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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ABUJA1128 |
WHO DEMARCHE/LOSS OF CHR SEAT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Nonye C. ("Joel") Udegbunam, Minister Counselor in the Second U.N. Division at the MFA. Udegbunam said that as a member of the Fifth Committee, he had personally worked on the negotiating the reduction in the UN scales of assessment, and said [...] |
2001-05-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM NI UNCHR WHO |
| 03COLOMBO626 |
Ambassador presses Foreign Minister to support [...] (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando this morning (April 10) and urged the GSL to support the resolution re Cuba now before the UNCHR. Fernando remarked that Sri Lanka had traditionally abstained on the Cuba vote. The Ambassador reviewed Ref A talking p [...] |
2003-04-10 06:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR |
| 03COLOMBO639 |
Foreign Secretary indicates that GSL plans to [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with FM Fernando yesterday (see Ref A), Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (April 11) re the resolution on Cuba now before the UNCHR. Rodrigo said the GSL's current plan was to abstain on the vote while issuing a "s [...] |
2003-04-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA275 |
GUATEMALAN COSPONSORSHIP OF CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) I have misgivings about our seeking Guatemalan co-sponsorship of the UNHRC resolution on Cuba (seeking a yes vote would be different). There is the question, first, whether Guatemalan support would be a genuine asset to the effort in Geneva. As the Department is aware, violence and thr [...] |
2003-01-31 20:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PHUM PREL GT UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA317 |
RULING PARTY OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR CUBA [...] Aristedes Crespo, Floor Leader for the ruling FRG party in Congress, used the visit of three Cuban legislators to announce in Congress that the FRG would press President Portillo to support Cuba at this year's UNCHR in Geneva. Crespo said his remarks were in response to Cuba's long-standing so [...] |
2003-02-05 21:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA533 |
VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO CUBA SPURS SPECULATION [...] (C) Summary: A glowing press conference by Vice President Reyes after an official visit to Cuba fueled speculation that some in the GOG are reconsidering Cuba policy. Reyes hinted that Guatemala would abstain on the Cuba vote at the UNCHR, did not rule out voting with Cuba, and said that he b [...] |
2003-02-27 18:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA760 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE [...] Ambassador made reftel points to Foreign Minister Gutierrez by phone on March 21. Gutierrez responded that the Government of Guatemala agrees that Iraq is an issue for the Security Council exclusively. However, Gutierrez would not clearly commit to supporting us on substance. HAMILTON [...] |
2003-03-21 18:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA82 |
GUATEMALA CONSULTING INTERNALLY ON LIBYAN CHAIR OF [...] (C) Embassy raised reftel points with the MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Sylvia Corado on January 9. Corado expressed her personal dismay with Libya chairing the UNCHR, but said that the GOG had not decided how it would respond to this unprecedented situation. Corado noted that Foreign [...] |
2003-01-13 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM LY GT UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA932 |
GUATEMALA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON UNHRC CUBA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on April 3, and raised reftel talking points requesting GOG co-sponsorhip of a UNHRC resolution on Cuba. The Ambassador noted that, to avoid unnecessary controversy, the draft resolution presented by three Latin American countries di [...] |
2003-04-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU GT UNCHR |
| 03GUATEMALA955 |
EMBASSY CALLS ON RULING PARTY TO URGE PORTILLO TO [...] (U) On April 9, the Guatemalan Congress passed an unscheduled resolution calling on President Portillo to abstain in the upcoming UNCHR resolution on Cuba. Only one independent congressman, Emilio Saca, voted against the measure, saying that the Government of Cuba should be censured for its d [...] |
2003-04-09 23:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CU GT UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA1018 |
CANADA-CUBA: FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY PROTESTS [...] (C) On April 7, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham called in Cuba's ambassador to Canada to formally protest the recent arrests and trials of Cuban opposition members. According to Louise Branch, DFAIT's Deputy Director for Central America and Cuba, who was present at the meeting [...] |
2003-04-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU CA UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA916 |
UNCHR-59- CANADA WANTS STRONG SUDAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-28 21:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SU CA UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA964 |
CANADA TO CO-SPONSOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-03 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CU CA UNCHR |
| 03ZAGREB679 |
TFIZ01: UNCHR/CROATIA: CROATIA WILL OPPOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOC WILL VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIAL SITTING ON THE IRAQ CONFLICT, "AS IT IS CURRENTLY FRAMED AND GIVEN THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE COMMISSION." HOWEVER, DEPUTY FM SIMONOVIC TOLD AMBASSADOR IN CONVEYING THIS POSITION THAT THE SITUATION AT THE UNCHR IS "FLUID" AND TH [...] |
2003-03-25 17:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL HR IZ UNCHR |
| 03ZAGREB686 |
TFIZO1: UNCHR/CROATIA WILL OPPOSE SPECIAL IRAQ [...] (C) ON RECEIPT OF REF A, AMBASSADOR SPOKE EARLY MORNING MARCH 27 WITH MIROSLAV KOVACIC, MFA NORTH AMERICA DIRECTOR, WHO WAS IN THE MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM SIMONOVIC THAT WE REPORTED IN REF C. THE AMBASSADOR RECALLED THE (HELPFUL BUT EU-CAVEATED) POSITION THE GOC HAD DECIDED UPON AND THAT HAD B [...] |
2003-03-27 09:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL HR UNCHR |
| 04COLOMBO689 |
CHR/Sri Lanka: GSL agrees to support motion [...] (C) On April 22, the DCM spoke with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Siri Palihakkara and urged Sri Lanka to vote in favor of the procedural motion to adjourn the Cuban resolution on Guantanamo detainees. The DCM noted that EU states, India, and Nepal among others were in favor of the motion. P [...] |
2004-04-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CE UNCHR |
| 04GUATEMALA1479 |
GUATEMALA WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION IN ECOSOC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 14. Corrado relayed demarche to the GOG Mission to the UN. Corrado confirmed on June 15 that GOG will vote against any no-action motion on Belarus, North Korea, or Cuba resolutions raised in ECOSOC [...] |
2004-06-15 22:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM GT PDEM UNCHR ECOSOC UN |
| 04GUATEMALA842 |
GUATEMALA UNDECIDED ON CO-SPONSORSHIP, OPPOSES [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with Foreign Minister Briz on April 1, and followed up with Vice President Stein on April 2. Both Officials told the Ambassador that the decision to co-sponsor was still being debated. On April 5, the Ambassador again pressed Briz for Guatemala's posi [...] |
2004-04-06 17:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GT UNCHR |
| 04GUATEMALA909 |
GUATEMALA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT BUT NOT CO-SPONSORSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-13 22:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GT UNCHR |
| 04ROME987 |
CHR-60: ITALY STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) ITALY STRONGLY SUPPORTS AND SHARES BROADLY U.S, OBJECTIVES FOR CHR-60, MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR GIUSEPPE CALVETTA REITERATED TO US MARCH 11. THE U.S. DEL TO THIS YEAR'S SESSION OF THE COMMISSION WOULD SEE STRONG AGREEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM ITS ITALIAN COUNTERPART, HE PREDICTED. 2 [...] |
2004-03-12 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM AORC IT UNCHR HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04THEHAGUE2565 |
UNCHR/WEOG VOTING ROTATION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-07 13:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL WEOG UNCHR UN |
| 04ZAGREB516 |
CHR-60: CROATIA ON CUBA AND CHINA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) ON MARCH 23, THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED TALKING POINTS WITH BACKGROUND ON THE CHINA AND CUBA RESOLUTIONS (REFS A,C) AT THE CHR TO MFA STATE SECRETARY (DEPUTY MINISTER EQUIVALENT) BISCEVIC. AMBASSADOR STRESSED THE GREAT IMPORTANCE THE U.S. PLACES IN BOTH RESOLUTIONS AND SOUGHT CROATIAN SUPPO [...] |
2004-03-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH CU HR UNCHR |
| 05ACCRA1543 |
UNSC REFORM: GHANA TO DROP VETO TO PRESS FOR SEATS [...] (C) During an Aug. 2 discussion on the proposed Human Rights Council (ref B), MFA official Nana Bema Kumi told PolOff that Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo Addo will join African heads of state and other ministers in Addis Ababa on Aug. 4 for a single-issue summit on UN Security Council [...] |
2005-08-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AORC GH KUNR PGOV UNCHR UNGA UNSC |
| 05ACCRA1547 |
GHANA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] On August 2, PolOff delivered ref A demarche on the proposed Human Rights Council to MFA Supervising Director for Legal, Multilateral and Passports Department Nana Bema Kumi. Kumi reaffirmed the GOG's support for creating a Human Rights Council and said she saw "nothing controversial" in the U [...] |
2005-08-03 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNCHR UNGA |
| 05AMMAN5104 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: JORDAN [...] (C) Poloff met with Ambassador Ziad Majali, head of the human rights directorate of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, on June 23 to discuss USG priorities for reforming the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel). Majali said that Jordan is very supportive of efforts to reform the UN, especially with [...] |
2005-06-27 04:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR UNCHR |
| 05ASUNCION1044 |
PARAGUAY INTERIM RESPONSE REGARDING THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-19 16:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNCHR UNGA |
| 05BANGKOK4107 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Dusit Manapan, Counselor in the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit passed the talking points to the Deputy Director General for IO. At this time the MFA is not taking a positi [...] |
2005-06-23 05:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR TH UNCHR |
| 05BRASILIA1672 |
BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO UNCHR REFORM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Human Rights Division Deputy Director Marcia Ramos at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Ramos reviewed our points with interest and agreed that the UNCHR was in need of reform. Ramos told Poloffs that the GOB is in favor o [...] |
2005-06-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KUNR BR UNCHR TIP |
| 05BUCHAREST1431 |
UN REFORM -- ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] (C) PolChief delivered on June 22 demarches on UN reform to Stelian Stoian, MFA Director General for Global Affairs (refs). Stoian expressed great appreciation for the points, noting that they provide a far more comprehensive picture than Romania had previously seen of the U.S. vision for UN [...] |
2005-06-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL RO UNCHR |
| 05CANBERRA791 |
AUSTRALIA WILL WORK TO PREVENT UNMANDATED SESSION [...] (U) We presented reftel talking points on May 5 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Director for Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Gerry McGuire. McGuire told us late on May 5 that the USG could rely on the GOA's support in opposing the Commission reform resolution in ECOSOC, [...] |
2005-05-05 07:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AS UNCHR UNGA |
| 05DARESSALAAM910 |
UN Human Rights Commission: Tanzanian [...] This is an action request. 2. On May 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on preventing an unmandated session on UNHRC reform to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that she would consult with th [...] |
2005-05-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TZ UNCHR UNGA |
| 05DHAKA3671 |
BANGLADESH: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-31 05:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BG UNCHR UNGA |
| 05GENEVA1452 |
UN-CHR REFORM DISCUSSION IN GENEVA; MODALITIES FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. ECOSOC's approval on June 9 of the revised version of CHR-61 decision 2005/116 -- now calling for an informal, open ended 2-day session to discuss Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and UN reform in Geneva -- opens the door for Secretariat [...] |
2005-06-10 12:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2396 |
DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES, MEETING WITH HIGH [...] (U) U.S.: Ambassador Kevin Moley, DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes, DOD DAS Matthew Waxman, USN Capt. Michael Boock, EUCOM Col. William Lietzau and Lt. Col. Sarajane Stenton, U.S. Mission Legal Adviser Jeffrey Kovar, and Political Counselor Velia De Pirro. OHCHR: High Commissioner L [...] |
2005-10-05 10:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF PTER ICRC UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2484 |
UNHCR EXCOM #5: SEEKING BETTER PROTECTION FOR [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of UNHCR,s Executive Committee meeting, Acting PRM A/S Rich Greene raised in meetings with Chinese Mission Counselor and UNHCR staff the fate of North Korean asylum seekers in China. Chinese concerns over stability in northeast Asia and successful resolution of t [...] |
2005-10-14 08:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID CH KN UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2515 |
SEMINAR ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES OCTOBER 12 - 13, 2005 [...] On October 12-13, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a seminar entitled "Enhancing and Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights." The seminar was divided into four sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the [...] |
2005-10-18 09:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 05GUATEMALA658 |
GUATEMALA ON CHR-61 [...] (SBU) DFM Marta Altolaguirre will head Guatemala's delegation to the Commission on Human Rights. She is currently in Vancouver attending a conference on migration issues. Polcouns therefore delivered reftel demarche to Guatemalan MFA's Luis Carranza, deputy director for multilateral policy [...] |
2005-03-11 18:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM GT UNCHR |
| 05GUATEMALA81 |
GUATEMALA ON CUBAN CANDIDACY TO CHR WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-12 17:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM GT CU UNCHR |
| 05HANOI1983 |
VIETNAM UNDECIDED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff met August 3 with Pham Thi Kim Anh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Officer in the International Organizations Department, to deliver reftel demarche. Anh said Vietnam has not yet finalized its position on the creation of the Human Rights Council, but has some conce [...] |
2005-08-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PHUM PREL VM UNCHR UNGA HUMANR |
| 05HELSINKI320 |
FINLAND: CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CU FI UNCHR EUN |
| 05KINGSTON1250 |
GOJ DISAGREES ON CHR REFORM SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-12 18:45:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM JM UNCHR UNGA |
| 05KINSHASA601 |
Congo/B: UNHCR - Demarche [...] (U) Post was sent Department reftels only on April 1, and executed demarches at the first available opportunity April 4. For future UNCHR Collective cables please send to Kinshasa slugged "Pass to Brazzaville" since Post does not have access to either Department's unclassified or classified s [...] |
2005-04-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CF CU UNCHR |
| 05LIMA2748 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHR): [...] (SBU) On 6/17, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on CHR reform to Foreign Ministry Director of Human Rights Carlos Roman, stressing that we were aware of Peru's proposal for the creation of a body of a body of Independent Experts, and requesting a comprehensive review of the U.S. non-paper, in [...] |
2005-06-20 23:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KUNR PE UNCHR |
| 05LIMA3331 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG [...] Poloff delivered the demarche on gaining support for the USG proposal to create a UN Human Rights Council to replace the UN Human Rights Commission to Carlos Roman, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Human Rights, on 8/2. Roman said Peru supported the principles behind the U.S. initiative, bu [...] |
2005-08-03 20:11:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PE UNCHR UNGA |
| 05MADRID1756 |
SPAIN'S VIEWS ON PREVENTING AN UNMANDATED SESSION [...] Poloff discussed reftel demarche with Juan Manuel Gonzales de Linares, Deputy Director General for UN Affairs at the MFA. Gonzales de Linares confirmed to poloff that Spain shares U.S. views and is against a Working Group to discuss human rights reform in Geneva. Gonzales de Linares said th [...] |
2005-05-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SP UNCHR UNGA |
| 05MANAMA1161 |
BAHRAIN: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSAL ON UN [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief August 9 delivered reftel demarche concerning gaining support for the U.S. proposal on creating a new UN Human Rights Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho, who often expresses his "personal" support for U.S. initiatives in [...] |
2005-08-10 11:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BA UNCHR UNGA |
| 05MAPUTO783 |
MOZAMBIQUE - REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 21 emboff delivered demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, Chief of Department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira was familiar with the issue at hand and had recently been briefed by his Ministry on the U.S. consultations with the Afric [...] |
2005-06-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KUNR MZ UNGA UNCHR |
| 05OTTAWA1373 |
CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AN UNMANDATED [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the reftel demarche concerning a 2005 Commission on Human Rights (CHR) resolution establishing a five-day working group in Geneva to discuss CHR reform, with Henri-Paul Normandin, Director of the Human Rights Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on May 5. Normandin stat [...] |
2005-05-06 18:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CA UNCHR UNGA |
| 05PANAMA1435 |
PANAMA'S POSITION SIMILAR TO U.S. ON UN COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-06 22:24:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KUNR PREL PM UNCHR POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PARIS1721 |
FRENCH RESPONSE TO UNCHR 61 DEMARCHE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Francois Vandeville, responsible for human rights in the United Nations and International Organizations bureau at the MFA. Vandeville welcomed the U.S. intention to participate "vigorously" in the sixty-first session of the Commission on Hum [...] |
2005-03-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL FR UNCHR |
| 05PARIS2039 |
FRANCE ON VARIOUS UN/HR/CHR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met March 23 with Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen, DAS-equivalent for Human Rights in the MFA's United Nations and International Organizations bureau, to discuss several UN, human rights, and CHR-related issues. End Summary. Cuba ---- 2. (C) In discussing the proposed [...] |
2005-03-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL FR UNCHR |
| 05PARIS3086 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: PREVENTING AN [...] In the absence of the MFA IO Human Rights action officer, currently in Geneva, poloff raised reftel points with IO DAS-equivalent Jean-Pierre Lacroix May 6. Poloff stressed that the USG believed that the proposal was both unnecessary and costly and that issues of UN reform should be discussed [...] |
2005-05-06 16:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR UNCHR UNGA |
| 05PARIS3236 |
UNCHR: PREVENTING AN UNMANDATED SESSION ON CHR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR UNCHR UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE354 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED CHR TEXT ON [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Mr. Jan Kaminek of the Department of Human Rights at the Czech MFA on March 10 regarding the referenced demarche asking for feedback about a planned resolution on the state of democracy and democratic elections in the world. Mr. Kaminek told Poloff candidly that whil [...] |
2005-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EZ PDEM UNCHR |
| 05ROME1572 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: PREVENTING AN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 05WELLINGTON496 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...] |
2005-06-27 04:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR |
| 06DARESSALAAM714 |
TANZANIA WON'T SEEK HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA UNCHR UN TZ |
| 06DHAKA2578 |
BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 10:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG KUNR PHUM PREL UNCHR |
| 06HANOI802 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-06 05:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR UNCHR PHUM PREL UNGA VM |
| 06MAPUTO445 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-14 15:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNCHR MZ |
| 06PORTLOUIS210 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM OPDC PREL UNGA UNCHR UN MP |
| 06RABAT680 |
DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the office of MFA Director of UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on April 14. Post will report any substantive response septel. ****************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat *************** [...] |
2006-04-14 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNCHR UN MO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK398 |
PROSPECT OF RE-OPENING HRC TEXT DISAPPEARING; [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the announcement that the U.S. cannot support General Assembly President Eliasson,s proposals for a Human Rights Council, delegations are weighing options and considering next steps. Eliasson, SecGen Annan, and others believe there is widespread support [...] |
2006-03-02 00:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR UNGA UNCHR |
| 06USUNNEWYORK400 |
GA PRESIDENT AND UNSYG CHEF DE CABINET CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: In our continuing consultations with other delegations, we unfortunately find no appetite to reopen the HRC text to accommodate U.S. requirements (reftels). General Assembly President Eliasson's office has sent a letter to the ACABQ (the committee considering resource needs to es [...] |
2006-03-02 23:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR UNGA UNCHR |
| 06USUNNEWYORK429 |
HRC: PGA ELIASSON AND OTHERS SEEK SIGNS OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Efforts continue to convince us that core U.S. concerns about the Human Rights Council (HRC) can be addressed in part "outside" of General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson's draft resolution. The focus is on excluding countries under Security Council (SC) sanctions [...] |
2006-03-07 10:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR UNGA UNCHR |
| 06USUNNEWYORK548 |
WOLFF-OZAWA DISCUSS WEOG ROTATIONS, UN SCALE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-21 11:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR UNGA UNCHR AORC UNDP UNICEF PREF |
| 09STATE118802 |
U.S. SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR JAHANGIR'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-18 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 09STATE121856 |
RESPONSE TO SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS SCHEININ, NOWAK, [...] This is an action request: Mission Geneva is requested to transmit the response of the United States Government in paragraph 3 to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Scheinin, the Special Rapporteur on tor [...] |
2009-11-25 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 09STATE123202 |
RESPONSE TO SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS NOWAK AND ERTUERK [...] This is an action request: Mission Geneva is requested to transmit the response of the United States Government to the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Manfred Nowak and to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes [...] |
2009-12-01 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 09STATE123707 |
RESPONSE TO THE WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON [...] This is an action request. Mission is requested to convey to the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent the text of the letter in paragraph 3. This is in response to Ms. Najcevska's letter sent 19 October, 2009. This is item number 70 on the 2009 Geneva Correspondence Log. [...] |
2009-12-02 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 09STATE125362 |
RESPONSE TO SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR NOWAK REGARDING [...] This is an action request. Mission is requested to convey to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment the text of the letter in paragraph 3. This is in response to Mr. Nowak's letter of November 18, 2009 regarding an urgent appeal co [...] |
2009-12-08 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 09STATE126228 |
RESPONSE TO SR VILLALOBOS AND SR NOWAK REGARDING [...] This is an action Request. Mission Geneva is requested to convey to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education and the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the text of the letter in paragraph 3. This is in response to their [...] |
2009-12-10 00:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 10STATE7492 |
RESPONSE TO THE WORKING GROUP OF COMMUNICATION [...] Mission is requested to convey to the Working Group on Communications the text of the letter in paragraph 3. This is in response to their communication G/SO 215/1 USA 76. This is item number 71 on the 2009 Geneva Correspondence Log. The response will also be e-mailed to the Mission. 2. [...] |
2010-01-26 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 10STATE7494 |
RESPONSE TO THE WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATION [...] Mission is requested to convey to the Working Group on Communications the text of the letter in paragraph 3. This is in response to their communication G/SO 215/1 USA 120. This is item number 77 on the 2009 Geneva Correspondence Log. 2. In their letter dated October 7, 2009, the Working [...] |
2010-01-26 00:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 10STATE7495 |
RESPONSE TO THE WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS [...] Mission is requested to convey to the Working Group on Communications a response to their communication G/SO 215/1 USA 67 regarding the Cuban Five Case. The text of the response will be e-mailed to post. This is item number 71 on the 2009 Geneva Correspondence Log. 2. In their letter dat [...] |
2010-01-26 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |