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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06BUCHAREST1884 |
ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES RELIGION LAW [...] (SBU) The Romanian Parliament in plenary session passed on December 13 a new religion law that has provoked criticism from human rights NGOs and the Helsinki Commission. It was approved by 220 deputies out of 224 present. It appears similar to an earlier draft that was withdrawn in March 2006 [...] |
2006-12-21 12:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL DRL RO |
| 06CHENNAI1188 |
TAMIL NADU REPEALS ITS ANTI-CONVERSION LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 31, 2006, the newly elected Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill that formally repealed the state's already inactive anti-conversion law. Formal repeal of the anti-conversion law fulfilled a campaign promise of the victorious Dravida Munnethra Khazhagam (DMK) party. END SUMM [...] |
2006-06-08 04:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI DRL IN |
| 06SANSALVADOR2746 |
EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 20:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES OAS DRL |
| 07BUCHAREST245 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RELIGION LAW [...] (C) Human Rights Officer delivered reftel demarche 2/15 to MFA Director for OSCE, COE, and Human Rights Issues, Brandusa Predescu. Predescu took the points on board with little comment, evincing the hope that the USG would not tie its reaction to the new religion law to the OSCE and other is [...] |
2007-03-02 16:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV DRL PREL PHUM RO |
| 07GUATEMALA355 |
GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAVHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-21 17:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | WHA CEN DRL AN DPM |
| 07GUATEMALA360 |
GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAVHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-21 18:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | FORWHA CEN DRL AN DPM |
| 08ASHGABAT242 |
TURKMENISTAN: ONE YEAR WITHOUT PERSONALITY CULT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov celebrated the one-year anniversary of his February 14, 2007, inauguration in private. The only public event to our knowledge -- although there may have been low-key private receptions an [...] |
2008-02-15 10:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL DRL |
| 08KABUL2458 |
MFA CHIEF OF STAFF: SMART ADVOCATE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV GWI AF DRL |
| 08SEOUL474 |
NGO CONTACTS UNAWARE OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] (U) Embassy contacts in Korea's NGO community were unaware of the UN Human Rights Council's new Universal Periodic Review special mechanism, and, consequently, did not submit input to the review. As noted in reftel, the deadline for Korean NGOs to participate has passed. VERSHBOW [...] |
2008-03-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL IO DRL KS UN |
| 09BANGKOK1948 |
INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of Thailand's accession to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) in October 2007, the RTG has launched a number of initiatives to improve awareness of and implementation of UNCAT. Most focus domestically is on the situation in the Deep South, which i [...] |
2009-08-07 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK2208 |
THE ASEAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN plans to launch its newly-developed human rights body, the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) at the 15th ASEAN Summit in October in Thailand. Although local and international NGOs have already described the Terms of Reference (ToR) adopted by Fore [...] |
2009-08-31 12:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK2286 |
EXECUTIONS RESUME IN THAILAND AFTER SIX YEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 24, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) executed two Thai drug traffickers by lethal injection after their request for a King's pardon was rejected; these were the first executions in Thailand since 2003. The overall Thai reaction was a shrug; there remains high societal [...] |
2009-09-09 04:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK2342 |
"KILL THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY": NEW LESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai judiciary sentenced red political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison August 28 for lese majeste offenses committed in a series of speeches at red-shirt rallies in June-July 2008. The handling of the case demonstrated both the sensitivi [...] |
2009-09-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK2791 |
THAILAND: TWO NETIZENS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) arrested two Thai citizens November 1 for allegedly contributing to the panic that triggered the Thai stock market to plunge in mid-October (Ref A). RTP personnel detained Teeranun Wipuchanin and Katha Pajariyapong on suspicion of violating Thailand' [...] |
2009-11-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL DRL TH |
| 09BANGKOK3164 |
THAILAND TACKLES POLICE CORRUPTION AND BRUTALITY [...] (SBU) In a major victory for police reform efforts and accountability in Thailand, a Bangkok district court found eight members of the 41st Border Patrol Police (BPP) unit guilty on charges of assault, illegal detention and extortion. The unprecedented December 8 district court ruling followe [...] |
2009-12-16 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
| 09KATHMANDU1007 |
NEPAL: DRL VITITORS MONITOR HUMAN RIGHTS GRANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nepali Constituent Assembly members, politically active youth leaders, and technocrats told Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) bureau visitors that Nepal is unlikely to meet the May 28, 2010 deadline for drafting the constitution. The Maoists are by far the best organized p [...] |
2009-11-05 03:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DRL KDEM NP PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 09KATHMANDU728 |
NEPAL: INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (U) In response to reftel request for mechanisms in Nepal that aim to prevent torture and protect victims, post is aware of the following mechanisms: 2. (C) The Nepali government has several institutions that have responsibility for working to prevent torture: the Prime Minister's (PM's) Of [...] |
2009-08-05 01:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | DRL NP PGOV PHUM UN |
| 09SANTODOMINGO1012 |
LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG RESOURCE MGT. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Resource Management training, scheduled to start 09 September 2009. Post has no disquali [...] |
2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DRL MARR PGOV PHUM |
| 10BAGHDAD385 |
2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INFORMATION FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period of mid- February 2009 to mid-February 2010. Despite numerous issues facing the Government of Iraq (GOI) during this reporting period, it has taken decisive steps towards addressing the issue of human t [...] |
2010-02-15 05:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TIP LAURA PENA INL DRL PRM NEA RA KTIP |
| 10BAGHDAD480 |
TIP IN IRAQ: DIVISION AND MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Government of Iraq (GOI) officials, as well as political developments, indicate that trafficking in persons (TIP) remains a divisive topic, but one whose profile is rising. Recent movement on the GOI's anti-trafficking draft legislation has emboldened various [...] |
2010-02-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | TIP DRL NEA RA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB |