration [...]	2005-04-20 07:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM801	Zanzibar Registration Crisis Averted for [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is taking concrete action to fix the problems that have plagued voter registration, and Zanzibar's recalcitrant political leaders have rather grudgingly indicated they will allow the ZEC a free hand to do so. From April 18-20, Diplomatic H [...]	2005-04-25 14:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM832	Tanzania Elections Update [...] (C) Summary: The next week or so will see several decisive developments in voter registration, nomination of candidates and preparation for the October elections in Tanzania and on Zanzibar. The following is a round up of the most recent developments. End Summary. Voter Registration Draw [...]	2005-05-02 05:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM855	The Top Five CCM Candidates Selected: the [...] (U) Summary: In a marathon session that lasted late into the night of May 2, the CCM party?s Central Committee selected five of the eleven declared presidential candidates to proceed to the next round of internal party balloting. The five who made the first cut -? Foreign Minister Kikwete, [...]	2005-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM903	TANZANIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROPOSAL: RETURN 250 [...] In response to reftel A, Embassy officers worked with a local trade union, the Domestic Conservation, Hotel Worker's Union [CHODAWU], to develop a 20,000 US dollars proposal to return 250 exploited children to their home villages in Tanzania or to Nairobi. The children assisted by this projec [...]	2005-05-09 04:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG TZ KRCM
05DARESSALAAM910	UN Human Rights Commission: Tanzanian [...] This is an action request. 2. On May 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on preventing an unmandated session on UNHRC reform to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that she would consult with th [...]	2005-05-09 12:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TZ UNCHR UNGA
05DARESSALAAM972	SALIM SALIM SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging two-hour lunch meeting, former OAU Secretary General Salim Salim told us he had failed to capture the CCM presidential nomination because of strong opposition from the Zanzibari faction of the CCM. Salim, who is a Zanzibari of Arab heritage, accused some part [...]	2005-05-17 13:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DHAKA1135	PMO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SPEAKS CANDIDLY [...] (S) Summary. PMO Principal Secretary Siddiqui told Ambassador that continued USG pressure on the BDG is essential to bring to justice the killers of Awami League leader Kibria, implied that PMO Political Secretary Chowdhury is tied to the local BNP officials fingered for ordering the Kibria at [...]	2005-03-14 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD BG
05DHAKA1143	POLICE TURN BACK MARCHERS ON AHMADIYA MOSQUE [...] (SBU) Police suppressed and controlled the Khatme Nobuyat Movement's attempt on March 11 to siege an Ahmadiya mosque in Bogra following a week of processions throughout Bangladesh demanding the BDG declare Ahmadiyas as non-Muslims. There were no arrests or injuries. 2. (SBU) On March 13, A [...]	2005-03-14 12:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KISL BG
05DHAKA1218	CHILD MARRIAGE IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) After consulting with government officials, the NGO community and UN agencies stationed in Dhaka, Embassy Dhaka is pleased to respond to the Child Marriage survey sent out by Washington. A. The legal age of marriage in Bangladesh is 18 for girls and 21 for boys. There is not a lower leg [...]	2005-03-17 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN ECON BD
05DHAKA13	BELEAGUERED NGO LEADER HOPEFUL BDG WILL RELEASE [...] (C) Summary. Proshika Chairman Qazi Farooq is cautiously optimistic that "sympathetic" BNP leaders will release the USD 50 million in donor funds blocked for three years by the NGO Affairs Bureau because of Proshika's alleged financial and political misdeeds. Farooq blames Proshika's woes on [...]	2005-01-03 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BG
05DHAKA1399	ROHINGYAN LINKS TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AND PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A human rights activist briefed poloff about Rohingyan refugee connections to Islamic extremist groups and Rohingyan patterns of human smuggling. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Poloff recently met with Chris Lewa, a Belgian who works for Forum Asia in Bangkok and who has worked on Roh [...]	2005-03-24 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV BG PTER PINR GTIP
05DHAKA1558	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts to meet with military/civilian officials and a broad range of civil society leaders. Eight years after the signing of the CHT peace accord, significant dissatisfaction persists among both the indigenous tribal groups and the su [...]	2005-04-04 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER BG
05DHAKA165	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 05-1 [...] Embassy verifies that as of this date the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Bangladesh armed forces units identified to participate in Balance Buffalo 05-1, 7 February - 11 March 2005. The units are: Bangladesh Army - 1st [...]	2005-01-12 06:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
05DHAKA1765	BANGLADESH EPZ LABOR ELECTIONS LURCH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Since Parliament's passage in 2004 of legislation to extend international labor standards to Bangladesh's Export Processing Zones (EPZ),local AFL-CIO Solidary Center (SC) representative Rob Wayss has closely monitored implementation, including the elections starting in December to the i [...]	2005-04-13 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ETRD PGOV BG
05DHAKA1799	22 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF AL MP [...] (C) Summary: A Speedy Trial Tribunal has sentenced to death 22 people, mostly tied to the ruling BNP, for the May 2004 murder of Awami League MP Ahsanullah Master. AL leaders expressed satisfaction with the judgment but want the "godfathers" behind the attack identified and brought to justice [...]	2005-04-18 07:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER BG
05DHAKA1802	50 INJURED IN ANTI-AHMADIYA ATTACKS [...] (SBU) On April 17, around 15,000 activists of the International Khatme Nabuat Movement (INKMB),a militant group dedicated to declaring Ahmadiyas non-Muslim, marched on an Ahmadiya mosque in Satkhira, in south-western Bangladesh, according to local media and Ahmadiya leaders. The marchers, br [...]	2005-04-18 12:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA1807	EXTRA-JUDICIAL "CROSSFIRE" KILLINGS DROP SHARPLY [...] (SBU) Police "crossfire" deaths in March fell 62 percent from January, according to press reports compiled by prominent human rights NGO Odhikar. "Crossfires" by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) plummeted even more, from 12 in January to just two each in February and March. Regular police co [...]	2005-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1827	BDG PRESSED ON DUE PROCESS FOR SHOAIB CHOWDHURY [...] (SBU) On April 17, Ambassador raised the Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury case during PACOM Admiral Fallon,s meetings with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khan and Principal Secretary Siddique. Ambassador said that Choudhury should be SIPDIS accorded due process as guaranteed by Bangladeshi Law [...]	2005-04-20 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA1866	BHUIYAN ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF BDG COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On April 20, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Local Government and BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuiyan to reiterate USG concerns about protection for Ahmadiyas, extra-judicial killings and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),political violence, the importance of the BDG's joining the UN [...]	2005-04-21 06:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA1907	AMBASSADOR VISITS AHMADIYA HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador demonstrated support for Ahmadiya demands for freedom of religion and protection under the law after BDG allegedly permitted attacks against them. 2. (U) Following a surge of violence against Ahmadiyas (REFTEL) in Bangladesh, Ambassador on April 22 met with Ahmadiya [...]	2005-04-24 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM BG
05DHAKA1922	AHMADIYAS ALLEGE JI BEHIND LATEST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. After the recent anti-Ahmadiya attacks, Ambassador paid a well-publicized visit to the Ahmadiya central mosque to underscore USG support for the security and rights of Ahmadiyas. Ahmadiya leaders now say that Jamaat Islami was behind the attacks, which might explain why the BDG [...]	2005-04-25 14:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA1923	BANGLADESH - AMENDMENT TO LOA FOR ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) 0n April 25, P/E counselor and RLA presented to Home Ministry Joint Secretary Mohammed Muhsin reftel text for initiating a new training and technical assistance program for BDG law enforcement personnel involved in combating trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Muhsin strongly welcomed th [...]	2005-04-25 14:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM ASEC BG
05DHAKA1924	HOME MINISTER AGREES TO NEW LINES OF KIBRIA CASE [...] (C) Summary. On April 21. Home State Minister Babar and Foreign Policy Adviser Rahman agreed to Ambassador's proposal for pursuing new lines of investigation to supplement the BDG's case against the Kibria murder suspects and, in that context, to bring the FBI back to Bangladesh for another r [...]	2005-04-25 15:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KCRM PREL PHUM BG
05DHAKA2061	BDG DRAFTS ANTI-TERRORISM LEGAL AMENDMENTS [...] (C) The Law Cell of the Ministry of Home Affair (MHA) has drafted amendments to Section 121 of the Penal Code redefining "waging or abetting war" and to Section 3 of the Special Powers Act concerning sabotage to broaden their coverage and thereby their utility for counter-terrorism. A MHA law [...]	2005-05-02 03:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV AFIN BG
05DHAKA2071	DETAINED BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) On May 2, Bangladeshi journalist Showaib Chowdhury called us to confirm that he had been released on bail and to express appreciation for the Embassy's appeal to BDG officials to accord him full due process. Four persons, including his two attorneys, provided the taka 100,000 bail (abou [...]	2005-05-02 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS BG
05DHAKA2087	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROCCA [...] (C) Summary. We should acknowledge the surprising run of positive BDG actions since February, but push for more, especially against political and extremist violence. It is important to reiterate our concerns about terrorism, extremist Islam, minority rights, and a transparent and credible e [...]	2005-05-03 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KISL BG
05DHAKA2198	CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Early reports from Chittagong indicate a generally peaceful and orderly election with Awami League incumbent Mohiuddin Chowdhury running neck and neck with his BNP rival, Civil Aviation State Minister Mohammed Nasiruddin. Several weeks ago, Chowdhury was the clear front-runner, [...]	2005-05-09 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG BGD
05DHAKA2215	CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION RESULTS: AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (U) In a generally peaceful and orderly election with only scattered reports of irregularities, the current Chittagong mayor, Awami League's ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, won with 350,891 votes while the BNP challenger, Mohammad Nasiruddin received 259,410 votes. 2. (SBU) The Chief Election Com [...]	2005-05-10 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG BGD

05DHAKA224	BIHARI UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: While Bihari spokesmen continue to press for resettlement in Pakistan, many Biharis are integrating themselves into local life and say they want Bangladeshi citizenship. End Summary. ------------- Background ------------- 2.(SBU) The Biharis are an internally displaced gr [...]	2005-01-18 12:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF BG PINR PHUM PTER

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