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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00THEHAGUE1867 DUTCH RESPOND TO UK ALIEN SMUGGLING TRAGEDY
[...] THE GON REACTED WITH BOTH WORDS AND ACTIONS TO THE JUNE 19 DISCOVERY IN THE UK OF 58 VICTIMS OF ALIEN SMUGGLING. 2. BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN WHICH THE VICTIMS WERE DISCOVERED IS OF DUTCH REGISTRATION AND THE DRIVER IS DUTCH, THE GON BECAME IMMEDIATELY INVOLVED. IT HAS SINCE ARRESTED BOTH THE [...]
2000-06-22 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG CVIS PINR ASEC CH NL EUN KPRD
01ABUJA2031NIGERIA: INS ROUNDTABLE WITH GON OFFICIALS ADDRESS
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. Action request see para. 15. 3. (U) Summary: On July 31, Ambassador, INS District Director INS/Rome, INS OIC/Accra, and Lagos Econoff attended a roundtable sponsored by Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe to discuss the probl [...]
2001-08-15 13:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EAIR KFRD NI SMIG
01ABUJA2225NIGERIA: MISSION VIEWS REGARDING INS ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) I want to take this opportunity to re-emphasize the Mission's support for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GON, which would establish guidelines and a legal basis for a USG presence at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). At the same time, I also want to encourage I [...]
2001-09-06 10:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS KFRD SMIG SNAR NI
01VATICAN5566VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]
2001-10-26 14:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL
02ABUJA2564NIGERIA: PAN-SAHEL INITIATIVE (PSI) PLAN OF ACTION
[...] (S/NF) Embassy strongly believes that inviting Nigeria to participate in the Pan-Sahel Initiative (PSI) conference is vital to the success of the PSI. By reason of Nigeria's political and economic importance, size, demographics and the region's porous borders and well-worn overland routes, N [...]
2002-09-03 13:33:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KWMN PREL KCRM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD KPAO
02HANOI3018 VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...]
2002-12-19 08:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP
02KATHMANDU2168U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR
[...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...]
2002-11-15 10:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU537NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]
2002-03-14 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU555PARLIAMENT PASSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BILL GRANTING
[...] Summary. Nepal's lower house of Parliament passed a bill March 14 granting women more equitable property rights, legalizing abortion under certain conditions and dictating stricter penalties for child marriage, polygamy and rape. Although the law failed to pass the upper house in late 2001, [...]
2002-03-15 12:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KWMN PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU921Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]
2002-05-10 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02RANGOON1291BURMESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO THE USG ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is prepared to act on human trafficking, but has not put together programs that will fully treat the problem. In a report presented to the Embassy in August, the GOB acknowledges the problem facing Burma and lays out the legislative, enforcement, training, and preventi [...]
2002-10-04 08:32:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PREL SMIG BM
02ROME3244ITALY: GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A REPORT BY LIBYAN TV THAT LIBYAN AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03244 030828Z ITALIAN NAVAL UNITS WERE PERFORMING JOINT EXERCISES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN EARLY JUNE, POLMIL OFF MET JUNE 18 WITH ANTONIO BELLAVIA, THE MFAS DESK OFFICER FOR L [...]
2002-07-03 08:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREL MOPS LY IT EUN
02ROME5595IMMIGRATION: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN INTERIOR
[...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2.(U) INTERIOR MINISTERS FOR THE "ADRIATIC-IONIAN" REGION ANNOUNCED A NEW ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY MINISTERIAL IN LECCE NOVEMBER 13. THE ACTION PLAN WAS SIGNED BY MINISTERS FROM ITALY, ALBANIA [...]
2002-11-18 14:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG ELAB PGOV IT
02TEGUCIGALPA3132(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO
[...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]
2002-11-15 21:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3145(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO
[...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]
2002-11-19 14:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3435ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT
[...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...]
2002-12-24 15:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO
03ABUDHABI1414UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]
2003-03-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI2335UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B),that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...]
2003-05-12 13:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI2943ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...]
2003-06-18 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC
03ABUDHABI496G/TIP VISIT A SUCCESS: UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (U) This message contains an action recommendation: See paragraph 9. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Sally Neumann and NEA/RA Barbara Keary visited the UAE (both Abu Dhabi and Dubai) from 22-26 January to engage wi [...]
2003-01-29 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ACCRA437TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...]
2003-03-03 15:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
03AMMAN1357ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JORDAN
[...] Per reftel, Post's information for the 2002 anti-trafficking in persons report is contained in paras below. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. Until 6/1/2003, embassy poc on trafficking issues is PolOff Gregory D. LoGerfo. Subsequent to 6/1/2003 poc will be PolOff James Fellows. [...]
2003-03-06 14:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF JO
03AMMAN7340SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...]
2003-11-10 13:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO
03ANKARA1396TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]
2003-03-05 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1964GOT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2003 TIP
[...] Action request--para 5. 2. March 24 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Firat Topcuoglu provided us additional information for 2003 TIP report: (1) GOT TIP National Action Plan (NAP) and (2) GOT responses to TIP-related questions from post (ref B). Both have been sent ref (B). 3. Under th [...]
2003-03-26 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA2574TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION
[...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A),follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...]
2003-04-21 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA419EMBASSY REQUESTS MEETING FOR GOT CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Action Request. That G/TIP director John Miller meet GOT trafficking-in-persons (TIP) inter-agency task force leader Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, MFA DDG for Consular Affairs, on the margins of Feb 2003 G/TIP-sponsored conference "Pathb [...]
2003-01-16 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA6233ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS
[...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...]
2003-10-03 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU
03ANKARA678GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...]
2003-01-28 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
03ANKARA7005TURKEY: SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN PROSECUTORS WORKING
[...] (U) As part of Embassy Ankara's ongoing efforts to focus GOT officials on trafficking in persons (TIP),we discussed the talking points contained in reftels A, B and C, and particularly the agenda described in reftel B, with Head of Illegal Migration Hayati Soysal. A member of the GOT's Natio [...]
2003-11-07 18:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KSEI KWMN PHUM SMIG TU ZL
03COLOMBO1405 Trafficking in Persons -- Sri Lanka:
[...] Per notification in Reftel, Mission is pleased to have received approval for the two anti-trafficking projects and is looking forward to implementing them. In response to the request re Project A, Mission would ask the Department of Justice to conduct an initial training session for personnel [...]
2003-08-12 09:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KCRM SMIG CE
03COLOMBO1837 Interior Ministry officials request more
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 20 with Interior Minister Amaratunga and Interior Secretary Junaid. Amaratunga underscored his appreciation for U.S.- sponsored police training programs and requested further assistance. Junaid discussed the GSL's efforts to curb human trafficking. Turning bri [...]
2003-10-23 10:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CVIS SMIG CE
03COLOMBO196 Sri Lanka: Proposal for anti-trafficking in
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Mission is providing the attached program proposal to strengthen the capabilities of the Sri Lankan National Child Protection Agency (NCPA) in enforcing the government's laws regulating trafficking of children in regards to prostitution and labor. 2. (U) Attached is the proj [...]
2003-02-03 11:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID SMIG ELAB KPAO CE
03COLOMBO342 Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking
[...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]
2003-02-28 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03FRANKFURT5937"RUSSIAN-GERMANS": IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The immigration and integration of ethnic Germans and their families from the former Soviet Union (Aussiedler) is a major social problem in Germany. Newcomers' lack of German language skills makes them unemployable and drug-related crimes and ghettoization are endemic among Aus [...]
2003-07-21 13:50:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
03GUATEMALA1674RECENT GOG ACTIONS TO COMBAT ALIEN SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG cooperated fully with us in the expulsion through the US of alien smuggler Karla Chavez, wanted by US law enforcement authorities in connection with the May 13 death of 19 illegal aliens in Victoria, Texas. Foreign Minister Gutierrez also informed the Ambassador that the [...]
2003-06-26 21:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG CVIS PREL PGOV PINS PINR GT
03GUATEMALA1815BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...]
2003-07-15 22:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA2753GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #7-2003
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons. Topics include: -- Political Parties Respect Labor Rights (para #2) -- Fired Maquila Workers Reinstated (3) -- GOG GSP Submission Incomplete (4) -- Changes Likel [...]
2003-10-28 22:14:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA489EMBASSY VIEWS ON REGIONAL ANTI-TIP HARMONIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy concurs that regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation, as outlined in RefTel, would further U.S. interests in Guatemala. Harmonized anti-TIP legislation is necessary to achieve greater regional cooperation to prevent and combat trafficking, an [...]
2003-02-24 22:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG SNAR KCRM KWMN GT
03GUATEMALA605ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT--GUATEMALA
[...] (U) The following are responses to questions in Ref A. Additional information on Embassy projects and strategies to combat trafficking can be found in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Country Overview: A. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, wome [...]
2003-03-07 13:17:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
03GUATEMALA91G/TIP INVITEE CONFIRMED: ANA CARPIO ALFARO
[...] Reftel invitation to the February 23-25 international conference entitled "Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking" was delivered on January 13 to Ana Ignez Carpio Alfaro, International Correspondent for Telemundo based in Guatemala. Ms. Carpio accepted the invita [...]
2003-01-14 16:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CVIS KWMN SMIG PHUM GT
03HALIFAX108 ALIEN SMUGGLING AT HALIFAX PORT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The port of Halifax is facing a growing problem of stowaways, primarily of Romanian nationality, who arrive here hidden in shipping containers on board commercial freight vessels originating at southern European ports. Certain s [...]
2003-04-03 20:43:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG CVIS PBTS EWWT CA
03HANOI527VIETNAM - ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) As instructed ref A, post provides input for the 2003 Anti-trafficking in Persons report. The point of contact in Vietnam is Tim Swanson, tel. 84-4-772-1500 and fax 84-4-772-2614. Post estimates that collecting information for and drafting the report required 48 hours, including 8 hours [...]
2003-03-06 08:00:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM TIP LABOR
03HARARE444ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2002 -
[...] (SBU) Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------------- -- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women an [...]
2003-03-03 10:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC ZI TIP
03HOCHIMINHCITY1233FACE TO FACE WITH SMUGGLERS AND OFFICIALS ALONG THE
[...] An Econ trip to the town of Chau Doc and the border area of An Giang Province revealed energetic levels of small time smuggling that is largely tolerated by local authorities. That fat man on the motorcycle may simply have his clothing stuffed full of cartons of cigarettes, locals say, but th [...]
2003-12-15 11:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDVM ECON CB ETRD PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI CNARC TIP
03ISTANBUL452"RUSSIAN" PROSTITUTION IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) In separate March 26 meetings, Istanbul contacts confirmed that illegal foreign prostitution in Istanbul remains widespread, and that criminal networks, and possibly even corrupted officials, have a lucrative stake in the business. Marmara University sociologist professor Nilufer Narli t [...]
2003-04-03 08:56:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF UK MD TK
03KATHMANDU26NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]
2003-01-06 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU365NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]
2003-02-28 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03LAGOS2045THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]
2003-10-02 10:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03LAGOS739 NIGERIA: AN IJAW'S VIEW OF THE IJAW-ITSEKIRI
[...] Summary: On April 6, EconOff heard the Ijaws' side of the story regarding their longstanding conflict with the Itsekiris, the subject of reftel. The Ijaws argue that they have a legitimate claim to the land in and about Warri. Our Ijaw interlocutor, who acted as if he spoke for the Ijaws co [...]
2003-04-07 16:03:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PARM PHUM PREF SMIG NI
03MONTREAL204BORDER UPDATE - CANADIAN IMMIGRATION DIGS OUT OLD
[...] SUMMARY: A LONG-STANDING CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (CIC) PRACTICE HAS CHANGED. ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY INTO CANADA ARE NOW TURNED OVER TO USINS UNTIL A CIC APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED. END SUMMARY. 2. STARTING IN LATE 2002, LARGE NUMBERS [...]
2003-02-14 16:30:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF KPAO PBTS KISL PGOV PREL CVIS CA CIC
03MONTREAL266TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]
2003-02-27 15:01:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03MONTREAL4APPARENT ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM PRIMARILY PAKISTAN RESIDING
[...] SUMMARY: SOME 200 ALIENS, MOST OF THEM OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN, FLOCKED TO THE NEW YORK-QUEBEC BORDER POST OF CHAMPLAIN-LACOLLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FILE FOR THE STATUS OF POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE CANADIAN BORDER IMMIGRATION OFFICE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. PAKISTANI CLAIMANTS SAID THEY WERE N [...]
2003-01-03 21:27:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG KPAO SOCI KISL PGOV PTER PREL PBTS CA
03MONTREAL453Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996,
[...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...]
2003-04-02 18:07:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA
03NASSAU2321CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION; CAN THE BAHAMAS
[...] (C) Nancy Iris, Deputy Director for the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (PRM) visited Nassau from October 13 - October 17, 2003. The Political Officer and Ms. Iris attended meetings with various government officials, members from NGOs, and toured the migrant detention center in [...]
2003-11-24 16:22:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM SMIG BF
03NASSAU577BAHAMAS - THRID ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] The Bahamas, although rife with alien and drug smuggling, has no indications of being a country of origin, transit, or destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Post discussed this issue with governmental sources including the Foreign Ministry, The Department of [...]
2003-03-17 21:52:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF
03OTTAWA1487CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...]
2003-05-27 17:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG CA CIC
03OTTAWA1722AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-18 15:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-19 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA2436CANADA'S VISA ISSUING PROCESS
[...] (U) (Summary) Canada,s visa issuing process closely resembles that of the United States. There exist, however, a number of structural and procedural differences between the two countries. In general, the United States tends to have stronger security measures in place and rejects a higher pe [...]
2003-08-26 17:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA CVIS PGOV PREL PTER SMIG
03OTTAWA577CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-28 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03RANGOON309BURMA: THIRD ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma. The report will also be forwarded to EAP/BCLTV in Word format. Begin Report: Overview of Country's Activities - A. Burma is a country of origin [...]
2003-03-07 07:59:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG BM
03ROME5184ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...]
2003-11-17 08:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
03SANTODOMINGO4930STORY OF HAITIAN CADAVERS ALONG BORDER STILL
[...] (C) The Dominican Committee on Human Rights announced on September 3 that approximately 14 Haitian bodies had been discovered in Pedernales, a province along the Dominican-Haitian border. Virgilio Almanzar, chairperson of the committee, told Poloffs that he personally saw only 7 skeletons dur [...]
2003-09-15 13:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5992DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...]
2003-10-24 19:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR
03TEGUCIGALPA1497HONDURAN PARLACEN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday June 20, a Honduran representative to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN),Cesar Augusto Diaz Flores, was arrested in Nicaragua for trafficking and possession of seven kilos of heroin (said to be worth some USD 6.3 million and a portion of a larger 20-kilo shipmen [...]
2003-06-25 20:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1622ANOTHER HONDURAN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG CHARGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yet another Honduran political figure was implicated in drug trafficking when he was arrested on July 6 fleeing the scene of an airplane crash in the eastern department of Olancho. National Party Deputy, Armando Avila Panchame, was arrested by the police for drug trafficking and [...]
2003-07-08 22:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2293 REQUEST INVITATION FOR HONDURAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. During a recent visit to Honduras, prior to assuming office, DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Cresencio Arcos was very favorably impressed by the counter terrorism and anti-alien smuggling efforts being undertaken by H [...]
2003-09-26 16:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL SNAR PTER PHUM SMIG HO
03TEGUCIGALPA442EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA RECOMMENDS EXTENSION OF TPS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras remains an extremely poor country, still trying to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. While most USG-funded post-Mitch reconstruction efforts are complete, serious long-term challenges make the situation extremely difficult for the average Honduran. Hon [...]
2003-02-14 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA697HONDURAS AND PROSPECTS FOR HARMONIZED ANTI-TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post concurs with Department recommendation that a regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation (ref A) would serve U.S. interests in Honduras and the region. As stated in ref C, Honduras could benefit by an overriding law against TIP that pieced together [...]
2003-03-19 22:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC PREF KFRD HO
03THEHAGUE1855A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-22 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR
03THEHAGUE2196RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]
2003-08-29 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03THEHAGUE2205RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]
2003-09-02 11:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03VATICAN283PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
[...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...]
2003-01-24 10:03:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT
04ABUDHABI684UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUJA1373HEAD OF TRAFFICKING AGENCY DISCUSSES NIGERIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on the Ambasador, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency discussed its work during its first year of existence, gave the status of two prosecutions underway in Kano, described the horrors of the overland trafficking in persons (TIP) route north through the Sahara [...]
2004-08-09 13:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB NI HUMANRIGHTS
04ABUJA1440ANTI-TRAFFICKING AGENCY ARRESTS AND DISPLAYS TWO
[...] Summary. At a press conference on August 10, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency announced the arrests of two "juju men" (practitioners of fetish magic). The two juju men were used to facilitate prostitution and trafficking by scaring victims to silence. The following week, the agency announ [...]
2004-08-20 11:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG ELAB PHUM KWMN PGOV NI HUMANRIGHTS
04ABUJA1839NIGERIA: REPORT ON TIP DEMARCHE
[...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Justice Akin Olujimi on November 1 at the Minister's office. Also present were Dr. C. J. Amasike, Special Assistant to the Minister, Carol Ndaguba, Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Traffic [...]
2004-11-01 12:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KCRM SMIG NI KREF
04ACCRA1417FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SOME SUCCESS, BUT
[...] The scope of the problem of child trafficking in Ghana is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of concise data and an accurate census of impacted areas. NGOs close to the issue estimate the number of children working in hazardous conditions, particularly in the Volta River fishing villages, as [...]
2004-07-07 13:41:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN PHUM SMIG
04ACCRA2146USG'S ROLE IN URGING GHANA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) Legislation prohibiting human trafficking in Ghana has been waiting in the wings for almost three years. In post's continued efforts to encourage passage of this legislation, we do not feel the delay reflects a lack of political will to fight human trafficking. Rather, it reflects bureau [...]
2004-11-01 09:06:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH
04ACCRA2189GHANA'S TIP LAW: COMMENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
[...] (C) PolChief met on November 3 with Ghana,s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Papa Owuso-Ankomah, to raise concerns about progress on the draft bill of a trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law. Owuso-Ankomah was familiar with the pending legislation and its status, and said that if the mini [...]
2004-11-05 11:36:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH
04ACCRA3702004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSON REPORT - GHANA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-25 10:33:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
04AMMAN10216PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING
[...] Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project follows. The complete project proposal, including updates [...]
2004-12-28 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC
04AMMAN1601EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2004 TIP REPORT
[...] Following is Embassy Amman,s response to the Department,s action request in State 7869. The headings and lettering system are based on this request. --------- CHECKLIST --------- 2. A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked me [...]
2004-03-02 14:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB JO
04ANKARA1233TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]
2004-03-02 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04ANKARA1595TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]
2004-03-17 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2007MFA MAKES CASE FOR ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) In separate April 5 discussions with Turkish MP Egemen Bagis and MFA Director General of Consular Affairs Murat Ersavci, the Ambassador raised concerns about the GOT's silence on specific anti-trafficking efforts. The Ambassador engaged Bagis and Ersavci on repeated requests for inform [...]
2004-04-06 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2076Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent
[...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...]
2004-04-09 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2138Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...]
2004-04-13 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2152TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]
2004-04-14 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2198TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]
2004-04-16 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3048TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...]
2004-06-02 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3427TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TURKISH MFA AVERS DEEP
[...] (C) June 14 Polcounselor delivered reftel points, TIP backgrounder and Turkey TIP Narrative to MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman. DDG Otman averred deep disappointment in Turkey's designation. TIP officer reviewed reasons for Turkey's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, noting that much of Tu [...]
2004-06-16 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3673TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]
2004-06-29 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3675TIP IN TURKEY: JOINT OPERATION RESULTS IN ARRESTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police (TNP) officials confirmed press reports (reftel) that a joint anti-TIP Turkish-Romanian Police operation (Mirage 2004) netted an international trafficking ring and freed seven Romanian TIP victims ages 17 to 20. TNP Foreigners, Borders and Asylum Department [...]
2004-06-29 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4141TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...]
2004-07-28 07:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4147TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...]
2004-07-28 09:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4148TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...]
2004-07-28 09:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4273TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]
2004-08-02 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4317TIP IN TURKEY: GOT APPROACHES EGYPTIAN EMBASSY FOR
[...] (C) In a July 27 meeting with Emboff, Embassy of Egypt Second Secretary Ahmed El Sayed confirmed Turkish anti-TIP officials approached Egyptian Ambassador Ahamad Fathallah to propose a formal law enforcement and intelligence cooperation agreement between security officials from both government [...]
2004-08-03 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4416TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM
[...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...]
2004-08-06 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4448TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP
[...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...]
2004-08-09 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4502TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH-AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In November 2003, an Australian Coast Guard patrol intercepted an Indonesian smuggling vessel carrying 14 Turkish citizens. By July 2004, Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents had traced the human smuggling network organizers to Turkey, where smugglers and witnesses were engage [...]
2004-08-11 08:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4503TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]
2004-08-11 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4504TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Sc [...]
2004-08-11 09:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4544TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES
[...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...]
2004-08-12 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4580TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]
2004-08-16 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4808TIP IN TURKEY: ANTI-TIP NGO HRDF BOARD CHAIRMAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In August meetings with Emboff, Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Board Chairman Turgut Tokus outlined past and present progress to bring HRDF's TIP victims shelter on-line. He characterized support from the GOT, particularly the MOI and the MFA, as excellent and than [...]
2004-08-25 08:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5002TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...]
2004-09-03 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5205TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...]
2004-09-15 09:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5708TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...]
2004-10-05 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5750TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...]
2004-10-07 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5751TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5789TIP IN TURKEY: NEW PENAL CODE REVISIONS STIFFEN
[...] (U) On October 11, 2004, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law revisions to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) which, among other measures, prescribe harsher penalties for human trafficking. Penalties range from eight to twelve years of imprisonment (up from five to ten years in ear [...]
2004-10-12 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5860TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...]
2004-10-15 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5968TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA
[...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...]
2004-10-20 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6072TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...]
2004-10-26 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6150TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]
2004-11-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6309TIP IN TURKEY: ISTANBUL SHELTER REPORTS SUCCESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Anti-TIP NGOs International Office for Migration (IOM) and Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) reported the first successful repatriation this week of 3 Ukrainian trafficking victims through the Istanbul Human Trafficking Shelter. The event simultaneously highlighted m [...]
2004-11-08 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6366TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-10 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6393TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]
2004-11-10 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6686TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]
2004-12-02 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6687TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS
[...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...]
2004-12-02 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU
04ANKARA6688TIP IN TURKEY: REPORT FROM CLOSED TIP TASK FORCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: NGO participants provided to Emboff accounts of a closed TIP Task Force meeting that highlighted the GOT's internal and sometimes contentious struggle to organize Turkey's government and non-government anti-TIP efforts. The Task Force meeting, the second this calendar year, repor [...]
2004-12-02 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6690TIP IN TURKEY: TGNA PASSES, PRESIDENT APPROVES IOM
[...] (U) Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) Foreign Affairs Committee Advisor Osman Ulukan confirmed press reports that the TGNA, on November 25, 2004, unanimously approved legislation appropriating the 154,000 Swiss Franc equivalent fee for Turkey's membership in the International Office on Mi [...]
2004-12-02 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6691TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL
[...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...]
2004-12-02 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6692TIP IN TURKEY: SHELTERED VICTIM LEADS POLICE TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Characterizing the events that led to the arrest of at least one human trafficking network member in Corum, Turkey as a "real success story for the shelter," Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Executive Director Demet Gural told Emboff that an Azeri victim resident at t [...]
2004-12-02 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6801TIP IN TURKEY: JANDARMA REQUESTS TECH ASSISTANCE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 23-27 International Office on Migration (IOM) TIP workshop in Adana, Turkey highlighted the Jandarma's struggling but developing ground-level ability to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. According to IOM trainers (para 4) and TIP-NGO victim counselors (re [...]
2004-12-07 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6843TIP IN TURKEY: VICTIMS' STORIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: International Organization on Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom provided para 4 report on a Russian citizen victim admitted to the Istanbul TIP shelter November 13. The victim's story largely repeats other accounts we have heard about typical trafficking schemes [...]
2004-12-09 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6865TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS
[...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...]
2004-12-10 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6938TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...]
2004-12-14 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA7103TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...]
2004-12-21 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA959PRESSING TURKISH MFA ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Jan. 27 Polcouns and Poloff paid introductory call Haldun Otman, newly-appointed MFA Deputy Director General of Consular Affairs, to press the GOT to follow through on recent efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Polcouns noted that the USG last year upgraded Turkey from Tier III [...]
2004-02-19 10:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04BRATISLAVA144AMBASSADOR URGES HEALTH MINISTER TO IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, Ambassador Weiser met with Health Minister Zajac to discuss the new draft regulation on sterilization and overarching reforms in health care, particularly pertaining to the Roma minority. The Ambassador pressed Zajac to incorporate recommendations from internation [...]
2004-02-12 05:22:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG EIND ETRD LO
04BRATISLAVA37SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 1-10, 2004
[...] (U) JANUARY 1 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SLOVAK POLICE PRESIDIUM. THE OFFICE FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION UNDER JOZEF SATEK, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF PARTICULARLY SERIOUS CRIME, WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND [...]
2004-01-14 09:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SMIG KJUS LO
04BRATISLAVA51TRAFFICKING VICTIM TELLS HER STORY
[...] Summary: A Slovak woman came to Embassy Bratislava to provide details on her ordeal of being a victim of human trafficking and how she used fraudulent documents to enter and remain in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. Conoff and poloff initially interviewed the subject on December 29, 2003. RSO [...]
2004-01-16 06:07:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PGOV KJUS LO
04BRATISLAVA991SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP OCTOBER 28, 2004
[...] (U) The Pontis Foundation will bring an Iraqi delegation consisting of politicians, NGO workers, and diplomats to Slovakia for a brief introduction to the Slovak government and press. The Bratislava-based International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Pontis Foundation presented their exper [...]
2004-10-29 09:41:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL SMIG LO IZ
04BRUSSELS1122USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report provides readers with analysis, priorities, and outreach/meetings related to EU labor and social affairs January-March 2004. We examine EU efforts to recast its employment goals debate and EU concerns on the impact on enlargement on EU labor and social obj [...]
2004-03-17 10:08:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB SOCI PHUM SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1911 EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE
[...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...]
2004-05-03 13:40:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU
[...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]
2004-05-17 09:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3101 EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM;
[...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...]
2004-07-20 15:33:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3358EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A
[...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...]
2004-08-06 15:17:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4012EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH
[...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...]
2004-09-21 11:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4151MIGRANT CAMPS IN LIBYA/UKRAINE: EU DEBATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The EU faces a delicate balancing act between controlling the illegal follow of migrants crossing its external frontiers while maintaining the asylum channel open for those in need of international protection (reftel a). Increasingly, EU Member States are willing to consider [...]
2004-09-28 16:00:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4503VISA WAIVER MEETING: U.S. WELCOMED -- AND WARNED
[...] (C) Summary. While privately praising USG efforts to adopt a more positive approach to EU Member States not in the visa waiver program (VWP),the European Commission (EC) struck a combative tone in public during consultations on October 18. DG JHA Head of Unit for Visas and Borders Jan de Ce [...]
2004-10-19 15:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4619 NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND
[...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...]
2004-10-26 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4789 EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL
[...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...]
2004-11-08 14:23:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4844BIOMETRICS: EU ON PARALLEL TRACK WITH U.S. AND
[...] (U) Summary. In parallel with U.S. efforts to incorporate the use of biometric identifiers, the EU is finalizing plans to enhance its border controls through the use of biometrics. On October 26, EU Justice and Interior Ministers agreed to incorporate two biometrics into national passports, t [...]
2004-11-10 17:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT SMIG PTER PREL CPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5035MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: CAN
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 20. 2. (U) Summary. Two unfolding migration-related crises have riveted Europe in recent days: 1) the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist of Moroccan descent, and 2) the uncontrolled arrival of shiploads of mig [...]
2004-11-29 11:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PHUM KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5391 EU LEADERS ENDORSE REVISED ACTION PLAN OF COUNTER-
[...] EU leaders at the December 16-17 European Council endorsed a revised EU Action Plan for the fight against terrorism and noted other contributions, including a strategy against terrorist financing that will continue to be a priority in 2005. Other priorities next year will be the protection o [...]
2004-12-23 11:30:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EFIN SMIG PREF SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04COLOMBO1191 SRI LANKA MAKES CONCERTED EFFORT ON SEVERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: G/TIP Program Officer and Embassy officials met with Government officials and local NGO representatives in Colombo to discuss the multifaceted issue of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka, including sex tourism, prostitution, and external migrant workers. Officials throughout th [...]
2004-07-19 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB CE
04COLOMBO1570SRI LANKA: SIGNED AMENDMENT TO TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-21 10:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG CE
04DUBLIN1770SHANNON/IMMIGRATION: PM EXPRESSES CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador and Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the Irish Prime Minister raised his concerns about two separate issues: the U.S. military's use of Shannon and the immigration bill pending in Congress. He also updated the Senators on the Nort [...]
2004-12-08 16:38:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS PREL SMIG SOCI
04FRANKFURT10386Muslim Political Observers On Risk of Extremist
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Muslim political contacts in Frankfurt's district see the predominantly secular character of Germany's largely Turkish Muslim community as a bulwark against Islamic extremism but cite the area's growing North African population and the presence of far-right German groups as po [...]
2004-12-10 10:15:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM NL EUN
04FRANKFURT4974Turks in Germany Press Issue of Turkey's EU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish community in Germany voiced their frustration with opponents of Turkey's EU membership at a high-profile May 25 debate in Frankfurt in which the four major German parties sought to win the Turkish community's support in the June 13 European and local elections. At t [...]
2004-06-14 05:43:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM EUN
04FRANKFURT567Hesse Integration Emphasizes German Language,
[...] (U) Beginning this month, Hesse becomes the first state in Germany to mandate German-language pre-school instruction in public schools, part of a broader campaign by the CDU government to promote German language and culture among the state's large immigrant community (12% of the total populat [...]
2004-01-23 11:36:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT6697TIP: Rheinland-Pfalz Pioneers Innovative Concept to
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) has developed a victim-oriented approach to combating human trafficking that offers police protection, NGO (non- governmental organization) counseling, and immigration advice for trafficked women. The initiative supports women willing to [...]
2004-08-05 08:41:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI SMIG GM
04GUATEMALA1573TIP BILATERAL MINISTERIAL MEETING RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy anti-TIP team met with the Government of Guatemala inter-institutional group to combat TIP on June 22 to formally present the 2004 TIP report and urge continued progress combating TIP. The GOG's reaction to the release of the 2004 Trafficking in Per [...]
2004-06-25 13:36:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA1783TIER 2 WATCH LIST PLAN FOR GUATEMALA
[...] On July 16, Charge met with Vice Foreign Minister Marta Altolaguirre to discuss progress in fighting trafficking in persons, and what Guatemala can do to improve its standing on the Tier 2 Watch List. Charge delivered all the points in reftel, and Altolaguirre took careful notes of each. Ch [...]
2004-07-20 17:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GT XK WM
04GUATEMALA2114STAFFDEL SHANK'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - entire text. 2. Summary: Staffdel Shank,s three-day visit to Guatemala gave the Congressional visitors an updated picture of the Guatemalan reality, through meetings with key GOG and private sector interlocutors. The GOG representatives emphasized the Berger [...]
2004-08-20 16:51:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID GT KCOR KCRM MARR PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR
04GUATEMALA2390PRESIDENT BUSH'S REPLY TO PRESIDENT BERGER ON
[...] (U) The Ambassador is seeking an appointment with President Berger to carry out ref instructions. In the interim, the Ambassador took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting September 16 to provide Guatemalan FM Briz an advance brief, given that he and President Berger are leaving Septemb [...]
2004-09-17 18:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALCVIS SMIG KCRM SNAR ASEC PBTS GT
04GUATEMALA3265CASA ALIANZA IN GUATEMALA
[...] We strongly support the work of Casa Alianza's Guatemalan operation and are pleased that their work continues unabated in light of the issues raised in ref (A). As we reported in the ref (B) Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Update, Casa Alianza is a critical component of Guatemala's anti-TIP activ [...]
2004-12-23 20:24:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG EAID SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA3270GUATEMALA/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES, STAFFDEL MEACHAM
[...] Summary: SFRC Staffdel Meacham visited Guatemala to discuss a broader North American security architecture and Guatemala's role as the southern border state of that area. Based on meetings with the country team, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Migration, and the Ministry of Defense, Staffdel M [...]
2004-12-27 16:59:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID OREP PREL SMIG CVIS MASS GT MX CA
04GUATEMALA3272GUATEMALA'S WISH LIST FOR MIGRANTS
[...] Summary: Guatemala's MFA sent the Embassy its latest proposal for the U.S. Government to extend legal status to its large population of undocumented migrants resident in the U.S. While we have repeatedly advised the GOG that many of these proposals are politically or legally untenable, we be [...]
2004-12-27 18:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG ASEC PHUM PREL CVIS SNAR EAID GT
04GUATEMALA508GUATEMALA ANTI-TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Guatemala took office on January 14, 2004, is giving TIP priority attention, and is building on initial progress by the outgoing government. The Ambassador and Embassy TIP Working Group met with the GOG Inter-Institutional Group to Combat TIP on February [...]
2004-03-01 22:43:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA779GUATEMALA TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: The new Government of Guatemala is giving TIP priority attention. A major step forward has been the creation of an anti-TIP unit in the Public Ministry's Office of the Special Prosecutor for Women, which is taking the lead on TIP investigations and has launched a series of operations [...]
2004-03-30 20:41:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04HANOI2921 VIETNAM ISSUES NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION ON TIP
[...] (U) Summary: Vietnam has come up with the long-awaited national action plan on trafficking in persons. The plan focuses on the 2004-2010 period and addresses the major elements of prevention, prosecution and protection. It identifies the deficiencies in the current approach and the challenge [...]
2004-10-29 01:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG VM OMIG TIP
04HANOI652 INPUT FOR 2004 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM
[...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in reftel A follows, following the requested checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked, women, and children, but the [...]
2004-03-04 03:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG TIP
04HARARE356ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 -
[...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...]
2004-02-27 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP
04HARARE691TIP AND OUR AGENDA IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) As the TIP process progresses to conclusion, I wanted to register my serious concern over Zimbabwe's proposed inclusion on Tier 3. As you know, the GOZ's comprehensive maladministration has precipitated ongoing political and economic crises that are exacting a tragic toll on the popula [...]
2004-04-22 15:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD PREL SMIG KPAO ZI TIP
04HELSINKI1472ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]
2004-11-17 14:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALCASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1482FINNISH PM VANHANEN TELLS VISITING EUR A/S JONES,
[...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, visiting EUR A/S Jones reassured the Prime Minister of the importance the Bush Administration places on the transatlantic relationship, citing the President's references to outreach to Europe and the importance of both the EU and NA [...]
2004-11-19 08:16:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC ETRD EU PHUM PREL SMIG AF IZ TU FI RU
04HOCHIMINHCITY196TRAFFICKING RETURNEES IN AN GIANG UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang province's program to help trafficking returnees resettle has met with mixed success, according to provincial officials. The NGO-supported project, working in conjunction with the provincial Women's Union and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Little Rose Shelter, has so far [...]
2004-02-26 13:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV SMIG VM TIP
04ISTANBUL1062TURKEY'S FIRST TIP VICTIM SHELTER: SECRETARY
[...] Summary: Secretary Powell and FM Gul witnessed the signing of a protocol that will lead to the opening of Turkey's first shelter for trafficking in persons victims later this month. The signing ceremony, which attracted significant attention and publicity, publicly committed the Turkish gov [...]
2004-07-09 07:01:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04KATHMANDU1201STATE DEPT. 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 07:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB EAID SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD CASC NP SA PPD
04KATHMANDU379NEPAL: FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political Officer Crystal Kaplan (tel: 977-1-441-1179, fax: 977-1-441-0723, e-mail: kaplanct2@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country o [...]
2004-03-01 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
04KIGALI1165RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...]
2004-08-13 10:25:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR
04KIGALI1169CONGO'S VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA VISITS RWANDA TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following meetings in Kigali with President Kagame and other GOR principals, DRC Vice President Ruberwa met with Banyamulenge refugees in Cyangugu and urged them to return to eastern Congo. Banyamulenge are concerned about their personal safety and economic security, including los [...]
2004-08-16 07:46:00Embassy KigaliSECRETPREL PREF SMIG RW CG
04KUWAIT1258(C) TIP: DISCUSSION WITH NUNCIO
[...] (U) A/DCM met April 13 with Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula, who is resident in Kuwait and has served here over four years. 2. (C) The purpose of the meeting was to brief the Nuncio on th [...]
2004-04-17 10:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV KCRM SMIG KU
04KUWAIT2523ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED
[...] (U) On August 9, 2004, Charge delivered reftel Anti-TIP Action Plan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Ambassador Al-Babtain expressed surprise that the USG deals with all nations directly on this issue and recommended that Anti-TIP efforts be c [...]
2004-08-09 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL KU
04LAGOS110NIGERIA: UNHCR COUNTRY REP GIVES OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Eusebe Hounsokou, UNHCR Country Representative to Nigeria, on January 7 and discussed concerns about potential violent uprising of Nigerians living on the Bakassi Peninsula, the possible repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon to their homes in Taraba St [...]
2004-01-18 11:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINS SMIG KOCI NI CM
04LAGOS300NIGERIA: CHILD TRAFFICKING IN OGUN STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3 POLOFF visited quarry sites in Ogun State where trafficked Beninese children had been rescued in September and October 2003 (reftel). POLOFF was accompanied by Bose Akinola of the NGO Voice of Women in Africa and members of the Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCO [...]
2004-02-06 16:04:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR SOCI SMIG KOCI NI BN
04LILONGWE199MALAWI 2003 TIP REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. Based on a review of GOM practices, interviews with civil society groups, GOM officials, and press accounts, Malawi should not be designated as a country of origin, transit, or destination of the most severe forms of international trafficking in significant numbers of men, women, or [...]
2004-03-10 15:34:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MI
04LILONGWE868GOM DISSATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT
[...] In a Note Verbale dated August 20, the GOM has once again expressed its dissatisfaction with its Tier 2 - Watch List ranking. As reported in reftel A, the GOM takes issue with the content of the 2004 TIP report and maintains it has taken necessary steps to combat TIP in the country. 2. Te [...]
2004-09-08 14:05:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG MI
04MADRID3701SPAIN'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CHALLENGE
[...] (U) Summary. The GOS has announced a plan to revise its Law on Foreign Aliens (Ley de Extranjeria) to grant legal status to undocumented immigrants who can demonstrate that they have worked a minimum of one year in Spain. The GOS is acting in response to a massive increase in illegal immigrat [...]
2004-09-24 16:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON SMIG MO SP
04MADRID720SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 16:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
04MANAMA339ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Post submits this report having received GOB,s final report on anti-TIP activities for March 2003-2004. The following is Post,s response to reftel questions. 2. (U) Embassy Manama's input for the March 2004 Trafficking in Persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel questio [...]
2004-03-11 11:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA
04MANAMA940TIP REPORT NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] POL/ECON Chief delivered ref a country narrative and talking points regarding the 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretar Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on June 15, 2004. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who chairs the GOB interministerial T [...]
2004-06-17 09:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KFRD KMPI KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BA
04MAPUTO2842003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...]
2004-03-02 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ
04MAPUTO513SOLICITATION FOR ANTI-TIP BILATERAL PROPOSAL FOR
[...] Overview of request: Post is requesting bilateral G/TIP funding in the amount of $250,900 for a technical assistance program to develop critically needed national anti-trafficking legislation in Mozambique. This project will be implemented through the International Organization for Migration ( [...]
2004-04-13 13:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ASEC SMIG PHUM ELAB MZ DHRF
04NASSAU1282U.S.- BAHAMAS COMPREHENSIVE MARITIME AGREEMENT
[...] On June 29, 2004 The Bahamas and the United States put into force the Comprehensive Maritime Agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bahamian signatory, Minister of Foreign Affairs Frederick Mitchell and U.S. signatory, Charge d'Affaires, Robert M. Witajewski, gave brief remarks and met [...]
2004-06-29 21:25:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PHSA PBTS PHUM KCRM SMIG EWWT EAIR SNAR BF
04NASSAU153TURKS AND CAICOS: HAITIAN INFLUX THREATENS PARADISE
[...] (C) Charge, NAS, CONS, USCG, and DEA officers visited Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) January 20-23, 2004 and met with the Governor, Chief Minister, other cabinet members and senior civil servants and law enforcement personnel. TCI officials were unanimous in fearing further degradation of [...]
2004-01-27 20:46:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF CA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR UK
04NASSAU1936UNCONFIRMED TUBERCULOSIS AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, 2004, Amnesty International released a report alleging the abuse of two Cuban asylum-seekers and several Haitian detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center in Nassau. Severe conditions including deprivation of food and water, an outbreak of tuberculosis, an [...]
2004-10-20 11:10:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV PHUM CU BF
04NASSAU2086SURGE IN INTERDICTIONS OF HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted over 300 illegal Haitian migrants in five separate interdictions since November 5, a higher rate than usual. Deputy Prime Minister Pratt and other Bahamian officials have expressed directly to the DCM their concerns at the increased number of migr [...]
2004-11-08 20:53:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PREL PGOV BF
04NASSAU2336RIOT AND FIRE AT MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER
[...] (C) Detained Cuban migrants set fire to a dormitory at the Carmichael Road Detention Center the morning of December 9, 2004, with three detainees temporarily escaping. Violence broke out between some of the migrants and the Bahamian personnel attempting to regain control of the situation. 11 [...]
2004-12-13 11:52:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL PGOV PHSA CU BF
04NASSAU2369MIXED MIGRATION FLOWS: IOM/UNHCR CONFERENCE IN
[...] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) co-hosted the second annual regional seminar in Nassau, The Bahamas on November 8-12, 2004. Entitled "Contingency Planning for Mixed Migratory Flows in the Caribbean: Effective Pr [...]
2004-12-16 15:40:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA SMIG PHUM CU HA BF
04NASSAU2407AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RENEWS CALL FOR DETENTION
[...] (C) 37 Cuban nationals remain in detention in The Bahamas after a December 9 fire at a Nassau immigration facility following a disturbance initiated by detainees. Amnesty International continues to call for an independent inquiry into the fire and accompanying melee, in which 11 Royal Bahami [...]
2004-12-22 16:24:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL PGOV CU BF
04NASSAU364ANXIOUS PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING ON HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-23 21:20:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG BF HA
04NASSAU384BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-24 22:20:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF HA PGOV PREL SMIG
04NASSAU413TIPS REPORT - FOURTH ANNUAL - BAHAMAS
[...] (SBU) There is no currently-available indication of trafficking in persons in, from, or through The Bahamas. Although migrant smuggling and drug trafficking are serious problems for The Bahamas, no evidence is available to show that men, women, or children are being forced by coercion or frau [...]
2004-03-01 14:43:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF
04NASSAU487CARICOM SURPRISED, UPSET, BUT NOT ANGRY BEING LEFT
[...] (C) Charge and Political Officer met with the Bahamian Ambassador to Haiti, Dr. Eugene Newry, and the Under Secretary in the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bahamian-Haitian expert, Mr. Carlton Wright, on March 8, 2004 to discuss Bahamian views of the current situation [...]
2004-03-09 17:17:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG HA BF
04OTTAWA3265CANADA: MARITIME COOPERATION
[...] summary: Canada's Minster of Justice, Irwin Cotler, informed Ambassador Cellucci on November 22 that the Government of Canada would be open to exploratory discussions with representatives of the US Government concerning an evaluation of need and then possible development of a maritime agreem [...]
2004-12-06 15:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SNAR CA
04PANAMA1000ANOTHER PANAMANIAN MADAM IN JAIL; IMMIGRATION
[...] (C) According to GOP police reports, an alleged child prostitution ringleader, Elizabeth Archibold Diaz, surrendered herself to the Policia Tecnica Judicial (PTJ) on April 14, 2004. She was accompanied by her attorney and, to date, remains in custody. Archibold is alleged to be the masterm [...]
2004-04-30 12:34:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SMIG CO PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA1704PANAMA'S FM ARIAS NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO
[...] (C) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, delivered reftel talking points to Panamanian Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias Cerjack on June 30, 2004. With two months left for this government, Arias was (not surprisingly) noncommittal on whether the GOP would be willing to accept protected Cuban and Hait [...]
2004-07-01 19:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PM CU HA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1740PANAMA BALKS AT ACCEPTING PROTECTED CUBAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-08 16:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA2589PANAMA INVESTIGATORS, PROSECUTORS PUSH TIP AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Despite the continued absence of funding for the anti-TIP law enacted in March 2004 (see Reftel A) and a recent change in administration, Panama's Judicial Police (PTJ) and prosecutors have continued to push the TIP agenda. They have publicized the anti-TIP law, created a specialized se [...]
2004-10-19 21:11:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA399FOCUSING PANAMA'S EFFORT TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) The January 18-21 G/TIP visit to Panama helped refine Embassy and GOP anti-TIP efforts approach to strategies (Ref A). The Embassy will push the GOP to focus its anti-TIP improvements on public awareness campaigns, victims assistance, and increased training. In the short term, legisla [...]
2004-02-19 12:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA548PANAMA'S INPUT FOR FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) While Embassy Panama believes that trafficking in persons (TIP) is a problem in Panama, it is still relatively small and manageable. Embassy has worked closely with the Government of Panama (GOP) to discover more about the extent of the problem in Panama and to encourage the GOP to wor [...]
2004-03-05 16:08:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA576PANAMA ADOPTS "ENERGETIC MEASURES" AGAINST
[...] (SBU) In the past ten days (March 1-9) the Panamanian government (GOP) organized an inter-agency anti-TIP working group, set into motion a 45-day action plan, launched a public awareness campaign, prepared tougher anti-TIP legislation, readied a victims hotline, and announced that it had iden [...]
2004-03-09 20:55:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG PM POL CHIEF
04PARAMARIBO504SURINAME: MULLING OVER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base to Surinamese Foreign Minister Marie Levens on July 9, and asked for Suriname's assistance in providing a resettlement opportunity for [...]
2004-07-13 13:29:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG MARR HA XL NS
04QUEBEC44ALGERIAN SEEKING HAVEN IN QUEBEC CHURCH ARRESTED AND
[...] (U) The case of an Algerian asylum-seeker who had been living in Montreal for the last six years came to a head this weekend. Mohamed Cherfi, 35, was finally refused asylum by the Canadian government and was deported to the United States March 5. The case has sparked demonstrations and outc [...]
2004-03-08 17:47:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CA CVIS KISL SMIG
04QUITO2602ECUADOR SENDING ENGINEERS, TROOPS TO HAITI
[...] The Government of Ecuador has directed that EC Army engineers and soldiers travel to Haiti to participate in UN-directed peacekeeping (PKO) operations and natural disaster (hurricane) relief. Embassy officials learned September 23 that the first Ecuadorian deployment will include 66 combat e [...]
2004-09-24 20:16:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR PREL SMIG EC HA UN
04RANGOON1132GOB TALKS THE TALK ON GETTING TOUGH WITH HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior GOB police officials, Burma has undertaken a plethora of activities in recent months to combat trafficking of persons. We see ample evidence that the GOB continues to demonstrate a growing political will to combat trafficking and to improve cooperation with U [...]
2004-09-01 11:07:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG BM
04RANGOON310BURMA: FOURTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma from March 2003 to March 2004. The report will also be forwarded by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV in MS Word format. END SUMMARY. BEGIN REPORT Ove [...]
2004-03-08 10:29:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BM
04SANAA1475TIP: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSES ROYG
[...] (U) Summary: DCM called on Minister of Human Rights Amat Alim al-Suswa 6/14 to deliver country narrative and talking points in reftel on the release of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The Minister detailed further actions taken by the ROYG to combat TIP, including the formation of an [...]
2004-06-16 11:38:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM ELAB ASEC KFRD PHUM SMIG YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA611TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -- YEMEN
[...] (SBU) Following is Post's response to ref A questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) Ref A para 18 (Overview of a Country's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons) A. Yemen may be a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally trafficked persons. [...]
2004-03-16 14:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANAA855HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON THE HRR, TIP, AMNESTY
[...] (c) Summary: On 4/10, Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief met with Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim al-Suswah at her request to discuss the ROYG's response to the 2003 Human Rights Report (HRR),additional ROYG actions to quantify and combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the Amnesty Internatio [...]
2004-04-13 09:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG ASEC ELAB KWMN KFRD PGOV YM KRIC HUMAN RIGHTS TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANTODOMINGO1683DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Trafficking in women has been a serious problem in the Dominican Republic for the past 15 to 20 years, due mainly to the feminization of migration starting in the 1980s. The exodus of women primarily to Europe and other Caribbean islands for economic reasons has made them extremely vulnerabl [...]
2004-03-12 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
04SANTODOMINGO3841DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED
[...] (SBU) Embassy understands the importance of the resettlement of protected Cuban and Haitian migrants presently at Guantanamo Naval Base and will offer all appropriate assistance. The Dominican Republic is in the midst of a government transition and inauguration day for the new administration [...]
2004-06-29 15:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SMIG MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4014DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT POSTPONES TRIAL FOR ALIEN
[...] (U) On July 7 the Dominican Supreme Court once again postponed trial proceedings for PRD Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia, accused of alien smuggling in a July, 2000 incident. According to news reports, the chief prosecutor asked for a delay in order to issue a summons to several k [...]
2004-07-09 14:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO4986DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RAMOS GARCIA ALIEN SMUGGLING
[...] (U) On 1 September 2004, the Supreme Court in regular session began hearing testimony in the alien smuggling trial of Congressional representative Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia. Because Ramos Garcia is a legislator, the Supreme Court is the court of first instance. Ramos, a former consul t [...]
2004-09-03 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO593ALIEN SMUGGLING TRIAL FOR DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN
[...] (SBU) Trial proceedings against accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia were postponed again on January 28 after his lawyer failed to appear in court. Lawyers for the two co-defendants did not appear either. The trial will resume at the Supreme Court on March 24. [...]
2004-01-29 23:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO594DOMINICAN ILLEGALS: USDOJ AND USCG ACTION REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This interagency message presents the unified views of cognizant agencies at Embassy Santo Domingo on the current surge of illegal migrant travel from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Present efforts by Dominican and American officials are inadequate to cou [...]
2004-01-30 10:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SMIG KJUS EWWT DR
04SANTODOMINGO6134(S) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR, IMMIGRATION
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Immigration Director Baret discussed corruption in Dominican airports and ports on November 3, 2004. The Ambassador named names, including military officers assigned to Immigration, and urged dismissal and prosecution. Baret said prosecution was difficult, p [...]
2004-11-10 16:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL SMIG KJUS MARR DR
04TAIPEI3402A FRIGHTENING PROSPECT: PRC INFANTS ADOPTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 23 October, AIT Taipei received the referenced e-mail regarding the possibility of the Frank Foundation, a US-based international adoption organization facilitating the adoption of the infant children of illegal PRC mothers currently in immigration detention in Taiwan. Based [...]
2004-10-29 07:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC SMIG ASEC KFRD ELAB KCRM PREF TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1339 Honduras TIP Update: EmbOffs Meet with Attorney
[...] Summary: EmbOffs met recently with the Honduran Attorney General and the Supreme Court President to emphasize the critical nature of successful prosecutions as part of an overall GOH strategy to combat trafficking in persons. Honduras has also been active in recent months on a number of traff [...]
2004-06-10 22:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1384MEDIA REACTION ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT,
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on June 18 entitled "Trafficking in Persons." "Trafficking in persons is a source of innumerable violations to human rights, a profitable activity for organized crime, and even a means to spread AIDS and other sexually transmitted dise [...]
2004-06-18 17:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1395PROSECUTION OF CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLERS ARRESTED IN
[...] SUMMARY: Prosecution of Chinese illegal alien smugglers arrested in Honduras in late 2003 on charges of people smuggling, money laundering, possession of instruments for the forgery of public documents, and forgery of public documents, has turned into a very difficult task for the Honduran Pu [...]
2004-06-21 19:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KFRD CVIS KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1543TWELVE ILLEGAL CHINESE NATIONALS VIOLENTLY FREED
[...] SUMMARY: On June 13, 2004 two armed individuals broke into the detention center at GOH Migration in Tegucigalpa. They freed twelve People's Republic of China (PRCs) nationals apprehended early in 2004 and six South Americans. END SUMMARY. 2. Since November 2003, GOH investigative and migra [...]
2004-07-13 13:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KFRD CVIS KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1598MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, JULY 20, 2004
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/20 entitled "Neither yes or no." "Despite the fact that Washington hasn't accepted or refused a new TPS extension, the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs is optimistic, and President Maduro has planned a trip to the U.S. in Sept [...]
2004-07-20 17:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1674TPS for Honduras - Update on Economy and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Honduras has largely recovered from the devastation of the 1998 Hurricane Mitch. Most USG-funded reconstruction efforts were completed in 2001, and will be entirely completed in 2005. However, Honduras remains a poor country with insufficient housing and job opportunities to [...]
2004-07-30 19:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PREF PREL ELAB ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2016MEDIA REACTION ON IMMIGRATION, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/2, entitled "Corridor of Death." "Statistics from the National Forum on Immigration show that in the first semester of 2004, 66 Hondurans died, 74 were injured and 25 were maimed attempting to enter illegally in the U.S." "The r [...]
2004-09-08 14:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2049EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MARIA JOSE T. FLETCHER, TRACKER NO. 21830
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-14 15:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2051MEDIA REACTION ON AMBASSADOR CRESENCIO ARCOS AND
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/11, entitled "Optimism for TPS." "Cresencio Arcos, Director of International Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Dan Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, visited Tegucigalpa to par [...]
2004-09-14 19:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2097REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO SIGN LOA AMMENDMENT TEXT
[...] Post requests INL approval of the following LOA Amendment text on trafficking in persons (TIP). Post tentatively would like to sign this LOA with the Government of Honduras (GOH) on September 24, 2004. Please provide approval of text, advice of allotment, and authorization to sign. 2. Be [...]
2004-09-21 14:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG AFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2297HONDURAS GIVES TENTATIVE YES TO RESETTLEMENT OF
[...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met October 8 with Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista to follow-up on his September 15 meeting with WHA A/S Noriega and the Honduran Embassy in Washington's communications with the Department October 5 regarding the resettlement of protected Cuban migrants at Guant [...]
2004-10-14 13:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2393DETAILS OF RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN
[...] (C) Summary: Post continues to work closely with the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the proposed resettlement of 20 protected Cuban migrants in Guantanamo to Honduras. While the GOH has repeatedly said yes to the resettlement in general, the details of the resettlement, incl [...]
2004-10-26 19:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2440MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT MADURO'S VISIT TO
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/23, entitled "Amnesty." "President Maduro is visiting Washington, and because President Bush is probably busy with his electoral campaign, he met with Secretary of State Colin Powell to discuss several issues of interest to both [...]
2004-11-01 12:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG ECON KMCA KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2457MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 1, 2004
[...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 10/30, entitled "TPS." "The decision of President Bush to extend TPS until June 6, 2006, is vital because of the critical economic and social situation the country is going through, where the problem of unemployment is significant an [...]
2004-11-02 20:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2478MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2004
[...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 11/3, entitled "TPS." "The extension of Temporary Protected Status has given to more than 90,000 Hondurans living in the U.S. the possibility of working until July 5, 2006, without the risk of being arrested and deported. Althoug [...]
2004-11-04 13:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2722HONDURAS SEEING INCREASING NUMBERS OF CUBAN
[...] (SBU) Honduras, for various reasons, is emerging as a new, preferred port for Cuban migrants by sea. Primarily, Honduras acts as a way station for Cubans on their way to the U.S. The route appears to usually be the same: migrants leave from Comaguey in the Santa Cruz province of Cuba, stoppi [...]
2004-09-24 10:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF PGOV PREL MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2873CASA ALIANZA HONDURAS IS NOT LINKED TO BRUCE
[...] (C) PolOff met November 8 with Gustavo Zelaya, Legal Assistance Program Coordinator for Casa Alianza. Zelaya told PolOff that Casa Alianza had been fully cooperating with the Public Ministry investigation into the alleged crimes of Casa Alianza Central American Director Bruce Harris in Hondura [...]
2004-12-30 17:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA293TPS FOR HONDURAS - UPDATE ON ECONOMY AND
[...] (U) Summary: While most USG-funded post-Mitch reconstruction efforts are complete, and much physical infrastructure has been rebuilt, the stagnant Honduran economy and the continued crisis situation in Honduran government finances make it unlikely the country could provide the jobs, health ca [...]
2004-02-09 22:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA315 Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy
[...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-4" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]
2004-02-11 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA382 Honduras TIP Update: GOH Active in Preventing and
[...] Summary: Honduras has been active in recent months on a number of trafficking in persons (TIP) fronts. This cable provides an update on these efforts. End Summary. TIP Seminars - Prevention and Eradication of TIP --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Embassy brought [...]
2004-02-20 20:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA61MEDIA REACTION ON NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY,
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 1/9 entitled "A door of opportunity". "The new immigration program proposed by president Bush has had diverse reactions internationally." "For instance, for some Central American governments that every year have to deal with a dif [...]
2004-01-09 23:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO PA
04TEGUCIGALPA649COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- TEGUCIGALPA
[...] (SBU) Summary: At our first Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting to discuss counterterrorism (CT) assistance to the Government of Honduras (GOH) and assess GOH CT needs, representatives of G-8 missions, Spain, and the European Union (EU) all concurred that the threat of a terrorist att [...]
2004-03-17 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA756 EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA FY2004 ANTI-TIP BILATERAL
[...] As one of the focus countries for the President's Initiative to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) (ref B),Post is pleased to present an anti-TIP bilateral project proposal. Post understands that several of the Mission's proposed anti-TIP activities in the areas of prevention, assistance to [...]
2004-04-01 12:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC PGOV KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA945PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFLUENCE ANALYSIS FOR HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Honduras is a small country of approximately 6.7 million people, 72 percent of them living on less than two dollars a day and almost 50 percent under the age of 18. A small, core group of related and associated economic and political elites (see my attached comment)1, exercise [...]
2004-04-26 18:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP PREL KPAO ECON PGOV SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA960PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFLUENCE ANALYSIS FOR HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Honduras is a small country of approximately 6.7 million people, 72 percent of them living on less than two dollars a day and almost 50 percent under the age of 18. A small, core group of related and associated economic and political elites1, exercise effective control of busin [...]
2004-04-27 19:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP PREL KPAO ECON PGOV SMIG HO
04THEHAGUE1446G/TIP MILLER MEETS DUTCH FOREIGN AND JUSTICE
[...] During a June 7 meeting with G/TIP Director Miller, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Minister Donner acknowledged a shared commitment for concrete action against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Although critical of the tone and unilateral nature of the U.S. benchmarks outlined in the TIP C [...]
2004-06-10 18:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PHUM SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1712ENGAGEMENT WITH DUTCH ON TIP
[...] SUMMARY: During a June 29 working level meeting to discuss Dutch movement on TIP following G/TIP Director Miller's June 7 visit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Justice (MinJus) officials promised Embassy representatives close cooperation bilaterally and within the EU on Traf [...]
2004-07-08 14:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE174RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (U) Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: Legislation: --New TIP Bill Submitted to Lower House (Paras 2-4) Protection: --Parliament Discusses National TIP Report (5-10) --Dutch Government Sets Up Shelter in Angola (11- [...]
2004-01-26 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1775JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA
[...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]
2004-07-15 14:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1803DUTCH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE CONTROLS ON
[...] As Justice Minister Donner and Foreign Minister Bot told visiting G/TIP Director Miller (reftel B) in early June, the Dutch consider their legalization of brothels an effort to fight trafficking in persons in the prostitution industry. According to a July 2 letter by Donner to the Second Chamb [...]
2004-07-16 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE2277SUMMARY OF NATIONAL RAPPORTEUR'S THIRD TIP REPORT
[...] Summary/Comment: On June 20, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (NRM) Dien Korvinus presented the third TIP report to Justice Minister Donner. The 302-page report mainly covers the year 2002 and contains information about laws and regulations, victims, assistance, administrat [...]
2004-09-08 15:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE2445DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE
[...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...]
2004-09-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE521ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - THE NETHERLANDS
[...] Part one summarizes progress achieved during the year (Reftel B) and Part two is the fourth annual report on anti- trafficking in persons (TIP) for the Netherlands. The report follows the format outlined in reftel. Preparation time is about 200 hours (FSN - 110; FS-02 - 80; FS-02 - 10 hours) [...]
2004-03-02 06:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
04THEHAGUE973TIP: SHOWING OF LILYA 4-EVER IN THE HAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-19 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OPRC OIIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE980TIP: SHOWING OF LILYA 4-EVER IN THE HAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-20 12:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OPRC OIIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG NL
04VATICAN2518TIP CONFERENCE ENERGIZES, EDUCATES ON FAITH-BASED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-30 04:38:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI VT
04VATICAN2817 VATICAN TRAFFICKING DVC PRODUCES BIG RESULTS
[...] A June 30 Trafficking in Persons Digital Video Conference (DVC) linked key Holy See contacts and media with G/TIP's Ambassador John Miller. In conjunction with Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican brought together three key elements in the fight against human trafficking: Vatican officials and rel [...]
2004-07-21 04:53:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG VT
04VATICAN5POPE: MIGRATION ISSUES CRUCIAL TO CULTURE OF PEACE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-02 12:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF SMIG VT
04VILNIUS1522EU MEMBERSHIP SPURS LITHUANIAN LABOR FLIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: Young Lithuanians have left their homeland en masse since the May 1 accession to the EU in search of employment abroad. The exact number leaving remains unclear, although as much as a quarter of the country's working-age population may leave by the end of the year. Some sectors have [...]
2004-12-16 13:16:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
04YEREVAN1344ARMENIA: 2004 - 2005 ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the formation of the Government's Interagency Commission to Address Issues related to Human Trafficking was encouraging, lack of a Commission Head for several months last year significantly slowed down the Government's response to TIP. As reported reftel, the Commission [...]
2004-06-15 12:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM
04YEREVAN314MEETING WITH ARMENIAN DEPUTY FONMIN ON TIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Margarian, who oversees the GOAM Interagency Commission to Address Issues Related to Human Trafficking (TIP Commission),to discuss concerns that the GOAM has been slow to take visible, concrete steps to combat trafficking in persons [...]
2004-02-06 12:34:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM
04YEREVAN562TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN ARMENIA: THE VIEW FROM
[...] (C) Through an Advisor to the Minister of Justice, we have obtained a copy of a report on trafficking in perons (TIP) in Armenia prepared by the Office of the Procurator General. The detail and scope of the report's findings, along with recent Embassy demarches on Armenia's shaky Tier II sta [...]
2004-03-09 09:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAM KCRM PHUM PINR SMIG SNAR
05ABUDHABI1091UAE: 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Embassy TIP points of contact are PolOff Susan Raddant and PolChief Joel Maybury, office: 971-2-414-2444, fax: 971-2-414-2639; email: raddantsk@state.gov, mayburyjf@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent approximately 40 hours preparing for and writing the repor [...]
2005-03-08 12:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TC
05ABUDHABI4737TIP: INTERIM ASSESMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Since being placed on the Tier 2 Special Watch List, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and children in the camel racing industry. The answers in paragraphs 2-5 below are keyed to the four qu [...]
2005-11-21 13:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
05ABUJA1556NO SPILLOVER FROM NIGER IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA'S
[...] Abuja economic officer and two U.S. Army Office of Defense Cooperation humanitarian-assistance personnel visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in far northeastern Nigeria, on August 19 and 20, 2005. Officers observed no evidence of Nigerien refugees in Maiduguri; in Borno's Baga town [...]
2005-08-23 16:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SOCI SMIG XY NI
05ACCRA432GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART ONE
[...] (SBU) This is the first of post's two-cable response to reftel which requests information for the fifth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on comba [...]
2005-02-28 17:44:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
05ACCRA433GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-28 18:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
05ACCRA605RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] This message is keyed to questions raised (ref B) regarding post's draft 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report (ref A). 2. Question: Please state the number of trafficking victims processed through Accra's shelters/children's homes in 2004. Ghana's Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Empl [...]
2005-03-29 16:26:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ELAB GH KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
05ALGIERS2082GOA RESPONDS TO MOROCCAN ACCUSATIONS ON
[...] (U) In recent days, Algerian media have devoted much coverage to the plight of African migrants attempting to enter the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which are located in northern Morocco. The coverage has focused primarily on the allegedly dire humanitarian situation of the migrant [...]
2005-10-10 15:42:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG AG MO XA
05ALGIERS2132MFA RESPONDS SHARPLY TO MOROCCAN ACCUSATIONS OF
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an unusually sharply worded official response October 17 to the October 16 comments of Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou that "strongly condemned Algeria and the Polisario's exploitation of the very complex immigration issue to achieve cheap propaganda [...]
2005-10-18 15:34:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG AG MO
05ALMATY2503DETAINED UZBEK REFUGEE FACING DEPORTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerned about governmental retaliation for his role in reporting on the recent events in Andijon, Uzbek human rights observer Lutfullo Shamsudinov fled with his family to Kazakhstan in late May. UNHCR formally determined on June 24 that Shamsudinov was a bona fide refugee, n [...]
2005-07-06 12:08:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SMIG IO UZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2550UNHCR REPORTS PENDING RELEASE OF UZBEK REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) On July 8 at 12:00 pm, UNHCR Protection Officer N.L. Narasimha Rao reported to Embassy that it appears a deal has been struck to release Uzbek refugee Lutfullo Shamsudinov. UNHCR reported that the GOK has agreed to release Shamsudinov if he is directly removed to the airport and then to [...]
2005-07-08 10:40:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SMIG IO UZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY406GOK INTERAGENCY TIP WORKING GROUP SHOWCASES WORK ON
[...] (U) On January 13, the GOK interagency TIP working group met in Astana to discuss GOK progress in meeting TIP National Plan goals. Minister of Justice Olnasyn Zhumabekov chaired the highly publicized meeting, which included a broad range of participation from the GOK, IOM, OSCE, NGOs and Ast [...]
2005-02-03 07:57:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG IO KZ POLITICAL
05AMMAN1702EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Amman's contribution below to the annual Trafficking in Persons report is keyed to the instructions found in reftel. --------- Checklist --------- 2. (SBU) A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked men, women, [...]
2005-03-01 13:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
05AMMAN4574JORDAN: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Poloff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) demarche to Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Bishar Khassawneh on June 7 (refs A and B) and a suggested work plan for improving Jordan's performance on TIP issues. Khassawneh engaged poloff in a candid discussion about the challenges the GOJ [...]
2005-06-08 12:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OPRC KCRM KWMN SMIG JO
05ANKARA1097TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT UPDATE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A, supplementing responses submitted previously in Reftels B, C, D, and E. Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane. Lane (rank: FS-05) spent approximately 20 hours in prepara [...]
2005-03-02 07:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1472TIP IN TURKEY: MFA ALLOCATES "157" HOTLINE NUMBER
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news article about TIP in Turkey. 2. (U) Published Thursday, March 10 by the semi-official Anatolian News Agency; http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/: TITLE: Foreign Ministry Allocate [...]
2005-03-15 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1552CARLIN TALKS TIP TACTICS WITH JUDICIAL OFFICIALS;
[...] (U) IIP Speaker Barbara Carlin, Resident Legal Attache in Skopje, Macedonia, brought her expertise on prosecution of human trafficking cases to Turkey to support a Ministry of Justice conference for 50 judges and prosecutors on February 9. The conference, organized by the International Orga [...]
2005-03-17 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU OIIP TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1776TIP in Turkey: Developments in regional law
[...] (U) Summary: Turkey's Mobile Training Team is training law enforcement authorities in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia on measures to counter human smuggling and trafficking in persons. The foreign ministers of Turkey and Georgia recently signed a protocol on cooperation in anti- traff [...]
2005-03-28 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1777TIP IN TURKEY: Interior Ministry reports details on
[...] (U) During a March 3 meeting with Mehmet Terzioglu, the Interior Ministry's Head of the Department for Foreigners, Borders, and Asylum, we requested information on the following trafficking in persons cases appearing recently in the Turkish media. The response received is provided b [...]
2005-03-28 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1878TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 16-28,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 27 by Cumhuriyet [...]
2005-04-01 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2094TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in the weekly journal Temp [...]
2005-04-12 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2192TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Monday, March 21 by Mil [...]
2005-04-18 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2242TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Friday, April 1 by Hurr [...]
2005-04-20 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2491TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 15-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Wednesday, April 20 in [...]
2005-05-02 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2782TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 1-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Hurriyet on Tuesday, Ma [...]
2005-05-16 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3055TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 15-31,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Radikal on Monday, May [...]
2005-06-01 07:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3178TURKEY ON 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] We met with MFA's 2nd Secretary Ozlem Kural to deliver reftel demarche on June 3. Ms. Kural has newly taken up her position. She opined that the Tier 2 placement is "good" since, in her view, the GOT has worked hard on this issue in the past year. She mentioned that the GOT and the Governme [...]
2005-06-07 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3186GOT AND IOM LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING
[...] Summary: The IOM and the GOT, with funding from the U.S., launched a first major multi-country prevention campaign to combat human trafficking across Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova. The campaign includes a toll-free "157" helpline, multi-national multi-media advertising, and passport inserts. [...]
2005-06-08 04:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA331TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, JAN 1-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published January 14 by Iran Mania News (FBI [...]
2005-01-19 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3490TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...]
2005-06-20 06:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3833TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]
2005-07-01 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4117TIP IN TURKEY: REACTIONS TO NEW YORK TIMES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Craig Smith's June 27 New York Times article on Slavic women working in Turkey's growing sex trade has received mixed reaction in Turkey. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On June 28 Hurriyet columnist, Kanal D News Director and news magazine host Fatih Altayli wrote that he had reported [...]
2005-07-15 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4149TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...]
2005-07-18 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4316TRABZON'S COMLEKCI DISTRICT, THE BLACK SEA'S
[...] (C) Summary: A June 27 New York Times article by Craig Smith on prostitution in Turkey gives an account of the prostitution situation in the Comlekci District of Trabzon. Prostitution is indeed rampant in Trabzon, as witnessed by PolOffs. What is not clear, however, is if trafficking is equa [...]
2005-07-27 09:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4481TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 16-31,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, July 17: [...]
2005-08-02 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4621TURKEY'S 157 TIP HELPLINE: IT SAVES LIVES
[...] Summary: The USG's financing of a trafficking prevention campaign, put into effect by the International Office for Migration (IOM) working closely with the GOT, has demonstrated outstanding results from reclaimed lives to governmental cooperation. Twenty-four victims of trafficking have bee [...]
2005-08-08 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4794TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...]
2005-08-16 08:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5140TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 16- 31, 2005
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...]
2005-09-02 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5342TURKS PUT ON POOR SHOW AT ISTANBUL TIP CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a prime opportunity to provide valuable input in the August 25-27 TIP conference, the Turkish MFA, academia, and gendarmerie representatives dropped the ball. From not understanding the difference between smuggling and trafficking, to shamelessly touting Turkey's libera [...]
2005-09-14 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5621TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, August 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Thursday, September [...]
2005-09-27 08:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA589TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 4 of 4 (septel). Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT issued 26 humanitarian visas to allow victims [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA590TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PREVENTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 4 (septel). Prevention ---------- A. (SBU) Turkish MFA Illegal Migration Department Head Iskender Okyay stated that the two hundred sixty-two TIP [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA591TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 4 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane, who replaces David McFarland following the submission of this report. McFarland (rank: FS-04) spent [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA592TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 4 (septel). Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish [...]
2005-02-02 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5948TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...]
2005-10-03 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA6303ANKARA'S NEW TIP SHELTER -- MUNICIPALITY SETS A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first Ankara Trafficking in Persons (TIP) shelter, second in Turkey after Istanbul, will start accepting victims of trafficking (VOTs) by the end of October. The Ankara Municipality has delivered a first-rate shelter, totally renovated and furnished, and has offered to pay [...]
2005-10-18 09:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6318TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]
2005-10-19 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6554TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]
2005-11-02 11:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6754TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Milliyet and also reported by [...]
2005-11-16 11:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7255TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published in the November 8th edition of Ye [...]
2005-12-12 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7386ESF FUNDING CRITICAL TO COMBATING TIP IN TURKEY
[...] Summary: In FY 2004, we gave the International Office for Migration (IOM) a grant of $600,000 from ESF to assist with their efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. With that $600,000 ESF allocation, the IOM has made a world of difference in Turkey's fight against traffickin [...]
2005-12-16 08:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA7394TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Thursd [...]
2005-12-16 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7559IRANIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST IN TURKEY SEEKING
[...] (C) Summary: Well-known Iranian Kurdish activist Roya Toloui is currently in Turkey seeking re-settlement in a third country, preferably the U.S. She told us Iranian authorities tortured her in detention after her August arrest for allegedly organizing protests in Iranian Kurdistan. End Summ [...]
2005-12-23 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG PGOV PHUM PTER IR TU
05ANKARA900TIP IN TURKEY: IOM TRAINS EAST EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN
[...] (U) On February 4, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) for embassy officials from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Representatives from the embassies of Romania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekista [...]
2005-02-16 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA902TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...]
2005-02-17 07:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA903TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...]
2005-02-17 07:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ASUNCION1330PARAGUAY: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On 10/18, POLOFF delivered reftel points on the Paraguay TIP Tier 2 Action Plan to Julio Peralta, Director of International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peralta indicated that he would review and discuss the issue with his colleagues at the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2005-10-24 12:27:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PA
05ASUNCION1332PARAGUAY: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On 10/18, POLOFF delivered reftel points on the Paraguay TIP Tier 2 Action Plan to Julio Peralta, Director of International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peralta indicated that he would review and discuss the issue with his colleagues at the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2005-10-24 12:30:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PA
05ASUNCION1457PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV. 20 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Just Can't Sniff Enough -- Impeachment Talk -- TIP Conviction Upheld -- Truth, Justice and the Stroessner Era ----------------------- Just Can't Sniff Enough ----------------------- 2. (U) On 11/20, Agents from the National Antinarcotics Secretariat (SENAD),with the a [...]
2005-11-28 21:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ECON SMIG PA
05ASUNCION1466PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 18:07:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER KPAO SMIG PA
05ASUNCION173PARAGUAY TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: --------------- --IADB project moving forward --Japanese Embassy announces bilateral project --NGO Luna Nueva finishes major TIP study --More Paraguayan women rescued in Argentina and Spain --Paraguay and Spain negotiating TIP agreement --President considering decree to establis [...]
2005-02-04 12:10:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL ELAB ASEC KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION226PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ---------------- -- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- FonMin Meets Canadian leaders -- Paraguay Seeks TIP Extradition from Spain -- Chavez to Visit Paraguay? -- Hijazi Officially Charged -------------------------------------- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- [...]
2005-02-11 14:36:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG ECON PINR PA
05ASUNCION308PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: -------------- --President Duarte and Chilean President Lagos talk security --Supreme Court rejects Barakat appeal --Prosecutors defeat teen prostitution ring --German national arrested for role in TIP ring --Colombian nationals arrested with false Bolivian passports --Fire in n [...]
2005-03-04 14:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA
05ASUNCION6G/TIP VISIT REVIEWS PARAGUAY'S EFFORTS
[...] Summary: On December 6, 7, and 8, G/TIP Senior Reporting Officer Linda Brown visited Paraguay as part of a four-country tour of South America. In meetings with Embassy officers, GOP officials, and representatives of NGOs, Brown discussed Paraguay's progress in combating trafficking in person [...]
2005-01-04 08:33:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC PA
05ASUNCION742PARAGUAY ON TIP REPORT, NEXT STEPS
[...] On 6/2, Polcouns shared with Julio Peralta, the MFA's Director of International Organizations, an advance copy of the 2005 TIP report on Paraguay. Drawing from reftel points, Polcouns noted significant progress Paraguay had made in combating TIP particularly with regard to successful prosecu [...]
2005-06-06 13:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG PA KCRM
05ATHENS589GREECE PART 1: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the Fifth TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to requests under "Overview" and "Prevention." -------- Overview -------- A. Greece is a destination countr [...]
2005-03-01 17:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GR TIP
05ATHENS634ATHENS TIP CONFERENCE RAISES AWARENESS ON NEED TO
[...] SUMMARY: An embassy-organized Athens TIP symposium on February 23 raised awareness on the need for better cooperation among law enforcement and justice officials to fight trafficking in Greece. Following the February 15-16 training seminar for Greek judiciary and police officers in Thessalon [...]
2005-03-07 08:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PHUM SMIG GR TIP
05BAGHDAD4798COPING WITH LIFE AND SHORTAGES IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's current economic conditions are adverse for many. While emigration, whether permanent or temporary, is available to a relatively small number, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE INDICATES those who leave are often among Iraq's best and brightest. Average families have developed a compl [...]
2005-12-01 11:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET SMIG SOCI PGOV IZ
05BANGKOK1321THAILAND 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 03:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH TIP
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 08:06:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN PREF PREL SMIG PHUM EAID TH
05BOGOTA10178VISA REVOCATIONS: A HARD HIT ON COLOMBIAN CRIMINALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent months, the Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) revoked a large number of non- immigrant visas (NIV) granted to Colombian nationals who are members of violent gangs and terrorist organizations, wanted and captured narcotics traffickers, family members benefi [...]
2005-10-28 20:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG CO KHUM
05BOGOTA2266COLOMBIA'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 13:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BRASILIA1396BRAZIL DECLINES GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS
[...] (U) On May 20, PolOff delivered reftel and talking points to Brazil's Ministry of External Relations (MRE) International Organizations Division (DOI) and the Human Rights Divisions (DDH). PolOff also delivered reftel talking points to UNHCR representative in Brasilia Luis Varese. PolOff's req [...]
2005-05-24 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG BR US
05BRATISLAVA298NEW 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 14:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KPAO LO
05BRATISLAVA360SLOVAKIA 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 14:48:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO
05BRATISLAVA425GENERAL 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 07:47:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO
05BRATISLAVA472SLOVAKIA 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 11:25:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO
05BRATISLAVA642SLOVAKIA 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 14:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI SMIG PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA702SLOVAKIA 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 15:10:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PARM SOCI KDEM LO
05BRATISLAVA755SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP SEPTEMBER 21, 2005
[...] (C) PM Dzurinda's ruling coalition managed to get the support of 77 MPs (one more than needed) to reopen the parliamentary session on September 21, following a stalemate brought about by opposition parties and independents who had pushed for early elections (ref B). Following the opening, D [...]
2005-09-21 14:55:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KIRF SMIG SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA835SLOVAKIA 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 14:14:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KDEM SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA903SLOVAKIA 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 14:58:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL LO
05BRUSSELS1239MIGRATION, 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 14:28:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG PHUM KWMN EAID ELAB OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1514 WARSAW WINS SEAT OF EU BORDER AGENCY; EU
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 14 agreed that Warsaw would be the seat of the newly created Agency for the management of the EU external borders. The ministers also agreed to intensify contacts with Libya in order to combat illegal immigration, while insisting t [...]
2005-04-15 14:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG PL AL LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1583THE PROPOSED EU CONSTITUTION: WHAT IT COULD MEAN
[...] (SBU) The Constitutional Treaty signed last October requires ratification by all 25 Member States. It faces its first serious test in the May 29 French referendum, and a second critical vote in the Netherlands on June 1. Under those circumstances, entry into force is a distant and uncertain [...]
2005-04-22 08:22:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAID ECIN MARR SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1685DEMARCHE 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 15:13:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SMIG LY USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2227SCHENGEN TURNS TWENTY: BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN EVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Schengen area has grown from six core countries in 1985 to fifteen at present, with eleven more -- including most recently Switzerland -- expected to be integrated by the end of 2007. Border-free travel within the zone has proved popular with the European public and is one [...]
2005-06-09 14:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG PREL CMGT KFRD KCRM PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4515DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH EU
[...] (C) Summary: DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the EU's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries on December 7 and discussed a wide-ranging list of terrorism related topics. These issues included the status of the PNR litigation, the International Registered Traveler program [...]
2005-12-29 15:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PTER CVIS EAIR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4516DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On December 7, DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JFS) Jonathan Faull and discussed a broad range of border security related issues. Topics included the pending decision on passenger [...]
2005-12-29 15:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KCRM CVIS EAIR PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS614BIOMETRICS: EU TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR PASSPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The EU is set to approve a decision on technical standards related to biometrics in travel documents by the end of February. From that point, EU Member States will have 18 months to begin issuing passports that contain digitized photographs on contactless chips. A separate d [...]
2005-02-11 11:51:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CANBERRA386AUSTRALIA'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 01:18:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB PREF KFRD ASEC AS
05CARACAS202PROJECT 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 19:42:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID VE
05CARACAS624VENEZUELA'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 20:09:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF
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 11:29:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI ELAB MO
05COLOMBO347SRI 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 11:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG CE KWMM LTTE
05COLOMBO454SRI 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 04:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
05COLOMBO567SRI 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 10:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG KCRM KFRD CE GM
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 04:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG TZ KRCM
05DHAKA5654BANGLADESH: INTERIM TIP REPORT
[...] Embassy Dhaka appreciates the opportunity to report Bangladesh's continuing progress in its anti-trafficking efforts (ref a). The information below comes largely from the International Organization for Migration (IOM),The Asia Foundation, the Home Ministry, and USAID. 2. Sustaining the h [...]
2005-11-22 01:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG BG
05DHAKA937BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will cover efforts by the Bangladesh Government (BDG) during the time period from March 2004-March 2005. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Charlene Wang, telephone number 880-2-885-5500 extension 2148, IVG post-code Dhaka #583, fax [...]
2005-03-03 12:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG USAID
05DJIBOUTI240DJIBOUTI - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Djibouti is reportedly a country of transit and a country of destination for internationally trafficked persons. There is no evidence to suggest that Djibouti is a country of origin. The trafficking problem in Djibouti is vague and undocumented. Post would like to emphasize that [...]
2005-03-07 03:08:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DJ SO ET
05DOHA962PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR
[...] (U) Embassy Doha has reviewed the TIP Mini-Action Plan in reftel and proposes several revisions to reflect recent actions taken by the Government of Qatar (GOQ) and to set out a realistic and achievable series of steps for the GOQ to take before July 30. Revised Mini-Action Plan is below. - [...]
2005-05-31 11:47:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN OPRC PREL KCRM SMIG QA
05DOHA991QATAR: DELIVERY OF 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) DCM delivered advance draft of the 2005 TIP report and action plan for Qatar on Thursday, June 2 to Amb. Khalid Al-Mansouri, Director of the Americas and European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) DCM informed Al-Mansouri that Qatar had been placed on Tier 3 based on the l [...]
2005-06-02 13:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG QA
05DUBLIN276IRELAND - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once a poor nation characterized by large scale emigration, Ireland is now economically prosperous and an attractive destination for thousands of asylum and job-seekers. The unprecedented flow of people into Ireland has prompted the Government to address issues relating to bo [...]
2005-03-04 17:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05DUSHANBE1741RUSSIANS RESCIND INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR
[...] (U) The Tajik and Russian governments officially announced that beginning November 1, citizens of both countries may travel between Russia and Tajikistan on their internal passports. A spokesman for the Tajik MFA stressed the understanding was not an "international agreement" nor would it cre [...]
2005-10-28 11:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG RS TI
05DUSHANBE2038TAJIK GOVT INSISTS PASSPORT DECISION REVERSAL PRACTICAL NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan orders Tajiks to use international passports when traveling to Russia despite an Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) agreement permitting citizens to travel using internal passports. This affects up to one million labor migrants who do not have the expensive interna [...]
2005-12-14 13:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB SMIG TI
05FRANKFURT3004Baden-Wuerttemberg NGOs Target TIP Demand Reduction
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Baden-Wuerttemberg NGO Women's Information Center (Fraueninformationszentrum) and Protestant charity Diakonisches Werk (DW) have pioneered a new TIP (trafficking in persons) secular outreach program centered on reducing demand for trafficking victims forced to work as prosti [...]
2005-04-15 14:56:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV KWMN SMIG GM
05FRANKFURT6687NGO Initiatives to Reduce Demand for Trafficked Persons
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lutheran Church and other NGOs in southwestern Germany report progress in increasing Germans' awareness of the issue of trafficking in persons (TIP),particularly among potential clients of prostitutes. There are indications that more men are contacting police and NGOs to repor [...]
2005-09-02 11:18:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN SMIG PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT7722Major TIP Trial in Mannheim, Germany
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Criminal proceedings began recently in Mannheim against six persons accused of trafficking approximately thirty Romanian women into Germany in 2003 and 2004. The young women were recruited with promises of employment as cooks and babysitters, but allegedly were beaten and raped (i [...]
2005-10-24 09:12:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV GM
05GABORONE273BOTSWANA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: At this time, post believes Botswana is not a country of origin, transit or destination for a significant number of human trafficking victims. This is partly because the Government of Botswana regards trafficking as a serious threat and has taken measures to prevent it from em [...]
2005-02-24 13:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BC TIP
05GABORONE939ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FUELS RISING CRIME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With the situation in Zimbabwe growing ever more desperate, illegal immigrants from there continue to stream into Francistown, the largest city near the border, at roughly the same rate as in 2004. Desperation has fuelled a rising crime rate, particularly theft and prostitution, [...]
2005-07-07 10:16:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM ZI BC
05GENEVA1052UNHCR ON WESTERN SAHARA, LIBYA, AND MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: In response to refs A and B, Mission Geneva's Joe Cassidy and Anne Phillips met with officials from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) April 25 to brief on demarches directed to Algiers and Tripoli on refugee issues. UNHCR's Deputy Director in charge o [...]
2005-04-26 03:16:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XI UNHCR
05GENEVA1287UNHCR FORUM: ONE BRIDGE, ONE DEAD END
[...] (U) Summary: The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' Forum (UNHCR/Forum) met May 20, with Deputy High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and Director of International Protection Erika Feller on the podium for an all-day session attended by approximately one hundred representatives from Geneva missio [...]
2005-05-25 13:28:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG UNHCR
05GENEVA2489UNHCR EXCOM #6: BILATERALS COVER RESETTLEMENT AND
[...] (U) Summary: In bilateral meetings with delegations from Romania, Canada, Sweden and Australia on the margins of the October 3-7 meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),the US Delegation discussed modalities for increasing capaci [...]
2005-10-14 11:27:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG RO AS CA SW UNHCR
05GENEVA2654COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. An October 10 meeting in Geneva marked the end of the decade-long CIS Conference Process, originally created to address problems of refugees and displaced persons -- as well as statelessness -- arising out of the break up of the Soviet Union. Although a final conference statemen [...]
2005-11-01 13:56:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM SMIG XG CIS
05GEORGETOWN1195 INTERIM REPORT: GUYANA IMPROVES VICTIM ASSISTANCE,
[...] Summary. A series of nation-wide educational seminars, new legislation to raise Guyana's age of consent, new resources for trafficking shelters, new partnerships to research trafficking in persons (TIP),and charges filed against human traffickers highlight Guyana's recent efforts to combat [...]
2005-11-15 12:39:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG SOCI PGOV KCRM KWMN GY
05GEORGETOWN1349TEIXEIRA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL HOME AFFAIRS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Charge, Deputy Consul, and PolOff met with Minister of Home Affairs Gail Teixeira on December 23. Teixeira had requested a Consular briefing on trends in fake Guyanese civil documents detected by the Consular Section. Teixeira also described problems with control of the visa proce [...]
2005-12-28 23:20:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETPGOV PREL SNAR SMIG KFRD KCOR KCRM GY
05GUATEMALA171GUATEMALA REQUEST FOR ESF, INCLE ANTI-TIP FUNDS
[...] Summary: We request that Washington offices allocate INCLE funds to one Guatemalan project to improve the criminal justice sector in regard to trafficking in persons and allocate ESF funds to two Guatemalan projects to improve care to trafficking victims. End summary. Guatemala's need for [...]
2005-01-24 22:03:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM ASEC ELAB EAID SMIG GT
05GUATEMALA2273GUATEMALA ON CHANGES TO DEPORTATION PROCEDURES
[...] (C) Guatemalan FM Briz reacted favorably to reftel demarche delivered September 27 by the Ambassador, saying the GOG would seek to cooperate with USG efforts to reduce to three days the turnaround time to repatriate illegal Guatemalan immigrants apprehended at the border. 2. (C) The Ambassa [...]
2005-09-27 22:36:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CVIS SNAR KCRM EAID PREF PHUM GT
05GUATEMALA2395GUATEMALA NEEDS TPS
[...] Embassy Guatemala strongly supports granting Guatemalans living in the United States Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following Hurricane Stan, which produced floods and mudslides that have devastated the country. Guatemala is in a state of calamity and will be hard pressed to address any add [...]
2005-10-17 22:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CVIS SMIG EAID MASS PHUM AEMR ASEC ETRD EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA307GUATEMALA STRENGTHENS TIP LAW
[...] Summary: Guatemala's Congress approved strong anti-TIP legislation that will aid GOG efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict those engaged in trafficking. The new law includes a much broader and more effective definition of trafficking that will aid police and prosecutors and much sti [...]
2005-02-07 19:06:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA376GANG VIOLENCE THREATENS GUATEMALAN SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the implementation of hardline policies against gangs in neighboring Honduras and El Salvador (reftels),Guatemala is searching for ways to combat its own gang problem. The GOG blames the gangs for the continued upswing in homicides, which have increased each year for th [...]
2005-02-15 12:58:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR SNAR KCRM PGOV PHUM PARM PTER SMIG MASS ASEC EAID KCOR KFRD GT
05GUATEMALA545GUATEMALA 2004 TIP REPORT
[...] Summary: The Government of Guatemala (GOG) achieved remarkable success in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) during the reporting period, particularly in the development of new legal instruments to criminalize TIP activities. We note that Guatemala has achieved or made signif [...]
2005-03-01 22:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KCOR EAID KPAO GT
05GUATEMALA807GUATEMALAN CONCERNS ABOUT "MINUTEMAN PROJECT"
[...] The Ambassador received March 30 a letter from Guatemalan FM Jorge Briz expressing concern about the "Minuteman Project" and other private U.S. efforts to patrol the border and intercept illegal migrants. Text of the letter, dated March 27, follows in para 2. Embassy requests the Department [...]
2005-03-30 23:58:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG CVIS KFRD ASEC EAID PHUM SNAR KCRM PBTS GT
05GUATEMALA819LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM GUATEMALAN FM BRIZ
[...] Embassy received late March 30 a letter from Guatemalan FM Jorge Briz to the Secretary. Text follows in para 2. The letter argues for greater cooperation in combatting narco-trafficking, alien smuggling and trafficking in persons by providing spare parts, training and other resources to Gua [...]
2005-03-31 17:37:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PHUM ASEC SNAR EAID MASS PREF PTER KCOR KDEM GT
05GUATEMALA888 IMMIGRATION IN U.S.-GUATEMALAN RELATIONS:
[...] This is an action request: See paras 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary: Supported by civil society and the mainstream media, the Guatemalan community in the U.S. has from the outset of the Berger administration brought acute pressure on the Government of Guatemala to be assertive with us on t [...]
2005-04-08 16:06:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ELAB PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN CVIS KPAO GT
05HALIFAX36ALIEN AND DRUG SMUGGLING ALONG THE MAINE BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Smuggling of Asians and drugs across the U.S.-Maine border is ongoing, according to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Intelligence Unit in Houlton, Maine. While lacking hard numbers, CBP believes it is also a growing phenomena. Smuggling of Koreans is relatively easy, [...]
2005-02-11 13:43:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PREF PREL SMIG SNAR CA
05HANOI207 VIETNAM: FY2005 NON LAW ENFORCEMENT TIP PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Mission's Anti- Trafficking Working Group has identified two project proposals for activities aimed at empowering women and combating trafficking in women and children in and from Vietnam that are especially deserving of funding. Nine project proposals were sub [...]
2005-01-24 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG EAID KCRM KFRD VM TIP
05HANOI214 VIETNAM: FY2005 LAW ENFORCEMENT TIP PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Post received one project in response to reftel Request for Proposal. The proposal came from UNODC in Vietnam, and is Phase 2 of the existing USG-funded UNODC anti-trafficking project. Phase 1 of the UNODC project has been an exceptional success: a recent internal audit by UNODC ranked [...]
2005-01-25 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG EAID KCRM KFRD VM TIP
05HANOI509 INPUT FOR 2005 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM
[...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in ref A, paragraphs 18-21 follows, following the alphabetical checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked women and [...]
2005-03-02 06:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG CVR TIP
05HANOI841 VIETNAM HOSTS SIX-COUNTRY TIP MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The ambitious three-day Senior Officials Meeting 3 (SOM 3) of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) was held in Hanoi March 29-31. The purpose of the meeting was to translate the MOU signed at the previous COMMIT meeting in Rango [...]
2005-04-11 05:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG VM OMIG APEC TIP
05HARARE339ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2004 -
[...] Overview of a Country's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: ----------- -- A. There continued to be anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons, but there is no conclusive evidence to suggest that there is a sustained, organized ef [...]
2005-03-01 16:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF EAID ZI TIP
05HARARE443ZIMBABWE TIP UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 06:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF EAID ZI TIP
05HELSINKI1145FINLAND: PROPOSED RESIDENCY PERMITS FOR TIP
[...] (U) Officials at the Interior Ministry told Poloff that they intend to draft a proposed amendment to Finland's "Aliens Act" that would allow trafficking-in-persons victims to receive temporary residency permits. The proposed permits would allow TIP victims to remain in Finland for up to one [...]
2005-10-27 12:02:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI SMIG FI
05HELSINKI1277FINLAND MOVES TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) Summary: Finland is in the process of implementing its new National Action Plan. Each ministry and agency has created an internal implementation strategy. An interagency working group will monitor and report results. Police and prosecutors are investigating several cases, but suffer f [...]
2005-12-12 11:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG SOCI FI
05HELSINKI1325FINLAND: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) This report is keyed to the relevant sections in reftel. Embassy poc for the drugs and chemical diversion control portion of the INCSR is Poloff David Allen Schlaefer (SchlaeferDA2@state.gov). Embassy poc for the financial crimes portion of the INCSR is Econoff Mika Cleverley (Cleverle [...]
2005-12-30 11:08:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SMIG SOCI PREL FI
05HELSINKI273FINLAND: 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS UPDATE
[...] (U) The Finnish Government is set to release its new National Action Plan for combating trafficking-in-persons sometime next week or the following week. The Plan will detail new GoF measures to develop a victim-centered approach to trafficking, a significant break with previous GoF policy. [...]
2005-03-04 16:15:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB ASEC PREF PREL SMIG FI
05HELSINKI274CORRECTED COPY - SEE PARAGRAPH 2 -- FINLAND: 2005
[...] (U) The Finnish Government is set to release its new National Action Plan for combating trafficking-in-persons sometime next week or the following week. The Plan will detail new GoF measures to develop a victim-centered approach to trafficking, a significant break with previous GoF policy. [...]
2005-03-07 10:34:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB ASEC PREF PREL SMIG FI
05HELSINKI353POSSIBLE GEORGIAN TRAFFICKING CONNECTION WORRIES
[...] Summary: -------- (U) Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Frontier Guards announced on March 7 that they believed as many as 1,500 Georgian women may have been trafficked through Finland to destinations scattered throughout western Europe from 2002-2004. According to t [...]
2005-03-24 08:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI FI
05HELSINKI407FINLAND: UPDATE ON TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS; FINLAND
[...] (U) This supplemental report provides additional information about trafficking and Finland, in particular Finland's newly released National Action Plan, which centers on victim assistance. The 66-page plan was released on March 31. An English language translation of the entire plan is expec [...]
2005-04-07 15:03:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG SOCI FI
05HELSINKI589FINLAND: EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN ORTHODOX CHURCH
[...] (U) Poloff David Schlaefer spoke at a conference on trafficking-in-persons organized by the Finnish Orthodox Church on April 11 in Joensuu, Finland. The Finnish Orthodox Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church are both recognized as official state churches by the GoF. Although only around 2% [...]
2005-05-26 07:49:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG SOCI FI
05HOCHIMINHCITY11DELTA FACES DIFFICULTIES ON THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting the Mekong Delta, the Ambassador found that considerable investment in infrastructure, education and government reform are needed to set conditions for rapid economic growth. The long, porous border with Cambodia is a challenge for local officials, who are struggling t [...]
2005-01-06 08:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM VM KCRM SMIG SNAR LABOR HIV AIDS TIP CNARC
05HOCHIMINHCITY1299VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 6 meeting with DPO and PolOff, representatives of the HCMC Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said that in 2005 they had instituted a system of one-on-one interviews with prospective Vietnamese brides and their Taiwanese fiancees in response to mounting [...]
2005-12-20 14:19:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM TIP
05HOCHIMINHCITY1309PORTRAIT OF AN ALIEN SMUGGLER
[...] Reftel outlined a recent incident in which Amcit Tim Thai was caught while apparently attempting to smuggle aliens with photo-subbed Canadian passports through Uzbekistan. The story of Mr. Thai's life over the past 25 years illustrates the challenges facing our consular sections as we strive t [...]
2005-12-21 09:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CASC SMIG VM TIP
05KATHMANDU2445 NEPAL RATIFIES SAARC CONVENTIONS
[...] On October 31, Nepal ratified two SAARC Conventions: SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution; and SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia. Ref A had reported Nepal had committed to ratif [...]
2005-11-14 08:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NP
05KINGSTON1041UPDATE ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN JAMAICA
[...] This cable provides an update on GOJ anti-TIP efforts since Post's initial input (ref A) for the 2004-2005 anti-TIP report. Post will continue to report any substantive developments in advance of the April 30 submission deadline. --------------------------------------------- Senior Official [...]
2005-04-15 13:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TIP
05KINGSTON1444GOJ OFFERS MIXED RESPONSE ON TIP, CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (SBU) On May 31 and June 2, emboffs met with GOJ officials to discuss the imminent release, on June 3, of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The different meetings yielded varying responses. On May 31, Charge met with National Security Minister Peter Phillips at the Minister's req [...]
2005-06-06 19:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1531OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER DRIVING JAMAICA'S
[...] (U) Since the June 3 release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (Ref A),the GOJ has not engaged Post on the issue, nor has there been any official reaction to the Tier 3 Action Plan delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on June 2. However, follow [...]
2005-06-17 18:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1611A DEFENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER HOSTS TIP
[...] (U) On June 24, at the request of National Security Minister Peter Phillips, Charge, USAID Mission Director, and Poloff (notetaker) attended a meeting hosted by Phillips on the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) at the Ministry of National Security (MNS). Unfortunately, Phillips used the [...]
2005-06-29 20:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1622CABINET OFFICE HOSTS TIP WORKING SESSION
[...] On June 28, the Cabinet Office hosted a working meeting with USAID Mission Director and Poloff to review actions taken to date by the GOJ to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The meeting had been scheduled as a follow up to a June 24 meeting on TIP at the Ministry of National Security (MNS [...]
2005-06-30 18:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1784DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS VISIT KINGSTON TO EVALUATE
[...] (U) On July 14 and 15, G/TIP Reports Officer Rachel Owen and WHA/PPC Senior Labor Advisor Michael Puccetti visited Kingston to assess what actions the GOJ had taken to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the 60-day grace period following the June 1 publication of the 2005 TIP Report (Ref A) [...]
2005-07-21 20:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1904ASSESSMENT OF RECENT GOJ ACTION ON TIP
[...] The GOJ has responded energetically to the June 3 publication of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, in which Jamaica was downgraded to Tier 3 (Ref A). Coordinated from the highest levels by the Office of the Prime Minister and various other Cabinet-level officials, a National TIP Ta [...]
2005-08-10 13:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON2059GOJ LAUNCHES TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
[...] Summary: The GOJ on August 30 launched a yearlong public awareness campaign to educate its citizens about the dangers of trafficking in persons (TIP). In a move that appears to indicate the GOJ's determination to make sustained efforts against trafficking, the Cabinet Office organized a publi [...]
2005-09-01 16:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON211COMBATING TIP IN JAMAICA: PROSECUTION AND
[...] Per reftel request, the following text constitutes Post's INCLE-funded anti-trafficking in persons project proposal to G/TIP for funding considering from FY 2005 appropriations. This is a joint proposal with Kingston USAID Mission. Please contact Post (see para 23) for clarification and furth [...]
2005-01-24 21:21:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM KCRM KWMN PHUM ASEC ELAB EAID SMIG TIP
05KINGSTON228COMBATING TIP IN JAMAICA: AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
[...] Per Ref A request, the following text constitutes Post's ESF-funded anti-trafficking in persons proposal to G/TIP for funding consideration from FY 2005 appropriations (Ref B includes Post's INCLE-funded anti-TIP proposal). This is a joint proposal with Kingston USAID Mission. Please contact [...]
2005-01-27 15:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM ASEC ELAB EAID KWMN KCRM KDEM PHUM SMIG TIP
05KINGSTON2508TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMANENT
[...] (SBU) Upon receipt of IOM package containing applications for Canadian resettlement for 17 Cubans and one Haitian currently under U.S. protection at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Ref A),Polcouns met on November 3 with Carina Parnham, Counselor and Manager (Immigration),Canadian High Co [...]
2005-11-04 20:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDCA CU HA PREF SMIG JM
05KINGSTON2552JAMAICA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] The following constitutes Post's submission for Jamaica's Interim TIP Assessment, per Ref A instructions. In addition to the information reported below and in Ref B and Ref C, Post has details of recent TIP-related law enforcement actions that are available upon request. ------------------ [...]
2005-11-15 21:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON576ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JAMAICA
[...] This cable serves as Jamaica's contribution to the fifth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------- Overview Of Anti-Tip Activities ------------------------------- 2. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international traffi [...]
2005-03-02 16:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05KINGSTON623GOJ, IOM, AND UNHCR AGREE MOST HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) Just after dawn on March 4, a boatload of 58 Haitians arrived in Long Bay, Portland, raising the total of Haitian migrants in Jamaica to 496. During a week which began with the one-year anniversary of former President Aristide's resignation and departure from Haiti, the GOJ continues to [...]
2005-03-04 22:31:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG HA JM
05KINSHASA198CONGO/B: UPDATED 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Embassy Brazzaville submits the following updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A and C with very little change from Ref B. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not belie [...]
2005-02-04 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA352DEM. REP. OF CONGO 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with instructions in reftel. Responses are keyed to reftel's numbered paragraphs (18-21). Begin responses: OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (para 18): A. The DRC is not generall [...]
2005-03-01 16:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN EAID SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
05KINSHASA88CONGO/B: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. 2. Embassy Brazzaville submits the following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not be [...]
2005-01-20 05:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KUWAIT2618KUWAIT: TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEWED WITH THREE SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary: Post has delivered TIP action plan to three senior Kuwaiti officials, including a Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister and the President of the National Security Bureau, who both stressed that the GOK views trafficking and other human rights as serious issues. In addition, two Ku [...]
2005-06-13 08:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KU
05KUWAIT263KUWAIT'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING PUBLIC AWARENESS ESF
[...] Post requests ESF funding for an anti-trafficking in persons campaign targeted primarily at East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness about Labor CONditions) would increase public awareness of trafficking in Kuwait, a des [...]
2005-01-17 14:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC KU
05LAGOS1128NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR EMBASSY SMALL
[...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. After supplying project descriptions to the Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) per reftel, Mission's Small Project Funds Committee received a proposal from an NGO in Edo State. Because Edo State is widely considered the country's highest volume t [...]
2005-07-14 11:41:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NI
05LAGOS1390NIGERIA: SOUTH-EAST STATES TARGET CLINICS INVOLVED
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to information passed by Post's fraud prevention unit (FPU),police authorities in four of the five South-East zone states have raided clinics involved in trafficking infants. Clinic staff were paying less than 200 dollars to young, indigent pregnant women in exc [...]
2005-09-06 15:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG NI
05LAGOS1677NIGERIA: LATRINE PROJECT AT ORU REFUGEE CAMP STALLS
[...] Summary. Construction of latrines at the Oru Refugee Camp has been delayed by about two months. Recent inspection of the camp revealed the delays were caused by disagreements on the use of refugee labor, disputes over location of latrines, and a restructuring of the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) [...]
2005-10-27 12:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
05LAGOS1891TIP: TIER 2 ACTION PLAN FOR NIGERIA DELIVERED
[...] In response to action request (reftel),Post explained to GON areas of specific concern to Nigeria from the 2005 TIP report, why GON efforts did not meet minimum standards, and how to improve results in the future. On November 18, G/TIP lead for Nigeria, Veronica Zeitlin, and POLOFF Eshel Mur [...]
2005-12-15 09:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG NI
05LAGOS1955COORDINATION DIFFICULT FOR NIGERIAN ANTI-TIP
[...] (U) Summary. Coordinating efforts to combat trafficking in persons, both among government agencies and NGOs, is one of the stiffest challenges facing the GON. State police commands are hesitant to relinquish primary investigative jurisdiction rights to the National Agency for the Prohibiti [...]
2005-12-28 14:50:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG NI
05LILONGWE1872005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. Human trafficking was a new issue for the GOM in 2004. With the advent of increased awareness and a new government with a new approach to governance, the GOM has made significant efforts to understand and address TIP. The GOM has implemented a multi-year strategy to protect vulner [...]
2005-03-02 07:33:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MI
05LIMA4574FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCURS WITH PERU TIP TIER 2
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Peru TIP Tier 2 Action Plan for 2005-2006 (Reftel) to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Director of Human Rights Affairs, Carlos Roman, on 10/24. 2. Roman said that the Foreign Ministry concurs with the Action [...]
2005-10-24 20:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL PE
05MADRID2115RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED MIGRANT ALEJANDRO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-03 15:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF SMIG SP
05MADRID2266SPAIN LEGALIZES STATUS OF NEARLY 691,000 ILLEGAL IMMGRANTS
[...] (U) Summary: Spain concluded its three-month amnesty program for illegal immigrants having collected more than 691,000 petitions nationwide. Officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs stated they expect to approve 80% to 90% of the petitions. New immigrants earnings could generat [...]
2005-06-13 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CVIS SP
05MADRID517SPAIN OFFERS AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) Spain's illegal immigrant population has multiplied three-fold over the last five years, from 300,000 to nearly one million. Now, new Spanish immigration measures taking effect February 7 through May 7 could grant amnesty to as many as one million illegal immigrants currently working in [...]
2005-02-10 08:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CASC CVIS KFRD SP
05MANAGUA2142DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED ON GON CONCERNS WITH 2005
[...] On July 15, post received diplomatic note MRE/AN/0122/07/05 from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry. The diplomatic note relates to the GON's concerns regarding the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons report (discussed in reftels). Informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. The [...]
2005-07-26 19:16:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG NU
05MANAMA1714G/TIP INTERIM REPORT FOR BAHRAIN
[...] Short-term action items delivered to the GOB in September 2005 (ref B) guide post's response to ref A. The following paragraphs cover the three items in ref A, among other items. Action item No. 1: Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coo [...]
2005-11-22 10:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL BA HUMRIT
05MANAMA339BAHRAIN: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Manama's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that in January 2005, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) was divided into two separate ministries, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Affairs. As the Ministry of [...]
2005-03-08 13:39:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA
05MANAMA789BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolOff delivered the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 1. (Note: Per Ref A, post delivered the TIP Report June 1 because the GOB and Embassy are clo [...]
2005-06-01 12:41:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG BA
05MANILA4831MISSION PRESSES GRP FOR EXPEDITIOUS PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Mission recently held several meetings with high-level GRP officials working to combat human trafficking to discuss problem areas identified in the 2004 TIP Report. We stressed the seriousness [...]
2005-10-11 08:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM ECON SMIG RP
05MANILA9PHILIPPINES/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT
[...] (SBU) Dep Pol/C and poloff reviewed the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Interim Assessment Report (ref a) for the Philippines in a meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Americas Division Director Marc De Borja on January 3. Dep Pol/C noted that the report had flagged areas of progres [...]
2005-01-03 08:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG RP JA
05MANILA971PHILIPPINES: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission,s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from March 2004 through March 2005. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer David C. Maness, ManessDC@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x5165, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]
2005-03-01 08:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RP
05MAPUTO1030MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM
05MAPUTO114ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] Overview of Request: Post is requesting ESF funding through G/TIP in the amount of $177,728 for a research and capacity building program. This project will have two key components: a) strengthening civil society efforts to combat trafficking in persons and b) identifying trafficking patterns i [...]
2005-01-24 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ ESF
05MAPUTO1343MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING
[...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...]
2005-10-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ
05MAPUTO3052005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...]
2005-03-04 09:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD
05MAPUTO378MOZAMBIQUE: GATHERING SUPPORT FOR AN
[...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's new government is increasingly serious about addressing the issue of trafficking in women and children. At a trafficking in persons luncheon held at the Ambassador's residence on March 16, representatives of key government agencies and local non-governmental organizat [...]
2005-03-22 12:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO395MOZAMBIQUE: ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 24 Ambassador LaLime and USAID Director Jay Knott, accompanied by visiting SFRC committee staffer Heather Flynn, paid a courtesy call to Mozambique's new Minister of Justice, Esperanca Machavela. The visit addressed a series of subjects, including the need for anti-traf [...]
2005-03-24 16:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO434MOZAMBIQUE: POLICE ARREST MEN SELLING A YOUNG BOY,
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - not for placement on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Mozambique continued to take steps in March 2005 to detain potential traffickers and toward upgrading its laws to expressly prohibit trafficking. On March 21 Mozambican police arrested two Mozambican men for t [...]
2005-04-04 16:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO510MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...]
2005-04-21 04:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO566EMBASSY MAPUTO SMALL PROJECTS FUND FOR
[...] The following is response to Action Request (Ref A). 2.-- Project Title: Transit and Reintegration Assistance for Mozambican Women and Children Repatriated from South Africa -- Amount of Funding: 12,000 U.S. dollars -- Implementing Organization: FECIV - Institute for Civic Education -- Exp [...]
2005-05-06 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG ASEC MZ
05MAPUTO617ALLEGED CHILD TRAFFICKING FROM MOZAMBIQUE TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A South African NGO, Amazing Grace Children's Center, based in the town of Malelane near the border with Mozambique, is sheltering half a dozen children that appear to have been trafficked from Mozambique into South Africa. This Center says it has been working with trafficking v [...]
2005-05-17 15:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ SF WZ
05MILAN519 Subject: Multiethnic Milan -- Caritas
[...] (U) Summary: Caritas Ambrosiana recently held a conference to present Caritas' annual report on immigration. While the report included national statistics, the focus of the presentation in Milan was on the Lombardy Region in general and Milan specifically. Almost a quarter of Italy's immigrant [...]
2005-11-17 05:38:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG SOCI ELAB PGOV ASEC IT EUN
05MUMBAI2319SEX TRAFFICKING IN MADHYA PRADESH
[...] (U) Development professionals in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) told Consul General and EconOff that the northwest corner of the state served as a steady source for sex workers, due to the existence of so-called "prostitute castes" in several villages. While these interlocutors [...]
2005-12-13 04:42:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD SOCI ASEC PREF ELAB PREL IN
05MUSCAT1327OMAN OFFERS OVERSTAYERS AN EASY EXIT
[...] (SBU) In an effort to spur the exit of expatriates who have overstayed their visas, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) eased departure regulations and urged all persons on expired visas to pay a one-time fee of $655 USD and depart the country without hindrance by August 19. The offer did not apply t [...]
2005-08-30 08:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT1606INDIAN OVERSTAYERS OFFERED EASY OUT
[...] The Indian Embassy has announced that it has struck a deal with the Omani Ministry of Manpower to facilitate the exit of all Indian nationals currently in Oman on expired employment visas. The move comes as a welcome reprieve to thousands of unemployed Indians incapable of paying overstay fi [...]
2005-10-26 10:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT3132005 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: OMAN
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to relevant sections of reftel paras 18-21. ----------------- PARA 18: OVERVIEW ----------------- A. Oman is not a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women or children. ------------------- PARA 19: [...]
2005-02-23 11:13:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MU
05MUSCAT599GEN ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI FOREIGN, DEFENSE
[...] (C) Senior Omani foreign affairs and defense officials shared views with CENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid on the brewing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the Omanis consistently advocating direct dialogue as a means to ease pressures and forestall an Iranian nuclear program. The Omanis shared [...]
2005-04-12 02:52:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR PTER SMIG MNUC XF XD MU
05MUSCAT8872005 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO OMAN
[...] (SBU) Given the Thursday-Friday local weekend (ref B),A/DCM conveyed the 2005 Trafficking in Persons report on Oman (ref A) to Humaid al-Maani, Political Advisor to the MFA Under Secretary, during a pre-arranged June 1 meeting to discuss Oman's critique of our Human Rights Report. Based on a [...]
2005-06-01 13:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU
05NASSAU1173MIGRANT DEPORTATIONS DOUBLE IN FIRST HALF OF 2005
[...] Minister of Labor and Immigration Vincent Peet reported during the House of Assembly's budget debate in June that Bahamian authorities had apprehended and repatriated 2165 illegal migrants between January 1, 2005, and June 15, 2005. The number of repatriations more than doubled from the same [...]
2005-06-23 17:17:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREL EFIN BF
05NASSAU158BAHAMAS: MIGRANT INTERDICTION STATISTICS FOR 2004
[...] The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force cooperatively worked to interdict over 5,000 illegal migrants in the waters in and around The Bahamas in 2004. The two largest nationality groups interdicted were Haitians (the overwhelming majority with just under 4800) and Cubans (les [...]
2005-01-24 20:47:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM HA CU BF
05NASSAU159IMMIGRATION MINISTER DEFENSIVE OVER U.S. PRESS
[...] (C) The Miami Herald ran a front-page article on January 23 reporting allegations of abuse and mistreatment made by Cuban and Haitian detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center in Nassau. The allegations, which included reports of beatings, mock executions, lack of drinking water and [...]
2005-01-24 20:48:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALSMIG PHUM CU BF
05NASSAU408FIFTH ANNUAL TIPS REPORT - BAHAMAS
[...] (SBU) There have been no substantiated reports indicating that the Bahamas is a country of origin or destination for trafficking in persons. There have, however, been unconfirmed reports of women being trafficked through Bahamian waters on the way to the United States, possibly for prostitut [...]
2005-03-01 16:08:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF
05NASSAU504BAHAMAS DENIES ASYLUM AND REPATRIATES 29 CUBANS
[...] (C) The Bahamian Department of Immigration repatriated 29 Cubans on March 15, 2005, including nine Cuban men who had claimed to be members of the "November 30 Frank Pais Party." Bahamian Immigration, upon the recommendation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),denied the [...]
2005-03-15 19:36:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG PHSA PREF PREL CU BF
05NEWDELHI5913INDIAN SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ASSAM AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Amidst continuing anguish over the growing number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India, the Supreme Court on July 13 repealed the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) (IMDT) Act in Assam, marking a victory for the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and paving the way [...]
2005-07-29 13:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PINS SMIG PREL BD IN
05NEWDELHI7400RISING BANGLADESHI MIGRATION IN INDIA AND THE
[...] (C) As India grows increasingly concerned about Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, there is a rising paranoia about the number of Bangladeshi migrants, the nature of a more radicalized Islam that they bring to border areas, and changes in political demographics in the Northeast. This problem i [...]
2005-09-22 11:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS SMIG PTER BG IN
05NEWDELHI9088TIP TIDBITS - CHILD LABOR, FEMALE FETICIDE, CHILD
[...] (U) The following describes a variety of news reports and GOI actions on child labor, female feticide and child marriage that we have been following over the past few weeks. LARGEST RAID IN DELHI HISTORY ---------------------------- 2. (U) On November 21, "The Hindu" reported in their mo [...]
2005-12-02 05:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SOCI OTRA PREL SMIG BG
05OTTAWA1384CANADA: MISSION PERSPECTIVE ON SPP SECURITY GOALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Canada appreciates the opportunity to comment on the interagency effort under way to identify a coherent and forward looking security road map for North America. We must continue to search for security weaknesses and identify areas where our three countries can strengthen ou [...]
2005-05-06 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA ECON ETRD MX PGOV PREL EWWT SMIG SNAR SOCI
05OTTAWA642CANADA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR 2004-2005
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Canada's submission for the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to numbered paragraphs in reftel. Embassy POC is Poloff Mark Baron, telephone (613) 688-5339, fax (613) 688-3098. Estimated number of hours spent researching and drafting this r [...]
2005-03-01 19:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
05PANAMA338PANAMA RESPONSE TO TIP PROTECTION (ESF) PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy is pleased to submit three anti-TIP bilateral project proposals (including two from the same government ministry),chosen from five submissions. Since the passage of the GOP's groundbreaking anti-TIP law in March 2004, the GOP has worked hard with its limited resources to promot [...]
2005-02-15 20:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB EAID KWMN KCRM KDEM PHUM SMIG PM
05PANAMA390PANAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL CONVOKES ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) In a big move forward for Panama's anti-TIP efforts, on February 15 Panama's new attorney general Ana Matilde Gomez convoked the anti-TIP commission (CONAPREDES) as contemplated by Panama's March 2004 anti-TIP law (see reftel A). The new commission institutionalizes anti-TIP policy co [...]
2005-02-18 22:39:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM SMIG ELAB PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA555PANAMA'S INPUT FOR FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Panama believes that trafficking in persons (TIP) is a relatively small and manageable problem, involving around 200-500 victims. In 2004, Embassy worked closely with the Government of Panama (GOP) to discover the true extent of TIP in Panama and to strengthen the anti-TIP leg [...]
2005-03-14 14:37:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA608PANAMA TACKLES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (C) Armed with Panama's tough March 2004 anti-TIP law, Darien province Prosecutor Arnesia Janeth Torrero recently arrested indigenous National Police (PNP) officers for their alleged commercial sexual exploitation of indigenous minor girls in the remote Darien province. In January, Torrero finis [...]
2005-03-16 22:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA959PANAMA ARRESTS EIGHT DARIEN POLICE IN TIP
[...] (C) In a vital advance of Panama's anti-TIP agenda, in late March Anti-corruption Prosecutor Maribel Cornejo detained eight National Police (PNP) officers and one private citizen on charges of rape, commercial sexual exploitation, and corruption of minors in Darien Province. The alleged victims [...]
2005-04-28 21:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PARAMARIBO843SURINAME ILL-PREPARED ON EVE OF CSME
[...] In a special meeting on Saturday December 17, Suriname's Council of Ministers voted to remove all remaining legal restrictions to Suriname joining the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). This came exactly two weeks before the December 31 deadline set by CARICOM members five years ago t [...]
2005-12-29 18:34:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PBTS PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG TBIO SENV NS
05PARIS1398FRANCE SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) France is a destination country for trafficked persons, mainly women trafficked for prostitution from Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, and to a lesser extent Albania) and Africa (Nigera, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon). France's national Central Office for the Repression of Trafficking in Pe [...]
2005-03-03 16:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR RO
05PARIS38962005 TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED - FRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 12:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1274MAY 4 REPATRIATION OF 132 HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] Summary. On May 4, the Coast Guard cutter Dependable repatriated to Haiti 132 migrants who claimed to have left Cap Haitien on Haiti's northern coast in the early morning of April 27. The Dependable interdicted the migrants in a 35-foot sail freighter 30 nautical miles east of Great Inagua [...]
2005-05-06 19:37:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR SMIG HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1550JUNE 1 REPATRIATION OF 162 HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] SUMMARY. On June 1, the Coast Guard cutter Confidence repatriated to Haiti 162 migrants who claimed to have departed Les Cayes on 19 May. The Confidence, the USCGC Metompkin and a USCG helicopter intercepted the migrants in a 65 foot sail freighter 60 nautical miles south of Andros Island, [...]
2005-06-03 19:19:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR SMIG HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2805HAITI: IGOH STILL RESISTS CRIMINAL DEPORTEES
[...] SUMMARY. Although the security situation in Port-au-Prince has improved dramatically and is manageable, Interim Minister of Interior Paul Magloire opposes the resumption of criminal deportations from the US to Haiti, fearing that deportees might be enlisted to disrupt the elections, harm a [...]
2005-11-12 17:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KHLS SMIG HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2871REPATRIATION OF 250 HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 16:05:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SMIG HA
05PORTAUPRINCE542HAITI: SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] The following responses are Post's responses to questions raised in reftel. 2. Overview of Haiti's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of children from the countryside into urban areas for domestic labor [...]
2005-03-02 20:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF HA
05PRAGUE8542005 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS
[...] Poloff delivered the demarche regarding the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report on Monday, June 6, 2005, to First Deputy Interior Minister Miroslav Koudelny and to Dr. Pavel Rotyka, Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Justice. Minister Koudelny, who is the Czech Republic's Nation [...]
2005-06-06 12:29:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EZ
05QUEBEC46QUEBEC IMMIGRATION POLICY AT A CROSSROADS?
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-11 20:40:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALSOCI SMIG PGOV PREL EFIN ECON CA MO AG TS
05QUITO1273ECUADOR COMMITTED TO FIGHTING TIP
[...] Summary: We delivered reftel talking points and the suggested trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan to the MOG and MFA on June 2, explaining the urgency of significant action to combat TIP in the next 60 days. MOG officials are reviewing the anti-TIP law Congress passed on June 1 and will [...]
2005-06-03 18:25:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EC
05QUITO2110ALIEN SMUGGLERS COULD FACE HARSHER PENALTIES IN
[...] Summary: The Ecuadorian Congress could pass by year,s end new legislation that stiffens prison sentences for alien smugglers, permits seizure and liquidation of convicted smugglers' properties and nullifies debt instruments for victims' payments to smugglers. The GOE renewed its interest i [...]
2005-09-13 12:02:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG EC
05QUITO2678ECUADOR TO COOPERATE ON ANTI-SMUGGLING CASES
[...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's top officials committed to working with U.S. law enforcement authorities to slow illegal immigration and put alien smugglers behind bars during a November 16-18 visit by DOJ prosecutors and DHS agents. The visit came just days after Ecuadorian police arrested a couple a [...]
2005-11-25 12:31:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PHUM PREL SMIG PBTS PGOV
05QUITO414ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: A LONG-TERM PROBLEM IN THE
[...] Summary. While the conservation, tourism, and fishing sectors in the Galapagos may disagree on the best use of natural resources in the archipelago, they do agree on one thing - that illegal immigration is the most serious threat to long-term sustainability in the Galapagos. Every sector wi [...]
2005-02-18 15:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD EFIS PREL PGOV SENV SMIG EC
05QUITO490SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] Summary: Ecuador continues to take steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Since issuing a presidential decree in August 2004, the government has drafted a national plan, increased public awareness of the problem, and reached out to source and destination countries. The GOE has coope [...]
2005-03-02 12:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05RABAT2177 Moratinos Visits Morocco to Discuss Illegal
[...] (U) Summary: Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Morocco October 11 to discuss illegal immigration with FM Benaissa in the wake of the massive immigrant assaults on Spanish border posts in northern Morocco (reftels). The foreign ministers agreed to create a bilateral ad hoc ministeri [...]
2005-10-20 12:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG MO
05RANGOON291BURMA: RESPONSE TO FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following report contains Post's responses to the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons questionnaire contained in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons in Burma from March 2004 to March 2005. End Summary. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact on TIP is p [...]
2005-03-08 07:41:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD BM
05ROME1385ITALIAN RESPONSE TO CRITICISM ON REFUGEE TREATMENT
[...] (C) Summary. In the face of criticism by UNHCR, the European Parliament and center-left politicians, the Italian Government continues to defend its policy of quickly returning illegal immigrants to Libya. Ministry of Interior officials insist the immigrants are being properly processed for [...]
2005-04-22 14:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SMIG IT UNHCR
05SANAA1516AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP, GTMO, ARAB-ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on June 1 on the Yemen Trafficking in Persons report, return of Yemenis from Guantanamo, and Arab League support for the Arab-Israeli peace process. The FM also discussed details of his recent trip to Ira [...]
2005-06-05 12:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALOPRC PHUM SMIG PREL PARM KCRM KWMN KBCT YM KNP DEMARCHE TRAFFICKING PERSONS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3099YEMEN UPDATE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2005
[...] Summary. In Yemen, children augment family incomes by working as street vendors and workers in family businesses or on the family-owned farm. While slavery and child prostitution are not major issues in Yemen, parliamentarians, international observers, and donors over the past two years have [...]
2005-10-25 11:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI SMIG SCUL YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA576FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN
[...] This message is posts response to ref A. ------------------------ Overview of TIP in Yemen ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Overview: A. Yemen is a country of origin for internationally trafficked children and may be a country of destination for sex trafficking of foreign women. I [...]
2005-03-13 15:24:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANJOSE488COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]
2005-02-28 18:38:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2680INCENTIVES FOR GOES COOPERATION AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Officials at the highest levels of the Government of El Salvador have, thus far, responded positively (ref. b) to Post demarche on DHS's Secure Border Initiative (SBI),and seem to fully grasp the fact that the USG intends to move very quickly to implement an accelerated deportations prog [...]
2005-09-27 20:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2771GOES, EMBASSY HOLD FIRST DEPORTATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) On October 6, the joint Embassy-GOES Working Group on Accelerated Deportations held its first meeting at the Ministry of Government (Gobernacion). The GOES delegation was headed by Vice-Government Minister Rodrigo Avila, and included MinGob Executive officer (and former Migration Directo [...]
2005-10-07 20:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC ES
05SANSALVADOR3224DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]
2005-11-15 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3554EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP
[...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]
2005-12-22 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
05SANTIAGO2574AMBASSADOR REITERATES USG REQUEST FOR CHILE TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the USG request (refs b-c) to resettle in Chile protected migrants from the Guantanamo Naval Base during a December 23meeting with Foreign Minister Walker. The Ambassador noted the Embassy had conveyed the requests to the Foreign Ministry in May (ref d) and again [...]
2005-12-27 14:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CU CI
05SANTODOMINGO1257DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]
2005-03-04 21:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1486ANTI-TRAFFICKING FOR DOMINICANS BY U.S. DOJ, FEB.
[...] SUMMARY: On February 22-24, the Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training conducted an anti-trafficking workshop to assist Dominicans in creating an operations manual for enforcement of laws against trafficking in persons (TIP). The participants [...]
2005-03-15 18:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO3147DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONVICTS TRAFFICKING FELONS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Attorney General Frank Soto, who coordinates the Dominican Government's anti-TIP efforts, provided details of the Dominican Republic's first convictions of traffickers under a 2003 anti-TIP law, in a May 20 court decision published June 2. Soto expressed disappointme [...]
2005-06-10 16:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM DR KWMN SMIG PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3161CUBA: REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the inauguration of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez last year, the Dominican Republic shifted its vote on the Cuba resolution at the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting from "yes" (with the United States) in 2004 to "abstain" in 2005. However [...]
2005-06-13 11:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCU ETTC DR PREL SMIG EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4226DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] On Wednesday August 24, the Charge hosted, at the Embassy, a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons. The twenty two government and non-government participants included the MFA Ambassador for Women's and Children's Affairs, the Chief of Naval Intelligence, the Assistant Attorney Gener [...]
2005-09-08 19:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO4946DOMINICAN POLITICS II #6: HAITIAN MIGRANT
[...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series on political events in the second year of the administration of Leonel Fernandez. Haitian Migrant Regularization "Under the Radar" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - While a recent migration-related decision of the Inter-American Court of Hu [...]
2005-11-07 19:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR HA
05SAOPAULO283THE TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is version II of the Brazil TIP report, incorporating answers to questions raised by version I, and additional information. This report was a coordinated effort between Sao Paulo and Embassy Brasilia, which supplied much of the new information. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Brazil conti [...]
2005-03-11 10:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TIP
05SINGAPORE740SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...]
2005-03-14 08:29:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE742SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This is the second of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. Para 2 covers the questions on investigations and prosecutions, and para 3 answers the questions on protection and victim assistance. Investigations and Prosecutions ------------------------------- [...]
2005-03-14 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE743SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This is the third of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It details all the sources Emboffs used in compiling the submission. -------------------------- Diplomatic Representatives -------------------------- 2. (SBU/NF) Embassy maintains contact with con [...]
2005-03-14 08:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE744SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] This is the fourth of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore,s 2005 TIP submission. It covers Embassy's nomination of Singapore's Ministry of Manpower, Foreign Manpower Management Division for Best Practices in combating trafficking in persons. 2. The two populations most vulnerable to [...]
2005-03-14 08:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE820SINGAPORE TIP UPDATE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] (C) On March 16, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs provided us with full-year 2004 numbers on detentions, arrests, and prosecutions for offenses related to sex-trafficking, as well as additional information on Singapore's law enforcement efforts. Please note that the MHA provided this in [...]
2005-03-17 09:08:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05TAIPEI2486TAIWAN REACTION TO TIP DOWNGRADE: SUBDUED IN
[...] (SBU) Public reaction to Taiwan's downgrade from "Tier 1" to "Tier 2" in the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been surprisingly subdued. Press coverage, in fact, was so light that AIT did not proceed with inviting the Taiwan media to a coffee with the Deputy Director on June 6. On [...]
2005-06-07 08:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDCM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP
05TAIPEI2651G/TIP DELEGATION JUNE 8-12 VISIT TO TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP made Taiwan its first stop in Asia after the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The delegation responded to questions about Taiwan's downgrade to Tier 2 and reviewed improvements Taiwan has made in screening TIP victims, providing victim protection, a [...]
2005-06-16 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDCM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP
05TAIPEI4205TAIWAN ADDRESSES FOREIGN WORKER ABUSE
[...] Summary: The Thai labor riots (ref A, B and C) have highlighted the need for changes in Taiwan's treatment of foreign workers. NGOs report that Taiwan employers are able to mistreat foreign workers because of inadequate laws. Mistreatment includes high broker fees, labor trafficking, and arbi [...]
2005-10-17 08:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI4206Taiwan Bans Vietnam Workers Due To High Runaway
[...] Summary: Taiwan has banned foreign workers from Vietnam since January 2005. The official reason is the high percentage of Vietnamese workers that run away from their employers once they enter Taiwan. NGOs claim that, many workers flee as a means to escape abuse because the Vietnamese trade o [...]
2005-10-17 08:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI8662005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2004-05 trafficking-in-persons (TIP) report. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with 18 A. -------- Overview -------- 18 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or children? [...]
2005-03-02 22:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TW TIP
05TEGUCIGALPA1297BLOQUE POPULAR TO PRESIDENT BUSH: KEEP LUIS POSADA
[...] SUMMARY: Bloque Popular, a leftist political party and alliance of social organizations, delivered a letter to post Monday, June 13, 2005, demanding that Luis Posada Carriles not be returned to Honduras and that he be extradited to Venezuela. The Bloque Popular letter, addressed to President [...]
2005-06-17 17:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA13024 ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Four Hondurans were arrested Thursday, June 9, 2005 in raids conducted by Honduran officials utilizing experience derived from INL-funded training provided to the Frontier Police Migration Unit. Nancy Rosales Martinez, her husband, mother, and sister-in-law are charged with trafficking in pe [...]
2005-06-17 22:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB SMIG PREF CASC KCRM KOCI KWMN HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1594KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: RASH OF POLICE
[...] According to the Honduran Government, 39 Honduran police officers have been murdered this year, five in the last week of July, some in spectacularly gruesome fashion. In some of the murder cases, captured suspects have been linked to gangs, and speculation is rampant that the vast majority of [...]
2005-08-01 22:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1726HONDURAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR RAMON ROMERO
[...] (C) Summary. Former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero, arrested May 1 in the corruption/fraud scandal at Honduran Immigration, was released on bail August 18 in a judicial decision that appears to have been made due to corrupt influence. Romero's attorney previously admitted that Ro [...]
2005-08-19 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1790HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO MEETS WITH CHARGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: On August 27, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro invited the Charge (CDA) to lunch to discuss various issues, including the president's personal reputation amid corruption charges within the Honduran government. Maduro lamented what he called a needless distancing in the bilate [...]
2005-08-30 20:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PINS KCRM KJUS SNAR PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1802HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Immigration scandal continues to be a hot topic. Former Immigration Director Ramon Romero filed a legal complaint August 29 against EmbOffs, in an apparent attempt to distract attention from his own legal problems. The Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime appeal [...]
2005-08-31 23:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETSMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1821HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO LOSES APPEAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Tegucigalpa Appeals Court ruled 2-1 late August 31 in favor of the Public Ministry's appeal of the August 18 decision by a lower court to grant bail to former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero on the charge of abuse of authority. Post's initial assessment is that Ro [...]
2005-09-02 22:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1992HONDURAN MINISTERS DEMARCHED ON DEPORTATION PLAN;
[...] (SBU) Charge, Acting DCM, Consul General, and PolChief met September 26 with Minister of the Presidency Ramon Medina Luna, Minister of Government and Justice Jose Pacheco, Acting Foreign Minister Juan Alberto Lara Bueso, and Commissioner for Hondurans Overseas AMB Rene Becerra to deliver ref A [...]
2005-09-27 22:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG ASEC PGOV KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2054MEDIA REACTION ON DHS' RESPONSE TO HURRICANE
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/3 entitled "Nerve-wracking." "Crescencio Arcos, Director of International Affairs of the Department of Internal Security of the United States, known as `Homeland Security,' has offered a statement to the national press in regard [...]
2005-10-05 16:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SMIG PREL PGOV KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA218HONDURAS REQUEST FOR INCLE ANTI-TIP FUNDS -
[...] Summary: We request that G/TIP allocate INCLE funds totaling $129,500 to one Honduran project that will strengthen the capacity of the National Preventive Police and the Public Ministry to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. The project will be implemented jointly [...]
2005-02-01 11:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ELAB EAID ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA223 Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy:
[...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-5" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]
2005-02-01 11:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2242MEDIA REACTION ON DEPORTATIONS AND NEW ORLEANS,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 15:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2289POST SUPPORTS EXTENDING TPS FOR HONDURAS
[...] (U) Summary: While much post-Mitch reconstruction efforts have been completed, some physical infrastructure, particularly housing stocks, remains inadequate. The stagnant Honduran economy and continued weak job creation make it unlikely the country could provide the jobs, health care, housin [...]
2005-11-07 20:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREL ECON EAID HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2401MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005
[...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have been returned to Central American countries. This is especially true fo [...]
2005-11-29 13:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2404MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005
[...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have returned to Central American countries. Especially Honduras, with 14,905 [...]
2005-11-29 17:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2480WASHINGTON COMES TO HONDURAS: U/S HUGHES AND WHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his first official meeting with a senior foreign official since winning the Honduran presidency, President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with U/S Karen Hughes on December 7 in San Pedro Sula. The cordial half-hour meeting included WHA A/S Tom Shannon and the Amb [...]
2005-12-08 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV KCRM ETRD SMIG PINR KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA261GANGS IN HONDURAS - MARA 18, MARA SALVATRUCHA, THE
[...] (U) The following cable builds on previous Post reporting on gangs with an eye on the differences and similarities between the two major gangs (Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha),the "war tax" gangs impose, and the challenges Honduras faces in confronting gangs. War on Gangs ------------ 2. [...]
2005-02-04 14:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA456 Senior Honduran Officials Emphasize Importance of
[...] (U) Summary: Rachel Owen of G/TIP and Michael Puccetti of WHA/PPC visited Honduras for meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP) February 9-11. Owen, Puccetti, INR TDYer, and PolOff met with key GOH officials to get updates on current Honduran anti-TIP efforts and emphasize USG interest. GOH [...]
2005-03-01 15:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA586GANGS IN HONDURAS (C-CN5-00136) - RESPONSES TO
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions raised in ref A: A. (SBU) The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board, released March 2, specifically states that "In countries in Central America, many youth gangs have become involved in violent crime and drug trafficking." See ht [...]
2005-03-16 20:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA773WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOUIS POSADA CARRILES?:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-12 17:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA779 Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Moves
[...] Summary: PolOff met March 28 with Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Nora Urbina to discuss the status of several trafficking in persons (TIP) and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases. Summaries of these cases are below. End Summary. Honduras/Guatemala CSEC Case [...]
2005-04-13 13:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA800HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA: A BANK THAT GETS IT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not a world-class bank, Ficohsa is arguably one of the best-placed Honduran banks to survive the continuing market consolidation. Ficohsa is noteworthy for its efforts to explore innovative financial products, adopt new technologies, and craft a market strategy that will a [...]
2005-04-15 16:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV SMIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA80520 GTMO CUBANS RESETTLED IN HONDURAS: ONLY 3
[...] (U) This is an action request for PRM. Please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) PolOff met April 13 with International Organization of Migration (IOM) Tegucigalpa to discuss questions raised in reftel regarding the 20 Cubans resettled by IOM from Guantanamo to Tegucigalpa. According to the IOM, out of [...]
2005-04-15 18:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SMIG PHUM CU HO
05TEGUCIGALPA826 Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...]
2005-04-21 15:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA894HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA TO OPEN REP OFFICE IN
[...] Banco Ficohsa President and CEO Camilo Atala confirmed to Post on April 21 that his bank has received permission from the U.S. Federal Reserve to open a representative office in Miami, Florida. The bank intends to open the office this summer, with a view toward strengthening ties with investo [...]
2005-04-27 17:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SMIG HO EFIN
05TEGUCIGALPA900CORRUPTION SCANDAL AT HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: US ASSISTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State sections, with DS agents in the lead, and other U.S. agencies have assisted the Government of Honduras's (GOH) investigation of the GOH Immigration Service. Post received information from various sources indicating that the GOH Immigration Service is rife with corruption. [...]
2005-04-28 00:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG ASEC PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR PREL HO
05TELAVIV1336ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) This cable is the first part of a three-part message in response to reftel. Embassy point of contact is poloff Jenifer Joyce, telephone number (972) (3) 519-7437. Fax number (972)(3) 519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 80 hours in preparation of the report. Deputy polcouns spent app [...]
2005-03-07 15:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1337ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-07 15:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1338ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) This is the third part of a three-part message responding to reftel. Embassy point of contact is Jenifer Joyce, telephone number (972)(3) 519-7437, fax number (972)(3) 519-7484. ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------- [...]
2005-03-07 15:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1679TRAFFICKING NGOS WEIGH IN ON WHERE THE SYSTEM IS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Israeli NGOs against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) say that the GOI, while inflicting stricter sentencing of traffickers and implementing other improvements, still falls short in some areas in its efforts to combat TIP. NGO representatives charge that: -- [...]
2005-03-21 07:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG EG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV2167RAMON UNIT BORDER POLICE -- FIGHTING HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ramon Unit of the Border Police has interdicted weapons, human beings and drugs being smuggled across the Egyptian-Israeli border since its establishment in March 2003. Its commander told Poloff that the unit has intercepted 36 women being trafficked into Israel in each of t [...]
2005-04-08 06:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB PTER KWMN EG IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05THESSALONIKI7 NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2005
[...] (U) In a case that marks the first reported sentence handed down under Greece's 2002 Anti-trafficking law, a Kavala court convicted a 40-year-old trafficker, Petros Kokkalidis, to 12 years and 10 months of imprisonment and fined him 52,625 Euros. [Note: The anti-TIP legislation came into forc [...]
2005-02-03 17:03:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ECON SMIG ZL GR AMB
05TRIPOLI51(U) LIBYA - FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) The U.S. Government resumed direct bilateral relations with Libya on June 28, 2004, after a 24-year gap, following Libya's decision to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction programs and Missile Control Technology Regime-class missiles. 2. (U) Libya remains among the countries conside [...]
2005-03-01 16:43:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG LY
05VIENNA2698 CENTRAL EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS PLEDGE TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the annual meeting of the "Salzburg Forum" (an informal conference of Central European Interior Ministers) Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania pledged to strengthen police cooperation against organized crime, corruption, and [...]
2005-08-11 09:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KCOR KCRM SMIG EZ HU PL LO SI RO BU AU EUN
05VIENNA602AUSTRIA: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP Report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 18. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]
2005-03-01 20:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
05VILNIUS1100LITHUANIA'S NEWEST IMMIGRANTS
[...] SUMMARY: Immigration to Lithuania is increasing, with foreign workers filling gaps in the local economy as Lithuanians continue to emigrate in large numbers. Countries of the former Soviet Union, notably Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, are the primary source of Lithuania's immigrants. With some [...]
2005-10-14 11:27:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG ELAB ECON PGOV LH
05VILNIUS182LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...]
2005-02-25 13:47:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS683LITHUANIA TIP UPDATE: JANUARY-JUNE 2005
[...] The Government of Lithuania advanced its campaign against trafficking in persons during the first six months of 2005. Joint Lithuanian and British law enforcement efforts resulted in the breakup of a cross-border human trafficking chain that had sent women and girls to the UK. The Government [...]
2005-06-29 15:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS962CONTINUING EMIGRATION BEGINNING TO AFFECT LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: Lithuanians continue to emigrate since their country joined the EU last year. As Lithuania's skilled workers emigrate, the number of foreign laborers from Belarus and Ukraine has increased. The Government acknowledges the need for programs to manage emigration, encourage emigrants [...]
2005-09-13 12:17:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
05WARSAW1168 POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]
2005-03-02 15:08:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WELLINGTON221 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2005
[...] (SBU) Following are responses to the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 18. Overview: New Zealand fully complies with international standards to eliminate trafficking. New Zealand problems with internationally trafficked persons are qui [...]
2005-03-16 02:43:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
05WELLINGTON363IS NEW ZEALAND AWASH IN BAATHISTS?
[...] (C) Summary: An opposition politician threatened early this week to reveal the identity of a member of Saddam's regime who is reportedly seeking residence in New Zealand. The Government responded by revoking the visitor's permit... of the wrong Iraqi. The Government's action was taken again [...]
2005-05-05 03:05:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON404NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR MIGRANT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-23 02:56:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON86 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEAKSMY NORIN, FEBRUARY 20-
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Leaksmy Norin, G/TIP Reports Officer, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 20-22. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy officials to discuss monitoring, assessing and reporting on trafficking in persons. [...]
2005-01-31 21:03:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG NZ
05YEREVAN111 NEW REGIONAL ANTI-TIP NGO NETWORK
[...] The United Nations Development Program (UNDP),which implements a project on combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in partnership with the GOAM, has launched a local and regional (Caucasus) NGO network on fighting organized crime, particularly TIP and illegal migration. Members of the netwo [...]
2005-01-21 13:35:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN2001 EUR/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR ARMENIA
[...] (SBU) Since January 2005, the GOAM has made progress on fighting trafficking in persons, especially in promoting the National Action Plan and increasing prosecutions under the anti-trafficking statute, but still has a significant way to go on some crucial areas. The following responses are g [...]
2005-11-15 05:42:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AM
05YEREVAN986DEMARCHE DELIVERED, ARMENIA ON TIP TIER 2
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On June 3, CDA delivered talking points per reftel to Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian and Valery Mkrtumyan, head of Armenia's interagency Anti-TIP Commission. CDA informed Baibourtian [...]
2005-06-06 12:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG AM
06ABIDJAN226COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...]
2006-03-01 16:49:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV
06ABUDHABI4321 TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL WATCHLIST-UAE
[...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...]
2006-11-21 11:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
06ABUDHABI4322TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...]
2006-11-21 12:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
06ABUDHABI789UAE 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of March 2005 through March 2006. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of ref. A paragraphs 21-24. Embassy TIP points [...]
2006-03-04 03:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
06ABUJA1518DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO THE TIP
[...] Poloffs delivered the TIP demarche (reftel) to Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP). Participants included the agency directors for legal and prosecution, counseling and rehabilitation, and public enlightenment. NAPTIP accepted the report in "good fai [...]
2006-06-16 08:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN NI
06ACCRA1259DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 11:19:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC
06ACCRA518GHANA'S 2006 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) As requested ref A, post submits this cable as input for the sixth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on combating domestic trafficking in chi [...]
2006-03-02 13:57:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
06ADDISABABA402ETHIOPIA: FY2006 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR ESF
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa submits two proposals for FY2006 ESF anti-trafficking in persons projects. As requested, the proposal information has been formatted per reftel guidelines and listed in priority order. Due to space constraints, the entire text of the project proposals could not be include [...]
2006-02-09 16:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG USAID
06ADDISABABA658ETHIOPIA: POST REPLY TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Responses cued to reftel questions are provided below. QUESTION 21: OVERVIEW ---------------------- A. Ethiopia is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women, to a far lesser extent men, and a small number of children. Trafficking also occurs within the country's [...]
2006-03-06 13:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06ALGIERS2047ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT PROMISES INFORMATION ON TIP
[...] (C) Ambassador raised in a November 25 meeting with MFA Director General for the Americas Selmane the lack of Algerian responsiveness on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues (reftel) and emphasized our need for maximum information on investigations, prosecutions and penalties for TIP. Ambassad [...]
2006-11-28 14:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG AG
06ALGIERS496ALGERIA STRESSES DEVELOPMENT AS KEY TO CONTROLLING
[...] Minister Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel presented to journalists March 18 "an African Road Map" for addressing migration issues. He confirmed that further discussions on migration within the African continent and between Europe and Africa would be on the agenda [...]
2006-03-20 17:23:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PHUM AG XA
06ALGIERS657MEETING OF AU EXPERTS ON MIGRATION HELD IN ALGIERS
[...] Mandated by the January Arab League Summit in Khartoum, the Commission of the African Union (AU) convened a meeting of migration and development experts in Algiers April 3-5. The participants addressed the major themes of security and stability, human rights, development, human resources, the [...]
2006-04-10 16:57:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PHUM AG XA
06ALGIERS727MESSAHEL TELLS AMBASSADOR MIGRATION PRIMARILY AN
[...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with MFA Minister-Delegate Messahel, Ambassador pressed again for an inclusive regional approach to the migration problem that included Morocco and urged Algeria to reconsider participation in the Rabat-hosted conference on migration. Messahel termed the recent AU ex [...]
2006-04-19 13:30:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PHUM AG XA
06ALMATY1661KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS ASKS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov told Assistant Secretary Boucher, National Security Council Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, and Ambassador Ordway that Kazakhstan wants to expand cooperation in counter-narcotics, efforts to combat trafficking in pers [...]
2006-05-10 11:37:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR KZ
06ALMATY2822KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS LEGAL STATUS FOR LABOR MIGRANTS
[...] Summary: August 1 was the effective date of a new amnesty law allowing illegal laborers from CIS countries to obtain legal status in Kazakhstan. In order to qualify, employers of illegal laborers must submit application documents to the city migration police before December 31. Migrants will [...]
2006-08-08 09:57:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG KZ
06AMMAN1129PROJECT PROPOSAL FROM IOM JORDAN TO REPATRIATE
[...] Fernando Arocena of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Jordan Office approached post with a repatriation project proposaQfor female foreign domestic workers (FDWs) stranded in Jordan, and a request that the USG consider funding it. Embassy Amman endorses this proposal. Deta [...]
2006-02-16 07:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG JO
06AMMAN1691JORDAN'S SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Jonathan Peccia (grade 4),phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 40 hours preparing the report. Pol FSN spent 16 hours preparing the report. [...]
2006-03-07 15:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
06AMMAN6781IRAQI POPULATION IN JORDAN INCREASING
[...] (U) Informed estimates of the number of Iraqis here now range from 500,000 to one million. Jordan's Ministry of Interior estimates that approximately thirty thousand Iraqis have moved to Jordan in the first half of 2006. By comparison, about thirty thousand Iraqis moved to Jordan in all of 2 [...]
2006-08-31 14:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF ECON SMIG IZ JO
06ANKARA1547TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Sunday [...]
2006-03-24 08:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1622TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Aksam on Thursday, March 2: TITLE: "The C [...]
2006-03-27 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1812TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Anadolu Ajansi on Friday, March 17: TITLE: [...]
2006-04-05 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA183TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Friday [...]
2006-01-18 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2478TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]
2006-05-04 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2586TIP IN TURKEY: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR OUTLINES RESEARCH,
[...] (U) Ambassador hosted Fulbright scholar Dr. Cindy J. Smith May 5 for a lecture and discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP),attended by more than 60 government officials, international and domestic organization representatives, academics and others. Smith, from the University of Baltimore, [...]
2006-05-09 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA296TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, January 1: [...]
2006-01-26 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA3268TURKEY: 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED
[...] (C) We delivered Turkey's TIP report country text and points (reftel) to MFA Head of the Asylum and Migration Department Melih Ulueren June 5. Ulueren expressed appreciation for the bilateral work done to fight what he termed "modern-day slavery." In a constructive tone, he said the GOT unde [...]
2006-06-05 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TU
06ANKARA3926TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from April 16 to May 31,
[...] (U) Post is instituting a new summary format, which we hope will make the TIP-related media report more accessible. We welcome feedback. 2. (U) Summary: During the six-week reporting period, media attention on trafficking in persons (TIP) focused on several stories compiled and summarized [...]
2006-07-06 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4455TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from June 1 to 30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 09:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4469TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from July 1 to 31, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA5121TIP: TURKISH MFA EXPRESSES DISMAY AT REPORTED USG USE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property issues Akif Ayhan called us in on September 4 to express GOT dismay at the U.S. Representative to UNVIE's announced plans to show the documentary "Sex Slaves" at the UNDC in Vienna towards the end of September. While [...]
2006-09-05 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA550TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 16-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Tuesday, January 17: [...]
2006-02-08 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA5743TIP: TURKEY STILL CONCERNED WITH "SEX SLAVES"
[...] (SBU) Summary: To follow-up on the GOT's September 4 demarche (ref b) expressing dismay at USG-sponsored events showing the PBS Frontline film "Sex Slaves," we met with MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property Issues Akif Ayhan and Department Head Melih Ulueren on October 3 [...]
2006-10-03 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA628TURKEY: COUNTER-TRAFFICKING UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Counter-trafficking efforts remain strong in Turkey with the kick-off of the USG-funded, International Office for Migration (IOM)-implemented and GoT-coordinated public awareness campaign, as well as the start of the EU-funded Twinning Project to strengthen institutions in the fight [...]
2006-02-13 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA6672TIP IN TURKEY: PARLIAMENT PASSES KEY AMENDMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish parliament passed amendments to two key articles in the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) December 5 that will improve anti-trafficking efforts in Turkey once implemented. Lawmakers added forced prostitution to Article 80, the primary anti-trafficking article, and removed f [...]
2006-12-15 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TU
06ANKARA989TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Linda Fenton, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Fenton (FS-04) spent a [...]
2006-02-28 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA990TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 3 (septel). -------------------------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers ------------------------------------------ [...]
2006-02-28 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA991TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 3 (septel). ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ [...]
2006-02-28 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA999TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]
2006-02-28 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANTANANARIVO1416GOM STRIVES FOR TIER ONE TIP STATUS
[...] SUMMARY: Government of Madagascar (GOM) ministry representatives delivered comprehensive accounts of the year's activities at the semi-annual planning workshop of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat Human Slavery and Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Presenters noted some failures in 2006, [...]
2006-12-19 12:04:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
06ASHGABAT105THE TURKMEN ARCHIPELAGO: A FORMER PRISONER
[...] (C) On December 30, 2005 and January 4, 2006, Charge and Conoff met with Reuben Agabekyan, a former prominent ethnic Armenian businessman who was released in December 2005 after having served several years in prison on dubious charges, (and) who was seeking Post's assistance in helping him im [...]
2006-01-23 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT257EMBASSY ASHGABAT SUBMISSION FOR 2006
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Ashgabat's responses to the 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Turkmenistan. The report follows the guidelines outlined in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Ashgabat's point of contact for anti- trafficking in persons programs is: Ian Turner, Consular Off [...]
2006-03-06 11:47:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT295GOTX HEARS NO EVIL/SEES NO EVIL ON TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During her February 21-22 visit to Ashgabat, G/TIP Officer Megan Hall met with representatives of the Human Rights Committee of the Mejilis, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and the State Service for the Registration of Foreigners (SSRF) to learn about the GOTX's perspective on TIP. No [...]
2006-03-17 09:14:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KWMN SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT644TURKMENISTAN,S RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA: COLD AND
[...] (C) During two conversations with the Armenian Consul in Turkmenistan Artak Kalachyan on June 12 and 13, PolOff discussed the &cold8 state of relations between Armenia and Turkmenistan, the plight of ethnic Armenians in Turkmenistan and Kalachyan,s predictions for a possible post-Niyazovian f [...]
2006-06-15 11:06:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG TX AM PHUM
06ASTANA33AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSS UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 18, Ambassador Ordway met with Minister of Internal Affairs Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov to discuss the early May VIP visit and progress on bilateral counter-narcotics, anti-trafficking in persons, and security cooperation. Vice Minister of Internal Affairs Alek Shpekbayev [...]
2006-04-19 13:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR KZ
06ASTANA38KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AIG AND TIP WITH JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva on April 18 in Astana. Baliyeva announced that she had signed the AIG settlement agreement that afternoon and the Ministry of Finance was expected to arrange payment shortly. The Ambassador raised concerns about stat [...]
2006-04-24 03:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG KZ
06ASUNCION1071PARAGUAY: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-24 21:42:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PTER SMIG OAS XM MX PA
06ASUNCION1162PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- November 19 Elections May Cause Job Loss -- Cuban Refugees Arrive -- TIP Update -- Making the Balance Sheets Work NOVEMBER 19 ELECTIONS MAY CAUSE JOB LOSS 2. (C) The Superior Elections Tribunal (TSJE) has come under a considerable amount of criticism in recent days reg [...]
2006-11-17 16:28:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN ECON EAID
06ASUNCION216PARAGUAY: THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to the detailed questions regarding Anti-Trafficking in Persons efforts for Paraguay. OVERVIEW A. Paraguay is a source country for trafficked women and children, many of whom are smuggled across Paraguay's borders into the neighboring countries of Brazil and Arge [...]
2006-02-28 17:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF PA
06ASUNCION446PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: --AMB Meets with Colorado Leadership --UTE Seizes Pirated Goods --Ten Generals Retired, Galeano Delayed --TIP Traffickers Arrested in CDE --OTA Meets with Minister Bergen --President Replaces Agriculture Minister ---------------------------------- AMB Meets with Colorado Lead [...]
2006-04-28 15:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCRM SNAR KWMN SMIG PA SP
06ASUNCION479PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 30-
[...] (U) SUMMARY: --Demonstration on May Day --Patria Libre Members Captured --19 Rescued from Brothel in Spain --Exploiting Children --Taiwanese President Visits Paraguay ------------------------ Demonstration on May Day ------------------------ 2. (U) On 5/1, approximately 5,000 member [...]
2006-05-08 20:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TW PA
06ASUNCION558PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 20-26,
[...] SUMMARY: -- Ex-Prosecutor Convicted of Theft -- Military Holds Human Rights Leadership Meeting -- Congress is Perceived as Most Corrupt in Government -------------------------------- Ex-Prosecutor Convicted of Theft -------------------------------- 2. (U) On 4/20, former prosecutor and [...]
2006-05-31 15:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KWMN KCRM SMIG PA
06ASUNCION589PARAGUAY: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT REPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The USD 155K that post received in FY-2004 has played an important role in helping Paraguay combat its TIP problem, particularly in the areas of prevention and protection. However, post anticipates these funds running out by the end [...]
2006-06-07 17:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG PA
06ASUNCION648PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 17 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- 39 Paraguayan Women trafficked to Spain -- Government Apologizes for the Deaths of Two Minors -- Illegally Imported Chemicals --------------------------------------- 39 Paraguayan Women trafficked to Spain --------------------------------------- 2. (U) On 6/19, local p [...]
2006-06-26 20:35:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR
06ASUNCION649PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- 39 Paraguayan Women trafficked to Spain -- Government Apologizes for the Deaths of Two Minors in the Military -- SENAD Intercepted Illegally Imported Chemicals --------------------------------------- 39 Paraguayan Women trafficked to Spain ----------------------------- [...]
2006-06-26 20:38:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR
06ASUNCION701PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 1 - 7
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- National Indigenous Movement -- Sexual Harassment in Military Academy -- 1,500 Paraguayan Prostitutes in Spain -- Fiscal Adjustment Law Effects Positive on Economy -- Drug Judge Talks with Ambassador about Safety ---------------------------- National Indigenous Movement [...]
2006-07-10 14:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KCRM PA SP
06ASUNCION749PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 15 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ambassador Donates Computers for TIP -- Poor Children Forced into Shelters -- 60 Percent of Adolescents Out of School ------------------------------------ Ambassador Donates Computers for TIP ------------------------------------ 2. (U) On 7/20, the Ambassador donated fou [...]
2006-07-21 13:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN PA
06ASUNCION768PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 22 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Growing Protests in CDE -- Couple Accused of Trafficking Children to Spain -- IMF Director Compliments Paraguay's Performance ----------------------- Growing Protests in CDE ----------------------- 2. (SBU) On 7/21, Embassy sources reported that approximately 600 prot [...]
2006-07-28 15:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM PA SP BO
06ASUNCION783PARAGAUY: PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 18:35:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA PA
06ASUNCION797PARAGUAY: TIP VICTIMS RECOUNT THEIR EXPERIENCES
[...] SUMMARY: On 7/20, A/Pol and Pol Intern met with Graciela Zelaya, Director of the Office of Women's Support and the Center for Trafficking Victims in the Secretariat of Women's Issues, to discuss the parameters for a meeting with three recently repatriated victims. POL had requested the meeting [...]
2006-08-04 12:47:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SMIG PREL KWMN PA
06ASUNCION950PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- TIP Victim Return, Trafficker Captured -- Development Program for Women Announced -- Case of Accomplices of Mendes Mesquita Back on Track -- Willie Earns Big Bones In Drug Seizures TIP VICTIM RETURNED, TRAFFICKER CAPTURED 2. (U) Paraguayan police arrested Bolivian cit [...]
2006-09-15 16:24:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN KCRM SNAR ECON PA
06ATHENS1524GREECE: GOG AND MEDIA CALL 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: The Greek government and press responded positively to the release of the 2006 TIP report, calling Greece's advancement to Tier 2 from Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) "encouraging." News articles relied on post's press release, press conference, and the report narrative for straightforwar [...]
2006-06-14 11:34:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GR TIP
06ATHENS1652PAKISTANI EMBASSY CLAIMS GOG COMPLICITY IN HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 16 meeting with Poloffs, Pakistani XXXXXXXXXXXX relayed his concerns that human smuggling could be funding destabilizing separatist, Muslim-extremist, and even terrorist movements in Pakistan, notably in the Balochistan province. His concern is heightened by what he [...]
2006-06-28 11:09:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR PINR PINS PK SMIG SOCI PTER
06ATHENS1969DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament. 2. (U) Ambassador Rallis informed poloff that FM Dora Bakoyianni will likely not represent Greece at the High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Migration [...]
2006-07-28 12:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR EAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06ATHENS3240PRESS REPORTS LINK TRAFFICKING TO PRIVATE
[...] (U) This week, Athens police arrested a 41 year-old British woman in connection with the kidnapping of an infant child bed!&!)&! Q) ! 1Q year-old Romanian Roma #iQ,& T(%Q T%e&!g%$ victim was also arre1T%$ !&4%R !k%Qd!)&).' to police that she (!d "e%f !h%!Q%$ #QT !b the 14,000 euro that 4(eQQ [...]
2006-12-22 08:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HSTC GR BU RO
06ATHENS570GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 3. PREVENTION: --------------- - [...]
2006-03-01 05:00:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS571GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 3. INVESTIGATIO [...]
2006-03-01 05:00:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS572GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. SUMMARY: Greece has made signific [...]
2006-03-01 05:01:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS573GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Protection and Assistance to Victims" Section. This is the fourth of four cables. 3. PROT [...]
2006-03-01 05:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP
06BAGHDAD1171REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO GUIDANCE ON PLO CONTACT
[...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref A and the formation of the Hamas Government, Baghdad maintained an occasional, productive dialogue with Palestinian chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on matters pertaining to the Palestinian population in Iraq. We ceased any contact with al-Qasoos upon receipt of [...]
2006-04-10 17:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1325BAGHDAD PLO REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Pursuant to permission granted ref A, Baghdad RefCoord met with PLO chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on April 20 to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Palestinians in Iraq. Qasoos said that Palestinians in Iraq are fleeing towards the Jordanian border because 1) they face [...]
2006-04-24 11:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1439REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE
[...] Country clearance is requested for the May 10 - 14 travel of Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill to Jordan. Ms. Hill has filed an electronic request for travel form with ISU-Amman including requests for assistance with necessary hotel, regional air, and ground transportation arrangements [...]
2006-05-01 18:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06BAGHDAD1684SNAPSHOT OF DISPLACEMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Displacement of Iraqis spiked following the mid-Feburary bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, but has now leveled off to a slower overall rate of growth. The main reasons for displacement include: death threats, lack of access to education, discriminatory firings, forcible e [...]
2006-05-22 08:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SMIG SOCI KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD2028NEW MINISTER OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION BRINGS
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns, RefCoord and IRMO/MODM consultants had a positive initial meeting with the new Minister of Displacement and Migration Abd-al- Samad Rahman Sultan on May 31. Sultan was well informed about all the populations of concern to the Ministry, and expressed a desire for a conti [...]
2006-06-15 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PNAT SMIG KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD411REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE
[...] Country Clearance is requested for the February 19- March 4 travel of Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill to Jordan and Syria. RefCoord is joining PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright and PRM/ANE Iraq Program Officer Liana Brooks-Rubin for meetings in Amman and Syria February 22 to [...]
2006-02-11 07:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06BAGHDAD511DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq (MNSTC-I) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Attache and Country Director have agreed to submit the following request for DHS specialists to assist the GOI in controlling its borders and ports of entry (POEs) for CY 20 [...]
2006-02-18 13:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PBTS ASEC EAIR SMIG PARM IZ
06BAGHDAD734IRAQ: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is post's submission to the annual trafficking in persons report. Embassy point of contact is PolOff Lourdes Lamela, US phone 914-822-2901 and at email Lamelalm @ state.gov. This report reflects approximately 26 hours of preparation. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (U [...]
2006-03-07 19:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PHUM PTER
06BAKU1134AZERBAIJAN: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Americas Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on August 1. Poloff left the talking points as a nonpaper. Bashirov did not have any substantive comment on the High Level Dialogue, but said that he would brief the MFA leadership and inform Poloff of the MFA's [...]
2006-08-02 08:58:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PREF SMIG UNGA AJ
06BAKU1856AZERBAIJAN: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 11:22:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KWMN SMIG AJ
06BAKU478AZERBAIJAN MAKING SOLID PROGRESS ON TIP COMMITMENTS
[...] (SBU) The GOAJ has made substantial progress in the past several months to meet its trafficking in persons (TIP) commitments outlined in the USG's annual trafficking in persons report. In the two months since PolOff last visited the site of the victims' shelter, the GOAJ has transformed a bui [...]
2006-03-29 09:36:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG EAID PGOV PREL AJ
06BANGKOK2293LABOR EXPORT IS BIG BUSINESS IN THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary: The recent experiences of Thai farm workers in the U.S., combined with evidence of widespread fraud in the H2A visa process (reftel),highlight the plight of Thai workers abroad who are frequently exploited by labor supply agencies (both Thai and foreign) that charge heavy and ill [...]
2006-04-20 10:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM CVIS KFRD SMIG PHUM TH
06BANGKOK3372DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) The Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed receipt of reftel demarche on June 5, 2006 and forwarded it to Karntimon Ruksakiati, Counselor of the Social Division of the Bureau of International Organization for review and comments. BOYCE [...]
2006-06-05 09:44:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC
06BANGKOK3410DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) On the evening of June 6, 2006, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Poloff that Iran has withdrawn its bid for the Chairman of IOM EXCOM. Instead, Sri Lanka will be announced as the Chairman during the IOM meeting today. BOYCE [...]
2006-06-07 01:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC
06BANGKOK3955VITAL VOICES CONFERENCE ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Summary. The Vital Voices Conference, entitled Civil Society and Government Collaboration to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub- Region, was held in Bangkok from May 22-24. The conference promoted greater collaboration among NGOs and government agencies on anti-traffickin [...]
2006-07-05 10:07:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG PHUM KJUS EAID TH
06BANGKOK7499BURMESE TRAFFICKING CASE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON MIGRANT LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: RTG officials are dealing with the aftermath of a labor trafficking raid that has raised questions about the RTG's capacity to effectively monitor labor conditions among Burmese migrant workers, especially in the seafood processing industry in Samut Sakhon. Poverty in Burma and a [...]
2006-12-20 07:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
06BANJUL375THE GAMBIA: TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) On June 5, Post delivered Trafficking in Persons (TIP) demarche (ref a) to the Foreign Ministry. Copies of demarche and country report were delivered to the Vice President, Secretary General, Attorney General, Secretary of State for Interior and Secretary of State for Health & Social Welfa [...]
2006-06-13 17:36:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG GA
06BASRAH105SUNNI LEADER BEMOANS CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN BASRAH
[...] (C) Summary: On June 19, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Haji Khalaf Mohammad Abid al-Mawla, the head of the Iraq Islamic Party (IIP) in Basrah. He said that the situation for Sunnis in Basrah continues to deteriorate and cited the recent killings of two high profile Sunnis. He added [...]
2006-06-20 04:55:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG KISL IZ
06BASRAH111BASRAH MANDAEAN LEADER EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERNS
[...] (C) On June 29, the Regional Coordinator (RC) met with the spiritual leader of the Basrah Mandaean community, Shaykh Raad Gbashi at his request. Shaykh Raad is a contact of the Regional Embassy Office (see Ref A) and has met previously with the RC. At this meeting, Shaykh Raad said that his c [...]
2006-06-30 07:53:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PNAT KDEM SMIG IZ JO SY
06BASRAH51DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ INCREASE
[...] (C) Summary: Significant population displacement has taken place throughout southern Iraq since the attack on the Samarra mosque on February 22, both of Shia families moving into the provinces of Basrah, Dhi Qar, Muthanna, and Maysan, and of Sunni families leaving southern provinces. Precise [...]
2006-04-09 15:29:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER EAID KISL SMIG SOCI IZ
06BASRAH54SUNNI KILLINGS IN BASRAH
[...] (C) Summary: Since March 30, 12 high-profile killings of Sunnis have taken place in Basrah. This cable builds on Ref A and discusses targeted killings of Sunnis in Basrah, as well as threats and intimidation campaigns against Sunni and Christian minorities. The local Shia government is at b [...]
2006-04-12 09:08:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI KISL IZ
06BASRAH66MODM BASRAH OFFICIAL ON IDP CAMP FOR DISPLACED SHIA
[...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and PolOffs met with Abdul Kareen Salman, Director of Human Affairs from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) for the Southern Region to discuss the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in southern Iraq. Abdu [...]
2006-05-05 10:00:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF SMIG SOCI EAID KISL IZ
06BASRAH89SUNNI MOSQUES CLOSE IN BASRAH AGAIN AS VIOLENCE SURGES
[...] (C) Summary: Since the end of March, violence targeting the Sunni minority in Basrah has produced sensational headlines in the local news and a growing stack of bodies in local morgues. With a new rash of high-profile killings since May 10, the Sunni Endowment closed its mosques in Basrah from [...]
2006-05-30 05:03:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM SOCI SMIG KISL IZ
06BEIRUT3415LEBANON: DEMARCHES ON UNGA, NORTH KOREA AND
[...] (SBU) Polchief delivered reftel demarches October 21 to Joumane Khaddage, Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Khaddage will be traveling to New York October 26 to participate in the General Assembly with the Lebanese delegation, and promised to convey our points to appropriate offic [...]
2006-10-24 14:32:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG UNGA LE
06BELGRADE675 MONTENEGRO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MORE
[...] On April 20, the Superior Court of Bijelo Polje sentenced Rajko S. Djukovic from Pljevlja to three years in prison, and Branislav M. Brasnjo (also from Pljevlja) to two years and eight months and Elvir S. Kalac from Rozaje to two years and six months on charges of human trafficking, pursuant t [...]
2006-05-03 08:48:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
06BELIZE200BELIZE: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to Ref A "Checklist" paragraphs 21-24. 2. (SBU) Para 21: Overview of Belize's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Belize is a transit and destination country for international trafficked men, women and children, though apparently [...]
2006-03-01 17:13:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BH
06BELIZE533BELIZE: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered, on June 5, report and talking points to CEO Ambassador Amalia Mai and U.N. Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Together with the report, PolOff presented the 60- day mini-plan. Mai's reaction was polite but muted; she noted, [...]
2006-06-14 16:36:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VZ CU BH
06BELIZE562(C) BELIZE: PM MUSA ON GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA UNSC
[...] (C) Belize appreciates U.S. assurances that its recent TIP Tier 3 ranking is not linked to its unwillingness to support Guatemala's candidacy for a seat on the UNSC, and will make a concerted effort to implement the 60-day mini-plan, according to Prime Minister (PM) Said Musa. Guatemala sh [...]
2006-06-23 15:27:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS SMIG UNSC KWMN OAS BH GU
06BERLIN1094GERMAN TIP CONVICTION AND SENTENCING STATISTICS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) German prosecutors seek maximum sentences for traffickers by whatever means they can, according to a recent Max Planck Criminological Institute study. For TIP crimes, this mea [...]
2006-04-21 15:50:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1504GERMAN PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) A German Government opinion welcomed the objectives of a Bundesrat bill to criminalize clients who knowingly or recklessly patronize victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). As a Justice Ministry official pointed out, the Merkel Government's November 2005 Coalition Agreement supports im [...]
2006-06-02 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1687TIP: RECENT GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEPS; FIGHTING TIP
[...] (SBU) On June 14, Germany deposited instruments of ratification for the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol). Germany will become a party to both July 14. Federal Interior Ministry offi [...]
2006-06-19 16:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1809GERMAN OFFICIALS NOTE IMPROVEMENT IN PROVIDING
[...] (U) Summary: German officials reject the notion that Germany has made little progress in protecting TIP victims since 1996. Representatives of the German Federal Family Ministry and the Hamburg State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) point to vastly expanded counseling and assistance. [...]
2006-06-28 16:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN1835TIP: WORLD CUP UPDATE
[...] (U) Three weeks into the World Cup, German officials and NGOs report no increase thus far in incidents of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials credit a combination of factors, including increased surveillance and raids on brothels, effective border controls, joint operations with police in [...]
2006-06-30 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN2266IOM AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSESS
[...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and German anti-trafficking NGOs say there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) or forced prostitution during the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. The IOM and NGOs credit public awareness campaigns and effective pol [...]
2006-08-08 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN2534GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY OFFICIALS RESPOND TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: German Federal Family Ministry officials reiterated the German government's commitment to fight trafficking in persons (TIP) in an August 28 meeting with emboffs. Family Ministry representatives noted the steps German ministries and NGOs had taken to fight TIP in the context of [...]
2006-08-30 09:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BERLIN2754GERMANY'S FAMILY MINISTER ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, meeting with the Ambassador, stressed Germany's commitment to fighting trafficking in persons. She noted the study, underway in the Ministry at her direction, to establish a factual analysis of the effects of the 2002 law concernin [...]
2006-09-18 15:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL GM
06BERLIN3567BERLIN POLICE RAIDS TARGET SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) On December 20, the Berlin Criminal Investigation Service's (LKA) office for combating trafficking raided eighteen locations in Berlin and executed eight arrest warrants. According to a press release issued by the Berlin LKA, police and Berlin prosecutors had been conducting investigation [...]
2006-12-21 16:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM
06BOGOTA1967COLOMBIA'S SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Laura Kirkpatrick, phone number (57-1) 383-2168, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. Please note that answ [...]
2006-03-04 00:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
06BOGOTA2237ANSWERS TO REMAINING QUESTIONS FOR COLOMBIA'S
[...] (U) REF A responded to questions posed in REF B for the 2006 Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. Para. 2 of REF A indicated that some questions from paragraphs 21.A., 23.E., and 23.I. of REF B were outstanding and would be answered when the information was provided. Answers to these q [...]
2006-03-10 23:07:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
06BOGOTA8663COLOMBIA HANDLES ECUADOR WITH KID GLOVES
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes told us September 15 President Uribe has instructed the MFA to handle Ecuador with "kid gloves" leading up to Ecuador's presidential election on October 15. Security, emigration, GOC spraying of illegal coca on the border, and a surge in Colombian expor [...]
2006-09-20 17:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG SNAR PHUM PREF EC VE CO
06BRATISLAVA160SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Richard "Trey" Lyons Position: Political Officer Phone: 00421 2 5922 3210 Fax: 00421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: LyonsRN@state.gov 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES --------------------------------------------- --- A. A COUNTRY OF ORI [...]
2006-03-01 07:01:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
06BRATISLAVA214SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 17, 2006
[...] (SBU) At a March 13 seminar held by the new Smer-friendly ASA (Analysis, Strategy, Alternatives) think tank to provide input on the development of Smer's social policy programs, Slovakia's academics -- including the Rectors of two of Slovakia's most prestigious universities -- gathered to de [...]
2006-03-17 14:09:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG EFIN SOCI BO LO
06BRATISLAVA254CARETAKER MINISTER OF INTERIOR PROMISES STEADY
[...] (SBU) Ambassador called upon Minister of the Interior Martin Pado on March 28 to discuss trafficking in persons and extremism. Pado, formerly State Secretary (Deputy Minister),was installed as caretaker Minister following the withdrawal of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and their [...]
2006-03-31 06:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA343SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, APRIL 26, 2006
[...] (C) On April 20, the Slovak parliament approved an expansion of the mandate of Slovakia's demining unit in Iraq, allowing for increased force protection and training roles. Unsurprisingly, communist party KSS voted against the mandate, as did opposition party Smer (including Robert Fico, but [...]
2006-04-27 13:25:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR SMIG EAGR SOCI UK IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA43TIP UPDATE: SLOVAKIA PASSES ACTION PLAN; SENTENCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Slovakia has carried its 2005 momentum on trafficking issues forward into the new year with admirable resolve: the Cabinet passed its National Action Plan on January 11; courts sentenced eight people from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to prison terms ranging from [...]
2006-01-18 16:02:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG PREL SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA979SLOVAK GOVERNMENT RENEWS INTEREST IN TIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new National Coordinator for Fight against Trafficking in Persons held his first inter-ministerial Expert Group meeting on the subject. The Ministry of Interior earmarked SKK 2 million (USD 74,000) for TIP activities in 2007. The GOS passed an amendment on the law coverin [...]
2006-12-21 14:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG LO
06BRIDGETOWN118COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LINDA BROWN FOR
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Linda Brown, Reports Officer for South America and Central America and the smaller Caribbean island states, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Barbados February 10 - 15, 2006. Ms. Brown will be assessing recent g [...]
2006-01-19 14:28:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1623PROFILE OF BARBADOS OPPOSITION LEADER DAVID
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting with PolOff, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) David Thompson sought to portray his party as the party of the "common man," who will rise up in the next election to defeat the Barbados Labour Party (BLP),which has ignored his inter [...]
2006-09-14 20:20:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SMIG BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN383TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...]
2006-03-01 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN384TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA
[...] (U) As requested in ref A, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked [...]
2006-03-01 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN385TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traffick [...]
2006-03-01 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN386TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficke [...]
2006-03-01 20:43:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN387TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]
2006-03-01 20:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN388TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]
2006-03-01 20:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN389 TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post consulted with the Royal Grenada Police Force, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Labor, and NGOs and has received no reports of any form of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as defined in Reftel. There are no laws in Grenada concerning TIP. End Summary. Paragraph 21 - [...]
2006-03-01 21:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GJ
06BRIDGETOWN466THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) The opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) claimed it has been denied access to Government broadcast media and called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the matter. The ALP, according to opposition leader Lester Bird, believes that the Government breach [...]
2006-03-15 17:53:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAIR ENRG KCRM PHUM SMIG HA VE TW
06BRIDGETOWN60DOMINICA'S ILLEGAL MIGRANT PROBLEM
[...] (C) Summary: Dominica is struggling to cope with increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented situation for this small-island state that is one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. The migrants typically use Dominica as a transit point [...]
2006-01-10 18:23:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALSMIG SOCI CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM DO DR FR
06BRIDGETOWN700 ST. LUCIA: VIOLENT CRIMES HIGHLIGHT POOR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: A series of violent crimes has drawn attention to St. Lucia's poor security situation, which has the potential to hurt this Caribbean nation's tourism- dependent economy. In the course of only a few weeks, several St. Lucians were killed, the nation's Roman Catholic Bishop was [...]
2006-04-26 20:56:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM ST XL
06BRUSSELS1435EU JHA COUNCIL FOCUSES ON VISA FEES,
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 27 agreed to raise the price of Schengen visas from EUR 35 to 60, while allowing for more favorable treatment of EU neighbors. "Countries with a European perspective" are eligible for reduced rates if they sign readmission agreement [...]
2006-04-28 14:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PREF SMIG EAID KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS442MIGRATION MANAGEMENT: REGIONAL APPROACH FOR EU AND
[...] (U) Summary. At a ministerial conference held on January 24-25, EU officials and counterparts from eastern and south neighbors launched the "Vienna Process" to improve migration management via a structured, regional dialogue and a joint program of action. Major themes of the conference -- whi [...]
2006-02-09 11:26:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREL KCRM PREF PHUM ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST366 ROMANIA'S SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]
2006-03-01 16:54:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF RO SMIG SOCI
06BUENOSAIRES309Argentina - WHA FY-2006 ESF Anti-Trafficking
[...] The following anti-trafficking project proposal developed in coordination with the Regional Office of the International Organization for Migration is submitted by Embassy Buenos Aires for funding consideration from FY 2006 ESF appropriations per reftel instructions: A. PROJECT TITILE: Pr [...]
2006-02-08 19:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG AR
06CAIRO1634EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel. Embassy POC is poloff Roger Kenna, phone 20-2-797-2749, fax 20-2-797-2181, kennart2@state.gov. Poloff spent approximately 16 hours in the preparation of the TIP report. Conoff spent approximately 24 hours; ECPO Minister Counselor spent two hours; D [...]
2006-03-15 14:07:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ELAB PREF EG IS KWN
06CAIRO6935EGYPT: DETAILS ON GOE FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE GOE IS TACKLING TIP WITH UNPRECEDENTED VIGOR AND COHERENCE. THE FOREMOST DEVELOPMENT IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP THAT EXPAND AND COORDINATE ANTI-TIP OPERATIONS ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. PER REF E, POST HAS ADVI [...]
2006-11-21 15:19:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG EG
06CANBERRA1425KIM BEAZLEY TAKES A HIT AND SCORES A HIT ON
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On September 11 Labor Party (ALP) leader Kim Beazley proposed that all Australian visa forms contain a commitment to respect Australian laws and institutions. Prime Minister John Howard -- who also used the anniversary of the twin towers attack for his own anti-terrorism message [...]
2006-09-15 05:13:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV SMIG AS
06CARACAS1736VENEZUELA RESPONDS TO TIER 3 PLACEMENT
[...] (C) After several days of working to arrange an appointment, Poloff delivered 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and mini-plan demarches to BRV Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for North American and Multilateral Affairs Yaneth Arocha on June 8. Poloff confirmed BRV's criticism of t [...]
2006-06-13 17:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG VE
06CARACAS445PROJECT PROPOSALS: NGOS TAKE ON TIPS
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy is submitting a proposal by the NGO Association for the Well-being and Reciprocal Assistance for Women (AMBAR) for funding consideration. A description of a backup proposal submitted by UNICEF is included in paragraph 5 should Washington decide not to fun [...]
2006-02-16 20:59:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID VE
06CARACAS523VENEZUELA'S SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is post's input (ref A) for the sixth annual anti-trafficking in persons report (TIP). Political officer LaTranda Martin is Embassy,s point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8531; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: martinls@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: 31. 2 [...]
2006-02-24 21:11:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06CASABLANCA1310DESPITE LACK OF OFFICIAL ACCORD UNHCR EXPANDS RABAT OFFICE
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting at UNHCR's office in Rabat, Head of Office Johannes Van der Klaauw told Poloff that, although the GOM is dragging its feet on official recognition of the organization, he is pressing forward with plans to increase his staff and enlarge his office space. Th [...]
2006-11-27 09:21:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF SMIG MO
06CASABLANCA1333RED ALERT FOR MIGRANTS IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent spate of incidents involving Moroccan security forces and sub-Saharan migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers has stirred fear and anxiety throughout the sub-Saharan population in Morocco. On December 23, Moroccan security officials rounded up more than 200 sub-Saharans [...]
2006-12-28 15:11:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF SMIG MO
06CASABLANCA165FY2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECTS FOR
[...] Mission Morocco welcomes the Department's continued interest in supporting Moroccan efforts to stem trafficking in persons, treat its victims, and punish its perpetrators. The mission is very appreciative of Department's recent decision to earmark USD 183,344 in support of two anti-traffickin [...]
2006-02-07 17:43:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC MO
06CASABLANCA232MOROCCO 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from March 2005 to March 2006. --------------------------------- Morocco Remains [...]
2006-02-28 15:52:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
06CASABLANCA6752006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: MOROCCO GENERALLY PLEASED
[...] (U) On June 12 poloff met with MFA North American Division Chief Wassane Zailachi to deliver reftel demarche and English version of Morocco's 2006 TIP report. MFA America Desk Officer Alaaddine Benhadi also attended the meeting. Zailachi thanked poloff for the report and had no comment on U [...]
2006-06-19 16:33:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN MO PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
06COLOMBO331SRI LANKA: THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the sixth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 21: Sri Lanka [...]
2006-03-01 11:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
06COTONOU1212BENIN: GOB DIP NOTE ON GOB EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD
[...] On October 5 the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Government of Benin, which presented the government's comments on the June, 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post views this note as a positive development, because it demonstrates that the GoB remains attentive to the issue, and [...]
2006-12-13 12:09:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SMIG KWMN BN
06DAKAR1264THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...]
2006-05-30 10:46:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR
06DAKAR1265THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...]
2006-05-30 10:49:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR
06DAKAR1588SENEGAL'S BOAT PEOPLE: MORE ORGANIZED AND HEADING
[...] (U) The saga of Senegal's "boat people" continues, with reports of involvement by organized crime. With Europe grappling with the problem and tightening borders, Senegalese are talking about boats now being built to carry migrants to the United States. END SUMMARY. ORGANIZED CRIME ------ [...]
2006-07-05 18:06:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG
06DAKAR2115ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM SENEGAL: THE "TITANIC"
[...] (C) The supposedly U.S.-bound "Titanic" and its alleged twin (Ref B) have disappeared. According to the "Titanic's" builder, it was financed by a Lebanese businessman, (living near Soumbediounne Market (a large artisanal and fish market)) in Dakar, while a Spanish national had commissioned t [...]
2006-09-01 17:45:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPINR PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG
06DAKAR2477SENEGAL: G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP FOCUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 10 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting focused on the recent wave of clandestine migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands, rather than ideological extremism. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) both partici [...]
2006-10-13 13:56:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER SNAR CVIS SMIG KCRM KISL PU SG
06DAKAR2703SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR A/S HARTY
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in [...]
2006-11-08 18:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP CMGT SMIG ECON EAID PGOV PREL KMCA SG
06DAKAR527GUINEA-BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for forced agricultural work and begging, primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers, known as marabouts, travel from Senegal or send intermediaries to convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Children [...]
2006-03-02 07:47:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF PU
06DAKAR528SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. The most important achievement of the past year was passage of its first trafficking-in- persons (TIP) l [...]
2006-03-02 07:47:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SG
06DAMASCUS1017SYRIA: ADDITIONAL INPUT ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) As promised in reftel A, Post is providing the SARG's March 2 written response to a query about its stance toward the following international instruments as requested in reftel B. While the following information differs in some cases from that provided for last year's report, it is the [...]
2006-03-08 14:15:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06DAMASCUS2394SYRIA: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) The Syrian Ministry of Interior (MOI) responded on May 7 to Post's February 2, 2006 diplomatic note with statistics about the number of persons arrested in 2005 on charges of trafficking in persons. According to the diplomatic note, in the last nine months of 2005, authorities had arre [...]
2006-05-23 13:47:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06DAMASCUS516SYRIA: ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] (U) Post is submitting two projects in order of priority for the ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons Projects. Post currently does not have any anti-trafficking projects and would be able to monitor and evaluate project progress with the assistance as described in reftel. 2. (U) First Projec [...]
2006-02-08 15:46:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG SY
06DAMASCUS674COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE COORDINATOR
[...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance to Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill for travel to Damascus from February 28 through March 4, 2006. After clearing customs, traveler will be met and assisted at the airport by an Embassy driver who will display a sign with the [...]
2006-02-16 14:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06DARESSALAAM1426TANZANIA WILL JOIN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 13:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM1464ZANZIBAR'S WORK ON TIP LAUDABLE; HUNGRY FOR MORE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Zanzibar has taken the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) to heart. Immigration officials have trained their own officers as well as local administrators and identified the need to review the legislation on TIP. Prosecutors, journalists, politicians, tourism officials, a [...]
2006-08-29 11:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TZ
06DARESSALAAM369 Tanzania TIP report
[...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]
2006-02-27 11:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DHAKA1243A DAY WITH REPATRIATED CAMEL JOCKEYS
[...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the shelter for repatriated camel jockeys to get a sense of their pre- and post- repatriation life. Three boys talked about the difficulties they faced in the UAE, and that they were generally glad to be home, but that in many ways life continues to be difficult for the [...]
2006-03-09 11:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KOCI SMIG BG
06DHAKA776 REQUEST FOR ESF FUNDING
[...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted from the Daywalka Foundation. Post supports the enclosed proposal. 2. Daywalka, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM),submitted this 2 year proposal for funding in 2005 with Post's input [...]
2006-02-14 00:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC BG PGOV
06DOHA303QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Tel. 974-488-4101 ext. 6453. Fax 974 488-4163. One FS-04 officer spent 34 hours in the preparation of this report cable. 3. (U) Following is post's sixth annual Anti- [...]
2006-02-27 12:58:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB QA
06DUBLIN262IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]
2006-03-13 15:33:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUSHANBE50TAJIKISTAN STRENGTHENS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan has made significant progress on combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) violations, but efforts remain hindered by lack of extradition agreements, ineffective coordination, and deep-rooted social issues. The government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM [...]
2006-01-09 04:39:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN TI
06FLORENCE24TIP 2005 REPORT FOR SAN MARINO
[...] (SBU) Following is Congen Florence TIP report for the Republic of San Marino: Overview: San Marino is not a country of origin for international trafficking of persons, nor is it a country of transit or destination of such persons. According to Government officials, there has not been a [...]
2006-03-01 09:04:00Consulate FlorenceUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SM EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
06FRANKFURT4232TIP: Follow-Up on Pre-World Cup Raids in State of Hesse
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In pre-World Cup raids against forced prostitution and trafficking in the German state of Hesse on May 10, German law enforcement officials detained 74 persons. Police and NGOs are now working with prostitutes to identify trafficking victims and build cases against pimps/traffic [...]
2006-06-21 06:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC GM
06FREETOWN473DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SL GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS TIP
[...] On June 6, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Kamara. The Ambassador encouraged the GoSL to activate the Trafficking in Persons Task Force, as stipulated in the new Anti-Trafficking Act, and prepare a national strategy on TIP. Kamara was pleased [...]
2006-06-12 09:23:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN537TIP TASK FORCE: UP BUT NOT QUITE RUNNING
[...] On June 22, the Minister of Social Welfare met with PolOff to discuss the progress of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force. The minister voiced concerns over the contents of the 2005 TIP Report, but was committed to the establishment of the Task Force. In its first meeting, the Task [...]
2006-07-03 09:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN957FREETOWN GRANTS G/TIP COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Amy Lemar, Program Analyst for Africa in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Freetown December 10 - 14. A contract expediter meets all visitors - see para 9 below. Visitors are urged to read the conten [...]
2006-11-22 14:52:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SMIG NI BN SG SL
06GABORONE653FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...]
2006-05-12 06:14:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC
06GENEVA59736TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...]
2006-03-16 13:07:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA
06GEORGETOWN132PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCLE PROJECT
[...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's proposal for an FY 2006 INCLE funded anti-trafficking in persons program to build the capacity of the Guyanese criminal justice system: A. Title: Technical Assistance Proposal to Increase the Capacity of Guyana's Criminal Justice System to Combat [...]
2006-02-07 15:29:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG SNAR KWMN KCRM KJUS GY
06GEORGETOWN139TEIXEIRA SHARES INFORMATION ON SUSPECT VISA SEEKERS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Home Affairs Gail Teixeira on January 12 and January 20 to discuss various matters. At the January 12 meeting, Teixeira handed a document to Ambassador containing a list of Indian nationals who had applied for Guyanese tourist visas through Indian "tour ope [...]
2006-02-09 20:53:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR SMIG KFRD KCOR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN157CENSUS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GUYANESE SOCIETY
[...] SUMMARY. The GoG released the results of Guyana's 2002 Population and Housing Census in October 2005. The census confirmed two demographic trends that will profoundly shape the country's political and economic development: a) total population is stagnant and predicted to fall; and b) the ethn [...]
2006-02-15 13:11:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV PHUM SMIG CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN197SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT-
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2006 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report: BEGIN REPORT. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinat [...]
2006-03-01 15:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
06GEORGETOWN208GOG TO INVESTIGATE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN INTERIOR
[...] (SBU) Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC),Robeson Benn, informed EconOff on February 28 that mine officers and immigration officials will begin inspecting interior mining locations by the second week of March in an effort to identify and regularize undocumented work [...]
2006-03-03 12:21:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG ELAB CVIS KCRM KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN419NOMINEES FOR REGIONAL ANTI-TIP TRAINING: GUYANA
[...] As requested in reftel, post, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor, Human Services, and Social Security (MLHASS),nominates the following individuals for the June 19-30 "Trafficking in persons Course for Investigators": 1) Name: Francis Trim Rank: Assistant Superintendent, Guyana Po [...]
2006-05-10 19:23:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN769DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION
[...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 4. Hamer was aware of the event and said that the GOG's representative at the U.N. General Assembly would plan to attend the High Level Dialogue on Migration as well. [...]
2006-08-07 13:34:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06GUATEMALA1106GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Guatemalan Foreign Ministry U.S. Desk Officer Sandra Jovel on May 31 and met June 2 with MFA Deputy Director for North American Affairs Jorge Figueroa to further discuss the points. Figueroa expressed GOG willingness to be helpful on the issue but [...]
2006-06-05 21:30:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG GT CU
06GUATEMALA1970PRESIDENT BERGER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry delivered to us on October 4 a letter from President Berger to President Bush expressing concern over the Congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. An unofficial translation of the letter follows, the original will be pouched to WHA/CEN. 2. ( [...]
2006-10-05 20:44:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS SMIG CIVS GT
06GUATEMALA2452GUATEMALA: 2007 UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL TIP CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 17:49:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG GT
06GUATEMALA2471ILLEGAL ALIEN DETENTIONS IN THE U.S. REVIVE
[...] (C) Summary: The December 12 raids of Swift meatpacking plants in the U.S. that resulted in the reported detentions of some 500 Guatemalans have generated a media storm. Critics of the Berger Government have renewed charges that the GOG does not do enough to protect undocumented Guatemalans [...]
2006-12-19 16:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT
06GUATEMALA27GUATEMALAN REACTION TO HR 4437
[...] AMBASSADOR MET SEPARATELY ON JANUARY 4 WITH VICE PRESIDENT STEIN AND FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ, AND MADE REF B POINTS ON ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM INCLUDING A TEMPORARY WORKERS PROGRAM, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT MAKING PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT UNDERMINE THE PRESIDE [...]
2006-01-06 16:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT
06GUATEMALA421GUATEMALA'S TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is Labor Attache Troy Fitrell, [502]2326-4635, and fax [502]2334-8474. Troy Fitrell (FS-2) spent 10 hours on the preparation of this report. PolOff Sarah Palaia (FS-4) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. PolS [...]
2006-03-01 15:50:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
06GUATEMALA428GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON
[...] At a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM (septel),Guatemalan President Berger handed over a letter to President Bush and asked that it be forwarded to the White House. The Embassy is sending the original to WHA/CEN by pouch but provides text of the letter in para 2. 2. Embas [...]
2006-03-01 17:25:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC CVIS SMIG EAID PREF ETRD MASS SNAR GT
06GUATEMALA429GOG WEAKNESSES AND U.S. SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The February 23 announcement that TPS (Temporary Protected Status) has been extended for citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua prompted immediate critical reaction from President Berger, Vice President Stein and Foreign Minister Briz, culminating in a reproachful meet [...]
2006-03-01 19:05:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SMIG CVIS ETRD MASS SNAR GT
06GUATEMALA534FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...]
2006-03-17 16:16:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX
06GUATEMALA591GUATEMALAN INDIGENOUS CALL ON AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY
[...] On March 21 the Ambassador met with a group of Guatemalans calling itself the "Campaign for Life and Against the Wall." The leaders, who represented five primarily indigenous highland departments, delivered a letter addressed to the U.S. Senate as well as a petition containing approximately [...]
2006-03-23 19:40:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG CVIS SNAR EAID PREF PHUM GT
06GUATEMALA9GUATEMALAN VICE PRESIDENT SLAMS U.S. IMMIGRATION
[...] Vice President Eduardo Stein used the opportunity of a public address December 29 commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Peace Accords to strongly criticize pending legislation in the U.S. Congress concerning border security (HR4437 "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigratio [...]
2006-01-03 22:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT
06HANOI1369 Vietnam/TIP: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, RECEIVED WELL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and an advance copy of the Vietnam language in the TIP report to Americas Desk Section Chief Le Chi Dzung June 5. Dzung was well briefed on the main TIP issues of concern regarding Vietnam in the report. He said that Vietnam appreciates the overall bala [...]
2006-06-05 00:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VM
06HANOI173VIETNAM: FY2006 INCLE AND ESF TIP PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 23:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG EAID KCRM KFRD VM
06HANOI2017HLD Demarche Delivered
[...] (SBU) Pol/C delivered reftel points August 10 to Trinh Duc Hai, Chief of the MFA Consular Department's Legal Affairs Division. Hai responded that he "personally shares" many of the USG's concerns and pledged to provide a more formal response once his ministry has had a chance to further study [...]
2006-08-10 06:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA VM
06HARARE128ZIMBABWE ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] Summary. Embassy Harare submits the following International Organization for Migration (IOM) proposal for funding consideration from FY2006 ESF appropriations. The proposal is for assistance to IOM's activities in Zimbabwe as part of the Southern African Counter-Trafficking Assistance Progra [...]
2006-02-07 14:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG ZI KWMN KCRM
06HARARE252ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons. This year there were also two cases of girls trafficked to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Most of the information about the scope of trafficking remains anecdotal, however, the government and the police investigate and tra [...]
2006-03-02 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB ZI KWMN KFRD
06HAVANA23588SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...]
2006-12-12 18:10:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU
06HELSINKI182FINLAND: 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Embassy Helsinki's point of contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-09-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. The Embassy estimates that 80 hours of time were spent preparing this rep [...]
2006-03-08 07:56:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SMIG PGOV KCRM ELAB KWMN ASEC KFRD PREF FI
06HELSINKI505FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]
2006-06-02 12:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI696EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...]
2006-07-21 12:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI
06HOCHIMINHCITY388TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE MEKONG: KIEN GIANG PROVINCE
[...] (U) Summary: Kien Giang Province is reportedly a source of trafficked women and children, particularly for the sex trade in Cambodia. The provincial Women's Union is spearheading anti-trafficking efforts working with the International Office of Migration on an awareness campaign to counsel p [...]
2006-04-17 04:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW
06HOCHIMINHCITY437HCMC POLICE DISCUSS RECENT TIP RING BUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, PolOffs met with HCMC Ministry of Public Security officials to review details of a late March police sweep against an international Trafficking in Persons ring that operated in HCMC and the Mekong Delta. Police confirmed that 39 young women from southern Vietnam res [...]
2006-04-25 12:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY456MORE ON VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent visit to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, a local reporter and expert on women's issues estimated that at least 14,000 women -- mostly poor and uneducated -- have married Taiwanese and some South Korean men since 2000. The perceived economic benefits of ove [...]
2006-04-28 11:24:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY521TIP IN THE MEKONG: THE EXPERIENCE OF CAN THO PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April visit by ConGen officers to the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, provincial police and Women's Union officials reviewed their enforcement and education outreach efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The officials demonstrated an understanding of the ch [...]
2006-05-19 04:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY612CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING THROUGH HCMC
[...] (U) On May 9, the HCMC branch of the Anti-Social Evils Police (PC-14) rescued four Chinese children from a traffickers' "safe house" in HCMC. According to press reports, the rescue came from a tip-off from a bus driver in neighboring Tay Ninh province who noticed that the children did not spea [...]
2006-06-08 05:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW CH VM
06HONGKONG3208PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...]
2006-08-09 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG
06HONGKONG3400DEMARCHE TO MACAU ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (C) On August 15, poloffs delivered Ref demarche on trafficking in persons (TIP) to Deputy Director Patricia Ferreira of Macau's International Law Office. Ferreira reacted positively to the recommendations contained in the nonpaper about how Macau could improve its TIP tier rating and agreed [...]
2006-08-23 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG MC
06HONGKONG4066G/TIP OUTREACH TO MACAU GOVERNMENT ON COMBATING
[...] (C) Summary: Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),accompanied by Gayatri Patel, G/TIP Reports Officer for China, met with government and non-government contacts in Macau September 29-30 to gather information on human trafficking [...]
2006-10-13 10:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
06HONGKONG8172006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong is in compliance with the standards described in Ref A for the elimination of trafficking in persons. There has been further improvement over the past year in those areas that have, for the past five years, justified Hong Kong's inclusion on the Department's "Tier 1" list. Th [...]
2006-02-28 06:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD
06HONGKONG8182006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Macau, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC),is not a source of trafficked persons, but it is a destination and transit point for illegal immigration and prostitution. There are no good estimates of how many of these illegal migrants and prostitu [...]
2006-02-28 06:53:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD
06ISLAMABAD11365AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PAKISTAN'S TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) On June 12, Ambassador met with Interior Minister Sherpao to cover a broad range of issues (other reported septels),including trafficking in persons. Minister Sherpao said he had read the 2006 TIP report and found the section on Pakistan to be encouraging. He also thanked Ambassador for [...]
2006-06-16 02:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PK KWMN
06ISLAMABAD14096EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF SUNDAY TIMES JUD TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 21, London,s Sunday Times published a story written by Marie Colvin that detailed a slavery ring run by a member of a USG designated terrorist organization, Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD). The story follows a Pakistani Christian named 'Amir', whose real name is Pervaiz Yaqoob (pl [...]
2006-07-21 14:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PHUM PK KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD
06JAKARTA13324INDONESIA'S INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta provides the following interim assessment of targeted actions by Indonesia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested in ref A. Anti-Trafficking Legislation ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) A comprehensive anti-tra [...]
2006-11-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
06JAKARTA13554DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL
[...] (U) We met December 21 with Deputy Minister for Child Protection in the Ministry of Women Empowerment, Ms. Sumarni Dawam Rahardjo, to deliver the demarche contained in reftel. Ms. Rahardjo fully agreed with all the points in reftel, particularly noting the importance of holding the internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID
06JAKARTA2849INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, MARCH 2005 TO MARCH 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 11:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ELAB KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06JAKARTA9698DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]
2006-08-02 05:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA ID
06JEDDAH378JEDDAH JOURNAL 12: BINLADEN GROUP ARRANGES HASTY
[...] (C) The Saudi construction giant the Binladen Group recently dispatched three Dutch engineers, two Christians and an atheist, to Cairo for expeditious conversion to Islam. According to a Consulate contact who works for the Group, the engineers were urgently needed to work on the Jabal Omar [...]
2006-05-22 13:16:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KISL KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SMIG SOCI
06JEDDAH531LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the Ambassador. Minister al-Qusaibi agreed that this was a serious issue for the SAG, and he outlined the steps that it is taking, adding that Saudi Arabia must m [...]
2006-08-09 11:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA
06JERUSALEM836RESPONSE TO SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) No evidence exists of trafficking in persons in the West Bank or Gaza Strip, according to the PA Ministry of Labor and local NGOs. The West Bank and Gaza Strip is neither a territory of origin nor a destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Traffickers who [...]
2006-02-28 15:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL PREF PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG KWBG KPAL
06KATHMANDU14632006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED
[...] On June 6 Post delivered the country narrative on Nepal from the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report as well as the demarche information in reftel to Under Secretary Shankar Bairagi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Joint Secretary Shyam Sunder Sharma, Ministry of Women, Children and Soci [...]
2006-06-07 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO IIP NP
06KATHMANDU2019DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2254ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2256ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2257ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 01:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU315INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post delivered Nepal's Interim Assessment report of progress made on anti-trafficking efforts (ref A) on January 31 to Shyam Sundar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Parbati T [...]
2006-01-31 09:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KHUM SMIG NP
06KATHMANDU376PROPOSALS FOR FY 2006 G/TIP INCL AND ESF FUNDING
[...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following eight projects, in rank order, for consideration for FY 2006 International Narcotics, Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE),and Economic Support Funds (ESF) funding. Post has pouched the full text of the proposals to the Office to Combat Tra [...]
2006-02-08 01:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU629NEPAL 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Kathmandu's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country of origin for the trafficking of women and children, and to a lesser extent boys and men. The majority of persons are trafficked to India, while othe [...]
2006-03-07 07:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU817UPDATE ON DEPT OF LABOR-FUNDED PROJECTS IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) During a February 27 - March 7 visit to Nepal, Department of Labor (DOL) International Relations Officer Vivita Rozenbergs found a mixed picture with respect to projects geared towards addressing child labor in Nepal. The regional anti-trafficking and child Timebound program executed by [...]
2006-03-27 11:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON KOCI SMIG KWMN NP
06KATHMANDU966MINISTRY OF LABOR HOLDS FIRST EXHIBITION ON
[...] (SBU) On April 5, the Ministry of Labor and Transport Management (MLTM) organized and funded its first ever one-day exhibition on foreign employment at Kathmandu's convention center. MLTM spokesperson Dhruba Sharma, said the purpose for organizing the exhibition was to acquaint overseas job s [...]
2006-04-13 12:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB SMIG NP
06KHARTOUM253REVISED TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered the revised Tier 2 Watch List Interim Assessment narrative per reftels on February 1 to Department of the Americas Director Osman Dirdieri and Deputy Director Abd Elghani Elnaim Elkarim (Note: January 31 was a national holiday. End note.) 2. (C) After reviewin [...]
2006-02-01 16:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB SMIG SU
06KIEV1051 Ukraine's TIP Prosecution Numbers Up, But Most
[...] (SBU) Summary: From 2003 to 2005, convictions for trafficking in persons (TIP) have increased from 29 to 85 a year, but only a third of the convicted traffickers were given jail time. The structure of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and its reluctance to specialize suggests that convic [...]
2006-03-17 12:35:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM SMIG PREF
06KIEV340Ukraine: Bilateral Coordination Group Talks:
[...] (U) In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24 (see septels for other issues discussed),the U.S. side pointed out that progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) was important not only because it protected Ukrainian citizens, but also because Ukraine was currently on the Tier Tw [...]
2006-01-26 09:59:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP
06KIEV398Ukraine: Prosecutors Weak Link in Combating TIP
[...] Summary. In trafficking in persons (TIP) criminal cases, prosecutors are the weak link in the law enforcement chain due to the negative stereotypes many prosecutors hold of TIP victims, a lack of aggressive prosecution for fear of losing a case, and the difficulty in obtaining evidence in tim [...]
2006-01-31 15:33:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP
06KIEV406 UKRAINE: INL-Funded TIP Training Seminar
[...] Summary: On January 23-25, Embassy Kiev and the Prosecutors' Academy of Ukraine co-sponsored a first ever training seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) that brought more than 70 members of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO),both prosecutors and investigators, as well as local [...]
2006-02-01 11:38:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP
06KINGSTON1644DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] On July 31, 2006, PolOff delivered the reftel talking points related to International Migration to Claudia Barnes, Director of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) and to Angella Brown, Deputy Director of International Organizations at MFAFT. 2. Neit [...]
2006-08-21 20:13:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA JM
06KINGSTON330WHA- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR ESF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 20:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON415THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 18:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINSHASA206CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Proposal for ESF
[...] In response to G/TIP's requests for proposals, post would like to put forward the project below for ESF funding. Although Republic of Congo has not been identified in the several most recent TIP reports, there is reason to be concerned that trafficking may exist in the country. For this reaso [...]
2006-02-07 14:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG CF
06KINSHASA208FY06 ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Kinshasa is submitting the following proposed project and requests funding from FY2006 ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons funds: A. TITLE OF PROJECT Support to the Reintegration of Abductees and other Victims of Sexual Violence and Trafficking. B. NAME OF RECIPI [...]
2006-02-07 17:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ASEC ELAB SMIG CG
06KINSHASA339DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2006 TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) American Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with reftel instructions. Responses are keyed to reftel,s numbered paragraphs (21-24). Begin responses: (21) Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. The DRC is not a majo [...]
2006-03-01 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
06KUALALUMPUR1486MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 06:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1660A/S SAUERBREY URGES MALAYSIA TO EDUCATE REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission to Malaysia to stress our support for the UNHCR's activities, commend the GOM for providing temporary residency to Acehnese and Rohingya refugees from Burma, and urge the GOM to [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG PREF KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1661MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ANTI-TIP MEASURES DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission in Kuala Lumpur to press Malaysia to take action on trafficking in persons (TIP) and she received new information concerning the GOM's current approach. A senior Internal Se [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY
06KUALALUMPUR1948SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER
[...] (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state. Sabah's Acting Police Commissio [...]
2006-10-17 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SMIG ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2137CHIN REFUGEES STRUGGLE WHILE AWAITING UNHCR REGISTRATION AND RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) In their primitive jungle camps and at a medical clinic they established in Kuala Lumpur, Burmese Chin refugees recently described to us their harassment by police and their perceptions of UNHCR indifference regarding their plight. Up to 1,000 Chins live in jungle camps abutting palm oil plan [...]
2006-11-20 05:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2140MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...]
2006-11-20 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUWAIT3163KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-06 14:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT436FY 2007 ESF PROPOSAL: "PROJECT RESPECT" TO RAISE
[...] Embassy Kuwait requests ESF funding for an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign targeted primarily at increasing protection for East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project RESPECT (Reaching Employers and Sponsors to Prevent and End Crimes of T [...]
2006-02-07 14:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID KU TIP
06KUWAIT698 KUWAIT: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. 2. (SBU) 21A: Kuwait is a destination country for internationally trafficked men and women. There is no trafficking in areas outside of GOK con [...]
2006-03-01 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF KU
06LAGOS177NIGERIA: FY 2006 PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR ESF
[...] Mission Nigeria submits the following proposals to help Nigeria increase its capacity, raise community awareness, build anti-trafficking outreach networks and support a local NGO with anti-trafficking capacity-building focused on trafficking in women. These proposals focus on states with sig [...]
2006-02-08 10:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG NI
06LAGOS563AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES: NIGERIA PROPOSAL
[...] Refugees at the Oru Camp in Ogun State, Nigeria, especially women, face serious difficulties acquiring the skills necessary for successful reintegration in their home countries or for successful participation in the Nigerian local economy while they are here. The UNHCR currently partners wit [...]
2006-04-26 11:17:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
06LAPAZ1332ECONOMIC ROOTS OF BOLIVIA'S SOCIAL REVOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors, which have fed the growing political disaffection of Bolivia's majority poor, have helped fuel the country's rolling "social revolution." Take persistent poverty. The percentage of Bolivia's population living below the poverty line has remained virtually uncha [...]
2006-05-17 18:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB SMIG SOCI PGOV EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1337GOB PROMISES LAND REFORM
[...] Summary: The GOB announced on May 8 that it planned to distribute between 11 and 14 million hectares of land to farmers, indigenous communities, and the landless through eight supreme decrees and a revision of the 1996 Agrarian Reform Law. On May 17, the GOB told the press that President Mora [...]
2006-05-17 20:18:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON SMIG SOCI BL
06LAPAZ3041LOWER HOUSE APPROVES FRAMEWORK FOR LAND REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The framework of the Morales administration's controversial bill to modify the 1996 agrarian reform (INRA) law (reftel) was approved by the lower house on November 7, after a week-long march by several hundred indigenous people in the eastern lowlands. The chamber of deputies m [...]
2006-11-09 20:40:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON KJUS SMIG SOCI BL
06LILONGWE123ESF PROPOSAL FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] Lilongwe submits the following proposal for funding under ESF. This proposal is first priority, ranked above a separate INCLE-funded proposal that is being submitted septel. Proposal format is keyed to ref A, para 21. A. Establishment and dissemination of information regarding trafficking [...]
2006-02-08 16:19:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI
06LILONGWE125INCLE PROPOSAL FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Lilongwe submits the following proposal for funding under INCLE. This proposal is second priority, ranked below a separate ESF-funded proposal that is being submitted septel. Proposal format is keyed to ref A, para 21. A. Establishment of a Regulatory Framework to prohibit trafficking in p [...]
2006-02-08 16:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI
06LILONGWE2032006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of Malawi (GOM) continued to make commendable progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) in 2005. TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians. The GOM and the NGO community made significant efforts to raise awareness among civil society, legislators a [...]
2006-03-01 15:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
06LIMA4554Peru: Interim TIP Assessment
[...] (SBU) Peru is making steady progress in establishing a legal framework for prosecuting traffickers of persons and educating police, prosecutors, and the general public about trafficking in persons (TIP). The Garcia Administration, which took office on July 28, moved quickly to submit a compreh [...]
2006-12-04 14:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE
06LIMA826Peru: 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Much of the work in Peru on TIP has been the result of the initiatives of the GOP's Multisectoral Committee (MSC) for TIP. The MSC consists of 10 ministries, 4 national NGOs, and 3 international organizations. Other government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs can [...]
2006-03-02 18:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
06LISBON1600PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON UN MIGRATION FORUM
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer paid a call on MFA Migration Issues Officers Ana Trincao and Helga Bras on August 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the UN's proposed immigration forum and our concerns about replicating International Organization for Migration's (IOM) mandate unnecessarily. In response [...]
2006-08-04 07:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UN PO
06LISBON2002SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO
[...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...]
2006-09-15 16:03:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL SMIG PO
06LISBON2530PORTUGAL REVIEWING PROTECTED MIGRANT RESETTLEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 15:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG PO
06MADRID1966PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...]
2006-08-03 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY
06MADRID1976SPAIN MAY SUPPORT SOME FORM OF UN MIGRATION BODY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 14:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA SP
06MADRID2281SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON MIDEAST, NORTH AFRICA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his trip to Ronda in southern Spain's Andalucia region, Ambassador Aguirre spent the afternoon and evening of September 9 with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Ambassador pressed Moratinos on recent incendiary comments from President Zapatero regarding Iraq, and he raise [...]
2006-09-13 08:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG SP
06MADRID2359SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH ALVARO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In your September 22 meeting with Spanish MFA Director General for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo (Asst. Sec'y equivalent),he will highlight the fact that Spain is poised to expand its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ongoing migration crisis in the Canary Islands has cre [...]
2006-09-19 15:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG EAID AF SP
06MADRID516SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Madrid,s input for the Sixth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Tim Dougherty, tel. (34) 91 587-2294. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report includes the following: Political Counselor - FE-OC: 3 hours Deputy [...]
2006-03-01 18:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SP KWMN SMIG ASEC
06MADRID958INVITATION TO THE SECRETARY FOR IBERO-AMERICAN
[...] (U) Post received the following letter to the Secretary from Enrique Iglesias, Ibero-American Secretary General, on April 17. This letter, along with enclosed Concept Document, have also been sent as e-mail attachments to the Spain desk. Begin text. Madrid, April 6th 2006 Dr. Condoleez [...]
2006-04-19 14:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG SP
06MANAGUA1164NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE ON 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 19:48:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG NU
06MANAGUA177VICE MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES FIGHT AGAINST
[...] (U) On January 24, polcouns and poloff met Vice Minister of Government Deyanira Arguello to discuss the status of various GON efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). As Vice Minister of Government, Arguello has the primary responsibility for overseeing all GON anti-trafficking programs. Sin [...]
2006-01-25 14:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU
06MANAGUA222NICARAGUAN REGIONAL REPORTING--SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) During a January 26 election reporting trip to the department of Carazo, just south and east of Managua (reftel),emboffs discussed a range of economic, social, and religious issues with local leaders. Businessmen Aquiles Jaenz, Edgard Bermudez, and Ramon Conrado, the President, Secreta [...]
2006-01-30 22:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELAB ECON EFIN KIRF SMIG NU
06MANAGUA230EMBASSY MANAGUA SUBMISSION FOR INCLE-FUNDED
[...] Embassy Managua submits the following law enforcement anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal for INCLE funding by G/TIP. While the Ministry of Government's proposal is broadly similar to its previous (2005) proposal, this year's submission is much more tightly focused on addressin [...]
2006-01-31 16:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU
06MANAGUA38NICARAGUA WILL PUSH FOR MEASURED RESPONSE TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) During a meeting on January 6, Foreign Minister Norman Caldera informed the Ambassador that the GON will urge participants in the January 9 meeting in Mexico to respond in a cautious, measured manner to the U.S. immigration proposals passed by the House of Representatives. After the Amba [...]
2006-01-09 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SMIG NU
06MANAGUA418NICARAGUA 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) During the 2005-2006 reporting period, Nicaraguan government has made important progress in all areas of its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP),including prevention and detection, victim assistance, and prosecution of traffickers. Nicaraguan police dismantled two major traffick [...]
2006-02-23 14:28:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU
06MANAGUA435EMBASSY MANAGUA ENDORSES MODIFIED OPDAT ANTI-TIP
[...] In reftel B, Embassy Managua submitted an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposal to the Department that focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Government to fight trafficking. Subsequently, post learned that the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Pro [...]
2006-02-27 14:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU
06MANAGUA609NICARAGUAN REGIONAL REPORTING--SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an elections reporting trip to the northwestern departments of Esteli and Madriz March 8-10 (reported in reftels),emboffs discussed a variety of economic and social issues with local leaders, including representatives of most major political parties, the Catholic Chur [...]
2006-03-16 19:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELAB ECON EFIN KIRF SMIG NU
06MANAMA1013BAHRAIN: 2006 TIP REPORT AND TIER 2 WATCH LIST
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches June 5 to MFA Human Rights Coordinator Ali Al Aradi, including Bahrain's 2006 TIP Report and the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan. Al Aradi expressed optimism that two key items would be accomplished by year's end: passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislati [...]
2006-06-10 15:48:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN KHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA1943BAHRAIN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for an update on progress by the GOB toward (a) enacting comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation; (b) opening a shelter for victims of trafficking; and (c) increasing investigations and prosecutions against suspected traffickers. 2. (SBU) Legis [...]
2006-11-16 15:51:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA389BAHRAIN ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSES 2006
[...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that during the reporting period the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has the lead in establishing a shelter for victims of trafficking and abuse, was renamed the Ministry of Social Development. [...]
2006-03-14 04:35:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA587EASING OF VISA RESTRICTIONS LEADS TO INCREASE IN
[...] (C) Summary: In a discussion about Embassy Bangkok TIP reporting on Thai women repatriated from Bahrain, Ambassador Widhya Bhoolsuwan told the Ambassador that the majority of cases in which the Embassy becomes involved began with voluntary travel to Bahrain to provide sexual services. Due t [...]
2006-04-11 15:07:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA729GOB MOVES FORWARD ON SHELTER, ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
[...] (C) In an April 26 conversation with PolOff, Chief of Social Welfare Section and Ministry of Social Development representative to Bahrain's interministerial anti-TIP Task Force Afaf Ahmed Al Aseeri reported that the Minister of Social Development Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi had decided on one of t [...]
2006-04-26 15:23:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG KHUM KWMN PGOV PREL BA REGION
06MANAMA75NEA TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR WATCH LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-21 10:57:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA GR EG KHUM HUMRIT
06MAPUTO1056Mozambique - Summary of Activities and Outcomes for
[...] Summary: Post has allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for trafficking victims, located towards the South African border from Maputo near the district capital of Moamba. The shelter opened in May 2006. Currently eight children are housed there, with t [...]
2006-08-22 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC PHUM SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN MZ
06MAPUTO1567REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL
[...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Mr. Leonel Miranda, Econ/Pol Officer, to visit and attend meetings in the towns of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) and Malelane in South Africa on December 8 and 9, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to attend the launch of the "Mpulimo" [...]
2006-12-06 08:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO242MOZAMBIQUE: SIX MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
[...] (U) Summary. On Friday, February 17, Mozambican police stopped two minivans on the EN4 highway linking Mozambique and South Africa, arresting six men allegedly involved in a plan to traffic 43 persons to South Africa. After being held for questioning in Maputo, the 43 individuals, including two [...]
2006-02-24 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO310MOZAMBIQUE: FIRST TIP-RELATED CONVICTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two Mozambican men were sentenced last week to 8 and 9 months in prison, respectively, for kidnapping and attempting to sell a 13-year-old boy in Inhambane province. To Post's knowledge, this is the country's first-ever trafficking-related conviction. It also marks one of the fir [...]
2006-03-10 12:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO428UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 13:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO434MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 13:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO435MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 15:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO441MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO449POLICE FOIL PLAN TO SMUGGLE 66 BANGLADESHIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 13:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO459MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO514MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 13:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO564MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 14:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO945MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RE UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 14:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA MZ
06MEXICO1113SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]
2006-03-02 13:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MEXICO1245UPDATE MEXICO - HOURS SPENT ON 2006
[...] (U) Mission-wide, approximately 90 hours were spent in preparation of the 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. The breakdown is as follows: the political officer for human rights (FS-04) spent 70 hours, one foreign service national (FSN-07) at post spent five hours, the Department of Homela [...]
2006-03-07 20:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06MEXICO2042REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART I: A VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Immigration to the U.S. and the subsequent transfer of wealth through remittances is having a major social and economic impact in rural Mexico, as financial transfers are the primary source of income in many areas. While emigration has been common since the 1970's, the rate has [...]
2006-04-19 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2097REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART II: THE FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite record amounts of remittances flowing from the U.S. to rural Mexico, sustainable economic development in those regions has been largely elusive. One factor inhibiting productive investment of remittances has been a scarcity of reliable financial services in rural areas [...]
2006-04-21 15:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2123MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART III: HOMETOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary. There has been a significant growth in the influence of migrant organizations based in the U.S., often known as "hometown associations" (HTAs). While Mexican immigrants have long supported their communities of origin, HTAs are now larger and better organized, and increasingly [...]
2006-04-24 12:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIN EINV SMIG MX
06MEXICO2154MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART IV: CROSS BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Mexican authorities, the number of people immigrating illegally to the U.S. in the first three months of 2006 grew to 275,792, an increase of 20 percent compared to the same time period in 2005. Many of these migrants have traditionally lacked financial and invest [...]
2006-04-25 11:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIN MX SMIG
06MEXICO2958MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GRULAC CANDIDATE NOT IRAN FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Norma Diaz, Director for International Organizations at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Diaz explained that the GOM has no official position on Iran's candidacy for Chairman of the International Organiz [...]
2006-06-01 20:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG AORC MX
06MEXICO3305ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We need to intensify the effort begun this year to engage Mexico in a constructive approach to border violence that yields a real-time law enforcement response to emergencies. Mexico also needs to impro [...]
2006-06-15 19:20:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG MX
06MEXICO4857DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to several officials at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE): Director General for North American Affairs, Bosco Marti Ascencio; Director General for the United Nations, Ulises Canchola Gutierrez; Director of International Organizations, Norm [...]
2006-08-29 17:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO5528THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR
[...] Summary: Although the 60th session of Mexico,s national congress started work on September 1, 2006, the PRI/labor affiliated representatives to this body have been working together since their election on July 2 to establish a common set of legislative priorities. To some extent, these priori [...]
2006-09-27 19:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG
06MEXICO6043SRE FIRM ON OAS DECLARATION ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY
[...] Political counselor demarched SRE's Director General for Regional Institutions Andrea Garcia Guerra and her deputy Juan Sandoval the afternoon of October 23, arguing that the Mexican initiative would be counter-productive at this juncture in Washington and could have a negative impact on the u [...]
2006-10-24 12:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMX PHUM PREL PTER SMIG XM
06MEXICO6085PRESIDENT FOX'S NATIONAL SECURITY LEGACY
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of four cables assessing the key accomplishments of President Vicente Fox Quesada during his six years in office, including the expansion of bilateral cooperation that helped Mexico advance in areas of greatest interest to the USG. It focuses on progress ma [...]
2006-10-25 17:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM SNAR PTER SMIG MX
06MINSK838UN HLD Demarche Delivered, MFA Requests U.S. Participation
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points on the UN High Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on August 4. The talking points were received without comment. 2. Separately, MFA Department for Humani [...]
2006-08-04 14:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BO
06MONTEVIDEO468URUGUAY UNENTHUSIASTIC ON RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 17:27:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG CU UY
06MUNICH347 BAVARIAN TIP UPDATE: ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS;
[...] (U) Bavarian police arrested two Romanians and one German May 21 for trafficking in persons (TIP) and pimping in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. The arrests were the result of a four-month police investigation launched on the basis of evidence gathered during routine "controls" of brothels in [...]
2006-06-11 17:22:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS PGOV SMIG ELAB GM RO
06MUSCAT1004INSIDE OMANI DEPORTATION CENTER, SEEKING
[...] This is an action request for ECA, DRL, and G/TIP; please see paragraph 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A June 19 visit to one of Oman's largest deportation centers revealed a clean and well-organized facility, and included a tour of the arrivals processing rooms, sleeping quarters [...]
2006-06-21 10:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG PHUM PBTS OEXC KPAO PGOV PREL MU
06MUSCAT1014OMANIS REQUEST VISIT TO U.S. DEPORTATION CENTER
[...] This is an action request for Department of Homeland Security ICE and CBP. Please see para 4. 2. In response to recent requests by the Royal Oman Police (reftel),the Embassy seeks DHS assistance in arranging a senior-level Omani government delegation to visit immigration detention/depor [...]
2006-06-26 04:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM OEXC KPAO PREL SMIG PBTS PREF MU
06MUSCAT1048TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: ASIAN AMBASSADORS OFFER
[...] (SBU) In a June 27 working lunch hosted by the Ambassador, colleagues from labor-source countries outlined problems faced by their nationals, to include salary arrears, lack of legal status, and in some cases physical or sexual assault. Their suggested improvements include additional labor pro [...]
2006-07-02 13:20:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PBTS PREL MU
06MUSCAT1119OMAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO SUGGESTED ANTI-TIP
[...] In a July 16 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi undertook to review SIPDIS suggested actions to improve upon Oman's TIER 2 Watch List ranking in the Department's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. These actions include passing specific anti-TIP l [...]
2006-07-17 11:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM ELAB KCRM PGOV MU
06MUSCAT1255MINISTRY OF MANPOWER COMBATING TIP AND ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali bin Juma highlighted for the Ambassador some of the challenges that his ministry faces in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),including a burgeoning sponsor system and registration of false companies. The Minister reiterated his commitment to comba [...]
2006-08-22 11:37:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV SMIG MU
06MUSCAT1599OMAN'S INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Oman has taken limited steps to address USG concerns highlighted in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The Embassy still is waiting for a response to the Ambassador's suggested action plan to combat trafficking (ref A),as well as the Embassy's recent [...]
2006-11-15 13:09:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU
06MUSCAT1635LABOR CAMPS FOR OMAN'S MIGRANT WORKERS
[...] (C) Summary: Poleoff visited two privately-operated labor camps for migrant workers in the Muscat area. Workers he met live in crowded rooms with poor sanitation, and reported that they work long hours for low monthly wages. Many are paying off debts to recruiting agencies in their home count [...]
2006-11-27 12:39:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ELAB SMIG MU
06MUSCAT1657AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING WITH MFA UNDER
[...] (C) During a November 26 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the Ambassador asked for an update on steps Oman has taken to address Trafficking in Persons (TIP) concerns, and reiterated Post's request for TIP-related statistics, including investigati [...]
2006-12-04 12:30:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALELAB KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU
06MUSCAT1670SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...]
2006-12-06 14:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON
06MUSCAT2762006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: OMAN
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to relevant sections of ref A paras 21-24. ----------------- PARA 21: OVERVIEW ----------------- A. There were isolated and unsubstantiated reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country. B. The law does not prohibit tr [...]
2006-02-26 12:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MU
06MUSCAT672TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DISCUSSIONS WITH OMAN
[...] (SBU) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, Omani government officials pledged cooperation on trafficking in persons queries, including arranging a visit to a deportation detention facility in May. The Inspector General of the Royal Oman Police noted that 80-100 migrant smugglers are arr [...]
2006-04-26 14:44:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB PREL KPAO MU
06MUSCAT687SOMALI MIGRANTS: SMALL PROBLEM, BUT INCREASING
[...] (U) Somali migrants infiltrating Oman from Yemen or by sea, often engaged in unskilled labor but sometimes accused of theft and confrontations with police, have sparked calls for government action from angry local residents and farmers in Southern Oman. Army patrols and police checkpoints have [...]
2006-05-02 05:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF PGOV PREL PINR SO MU
06MUSCAT792MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI
[...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...]
2006-05-17 13:47:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU
06MUSCAT952MILITARY'S ANTI-INFILTRATOR OPS END IN SOUTH
[...] (S) According to senior military officials in the Royal Oman Army and Sultan's Special Force, military operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region to sweep up illegal Somali and other infiltrators have ceased as of early June. When they began in late April, the operations were primarily focuse [...]
2006-06-12 11:26:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINS PREF SMIG MOPS KCRM SO MU
06NAIROBI2386KENYA CONSIDERS IOM EXCOM CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division who expressed an interest in Kenya's own candidacy for chairman of the IOM's Executive Committee. While Kenya had not previously considered seeking the position, Amolo stated [...]
2006-05-31 11:42:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KNNP AORC KE IR
06NAIROBI4070KENYA BETTER FOCUSED ON TIP BUT MORE COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP Yousey's August visit to Kenya highlighted the challenges facing government efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). While Kenya's ranking among Tier Two Watchlist countries has increased the attention of the GOK and Kenyan civil society to the problem of human tr [...]
2006-09-19 08:38:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB PREL KE
06NAIROBI4841KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Kenya has made minimal progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),but there are ambitious plans for the near future. Senior GOK officials acknowledge the gravity of the TIP problem in Kenya, and have expressed support for the establishment of a Steering Commit [...]
2006-11-13 11:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE
06NAIROBI567KENYA 2006 ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSAL
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, Post endorses the following anti-trafficking in persons project proposal aimed at improving victim care, expanding shelter capacity, supporting public awareness campaigns, assisting with victim rehabilitation and reintegration programs, and increasing government and n [...]
2006-02-08 13:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG
06NAIROBI920KENYA SUBMISSION FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Nairobi's submission for the Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). Information is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) STATUS AND EXTENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KENYA I. Overview A. Origin, Transit, and Destination Origin [...]
2006-03-01 10:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KE
06NASSAU1196DEA/OPBAT PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT SMUGGLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) representatives have proposed a new program to the Bahamian Government to improve cooperation in the interdiction of illegal migrants and drugs from Haiti, which could also serve as excellent source of [...]
2006-08-08 21:01:00Embassy NassauSECRETPREL SMIG SNAR PINR HA BF
06NASSAU1300BAHAMAS LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT OF UN MIGRATION
[...] (U) The Bahamas provided no initial response following July delivery of reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers or following re-delivery of the demarche to MFA Undersecretary Marilyn Zonicle on August 17. 2. (C) On August 23, Poloff again [...]
2006-08-24 21:05:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BF
06NASSAU1609BAHAMAS UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT OAS DECLARATION ON US
[...] On October 23, Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Following discussion of U.S. concerns, Zonicle acknowledged similar Bahamian sensitivity to border control issues in light of Bahamian challenges with Haitian and [...]
2006-10-23 20:22:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER SMIG MX XM OAS BF
06NASSAU1711HURRICANE ANNA NICOLE WREAKS HAVOC IN THE BAHAMAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several months into her Bahamian residency, American B-list celebrity and regular entertainment television fixture Anna Nicole Smith has changed the face of Bahamian politics. Not since Category 4 Hurricane Betsy made landfall in 1965 has one woman done as much damage in Nassau. Lying [...]
2006-11-15 15:15:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF PGOV PREL CASC SMIG
06NASSAU1840HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SUCCESS: NEW NGO FORMED WITH US
[...] On December 10, several local activists announced the formation of The Bahamas first national human rights NGO - The Bahamas Human Rights Network. The Network was formed as a result of Post's encouragement and supported by the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. The Network, including membe [...]
2006-12-15 21:12:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KPAO HA BF
06NASSAU325GOVERNOR BUSH'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES BETWEEN
[...] SUMMARY: During a productive February 20 visit to The Bahamas, Florida Governor Jeb Bush met with Prime Minister Christie and members of his Cabinet, launched a cooperative educational program between Florida and The Bahamas, visited a primary school and addressed the Chamber of Commerce and [...]
2006-02-24 16:49:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET PHUM SMIG CU BF
06NASSAU350FAVORABLE WEATHER BRINGS SECOND HAITIAN MIGRATION
[...] (U) The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) and Bahamian immigration officials intercepted 568 Haitian migrants in eight separate February interdictions. All but 39 were discovered in the Bahamas' Exuma Islands in the Central Bahamas, several days journey from Haiti and well north of the Wind [...]
2006-03-01 16:07:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PREL HA BF
06NASSAU357PARLIAMENT DEBATES CUBAN DETAINEES: PM SAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Leader Hubert Ingraham in a bruising March 1 parliamentary session questioned the government's handling of two Cuban dentists held at the Carmichael Road Detention Center for the past 10 months (reftel). The ensuing debate on the issue divided strictly on party lines [...]
2006-03-01 23:15:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PREF PHUM CU BF
06NASSAU358BAHAMAS: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) A,B: There have been no substantiated reports of specific instances indicating that The Bahamas is a country of origin, transit or destination for trafficking in persons. However, general reports regarding potential trafficking, especially in the vulnerable Haitian communities, are st [...]
2006-03-02 14:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC BF KCRM KWMN KFRD
06NASSAU657HAITIAN ROUND-UP YIELDS MAINLY LEGAL RESIDENTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bahamian immigration and police officials carried out a series of early-morning raids April 7, detaining 455 presumed illegal Haitians from three locations in the Family Islands. Once the detainees were processed for possible repatriation, however, 244 were found to have valid [...]
2006-04-18 15:32:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SMIG BF
06NASSAU782MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PREVAL: VIEWS FROM THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Louis Joseph, met with Poloff May 11 to discuss Haitian migration and the urgent need to create jobs in Haiti. Joseph rebuffed recent media reports of impending violence by the Haitian immigrant community on Abaco Island, Bahamas, but registere [...]
2006-05-16 16:14:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG EAID HA BF
06NASSAU867BAHAMAS - 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES
[...] Post requests $20,000 under the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees to establish The Bahamas Human Rights Council. As stated in Post's 2006 Human Rights Report, "Anti-Haitian prejudice and resentment regarding continued Haitian migration were common." Beatings and other abuses against non-Ba [...]
2006-06-01 21:10:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM HA BF
06NDJAMENA337CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART I)
[...] Summary. Despite severe resource constraints, the Government of Chad is taking steps to address problems of child trafficking which are commensurate with the scope and magnitude of the problem. Government officials are working on each of the elements of the Trafficking in Persons workplan t [...]
2006-03-01 16:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06NDJAMENA338CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART II)
[...] Summary: This cable represents a continuation of Embassy N,Djamena,s responses to reftel regarding Chad,s prosecution and protection efforts. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - PROSECUTION EFFORTS - - - - - - - - - - 2. (23. A) Trafficking cases are generally prosecuted using charges [...]
2006-03-01 16:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CD
06NDJAMENA821CHAD: GOC UNDERSTANDS TIP TIER TWO AND WATCH LIST
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and POL/ECON Officer on June 6 informed GOC Ministers of Justice, and of Family and Social Action of the publication of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report, and of Chad's Tier Two Watch List ranking. Ambassador again raised the issue on June 7 with Minister of Foreign Affai [...]
2006-06-09 10:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG KDEM CD KCRS PHUM
06NIAMEY1190NIGER: GOVERNMENT MOVES TO EXPEL NOMADIC ARABS
[...] (C) Since the evening of Tuesday, October 25, BBC Africa service has been reporting on an attempt by Government of Niger (GON) authorities to expel an uncertain number of nomadic Arabs known as "Mahamid Arabs" from the Chadian border region in the country's extreme east (Diffa region, near Lak [...]
2006-10-25 15:57:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PSEC PBTS PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI
06NIAMEY1192GON "CLARIFIES" POSITION ON MAHAMID ARAB EXPULSION
[...] (U) In an evening press conference on October 25, Government of Niger (GON) Spokesman and Minister for Institutional Relations Mohamed Ben-Omar attempted to "clarify" Interior Minister Mounkaila Modi's earlier remarks on the expulsion of the nomadic Mahamid Arabs from the eastern region of the [...]
2006-10-26 13:02:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PBTS PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI NG
06NIAMEY1203NIGER: GOVERNMENT RESCINDS ORDER TO EXPEL NOMADIC
[...] The Government of Niger (GON) Council of Ministers, under the direction of GON President Mamadou Tandja, held a special session on Friday, October 27, to review an October 24 decision (reported reftel) that called for the expulsion of Mahamid Arabs from the Diffa region (eastern Niger borderin [...]
2006-10-31 11:31:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI
06NIAMEY748TIP INTERDICTION HAS HAPPY ENDING BUT UNDERSCORES
[...] A recent case of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez - for centuries a key caravan town and trade hub uniting sub-Saharan and North Africa - offers many lessons on the nature of the challenge posed by TIP in Niger. The liberation and reinsertion of eight child [...]
2006-07-12 15:27:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD SMIG NG
06NICOSIA1040CYPRUS TIP BENCHMARKS FOR IMPROVEMENT DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Natassa Economou in the Permanent Secretary's office at the Ministry of Interior on June 27. Economou noted the November 15 reporting deadline for the interim report and said that the MOI, as coordinator for Cyprus's National Action Plan, continued to m [...]
2006-07-03 09:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG CY
06NICOSIA1332DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message on August 7, 2006 to Nikos Panayiotou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. He noted talking points and agreed to pass them to his director as well as the Economic Affairs division. SCHLICHER [...]
2006-08-08 04:58:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06NICOSIA1930TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: CYPRUS GETTING ENERGIZED
[...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made tangible progress in addressing trafficking in persons since receiving a Tier II Watch List rating in the 2006 TIP report. While certain aspects of the RoC's National Action Plan remain works-in-progress, government efforts to prevent TIP, protect victim [...]
2006-11-15 15:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
06NICOSIA293AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...]
2006-03-01 14:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06NICOSIA313REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2005-March 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...]
2006-03-02 12:34:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06NICOSIA721 Turkish Cypriot Areas Become Active Transit Point
[...] Located along a heavily-used migration route and hobbled by weak border controls, the area administered by Turkish Cypriots - the unrecognized "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" - is becoming an attractive transit point for undocumented economic migrants, especially from the Middle [...]
2006-05-17 12:48:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KFRD PGOV PREL TU CY EUN SMIG CVIS
06NOUAKCHOTT6862006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: GOVERNMENT DISAPPOINTED
[...] (U) ADCM met June 1 with MOFA Secretary General Mohamed Lemine Ould Moulaye Zeine to deliver ref A demarche and English version of the 2006 TIP report. Later that day, Poloff delivered the same information to the Director of Human Rights Mohamedou Ould Tijani of the Commission for Human Right [...]
2006-06-06 08:49:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EAID KPAO MR
06OSLO1055NORWAY'S TAKE ON THE UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 14:26:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06OSLO448SUPPORTING NORWAY'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
[...] Norway continues to expand its anti-trafficking efforts, which include government funding of NGO-run programs, media campaigns and intensive law enforcement training. Despite such preventative measures, trafficking does exist, as indicated by a recently publicized trafficking case in the city [...]
2006-04-06 14:15:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB NO KCRM KWMN KFRD
06OSLO681GAO QUESTIONNAIRE ON UNAUTHORIZED WORKERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 08:07:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO ELAB SMIG NO
06OSLO688NORWEGIAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION - RECENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 14:27:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB NO KCRM KWMN KFRD
06OSLO730NORWAY: TIP REPORT, TRAFFICKING AND SOLICITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 11:23:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG NO KCRM KWMN
06OTTAWA2407CANADA'S MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO COMBATING TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative government has recently taken several concrete steps to address the problem of human trafficking in Canada, making this effort a law enforcement priority and highlighting to the Canadian electorate its efforts as an illustration of government effectiveness. L [...]
2006-08-10 22:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG CA KS
06OTTAWA5392006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 12:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA
06OTTAWA5632006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA
[...] (SBU) The Government of Canada's (GOC) approach to Trafficking in Persons issues emphasizes a criminal justice and law enforcement perspective through the country's immigration framework, rather than seeking to provide basic, humanitarian assistance to trafficking victims. Individual provin [...]
2006-03-02 21:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA
06PANAMA1099PANAMA: MFA VICE MINISTER "DOUBTFUL" ON CUBAN AND
[...] (SBU) Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points to MFA Deputy Ricardo Duran. Duran told Pol Counselor he was doubtful that Panama would accept migrants from Guantanamo but he would check with MFA for a final answer. Comment: Duran's answer is a diplomatic "no." In recent years, Panama h [...]
2006-06-07 20:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF CU ES GT NU PA PM SMIG UY
06PANAMA2087PANAMA RESPECTS U.S. POSITION BUT CAN'T COMMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Panama cannot comment on Mexico's proposed OAS declaration on U.S. border security because it has not yet seen the text, MFA Sub-Director for Exterior Politics Vladimir Franco told Poloff October 24. However, Franco stated that Panama understood and respected the sovereign right of cou [...]
2006-10-24 20:08:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER SMIG OAS PM
06PANAMA340PANAMA: ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR FY 2006
[...] (U) Panama is pleased to submit an FY 2006 anti-TIP project proposal additional to that contained in reftel B. The proposal comes from the Panamanian Attorney General's Office (PGR) and asks for $125,000 to purchase computer systems, faxes, and digital cameras for the 11 Prosecuting Attorneys [...]
2006-02-22 15:44:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG
06PANAMA380PANAMA 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) During 2005 Panama continued its anti-TIP efforts and enforcement of Law 16, the anti-TIP legislation enacted in 2004. Embassy believes trafficking in Panama is overwhelmingly internal to the country and limited in scale. Panama worked closely with the International Labor Organization [...]
2006-03-01 18:03:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06PARAMARIBO174TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAM FOR SURINAMESE
[...] The March 13-15 visit of two U.S. judges to Suriname was very well received by their Surinamese counterparts, with whom they held intensive discussions about effective approaches to the handling of cases involving trafficking in persons (TIP). The judges also met with academics, members of g [...]
2006-03-22 19:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NS
06PARAMARIBO305UPDATE: PATAMACCA PALM OIL PROJECT
[...] (SBU) A late breaking solution to difficulties securing financial guarantees has breathed new life into the Chinese Patamacca palm oil project, but this event has renewed controversy over the sound business sense behind the deal. Those opposed describe it as nothing more than a thinly veiled t [...]
2006-05-24 11:13:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EAGR EINV SMIG TBIO CH NS
06PARAMARIBO698CHINA POPULAR WITH MINISTRIES: LOANS IN ONE DAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ricardo van Ravenswaay, Chinese development assistance is increasingly popular with certain Ministries because loans to companies for development projects are available "in one day." Van Ravenswaay contrasted this wi [...]
2006-10-31 20:08:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALPREL PROG NS CH CONS EAID SMIG
06PARIS1335FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART I
[...] Answers below are keyed to section and para numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Kim Baker, bakerke@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 80 hours. FS-1 Deputy Political Counselor: 4 hours [...]
2006-03-03 11:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS1338FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 11:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS4258UNESCO: MEETINGS ON MIGRATION, "RIGHT TO THE CITY," AND THE
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On June 14 DCM and HHS Attache met with members of the UNESCO secretariat to discuss UNESCO's Migration without Borders and the Right to the City programs. Paul de Guchteneire, Chief of the International Migration Section, and Wataru Iwamoto, Director of Social Scie [...]
2006-06-21 11:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG UNESCO UN IOM
06PARIS4295DEMARCHE TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON 2006 TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The director of France's Anti-Trafficking Office, Jean-Michel Colombani, discussed with us on June 13 the 2006 TIP report and vigorously defended France's commitment to combat trafficking in persons. It was evident that Colombani found the report's narrative on France quite cri [...]
2006-06-21 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG FR
06PARIS5383UNESCO: MEETINGS ON MIGRATION, "RIGHT TO THE CITY," AND THE
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On June 14 DCM and Health Attache met with members of the UNESCO secretariat to discuss UNESCO's Migration without Borders and the Right to the City programs. Paul de Guchteneire, Chief of the International Migration Section, and Wataru Iwamoto, Director of Social S [...]
2006-08-08 16:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SMIG UN IOM
06PARIS7478DEMARCHE TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points November 14 to MFA Office Director-equivalent for Asylum and Immigration Pierre Brethes, MFA Desk officer-equivalent for the United States Sameh Safty, and MFA Desk officer-equivalent for Cuba Othman El Kashtoul, urging the French government to consider re [...]
2006-11-21 13:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREF FR SMIG SZ
06PHNOMPENH501 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2005 - March 2006. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (SBU) [...]
2006-03-15 08:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD CB
06PORTAUPRINCE1141AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEPORTEES WITH INTERIOR
[...] Summary: The Ambassador called on the Minister of Interior Paul Antoine Bien-Aime on June 22. They discussed the Minister's priorities, the deportation and rendition programs, and ways to further US-Haitian law enforcement and security collaboration. Bien-Aime stated that internal security, [...]
2006-06-23 19:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1214HAITI: LAVALAS PARTISANS SEEK RE-EMPLOYMENT
[...] (U) This document is sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. According to press reports, militant Lavalas partisans have threatened to recommence armed violence after July 9 if the Preval government does not reinstate them to jobs in government ministries and pub [...]
2006-07-07 19:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1277HAITI: PREVAL APPOINTS NEW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 19:19:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1278LAVALAS PARTISANS PLAN PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] This document is sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary. Lavalas parliamentarians say that they want to participate in the political process peacefully. Operation Pa Ka Tann and the demonstrations marking Aristide's birthday are meant to be peaceful demonstration [...]
2006-07-14 19:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1303HAITI: PREVAL APPOINTS NEW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
[...] (U) Speaking at the Haitian Diaspora conference on Wednesday evening (July 12),Preval announced his choice for secretary of state for public security, Luc Eucher Joseph. SIPDIS Joseph is the former chief inspector general of the Haitian National Police. Over the past 2 years, he has worked [...]
2006-07-19 15:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1361ASSISTANCE OF ICE OFFICERS TO U.S. EMBASSY,
[...] The U.S. Embassy in Haiti wishes to express its appreciation to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Miami for its assistance in locating and interviewing a member of the Haitian Coast Guard who failed to return from training earlier this month. 2. Haitian Coast Guard Agent Ma [...]
2006-07-27 17:04:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1365JULY 20 REPATRIATION OF 139 HAITIAN AND 2 CUBAN
[...] According to lead UN Police Maritime advisor, Officer Pat Evans, Haitian Coast Guard Detachment Cap-Haitien intercepted a 40 foot Haitian sailing sloop with 141 persons on board near Point Picholet on July 20 at 0315. The vessel was escorted back to Maritime Operations Center/Coast Guard Stat [...]
2006-07-27 18:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE17951 HAITIAN MIGRANTS REPATRIATED JANUARY 20
[...] (U) The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Decisive repatriated 51 Haitian migrants (48 men, three women) January 20 to Cap Haitian after interdicting a Haitian sail freighter approximately 40 miles south of Great Inagua, Bahamas January 18. The migrants came from the upper Northwest peninsula of Hait [...]
2006-01-25 16:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE324Haiti: Anti-TIP Proposal for ESF Funds, FY 2006
[...] Please find a proposal submitted by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) Haiti for anti-trafficking in persons ESF funding for FY 2006. Post fully supports this proposal as the submission best tailored to combat trafficking in persons in Haiti. The proposal tar [...]
2006-02-16 20:09:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC
06PORTAUPRINCE335Haiti: Anti-TIP Proposal for INCLE Funds, FY 2006
[...] Please find a proposal submitted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for anti-trafficking in persons INCLE funding for FY 2006. Post fully supports this proposal as the submission best tailored to combat trafficking in persons in Haiti from a law enforce [...]
2006-02-17 20:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC
06PORTAUPRINCE415Haiti's Submission for Sixth Annual TIP Report
[...] The following are Post's responses to reftel questions. 2. Overview of Haiti's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of children from the countryside into urban areas for domestic labor in a practice call [...]
2006-03-06 13:32:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD HA
06PORTAUPRINCE666RESUMPTION OF CRIMINAL DEPORTATIONS REMAINS STALLED
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Poloffs delivered the Resumption of Criminal Deportations non-paper to Interim Minister of Interior Paul Magloire on April 7. Magloire made no firm commitments to resume the program but asked for USG [...]
2006-04-12 13:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KHLS SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE819FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES MIXED SIGNALS ON RETURN OF
[...] Summary: Foreign Minister Herard Abraham agrees that Haitian criminal deportees must return to Haiti but asked for more time to develop a process for their reintegration into Haitian society. Without such a system, Haiti would be vulnerable to increased crime. Abraham acknowledged that the A [...]
2006-05-08 21:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KHLS SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE881CRIMINAL DEPORTATIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO RESUME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 18:04:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG HA
06PORTMORESBY302HLD ON MIGRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 02:40:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALEAID SMIG UNGA PP
06PORTOFSPAIN1230DEMARCHE: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY
[...] On October 23, we verbally presented the talking points contained Reftel to MFA Americas Division Director Margaret Rousseau who also handles the OAS portfolio. 2. In response to a question from Rousseau, we assured her that the US delegation has worked long and hard in an effort to craft [...]
2006-10-23 20:08:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDOAS PHUM PREL PTER SMIG MX XM TD
06PORTOFSPAIN807T&T MFA ON UPCOMING UN ISSUES
[...] (C) Political Officer and Political Assistant/Reader met with Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ms. Roanna Gopaul, on July 5 to discuss the UN Security Council election. Gopaul indicated that T&T had not yet decided between Guatemala and Venezuela, and was well aware of the U.S. posit [...]
2006-07-06 12:58:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SMIG XL TD
06PRAGUE1033CZECHS ARE CONSIDERING REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Czech MFA is considering reftel request to resettle Cuban political migrants in the Czech Republic. The Ministry of Interior would prefer to wait until 2008, when a proposed change in resettlement policy would facilitate such resettlement, but will defer to the decision of the [...]
2006-08-25 16:37:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG CU EZ
06PRAGUE1131CZECHS OPPOSE UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) EconOff spoke with MFA Multilateral Office official Ondrej Kovarik to discuss Reftel. Kovarik said the Czechs will adhere to the EU common position, but added the Czechs do not support the establishment of a permanent forum because the funding source and management structure is unknown. In [...]
2006-09-14 09:14:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1190UPDATE: CZECHS STILL CONSIDERING CUBAN MIGRANT
[...] (SBU) Poloff met on September 19 with Czech Ministry of Interior Director of the Department for Asylum and Migration Policies Tomas Haisman, and Head of the Unit for Policy, International Relations and Information on Countries of Origin Pavla Fridrichova, to continue the discussion on possible [...]
2006-09-26 15:10:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG CU EZ
06PRAGUE1302CZECHS WILL RESETTLE UP TO 10 CUBAN MIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) The Czechs have confirmed they will accept up to ten Cuban migrants this year. Ministry of Interior Head of the Unit for Policy, International Relations and Information on Countries of Origin Pavla Fridrichova said that if all goes well, the Czechs will consider accepting similar numbers [...]
2006-10-19 06:21:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG CU EZ
06QUITO1549MIGRATION: ECUADORIANS STILL LOOKING NORTH
[...] (U) Summary: At least since the severe economic crisis in 1999, the two certainties in Ecuador have been death and emigration. A steady stream of 30,000 to 40,000 undocumented migrants takes to the sea and skies annually from Ecuador in pursuit of their own American dreams. Periodic reports [...]
2006-06-23 19:30:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO2259GOE SUPPORTS PERMANENT UN MIGRATION FORUM
[...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Carrion will represent the GOE at the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) in New York. The GOE delegation will support a permanent forum. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 7, PolOff met with MFA Ambassador Carlos Lopez, A [...]
2006-09-08 18:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PREF EAID SMIG UNGA
06QUITO472GOE INTERCEPTS MIGRANT SHIP, RETAINS JURISDICTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: There have been several significant recent developments relating to maritime law enforcement. The Ecuadorian Navy interdicted an overloaded fishing boat off its coast on February 18 carrying more than 100 migrants destined for Guatemala and the U.S. In another case, the GOE h [...]
2006-02-22 23:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG SNAR EC
06RABAT1041MOROCCO: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Acting Director of United Nations and International Organizations Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri on May 31 to convey reftel USG opposition to Iran's candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Poloff also [...]
2006-05-31 14:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC MO
06RABAT2ASYLUM SEEKERS OVERWHELM UNHCR IN RABAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 30, Poloffs from Rabat and Casablanca met with UNHCR Head of Mission, Johannes van der Klaauw, at UNHCR headquarters in Rabat to discuss the status of refugee seekers in Morocco and UNHCR,s future plans. Van der Klaauw highlighted the challenges with the dramatic [...]
2006-01-03 08:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALELAB MO PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI
06RABAT2335TIP CONFERENCE IN UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 16:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG MO
06RABAT606DEMARCHE ON ALGERIAN/MOROCCAN MIGRATION CONFERENCES
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On April 4, DCM met with Ambassador Youssef Amrani, MFA Director-General of Bilateral Relations, to deliver reftel demarche. Amrani's immediate response to the demarche was that the USG's position on the conf [...]
2006-04-05 12:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG AG WI MO
06RANGOON270BURMA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 03:25:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
06RANGOON462SOMETHING BETTER THAN NOTHING:FIGHTING TIP IN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: High level GOB attendance gave the first anti-Trafficking in Persons National Seminar the visible support needed for lower level officials to implement Burma's new Anti-Trafficking Law. International NGOs had unprecedented input on the drafting process, the first time the curr [...]
2006-04-06 09:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM BM
06REYKJAVIK68 SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Lisa Kierans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Kieransl@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Polofficer (FO-02) 20 hrs - Polassistant 60 hrs - DCM [...]
2006-03-02 12:49:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
06ROME1631IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 17:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC IT
06ROME2191 ITALY WIDENS THE WELCOME MAT FOR IMMIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Prodi government has been surprisingly proactive on immigration issues since it took office in May 2006. The Council of Ministers today will introduce legislation to cut from ten to five years the time needed for immigrants to qualify for citizenship and will offer, for th [...]
2006-08-04 10:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB SMIG IT
06ROME2234ITALY OK WITH INFORMAL UN MIGRATION DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 07:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF SMIG UNGA IT
06ROME599 2006 TIP REPORT: ITALY
[...] Below is the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) 21.A. Italy is a country of destination an [...]
2006-02-27 15:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS EUN
06SANAA1675YEMEN: TIP REPORT AND RELATED DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 11:15:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG YM
06SANJOSE129COSTA RICA WILL CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED
[...] Per Reftel A, and taking advantage of remarks by visiting CODEL Burton, who expressed appreciation for Costa Rica's willingness to resettle 20 protected Cuban migrants in December of 2004, DCM on January 11 asked Minister of Public Security Rogelio Ramos for assistance with resettling another [...]
2006-01-19 16:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG CS
06SANJOSE1529DELAY LIKELY FOR NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
[...] (C) President Oscar Arias has requested legislation that would delay the implementation of a law passed in October, 2005 designed to strengthen the immigration enforcement authority of Costa Rican Immigration (CRI) officials. The law is scheduled to take effect in August 2006. In all likeli [...]
2006-07-11 15:12:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREF SMIG CS
06SANJOSE1815COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) On August 16, PolCouns and Poloffs met with Carlos Cordero, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Guisella Sanchez, head of the Human Rights Division at the MFA, to discuss talking points from reftel delivered to Cordero on August 4. 2. (SBU) San [...]
2006-08-17 18:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA CS
06SANJOSE444"MORAL POWER:" ARIAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) National security in an Oscar Arias administration will be pursued at three levels: (1) Internationally, Arias will use his prestige as a Nobel laureate to be an advocate for multilateralism, international law, and disarmament. (2) At home the principal external security issues will be [...]
2006-02-24 21:13:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS
06SANJOSE481COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 14:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
06SANJOSE58COSTA RICA'S RESPONSE ON THE JANUARY 9 MEETING ON
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told us he would not sign a Mexican-authored communique on U.S. immigration proposals merely as a gesture of solidarity, especially if the document is "confrontational." End Summary. Costa Ricans Have Their Own Immigration Problems ------------------------------- [...]
2006-01-09 21:37:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ECON ES NU HO EC DR CO GT CS
06SANSALVADOR109SACA TO ANNOUNCE 6TH CONTINGENT TO IRAQ; EXPRESSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saca will inform the President January 13 that El Salvador will send a sixth contingent of troops to Iraq. The formal public announcement will come in early February. Saca told the Ambassador January 12 that he is concerned about two issues going into March 12 elections [...]
2006-01-13 15:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECIN SMIG ES HO IZ
06SANSALVADOR1181SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT UNVEILS TIP VICTIMS SHELTER
[...] (U) On the margins of the Regional Migration Conference being hosted by the Government of El Salvador (GOES),Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa announced at a May 3 press conference the unveiling of a GOES shelter for trafficking in persons victims. Figueroa stated that the shelter openin [...]
2006-05-04 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
06SANSALVADOR1214RELATIVE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE
[...] (U) According to an April 28 story in Salvadoran daily "El Mundo," the Salvadoran National Police is investigating a munitions cache found in a piece of luggage inspected and seized at Comalapa International Airport. Salvadoran National Police (PNC) Director Rodrigo Avila was quoted as sayin [...]
2006-05-09 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM EAIR PTER SMIG ETTC ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1455IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1972DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH
[...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...]
2006-08-10 13:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG ES
06SANSALVADOR2562EL SALVADOR: MFA SAYS WILL SUPPORT CONSENSUS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 12:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SMIG OAS MX ES
06SANSALVADOR318EL SALVADOR: POST'S VIEWS ON DISASTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Temporary Protected Status status should be extended for El Salvadoran beneficiaries currently residing and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing recovery from the 2001 earthquakes and the 2005 eruption of the Santa Ana volcano is incomplete. Current conditions p [...]
2006-02-07 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR458LATEST POLL INDICATES DEAD HEAT IN SAN SALVADOR
[...] The Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC) Center for Salvadoran Public Opinion Research (CIOPS) polled 2,123 Salvadorans nationwide February 17-19, and performed an additional poll of 615 San Salvador residents. The race for mayor of San Salvador appears close, with 27.3 percent of [...]
2006-02-23 17:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR5EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP
[...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]
2006-01-03 19:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
06SANSALVADOR531EL SALVADOR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Post,s submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. The format tracks paragraphs 21 to 24 in reftel. Post POC is INL Country Director J. Brian Duggan, 011-503-2501-2037. For OMB purposes, Duggan (FS-03) spent 10 hours compiling the following information. Sen [...]
2006-03-03 16:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
06SANSALVADOR77AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION, MORALES, AND FMLN
[...] (C) Ambassador Barclay spoke for 45 minutes on January 10 with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez regarding the January 9 regional meeting on migration held in Mexico. (Note: The meetings had been originally scheduled to treat both energy and migration issues, but in response to Lainez's suggest [...]
2006-01-11 14:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL PGOV ES MX VE BL IMMIGRATION
06SANTIAGO2344AMBASSADOR COUNTERS BACHELET'S COMPARISON OF
[...] (C) Summary. President Bachelet has very publicly drawn parallels between the recently approved U.S. border fence with Mexico and the Berlin Wall (reftel). The Ambassador expressed his concern over her comments to Paulina Veloso, Secretary General of the Presidency, and Foreign Minister SIP [...]
2006-11-08 19:06:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG CI
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