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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06JEDDAH263 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 9: MEDINA IMAM SUSPENDED, FASHION [...] (C) Over the weekend rumors were circulating in Jeddah that the Imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the second largest in Saudi Arabia after the Haram in Mecca, was suspended on Friday by an official decree. The rumored reason for this suspension is that in his Friday sermon, he spoke d [...] | 2006-04-05 09:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH274 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 10 - FEMALE MORAL POLICE, OIC-OSCE [...] (C) The Saudi Arabian Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Note: The employees of this department are the mutawaa'in, the moral police who patrol the Kingdom's cities and towns enforcing their idea of proper Islamic behavior on the population. End Note.) has announc [...] | 2006-04-09 07:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PHUM PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH329 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 11: JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN HONORS [...] (U) Saudi Islamist Salman al-Ouda was the guest of honor at the April 24 "Ithnayniyya" (Monday lecture series) of Jeddah construction magnate Abdelmaksoud Khoja. The Ithnayniyya was attended by a number of mutawwa'in (members of the religious police, conspicuous with their long beards, short t [...] | 2006-04-30 14:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH341 | SETBACKS FOR SAUDI WOMEN CALL PERCEIVED REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two recent setbacks to the empowerment of women demonstrate that while this policy has received official support from the highest levels of the Saudi government, such changes face significant opposition within society at large. Last week, the Pan-Arab daily "Asharq Al Awsat" repo [...] | 2006-05-08 05:02:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KWMN PGOV SA SCUL SOCI KMPI |
06JEDDAH374 | AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT [...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...] | 2006-05-21 08:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH378 | JEDDAH 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 13:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KISL KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SMIG SOCI |
06JEDDAH379 | CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP," [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...] | 2006-05-22 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH380 | COLLEGE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS RIFTS ON WOMEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Consul General's May 6 speech and participation in an Arabic-language roundtable at one of Jeddah's most prominent women's colleges highlighted both the increased public attention paid to promoting women's employment and the lingering controversy over such moves. Though gene [...] | 2006-05-22 14:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH407 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA; [...] (U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Telecom Company until February, has been named the new Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Mulhim has an engineering degree fro [...] | 2006-06-07 12:54:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO |
06JEDDAH427 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 14: COMMOTION IN JCCI BOARDROOM; [...] (C) Contacts have informed the Consulate and recent news reports have confirmed that a substantial majority of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have expressed opposition to Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehya Al Moallemi. Over the past few weeks, press repo [...] | 2006-06-20 06:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL PTER SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH432 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 16: [...] (C) In contrast to the past few sermons in which he has delivered strident lectures tinged with political and sectarian meaning, on June 16, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani delivered a sermon from his pulpit at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar, applauded by our source, censuring Musli [...] | 2006-06-21 10:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH446 | A GRAND VISION FOR JCCI WOMEN'S CENTER [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Mrs. Oberwetter and Consulate General officers, the new director of the JCCI's women's center outlined her plan to expand the center's services and role in the development of Saudi women. Moving training and placement to other facilities, the women's center [...] | 2006-07-03 11:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN PINR SA |
06JEDDAH453 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 15: JCCI TURMOIL ENDS; CONVICTION [...] (U) Ending several months of controversy (reftel),the Consulate learned from a contact on July 1, that embattled Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehia Al-Moallemi, had resigned, formally citing a disagreement over management style with the Board as [...] | 2006-07-05 07:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH454 | A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] SUMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and judges have raised the hopes of women who are already working as legal consultants in the Kingdom. One female legal consultant in Jeddah told PolOff that she [...] | 2006-07-05 09:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH467 | WESTERN DIPLOMAT IN ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE ISLAMIC [...] SUMMARY: During a visit to a small town in the Jeddah Consular District, a female ConGenOff decided to experience first hand what it was like to wear the most conservative type of Muslim women's clothing. The five-piece ensemble proved difficult to put on and extremely uncomfortable to wear. [...] | 2006-07-10 13:25:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH470 | JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...] | 2006-07-11 10:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH494 | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION IN JEDDAH [...] (U) On July 10 Pol/EconOffs and FCSOffs met Mr. Muhammad Atiq Al Harby, Director General of the Ministry of Commerce in Jeddah. During the brief meeting Al Harby gave an outline of the procedures for women to register their businesses in Jeddah. The Ministry's female section is only one year [...] | 2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWMN PINR SA PGOV |
06JEDDAH495 | YOUNG SAUDI WOMEN SPEAK: THEIR VIEW OF THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. In a discussion with Saudi college-aged women, EconOff learned about some of the issues confronting young females in Jeddah, what concerns they have for the future, and their thoughts about their portrayal in the West. As Saudi society undergoes numerous changes, young Saudi wome [...] | 2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PINR SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH586 | CG GFOELLER RECEIVES PETITION FROM SAUDI WOMEN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18th, CG Gfoeller received an e-mailed draft petition from prominent Saudi women calling for a cessation of Israeli attacks in both Lebanon and Palestine. The petition stated that Israeli interference in Lebanon and Palestine has created regional instability and has dep [...] | 2006-09-05 08:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KISL KPAO KWMN LE OPRC PHUM PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH596 | JEDDAH JOURNAL 18: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN; [...] The English-language Saudi Gazette reported today on another clash between historic Saudi custom and the demands of a modern economy. Saudi women are complaining that a law in force since 1965 prohibits them from obtaining licenses to operate beauty shops, but recent efforts to promote busine [...] | 2006-09-09 09:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH606 | SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING [...] (U) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Abdul, Pol-Econoff learned about the Saudi social scene. As both are roughly the same age, they began to speak about what guys that age tend to speak about, nam [...] | 2006-09-11 16:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH623 | SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING [...] (S) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Abdul, Pol-Econoff learned about the Saudi social scene. As both are roughly the same age, they began to speak about what guys that age tend to speak about, nam [...] | 2006-09-24 15:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI |
06KABUL1753 | WOMEN MPS RECEIVE MUCH ATTENTION, FACE MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Women in the Afghan National Assembly face many challenges: political divisions, sometimes uncoordinated aid efforts, and traditional attitudes. Women are vocal and regular contributors to debate, and hold some key leadership positions, but it is unclear what their impact will [...] | 2006-04-19 03:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN AF |
06KABUL2467 | PRT HERAT: NO EVIDENCE OF AFGHAN WOMEN'S BILL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to "My War at Home", a recently published book by young Afghan-American Masuda Sultan, an "Afghan Women's Bill of Rights" (AWBR) was delivered to the GOA and widely disseminated throughout the country prior to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. Afghan sources and USG and [...] | 2006-05-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AF |
06KABUL443 | CABINET DOWNSIZING: WILL THE AFHAN MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 25 meeting with A/DCM and POLOFFs, Minister of Women's Affairs Massouda Jalal expressed concern that the Ministry of Women's Affairs might not survive a possible upcoming cabinet reorganization. Karzai has indeed said that he would like to streamline his Cabinet [...] | 2006-02-01 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KWMN AF |
06KABUL912 | AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC |
06KATHMANDU1463 | 2006 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 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO IIP NP |
06KATHMANDU290 | CY-2005 END-USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The following is Post's CY-2005 End-Use Monitoring Report. Begin text: A. RESOURCES 1996 PROGRAM ------------ NARCOTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT (USD 13,800): Twenty bicycles, five Yamaha motorcycles, two motor scooters and five cameras were given to the Narcotics Drug Control Law Enforceme [...] | 2006-01-31 00:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR KCRM KWMN EFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU3038 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN NEPAL [...] On November 2, Emboff delivered reftel "Summary Recommendations of the Women's Empowerment Working Session" to Nepal's Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Urmila Aryal. The Minister welcomed the fact sheet and provided Emboff with a list of recent legislative efforts on behalf of [...] | 2006-11-14 01:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU376 | PROPOSALS 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 01:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU629 | NEPAL 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 07:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU817 | UPDATE 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 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KOCI SMIG KWMN NP |
06KHARTOUM1024 | SUDAN: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN/NGO ACT: NO PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On April 26 the Sub-Joint Implementation Mechanism (SUB-JIM) met to discuss Sudan's progress on combating violence against women (VAW). Overall, the Government of National Unity (GNU) believes that it has almost fulfilled its legal obligation to combat violence against women. T [...] | 2006-05-01 07:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN SU |
06KHARTOUM1055 | FIGHTING FLARES UP IN WESTERN EQUATORIA AND LAKES [...] (C) Summary: Jonglei State and the greater Upper Nile region remain the source of the greatest ethnic instability in Southern Sudan. Recent clashes in Western Equatoria and Lakes states, however, show that this fighting may spread if the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) cannot maintain se [...] | 2006-05-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KWMN SU |
06KHARTOUM1177 | EPISCOPAL PRIEST ARRESTED FOR "KIDNAPPING" MUSLIM [...] (C) The Rev. Elia Kumundan, a priest of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, was arrested in Khartoum on Sunday, May 14, in connection with the disappearance of a Muslim woman who wanted to convert to Christianity. According to the Episcopal Bishop of Khartoum, Rt. Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, the woman is [...] | 2006-05-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KWMN SCUL SU |
06KHARTOUM1192 | CIVIL SOCIETY GROWS IN JUBA [...] SUMMARY: As one indication of the growing strength of civil society in Southern Sudan, the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba with the support of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and the Life and Peace Institute Horn of Africa, organized a workshop for the "Voice of Women for Peace and Faith Civi [...] | 2006-05-22 05:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN SU |
06KHARTOUM2486 | DARFUR - ASSESSMENT OF HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION [...] In September, USAID staff conducted an assessment of non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners' humanitarian protection activities in all three Darfur states. The assessment revealed that the majority of partners are successfully protecting conflict-affected populations through beneficiar [...] | 2006-10-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV KWMN PHUM SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM253 | REVISED 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB SMIG SU |
06KHARTOUM2926 | Darfur: North Darfur Violence against Women Campaign [...] Summary: With the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, women and children are increasingly the victims of rape and abuse. Sudanese Government representatives admit the social and educational marginalization of women, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs),but deny the worsenin [...] | 2006-12-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM350 | SUDAN/DARFUR: NO IMPLEMENTATION OF VAW PLAN OF [...] (SBU) A visit to the field reveals there is little real progress to date in the implementation on the ground of the Plan of Action to Combat Violence Against Women. Government officials had recently (reftel A) cited some human rights training for the police, the stationing of female police off [...] | 2006-02-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM669 | GNU, UN, AND DONOR JOINT VISIT TO NYALA TO ASSESS [...] (C) Summary: From March 6-8, Poloff traveled to Nyala, Darfur, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) representative for Violence Against Women, Dr. Attiyat Mustafa, and UNMIS Human Rights Chair (UNMIS-HR) Ravindrian Daniel to assess the South Darfur State Committee to Combat Gender-Base [...] | 2006-03-16 08:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM755 | CHARGE TRAVELS TO SOUTH DARFUR TO DISCUSS VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: On March 19-20, Charge Steinfeld and Poloffs traveled to Nyala to urge the local government to implement the Plan of Action to combat violence against women. The government representatives recognized the importance of combating it, but lamented that a lack of resources hampered [...] | 2006-03-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM756 | SOUTH DARFUR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: UN AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, Charge Steinfeld traveled to Nyala to urge local government officials to implement the Plan of Action (reftel). While in Nyala, the UN and NGOs briefed the Charge on the status of violence against women (VAW),highlighting that the State Committee had done little [...] | 2006-03-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PHUM SU |
06KIEV340 | Ukraine: 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 09:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP |
06KIEV398 | Ukraine: 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 15:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 11:38:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB KWMN UP |
06KIEV869 | Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report [...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...] | 2006-03-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN |
06KIGALI1026 | LEBANON DEMARCHE AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT FACTS [...] On 25 October poloff delivered women's empowerment fact sheet (ref A) and demarche and talking points (ref B) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amercia Division Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no comment on the fact sheet or talking points but agreed that the GOR and Israel have a posit [...] | 2006-10-27 06:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KWMN IS LE RW |
06KINGSTON1751 | JAMAICAN PM WILL NOT ATTEND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] On September 6th, the Front Office verbally delivered reftel invitation to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's office. Unfortunately, the date of the Women's Empowerment Working Group conflicts with the People's National Party Annual Conference in Kingston and, therefore, the Prime Ministe [...] | 2006-09-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL JM |
06KINGSTON2147 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 14:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA JM |
06KINGSTON330 | WHA- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR ESF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-16 20:54:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM |
06KINGSTON415 | THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 18:35:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM |
06KINSHASA1098 | LANDMARK SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW ADOPTED BY NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly of the DRC passed landmark sexual and gender-based violence legislation on June 22. The legislation, which was drafted by a coalition of human rights groups, women's rights groups, and lawyers with USG assistance, contains unprecedented measures against [...] | 2006-07-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN CG |
06KINSHASA206 | CONGO/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 14:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG CF |
06KINSHASA208 | FY06 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 17:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ASEC ELAB SMIG CG |
06KINSHASA339 | DEMOCRATIC 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 15:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG |
06KIRKUK106 | KIRKUK NGO PROMOTES WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CITY PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 18, Fathal Uthman Rasul, founder and director of the Rozh Foundation for Women's Rights, discussed the organization's work with IPAO. The Rozh Foundation is an NGO in Kirkuk that promotes women's liberties, civil society projects and educational opportunities. The Dir [...] | 2006-04-30 18:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK113 | KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...] | 2006-05-14 14:47:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK39 | KRG-E JUSTICE MINISTRY FACES POLITICAL PRESSURE AND LEGAL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The RC(A) met February 16 with Hadi Ali, the Justice Minister in the Erbil Kurdistan Regional Government, and the ministry's Director General, Judge 'Abdulbassit 'Abdullah Farhad. Ali is from the Kurdistan Islamic Union and has been the KRG-E Justice Minister f [...] | 2006-02-19 18:43:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PINR KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK52 | NDI SUPPORTS IRAQI WOMEN'S POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A National Democratic Institute (NDI) Program Manager for women's issues told IPAO's in late February that Iraqi women had not yet obtained an independent voice in political parties. NDI works with women from all Iraqi political parties to implement constitutional provisions adv [...] | 2006-03-02 20:16:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK65 | KURDISH TRIBAL OPINION OF COALITION WORSENING OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the influential Baradusti tribe in the Kurdish region of Iraq described the Iraqi security situation as worse today than during Saddam Hussayn's era. The continued violence throughout Iraq is denting Kurdish popular opinion of the Coalition. The U.S. presence, how [...] | 2006-03-18 19:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR PTER KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK75 | KURDISH TRIBAL LEADER DOWNS KDP AND PUK, URGES U.S. TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leader from the influential Kurdish tribe of Surchi said tribes were forced to work with the KDP and PUK because the parties controlled all the region's revenue. He thought the two Kurdish parties were incapable of working together. Shaykh Surchi urged the U.S. to remain in [...] | 2006-03-31 15:29:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK83 | ZEBARI SHAYKH SAYS TRIBES CONTROL SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Zebari tribe said he supported the Coalition presence in Iraq, but requested that the U.S. pay more attention to the tribes. He explained that while the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are demanding a U.S. withdrawal, the Kurds fear it. Zebari said Kurds blamed the U.S. fo [...] | 2006-04-10 13:50:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK85 | DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a visit by DRL to Northern Iraq, civil society funding recipients said they struggled to maintain independence against strong opposition, and in some cases persecution, from political parties. Media sources said they faced detainment and abuse from government authorities f [...] | 2006-04-12 10:12:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK86 | DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: TREATMENT AT LAST FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: A DRL site visit to Northern Iraq revealed that implementing partners are providing Iraqis for the first time with treatment for the mentally ill, legal services for women in jail, and a major effort to record the stories of victims of torture, imprisonment, and the genocide campa [...] | 2006-04-12 10:41:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ |
06KUALALUMPUR1661 | MALAYSIA 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 00:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1804 | MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...] | 2006-09-26 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1908 | MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1913 | MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS SHARP ETHNIC DIVIDE [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll, funded by The Asia Foundation, of over 1,500 young Malaysian adults aged 18-32 showed sharp differences of views on religion and national identity and the relation between state and religion among the country's three largest ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and [...] | 2006-10-13 02:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2035 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...] | 2006-11-01 07:01:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2100 | DEMARCHE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] We delivered reftel's fact sheet on November 6 to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's multilateral political affairs division. We have thus far received no substantive response from the MFA. 2. As per reftel's request to identify government ministers that are [...] | 2006-11-14 00:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2140 | MALAYSIA: 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 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2160 | G/TIP DIRECTOR MILLER URGES MALAYSIA TO PROTECT [...] (SBU) G/TIP Director John Miller's November 8-11 visit to Malaysia focused on urging the GOM to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, fund and establish victims' shelters, and properly identify trafficking victims. While the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP),Ministry of Women, Family [...] | 2006-11-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2297 | MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...] | 2006-12-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY |
06KUALALUMPUR372 | MALAYSIA 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 08:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY |
06KUWAIT1077 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Talal Dashti, one of twelve candidates in an election for a vacant Municipal Council (MC) seat, told Poloff March 26 he refused to participate in a pre-election Shi'a primary to choose one of the seven Shi'a candidates in the election to represent the constituency's S [...] | 2006-03-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1176 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN "JUBILANT" AS THEY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: For the first time since being given full political rights in May 2005, Kuwaiti women exercised their right to vote on April 4 in a Municipal Council by-election. Female campaign workers and voters were "jubilant" about exercising their political rights. "Today we [...] | 2006-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
06KUWAIT1196 | FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...] | 2006-04-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT146 | MASSES OF KUWAITI WOMEN MOURN THE AMIR WHO [...] On January 16, a delegation of female EmbOffs and family members paid a visit to female members of the Al-Sabah ruling family at Dasman Palace, the late Amir's home, to express their condolences for the January 15 death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The palace and surround [...] | 2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT1673 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES TEN [...] (C) Summary and comment: On May 9, the Cabinet approved a draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Rashaid, a liberal who supports five constituencies, resigned in protest of the draft law and a related proposal (not approved) [...] | 2006-05-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1774 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY [...] May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the historic parliamentary decision granting Kuwaiti women full political rights. The Ambassador attended an event entitled "Together towards a Promising Partnership" under the patronage of Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad and attended by Crown Prince Shayk [...] | 2006-05-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
06KUWAIT2392 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...] | 2006-06-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT255 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...] | 2006-01-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2600 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...] | 2006-06-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2602 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PRO-REFORM CANDIDATES WIN [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Pro-reform candidates won a resounding victory in the June 29 parliamentary elections as voters sent a clear message to the Government on the need for political reform to combat corruption. Pro-reform MPs now have a clear majority (34) in the 65-member Parliament. [...] | 2006-06-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3939 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...] | 2006-10-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3994 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...] | 2006-10-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06KUWAIT4579 | (C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...] | 2006-12-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT495 | NEW CABINET FREES SEAT ON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL; KUWAITI WOMAN [...] On February 9, Municipal Council Chairman Abdullah Saud Al-Muhailbi was nominated as Minister of State for Municipality Affairs (reftel). His appointment leaves an open seat on the 16-member Council, which by law, must be filled in 60 days. 2. In a statement to the press on February 12, J [...] | 2006-02-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT540 | FREEDOM AGENDA: POST-FUNDED MEPI PROJECTS PROMOTE EQUALITY [...] (SBU) Dr. Alanoud Al-Sharekh and Dr. Rola Dashti, both Kuwaiti women, have each successfully completed projects funded by a small grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Their projects seek to raise awareness of the unequal status of women in Kuwaiti society and promote th [...] | 2006-02-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KMPI KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT617 | FREEDOM AGENDA: NOVEMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (U) Members of post's MEPI committee met February 21 with organizers of the proposed November 12-14 First Gulf Forum of Women in Business (WiB). Conference coordinator Ahmed Suleiman explained that the non-profit UK-based WiB, founded in 19 [...] | 2006-02-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
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 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF KU |
06KUWAIT760 | FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE MUNICIPALITY CANDIDATE SAYS WIN OR [...] (U) On March 5, PolChief and PolAsst met with Engineer Jenan Ramadan Bushihri, a candidate for the upcoming special Municipal Council election and the first Kuwaiti woman to actually run for public office (ref A). Bushihri, a married 32-year-old mother of two, is currently the Director of t [...] | 2006-03-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
06KUWAIT805 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP SAYS REDISTRICTING REQUIRED [...] During a March 7 seminar entitled "Electoral Constituencies and the Extent of their Effect on the Woman's Contribution in the Electoral Process," sponsored by the Kuwaiti Women's Social and Cultural Society, liberal Member of Parliament Ali Al-Rashed asserted that under the current distributio [...] | 2006-03-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU KDEM KWMN |
06KUWAIT837 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY [...] (U) Attorney and women's activist Najla Al-Naki hosted on March 6 the Kuwaiti Women's Forum in celebration of International Women's Day. PolAsst attended the event designed to strengthen the political power and influence of Kuwaiti women. Approximately 50 women from different fields gathere [...] | 2006-03-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
06KUWAIT85 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MOST SAY WOMEN WON'T WIN, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Automatic registration of female voters began in late December and the Ministry of Interior announced January 7 that almost 195,000 names have been added to the electoral rolls, doubling the number of eligible voters. Verification of voter information is underway and the regist [...] | 2006-01-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT974 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly held March 13 - 14 a conference to mark International Women's Day entitled "Women and Challenging Reality." The conference sought to broaden the growth of a culture of respect for human rights, to highlight human rights problems and sol [...] | 2006-03-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KU |
06LAGOS177 | NIGERIA: 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 10:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG NI |
06LILONGWE123 | ESF 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 16:19:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI |
06LILONGWE125 | INCLE 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 16:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI |
06LILONGWE203 | 2006 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 15:40:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
06LIMA4554 | Peru: 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 14:33:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE |
06LIMA826 | Peru: 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 18:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE |
06MADRID516 | SIXTH 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 18:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SP KWMN SMIG ASEC |
06MANAGUA1164 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE ON 2006 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 19:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG NU |
06MANAGUA1511 | PROFESSIONALIZING NICARAGUA'S FOREIGN SERVICE [...] (U) On June 29, TDY Foreign Affairs Officer represented the Embassy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' induction ceremony for the successful candidates of the second public competitive examination for entrance to the nation's diplomatic service. Of the ten candidates selected, nine were wom [...] | 2006-07-10 20:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1519 | IRI-EXECUTED HRDF PROJECT TRAINS NEW POLITICAL LEADERS AND ELECTION MONITORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 28, Foreign Affairs Officer and FSN met with International Republican Institute (IRI) Program Officer Ivania Vega, and with Academic Director William Genet and General Manager Jorge Luis Ayestas of American College to discuss progress on the Nicaragua portion of the "Reg [...] | 2006-07-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1520 | EVANGELICAL CHURCH LEADERS SEEK MORE RECOGNITION [...] (U) On June 23, foreign affairs officer and FSN met with Reverend Roberto Rojas, Vice President of the National Council of Evangelical Pastors and Reverend Mauricio Fonseca, of the Nicaraguan Evangelical Alliance (AENIC),to discuss human rights and democracy issues of interest to Nicaragua's [...] | 2006-07-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1532 | HRDF PRODEM PROJECT PROMOTES CREATING SPACE FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN THE FACE OF "CAUDILLISMO" [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 21-22, Foreign Affairs Officer and POL Intern attended a Catholic Relief Services (CRS)-sponsored conference for mayors from four of Nicaragua's departments. CRS is executing a $350,000 Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) grant to undertake the Civic Participation and [...] | 2006-07-11 21:27:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA1534 | ARCHBISHOP BRENES SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, Assistant Secretary Shannon discussed with Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano the Archbishop's perspectives on democracy and governance in Nicaragua and the upcoming November 5 elections. Brenes hoped the elections would be fair, peaceful, and inclusive, and voice [...] | 2006-07-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL NU KCRM KDEM KWMN PGOV |
06MANAGUA1605 | PASTOR ESPINOZA DISCUSSES EVANGELICAL POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Ambassador Trivelli and Foreign Affairs Officer met with Mario Espinoza Gonzalez, Presidente Nacional of the Consejo Nacional de Pastores Evangelicos de Nicaragua, an umbrella organization that according to Espinoza, represents more than 400 pastors of all evangeli [...] | 2006-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KDEM KWMN PREL PHUM NU |
06MANAGUA1609 | EFFORTS TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR IN NICARAGUA [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 14, Foreign Affairs Officer and POL Intern met with Bertha Rosa Guerra, International Labor Organization (ILO) Nicaragua National Coordinator for the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC). Guerra believes that due to recent coordinated efforts [...] | 2006-07-24 20:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KCRM KWMN NU |
06MANAGUA177 | VICE 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 14:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU |
06MANAGUA230 | EMBASSY 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 16:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU |
06MANAGUA2599 | NICARAGUA: ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ VOWS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zoilamerica Narvaez, the stepdaughter of Nicaragua's president-elect Daniel Ortega and daughter of future first lady Rosario Murillo, remains committed in her quest to bring justice to the case of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather during the 1980s, and of the failure of the [...] | 2006-11-29 22:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KWMN NU PGOV PREL |
06MANAGUA2630 | NICARAGUA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ABORTION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Nicaraguan Minister of Health Margarita Gurdian to solicit her position on Nicaragua's new legislation criminalizing all forms of abortion and how this decision could affect women's health. According to the minister, the law will create fear and confusio [...] | 2006-12-04 21:17:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN |
06MANAGUA2717 | NICARAGUA KICKS OFF "CALL AND LIVE" ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Inter American Development Bank (IDB),the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the Ricky Martin Foundation, and UNICEF launched the Nicaraguan "Llama y Vive" (Call and Live) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) campaign December 6 with the participation of the Minist [...] | 2006-12-19 19:02:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREL |
06MANAGUA418 | NICARAGUA 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 14:28:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU |
06MANAGUA435 | EMBASSY 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 14:12:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NU |
06MANAGUA708 | ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ SEEKS USG HELP IN HER IACHR [...] (C) This cable includes an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: (C) On March 24, DRL PDAS Jonathan Farrar and poloffs met Zoilamerica Narvaez, the daughter of Rosario Murillo and the step-daughter of Daniel Ortega, to discuss Narvaez's ongoing complaint against the Nicaraguan sta [...] | 2006-03-28 21:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM USOAS KWMN NU |
06MANAMA1001 | KING HAMAD APPOINTS FIRST WOMAN JUDGE [...] (U) King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa June 6 appointed prosecutor Mona Jasem Al Kawari to be the first woman judge in Bahrain's history and in the history of the Arab Gulf states. Press reports stated that she would be assigned to the Higher Civil Court. In her public reaction to the appointmen [...] | 2006-06-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL KJUS KMPI BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1013 | BAHRAIN: 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1837 | BAHRAIN: FOLLOW UP TO SECRETARY RICE'S STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 10:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM UNGA BA ROW HUMRIT |
06MANAMA1887 | FIRST ARAB WOMAN PARLIAMENTARIAN IN THE GULF: [...] (C) With the close of parliamentary candidate registration October 16, Latifa Al Qa'oud became the first woman member of an elected parliamentary body from any of the Arab Gulf states when no other candidates registered to run against her. Al Qa'oud is no newcomer to parliamentary politics, [...] | 2006-11-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN BA POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1943 | BAHRAIN: 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA2009 | SHURA COUNCIL APPOINTED; TEN WOMEN, POLITICAL [...] (C) The King December 5 issued a decree appointing the 40 members of the upper house Shura Council. Twenty-three of the appointees are returning members while 17 are new to the Shura, although two of the newcomers previously served as deputies in the elected lower house Council of Representa [...] | 2006-12-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KISL KWMN BA POL |
06MANAMA2030 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE CHAIRMAN COMMENTS ON [...] (C) In a December 7 meeting with Emboffs covering several topics, MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and Bahrain's Anti-Trafficking Task Force Chairman Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa discussed GOB steps to combat trafficking-in-persons. He said the November [...] | 2006-12-12 14:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA2070 | MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS SIMILAR TO [...] (C) Results in the municipal council elections, held concurrently with parliamentary elections November 25 and December 2, mirrored those of the parliamentary elections. Twenty-six candidates from three Islamic political societies were elected to the 40 available seats, 17 from Shia society A [...] | 2006-12-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN BA POL |
06MANAMA389 | BAHRAIN 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 04:35:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA583 | MEPI/GOB REGIONAL ARAB WOMEN'S CONFERENCE A [...] (U) Summary: MEPI and the Bahraini MFA joined forces to co-host a MENA regional conference March 27-28 to celebrate the "Successes of Women as Leaders of Change". More than 120 women leaders from 16 Arab countries shared their recent unprecedented achievements of reform in the legal, economic [...] | 2006-04-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KWMN KDEM PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT |
06MANAMA587 | EASING 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 15:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
06MANAMA729 | GOB 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 15:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG KHUM KWMN PGOV PREL BA REGION |
06MANILA2350 | Cybersex a growing problem in the Philippines [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The cybersex industry continues to grow in the Philippines, spurred on by the increasing availability of broadband Internet connectivity, foreign demand, and difficulty in prosecuting operators. [...] | 2006-06-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP |
06MANILA3771 | WORKING SESSION ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: PRESIDENT [...] Department of Foreign Affairs U.S. Division Director Eduardo de Vega confirmed September 8 that President GloriaQMacapagal Arroyo will not attend the UN General Assembly this year and regrettably will not be able to participate in the September 23 Working Session on Women's Empowerment (reftel) [...] | 2006-09-08 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM UNGA PREL RP |
06MANILA4053 | AMBASSADOR AND VICE PRESIDENT REAFFIRM USG-GRP [...] (U) Ambassador delivered a strong anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) message on September 20 at the opening ceremony of the first National Conference Against Human Trafficking in the Philippines. While commending the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and local civil society g [...] | 2006-09-25 04:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM RP |
06MANILA4758 | PHILIPPINES: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CONTACTS [...] Poloff on November 3 shared reftel fact sheet on recommendations from the Women's Empowerment Working Session with the Department of Foreign Affairs Gender and Development Focal Office Executive Director Marilynn Alarilla and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women Chairperson My [...] | 2006-11-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA |
06MAPUTO1056 | Mozambique - 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 08:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KFSC PHUM SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN MZ |
06MAPUTO1639 | Mozambique - Five Influential Women [...] Post has identified the following five women as very influential in Mozambique: a) Graca MACHEL - President of the non-government organization "Foundation for Community Development (FDC)", tel: 258-21-355-3000 b) Luisa DIOGO - Prime Minister of Mozambique, tel: 258-21- 426-861/2 c) Ali [...] | 2006-12-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MZ |
06MAPUTO242 | MOZAMBIQUE: 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 09:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ |
06MAPUTO310 | MOZAMBIQUE: 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 12:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
06MAPUTO428 | UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
06MAPUTO434 | MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO435 | MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO440 | 2006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ |
06MAPUTO441 | MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO443 | 2006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ |
06MAPUTO449 | POLICE FOIL PLAN TO SMUGGLE 66 BANGLADESHIS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO459 | MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO514 | MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MAPUTO564 | MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ |
06MEXICO1113 | SIXTH 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 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
06MEXICO1245 | UPDATE 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 20:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06MEXICO6568 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR MEXICO [...] (SBU) The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown appreciable progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, especially in the conduct of trafficking investigations. However, to provide a clear and reliable framew [...] | 2006-11-22 00:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN MX |
06MEXICO895 | DEMONS IN EDEN - LYDIA CACHO CASE UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The case of Lydia Cacho, the independent journalist arrested in December on libel and defamation charges, exploded back into the headlines on February 14 when the media released excerpts of a tape containing alleged phone conversations in which businessman Kamel Nacif is heard plo [...] | 2006-02-16 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MX KCRM KWMN KCOR |
06MINSK106 | WOMEN,S POLITICAL WILL IS STRONG BUT UNDERUTILIZED [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, DCM met with Belarusian Organization of Working Women (BOWW) representative to discuss the political mood of women on the eve of the presidential elections, BOWW's strategy to support the opposition candidates and the organization's future projects for the post-elec [...] | 2006-02-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
06MINSK162 | GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight TIP [...] (U) In a surprisingly cooperative gesture, GOB officials willingly shared information on the GOB's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in an informal setting on February 10. DCM invited representatives from local NGO's and international organizations as well as GOB officials from t [...] | 2006-02-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
06MINSK453 | WOMEN LEADERS READY FOR CHANGE IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: DCM hosted a luncheon discussion on women's roles in Belarusian society and politics for visiting speaker Darryl Glenney and Belarusian women leaders. While the guests admitted that Belarusian women are involved in the country's political life, they denounced the current women o [...] | 2006-04-27 08:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
06MINSK679 | ACTIVIST SEEKS TO EXPAND ROLE OF WOMEN IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: In her new role as head of the Commission on Women in the United Civic Party (UCP),Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) chair Lyudmila Petina told DCM she is searching for ways to encourage women to become more politically active, including the possible creation of a w [...] | 2006-06-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KWMN SCUL BO |
06MINSK831 | Female Tent City Heroes Reaffirmed Commitment to [...] (U) On July 28, leader of the Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) Ludmila Petina presented the release of the organization's latest information bulletin, "We Are Women," in the Embassy's Public Affairs Section building (reftel). The bulletin included interviews and editorials from [...] | 2006-08-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN BO |
06MUMBAI1286 | CONDITIONS INSIDE CHHATTISGARH'S IDP CAMPS AS MONSOON SEASON [...] (SBU) Due to escalating combat between government, Naxalite-insurgent, and tribal counter-insurgent forces, southern Chhattisgarh had a growing internally displaced persons (IDP) problem in its Dantewara district before monsoon season arrived in late June. Dantewara's 27 IDP camps have appare [...] | 2006-07-10 12:14:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM PHUM IN |
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 17:22:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS PGOV SMIG ELAB GM RO |
06MUNICH819 | POLICE RAID TURKISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DHKP/C [...] (U) In a coordinated effort led by Munich prosecutors, police from Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, and North Rhine Westphalia raided the apartments and workplaces of alleged supporters of the Turkish terrorist organization "Revolutionary People's Liberation Front" (DHKP/C) on November 28. Accord [...] | 2006-12-01 15:47:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN KJUS PTER PGOV ASEC GM TU |
06MUSCAT1065 | FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PART OF NATIONAL ACTION [...] Troubling polling data on the acceptability of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Oman in a 2001 questionnaire for 16-18 year olds led to a 2004 survey of Omani women by the Ministry of Health. The surprising results revealed that more than half of women polled had undergone FGM. UNICEF's co [...] | 2006-07-05 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KWMN PHUM MU |
06MUSCAT1575 | UN TRAFFICKING RAPPORTEUR'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) completed a fact-finding mission in Oman on November 7. The Rapporteur flagged as key concerns: the role of recruiting agencies and sponsors in bringing trafficking victims to Oman; the government's lack [...] | 2006-11-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT1599 | OMAN'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 13:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
06MUSCAT1657 | AMBASSADOR 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 12:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
06MUSCAT1670 | SCENESETTER 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 14:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON |
06MUSCAT276 | 2006 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 12:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT907 | TIP: OMAN DISMAYED BY TIER 2 WATCH LIST RANK [...] (C) Following the June 5 delivery of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report to the Foreign Ministry, the MFA Under Secretary roundly condemned the U.S. text in a June 6 phone SIPDIS call with the Ambassador. Calling the report "unfair and arrogant," he accused the USG of ignoring Oman's pro [...] | 2006-06-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV MU |
06MUSCAT949 | RELIGIOUS VOLUNTEERS DISCUSS TIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Religious leaders and charitable organization volunteers recently shared their views on trafficking in persons in Oman. Though they argue Oman's TIP problem is small in comparison to its neighbors, all are calling for prompt government action to enforce Oman's labor law, increase oversi [...] | 2006-06-12 08:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ELAB MU |
06MUSCAT963 | OMAN REJECTS MEPI ELECTION PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi conveyed on June 12 Oman's decision to disallow MEPI-funded programming related to elections and "internal politics," including the voter education aspects of a new IRI program that was set to begin this month. MEPI programs in less sensiti [...] | 2006-06-14 09:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
06NAIROBI1434 | KENYA FY2006 DHRF BUDGET REQUEST [...] Embassy Nairobi requests USD100,000 for our FY2006 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) program. This represents a USD9,000 increase over the amount obligated in FY2005. Post is requesting this small increase to have the flexibility to either fund one more deserving organization than the f [...] | 2006-03-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI KE |
06NAIROBI4070 | KENYA 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 08:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB PREL KE |
06NAIROBI4841 | KENYA: 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 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE |
06NAIROBI5367 | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION: CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary: The Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGG) unveiled its new emphasis on educating girls and young women on health issues, especially reproductive health, at a six hour ceremony featuring addresses by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, Minister of Youth Dr. Mohammed Kuti, and MP Njoki Ndungu, [...] | 2006-12-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV KWMN KE |
06NAIROBI567 | KENYA 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 13:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG |
06NAIROBI920 | KENYA 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 10:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KE |
06NASSAU358 | BAHAMAS: 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 14:29:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC BF KCRM KWMN KFRD |
06NDJAMENA337 | CHAD: 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 16:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06NDJAMENA338 | CHAD: 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 16:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CD |
06NDJAMENA821 | CHAD: 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 10:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG KDEM CD KCRS PHUM |
06NEWDELHI5495 | A GARRULOUS SONIA GANDHI OPENS UP TO MARIA SHRIVER [...] (C) Summary: In a relaxed August 3 conversation with California first lady Maria Shriver, Sonia Gandhi revealed a rare glimpse of herself. Usually withdrawn and reserved in public, she spoke at great length and radiated confidence on women's' issues and some aspects of her private life. Mrs. Gandhi [...] | 2006-08-04 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL KWMN PINS IN |
06NEWDELHI5962 | BIODATA: DIXIT, SHEILA (DELHI CHIEF MINISTER) [...] (C) Chief Minister, Sheila Dixit has been the Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998. Her second term began in December 2003. Dixit is a Punjabi Hindu, a dominant political bloc in the capital, has remained close to the Gandhi dynasty, and remains a key political advisor to Congress Party Presid [...] | 2006-08-28 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KWMN IN |
06NIAMEY574 | HEAVY ABSENTEEISM AS NIGERIEN ASSEMBLY REJECTS [...] (U) In an evening vote on the last day of its spring session, the Nigerien National Assembly, on June 3rd, rejected a bill for the ratification of the Additional Protocol to the African Human and People's Rights Charter relating to Women's Rights in Africa. The additional protocol was adopted [...] | 2006-06-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO SOCI KWMN NG |
06NIAMEY922 | EXPLORING STRATEGIES FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a lunch on Wednesday August 23rd for key anti-slavery contacts: Ilguilas Weila of Timidria, Niger's preeminent anti-slavery NGO; Moustapha Kadi, a civil society activist and author of a recent and comprehensive book on Nigerien caste-based servitude; Aichatou Bety [...] | 2006-09-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN NG |
06NICOSIA1040 | CYPRUS 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 09:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG CY |
06NICOSIA1930 | TIP 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 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY |
06NICOSIA293 | AREA 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 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
06NICOSIA313 | REPUBLIC 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 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
06NICOSIA553 | POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] | 2006-04-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
06NICOSIA558 | POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] | 2006-04-14 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
06NOUAKCHOTT686 | 2006 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 08:49:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EAID KPAO MR |
06OSLO448 | SUPPORTING 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB NO KCRM KWMN KFRD |
06OSLO688 | NORWEGIAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION - RECENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 14:27:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB NO KCRM KWMN KFRD |
06OSLO730 | NORWAY: TIP REPORT, TRAFFICKING AND SOLICITATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 11:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG NO KCRM KWMN |
06OTTAWA2407 | CANADA'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 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG CA KS |
06OTTAWA539 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA |
06OTTAWA563 | 2006 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 21:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA |
06PANAMA340 | PANAMA: 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 15:44:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG |
06PANAMA380 | PANAMA 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 18:03:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06PARAMARIBO174 | TRAFFICKING 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 19:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NS |
06PARIS1335 | FRANCE 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 11:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
06PARIS1338 | FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
06PARIS4295 | DEMARCHE 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 16:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG FR |
06PARIS4298 | DEAUVILLE WOMEN'S FORUM - AN OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULDN'T [...] Deauville France will host the second annual Women's Forum for the Economy and Society, October 5-7, 2006. The United States was underrepresented at this event last year, and I ask your help to take full advantage of this opportunity this year. 2. The Forum (www.womens-forum.com) is a ma [...] | 2006-06-22 09:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KDEM PHUM KPAO FR |
06PARIS4843 | Transformation Diplomacy Project: Elected Afghan Women in [...] SUMMARY: EUR/PPD funding helped Embassy Paris partner with French NGOs and French local and national government sponsors to bring 30 Afghan women parliamentarians to Paris June 12-16, 2006, most of them outside their country for the first time. The parliamentarians addressed high-level and publ [...] | 2006-07-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM FR |
06PARIS7096 | G/TIP: FRANCE MAKES CASE FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jean-Michel Colombani, Chief of the Interior Ministry's Central Office for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, made the case during an October 25 meeting that France has a strong record in preventing and addressing the trafficking of persons and continues to make significant [...] | 2006-10-27 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KWMN FR |
06PHNOMPENH1092 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CAMBODIAN DPM ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, the Ambassador delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) demarche to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng noting the upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List. While praising Cambodia's progress during the previous year, he emphasized that law [...] | 2006-06-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN |
06PHNOMPENH1134 | DCM DELIVERS TIP DEMARCHE TO CAMBODIAN POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, the DCM delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) demarche to Cambodian National Police Commissioner Hok Lundy. While praising Cambodian actions to earn the upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List, the DCM noted that arrests and prosecutions for TIP are down thi [...] | 2006-06-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN |
06PHNOMPENH1153 | TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN PEDOPHILE CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 20, accused pedophile Amcit Michael Pepe was charged with rape and debauchery at Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Four local accomplices were also charged. Three women were charged with human trafficking for allegedly supplying underage female victims to the Amcit. Two of [...] | 2006-06-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN ASEC |
06PHNOMPENH1165 | AUSTRALIAN PEDOPHILE CONVICTED DESPITE WITNESS WITHDRAWAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Phnom Penh Appeals Court has upheld the conviction of an Australian pedophile despite the withdrawal of complaints against the accused by nine of ten witnesses. We are pleased that the Cambodian court relied on forensic evidence to uphold the conviction and did not let its [...] | 2006-06-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH1178 | NGOS APPROVE OF CAMBODIA'S TIER UPGRADE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Anti-trafficking NGOs applauded the decision to upgrade Cambodia to Tier 2 Watch List, based on the Cambodia's performance last year. However, AFESIP and IJM believe that cooperation so far this year has not matched last year's efforts. Mission officers are stressing in thei [...] | 2006-06-27 04:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PREL CB KWMN |
06PHNOMPENH1235 | CAMBODIA: 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: During the second quarter of 2006, the Cambodian police conducted 17 operations which resulted in the arrest of 26 traffickers and pimps as well as the rescue of 20 trafficking victims. Four foreign nationals, including an American citizen, were arrested for sex crimes against [...] | 2006-07-05 10:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH1385 | G/TIP VISIT PRESSES CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT FOR MORE [...] (SBU) Summary. G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor,s July 25-26 visit to Cambodia provided an opportunity to press the Cambodian government to take additional anti-TIP measures. USG recommendations to RGC officials focused primarily on quicker action by police authorities, greater coopera [...] | 2006-08-01 11:01:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH1406 | PHNOM PENH'S CHINESE SEX TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summary. Typically shrouded behind legitimate businesses, Phnom Penh's sex establishments catering to the Chinese operate relatively discretely. Generally, Chinese men come to Phnom Penh for business reasons, not for the purpose of sex tourism. Chinese clientele refrain from the low-e [...] | 2006-08-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KJUS CB KWMN SNAR |
06PHNOMPENH1424 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 4, the Ambassador delivered the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan demarche to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, stressing the recommendations outlined in reftel. The Ambassador added that he was concerned that Cambodia would become complacent an [...] | 2006-08-09 07:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN |
06PHNOMPENH1445 | CORRUPTION IN CAMBODIA'S ANTI-TIP DEPARTMENT [...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court initiated corruption proceedings against Touch Ngim, former Deputy Director of the MOI's Anti-TIP Department. Ngim confessed to taking bribe money to release brothel owners, but claimed that he was acting upon orders of his superior, [...] | 2006-08-15 08:34:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
06PHNOMPENH1519 | CAMBODIA: POLICE CRACKDOWN ON POSSIBLE PEDOPHILE NETWORK [...] (U) Summary: Police from the Phnom Penh anti-Trafficking Unit arrested five individuals, including two German nationals, for their alleged involvement in the sexual exploitation of four underage girls. The German suspects are accused of debauchery; the others, one of whom is the mother of t [...] | 2006-08-24 09:17:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH1606 | TIP MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN POLICE DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 5, the Acting DCM delivered the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan demarche to Lieutenant General Neth Savoeun of the Cambodian National Police, emphasizing the recommendations in the reftel. The A/DCM asked that Cambodian police consider the recommendations as a way [...] | 2006-09-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN |
06PHNOMPENH1607 | POLICE ACTION AGAINST PROSTITUTION -- CAUSE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Recently, the police of Toul Kork district started a campaign against prostitution, rounding up 47 prostitutes from nine brothels and other venues in the area and referring them to NGO shelters. Twenty-seven customers and two facilitators were arrested during the operations, b [...] | 2006-09-07 00:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
06PHNOMPENH1646 | CORRUPTION IN CAMBODIA'S ANTI-TIP DEPARTMENT: THREE [...] (U) Summary: On August 24, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted and sentenced three police officers to five and seven years imprisonment for taking bribes, and ordering them to pay compensation of USD 9,000 to the plaintiffs - brothel owners who bribed the police to release them followin [...] | 2006-09-12 09:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
06PHNOMPENH1802 | RSO/ICE/NGO MEETINGS ON COMBATTING CRIMES AGAINST [...] Summary. On September 26, the Regional Security Office (RSO) and the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Bangkok Attachs of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) organized a meeting with NGOs to discuss the challenges facing NGOs in combating sex crimes against children. The RSO enc [...] | 2006-10-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB ASEC |
06PHNOMPENH1803 | RSO/ICE/NGO MEETINGS ON COMBATTING CRIMES AGAINST [...] Summary. On September 26, the Regional Security Office (RSO) and the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Bangkok Attachs of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) organized a meeting with NGOs to discuss the challenges facing NGOs in combating sex crimes against children. The RSO enc [...] | 2006-10-04 00:27:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB ASEC |
06PHNOMPENH1954 | CAMBODIA: 3ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary. From July through September 2006, the police arrested 24 suspects involved in human trafficking and pimping. Four foreign nationals, including an American, were arrested for sex crimes against children. Police rescued 27 victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Six othe [...] | 2006-10-27 11:01:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH2131 | CAMBODIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Phnom Penh submits the following submission as an interim assessment of Cambodia's progress in fighting Trafficking in Persons in 2006. Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions ---------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During the first nine months of 2006, the Camb [...] | 2006-12-04 08:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH413 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CAMBODIA'S NORTHWEST [...] (U) Summary: A four-day trip to the northwestern provinces of Cambodia revealed a decline in human trafficking due to RGC-NGO cooperation and increased effort to combat the problem. However, mistrust between NGOs and the police hampers anti-trafficking efforts in certain areas. Poverty con [...] | 2006-03-02 08:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
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 08:51:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD CB |
06PHNOMPENH657 | CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT HIGHLIGHTS TIP AT [...] Summary: On March 15, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) organized the fifth annual national seminar on law enforcement against sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of women and children. The issue of human trafficking was the lead seminar topic at the Ministry of Justice's April 5 confer [...] | 2006-04-07 03:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH661 | CAMBODIA: SEX AND SLAVERY IN SIEM REAP [...] Summary. PolOff traveled to Siem Reap to meet with NGOs, government officials, and conduct direct observations and interviews at commercial sex establishments to better assess the trafficking in persons (TIP) problem and the action that is being taken to combat TIP in the province. NGOs una [...] | 2006-04-07 09:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH662 | TIP ON THE COAST OF CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Summary. PolOff traveled to Cambodia's coastal regions to meet with anti-trafficking NGOs and government officials to assess the human trafficking problem and the efforts being made to combat TIP. NGOs in the port city of Sihanoukville report good cooperation with the government and [...] | 2006-04-07 09:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH912 | CAMBODIA: QUARTERLY REPORT ON HUMAN [...] (U) Summary: In the first quarter, there were ten police operations and verdicts rendered in five court cases. Fifteen women and girls were either identified as victims of trafficking or removed from brothels; and eight human traffickers arrested. Among the five court cases, 11 human traf [...] | 2006-05-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PHNOMPENH977 | REGIONAL PROGRESS ON COMMIT PROCESS [...] SUMMARY: The Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) held the Fourth Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM 4) on human trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 10-12, 2006. Over thirty senior government officials from the six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Governm [...] | 2006-05-23 06:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
06PORTAUPRINCE324 | Haiti: 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 20:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC |
06PORTAUPRINCE335 | Haiti: 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 20:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC |
06PORTAUPRINCE415 | Haiti'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 13:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD HA |
06PRETORIA4838 | ANC RESPONDS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) ANC National Assembly Chief Whip Mbuelo Goniwe was effectively stripped of his powers on 17 November, pending the outcome of a hearing by the party's National Disciplinary Committee (NDC). Goniwe is alleged to have demanded sex from a 21-year-old ANC intern on 25 October after she serve [...] | 2006-11-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KWMN KJUS SF |
06RABAT2335 | TIP CONFERENCE IN UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 16:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG MO |
06RANGOON1012 | PROGRESS ON TRANSNATIONAL TIP SLOWING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 07:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM PREL BM |
06RANGOON1075 | BURMA'S WOMEN'S AFFAIRS FEDERATION TOUTS ITSELF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation (MWAF),an organization closely linked to the GOB, claims to prevent human trafficking and assist victims, its primary focus seems more geared to propaganda. Its small operating budget limits its effectiveness. The organization has [...] | 2006-07-31 09:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID KWMN BM |
06RANGOON1829 | BURMA: THREE ETHNIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The recent case of three Kachin women who were trafficked to China to be brides for Chinese men illustrates how the lack economic opportunity for Burma's ethnic minorities makes them increasingly vulnerable to human traffickers. After being lured to the Chinese border by an acqua [...] | 2006-12-27 04:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM BM |
06RANGOON270 | BURMA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 03:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM |
06RANGOON462 | SOMETHING 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 09:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM BM |
06RANGOON843 | BURMA/TIP: MUTED REACTION TO THE 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB officially reacted to the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report through a critique in the state press June 20. Although it was given front-page attention, regime criticism of the Tier 3 ranking was restrained, reflecting the SPDC's expectation to retain Tier 3 ranki [...] | 2006-06-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL 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 12:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
06RIGA939 | LATVIA AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] PolEconOff met with Agnese Gaile, Head of the Gender Equality Unit in Latvia's Ministry of Welfare and with Elina Celmina, Deputy Head, on November 9 to share the fact sheet on the September Women's Empowerment Working Session per reftel. Embassy has also provided the fact sheet to three NGOs [...] | 2006-11-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA LG |
06RIYADH123 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 4 [...] (C) One of post's Shi'a contacts, Mohammad Alltaleb, who doesn't mince words and, if his stories are true, is equally brazen in his actions, says he recently applied to the local branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs to start a self-help organization, with the goal of seeking MEPI funding. [...] | 2006-01-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG SCUL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH1375 | NO WOMEN AMONG SAG APPOINTEES TO EP CHAMBER OF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on March 1 its six appointees to the board of the Eastern Province (EP) Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EPCCI): Nasr Al-Hajry; Ghasan Al-Nimr (a Shi'a; also a member of the Ta'awun slate); Halal Al-Twerki (a cousin of Minister Naimi's chi [...] | 2006-03-06 05:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KMPI SA |
06RIYADH1380 | FEMALE SHI'A ACTIVIST: PRESSURE FOR REFORM MUST [...] (C) Summary: Aliya Al-Fareed (protect),longtime Shi'a political activist, discussed the state of reform in Saudi Arabia with PAO and PolOff in her home in Al-Safwa near Qatif. Al-Fareed was recently appointed to the National Society for Human Rights; she is the only woman among the five memb [...] | 2006-03-06 11:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KIRF KWMN SA |
06RIYADH186 | FEMALE CONSULATE STAFF PARTICIPATE IN EID CALLS [...] (C) For the first time in Consulate history, two female Mission staff members participated in most of the Consulate's calls over the recent Eid Al-Adha. Consulate staff traditionally call on the Emir of the Eastern Province (EP),the EP head of the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG),and a n [...] | 2006-01-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH3315 | HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE: LIMITED [...] (C) Summary: Higher education in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia offers limited opportunities for students, particularly women and Shi'a. What is available is of questionable quality, suffering from centralized and religious control, poor student preparation, and difficulty in recruitin [...] | 2006-05-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KMPI KPAO KIRF KWMN SA |
06RIYADH5316 | SETBACKS FOR SAUDI BUSINESSWOMEN IN THE EP [...] (C) Summary: Director of the Businesswomen's Committee at the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hana Al-Zuhair recounted recent setbacks for businesswomen. In a meeting on June 27 2006, Al-Zuhair told the PAO about a mixed-gender meeting held at the Chamber in April, to discuss [...] | 2006-07-05 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KPAO SA |
06RIYADH6980 | CONVERSATION WITH NEO-TRIBALIST WOMEN'S ACTIVIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media reporting about the rise in the number of official and unofficial female proselytizers in the Kingdom has generated much debate. The number of "unsanctioned" female preachers is increasing, and their lack of supervision by authorities breeds uncertainty about the me [...] | 2006-09-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PCUL PHUM KISL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH7191 | RIYADH RECORD: AUGUST 19-31 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Youth summer camps in the Kingdom elicited controversy from one of their lectures on the negative aspects of the West and how Saudi journalists act as the West's "agents." The Ministry of Commerce licensed the first female engineer in Saudi Arabia; the hope is that many more wi [...] | 2006-09-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH7193 | PROPOSED CHANGE IN WOMEN'S PRAYER AREA IN MECCA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The General Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs issued a proposal on August 25 for shifting the prayer place of women within the circumambulation area -- the uncovered circle surrounding the Kaaba ("House of God"),which is called the mataf-- in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. [...] | 2006-09-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KWMN |
06RIYADH7447 | RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 1-15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Court of Grievances postponed a hearing on the novel "Girls of Riyadh" after the news of the proposed hearing sparked robust debate in the media. The proposal to shift the women's prayer area in Mecca has been rejected. The SAG demands clarification from the Vatican follo [...] | 2006-09-24 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA |
06RIYADH7629 | DRL DAS ERICA BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles met with dozens of Saudi women representing a broad spectrum of opinions and backgrounds during her September 12-14 visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi women unanimously agreed that Saudi [...] | 2006-09-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SA |
06RIYADH7987 | RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...] | 2006-10-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA |
06RIYADH8723 | RIYADH RECORD: OCTOBER 16-31 (C-NE6-01865) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi religious leaders signed the Makkah Declaration on October 20, which forbids Sunnis and Shi'a from killing each other. King Abdullah issued a new succession law on October 20, which formalizes the succession process through the establishment of the Allegiance Committee. P [...] | 2006-11-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA |
06RIYADH8787 | SAUDI ARABIA RESPONSE TO WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel Fact Sheet on Summary Recommendations of the Women's Empowerment Working Session to Talal Barri at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6. He indicated interest in the follow up activities to the Working Session. Post also delivered reftel Fact Sheet via dip [...] | 2006-11-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN UNGA SA |
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 15:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS EUN |
06SANAA1116 | "THE BLEEDING MUST STOP": FIRST FEMALE [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 12, Ambassador met with Sumaya Raja, Yemen's first female presidential candidate (reftel). Raja explained that she was running as an independent candidate on an anti-corruption platform. She hopes to generate support from alienated groups, especially young voters. Am [...] | 2006-04-19 08:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KWMN YM |
06SANAA1675 | YEMEN: TIP REPORT AND RELATED DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG YM |
06SANSALVADOR1181 | SALVADORAN 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 21:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS |
06SANSALVADOR1276 | WOMEN IN SALVADORAN POLITICS: SLOW BUT STEADY [...] SUMMARY: Although in the wake of March elections, El Salvador now slightly outpaces the United States in its percentage of women legislators, it still lags behind several countries in the region in terms of the number of women elected to political office. Salvadoran women are also less like [...] | 2006-05-12 19:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
06SANSALVADOR2654 | EL SALVADOR: POINTS DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR5 | EVALUATION - 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 19:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES |
06SANSALVADOR514 | SALVADORAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MUDDLE AHEAD [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's most prominent civil society organizations grew out of the nation's 12-year armed conflict, but many international donors have switched their focus elsewhere since the 1992 end of hostilities. Most Salvadoran NGOs are struggling to replace lost international support w [...] | 2006-03-01 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KOCI SOCI ES |
06SANSALVADOR531 | EL 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 16:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES |
06SANTIAGO273 | CHILE: TIP PROPOSAL FOR ESF FUNDING IN 2006 [...] In response to ref B, Post proposes the USG fund a series of professional education workshops for public officials and local activists in all regions of Chile with ports or major land-border crossings. The project would help prevent trafficking in persons (TIP) in Chile and would also raise a [...] | 2006-02-07 21:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG EAID CI |
06SANTIAGO438 | CHILE: SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile continues to improve in its efforts to identify, investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons, and to protect trafficking victims. The number of known or suspected cases of cross-border trafficking in Chile is low, although there is a problem with domestic commercial [...] | 2006-03-02 22:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB GTIP CI |
06SANTIAGO439 | CHILE: SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 22:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB GTIP CI |
06SARAJEVO1024 | BOSNIA: TRAFFICKER GETS EIGHT YEARS [...] On April 25, the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Court handed down the second-longest sentence in the history of Bosnia's anti-trafficking statute, which allows for a maximum sentence of ten years. Mostar trafficker Nermin Cupina was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The judge also or [...] | 2006-05-10 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SOCI BK |
06SARAJEVO1321 | BOSNIA: TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered the 2006 TIP report and demarche (ref A) to Samir Rizvo, the State Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings on June 5. The Coordinator was pleased with comments in the report acknowledging that significant progress has been made in a number of areas. The re [...] | 2006-06-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
06SEOUL777 | SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Post's submission for the sixth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the March 2005 to March 2006 reporting period. G [...] | 2006-03-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KCRM KWMN PGOV ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
06SINGAPORE139 | IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN [...] (U) Singaporean civil society over the past year has become increasingly vocal in publicly advocating better treatment of foreign workers in Singapore. While the Singapore government has fairly tight labor regulations to protect foreign workers from abuse and exploitation, some workers, part [...] | 2006-01-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN |
06SINGAPORE1610 | SINGAPORE ADDS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS-RELATED [...] Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has expanded its "Schedule of Serious Offenses," adding 108 new categories of offenses including several crimes under the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA),the Women's Charter (WC),and the Immigration Act (IA) that are related to trafficking in person [...] | 2006-05-18 08:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM ELAB KWMN ETTC EFIN SN |
06SINGAPORE1834 | DEMARCHE ON 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] Singapore Government officials reiterated their commitment to combating trafficking in persons and expressed satisfaction with Singapore's Tier 1 Ranking in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report, in a meeting with Economic/Political Counselor on June 1. EPCouns met with Bambang Sugeng bin K [...] | 2006-06-06 03:40:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN |
06SINGAPORE470 | CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW IMMINENT? [...] (C) Summary. The GOS is preparing the legislative measures necessary to make child sex tourism extraterritorially illegal, according to a local NGO. The timing of the changes remains uncertain, however, given Parliament's current focus on the budget. Despite Parliament's current heavy wor [...] | 2006-02-16 04:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SN |
06SINGAPORE630 | SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into three cables. Part I covers the overview of Singapore's trafficking problem and prevention efforts. The Embassy point of contact for this report i [...] | 2006-03-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
06SINGAPORE631 | SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It covers the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in [...] | 2006-03-01 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
06SINGAPORE632 | SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Part III covers Protection and Assistance to Victims, and details the sources Post has consulted in preparing this submission. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ [...] | 2006-03-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
06SINGAPORE938 | SINGAPORE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE [...] Summary: GOS officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs; Manpower; Community Development, Youth and Sports; and Foreign Affairs met with the E/P Counselor and Embassy officers on March 17 to discuss Singapore's 2005 trafficking situation and enforcement efforts. The GOS provided updated st [...] | 2006-03-23 10:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
06SKOPJE1029 | MACEDONIA INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 02:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA MK |
06SOFIA1182 | TIP: BULGARIA WANTS TIER 1, BUT STRUGGLES TO FIND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BU |
06SOFIA304 | BULGARIA: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the sixth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of transit and origin, and to a lesser extent a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen enhanced cooperation betwee [...] | 2006-03-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD BU |
06TAIPEI642 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...] | 2006-03-01 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
06TAIPEI787 | TAIWAN NGO RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBAT TIP [...] Summary: AIT held a roundtable with local NGOs on 1 March to discuss labor and foreign bride trafficking highlighted in the 2006 Taiwan TIP report (reftel). The NGOs stated Taiwan needs to pass a comprehensive TIP law for victims, address broker/domestic caretaker abuses, and institute better [...] | 2006-03-10 07:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
06TAIPEI905 | TAIWAN'S INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS LABOR TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: AIT, G/TIP, and EAP/RSP visitors met with officials at the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) on 13 March to discuss labor trafficking, government initiatives to address TIP, and complaints raised by local NGOs (reftel). The CLA told AIT that it will increase labor broker standards, give [...] | 2006-03-20 01:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
06TALLINN541 | ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...] | 2006-06-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN |
06TASHKENT521 | INTER-AGENCY GROUP DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments to the Uzbek criminal code for strengthening Trafficking-In-Persons (TIP) legislation are still under consideration, the current composition of the inter-agency TIP working group is still unknown, and there are no plans to register the International Organization for [...] | 2006-03-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SMIG ELAB ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TEGUCIGALPA459 | HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...] | 2006-03-08 23:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA684 | The Early Stages of the New Honduran Congress and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Honduran Congress is made up of every extreme, with politics permeating every part of it. Because of the political diversity of this group, it has been hard for them to come to agreement on many of the issues that they face. Within Congress, the Liberal Party has the m [...] | 2006-04-07 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO |
06TELAVIV1391 | RECENT GOI PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director General Aharon Abramovitch told the Ambassador April 3 that the GOI seeks to abolish all forms of trafficking in persons. De facto Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Rahel Gershuni reported that the government's inter-ministerial anti-trafficking [...] | 2006-04-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1422 | LIVNI REPORTS USG ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARD TO GOI [...] (SBU) News of the Department's acknowledgment of Rahel Gershuni as an anti-trafficking "hero" (reftel) has reached the highest level of the GOI. At the weekly Cabinet meeting of April 9, according to the official Cabinet communique, Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni reported t [...] | 2006-04-10 10:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1652 | GOI SEEKS NGO INPUT ON NEXT STEPS IN FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee decided at its April 26 meeting to press for rapid passage of the draft anti-trafficking bill, and to address specific concerns raised by three leading NGOs critical of the GOI's anti-trafficking efforts. The committee invi [...] | 2006-04-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY |
06TELAVIV1931 | STATUS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he will make the draft anti-trafficking bill "the first priority legislation" of the new government, setting it on a track that, under optimum conditions, will achieve final passage within two months. Ramon said that he w [...] | 2006-05-17 16:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV914 | ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV915 | ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This cable forms the first part of a four-part message in response to reftel A. Embassy point of contact is poloff James Miller, phone (972)3-519-7437, fax (972)3-519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 120 hours in preparation of TIP report; deputy polcouns spent six hours, polcouns spe [...] | 2006-03-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV916 | ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 15:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV918 | ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 04:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06THEHAGUE1148 | DUTCH MAINTAIN LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION IS TOOL TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with visiting G/TIP legal and research consultant Luke Goodrich May 8 and 9, government, police, and NGO representatives indicated that, overall, legalization of prostitution has helped municipal authorities fight crime, including trafficking in persons (TIP),in the [...] | 2006-05-22 11:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN NL |
06THEHAGUE1448 | DUTCH TIP POLICY OFFICIALS TO VISIT UNITED STATES, [...] Summary. Eleven senior officials responsible for the development and enforcement of Dutch policy on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) will visit the United States July 4-7 to learn about U.S. approaches to TIP policy development, law enforcement, and victim assistance. The visit advance [...] | 2006-06-28 18:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE2252 | DUTCH PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON TIP VISIT, RUSSIAN TIP [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. During an October 5 meeting with DCM, Prosecutor-General Herman Bolhaar stressed his determination to fully investigate the case of TIP victim Irine Veselykh, who testified before the U.S. Congress in June [...] | 2006-10-18 09:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE2292 | TOP DUTCH PROSECUTOR CALLS FOR ENDING TIP IN FOUR [...] Harm Brouwer, Chairman of the College of Prosecutors- General told an October 17 press conference that his goal is to eliminate human trafficking (TIP) in the Netherlands within four years. He called TIP a modern form of slavery, unworthy of society. Brouwer said that hundreds of foreign wom [...] | 2006-10-23 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREF NL |
06THEHAGUE2581 | AMSTERDAM MOVES TO CLEAN UP PROSTITUTION SECTOR [...] Summary. On December 1, 2006, the Amsterdam city council decided to cancel licenses for 110 of the 350 prostitution windows in Amsterdam's Red Light district. The windows, which are operated by a small number of individuals who together held 33 licenses to operate them, are scheduled to be [...] | 2006-12-08 15:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE334 | DUTCH LAUNCH TIP OUTREACH CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Summary. The Dutch government launched a national outreach campaign January 12 to counter trafficking in persons in the prostitution sector. The multimedia campaign is designed to increase awareness of the trafficking problem, and educate the public on how to identify potential victims [...] | 2006-02-14 16:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
06THEHAGUE399 | TIP EXPERTISE CENTER STRENGTHENS DUTCH ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch National Expertise Center on People Trafficking and Smuggling (EMM) opened on May 18, 2005, bringing together officers from regional, national, and military police, as well as the Social Information and Investigation Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Serv [...] | 2006-02-22 19:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
06THEHAGUE453 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel A's request for input for the 2006 TIP report. Part One summarizes key developments during the past year and Part Two responds to the questions in paragraphs 21 - 24 of reftel A. Preparation time is about 170 hours (FSN - 110; FS-04 - 30; FS-02 - 30 hours). [...] | 2006-03-01 16:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL |
06THEHAGUE829 | "MELD M" ANTI-TIP OUTREACH CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL [...] The "Meld M" national awareness campaign against trafficking and sexual exploitation, which was launched by the Justice Ministry on January 12, 2006 (reftel),is proving to be very successful. According to an April 12 "Meld M" press release, the anonymous crime-reporting hotline received 51 r [...] | 2006-04-13 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
06THEHAGUE913 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: SUPPLEMENTAL B-9 AND VICTIM [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 20th letter to Parliament, Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk reported that 430 requests for B-9 temporary residence status were received from TIP victims between 2003 and 2005. Of the 430 applications for B-9 status during this period, 334 were granted, 74 were reje [...] | 2006-04-25 19:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
06TUNIS1364 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2006 TIP REPORT - TUNISIA [...] (C) On June 5, DCM, accompanied by Laboff, delivered Ref B demarche on the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to MFA Director for the Americas Fadhel Ayari. Ayari stressed that, to his knowledge and as various Ministries noted during Laboff's TIP-related meetings, there was no traffickin [...] | 2006-06-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD KCRM TS |
06TUNIS2803 | SECRETARY'S STRATEGY SESSION ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] Post shared reftel's fact sheet on the Secretary's Women's Empowerment Working Session with the GOT and relevant local NGOs. Any response will be reported septel. 2. S/WE may wish to include the Tunisian Minister for Women's Affairs in future activities: Salwa Ayachi Labben Minister of W [...] | 2006-11-27 07:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA TS |
06TUNIS771 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION [...] (SBU) On March 27, Poloff met with Ahlem Belhadj and Hafidha Checkir of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD) to discuss their 2002 report on child sexual exploitation, titled "A Situational Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tunisia." (NOTE: This report i [...] | 2006-03-31 14:05:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TS |
06TUNIS784 | GOT COMBATS CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION THROUGH LAWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and Elderly Affairs (MWFCEA),to discuss GOT efforts to prevent child sexual exploitation. (NOTE: The issue was raised in a 2002 private study and Ref A. END NOTE.) Aida Ghorbal, the Ministry's Director General [...] | 2006-04-04 11:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TS |
06ULAANBAATAR173 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Growing awareness of trafficking as a domestic and international issue -- as well as Mongolia's first appearance in the TIP report -- spurred Mongolia to take significant new steps against trafficking in the last year. In November 2005, the government adopted a National Action Plan aga [...] | 2006-03-13 06:12:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MG MC IS KS TU |
06ULAANBAATAR396 | TIP Seminar Raises Awareness, Coordination [...] A hands-on seminar aimed at countering trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mongolia was held in Ulaanbaatar on April 26-27. The training - held by The Asia Foundation (TAF) and the U.S. Embassy - brought together law enforcement and government officials, human rights lawyers, and representatives [...] | 2006-05-24 07:51:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MG |
06USUNNEWYORK516 | IRAQ: CSW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic a [...] | 2006-03-16 14:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI UNCSW KWMN IZ |
06VIENNA3314 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: AUSTRIAN FOLLOW-UP TO [...] EconPolOff shared reftel fact sheet on November 8 with Elisabeth Koegler, the Head of the MFA,s Unit for International Women,s Issues. Koegler said Minister Plassnik was delighted to participate in the working session in September. 2. In follow-up to September,s working session, Austria [...] | 2006-11-14 08:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA AU |
06VIENNA678 | AUSTRIA: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] 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: I21. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...] | 2006-03-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ALAB AU |
06VIENTIANE1141 | A SAD ANNIVERSARY: WHERE ARE THE 26 CHILDREN AS WE [...] (U) This message contains an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 16. 2. (C) Summary: The case of the 26 missing children has been unresolved since December 2005. Since then, there have been rumors that the children may have been secretly deported back to Thailand or ev [...] | 2006-11-28 08:03:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH |
06VIENTIANE636 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LAO WOMEN'S UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with newly-elected Lao Women's Union (LWU) President Sisay Leudetmounsone July 6 to discuss Embassy cooperation with the LWU across a range of issues. The LWU has played a prominent role on TIP issues, and Ambassador used the occasion to explain Laos' recent Tier [...] | 2006-07-07 06:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KWMN LA |
06VIENTIANE894 | CASE OF 26 MISSING HMONG CHILDREN STILL OF CONCERN [...] (C) This cable requests the Department pass an action request to Embassy Luxembourg; please see paragraph 14. It also has kudos for USUN and Embassy Sweden which we request the Department pass on; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) Summary: &Like-minded8 senior diplomats met to discuss the c [...] | 2006-09-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN LA PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG UNDP |
06VILNIUS198 | LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...] | 2006-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH |
06VILNIUS520 | 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered Lithuania's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) narrative and tier ranking to Lina Gubreviciute of the MFA's Americas Section on June 5. Gubreviciute thanked us for the courtesy copy and reiterated Lithuania's commitment to combat trafficking in persons. She said that Lithu [...] | 2006-06-06 12:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL LH |
06VILNIUS591 | LITHUANIA RESPONSIVE TO TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Our interlocutors here positively appraised the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and reftel points. The report,s recommendations have already inspired the GOL to implement measures to improve anti-trafficking efforts. The GOL is also working on a comprehensive strateg [...] | 2006-06-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG LH |
06WARSAW339 | POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...] | 2006-03-01 06:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM |
06WARSAW358 | POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...] | 2006-03-03 06:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM |
06YEREVAN1019 | A PROSTITUTE'S STORY: SEX AND TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Poverty and desperation are the largest factors contributing to trafficking in persons in Armenia, according to prostitutes, police and NGOs in Vanadzor, Armenia's third-largest city. We met them during a July 14 trip to the city, where prostitutes gather after dusk in the traffic circle outsid [...] | 2006-07-28 12:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1091 | AMBASSADOR PUSHES PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON TRAFFICKING CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM and Poloff met with Armenian Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepyan August 8 about allegations of investigative misconduct and abuse in connection with a human trafficking case. The underlying case involves three prostitutes who allege they were trafficked from Armenia to Turk [...] | 2006-08-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KWMN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM HSTC AM TU |
06YEREVAN1101 | APPARENT REPRISAL: TAX POLICE INSPECT ANTI-TIP NGO [...] (C) An anti-trafficking NGO reported a surprise visit from tax inspectors August 10, two days after the Ambassador pushed the Armenian Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepyan to investigate allegations of investigative corruption the "Hope and Help" NGO had raised with the Embassy (reftel). A [...] | 2006-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM KTIP HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1364 | MEN PARTICIPATE IN NDI WOMEN'S FORUM FOR THE FIRST [...] (C) The National Democratic Institute (NDI)'s fifth Women's Forum featured male speakers for the first time. The male politicians -- one pro-government, one opposition -- had mastered some progressive sound bites, but were far from fully egalitarian. Nonetheless, there has been some progress [...] | 2006-10-02 10:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN AM |
06YEREVAN1509 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel summary to Karine Afrikian, head of the United States and Canada desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and asked for suggestions on possible projects to promote the empowerment of women. After the meeting and at Afrikian's request, we sent her an electronic versio [...] | 2006-10-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA |
06YEREVAN1524 | PROSECUTOR-GENERAL'S TIP-MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION [...] (C) An internal probe of allegations of misconduct with human traffickers by two investigators in the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office is apparently over, and the investigators reportedly cleared of all charges. No results have been released publicly. Sources within the PG's Office and some [...] | 2006-10-31 04:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1548 | POST'S ANTI-TIP FULL-COURT PRESS [...] (C) Post delivered a major push on trafficking in persons this week, meeting a number of senior government officials to discuss the GOAM's anti-trafficking efforts. In each meeting, we delivered a strong message: Armenia risks another year on the Tier 2 Watch List, or worse, if the GOAM doesn' [...] | 2006-11-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1597 | ARMENIA'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Armenia has improved its record on four of the five interim assessment indicators provided to post by G/TIP. There have been no positive developments so far this year for the fifth indicator, "vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials for complicity in trafficking." However, we [...] | 2006-11-14 06:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HSTC KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1667 | RESULTS OF POST'S ANTI-TIP FULL-COURT PRESS [...] (C) A November 27 meeting with the Prosecutor General (PG) suggests our series of "straight talk" interventions with GOAM officials in late October and early November (ref B) may be bearing fruit. The PG was more forthcoming than in previous meetings, foreshadowing changes to the PG anti-TIP u [...] | 2006-12-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1704 | ARMENIA'S HEAD IN THE SAND ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) During a two-day conference on domestic violence in Yerevan, representatives of the police and the Prosecutor General's (PG) office variously denied the existence of the problem in Armenia, used flowery language to expound upon the strength of the Armenian family and vigorously opposed lo [...] | 2006-12-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN AM |
06YEREVAN1715 | RESULTS OF PG'S TIP INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Although we believe the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office's internal probe into allegations of investigatorial misconduct was less than thorough, we were pleased to learn December 11 that the PG's order to restructure his Anti-TIP Unit includes the reduction in status and transfer of the ac [...] | 2006-12-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1765 | ARMENIA: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per ref A request, the following are the titles and contact information for the women we identified in ref C: - Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Hasmik Poghosyan, tel. (374-10) 529-349, 566-065; address: Government Building #3, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia. - Labor and Social [...] | 2006-12-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL |
06YEREVAN761 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel points and the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report summary for Armenia to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Valery Mkrtumyan, head of Armenia's interagency Anti-TIP Commission, during a June 5 meeting. Mkrtumyan said the Anti-TIP Commission would take ou [...] | 2006-06-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN836 | TIP RATING CATCHES KOCHARIAN'S ATTENTION [...] (C) Armenia's second consecutive ranking on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watchlist seems to have touched a nerve in the highest levels of Armenian government. During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian confirmed news reports that Preside [...] | 2006-06-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN840 | TOP ADVISER CLAIMS KOCHARIAN ORDERED TOUGHER [...] (C) Presidential National Security Adviser Garnik Isaghulyan told us June 21 that President Kocharian ordered law enforcement officials to toughen court verdicts for human traffickers and ensure that criminals are sentenced to the fullest extent of the law. This instruction was delivered at a [...] | 2006-06-22 03:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM |
06YEREVAN895 | ARMENIA RELEASES ANTI-TIP MANUALS FOR ITS OVERSEAS [...] At the release of a USG-funded anti-trafficking in persons manual for Armenian consular officials overseas, GOAM officials pledged to improve their track record in identifying and protecting trafficking victims and to strengthen Armenia's interagency Anti-TiP Commission. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2006-07-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN946 | NDI HOLDS WOMEN'S FORUM IN YEREVAN [...] (U) The National Democratic Institute (NDI) put on a well-attended forum about women and elections earlier this month. The event was the latest in a series that is part of NDI's Women's Leadership Forum of Armenia (WLFA),established in March, part of the Mission's USAID Democracy Promotion S [...] | 2006-07-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN AM |
06ZAGREB1261 | GOC CONTINUES ENERGETIC FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: GOC officials and Croatian NGOs presented a coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly in late September. Although NGOs praised the government's anti-trafficking laws, pol [...] | 2006-10-18 07:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING |
06ZAGREB298 | ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report. Last year, Croatia was ranked as a Tier 2 country and Post recommends retaining that ranking for this reporting period. The GOC is making a concerted effort to take a proactive stance against TIP. Towards that g [...] | 2006-03-06 11:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR |
07ABIDJAN227 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...] | 2007-03-02 07:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07ABIDJAN247 | COTE D'IVOIRE - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, FOLLOW UP TO [...] On February 21, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs responding to Post's September 23, 2006 diplomatic note outlining questions presented in reftel. 2. Minister Jeanne Peuhmond indicated that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is in the process of d [...] | 2007-03-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA IV |
07ABUDHABI1016 | UNIFEM SUPPORTS TOWARDS MORE UAE WOMEN POLITICAL [...] On June 13, Sheikha Fatima, widow of the late President Sheikh Zayed, honored 220 women graduates of the "Enhancing the Role of Women Parliamentarians" program, which was organized in 2005 by the General Women's Union in conjunction with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). [...] | 2007-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI AE |
07ABUDHABI1891 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT: ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A request for interim assessment of UAEG efforts toward advancement of TIP goals. As confirmed by Ambassador Lagon's September visit (ref D),the UAE seeks to gain respect for its compassionate treatment of foreign workers and build institutions to s [...] | 2007-11-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI230 | UAE INTERIOR MINISTER TROUBLED BY TIP REPORT [...] (C) Ambassador called on Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahayan on February 8 and requested his assistance in preparing for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Ambassador informed him of the reporting deadlines and requested his ministry's assistance in providing statistics reg [...] | 2007-02-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE |
07ABUDHABI273 | NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] Post nominates Dr. Houriya Kazim to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Following is her information: Name: Dr. Houriya Kazim Title: Consultant General Surgeon (Breast Diseases),and Director of Well Woman Clinic. Tel: +971-04-332-7117 Fax: +971-04-3 [...] | 2007-02-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KMPI PHUM PREL KPAO AE |
07ABUDHABI368 | UAE 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...] | 2007-03-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE |
07ABUJA177 | NIGERIA: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, names follow of the six most influential women in Nigerian government and civil society. 2. PROFESSOR DORA AKUNYILI: Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Ms. Akunyili, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is responsib [...] | 2007-01-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR KWMN NI |
07ABUJA2307 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE AS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche. Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for the Second United Nations Department Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim said in a follow-up telcon that Nigeria would be willing to co-sponsor the resolution with the U.S. PIASCIK [...] | 2007-10-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NI |
07ACCRA1606 | Trafficking in Persons Report Rollout in Ghana [...] (SBU) Summary: PolChief and Human Rights Coordinator recently met with senior Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) officials to discuss the 2007 Trafficking and Persons (TIP) Report. MOWAC reps were disappointed with Ghana's Tier 2 ranking and asked that any reference to the Grace C [...] | 2007-07-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
07ACCRA2118 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI GH |
07ACCRA2374 | PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; PASSES ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING BILL [...] (U) After reconvening on October 23, Ghana's Parliament passed the Anti-Money Laundering Bill on November 2. This bill, which had been under consideration for nearly a year, will strengthen Ghanaian law enforcement authorities' arsenal by criminalizing money laundering for crimes that go beyond [...] | 2007-11-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN GH |
07ACCRA2417 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GH |
07ACCRA2443 | GHANAIAN WOMEN - 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing more than half the population, Ghanaian women have contributed substantially to Ghana's development since independence. Aside from their critical role in Ghana's economy, women participate in the public sphere, taking on leading positions in politics and civil socie [...] | 2007-11-27 12:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON GH |
07ACCRA2511 | WOMEN IN GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT - ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women have contributed significantly to Ghana's social and economic development since its independence fifty years ago. They play a critical role in agriculture, Ghana's largest economic sector, and are responsible for most of the nation's food production. In recent years, Ghan [...] | 2007-12-12 07:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON ELAB GH |
07ACCRA2577 | CODEL INHOFE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, President Kufuor and Ghana's Defense Minister told CODEL Inhofe that Ghanaian peacekeepers for Somalia and Darfur must be properly equipped before a deployment. Otherwise, he said, it would be akin to "sending them to the slaughter." Kufuor and Ghana's military l [...] | 2007-12-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN MARR MOPS GH |
07ADDISABABA1924 | ETHIOPIAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS REFLECTS EPRDF'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Established in 2006, the Ethiopian Women's Parliamentary Caucus comprises one-fifth of the members of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives (117 of 547 seats),and underscores how the number of women in Ethiopia's Parliament has tripled following the May 2005 national ele [...] | 2007-06-21 08:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN ET |
07ADDISABABA2117 | ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As in the previous year, neither host government officials nor Ethiopian media have reported significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and staff of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia [...] | 2007-07-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PHUM KCRM KWMN ET ER |
07ADDISABABA2472 | ETHIOPIA: GIRLS LEAVING ORPHANAGES: A VULNERABLE [...] SUMMARY: A conversation with girls in a government-run children's home in Addis Ababa indicates limited economic options exist for this vulnerable population. Government support after age 18 is minimal, and the girls are not prepared for an independent life. One of the potential livelihoods [...] | 2007-08-07 10:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB ET KWMN SOCI |
07ADDISABABA393 | ACTION REQUEST: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL [...] Post provides the following names of influential women in Ethiopia per reftel. The embassy can assist in facilitating communications as mail can be unreliable. 2. For further reference, please contact Political Economic Officer Kimberly Wright at: WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV a. The Honorable W [...] | 2007-02-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL ET |
07ADDISABABA812 | ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 2 - [...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. 3. (SBU) QUESTION 29 [...] | 2007-03-16 06:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET |
07ADDISABABA813 | ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 1 - OVERVIEW [...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-41 [...] | 2007-03-16 06:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET |
07ALGIERS1099 | CONTINUING TO ENGAGE GOA, MEDIA AND NGOS ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 12 release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, we are continuing to engage the Algerian government and the media on TIP. The GOA still maintains that Algeria has been maligned and says that the government is addressing the TIP issue. The differenc [...] | 2007-08-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG |
07ALGIERS1114 | CONTINUING TO ENGAGE GOA ON LEGAL REFORM AND TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of GOA efforts on legal reform, Justice Minister Belaiz supports ABA's work in Algeria, stressing the need to train judges. Further, the justice and foreign ministries, along with the Ministry of National Solidarity, now appear to be working on TIP-related issues, includ [...] | 2007-08-07 11:34:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN KCRM PREL AG |
07ALGIERS1777 | POSITIVE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of engaging the Algerian government and civil society on TIP, we are seeing evidence of incremental improvement. NGO SOS Femmes en Detresse reports that some illegal immigrants are now receiving medical care, with no harassment from authorities, although it is uncle [...] | 2007-12-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG |
07ALGIERS859 | MFA REACTION TO TIP TIER 3 RATING [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche June 16 to MFA Director General for the Americas Fatiha Selmane, who expressed surprise and discomfort that the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report placed Algeria in Tier 3 status. Selmane complained that Algeria had been pooled with countries that did [...] | 2007-06-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG |
07ALGIERS931 | CONTINUING TO ENGAGE NGOS AND MFA ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 12 release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report, we are continuing to engage NGOs and the Algerian government on TIP. The GOA feels it has been unfairly lumped into Tier 3 status with countries whose TIP problem it considers to be more severe. The GOA in [...] | 2007-07-02 08:00:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG |
07AMMAN2537 | GOJ BRIEFED ON 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns briefed Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister's private office, and separately Dr. Waleed Al-Saadi, Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister on Human Rights, on the Jordan portion of Trafficking in Persons report on June 12. They agreed to review the report and pr [...] | 2007-06-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO KCRM JO |
07AMMAN2757 | GOJ PUBLICLY RESPONDS TO 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS TO [...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Labor Basim Al-Salim downplayed the recently released Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report in an interview with Jordanian daily Al-Ghad published June 21. He did not deny the report's contents, but said the ministry "previously addressed" many issues raised in the repor [...] | 2007-06-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO JO |
07AMMAN2985 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is gearing up for municipal elections on July 31, with potential candidates reaching out to their constituencies as they and their backers engage in pre-electoral alliances and maneuvering. While the campaigns are hard-fought local events, the competition between the Is [...] | 2007-07-12 10:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN JO |
07AMMAN3207 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN READY TO LEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women candidates and their supporters have been eagerly awaiting Jordan's July 31 municipal elections. The municipalities reform law endorsed by Parliament in April established a 20 percent quota for women in municipal councils (ref A),engendering extensive interest among poten [...] | 2007-07-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO |
07AMMAN3241 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: NATIONALISTS GAIN, [...] (SBU) The political clash pitting Islamists and pro-government nationalists in Jordanian municipal elections on July 31 has left the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, out of office in all of the major mayoral races in which it competed. IAF ca [...] | 2007-08-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO |
07AMMAN3284 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: "A WEDDING FOR [...] (SBU) In contrast to 2003 (in which all mayors and half of municipal council members were appointed; ref C),this year's municipal elections generated a high national turnout and high enthusiasm, as well as some controversy that resulted in scattered disruptions and violence in the country. Th [...] | 2007-08-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO |
07AMMAN3402 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN MAKE GAINS [...] (SBU) Women made considerable gains in the July 31 municipal elections as compared with 2003. Almost eight times more women ran as candidates in 2007 than in 2003 (355 versus 46),and women will hold at least 241 seats in municipal councils (as opposed to 97 in 2003). The election also resul [...] | 2007-08-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN SCUL KMPI JO |
07AMMAN4045 | JORDANIAN COMMENTS ON RAPE AS POLICY RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Chief Ayman al-Aamiry and his deputy Hussam al-Husseini on September 27. Aamiry predicted the resolution would garner wide backing, though neither made an explicit commitment to support it. Both noted [...] | 2007-10-01 10:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4324 | NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...] | 2007-10-25 04:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO |
07AMMAN4558 | JORDAN TO BACK RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS POLITICAL, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA JO |
07AMMAN542 | FIRST GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] SUMMARY: Queen Rania inaugurated a shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Amman, to be run by the Ministry of Social Development. The shelter provides emergency housing for abused women over fourteen years of age and their young children. The shelter is the first government-run facility of [...] | 2007-02-06 15:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN JO |
07AMMAN968 | JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...] | 2007-03-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO |
07ANKARA192 | TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN [...] (U) The top five influential women in Turkey are: -- GULER SABANCI, Sabanci Holding CEO. Sabanci Center 4, Levent, 34330 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 90 212 281-6516/281-1091; Fax: 90 212 281-2553 -- FEYHAN KALPAKLIOGLU, Yasar Holding CEO. Sehit Fethi Bey Caddesi, No. 120, 35210 Izmir, Turkey. [...] | 2007-01-31 06:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2475 | ANKARA NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) Personal Information: Full legal name of nominee - Rojbin Tugan Job title/Association - Lawyer Date of Birth - May 30, 1971 Country of Birth - Turkey Citizenship - Turkish Republic Address - Bulak Mahallesi, Cumhuriyet Cad., Tugan Apt. 3rd Floor, Hakkari Telephone - +90 (0438) 211-6963 [...] | 2007-10-05 06:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU |
07ANKARA2754 | TURKEY: 2006 DOMESTIC REPORT ON COMBATING HUMAN [...] (SBU) The GOT recently issued its 2006 Report on Combating Human Trafficking in Turkey. The report provides an overview of Turkey's anti-TIP legal framework, international cooperation mechanisms, TIP prevention and victim protection measures, and supporting 2006 statistical data. The report [...] | 2007-11-09 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV SMIG KCRM KWMN TU |
07ANKARA2780 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TU |
07ANKARA318 | Nomination for Woman of Courage Award - Nebahat Akkoc, [...] (U) The following is Mission Turkey's nomination for the Secretary's "Woman of Courage" awards. SIPDIS 2. (U) Nominee: Nebahat Akkoc, President and founder of KA-MER (Women's Center),Turkey. Age: 54. Contact addresses: Ali Emiri 4. Sk. Diskale Apt No:2/4 Yenisehir, Diyarbakir, Turkey; [...] | 2007-02-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU |
07ANKARA458 | TURKEY 7TH 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 Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...] | 2007-03-01 09:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
07ANKARA459 | TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND [...] (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 (septels). -------------------------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers ------------------------------------------ [...] | 2007-03-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
07ANKARA460 | TURKEY 7TH 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 (septels). ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT [...] | 2007-03-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
07ANTANANARIVO102 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] Per reftel, the following is Post's recommendation of the five most influential women in Madagascar and The Union of the Comoros. Post officer following women's issues in both countries is Silvana Rodriguez. She can be reached at (261) 20 22 21257, Ext 2409 or by email at RodriguezSD@state.gov [...] | 2007-02-01 12:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL PINR MA CN |
07ANTANANARIVO1099 | MADAGASCAR NOMINATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Per reftel, Post nominates the following two candidates from Madagascar for the International Women of Courage Award. 2. Dr. Mathilde Rabary is the National President of the non-governmental organization (NGO) "S.O.S. to Human Rights Victims," Coordinator of the Mifohaza Center, and a form [...] | 2007-10-26 08:39:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO MA |
07ANTANANARIVO221 | MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...] | 2007-03-06 14:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
07ASHGABAT1237 | DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1270 | UN COMMITTEE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION [...] (U) On November 23, 2007, the Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting the Government of Turkmenistan's support for Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's re-election to a seat on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [...] | 2007-11-23 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1387 | TURKMENISTAN'S GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES NEW LAWS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet 2. (U) Turkmenistan's official Russian-language government newspaper, "Neutralnyy Turkmenistan," published two new laws on December 19 and 20: the 26-article "Law of Turkmenistan on State Guarantees of Equal Rights of Women" and the [...] | 2007-12-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX |
07ASHGABAT1400 | TURKMENISTAN'S NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's new laws on women's rights and trafficking-in-persons, published on December 19 and 20 (reftel),demonstrate a noteworthy desire to address these two problem issues, according to two locally based foreign legal experts. Nonetheless, the two laws contain some subs [...] | 2007-12-28 10:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KWMN TX |
07ASMARA444 | ERITREA BANS FGM [...] With a prevalence rate of 89%, the Government of Eritrea (GSE) took a significant step and in March 2007 banned female genital mutilation (FGM). In Proclamation 158/2007, the GSE noted that FGM violates women's basic human rights and endangers the health of women, and with one sentence abolish [...] | 2007-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SOCI ER |
07ASTANA229 | KAZAKHSTAN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, post submits the following names of the five most influential women in Kazakhstan: NAME: Dariga Nazarbayeva TITLE: Member of the Mazhilis; Deputy Chairperson of the Otan Party; Leader of the Congress of Journalists. ORGANIZATION: Mazhilis (lower house [...] | 2007-01-27 05:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREL KZ |
07ASTANA2786 | KAZAKHSTAN AGREES TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 08:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KZ |
07ASTANA3142 | KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07ASTANA613 | KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexu [...] | 2007-03-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07ASTANA614 | KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people traffQked for the purposes of forced labor and sexua [...] | 2007-03-07 12:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07ASUNCION119 | PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Senator Ana Maria Mendoza de Acha, the 2nd Vice President of the Paraguayan Senate. Acha has championed women,s issues, human rights, trafficking in persons, education and prison reform since she entered the Congress in 2003. Acha is a member of the center-right Patria Que [...] | 2007-02-14 20:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07ASUNCION128 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 10 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan Prostitutes Detained in Spain -- Stroessner Era PNP Commissioner Sentenced -- Poor Conditions in Tacumbu for Prisoners -- Dengue Fever Update PARAGUAYAN PROSTITUTES DETAINED IN SPAIN 2. (U) Spanish authorites raided a brothel in Cuenca, Spain, February 3 and [...] | 2007-02-20 19:34:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PA |
07ASUNCION158 | PARAGUAY: THE SEVENTH 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 Argentina, Boli [...] | 2007-03-02 18:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA |
07ASUNCION318 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 31 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ambassador Inaugurates Anti-Drug Out Post -- Ambassador Donates Trucks to Customs -- Japanese Nationals Kidnapped -- Cabral Returns -- TIP: Lebanese-Paraguayan Accused of Trafficking AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES ANTI-DRUG OUTPOST 2. (U) The Ambassador inaugurated April 11 th [...] | 2007-04-17 19:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG PA |
07ASUNCION336 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Asuncion Councilman Seeks USG Support, Gets Earful -- Paraguay, Venezuela Sign Energy Agreement -- NWC Students Visit Paraguay -- IOM Reports 495 Paraguayan Prostitutes in EU, Argentina ASUNCION COUNCILMAN SEEKS USG SUPPORT, GETS EARFUL 2. (C) Asuncion Councilman Gera [...] | 2007-04-23 20:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN |
07ASUNCION451 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 26 - [...] SUMMARY: -- TIP Consultant Quits Amid Threats -- Second Peacekeeping Force Deploys -- Director of Intellectual Property Leaving Post -- Civil Society Input for MCA -- Supporting Transparency in Local Leadership -- Support for Ethics Code Grows -- Court Backs Tax Compliance TIP CONSULT [...] | 2007-06-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KCRM PA MASS MOPS |
07ASUNCION56 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN PARAGUAY [...] Name: Mara Evangelista Troche de Gallegos, goes by Evanhy Gallegos Title: Mayor of Asuncion Address: Municipalidad de Asuncin - Primer Piso, Bloque A Mcal. Lpez 5556 y Capitn Villamayor Asuncion, Paraguay Phone: 595-21-613-673 2. Name: Alicia Beatriz Puche [...] | 2007-01-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PA |
07ASUNCION876 | PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Ms. Cynthia Bendlin, Consultant to the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to serve as our nominee for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Bendlin's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of no [...] | 2007-10-18 18:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA |
07ATHENS1416 | GREECE SCORES VICTORY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 8, Greek anti-trafficking police carried out simultaneous raids on 34 different locations in Athens, arresting 11 suspected members of an international trafficking ring and another 62 persons accused of facilitating vice and prostitution. Three women (out of 45 detaine [...] | 2007-07-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG GR |
07ATHENS1823 | GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND WOMEN LEADERS' [...] (U) On September 11, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis informed us that Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis would attend the Women Leaders' Working Group hosted by Secretary Rice on September 28. FM Bakoyannis speaks flu [...] | 2007-09-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREL KWMN GR |
07ATHENS2065 | GREECE TO SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION AGAINST RAPE AS [...] (SBU) On September 28, DepPolCouns and PolOff discussed the reftel points for the U.S. draft resolution "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy" with Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On October 17, [...] | 2007-10-17 12:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA |
07ATHENS2263 | GREECE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] (SBU) On November 13, Poloff delivered reftel points regarding the "UN General Assembly Resolution Condemning Rape8 to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy director of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On November 15, Rallis replied that he had shared the U.S. [...] | 2007-11-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GR |
07ATHENS2380 | GREECE: TIP ACTION GUIDE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On December 19, DCM delivered reftel Action Guide to Combat TIP to Aristedes Agathocles, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agathocles informed DCM that he was now the Coordinator of the Inter-Ministerial Group dealing with TIP issues for the GoG. DCM advised Agatholc [...] | 2007-12-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG GR |
07ATHENS343 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: ATHENS' [...] Embassy Athens nominates Prof. Eleftheria A. Bernidaki-Aldous for the Secretary's International Women of Courage award for 2007. Per instructions from reftel, our justification along with her biographic and contact details are as follows: NAME: ELEFTHERIA A. BERNIDAKI-ALDOUS TITLE: Member [...] | 2007-02-15 17:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07ATHENS413 | ANTI-TIP IN GREECE: NGO & GOG ASSESSMENT OF [...] (U) In a series of meetings February 9-13 with visiting Cyprus/Greece/Turkey Desk Officer and Embassy PolOff, MFA officials repeatedly underscored their appreciation for U.S. cooperation in the battle against the "deplorable crime" of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials stressed Greece's [...] | 2007-02-26 08:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR |
07ATHENS501 | GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...] | 2007-03-09 09:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
07ATHENS502 | GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in tha [...] | 2007-03-09 09:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
07ATHENS503 | GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...] | 2007-03-09 09:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
07ATHENS504 | GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 09:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
07ATHENS647 | GREECE: REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following the pattern of recent years, the release of the Human Rights Report in Greece was generally reported with straightforward analysis of the issues. For the most part, newspapers avoided the hyperbolic tones that are often the watermark of Greek journalism - especially on any matt [...] | 2007-03-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
07BAGHDAD1143 | Embassy-sponsored "Women for a Unified Iraq" Luncheon Draws [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN SCUL IZ |
07BAGHDAD1339 | UNION OF KURDISTAN WOMEN IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The head of the Zhinan Union of Kurdistan Women (ZUKW) told PRTOff that her organization supports the rights of Kurds to self-determination and freedom and the opportunity for women to exercise a broad range of civic and legal rights. ZUKW, which operates at both the regional [...] | 2007-04-19 06:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN IZ |
07BAGHDAD1442 | UNION OF KURDISTAN WOMEN IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Zhinan Union of Kurdistan Women (ZUKW) supports the rights of Kurds to self-determination and freedom and the opportunity for women to exercise a broad range of civic and legal rights. ZUKW is supported by Iraqi public and international agencies and Iraqi President Jalal T [...] | 2007-04-29 05:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN IZ |
07BAGHDAD1712 | STATUS OF WOMEN IN SADR CITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadr City District Advisory Council Members Suaad Allami and Hayder S. Zedan told EPRToffs May 22 that educational and employment opportunities for women in Sadr City have diminished significantly since 2003, due to religious doctrine, security concerns and infrastructure problem [...] | 2007-05-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PINS IZ |
07BAGHDAD2255 | KHADHAMIYA WOMEN'S PRISON: NO SIGNS OF ABUSE, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On July 3, PolOff and representatives from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) found no evidence of torture or rape during an unannounced visit to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Khadhamiya Women's Prison. I [...] | 2007-07-08 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR KJUS KWMN IZ IS |
07BAGHDAD2981 | NINEWA: SUNNI WOMEN'S GROUPS ACTIVE AND READY TO [...] (SBU) Women's group leaders associated with the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),a Sunni Arab political party, in Ninewa Province told the PRT August 12 that they were dedicated to making Mosul, Iraq,s second-largest city, a better place to live for women and children. This cable outlines the activ [...] | 2007-09-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD3441 | PRT TIKRIT: MCC HOLDS FIRST TRIALS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The key concern during the initial cases heard by the new ad Din Province Major Crimes Court was whether local judges would have the courage to carry out their duties or whether they would succumb t [...] | 2007-10-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRS KCRM KJUS SNAR KWMN OTRA ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD358 | TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN IRAQ [...] In response to Department's request for a list of the top five influential women in Iraq, post submits the following names: Wijdan Mikael Salim Minister of Human Rights Tel: 914-822-5076 Maysoon Al-Damluji CoR Member, Iraqiyya List Secretary, Iraqiyya Party SIPDIS Publisher, Noon Mag [...] | 2007-02-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN IZ |
07BAGHDAD3754 | MOI HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR ON FOLLOW-UP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior (MoI) Human Rights Director Mazen Kamel Al-Qoraishy on November 5 described measures he took to follow-up on a severely burned detainee and a juvenile that were found during a Coalition-supported, bilateral inspection of the MoI Criminal Investigations Direct [...] | 2007-11-15 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS KWMN IZ |
07BAKU1112 | BAKU AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICIALS ARRESTED ON TIP [...] (SBU) On September 6, police arrested Head of Baku Airport Security Emil Suleymanov and an unconfirmed number of other airport officials on charges of facilitating trafficking in persons. According to press reports, an anonymous source said that Suleymanov helped traffickers transport victims [...] | 2007-09-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KCRM KWMN AJ |
07BAKU1264 | AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Fatima Aghamirzayeva to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (ref). In Azerbaijan, very few women are active in business or politics; however, Ms. Aghamirzayeva has been a trailblazer in both areas. As a young wido [...] | 2007-10-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KPAO AJ |
07BAKU1360 | AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE CONDEMNING RAPE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07BAKU1445 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE WOMEN'S BAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 20 lunch with the board of the Women's Bar Association, the Ambassador noted that women have much to contribute to Azerbaijan, particularly in democracy and human rights promotion. The board members briefed the Ambassador on their work, highlighting the fact that al [...] | 2007-12-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KDEM AJ |
07BAKU199 | AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Novella Jafarova to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (per reftel). Ms. Jafarova is a leading human rights activist with a nationwide network of women's advocacy centers, who has shown exceptional courage and lead [...] | 2007-02-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO AJ |
07BAKU252 | \\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ PART I OF II: AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, the Embassy has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizatio [...] | 2007-03-01 11:19:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ |
07BAKU254 | PART II OF II: AZERBAIJAN 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AJ |
07BAKU273 | AZERBAIJAN: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Chairperson of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Family, Women and Children's Issues, Hijran Huseynova, thanked the USG for her recent successful trip to the U.S. She applauded the USG's emphasis on promo [...] | 2007-03-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KDEM AJ |
07BAKU456 | AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AND MPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28-30 visit to Baku, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met separately with a group of foreign policy Members of Parliament (MPs),female MPs, and political party leaders. The foreign policy MPs expressed a range of views about the level of democracy in Azerbaijan and agreed [...] | 2007-04-18 13:55:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN AJ |
07BAMAKO1336 | MUSLIM LEADERS CHALLENGE ATT OVER DEATH PENALTY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SOCI PHUM KWMN PINR ML |
07BAMAKO717 | CHILD TRAFFICKERS AWAITING COURT DECISION [...] Alleged Ivoirian child traffickers Bernard Assouman Yao and Simon Djehi Bi Ta remain in custody in Sikasso following their arrest in March 2007 for allegedly attempting to traffic 46 young men from Cote d'Ivoire to Europe. If convicted, they will be the first traffickers punished under Mali [...] | 2007-07-03 13:08:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN335 | BRUNEI WILL SUPPORT ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION IF [...] (SBU) Charge delivered Ref A points on November 14 to Adnan Jaafar, Acting Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Adnan is recently returned to Brunei, having served as Brunei's Deputy PermRep in New York. Updating Brunei's position from ref B, [...] | 2007-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN SOCI UNGA BX |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87 | BRUNEI TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...] | 2007-03-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX |
07BANGKOK5011 | EMBASSY URGES GREATER RTG EFFORT ON LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Emboffs voiced strong concern at the lack of progress on labor trafficking cases in Thailand in delivering reftel demarche to MFA DG for the Americas, Nongnuth Phetcharatana. DCM advised MFA that Thailand's record on labor trafficking threatens to overshadow continued [...] | 2007-09-19 09:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM CVIS TH |
07BANGKOK5261 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] Having previously provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with a copy of the U.S. draft resolution on "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy," we called on Acting Director and Counselor of the Social Division of the Internationa [...] | 2007-10-05 07:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI TH |
07BANGKOK5486 | THAILAND NOMINATION FOR 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] Post nominates Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Requested information follows: -Full name: Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena -Job title: Director of the 15th Mental Health Center for the three southern border provinces, Department of Mental H [...] | 2007-10-19 04:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TH |
07BANGKOK5798 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) Having previously provided Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with updated information associated with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on "Eliminating the Use of Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence as Instruments to Achieve Political [...] | 2007-11-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TH |
07BANGKOK5966 | THAILAND PROPOSALS FOR EAP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND COMPETITION [...] As requested in reftel, post supports the following proposals for the EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund (WIF) Small Grants Competition. The information provided is as submitted by the organization. Proposals are listed in order of post's preference: PROPOSAL ONE ------------ a) Name of applica [...] | 2007-11-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM TH |
07BANGKOK617 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THAILAND [...] (Khunying) Kasama Varavarn Secretary General, Office of the Basic Education Commission SIPDIS Office Phone: (66) 2-282-5531/6, 2-282-2815 Office Fax: (66) 2-282-9981 Email: kasamvar@emisc.moe.go.th A leader in the field of education, Khunying Kasama played a prominent role in the redesi [...] | 2007-01-31 08:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN TH |
07BANGKOK866 | THAILAND'S WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel request, post nominates Professor Virada Somswasdi as Thailand's nominee for the Secretary's "International Women of Courage" award: Name: Virada Somswasdi Title: Director Institution: Women's Studies Center, Chiang Mai University Date of Birth: July 23, 1947 Tel: 66-53-943-57 [...] | 2007-02-13 06:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07BANJUL306 | THE GAMBIA: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 11, Ambassador and Poloff met with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Bai Ousmane Secka to inform him of the TIP Report narrative for The Gambia in advance of the Report's public release June 12. Providing copies of the narrative, points, and press guidance contained in reftel, [...] | 2007-06-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO ELAB GA |
07BANJUL88 | GAMBIAN FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS TALK BUSINESS [...] On February 6, Econoff and Econ Assistant hosted a working luncheon for a select group of Gambian businesswomen to initiate discussions on ways to expand their businesses and increase trade between The Gambia and the United States. The lunch was attended by nearly 20 women representing the De [...] | 2007-02-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP KWMN GA |
07BASRAH111 | EXTREMISTS TARGET WOMEN [...] Female, DOB 1977. The victim's body was discovered in her house in the Jameat district at 0100 on 10/22/2007. The victim's face and hair were burned. Case number 3839. 2. Female, DOB 1962, occupation housemaid. At 0200, 10/20/2007, three vehicles without license plates opened fire on the [...] | 2007-11-20 17:13:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PTER IZ |
07BASRAH16 | EMPOWERING THE WOMEN OF SOUTHEAST IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 18:33:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN EAID PHUM PREL IZ |
07BASRAH95 | PROMOTING GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS TO STOP THE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Over the past two months, militia attacks against Coalition personnel in Basrah have significantly subsided, but the absence of anti-Coalition violence has not resulted in tranquility for the citizens of Basrah. Shi'a militias and criminal gangs continue to terrorize Basrawis through a c [...] | 2007-10-13 13:03:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAID KWMN IZ |
07BEIJING1077 | CHINA'S WOMAN OF COURAGE: EDITOR HU SHULI [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate Hu Shuli, editor in chief of Caijing magazine, to receive the Secretary's inaugural International Women of Courage SIPDIS Award (ref). Hu has not just broken through the glass ceiling many professional women in China face -- she has shattered it. In [...] | 2007-02-15 06:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH |
07BEIJING6318 | RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE AS AN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
07BEIJING6761 | CHINA'S 2008 WOMAN OF COURAGE: AI XIAOMING [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate feminist author, documentary filmmaker and activist Ai Xiaoming to receive the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ai has overcome police detention, physical assault and state censorship to fight for the rights of Chinese women. I [...] | 2007-10-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH |
07BEIJING7102 | UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA CH |
07BEIJING7446 | TIP: PRC RESPONSE TO USG CONCERNS PRIOR TO BEIJING COMMIT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Treaty and Law Division Deputy Director Xu Yu on December 3. 2. (SBU) Noting that he shared our points with the Ministry of Public Security and o [...] | 2007-12-12 02:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL CH BU |
07BEIJING7518 | XINJIANG: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES, EXPORTS UIGHUR [...] (C) Officials in the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) told Poloffs that XUAR authorities created programs to move Uighur laborers from rural Xinjiang to China's booming coastal cities to boost incomes for young workers from southern Xinjiang and "change [...] | 2007-12-17 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KWMN CH |
07BEIJING753 | CHINA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Post is pleased to provide the names and thumbnail backgrounds of five women we consider the most influential in China (Ref A). Although women in China enjoy equal rights under law, in reality they often face considerable obstacles to advancement. The women we mention below have overcome th [...] | 2007-01-31 12:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN CH |
07BEIJING7545 | TIP: COORDINATED MEKONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) At the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and Inter Ministerial Meeting (IMM) in Beijing December 12-14, delegates from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam discussed regional cooperation and coordination o [...] | 2007-12-19 06:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV CH |
07BEIRUT1808 | LEBANON: GOL TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UNGA LE |
07BELGRADE22 | SERBIA'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This is Embassy Belgrade's response to reftel seeking a list of the top five most influential women in Serbia. Post's officer tracking women's issues is Laura Brown (phone: +381 11 306 4661, unclassified email: BrownLJ2@state.gov). SIPDIS 2. Post has identified the following five women [...] | 2007-01-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL SR |
07BELGRADE272 | SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...] | 2007-02-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR |
07BELMOPAN150 | BELIZE - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in Ref. A. 2. (SBU) Overview of BelizeQs Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the countr [...] | 2007-03-02 22:00:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH |
07BELMOPAN593 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONDEMNING RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN687 | BELIZE REPLY TO G/TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT SURVEY [...] Summary. The Government of Belize (GoB) continues to take significant steps to address human trafficking issues, primarily on the public awareness and investigative fronts. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (the Committee),continues to meet monthly and provides additional resources [...] | 2007-11-29 21:18:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN91 | BELIZE: ANTI-TIP PROGRAM GETS MORE CASH [...] Summary. On January 30, poloff met with Anita Zetina (Chair of the Belize Anti-Trafficking Committee and Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of Human Development) and Ayesha Borland (Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to discuss the government's latest efforts in combating T [...] | 2007-02-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN BH |
07BERLIN1190 | GERMANY - MFA RESPONSE TO 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) CONTAINS REQUEST FOR ACTION -- PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Emboffs delivered demarche contained in ref and passed an advance copy of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report country narrative for Germany to Axel Kuechle, MFA Deputy Director for International Cooperation against Orga [...] | 2007-06-13 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC |
07BERLIN2015 | TIP - UPDATE ON GERMAN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] In 2007, Germany's counter-TIP campaigns and awareness raising programs brought together high-level decision makers and NGOs. As a result of strengthened legislation penalizing labor exploitation, NGOs and government officials are starting to focus on improving awareness and counseling in thi [...] | 2007-11-05 09:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN269 | GOVERNMENT AND NGO REPORTS EVALUATE GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Reports prepared by the German Federal Interior Ministry and Federal Family Ministry, as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and key German anti-trafficking NGOs independently conclude there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) during [...] | 2007-02-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN390 | GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY RELEASES EVALUATION OF 2002 [...] (U) Summary: German legislation enacted in 2002 to improve the legal and social situation of prostitutes -- and create conditions for them to get out of prostitution -- has enjoyed only partial success, according to a 200-plus page Family Ministry report released in late January. The report [...] | 2007-02-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN459 | GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...] | 2007-03-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC |
07BERLIN601 | GERMANY/TIP - POLICE INVESTIGATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: A number of TIP-related police investigations concluded in recent weeks highlight German efforts to prosecute German nationals allegedly engaged in child sex tourism and other forms of trafficking in South East Asian countries. Over the past two years, German law enforcement agenci [...] | 2007-03-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERN200 | TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ |
07BISHKEK1298 | EMBASSY BISHKEK'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its nomination for the 2008 Secretary's Woman of Courage Award. We nominate Ms. Cholpon Idinovna SIPDIS Djakupova, a well known fearless human rights activist and outspoken defender of the rights of refugees. Ms. Djakupova heads the NGO legal clinic 'Adilet' w [...] | 2007-10-19 11:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1520 | EMBASSY BISHKEK'S SERIES OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE 16 DAYS FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Working in conjunction with Post's Mentor Program for Women Leaders and Peace Corps, Embassy Bishkek organized a series of events around the country, including the cities of Bishkek, Osh and Naryn to commemorate the 16 days free of violence against women that run from November 25 [...] | 2007-12-21 07:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KG KWMN PHUM PREL |
07BISHKEK181 | KYRGYZSTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to nominate an outstanding Kyrgyz candidate for the IWOC Award. Ms. Bubusara Ryskulova is a well-known promoter of women's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has tirelessly worked in the area of women issues for the last 10 years. First among her many accomplishments wo [...] | 2007-02-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK67 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF KYRGYZSTAN [...] This is in response to the REFTEL action request. During the last two years of dramatic political and social changes in Kyrgyzstan, both the composition and membership of the government have changed. Currently, there is an extremely low number of women represented in the government bodies or [...] | 2007-01-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KG |
07BOGOTA1457 | COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] | 2007-03-02 22:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO |
07BOGOTA7364 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE [...] On September 26 Econoff verbally delivered reftel talking points to the Colombian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) North America Desk Coordinator Patricia Cortes and provided Cortes with the text of the draft resolution. Cortes said she would raise reftel issue with the appropriate GOC a [...] | 2007-10-12 18:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PHUM KWMN SOCI CO |
07BRATISLAVA138 | SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...] | 2007-03-06 19:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC |
07BRATISLAVA62 | INFLUENTIAL SLOVAK WOMEN [...] Five outstanding and influential women in Slovakia are: Iveta Radicova, PhD sphere: politics Member of Parliament Vice Chair of SDKU (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union) political party Former Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family bio: www.sdkuonline.sk/volby2006/003 radicova.sh [...] | 2007-01-31 16:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL LO |
07BRATISLAVA93 | SLOVAKIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Post nominates Andrea "Basa" Buckova for the International Woman of Courage award. Buckova is a Romani activist, former political candidate, and currently works for a regional branch of the Plenipotentiary for Romani Affairs. She can be contacted at (work tel) 421-48-414-8552, (mobile tel) 4 [...] | 2007-02-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO LO |
07BRIDGETOWN1175 | FM BILLIE MILLER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO THE THIRD [...] Per reftel instructions, invitation was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Note #0832 on September 4, 2007. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. On September 11, 2007, post received a Diplomatic Note from the Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign [...] | 2007-09-11 21:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KWMN PHUM PREL BB |
07BRIDGETOWN124 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In response to ref A request, Embassy Bridgetown has identified a number of women who hold leadership positions and have been influential in their countries and the region. Some, like Barbados' Dame Billie Miller, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Carol Jacobs, Chair of the Board of th [...] | 2007-02-01 21:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1294 | U.S. Draft Resolution on "Condemning the use of Rape as an [...] (U) The text of the proposed USG-sponsored resolution was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0954, Barbados #0955, Dominica #0956, St. Kitts #0957, St. Lucia #0958, St. Vincent #0959) on October 1, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] | 2007-10-04 22:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1482 | THE UNDERBELLY OF SUCCESS: ST. KITTS' KID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Recent newspaper stories in St. Kitts and Nevis have highlighted the plight of child abuse in that country. The operator of a government-subsidized Children's Home has complained of threats against the home's female occupants and a recent incident in which a Cuban diplomat is all [...] | 2007-12-04 19:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL KWMN |
07BRIDGETOWN262 | TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...] | 2007-03-01 22:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN263 | TIP 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. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...] | 2007-03-01 22:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN264 | TIP 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. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinati [...] | 2007-03-01 22:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN265 | TIP 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. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...] | 2007-03-01 22:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN266 | TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...] | 2007-03-01 22:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN267 | TIP 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. Post consulted with the Royal St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Police Force, the Ministry of National Security, and NGOs and has received no reports [...] | 2007-03-01 22:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN268 | TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA [...] Embassy Grenada provides its response for reftel questions in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: SUMMARY: Post consulted with the Royal Grenada Police Force, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Labour, and NGOs and has received no reports of any form of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as def [...] | 2007-03-01 22:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GG XL |
07BRUSSELS694 | Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...] | 2007-03-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE |
07BRUSSELS947 | ITUC REPORT ON INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CORE [...] ITUC Report Summary The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) report on Internationally-Recognized Core Labor Standards in the European Union issued on February 26, 2007, assesses the performance in law and practice of each Member State with regard to the eight International Labor Or [...] | 2007-03-23 06:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI KWMN PREL EUN |
07BUCHAREST105 | INFLUENTIAL ROMANIAN WOMEN [...] Based upon name recognition, contributions to Romanian civil society and importance to US interests, the most influential women in Romania are: -- Nadia Comaneci - Olympic Gold Medalist and promoter of Special Oympics; Romanian Olympics Committee, 19 Nicolae Caranfil St., Bucharest. Telephon [...] | 2007-02-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1134 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST1275 | ROMANIA ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07BUCHAREST165 | ROMANIAN NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (U) Embassy Bucharest Nominates Professor Liliana Popescu for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Name: Liliana Popescu Title: Professor of Political Science and International Relations Institution: National School of Political and Administrative Studies D [...] | 2007-02-14 15:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM RO |
07BUCHAREST237 | ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (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 [...] | 2007-03-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN |
07BUDAPEST118 | HUNGARY: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (U) Embassy Budapest recommends the inclusion of the following names in reftel contact list: Dr. Klara Dobrev: The wife of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, Dr. Dobrev has become an influential albeit informal advisor to her husband and an energetic spokesperson for his government. A lectur [...] | 2007-01-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL HU |
07BUENOSAIRES1030 | ARGENTINE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SUPPORTS TIP AND [...] (C) On May 22, Ambassador Wayne met with Argentine Speaker of the House Alberto Balestrini and Vice President of the House Patricia Vaca Narvaja. They underscored the importance of the bilateral relationship and continued cooperation in providing security to Argentines and Americans alike i [...] | 2007-05-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PRGOV ECON ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN ASEC |
07BUENOSAIRES1113 | EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES STUDENT SELECTION LIST: TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 11:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN SNAR SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1185 | GOA REACTION TO TIP REPORT [...] (C) Summary. While there has been no public GOA reaction yet, GOA private reaction to the USG's 2007 TIP report was very negative. Vicente Espeche Gil, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Bilateral Affairs, called the report "unhelpful" and Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez ex [...] | 2007-06-15 22:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1245 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON STATUS OF ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary. On June 25, Ambassador Wayne called on Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez to discuss the status of TIP legislation and ongoing counternarcotics cooperation in the Tri-Border Area (TBA),the Department's offer to conduct a counterterrorism assessment of Argentina (reported septel [...] | 2007-06-27 14:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1353 | IOM COUNTRY REP ON IOM'S AND THE GOA'S ANTI-TIP [...] (C) Summary. On June 29, Ambassador Wayne met with Eugenio Ambrosi, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Country Representative to talk about IOM's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and improve the lives of migrant populations in Argentina. (Septel will cover Ambassa [...] | 2007-07-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1476 | ARGENTINA TO WORK CLOSELY ON TIP ISSUES [...] (C) On July 30, poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Ana Berta and U.S. Desk Officer Hernan Santivanez. Berta stated that while the Argentine government does not appreciate the "paternalistic" nature of the TIP report, it is committed to work [...] | 2007-07-31 18:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1723 | ARGENTINE TIP LEGISLATION STALLED IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) On August 27, Ambassador asked Argentine Minister of the Interior (MOI) Anibal Fernandez about the prospects for enacting comprehensive federal Trafficking in Persons (TIP) legislation in Argentina. Fernandez stated that it is ""very difficult"" to make progress in the Argentine Con [...] | 2007-08-30 17:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KWMN AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2065 | MOTHERS AGAINST PACO: ARGENTINE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. Below is Post's nomination for the 2008 International Woman of Courage Award. In Argentina, women have led a number of social and political causes, such as struggles against trafficking in persons, human rights abuses, poverty, and drug abuse. AmEmb Buenos Aires' nomination rec [...] | 2007-10-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SNAR KCRM PHUM ASEC AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2095 | TIP ACTIVIST TRIMARCO LAUNCHES ANTI-TIP FOUNDATION [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Wayne delivered the keynote speech at the launch of Susana Trimarco's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) foundation. In the Ambassador's remarks, he highlighted the need for comprehensive anti-TIP legislation and underscored USG commitment to fight TIP. He also annou [...] | 2007-10-24 18:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | AR KWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB |
07BUENOSAIRES2123 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON SOCIAL ISSUES IN TUCUMAN [...] (U) In an October 19 visit to Argentina's northwestern province of Tucuman, the Ambassador met with local members of the media. He toured an American-owned citrus company that has a progressive Corporate Social Responsibility project to educate off-season workers. The Ambassador was also a keyn [...] | 2007-10-26 19:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB |
07BUENOSAIRES2202 | ARGENTINA TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 19:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2244 | ARGENTINA: 2007 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Post, through the combined efforts of the political section and ICE office, continues to coordinate with Argentine authorities to develop local capacity to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. We also continue to work with Argentine partners in government and civil society to [...] | 2007-11-21 08:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2290 | CODEL REYES VISITS ARGENTINA [...] Summary and Introduction: Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI),visited Argentina November 28 - December 1 and met with Vice President and Senate President Scioli, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the chairperson of the A [...] | 2007-12-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP KWMN AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2300 | ARGENTINA: CODEL SANCHEZ DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP AND CN EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Wayne and U.S. Representatives Sanchez and Bartlett, Argentine Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez noted that anti-TIP legislation is still stuck in the national Congress, but expressed confidence that it would pass once President-elect Cristina Fernan [...] | 2007-12-06 11:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG SNAR KJUS PHUM AR |
07BUENOSAIRES300 | ARGENTINA: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Below is Post's response to reftel request for a woman of courage in Argentina. In Argentina, women have been leaders on a number of social and political issues, such as human rights abuses, drug abuse, poverty, and trafficking in persons. AmEmb Buenos Aires' nomination has faced danger [...] | 2007-02-15 19:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL AR KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07BUENOSAIRES519 | ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Trafficking in persons (TIP) in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked internally for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation, mostly from the [...] | 2007-03-16 22:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV ELAB |
07BUENOSAIRES796 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH US-ARGENTINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 17, Ambassador Wayne met with ten members of the US-Argentine Congressional Friendship Committee from the Legislature's lower house to discuss bilateral relations. Ambassador noted the positive cooperation in traditional areas, e.g. counterterrorism and counternarcot [...] | 2007-04-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG PREF ELAB AR |
07BUENOSAIRES799 | ARGENTINE FIRST LADY EXPECTS CONGRESS TO PASS [...] (C) First Lady and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner told Ambassador on April 20 that she expects the Argentine Congress to pass draft legislation criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) by May or June at the latest, especially given that the Senate had already approved one version of [...] | 2007-04-24 21:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES838 | ARGENTINA'S INTERIOR MINISTER REQUESTS TIP [...] (C) On April 30, Thomas Fuentes, the FBI's Special Agent in Charge of International Operations, and Ambassador met with Interior Minister Alberto Fernandez to discuss Fernandez's May 3-4 trip to Washington. Fernandez indicated that he would be interested in receiving a briefing on how the U [...] | 2007-04-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUENOSAIRES862 | MEETINGS WITH ARGENTINE INTERIOR MINISTER AND [...] (C) On April 30, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez met for over an hour with the Ambassador, FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of International Operations, Tom Fuentes and LEGATT to discuss trafficking in persons, upcoming USG training programs, and next steps on the AMIA case. Minister F [...] | 2007-05-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV |
07BUENOSAIRES965 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETS WITH TIP ACTIVIST TRIMARCO AND [...] (C) Summary. On May 4, Ambassador Wayne met with Susana Trimarco, an activist fighting against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Argentina and recent State Department International Woman of Courage award winner (REF A). Part of the meeting was filmed by Pablo Milstein, a local award-winning [...] | 2007-05-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR |
07BUJUMBURA712 | BURUNDI TO TRANSMIT "RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo on October 5. Ndukuriyo agreed in principle to the subject of the demarche, promised to review the text, and subsuquently transmit our request for support to Burundi's UN Representative in New York. CASEBEER [...] | 2007-10-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BY |
07CAIRO1029 | EMBASSY CAIRO ASSESSMENT OF CHILD PROSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Embassy Cairo has met with key Egyptian civil society advocates for women's and children's issues, and has reviewed the available literature on trafficking. We have seen no evidence that confirms that child prostitution and forced or temporary marriages are occurring on any significant, [...] | 2007-04-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRIM KWMN EG |
07CAIRO1097 | EGYPT MOVES AHEAD ON CHILD PROTECTION, SUPPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood is drafting legislation for new child protection measures which include tough new anti-trafficking articles. USAID is poised to provide major technical and programmatic support to the Council and its partners as Egypt t [...] | 2007-04-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KCRM EG |
07CAIRO1406 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 10 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MINISTER OF STATE FOR LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MUFEED SHEHAB NOTED THAT THE GOE PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD ON REVISING THE CURRENT CHILDREN'S LAW TO INCLUDE TOUGH NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROVISIONS. SHEHAB WELCOMED CONSULTING WITH THE EMBAS [...] | 2007-05-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KCRM PTER EG |
07CAIRO1602 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A WIDE-RANGING MAY 29 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR HABIB EL ADLY, THE AMBASSADOR AGAIN PUSHED THE GOE TO CHANGE ITS POLICY OF LISTING ONLY THREE RELIGIONS ON NATIONAL ID CARDS, AND ASKED THAT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RECENTLY RELEASED CONVERT TO [...] | 2007-05-30 17:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KWMN KCRM EG |
07CAIRO1603 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A WIDE-RANGING MAY 29 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR HABIB EL ADLY, THE AMBASSADOR AGAIN PUSHED THE GOE TO CHANGE ITS POLICY OF LISTING ONLY THREE RELIGIONS ON NATIONAL ID CARDS, AND ASKED THAT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RECENTLY RELEASED CONVERT TO [...] | 2007-05-30 18:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KWMN KCRM EG |
07CAIRO1776 | EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (C) MFA's working-level official responsible for Trafficking in Persons, First Secretary Amira Fahmy, told poloff in a June 11 meeting that the GOE was displeased that the 2007 TIP report (reftel) said that some Egyptian cities may be "sex tourism" destinations. Poloff explained that this s [...] | 2007-06-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN EG |
07CAIRO1948 | MUFTI ISSUES FATWA AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL [...] (U) On June 23, Dr. Ali Gomaa, Egypt,s Mufti, issued an official fatwa on Al-Mehwar satellite TV banning female genital mutilation (FGM). His fatwa, proclaiming that it is "religiously prohibited to circumcise girls," was issued following Egyptian press coverage of the death of a 12 year old [...] | 2007-06-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL PGOV KWMN KISL EG |
07CAIRO2041 | JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...] | 2007-07-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN |
07CAIRO2087 | EGYPT'S HEALTH MINISTRY BANS FGM; FORMAL ANTI-FGM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the June 23 issuance of a televised fatwa banning female genital mutilation (FGM) by Egypt's Mufti (Ref A),Health Minister Dr. Hatem Al-Gabaly issued a decree on June 28 banning the practice. Formal legislation affirming the Health Minister's decree is pending until [...] | 2007-07-08 10:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL PGOV KWMN KISL EG |
07CAIRO2190 | GOE'S NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL REORGANIZED WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOE recently announced the reorganization of Egypt's National Population Council (NPC) to coordinate GOE-led family planning and population assistance activities. NPC programming has stagnated in past years as a result of weakened authority, inefficient bureaucracy, and a de [...] | 2007-07-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SOCI PGOV KWMN EG |
07CAIRO2536 | EGYPT: TIP ISSUES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This summer we have seen modest but genuine GOE progress on TIP. The GOE has announced the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to combat TIP in Egypt. People's Assembly (PA) representative Georgette Qellini announced in June that she would introduce a draft law [...] | 2007-08-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV KWMN KCRM EG |
07CAIRO2725 | SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN EGYPT: ELITES TAKING A TURN FOR [...] (C) Summary: An increased Islamic consciousness, a marked phenomenon for the past two decades among the lower and mid-echelons of Egyptian society, now appears to be on the rise among the country's upper class as well. This cable explores the burgeoning piety of Egypt's well-heeled, as seen [...] | 2007-09-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ECON KWMN EG |
07CAIRO3031 | EGYPT: SIGNS OF STRONGER EFFORTS ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: A new inter-ministerial committee on Trafficking In Persons (TIP),a proposed new child protection law with anti-TIP provisions, and a nascent public awareness campaign are signs that the GOE is moving towards awareness of, and eventually action on, TIP. Continued challenges wi [...] | 2007-10-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM KWMN EG |
07CAIRO3127 | NOMINATION OF AMBASSADOR MOUSHIRA KHATTAB FOR THE [...] Ambassador Moushira Khattab, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage award, deserves USG commendation for having formed and led a broad alliance to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. Since the beginning of her tenure as Secretary General of the [...] | 2007-10-25 09:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN EG |
07CAIRO3258 | EGYPT: NTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Per ref A instructions, we providethe below input for the interim Trafficking-in-Pesons (TIP) assessment for Egypt. We note that te GOE inter-ministeial "National Committee to Comat and Prevent Trafficking in Persons" had its frst meeting in October 2007, representing a longawaited step to [...] | 2007-11-14 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AEMR EG |
07CAIRO345 | ACTIVISTS REFLECT ON IMPACT OF FEMALE GENITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Several active anti-FGM Embassy contacts believe that although the unified public condemnation of FGM at a November conference has not produced an official ban on the practice, it has raised the level of dialogue on the issue. The public discussion of the generally taboo subje [...] | 2007-02-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN EG |
07CAIRO3560 | EGYPT: MIXED MESSAGES ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: During G/TIP Reports and Political Affairs Officer Gayatri Patel's December 11 - 17 visit to Cairo, Egyptian officials at the Ministries of Interior (MOI),Justice (MOJ),and Social Solidarity (MOSS) asserted that Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) is not an internal Egyptian problem, [...] | 2007-12-31 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG AEMR EG |
07CAIRO433 | EMBASSY CAIRO'S NOMINATION: THE SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo nominates Ambassador Moushira Khattab, President of the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood (NCCM),for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ambassador Khattab is one of Egypt's most outspoken and inspirational leaders lobbying for [...] | 2007-02-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EG |
07CAIRO580 | EMBASSY CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (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. PA officer spent two hours; ECPO Minister Counselor spent two hours; DCM spent t [...] | 2007-03-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG |
07CARACAS1234 | ANTI-TIP NGO A.M.B.A.R. - FINAL REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff visited the local anti-trafficking NGO Women's Association for Well-Being and Reciprocal Assistance (A.M.B.A.R.) May 18, a recipient of an Economic Support Fund (ESF) Grant approved by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to receive the organization's f [...] | 2007-06-21 20:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SNAR VE |
07CARACAS2037 | VENEZUELA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] (U) Embassy Caracas is pleased to nominate Isela I. Iguaran for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per reftel. 2. (U) Nominee: Isela I. Iguaran 3. (U) Title and Institution: President, Bloque Vecinal Indigena (Indigenous Issues NGO) 4. (U) Date of Birth: Februa [...] | 2007-10-18 17:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO VE |
07CARACAS2229 | VENEZUELA: VISIT OF G/TIP'S BARBARA FLECK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Barbara Fleck, Reports Officer for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),and Emboffs met with Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials and NGOs October 19-23 to discuss the government's anti-trafficking efforts. MFA officials agreed to facilitate [...] | 2007-11-26 14:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN VE |
07CARACAS330 | VENEZUELA NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] (U) Post identified a number of potential nominees for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Because of the abundance of deserving candidates, post has decided to nominate two Venezuelan Women of Courage for Washington's consideration. Both are working for the s [...] | 2007-02-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO VE |
07CASABLANCA16 | 2006 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This message provides requested input for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Host County's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref A) concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regulations, la [...] | 2007-01-18 15:38:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
07CASABLANCA254 | 2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...] | 2007-12-14 19:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN USAID MO |
07CASABLANCA255 | 2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...] | 2007-12-14 19:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
07CASABLANCA42 | MOROCCO: 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 April 2006 to March 2007. --------------------------------- Morocco Remai [...] | 2007-03-07 16:52:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO |
07CHENNAI103 | ROOTING OUT TRAFFICKING IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, G/TIP Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Gayatri Patel and Embassy INL officer met with NGOs and law enforcement officials in Hyderabad, the capital of the south India state of Andhra Pradesh (AP),to review projects to combat the trafficking of women and children [...] | 2007-02-07 11:12:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL IN |
07CHENNAI445 | Plea from NGOs: Don't Downgrade India to Tier 3 [...] SUMMARY: During a July 3 visit to Hyderabad, Ambassador Mulford met with representatives of anti-trafficking NGOs to hear their views on India's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The NGO representatives argued that the 2007 TIP report did not sufficiently or accurately acknowledge [...] | 2007-07-09 10:55:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ELAB KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM IN |
07CHENNAI77 | TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED, GIRLS RESCUED IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] Summary: Since mid-October 2006, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police, assisted by local NGOs, have rescued 80 girls and arrested 94 traffickers from four districts in the state. Most of the traffickers have been booked under non-bailable charges. Most of the rescued girls were placed in shelter h [...] | 2007-01-31 11:02:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI KCRM ELAB IN |
07CHIANGMAI58 | WOMAN OF COURAGE" AND GRASS ROOTS LEADERSHIP [...] To present Thailand's "Woman of Courage" award, Consulate General Chiang Mai took advantage of a program organized by the awardee herself, a training seminar on women and the constitution for paralegals and community leaders from 17 northern provinces. The event marked the first occasion the [...] | 2007-03-23 01:18:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KPAO TH |
07CHISINAU1354 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: SOME PROGRESS, BUT STILL NO [...] (U) Post's interim assessment for EUR Special Watchlist countries is keyed to the questions in reftel para. 6B. 2. (SBU) According to the Center for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CCTIP),Government of Moldova (GOM) authorities opened 429 cases against traffickers (a 7.7% rise over the sa [...] | 2007-11-13 07:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG MD |
07COLOMBO1031 | SRI LANKA: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SECRETARY ENGAGES [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Charge and Poloff called on Secretary of the Ministry of Child Development and Women's SIPDIS Empowerment Indrani Sugathadasa to brief her on Sri Lanka's Tier 2 Watch List status and discuss Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to address trafficking of women and [...] | 2007-07-25 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KWMN KPAO ELAB KCRM SOCI |
07COLOMBO1357 | SRI LANKA SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN CE |
07COLOMBO1385 | MALDIVES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN MV |
07COLOMBO1441 | SRI LANKA: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S [...] Embassy Colombo wishes to nominate Ms. Srinithy Nandasekaran of Sri Lanka for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage Award. As one of Sri Lanka's few female attorneys from the ethnic minority Tamil population, Ms. Nandasekaran has worked tirelessly as a lawyer, judge, and human righ [...] | 2007-10-19 09:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO CE |
07COLOMBO1546 | SRI LANKA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) After meeting with numerous officials from throughout the GSL, Post assesses that the Government acknowledges the trafficking problem in Sri Lanka and is committed to addressing it. However, resource constraints, a lack of coordination among concerned ministries, and systemic problems [...] | 2007-11-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CE |
07COLOMBO1688 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HOLDS SUCCESSFUL TIP [...] On December 13, the Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment hosted a four-hour roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP) with key stakeholders in the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL). The goal of the meeting was to share information and best practices, foster more effe [...] | 2007-12-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV CE |
07COLOMBO266 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7 the Ambassador hosted a round-table discussion on trafficking in persons with 12 NGO representatives and three government officials working in related fields. Although there was no single working definition of "trafficking" or common assessment of the scope of th [...] | 2007-02-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE |
07COLOMBO367 | SRI LANKA: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Mission's submission for the seventh 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 +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overvi [...] | 2007-03-05 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE |
07COLOMBO423 | MALDIVES: U/S FORE MEETS WITH WOMEN LEADERS ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the eve of International Women's Day, visiting Under Secretary of State for Management Henrietta Fore held a round-table discussion with female political and business leaders in Male'. The participants said that female contributions to civil society and the economy a [...] | 2007-03-15 03:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL PHUM MV |
07COLOMBO424 | SRI LANKA: U/S FORE COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY [...] SUMMARY: During a March 8 visit to Colombo, Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore marked International Women's Day by meeting with a group of leading female entrepreneurs and senior executives. Most participants offered their perspectives on the conflict in Sri Lanka and were unequivoc [...] | 2007-03-15 03:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PHUM CE |
07CONAKRY114 | Influential Women -- Guinea [...] (SBU) Post identifies the following leaders as the five most influential women in Guinea: A. Rabiatou Serah Diallo, General Secretary National Federation of Guinean Workers CNTG Bourse de Travail BP 237 Conakry, Guinea (224) 60-26-20-62 or 60-22-19-59 Email: nenefoune@yahoo.fr or aissa [...] | 2007-01-31 13:37:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL GV |
07CONAKRY267 | GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...] | 2007-03-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV |
07CONAKRY831 | Guinea 2007 TIP Report: Demarche to the Minister of Social [...] (U) On June 29, as directed in Ref A, Poloff delivered demarche on the 2007 Guinea Trafficking in Persons Report to the Minister of Social Affairs Tete Nabe. Also present were several members of the minister's cabinet and senior officials charged with issues of protection, social development, [...] | 2007-07-20 07:28:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG PREL ELAB ASEC GV |
07DAKAR2071 | 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE: SENEGALESE CANDIDATE. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 08:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KISL SG |
07DAKAR456 | GUINEA-BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) 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. Those chi [...] | 2007-02-28 12:51:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF PU |
07DAKAR501 | SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] 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. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...] | 2007-03-05 12:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG |
07DAKAR596 | SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT UPDATE: [...] (SBU) According to Judicial Police Director Ndoye, Senegal has successfully prosecuted two traffickers under the 2005 TIP law. Two Senegalese marabouts, Serigne Mamadou Thiam and Abdou Faye, were each sentenced to 18 months for sending boys from Senegal to Mali, with the intention of sending [...] | 2007-03-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG |
07DAKAR785 | PARLIAMENTARY GENDER PARITY LAW NOT AS GOOD AS IT [...] (SBU) At President Wade's initiative, a new law requires gender parity in the proportional lists -- but not the constituency lists -- of candidates in future legislative elections. Many women consider this a major step forward, but one of the most outspoken, Penda Mbow, calls it a Wade campa [...] | 2007-04-10 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KWMN PINR KDEM SG |
07DAMASCUS104 | SYRIA: EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 13:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO KWMN PREL |
07DAMASCUS107 | SYRIA: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel A requesting the names of the five most influential women in government and civil society, Post notes the difficult bilateral relations with the SARG and the regime's deep suspicion about USG intentions to use Syrian civil society for U.S. political purposes. Addit [...] | 2007-02-01 14:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL |
07DAMASCUS1155 | ACS IN SYRIA - DECEIVED, DETAINED AND DEPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary. American Citizen Services (ACS) staff at Embassy Damascus had twenty cases of detention and/or abandonment of US citizens in the fourth quarter FY-2007. Six cases involved women fleeing their families due to abuse or to avoid arranged marriages. Four cases, some still ongoing, [...] | 2007-12-06 15:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF CVIS ASEC KFRD KCRM KOCI KWMN SY |
07DAMASCUS218 | SYRIA: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION TO THE ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT. THE EMBASSY'S POINT OF CONTACT IS POLOFF MARIA D.G. OLSON. OFFICE TELEPHONE: (963) (11) 3391-3785. FAX: (963) (11) 3391-3999. OFFICER SPENT 40 HOURS IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT, WHICH IS STRUCTURED TO [...] | 2007-03-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07DAMASCUS417 | SYRIA: ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Post is submitting one project for the ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons Projects from the International Office for Migration (IOM). 2. (SBU) The project is as follows: A. Title: Capacity Building on Identifying and Assessing Human Trafficking and Providing Protection to Victims of [...] | 2007-05-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM ASEC ELAB SMIG |
07DAMASCUS765 | MATCHING FOOTPRINTS: FIRST TIME ADULT AMCIT APPLICANTS FROM IRAQ AND IRAN, IN SYRIA [...] A growing number of men in their early-to-mid 20s who claim to have been born in the United States are now applying for their first U.S. passports. Of the six individuals in the last two weeks, five came to Syria from Iraq (including two brothers) and one from Iran. One of the Iraqis was prev [...] | 2007-07-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS KFRD KWMN ASEC SY IZ IR |
07DARESSALAAM1183 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT),International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs are addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) on a number of fronts. The Ministry of Health is working with IOM to increase awareness of TIP and IOM is finalizing the report of its 2006 research asses [...] | 2007-08-21 14:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HSTC SOCI EAID PREF PGOV KWMN SMIG KCRM |
07DARESSALAAM1539 | TANZANIA: AMBASSADOR GREEN DISCUSSES [...] (C) Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),Bernard Membe, told Ambassador Green on November 27 that he has instructed Ambassador Ombeni Sefue to work proactively to resolve the issue of the domestic worker who was employed without pay by an official of the [...] | 2007-11-28 16:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN PGOV EAID MOPS TZ |
07DHAKA1058 | GOVERNMENT ATTENTION FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING MIGRANT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare pledged its cooperation with the Embassy in combating labor trafficking and tracking investigations and prosecutions of these cases. Deputy Secretary Datta outlined for us the various enforcement tools at their disposal, and described some of [...] | 2007-06-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD KCRM KWMN KFRD PHUM BG |
07DHAKA1092 | RESPONSE TO INQUIRY RE. CLAIMS FACILITY FOR CAMEL [...] (U) At request of Department (reftel),Post has requested information from the GOB on the facility being set up by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to compensate camel jockeys. Post addressed Department's questions to the Ministry for Home Affairs (MOHA),which oversees anti-trafficking programs [...] | 2007-07-03 08:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN AE SU PK MR BG |
07DHAKA1155 | CORRUPTION TRIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST COMMENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The corruption trial of human rights activist Sigma Huda (referred to locally as Sigma) and her husband, former government minister Nazrul Huda, began on July 9. At her first appearance in court on July 5 Sigma appeared frail but ambulatory. During the first week of the trial [...] | 2007-07-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM BG |
07DHAKA1199 | BANGLADESHI NGO "RUPANTAR" IS AGENT OF POSITIVE [...] In 1995 Rupantar (Bengali for "transformation") began promoting grassroots democratic organization, efficient and participatory local governance, gender equality and environmental awareness with USAID direct funding. Rupantar is now active in 61 of Bangladesh's 64 Districts focusing its activi [...] | 2007-07-24 07:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA1604 | BANGLADESH: LABOR-GSP PETITION -- STAKEHOLDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government, labor, and manufacturing representatives are preparing for a Washington review of Bangladesh,s labor rights regime following a petition to suspend Bangladesh,s access to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) submitted by the American Federation of Labor ) Congre [...] | 2007-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD EFIS EIND EAID PREL SOCI KTEX KWMN |
07DHAKA275 | GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS AGAINST LABOR TRAFFICKING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Government officials and international organization representatives take seriously allegations of labor trafficking and migrant labor violations. The Home Ministry asked for more information on specific allegations, and agreed to follow up with the inter-ministerial anti-traffick [...] | 2007-02-19 11:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCOR KDEM KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF ELAB BG |
07DHAKA335 | BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report covers efforts by the Bangladeshi government (GOB) from March 2006 to March 2007, and address the questions submitted to Post by G/TIP (reftel). Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Luke Zahner, Political Officer, telephone: 880- [...] | 2007-03-01 02:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG |
07DHAKA428 | EMBASSY DHAKA OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: In commemoration of International Women's Day, Embassy Dhaka released an Op-Ed by the Chief of Mission, held a Gender and Development Fair, and will co-host a "Women Working Together" program with six other missions. End Summary. 2. Embassy drafted an Op-Ed in the Ambassador's name [...] | 2007-03-14 23:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BG KWMN |
07DHAKA956 | UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FACES CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, police filed corruption charged against Sigma Huda, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and the head of two prominent Bangladeshi non-governmental organization. Huda's husband, a former minister, was arrested in January on corruption charg [...] | 2007-06-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM BG |
07DILI330 | DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE - DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) We met on September 28 with Joao Camara, Secretary General of Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Francisco Cepeda, Director of Multilateral Affairs, to urge that Timor-Leste support our draft UNGA resolution condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy. Drawing o [...] | 2007-09-28 12:32:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNGA AORC KWMN TT |
07DOHA1053 | QATAR'S DEPORTATION DETENTION CENTER - NO APPARENT [...] (U) Summary. A visit to the Qatar Deportation Detention Center (DDC) 30 October revealed little to no improvement over the previous year. What appear to be obvious trafficking-in-persons (TIP) victims continue to be administratively apprehended, detained and deported. End Summary. ------ [...] | 2007-11-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG QA |
07DOHA1214 | EMPOWERING QATARI WOMEN TO TACKLE FAMILY VIOLENCE [...] The Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) organized November 25-26 a workshop on combating violence against women, a subject once considered taboo in Qatar. Even today, the Qatari Criminal Code does not define punishments or penalize offenders in this regard. Likewise, Qatar has not [...] | 2007-12-30 06:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN QA |
07DOHA260 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) Paragraph 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or des [...] | 2007-03-08 09:25:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB QA |
07DOHA986 | QATAR NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Doha nominates Amal Abdullatif Al Mannai to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage for 2008. Amal Al-Mannai has been informed of her nomination and was flattered by the news. Requested information follows: Full Legal Name: Amal Abdullatif Al-Mann [...] | 2007-10-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM QA |
07DUBLIN171 | IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...] | 2007-03-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI |
07DUBLIN759 | IRELAND ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) On September 28, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gavan O'Leary, Deputy Director, Human Rights Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs. O'Leary said that Ireland is supportive of any initiative to improve womens' rights and mentioned that in general, Ireland would be supportive of legisla [...] | 2007-10-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EI KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA |
07DUBLIN871 | IRELAND PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: Ireland is demonstrating firm commitment to meeting its international obligations on human trafficking, moving forward with key legislation and the creation of a new Government unit dedicated to combating trafficking in persons (TIP). End summary. 2. On November 27 poloffs met [...] | 2007-11-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EI |
07DUSHANBE1421 | TAJIKISTAN LEANING TOWARD SUPPORTING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] (U) On 26 September 2007, PolOff raised the issue of supporting the draft resolution condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy (reftel) with Ismatullo Nasreddinov, Chief of the Department of European and North American Affairs at the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 3 O [...] | 2007-10-05 05:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC SOCI KWMN UNGA TI |
07DUSHANBE161 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN TAJIKISTAN [...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following five names of the most influential women in Tajikistan. -- Khairinisso MAVLONOVA Title: Depuity Prime Minister Organization: Government of the Republic of Tajikistan In a country with one female minister and where most women are relegated [...] | 2007-01-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN TI |
07DUSHANBE242 | TAJIKISTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] Post nominates Zebunisso Rustamova for the Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Women of Courage for her work in building a brighter future for vulnerable women and children of Tajikistan. Ms. Rustamova's information is as follows: Name-- Zebunisso RUSTAMOVA Title: Directo [...] | 2007-02-14 03:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO |
07DUSHANBE252 | VISIT TO DUSHANBE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SHELTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 14, 2007, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Officer visited the INL-funded and International Organization for Migration (IOM)-administered Trafficking in Persons Shelter located in Dushanbe. This was an unannounced visit following up a previous visit on 18 Ja [...] | 2007-02-15 13:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SNAR IOM TI |
07DUSHANBE313 | TAJIKISTAN'S 2006-2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Please note that Post's paragraph designation corresponds with reftel. OVERVIEW A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes of sexual and labor exploitation is a problem. The most common destination countries include the United Arab E [...] | 2007-03-02 13:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV TI |
07DUSHANBE743 | TAJIK WOMEN IN POLITICS? AS LONG AS DINNER'S STILL ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajik women active in political dialogue and the public sphere have had mixed success in establishing a meaningful discussion group or changing the profoundly discriminatory culture. In a meeting with visiting Central Asian Affairs Director Pamela Spratlen, members of the loc [...] | 2007-05-18 07:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM KWMN TI |
07DUSHANBE796 | TAJIKISTAN: FEMALE STUDENT CHALLENGES BAN ON HIJAB IN [...] SUMMARY: In an unprecedented case, a young female university student, Davlatmoh Ismailova, is suing the Tajik Institute of Languages and the Ministry of Education for expelling her for wearing a hijab to school. This is the first time a student has brought a case against a university and the [...] | 2007-06-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KIRF TI |
07DUSHANBE882 | TAJIK WOMEN LEADERS FRUSTRATED BY CULTURAL ATTITUDES AMONG [...] SUMMARY: Leaders of Tajikistan's political parties discussed how women are marginalized in politics and the frustrations they share trying to empower women, at a roundtable with PolOff June 4. All pointed out that Tajik cultural norms are oppressive to women, but sometimes it's the women the [...] | 2007-06-13 06:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN TI |
07DUSHANBE932 | TAJIKISTAN'S RASHT VALLEY: TEN YEARS AFTER PEACE [...] SUMMARY: Ten years after the civil war, citizens of Rasht Valley endure gloomy times as corruption and economic decay have stifled democratic progress. PolOff met with government officials, religious leaders, nongovernmental organization workers, and local civilians during a visit to Rasht V [...] | 2007-06-21 05:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN TI |
07FREETOWN165 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone continues to make progress as it recovers from a devastating decade-long civil war that destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. In a little over a year, the level of awareness of trafficking in persons has risen considerably. However, trafficking remains a s [...] | 2007-03-08 17:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL |
07FREETOWN376 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT [...] On June 12, the Ambassador delivered reftel points and a copy of the 2007 report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie. The Ambassador explained why Sierra Leone received a Tier Two ranking and encouraged the GOSL to continue its efforts against trafficking. Wu [...] | 2007-06-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SL |
07FREETOWN583 | FREETOWN NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Freetown is pleased to nominate Sierra Leone's Chief Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Christiana Thorpe, for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. We believe SIPDIS Dr. Thorpe has shown exceptional courage and leadership throughout her career, most especially du [...] | 2007-09-25 17:51:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SL |
07FREETOWN70 | SIERRA LEONE: LIST OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following names and contact information for five influential Sierra Leonean women leaders. Dr. Kadi Sesay Minister of Trade and Industry Ministry of Trade and Industry Freetown, Sierra Leone Tel: 232-22-235-127 Fax: 232-22-227-985 Mrs. Abbator Thom [...] | 2007-01-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL SL |
07GEORGETOWN267 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2007 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------------------- -- Begin Report: Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: ----------------- [...] | 2007-03-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY |
07GUATEMALA1145 | DEMARCHE ON 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marta Altolaguirre, informing her of the June 12 release of the 2007 TIP Report and G/TIP's decision to place Guatemala on the Tier 2 Watch List this year based on criteria outlined in reftel. Altolaguirre acknowledged that [...] | 2007-06-12 22:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO GT |
07GUATEMALA1402 | GUATEMALA ESTABLISHES INTER-INSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) Summary: An inter-institutional commission to combat trafficking in persons and related crimes was established by Executive Order on July 12. Under an initial mandate of two years, the commission will serve as an inter-institutional body for consultation, development, and consensus on in [...] | 2007-07-13 18:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB EAID GT |
07GUATEMALA1601 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUPS HOST PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON [...] Summary: Three women's rights groups hosted a political forum on reproductive health on August 2. Politicians and NGO leaders discussed contraceptive rights, women's social status, maternal mortality, health care, sex education, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections, specifically [...] | 2007-08-08 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1857 | TIP: NEW GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR UNDOCUMENTED [...] (U) The Guatemalan Government (GOG) announced on September 12 that it will open a new shelter in Guatemala City for undocumented aliens, including victims of trafficking in persons. The shelter, to open within 30 days, will house up to 240 persons. 2. (U) The four-level shelter will includ [...] | 2007-09-13 23:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
07GUATEMALA1906 | DEMARCHE ON TIP TIER 2 WATCH ACTION PLAN (2007-08) [...] Poloff delivered Ref A demarche and non-paper to Alma de Migoya, Chief of the Prosecutor's Office for Women, Unit of Adolescent and Child Victims, and Alexander Colop, prosecutor in charge of Trafficking in Persons (TIP),in the Attorney General's Office. Migoya said that her office as well as [...] | 2007-09-20 21:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT |
07GUATEMALA1907 | DEMARCHE ON TIP TIER 2 WATCH ACTION PLAN (2007-08) [...] Poloff delivered Ref A demarche and non-paper to Alma de Migoya, Chief of the Prosecutor's Office for Women, Unit of Adolescent and Child Victims, and Alexander Colop, prosecutor in charge of Trafficking in Persons (TIP),in the Attorney General's Office. Migoya said that her office as well as [...] | 2007-09-20 21:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT |
07GUATEMALA1908 | DEMARCHE ON TIP TIER 2 WATCH ACTION PLAN (2007-08) [...] Poloff delivered Ref A demarche and non-paper to Alma de Migoya, Chief of the Prosecutor's Office for Women, Unit of Adolescent and Child Victims, and Alexander Colop, prosecutor in charge of Trafficking in Persons (TIP),in the Attorney General's Office. Migoya said that her office as well as [...] | 2007-09-20 21:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT |
07GUATEMALA194 | GUATEMALA: LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, Embassy has identified the following individuals as the most influential women in Guatemala in the fields of politics, civil rights, and education for the S/WE roster of women leaders worldwide. -- Wendy de Berger, First Lady, oversees the First Lady's Office of Social Wo [...] | 2007-01-31 22:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KJUS EAID GT |
07GUATEMALA1967 | LEGISLATIVE REFORMS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST [...] Summary: Civil society representatives presented a proposal of legislative reforms to combat violence against women to the Guatemalan congressional Human Rights Committee. The result of coordination among public institutions, civil society groups, and international organizations, the proposal [...] | 2007-09-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2008 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 19:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2040 | GUATEMALA HOSTS USG-FUNDED SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a regional seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) October 3-4. The two-day seminar was organized by the OAS as part of its USG-funded project to combat TIP in the Western Hemisphere. Focused on "Legislation Against Trafficking in Persons in Central Ame [...] | 2007-10-10 18:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG GT |
07GUATEMALA2101 | GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy is pleased to nominate Carolina Roca, Superintendent of the Guatemala Tax Authority (SAT),as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the 2008 Secretary's Award (reftel) in recognition of her outstanding courage and leadership in modernizing the SAT and advocating for tax reform in Guatemal [...] | 2007-10-18 23:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM ECON KJUS GT |
07GUATEMALA2213 | TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF GUATEMALA [...] Post submits the following summary (keyed to ref A) of progress made by the GOG in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),specifically in the areas of legislative reform, enforcement, and identification and protection of trafficked victims. The GOG has undertaken serious efforts to address t [...] | 2007-11-09 16:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG GT |
07GUATEMALA2226 | CO-SPONSORSHIP OF U.S. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-09 19:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2242 | MFA RESPONSE ON UPCOMING VOTE ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 23:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GT |
07GUATEMALA248 | GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Per reftel request, Embassy is pleased to nominate Maria Eugenia Morales, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman, as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage in recognition of her exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women's rights and [...] | 2007-02-08 23:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO KJUS KCRM KDEM GT |
07GUATEMALA488 | GUATEMALAQS 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Embassy GuatemalaQs point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...] | 2007-03-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
07GUATEMALA528 | GUATEMALA'S 2007 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is PolOff Lucy Chang, telephone [502] 2326-4635, fax [502] 2334-8474. Ms. Chang (FS-2) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. FSN Political Specialist Ronald Flores (FSN-9) spent 15 hours, and USAID FSN Pro [...] | 2007-03-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
07HANOI1101 | 2007 TIP REPORT HANDED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff delivered the Vietnam TIP report country narrative and Ref A talking points to the MFA on June 13. Our interlocutor was pleased that the USG acknowledged the GVN's progress on combating TIP during the reporting period, but disappointed that more details on the GVN's stron [...] | 2007-06-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO VM |
07HANOI1374 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...] | 2007-08-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1380 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...] | 2007-08-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1594 | VIETNAM TO DRAFT NEW TIP LAW, IMPROVE INTER-AGENCY [...] (SBU) On June 27, the GVN issued a new Directive to strengthen, midterm, the implementation of its six-year National Program of Action against Crimes of Trafficking in Women and Children. The new anti-TIP Directive calls for greater GVN inter-agency cooperation, greater scrutiny of export labo [...] | 2007-09-07 09:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM |
07HANOI1759 | VIETNAM: SUPPORT LIKELY FOR UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) On October 4, Poloff met with MFA IO Department Human Rights Section Chief Dang Tran Nam Trung to deliver reftel points and a copy of the draft resolution "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy." Trung expressed appreciation to the U.S. Government for raising the is [...] | 2007-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM UN KWMN SOCI VM |
07HANOI2011 | APPROVAL OF VIETNAM'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW POSITIVE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, 2007, the GVN National Assembly passed the long-awaited Law on Domestic Violence, aimed at preventing and punishing acts of domestic violence. Domestic violence continues to be prevalent in Vietnam, particularly in remote and rural areas. The passage of the Law [...] | 2007-11-29 06:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI287 | A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES POPULATION, SOCIAL ISSUES AND TIP [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with the GVN's Commission for Population, Family and Children and the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs. Commission Vice-Chairman Nguyen Ba Thuy discussed Vietnam [...] | 2007-02-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KWMN PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI288 | PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with representatives of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi. In her UNHCR meeting, UNHCR officials discussed in familiar terms the organizat [...] | 2007-02-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF KWMN SOCI VM CB |
07HANOI43 | Violence Against Women a Serious Problem [...] (SBU) Violence against women is a serious problem in Vietnam, but to date the GVN has done little to study or combat it. In spite of Vietnam's economic growth and increasing economic independence for women, traditional attitudes about women's roles persist, and domestic violence does not recei [...] | 2007-01-10 06:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM |
07HANOI48 | VIETNAM: IDEAS FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN AND INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In response to Ref A (and in addition to the contacts listed in Ref C),Post recommends the following influential women for possible participation in future female empowerment-related events: A. Ms. Pham Thi Thu Hanh Vice Chairwoman Council for Women Entrepreneurs Vietnam Chamber of Commer [...] | 2007-01-10 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA |
07HANOI504 | STREET CHILDREN: VIETNAM'S NOT SO HIDDEN [...] (SBU) Unreliable data, allegations of periodic government round-ups and employment in the black market and other illegal sectors are prominent features of Vietnam's street children problem. Although the GVN is quick to defend its record, many observers note that the government's slow developme [...] | 2007-03-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM |
07HANOI6 | Women's Rights, Civil Society Bolstered by Passage of New [...] (SBU) The causes of women's rights and civil society took a step forward recently when the National Assembly passed Vietnam's first-ever Law on Gender Equality. The law is an acknowledgement by Vietnam's leadership that sex discrimination is a serious problem and aims to redress wage and other [...] | 2007-01-03 04:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM HUMANR KWMN SOCI VM |
07HANOI733 | VIETNAM ANTI-TIP PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FY 2007 [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam recommends the para 3's five anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project proposals for G/TIP FY 2007 funding. 2. (SBU) Post will forward to G/TIP the proposal and budgetary materials related to the five proposals. Mission recommends full funding of all five of these str [...] | 2007-04-20 07:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN VM |
07HARARE170 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...] | 2007-03-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG |
07HARARE532 | GEARING UP TO IMPLEMENT NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT [...] (SBU) After years of debate and controversy, Parliament in February passed the Domestic Violence Act which criminalizes domestic violence and protects victims of domestic abuse. While President Mugabe has yet to set the date for the Act to become law, the Ministry of Women's Affairs and loc [...] | 2007-06-15 10:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PGOV ZI |
07HARARE71 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) In response to the request (reftel) to identify the top five most influencial women in Zimbabwe, post submits the following names drawn from government, civil society and business: -Mrs. Joyce Teurai Ropa Mujuru Vice-President fo the Republic of Zimbabwe President's Office Munhumutapa [...] | 2007-01-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL ZI |
07HARARE947 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's nomination for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. SIPDIS NAME: Beatrice Tele Mtetwa TITLE: Senior Partner INSTITUTION: Mtetwa & Nyambirai Law Firm DOB: November 30, 1958 POB: Zimbabwe Citizenship: Zimbabwean Contact: [...] | 2007-10-19 09:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL ZW |
07HAVANA228 | WOMEN IN CUBAN OPPOSITION EXPRESS DEFIANCE, HOPE [...] (C) Summary: Women in the Cuban opposition expressed defiance to the regime and hope for the future in a meeting with COM Parmly on March 7, the eve of International Women's Day. Twenty-two women discussed the emergence of the "Ladies in White" as a powerful force within the opposition, as wel [...] | 2007-03-08 16:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI CU |
07HELSINKI122 | FINLAND: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-9-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. Overview of Trafficking in Finland ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) [...] | 2007-02-23 06:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FI |
07HOCHIMINHCITY155 | CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: DEBRIEFING NEW VISAS-93 [...] (SBU) Summary: In early February, ConGen conducted private interviews in HCMC with six VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority applicant families from the Central Highlands. The results are consistent with previous rounds of interviews and show improvement in overall conditions for e [...] | 2007-02-14 04:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY191 | MEKONG DELTA PROVINCES STRUGGLE TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Officials in the Mekong Delta told us they were conducting three investigations of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) involving at least 35 women trafficked to Malaysia, Cambodia and, possibly, South Korea for sex exploitation and forced marriages. Six suspects had been arrested and an Interp [...] | 2007-03-01 09:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY196 | HCMC POLICE CONTACT ON TIP CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff met with Colonel Hoang Tan Viet, Deputy Director of Criminal Police of the HCMC Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to follow up the status of the investigation into an international trafficking-in- persons ring that reportedly involved over 100 Vietnamese women from [...] | 2007-03-02 08:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY801 | TRAFFICKERS POSING AS MARRIAGE BROKERS CONVICTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 08:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KTIP SMIG KWMN PREL PHUM MY VN |
07HOCHIMINHCITY90 | POLICE BUST MALAYSIA-LINKED TIP GANGS IN HCMC AND MEKONG [...] (SBU) On January 17, we called the senior HCMC Ministry of Public Security official in charge of trafficking in persons to discuss HCMC press reports that police broke up two criminal rings trafficking Vietnamese women to Malaysia for prostitution. According to the official, on January 10, po [...] | 2007-01-25 03:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY936 | PROFILES OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAMS IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women's Union officials in Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang, and Can Tho provinces report that GVN anti-TIP efforts under the GVN National Program of Action are generally uniformly implemented, but the resources made available to the different provinces are not. Meanwhile, NGOs AFESIP [...] | 2007-09-11 08:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KTIP ELAB KWMN VM |
07HONGKONG583 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in par [...] | 2007-03-01 10:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF |
07HONGKONG584 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Per the ref, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those [...] | 2007-03-01 10:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF |
07ISLAMABAD1687 | AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S ISLAMABAD VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli met with a wide spectrum of government officials, civil society, and media -- and garnered significant media coverage -- during her March 14-19 visit to Islamabad. Her interlocutors p [...] | 2007-04-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PK |
07ISLAMABAD2530 | SUBMISSION OF G/TIP PROPOSALS -- PAKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Following are summaries of three anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Islamabad for consideration for funding from G/TIP-managed FY07 funds to strengthen Pakistan's efforts in combating trafficking in persons. As requested, post forwarded the original proposals t [...] | 2007-06-07 05:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PK |
07ISLAMABAD3399 | WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR: [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial, hour-long meeting on July 18, Women's Development Minister Sumaira Malik talked to the Ambassador about the after-effects of the Red Mosque operation, internal politics, new draft women's legislation, and her ideas for U.S. assistance programs to assist Pakistan's wo [...] | 2007-08-06 03:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN PK |
07ISLAMABAD516 | PAKISTAN'S "INFLUENTIAL WOMEN" NOMINEES [...] Embassy Islamabad nominates the following outstanding Pakistani female leaders for inclusion in the Women's Empowerment Strategy Session. The list includes women who represent the vast range of ethnicities, political affiliations, and vocations in Pakistan. --Ms. Sumaira Malik Federal Mi [...] | 2007-01-31 07:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PK |
07JAKARTA1056 | REFORMER TAKES HELM OF MIGRANT WORKER PROTECTION [...] Summary. (C) After just a month in office, the head of a newly-formed cabinet-level agency to protect migrant workers is beginning to win the confidence of migrant worker rights activists and to shake up a system notorious for exploiting workers. Jumhur Hidayat, Chairman of the National Agen [...] | 2007-04-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA1129 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP FY 2007 ESF [...] U.S. Mission Jakarta submits to G/TIP the following five Indonesian Anti-Trafficking in Persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2007 INCLE and ESF appropriation. Also listed are two regional proposals. These are listed in the rank order recommended by a Mission panel com [...] | 2007-04-23 08:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA1130 | PRESIDENT SIGNS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] Summary. President Yudhoyono signed the comprehensive Anti-Trafficking Law on April 19. Passed by Parliament on March 20 (reftel),the law would have gone into effect automatically but the President's signature was a signal of his personal support of the law. NGOs which lobbied for over tw [...] | 2007-04-24 00:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA1460 | MIGRANT WORKERS ASSOCIATION PROTEST CASE OF [...] Summary. Migrant worker rights activists demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy May 23 protesting Indonesian and U.S. protection of migrant workers' rights in light of the case of two Indonesian domestic workers recently rescued from alleged enslavement from an affluent Long Island home. [...] | 2007-05-23 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA1560 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ON THE INDONESIAN-MALAYSIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to the Indonesian town of Entikong on the border with Malaysia, we observed both diligent police interdiction against trafficking in persons as well as possible complicity in corruption by immigration officials. Interviews with Indonesian police and immigra [...] | 2007-06-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA1655 | GOI AGREES WITH MAIN POINTS OF 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 12, we delivered the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report's narrative for Indonesia to Sumarni Dawam Raharjo, the specially appointed TIP law implementation task force leader from the Ministry of Women's Empowerment. We also relayed the talking points on Indonesia' [...] | 2007-06-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA2007 | TIP REPORT'S POSITIVE IMPACT [...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur contributed to this message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has prompted a positive reaction in Indonesia. Local governments have expressed greater willingness to improve protections for migrant workers. The GOI is [...] | 2007-07-25 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB KWMN PREL ID MY |
07JAKARTA2627 | INDONESIANS DEMAND ACTION ON MIGRANT WORKER ABUSE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) Summary: Indonesian activists and officials have reacted furiously to a cascade of apparent cases of abuse of Indonesian migrant workers. They are frustrated over seemingly interminable Malaysian court proceedings against [...] | 2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN SMIG ID |
07JAKARTA2641 | INDONESIA RAMPS UP EFFORT TO PROTECT MIGRANT [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. Summary =-=-=-= 2. (C) Heightened concern over the trafficking of Indonesian workers abroad has sparked the GOI to play a newly aggressive role in the protection of victims. The media has spotlighted numerous cases of abuse of [...] | 2007-09-19 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN PHUM ID MY |
07JAKARTA27 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP: UAE/UN-HOSTED CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID |
07JAKARTA2756 | INDONESIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Diana Emilla, Deputy Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),underscoring that Indonesia--as East Asia's larges [...] | 2007-09-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN UNGA ID |
07JAKARTA2912 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD -- NOMINATION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to nominate Suciwati Munir for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. A courageous advocate for women's and labor rights--and the widow of prominent h [...] | 2007-10-16 06:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA2936 | IN VICTORY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, COURT UPHOLDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Constitutional Court recently upheld the right of a spouse to deny a husband's demand to take on additional wives. The court's ruling upheld a 1974 marriage law that allows polygamy, but restricts its practice. Efforts to tighten the restrictions further have so fa [...] | 2007-10-19 06:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KWMN ID |
07JAKARTA3146 | TIP -- COOPERATION WITH THE FRENCH AGAINST [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) Indonesia collaborated recently with the French Embassy on a regional seminar entitled "Fi [...] | 2007-11-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN ID FR XC |
07JAKARTA3304 | WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT -- JAKARTA SMALL GRANTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to recommend the following three proposals for EAP's 2007 Women's Issues Fund Competition for Small Grants. Mission closely reviewed and carefully weighed 45 applications in total before choosing these proposals. Each of the recommended projects would advanc [...] | 2007-12-03 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI EAID ID |
07JAKARTA403 | EMBASSY JAKARTA'S NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] (U) Embassy Jakarta is pleased to nominate two outstanding candidates for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Our two candidates are: --Suciwati Munir, widow of prominent human rights worker Munir Thalib and a courageous human rights activist who has turned her [...] | 2007-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07JAKARTA590 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...] | 2007-03-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA672 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative t Indonesian victims. Th [...] | 2007-03-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA698 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...] | 2007-03-12 02:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA699 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 02:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA700 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 02:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA701 | INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 02:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07JAKARTA778 | INDONESIA PASSES ANTI-TRAFFICKING BILL [...] (U) On March 20, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill during a morning plenary session. The bill enjoyed the full support of all ten political factions in the DPR and was ratified without a vote. Muhaimin Iskandar, the Deputy Chairman of [...] | 2007-03-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID |
07JEDDAH485 | I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME [...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...] | 2007-11-24 15:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | SOCI SCUL KWMN SA |
07JEDDAH492 | HEJAZIS UPSET BY FATWA ABUSE IN ONGOING ISLAMIC [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Dr. Izzat Atiyya of al-Azhar University's Hadith Department issued a polemical fatwa last May arguing that women and men could work together provided that they become family members through breastfeeding. This is one of several fatwas that the Islamic establishment has issu [...] | 2007-11-27 12:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN SA |
07JEDDAH498 | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE HEJAZ: [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While the number of reported domestic abuse cases varies depending on the source, Hejazi (inhabitants of the Western Province) experts focused on addressing violence against women agree that the number of cases in the Western Province is rising. The President of [...] | 2007-11-30 18:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN SA |
07KABUL3632 | EMBASSY KABUL'S NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Kabul is pleased to submit its list of nominees for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. Per instructions, Embassy Kabul is submitting three (3) nominees. All nominees have been informed of the Ambassador's [...] | 2007-10-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AF |
07KABUL424 | NOMINATIONS FOR WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Kabul submits the following two candidates for the Women of Courage Award. Per email instructions from G/IWI, both women speak English. 2. (SBU) Mary Akrami is Director of a non-governmental organization called the Afghan Women Skills Development Center. Un [...] | 2007-02-08 04:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AF |
07KABUL793 | AFGHANISTAN'S 2007 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's b [...] | 2007-03-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC |
07KAMPALA377 | UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...] | 2007-03-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG |
07KAMPALA561 | UGANDA: SAVE THE CHILDREN UGANDA ALLEGES ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Save the Children Uganda, an auxiliary non-governmental organization (NGO) to Save the Children USA, released a report on an alleged Ugandan military attack in Karamoja that killed 66 children and 20 adults. At Save the Children USA's request, Save the Children Uganda shared t [...] | 2007-03-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN MOPS SOCI UG |
07KATHMANDU154 | NEPAL: FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, please find below the list of the five most influential women in Nepal: - Chitra Lekha Yadav, The Honorable Member of Interim Parliament and Deputy Speaker, Phone: 977-1-554-8085 or 977-1-552-0278, email: yadavchitralekha@yahoo.com - Urmila Aryal, The Honorable Member of [...] | 2007-01-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KWMN NP |
07KATHMANDU1603 | NEPAL: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS ELECTION, REFUGEES AND [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Foreign Minister Pradhan on August 13, the Ambassador emphasized the ongoing U.S. interest in assisting Nepal with its upcoming Constituent Assembly election and its democratic transition. Minister Pradhan responded that the election was the Gov [...] | 2007-08-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PREF ELAB KDEM KWMN AMGT BT |
07KATHMANDU1719 | NEPAL'S FIRST NATIONAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING DAY [...] (U) The Government of Nepal and private groups took advantage of the first national Anti-Trafficking Day on September 6 to publicize the newly passed Human Trafficking Control Act. The day also witnessed commitments by politicians to fight trafficking. The U.S. Mission held its observation a [...] | 2007-09-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB EAID KCRM KJUS KWMN NP |
07KATHMANDU1861 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NP |
07KATHMANDU1972 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA NP |
07KATHMANDU2062 | NEPAL: TAKING ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] Mission Kathmandu hosted a film festival, several speakers and a reception to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence and International Human Rights Day. Post used these events to help raise awareness and engage an audience on issues related to violence against women. A synopsis [...] | 2007-12-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM EAID NP |
07KATHMANDU808 | 2006 END-USE MONITORING REPORT FOR NEPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN KCRM KWMN EFIN PGOV EAID NP |
07KHARTOUM148 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - SUDAN [...] Per reftel, Embassy Khartoum has identified what we believe are the five most influential women in Sudan. Our list is geographically diverse and includes women from civil society and government. Names, titles, and contact information for each of the women follow: NAME: Mariam Al Sadig Al S [...] | 2007-01-31 15:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL SU |
07KIGALI212 | RWANDA TIP DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ELAB ASEC KFRD SMIG KWMN PHUM KCRM RW |
07KIGALI94 | RWANDA: FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM RW |
07KINGSTON1131 | JAMAICA: TRAFFICKING CASE PROMPTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is pursuing a particularly egregious case of labor exploitation under the recently passed Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) Act, 2007 (reftel). GOJ officials have approached the International Organization of Migration (IOM),th [...] | 2007-07-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM XL |
07KINGSTON1515 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS [...] On October 2, PolOff conveyed reftel talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Office Director for Multilateral Affairs Pamela Ingelton. 2. Ms. Ingelton said she would consult with the Permanent Secretary, and other government agencies on the draft resolution. SIPDIS Ms. [...] | 2007-10-09 20:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JM XL |
07KINGSTON199 | ILEA SAN SALVADOR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 20:26:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM |
07KINGSTON927 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 7TH ANNUAL TIPS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the 7th Annual TIP country report on Jamaica to the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) National Anti-Trafficking Task Force at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on June 11. The task force is headed by Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice Ca [...] | 2007-06-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM XL |
07KINSHASA1171 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (U) The Charge delivered demarche as requested ref A to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs/Acting Minister Alain Lubamba on October 1. (Note: Foreign Minister Antipas Mbusa has not yet returned from his trip to New York with President Joseph Kabila to attend the General Assembly. End note.) [...] | 2007-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI KWMN CG |
07KINSHASA1215 | CHARGE'S OCTOBER 18 MEETING WITH THE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister displayed little knowledge of the objectives and aspirations of President Kabila's upcoming official visit to the U.S. He even wondered aloud if he would remain in the government after the long-expected cabinet reshuffle, which many observers believe will come [...] | 2007-10-19 20:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD KPAO MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO KWMN PHUM |
07KINSHASA1236 | PROGRAM UPDATE: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE DRC [...] Gender-Based Violence continues to be a threat to stability and affects the most vulnerable populations - women and children-in Eastern Congo. Recent reports indicate the problem is worsening, particularly in the province of North Kivu, but the problem is also severe in South Kivu, Maniema, a [...] | 2007-10-31 12:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN KJUS CG |
07KINSHASA1248 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MILITARY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE TO [...] Summary. The Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS) has prioritized a set of recommendations for U.S. assistance to the Congolese military justice sector. It recommends immediate implementation of training for military magistrates, to give priority focus to the investigati [...] | 2007-11-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS KDEM KWMN PREL PHUM CG |
07KINSHASA1249 | ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER, WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS, BLASTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alain Lubamba convened a snap meeting of P-3 + 2 ambassadors and MONUC on October 25. Lubamba, a member of the micro-party "UDEMO" (Union of Democratic Mobutistes) delivered a rambling statement condemning Tutsi politician Azarias Ruberwa, criticized r [...] | 2007-11-02 13:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KWMN CG RW |
07KINSHASA1265 | SPECIAL CONFLICT ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S BRIEFINGS ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant Secretary Frazer's Special Conflict Advisor, Tim Shortley, togeter with officers from AF/RSA (Julie Chalfin) andDoD/OSD (Lt. Col. Mark Ellington USA),met with UN human rights specialists November 1 in North Kiv to understand the impact and pervasiveness of human righ [...] | 2007-11-09 09:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINS PREF MOPS CG |
07KINSHASA1267 | RWANDA, DRC ISSUE JOINT COMMUNIQUE IN NAIROBI ADOPTING [...] (U) On November 10, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda agreed to a Joint Communique in French and English that confirms a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and stability in both countries and the Great Lakes Region. (Note: Full [...] | 2007-11-13 09:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINS PREF MOPS CG |
07KINSHASA1278 | Special Advisor Shortley's November 13 conversation with [...] (SBU) Tim Shortley, in Kampala, spoke at length with Raymond Tshibanda, DRC President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff on November SIPDIS 13. Shortley urged Tshibanda to press Congolese officials to move quickly on implementation of the recent DRC-Rwanda communique (reftel) on negative forc [...] | 2007-11-14 15:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINS PREF MOPS CG |
07KINSHASA1301 | NOVEMBER 21 GOMA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Unfounded claims were received from both government and Nkunda about CNDP occupying Rutshuru. Some may make their way into the international press. As noted in separate conversations with embassy, such claims would appear to be false. While in Rutshuru with a WFP/OFDA/UK team (includi [...] | 2007-11-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS PHUM PREF KWMN CG |
07KINSHASA256 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 2007 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Yes. Does the trafficking occur within the country's borders? Yes. Does it occur in territory outside of the government's control? -- Child sold [...] | 2007-03-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG |
07KINSHASA948 | UN RAPPORTEUR CALLS KIVU SEXUAL VIOLENCE WORST [...] (U) Yakin Erturk, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, characterized the situation in the Kivus as "the worst crisis I have encountered so far" during a press conference in Kinshasa July 27. Erturk visited the DRC from July 16-27 for meetings in Ki [...] | 2007-08-08 12:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KPKO PGOV CG |
07KOLKATA167 | INDIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO DETAIN INDEFINITELY HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11 Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila was summoned to New Delhi to face charges of attempted suicide stemming from her six-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Sharmila has been protesting the continued human rights violation [...] | 2007-05-17 11:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI PTER IN |
07KOLKATA195 | NEW POLICE UNIT IN KOLKATA TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. On June 28, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal launched the state's first Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) at its headquarters in Kolkata in a concerted effort to combat trafficking of persons in the state. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugur [...] | 2007-07-03 10:54:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA250 | ORISSA STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED OVER EPIDEMIC LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 1, ConGen met with Orissa State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) officials to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Orissa. The interaction revealed worsening conditions in this eastern Indian state. The National Aids Control Organization (NACO) characterizes Orissa as a "h [...] | 2007-08-21 11:30:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KHIV KWMN KGLB TBIO IN |
07KOLKATA251 | W. BENGAL'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEAD OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6 POLOFF SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED WEST BENGAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (SPECIAL CELL) SANJOY MUKHERJEE. MUKHERJEE WILL RUN THE RECENTLY-CREATED ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT (AHTU) IN W. BENGAL. DURING THE MEETING, MUKHERJEE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE [...] | 2007-08-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA258 | THE HIV/AIDS SCENARIO IN INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In July, India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) released the results of an analytical exercise supported by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that provided new, lower estimates of HIV prevalence in India. The exercise, conducted in 2006, found that [...] | 2007-08-24 12:53:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KHIV TBIO KWMN SENV ELAB IN |
07KOLKATA292 | TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...] | 2007-09-20 05:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB |
07KOLKATA297 | TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...] | 2007-09-21 11:43:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB |
07KOLKATA336 | IROM SHARMILA CONTINUES SIX-YEAR HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST [...] (U) Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila has been detained for six years in a government hospital in Manipur and force fed by local authorities as she maintains her hunger strike to protest human rights abuses in Manipur and to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). [...] | 2007-11-06 12:36:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN PREL IN |
07KOLKATA351 | COMMUNISTS DEFIANT ON NANDIGRAM HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 6-11, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists violently assaulted villages under the control of the opposition Bhumi Ucched Protirodh Committee (BUPC) in West Bengal's rural Nandigram area. CPM cadres, locally called "Harmad Bahini" (Portuguese pirates [...] | 2007-11-19 12:01:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN IN |
07KOLKATA66 | FORMULATION OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TIP [...] (U) Summary: On February 1-2 approximately 50-75, lawyers, judges, NGO activists, and government officials from West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, and Jharkhand participated in the "Eastern Regional Workshop to Discuss the Proposed Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking" organized b [...] | 2007-02-22 06:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI KCRM PHUM PREL IN |
07KUALALUMPUR1024 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-12 07:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1145 | EMBASSY SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Malaysian officials are still smarting over the U.S. decision to rank Malaysia in TIP Tier 3 but they have expressed much more willingness to discuss the issue quietly than they did in the immediate aftermath of the USG decision of June 12. We have engaged with senior off [...] | 2007-07-16 01:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1570 | MALAYSIA: NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Aegile Fernandez, co-founder and coordinator for migrant and refugee affairs at the NGO Tenaganita ("Women's Power"),to receive the Secretary's award as an International Woman of Courage. Aegile has demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to defending t [...] | 2007-10-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1620 | WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR BURMESE REFUGEE [...] Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Independence and Voice for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia b) Total budget [...] | 2007-11-16 00:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREF KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1640 | ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING ON LABUAN ISLAND [...] (C) Poloff visited Labuan in October in light of reports of some Filipinas trafficking into brothels on the island. We found that prostitution takes place under cover of legitimate business fronts and most Filipinas employed there have temporary work visas as "guest relations officers." Labua [...] | 2007-11-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KWMN SMIG MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1655 | WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN POLITICAL [...] (U) Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for locally-based organizations. This is an addition to Post's earlier submission (ref B). a) Name of organization: Education and Research Association for Consumers, Malaysia (ERA [...] | 2007-11-29 05:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1658 | POLICE RESPOND POSITIVELY DURING CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Poloff, Legatt, and an ICITAP trainer from Jakarta met for a full day session on November 15 with senior police leaders from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to discuss law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) under Malaysia's new anti-trafficking law. The police w [...] | 2007-11-29 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS SMIG KWMN KJUS MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1730 | TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1731 | CATHOLIC CHURCH ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) The Catholic Church in Malaysia is taking a more active role in providing shelter to suspected trafficking victims and raising public awareness. The Church is raising public awareness via Sunday homilies and public outreach, and provides temporary shelter to women reportedly forced into [...] | 2007-12-20 23:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN SMIG MY |
07KUALALUMPUR182 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL MALAYSIAN WOMEN [...] (SBU) Pursuant to ref B instructions, we have identified whom we consider the top five most influential women in Malaysia. YB Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz Minister of International Trade and Industry Government Offices Complex, Blk 10 Jalan Duta 50622 Kuala Lumpur T: 603-6203-3022 F: 603-6201 [...] | 2007-01-31 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR398 | MALAYSIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination, and to a far lesser extent, a transit and source country for adults and minors trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The overwhelming majority of victims come to Malaysia seeking greater economic oppor [...] | 2007-03-05 01:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR705 | HONEY, I CONVERTED THE KIDS: MALAYSIA'S APPEALS [...] (C) In the latest high-profile legal battle between a Muslim and non-Muslim involving civil law, Malaysia's secular Court of Appeal reached a decision that supports Shari'a court jurisdiction over a non-Muslim. On March 13, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that would allow a Mus [...] | 2007-04-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR949 | MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST APOSTATE [...] (C) Malaysia's apex court ruled on May 30 that Muslims who seek to apostatize may not do so outside the Shari'a court system. In a 2-1 decision in the case of apostate Lina Joy, the Federal Court ruled that the National Registration Department (NRD) may only change a Malaysian Muslim's offici [...] | 2007-05-31 10:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KISL MY |
07KUWAIT1144 | PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...] | 2007-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT12 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...] | 2007-01-06 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU |
07KUWAIT1501 | KUWAIT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU |
07KUWAIT1563 | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] American Embassy Kuwait is pleased to nominate the following outstanding candidate for consideration for the 2008 Secretary's Award for the International Women of Courage: 2. Name: Ms. Farea Ahmad Al-Saqqaf, Founder, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of The Lothan Youth Achievement Cente [...] | 2007-10-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM |
07KUWAIT1575 | FIRST LADY PROMOTES EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Kuwait October 24-25 as part of her regional trip to highlight education, breast cancer awareness, women's issues, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). At a diwaniyya (traditional discussion salon) hosted by Higher Education Undersec [...] | 2007-11-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PDEM KWMN KDEM KU |
07KUWAIT1578 | KUWAIT TO FOLLOW GCC LEAD IN LIKELY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU PREL UNGA |
07KUWAIT174 | PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE APPROVES "LANDMARK WOMEN'S [...] (U) On February 4, Parliament's Women's Affairs Committee approved a bill, introduced by Islamist MPs (reftels),that would give Kuwaiti women a host of new benefits, including the right to apply for government housing, longer paid maternity and mourning leave, unemployment allowances for sta [...] | 2007-02-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
07KUWAIT1760 | PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CONTINUES - ASSEMBLY WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 24, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye filed a motion to "grill" Minister of Education (and the only remaining female minister) Nouriya Al-Sabeeh. The grilling comes in response to a well-publicized sexual assault at a Kuwaiti primary school, but is more accurately a reflectio [...] | 2007-12-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KISL KWMN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT220 | NOMINATION OF MA'ASOUMA AL-MUBARAK FOR [...] (U) Post nominates Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, Minister of Communications, for the International Woman of Courage Award. 2. (U) Dr. Ma'asouma became the first woman in Kuwait's history to be appointed to the cabinet when she was named Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administ [...] | 2007-02-15 12:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
07KUWAIT271 | LIBERAL KUWAITI WOMEN SEE NEW LAW AS MEANS TO KEEP [...] (SBU) Aisha Al-Reshaid, a women's activist, journalist, and former candidate for parliament, told PolOff on February 19 that the proposed new law on women's social and civil rights (reftel) is an Islamist project to buy women's support while at the same time keeping them out of public life. [...] | 2007-02-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KHUM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
07KUWAIT312 | KUWAIT: SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 27 of reftel: -- 27A: Kuwait is a destination count [...] | 2007-03-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KU |
07KUWAIT370 | KUWAIT: EMBASSY REACHES OUT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The embassy marked International Women's Day on March 8 by placing an op-ed in Kuwaiti newspapers that recognized the achievements of Kuwaiti women over the last year and by reaching out to a new set of contacts -- women in the financial sector -- through a lunch hosted by the [...] | 2007-03-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
07KUWAIT39 | KUWAIT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LEADERS IN SCIENCE [...] (U) Summary. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),in conjunction with the State Department and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted a conference entitled "Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering" from January 8-10 in Kuwait City. Part [...] | 2007-01-11 07:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KWMN SENV TSPL KU |
07KUWAIT473 | CABINET SWORN IN DESPITE ISLAMISTS' OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) Members of the new Cabinet were sworn in before Parliament April 2 despite two tribal Islamists' objections to Nouriyah Al-Sabih, the new Education Minister and a liberal, appearing in the Assembly hall without a head scarf. When Al-Sabih began to take the parliamentary oath of office, [...] | 2007-04-03 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT489 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently women's groups have galvanized their efforts to fight the main problems they face: discrimination in Kuwait's personal status law and lack of representation in parliamentary and governmental positions. Female activists rallied to successfully oppose a bill that woul [...] | 2007-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT505 | FEMALE LEADERS PAINT BLEAK PICTURE OF WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Women's Network (WIN) told Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) on April 7 that women still face major professional, political, and legal obstacles to achieving equality with men in Kuwait. Some of the problems come from discrimination in the workplace. Other [...] | 2007-04-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT515 | VEILED WOMAN BREAKS BARRIERS TO RUN IN TRIBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Zakiyya Thuwaini has announced her candidacy in local elections scheduled for April 30 in Kuwait's most conservative area. She has faced opposition from within her own family, but others in the community have encouraged her and women's activists from around the country are ass [...] | 2007-04-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT592 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ACTIVISTS UNSATISFIED WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The National Assembly's Women's Affairs Committee sponsored a conference on women's issues on April 21. The conference tackled some of the key challenges facing women, but activists criticized it as superficial and lashed out at the lack of interest by parliamentarians. Th [...] | 2007-04-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT804 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ESTABLISHES WOMEN'S [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (the political wing of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood) officially launched a women's office in early May with the goal of enhancing its outreach to women voters. Though the KMB's social wing has a history of successful women's pr [...] | 2007-05-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KISL KU |
07KUWAIT81 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN KUWAIT: WOMEN IN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky visited Kuwait January 9 to participate in the Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference (reftel). She also met with key Kuwaiti governmental and non-governmental figures. Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, the first and only femal [...] | 2007-01-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PGOV PHUM PREL KSCA KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT86 | TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) As per instructions in reftel, below are Post's recommendations of a list of the top five influential women in Kuwait. Kuwait does not have a female "Oprah Winfrey-type media icon." All five of the women speak excellent English. Name: Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak Title: Minister Institu [...] | 2007-01-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREL KU |
07KYIV2829 | UKRAINE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Ref A relayed information passed by Ukraine's UN mission that Ukraine will vote in favor of the four country-specific resolutions in the UNGA Third Committee and against any no-action motion. In ref C, we reported on delivery of U.S. points regarding the draft resolution "On Condemning th [...] | 2007-11-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA KWMN AORC UN UP |
07LAGOS185 | NIGERIA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...] | 2007-03-13 15:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
07LAGOS190 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS LAGOS ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 22-24 visit to Lagos that rehabilitation of TIP victims needs more resources and funding. Efforts in Lagos to work with TIP victims have been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of vi [...] | 2007-03-15 09:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG KCRM NI |
07LAGOS193 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN CODEL NI |
07LAGOS194 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | CODEL PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN NI |
07LAGOS213 | EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...] | 2007-03-21 11:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI |
07LAPAZ170 | INFLUENTIAL BOLIVIAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 11:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL BL |
07LAPAZ2688 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 20:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BL |
07LAPAZ2829 | BOLIVIAN WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE [...] Embassy La Paz enthusiastically nominates Carmen Velasco for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Name: Marcela Maria del Carmen VELASCO de Torrez Title/Organization: Co-Founder and Executive Director/Pro Mujer DPOB: 20 March 1950, Bolivia Citizenship: Bolivian Add [...] | 2007-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR BL |
07LILONGWE161 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. Since achieving Tier 1 status in 2006, the Government of Malawi (GOM) has continued to make noteworthy progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) despite its severely limited human and financial resources. Although TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians, the GOM [...] | 2007-03-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
07LIMA689 | Peru: 2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking i [...] | 2007-03-08 19:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE |
07LISBON2525 | PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO |
07LISBON262 | PORTUGAL'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, the following list includes five women who affect politics, business, media, and civil society in Portugal: - (Maria) Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation. Prior to becoming Foundation president, Beleza was a former Health Minister and her interests in [...] | 2007-01-29 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PO |
07LISBON2706 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ines Fontinha for consideration in the Secretary's 2008 International Women of Courage Award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ines Fontinha President of the Nest Association, Sociologist, Author Address: Rua Luciano Cordeiro n. 59 [...] | 2007-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON330 | PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL [...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...] | 2007-02-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN SOCI PO |
07LISBON393 | PORTUGAL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION [...] On February 11, Portuguese citizens voted in favor of a referendum question to decriminalize abortion by a strong majority (reftel). The referendum question (informal translation) was: "Do you agree with decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, occurring in the first ten week [...] | 2007-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KWMN PREL SOCI |
07LISBON406 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ana Vicente for consideration in the Secretary's first International Women of Courage award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ana Maria Vicente Former Commissioner for Women's rights, Co-Founder of "New Future" Organization, Author [...] | 2007-02-15 07:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON607 | PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...] | 2007-03-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO |
07LJUBLJANA119 | SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...] | 2007-03-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI |
07LJUBLJANA184 | SLOVENIA: HUMPHREY ALUM BECOMES TOP GOS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Slovenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik told COM the 2006 Human Rights Report was spot on, the Roma situation (when put in context) is relatively positive, and estimated the number of "erased" without status as less than 1,000. She said he [...] | 2007-03-27 15:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OEXC KWMN PINR PGOV SI |
07LJUBLJANA718 | SLOVENIA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia has continued to make progress in 2007 in combatting trafficking in persons (TIP) through its actions on several fronts, per reftel. In September 2007, the Slovene court in Novo Mesto convicted four people for TIP-related offenses, including two citizens of Slovakia. Moreover, [...] | 2007-11-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG SI |
07LUANDA31 | ANGOLA: POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angolans support the government's economic performance and plan to participate in elections, according to a recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll. Poll results indicate a clear electoral advantage and public support for the ruling MPLA party, but also show possible [...] | 2007-01-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KWMN AO |
07LUANDA328 | ANGOLA: GRA CELEBRATES WOMEN'S MONTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The role of women in Angolan society was a GRA focus during the month of March. The GRA organized workshops and seminars, conducted domestic violence awareness campaigns and carried out a special electoral registration campaign exclusively for women during March, using many of t [...] | 2007-04-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN AO |
07LUXEMBOURG80 | LUXEMBOURG: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the following information regarding trafficking in persons in Luxembourg. Point of contact is Tom Boughter; tel: +352 46-01-23, ext. 2240. Political officer (FS-04) spent 20 hours meeting contacts and collecting information for this report. Acting [...] | 2007-02-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB LU |
07MADRID1150 | SPAIN/TIP REPORT: GOS PLEASED WITH ITS 2007 [...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to officials in Spain's Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the Ministry of Interior, Emboffs met with Angel Melchor Celada and Maria del Puy Zaton, senior advisors in the MOI section dealing with TIP and the [...] | 2007-06-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SP |
07MADRID1933 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
07MANAGUA2295 | NICARAGUA: CRIMINALIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC ABORTION [...] (U) Summary: Women's rights organizations, human rights NGOS, and physicians have reacted sharply to the Nicaraguan National Assembly's vote to include in the country's new Penal Code the criminalization of therapeutic abortion. Opponents of the criminalization of all forms of abortion have [...] | 2007-10-10 22:23:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN NU |
07MANAGUA2656 | NICARAGUA: RAISING AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary: Post marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from November 25 to December 10, by engaging with women's rights organizations, universities, civil society, the media, and the Nicaraguan pol [...] | 2007-12-31 20:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM NU |
07MANAGUA463 | NICARAGUA NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) After careful consideration of several potential candidates for Secretary Rice's Women of Courage Award, Post nominates Zoilamerica Narvaez Murillo for this distinction. Despite the repeated denial of due process in the national courts, Zoilamerica has persevered in her quest for justice [...] | 2007-02-21 20:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO NU |
07MANAGUA796 | NICARAGUA'S 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting period, the Nicaraguan government continued its efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) mainly in the areas of prevention and detection, while progress in victim assistance and prosecution of traffickers was limited and overal [...] | 2007-03-27 21:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF NU |
07MANAGUA964 | NICARAGUAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS WARN CHOICE IS [...] (C). SUMMARY: Leading members of the Women's Autonomous Movement of Nicaragua recently met with Embassy officers to discuss the need to encourage women within civil society to defend Nicaragua's democracy, promote development, and stop the slide toward authoritarianism and "legal dictatorship" [...] | 2007-04-17 18:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KWMN PDEM PHUM PREL NU |
07MANAGUA984 | RESIGNATION OF NICARAGUAN OFFICIAL FROM ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maria Gabriela Zuniga, Program Director of the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons, tendered her resignation to the Ministry of Government last week, citing personal reasons for her decision. She confided to us that the working conditions and culture of secrecy und [...] | 2007-04-19 15:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB NU |
07MANAMA1084 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW PROGRESSING IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA |
07MANAMA1097 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW ADVANCES IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 05:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA |
07MANAMA128 | BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 8 regarding Bahrain's efforts to combat trafficking to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz stated that following the fall visit of International Organization for [...] | 2007-02-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA206 | BAHRAIN: SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) 27A. Bahrain is a country of destination for men primarily as laborers and, to a much lesser extent, domestic workers, and women primarily as domestic workers, and to [...] | 2007-03-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC BA |
07MANAMA448 | CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA469 | MEASURES TAKEN BY GOB TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Post received the following information May 17 under the cover of diplomatic note with reference number 1/100/231-91978 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Relations Directorate. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Update on the Measures Taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to Comba [...] | 2007-05-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA548 | BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...] | 2007-06-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA745 | BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...] | 2007-08-02 11:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA |
07MANAMA899 | PM SACKS TWO MINISTERS; SCORE ONE FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's parliament, dominated by Shi'a and Sunni conservatives, has scored a victory with the dismissal of two ministers who refused to cooperate with parliamentary oversight committees. End summary. 2. (U) A royal decree issued in the name of King Hamad September 24 appoin [...] | 2007-09-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KWMN PHUM PINR BA |
07MANAMA90 | BAHRAIN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's submission for the most influential women in Bahrain: A. Afnan Al Zayani Board Member, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce President, Al Zayani Commercial Services Former President, Bahrain Businesswomen's Society Office: 973 1729 7676, [...] | 2007-01-31 15:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL BA |
07MANILA1839 | FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...] | 2007-06-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP |
07MANILA1924 | FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...] | 2007-06-08 00:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP |
07MANILA2303 | MINDANAO WOMEN CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE [...] (U) Summary. Civil society groups are actively contributing to the peace process in Mindanao, including some impressive women's organizations. The Mission continues its outreach to and support of many such groups as part of our overall strategy of advancing the peace process in Mindanao. End S [...] | 2007-07-09 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN EAID RP |
07MANILA2405 | AMBASSADOR BREAKS GROUND ON TWO SHELTERS FOR [...] Summary. Ambassador joined NGO and government leaders in a July 11 groundbreaking ceremony for a new shelter for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) at Manila's North Harbor, the largest port in the Philippines. The shelter will replace an earlier one built in 2001, and will be able to a [...] | 2007-07-18 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN RP |
07MANILA2459 | LATEST TIP CONVICTION [...] Summary: On July 20, a regional trial court in Cebu City convicted and sentenced two people to life imprisonment for trafficking in persons (TIP),the sixth conviction in the Philippines to result in a jail sentence and the first in Cebu. The judge also fined the defendants three million peso [...] | 2007-07-23 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP |
07MANILA302 | FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] The Philippines has a strong tradition of influential female leaders, including Presidents Aquino and Arroyo and business mogul Tessie Sy. In response to reftel request, Post suggests the following five Filipinas, who may not be as well-known internationally but are powerful and influential le [...] | 2007-01-29 01:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3124 | PRESIDENT ARROYO ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO [...] (U) On September 13 the Embassy received diplomatic note 07-2862 dated September 11 from the Department of Foreign Affairs on behalf of President Arroyo accepting the Secretary's invitation to the September 28 Women Leaders' SIPDIS Working Group meeting in New York. Information requested i [...] | 2007-09-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KWMN PHUH PREL |
07MANILA3320 | AMBASSADOR AND MTV LAUNCH ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARENESS [...] Summary: On September 25, Ambassador Kenney, a local pop star, USAID Director, and executives from MTV launched the Philippine portion of "EXIT"(End Exploitation and Trafficking),an MTV-produced campaign against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Asia. EXIT's first release was a 30-minute anti-t [...] | 2007-10-05 04:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KWMN KCRM RP |
07MANILA3358 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Poloff on October 5 outlined reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Executive Secretary for UN and International Organizations Leah Ruiz, SIPDIS and provided a copy of the draft resolution per reftel. Although Executive Director Ruiz responded positively to the [...] | 2007-10-09 08:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3667 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] Poloff met with Attorney Ana Hernandez of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),representing the Office of United Nations and International Organizations, and pressed for Philippine support for the anti-rape resolution without amendments, as cited in reftel A. Ms. Hernandez said that the [...] | 2007-11-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3795 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2007 EAP/RSP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND [...] In response to the FY 2007 EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund proposal solicitation, Embassy Manila received ten grant proposals from Philippine non-governmental organizations (NGOs),aimed at promoting women's political participation and economic independence, and contributing to women's freedom from [...] | 2007-11-29 04:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO SOCI RP |
07MANILA688 | PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...] | 2007-03-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP |
07MAPUTO1060 | INFLUENTIAL DEPUTY PREDICTS PUBLICATION [...] (U) Poloff met recently with Ossumane Aly Dauto, Chairman of the National AssemblyQs powerful Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, to encourage the Mozambican government (GRM) to pass a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which would be the first of its kind in Southern Africa. After be [...] | 2007-09-04 06:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO1349 | MOZAMBIQUE: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Since March 2007, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons. The comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons bill drafted jointly by the GRM and civil society was approved by the Council of Ministers in August. The head of the committee re [...] | 2007-11-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG MZ |
07MAPUTO1475 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUCCESS STORY: FINAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) From July 2006 to July 2007 post allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The majority of funds were used to furnish an onsite office, pay salaries, procure water, food, and medicines, and provide transport to and [...] | 2007-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO207 | MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...] | 2007-02-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO242 | MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...] | 2007-02-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO243 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Mozambique is primarily a source country for men, women, and children trafficked to South Africa for forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common and increasing practice in rural areas, often with the complicity of family members. Women and [...] | 2007-02-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ |
07MAPUTO464 | MOZAMBIQUE: FY2007 ESF TIP PROJECT [...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: Terre de Hommes Germany Southern Africa Coordinating Office B) Requested Funding: $558,180 C) Project Title: Combating Trafficking of Children in Southern Africa (Regional proje [...] | 2007-04-20 09:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ |
07MAPUTO886 | TIP LEGISLATION FORWARDED TO NATIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 24, Mozambican Government (GRM) representative Luis Covane announced that the Council of Ministers approved draft legislation on trafficking in persons. Covane said that the GRM accelerated its action on this legislation to respond to developments in Mozambique and the Southern [...] | 2007-07-26 06:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MASERU147 | LESOTHO: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] There is no known trafficking in persons in Lesotho that meets the term as defined in REFTEL. Per REFTEL instructions, post has answered the questions 27 - 30. Post's primary sources are Inspector Masoabi Thosa, Child and Gender Protection Unit, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS); Se [...] | 2007-03-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF LT |
07MASERU347 | LESOTHO: TIP REPORT RELEASE FILM SCREEENING STRIKES CHORD [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, hours after the release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report in Washington, Embassy Maseru held a presentation on the report's results and a screening of the IIP-supplied film "Human Trafficking." The event, attended by representatives of Lesotho's Gender and Child [...] | 2007-06-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO LT |
07MASERU408 | LESOTHO: 2006 CENSUS PREVIEW SHOWS POPULATION TRENDS [...] SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning shared with multilateral and bilateral donor missions an advance excerpt from the country's 2006 housing and population census, compiled by the nation's Bureau of Statistics (BOS). The long-awaited census figures, sho [...] | 2007-07-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV KWMN SMIG SOCI LT |
07MASERU51 | LESOTHO'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In reponse to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following list of the five most influential women in Lesotho. 2. As requested, the following list includes: A) name; B) title; C) institution; and D) contact information. A) Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso B) Queen of Leso [...] | 2007-01-31 09:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL LT |
07MASERU553 | LESOTHO: ANACLETTA KEISO MATASHANE-MARITE, NOMINEE FOR [...] Embassy Maseru is proud to nominate Ms. Anacletta Keiso Matashane-Marite for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. As instructed REFTEL, we will also send this nomination by unclassified e-mail. 2. The following is Ms. Keiso's official nominating information: [...] | 2007-10-03 11:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM LT |
07MASERU561 | LESOTHO INTERESTED IN WIREC, VAGUELY SUPPORTIVE ON UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, Poloff met Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe and Americas Director P.P. Makoaholo to discuss the upcoming WIREC conference and various UN issues. Makoaholo expressed interest in recruiting a high-level delegation for the WIREC conference and was vague bu [...] | 2007-10-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENEG SENV TRGY UN PHUM KWMN SOCI PTER UNSC |
07MEXICO1196 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. 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 wit [...] | 2007-03-08 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1200 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1201 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1237 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY REMARKS SHARED WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-10 00:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO160 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR VISIT OF TIP [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for Reports in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) for travel to Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez from January 14-17, 2007. Purpose of the visit to Mexico is to hold consultations [...] | 2007-01-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO172 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR JANE NADY SIGMON, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for travel to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Tapachula, Mexico City and Cancun from January 14-20, 2007. The pu [...] | 2007-01-12 22:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PREL MX |
07MEXICO2113 | MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS APPROVES [...] (SBU) On April 26, Mexico's lower house of Congress approved a bill criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) at the federal level, with 396 votes in favor and one abstention. This bill is a revised version of the one unanimously passed by the Mexican Senate in December 2005. Post's contact [...] | 2007-04-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MX |
07MEXICO3176 | MEXICO COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the UN/ILO,s World Day Against Child Labor, the Lower House of the Mexican Congress and the CROC labor union (the country,s third largest labor federation) organized a highly publicized press event to highlight the gravity of the problem of child labor in Mexico. [...] | 2007-06-18 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM EAGR KWMN SOCI PINR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO5345 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 20:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN |
07MEXICO5529 | CNDH DISCUSSES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEDENA [...] On October 18, Poloff met with Dr. Javier Moctezuma Barragan, Executive Secretary in The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) to discuss the organization's recommendations to Mexico's National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and what steps SEDENA is taking to prevent human rights abuses from m [...] | 2007-10-19 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
07MEXICO5891 | MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...] | 2007-11-20 22:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MINSK1060 | IOM BULLISH ON GOB TIP COOPERATION [...] (SBU) DCM, USAID, and poloffs met with Dejan Keserovic, Minsk Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss GOB cooperation with the organization's anti-trafficking efforts. Keserovic expressed a generally favorable attitude towards the GOB and government [...] | 2007-12-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK142 | BELARUS' NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Post has the honor to nominate Irina Kozulina for the Secretary of State's first International Women of Courage Award for SIPDIS her work on behalf of political prisoners and her promotion of breast cancer awareness in Belarus. She stands as a vital national figure representing both hu [...] | 2007-02-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO BO |
07MINSK541 | USG Defends Belarus TIP Ranking Despite GOB Disappointment [...] (SBU) Following the release of the Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, Ambassador hosted a digital video conference with G/TIP Ambassador Mark Lagon for those involved in combating TIP in Belarus. The participants discussed Belarus' Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) placement, steps the [...] | 2007-06-22 13:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK673 | TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED - GOB RESPONDS [...] On July 31, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Oleg Anisimov, Counselor in the North American Division, and Andrei Taranda, Counselor in the Human Rights Division. Taranda promised to pass the information along to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for review, and offered a written commentary on [...] | 2007-08-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK81 | BELARUS' MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, below please find the name, title, institution and contact information for post's recommendations for the five most influential women in Belarus. A. Karach, Olga Head Sedmaya Gran +375-29-662-7120 (cell) B. Kozulina, Irina Wife of i [...] | 2007-01-31 09:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK851 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 06:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BO |
07MINSK885 | EMBASSY MINSK'S 2008 WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Enira Bronitskaya, former political prisoner, human rights advocate, civil society activist, and International Coordinator for the Belarusian NGO Committee for Defense of the Repressed "Salidarnasts." Nominee is wil [...] | 2007-10-19 08:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN CG BO |
07MINSK944 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR BELARUS [...] This interim assessment (reftel) covers Belarus' continuing efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) since April, 2007. GOB action on TIP has seen marked, if uneven, improvement in this period. The GOB has provided increased in-kind resources to TIP-related NGOs, and has improved relatio [...] | 2007-11-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK992 | VITAL VOICES PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS SEMINAR WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met with participants of a summit held recently by Vital Voices in Ukraine. The conference, "Vital Voices of Eurasia: A Leadership Summit for Women and Girls," took place in Kyiv October 14-18 and highlighted successful practices that women leaders have undertaken to advance the [...] | 2007-12-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN BO |
07MONROVIA617 | LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...] | 2007-05-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI |
07MONROVIA736 | USG-FUNDED PROGRAMS RAISE AWARENESS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION [...] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG)-FUNDED PROGRAMS IN LIBERIA HAVE STRENGTHENED COORDINATION, RAISED AWARENESS, AND PROVIDED STANDARDIZED INVESTIGATIVE AND REPORTING TOOLS TO THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (SEA) IN LIBERIA. 2. USAID' [...] | 2007-06-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN UNMIL LI |
07MONTREAL132 | Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious [...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...] | 2007-03-19 18:43:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA |
07MOSCOW400 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) As requested by reftel, following is post's list of Russia's five most influential women: - Olga Konstantinovna Dergunova Chairperson/President, Microsoft Russia and CIS Phone: 7 495-967-8585/8572 Mobile: 7 495-720-6075 Email: olgad@microsoft.com Address: Ul. Krylatskaya 17, Entran [...] | 2007-01-31 13:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL RS |
07MOSCOW4998 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI RS |
07MUSCAT1004 | FOREIGN WORKERS ENGAGE IN VIOLENT PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Low-skilled workers from India and Nepal employed by a Muscat-area cleaning company recently protested over alleged contract violations and poor living conditions in the company-owned and operated housing compound. The workers created a disturbance, and Omani security forces repo [...] | 2007-10-31 08:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
07MUSCAT1026 | POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Many Omanis continue to comment favorably on the successful October 27 national elections for Oman's Majlis al-Shura. Approximately 70% of the new Majlis member hold a bachelor's degree or higher. According to contacts, some vote-buying did occur and a few voters in several districts re [...] | 2007-11-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINT PGOV KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT1046 | WORKERS INVOLVED IN LABOR PROTEST DEPORTED [...] (C) Three weeks after a reportedly violent demonstration by 500-600 Indian and Nepalese workers of the al-Nebha cleaning company against alleged contract violations and poor living conditions (reftel),contacts report that there have been no further protests and that the situation at the comp [...] | 2007-11-14 11:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
07MUSCAT1116 | OMANIS HIRING MAIDS FROM THE UAE: FOLLOW-UP AND [...] (C) Summary: Contacts in the embassies of labor-exporting countries report that some recruitment agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue to force women who have run away from their Emerati sponsors to accept employment in Oman. Omani sponsors hire the women in the UAE and transport [...] | 2007-12-12 07:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU |
07MUSCAT193 | OMAN PREPARING TO DRAFT ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (C) The Ambassador and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi had a frank discussion on February 21 about trafficking in persons (TIP) and Oman's lack of progress in addressing the USG's TIP concerns. The Ambassador informed the Under Secretary that the Embass [...] | 2007-02-27 07:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT206 | CORRECTED COPY - OMANIS HIRING MAIDS FROM THE UAE: PROBABLY [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts report that Omanis are hiring domestic employees from recruitment agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and bringing them across the border into Oman. The practice of hiring maids from a third-country allegedly is legal, but a number of women who claim to h [...] | 2007-03-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU |
07MUSCAT219 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Oman is beginning to display the political will to recognize and prevent trafficking in persons (TIP). There is no available data to accurately assess the size of the problem in Oman, but there are a number of populations in Oman at risk of being victims of trafficking. Since la [...] | 2007-03-06 08:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB MU |
07MUSCAT298 | MINISTER OF MANPOWER OUTLINES ANTI-TIP ACTIONS; [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request (see paragraph 8). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) During a meeting in early March with the Ambassador, Minister of Manpower Juma bin ali al-Juma shared elements of his Ministry's initial plans to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). In ad [...] | 2007-03-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
07MUSCAT375 | MINISTER OF LEGAL AFFAIRS EXPECTS ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (C) At an April 15 meeting at the Ministry, the Ambassador pressed Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohammad al Alawi, for information about Oman's proposed anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation and a date when a law could be expected. The Minister stated that his Ministry has begun work on [...] | 2007-04-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT597 | TIP DEMARCHE READ OUT- CONCERN OVER TIER 3 [...] (C) On Monday morning, June 11, Emboffs delivered ref A, the Trafficking in Person's (TIP) demarche on Oman's Tier 3 designation, to the Director of the Under Secretary's Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Humaid al-Ma'ani. Al-Ma'ani expressed his disappointment with the lowered [...] | 2007-06-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN KNNP MARR MU |
07MUSCAT651 | SPONSORSHIP SYSTEM CONTRIBUTES TO TRAFFICKING, [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts claim that the sponsorship system of recruiting and hiring low-skilled and domestic foreign workers contributes to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Oman. The system establishes conditions conducive to exploitation by making many workers dependent on their sponsors for the [...] | 2007-06-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU |
07MUSCAT742 | C-NE7-00774: OMAN FORGES AHEAD IN PREPARING FOR [...] (C) A total of 717 candidates, including 20 women, have been certified to run in national elections on October 27 for the Majlis al-Shura. The Omani government has worked aggressively to increase the number of registered voters, including by sending "awareness teams" to address employees at [...] | 2007-08-01 05:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT778 | OMAN PROGRESS REPORT ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Since being designated by the Department as a "Tier 3" country in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report, the Omani government has drafted, with the assistance of a prominent U.S.-based expert, an anti-TIP law that both criminalizes the trafficking of individuals and establishes a nation [...] | 2007-08-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
07MUSCAT822 | TIP GETS NEGATIVE PRESS COVERAGE; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Throughout the summer, Oman's press has given negative coverage to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and Oman's Tier 3 designation, with multiple articles questioning the report's credibility and U.S. motives. Nevertheless, the government continues to make progress on [...] | 2007-08-29 09:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
07MUSCAT879 | LABOR SENDING COUNTRIES DISCUSS TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, chiefs of mission (COM) from trafficking source country embassies in Oman asked for U.S. assistance in pushing the Omani government to improve conditions for foreign workers by: enforcing existing labor and immigration laws; ins [...] | 2007-09-12 12:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
07MUSCAT920 | GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ASSURE AMBASSADOR LAGON OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP),visited Muscat on September 22 to engage Omanis on trafficking and encourage the government to execute measures in the USG's anti-TIP action plan for Oman. Top officials in the Roy [...] | 2007-09-29 07:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
07MUSCAT931 | C-NE7-00774: OMAN ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) A total of 632 candidates are competing in the October 27 elections for the Majlis al-Shura. Contacts indicate that only one of the twenty female candidates stands a good chance of being elected. Final voter registration figures show a substantial increase over corresponding numbers for [...] | 2007-10-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT932 | C-NE7-00774: OMAN ELECTION UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT949 | UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (C) As reported ref B, Oman represents a challenging environment for U.S. efforts to directly promote democracy. Civil society is under-developed and the registration of new non-governmental organizations and associations (which are limited in their areas of activity) can literally take years. [...] | 2007-10-10 10:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL MU |
07MUSCAT979 | C-NE7-00774: FINAL ELECTION PUSH IN OMAN AS VOTING [...] (C) Omanis in 10 countries outside Oman voted without incident on October 20 for their representatives in the Majlis al-Shura. The government continues to assert that all will be ready for national elections inside Oman on October 27 and that various safeguards (e.g. secure voting forms and [...] | 2007-10-23 12:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM KMPI KPAO KWMN MU |
07MUSCAT992 | FEW SURPRISES IN OMAN'S NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Thanks in part to a relentless government effort to get out the vote, a larger than expected 62.7% of registered Omani voters reportedly cast ballots in the October 27 Majlis al-Shura elections. According to the results of a speedy electronic vote count, newcomers won 46 of the 84 seats in [...] | 2007-10-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM KMPI KPAO KWMN MU |
07NAIROBI1136 | KENYA SUBMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (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 [...] | 2007-03-09 10:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KE |
07NAIROBI2567 | Trafficking in Persons: Ambassador?s Trip [...] Summary. See para 8 for action request. The combination of the Ambassador?s visit to the Kenyan coast, the rollout of the GTIP annual report, and celebrations of the Day of the African Child cast a spotlight on the problems of trafficking and sex tourism in Kenya. As a result of the Ambassad [...] | 2007-06-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL PGOV KE |
07NAIROBI2575 | Ambassador's Visit to the Kenyan Coast [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 10:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KE PGOV KCRM KWMN SNAR PHUM PTER |
07NAIROBI3903 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI KE |
07NAIROBI511 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KENYA [...] Per request in ref B para 2, we suggest the following influential women from Kenyan civil society and government be included in S/WE's world wide roster of women leaders: 2. Wangari MAATHAI; 2005 Nobel Peace Laureate; Founding Director of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement; The Greenbelt Movement, [...] | 2007-01-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KE |
07NASSAU1238 | BAHAMAS REACTS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (U) On October 3, 2007, PolOff conveyed reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Post provided the text of the draft resolution in advance by fax. Ms. Zonicle said she had already consulted with the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Sheila Carey, and other g [...] | 2007-10-04 14:30:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | BF AORC UN PHUM KWMN |
07NASSAU1259 | BAHAMAS WILL SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] (U) On October 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle informed Post that The Bahamas will SIPDIS support the U.S. draft resolution condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy in the U.N. General Assembly, and instruct the Bahamian Permanent Mission to [...] | 2007-10-11 22:06:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | BF AORC UN PHUM KWMN |
07NASSAU195 | BAHAMAS NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] Post nominates Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dr. SIPDIS Dean-Patterson is a pioneering advocate for women's rights in The Bahamas. She has been a public spokeswoman on women's rights and violence against women for decades, promotin [...] | 2007-02-14 21:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO BF |
07NASSAU93 | BAHAMAS: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] The following is in response to reftel request for The Bahamas' top five most influential women in civil society or government: The Honorable Cynthia A. Pratt, M.P. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Churchill Building P.O. Box N-3217 Nassau, The Bahamas (242) 356-6 [...] | 2007-01-24 21:48:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL BF |
07NDJAMENA34 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN CHAD [...] Per request paragraph 2 reftel, names follow of five most influential women from civil society and government in Chad. 2. Mariam Moussa, Minister of Solidarity and Micro Credit, (235) 52-05-76 and (235) 632-8609. Ph.D. in public management and active campaigner for poverty alleviation. [...] | 2007-01-11 09:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL CD |
07NDJAMENA879 | CHAD:INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF AF WATCH LIST COUNTRIES [...] Summary. Chad has made some progress in addressing two deficiencies highlighted in the June 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on Chad, recruitment of minors in the armed forces and prosecuting traffickers. End summary. 2. This message responds to questions in reftel A concerning p [...] | 2007-11-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN KTIP CD |
07NDJAMENA88 | Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 1 [...] Summary: The Government of Chad cooperates with United Nations (UN) agencies, local communities and church-based and other domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in combating trafficking, primarily in the area of prevention. Due to intense rebel activity throughout 20 [...] | 2007-01-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD |
07NDJAMENA89 | Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD |
07NEWDELHI1383 | AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, WOMEN'S [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Prime Minister Media Advisor Sanjaya Baru, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli: -- discussed Indo-Pakistan relations, agreeing that the relationship is in relatively good shape at this time; -- urged her interlocutors [...] | 2007-03-22 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN PK IN |
07NEWDELHI1653 | THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART I [...] (SBU) Summary: During the March 19-24 visit of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Mission officers joined Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to survey New Delhi's leading NGOs, think tanks, pundits, government officials and activists on the ch [...] | 2007-04-09 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN |
07NEWDELHI1749 | THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART II [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a two part series on the status of women in India. This cable is derived from Post's ongoing analysis of the issues facing women as well as conversations with politicians, think tanks, NGO activists, pundits, and government officials during Senior Advisor to [...] | 2007-04-12 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN |
07NEWDELHI1866 | DELHI DIARY, APRIL 12-19 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 12-19, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Third Phase of the Uttar Pradesh Election Completed -- The Saffron Crowd Finding a Home in the BJP Again -- Chief of Naval Operations Vi [...] | 2007-04-19 08:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC KUNR ETRD EPET KWMN BR |
07NEWDELHI1938 | BRINGING SHAME ON FEMALE FETICIDE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On an April 10-14 trip to Rajasthan, Poloff met with government officials, NGO's and others combating female feticide. They outlined hopeful new steps they are taking. Although only in the early stages, such programs hold promise in making inroads against female feticide and [...] | 2007-04-24 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN ECON PREL SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI2067 | BIOGRAPHY: RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER VASUNDHARA RAJE [...] (C) On an April 10-14 trip to Rajasthan, PolOff met with politicians, journalists, NGOs, and academicians to get a fix on the current state of affairs. This cable is largely derived from conversations during this trip about Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje. A POLITICAL MAHARANI ------- [...] | 2007-04-30 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KWMN IN |
07NEWDELHI2070 | RAJASTHAN STRUGGLES TO ESCAPE FROM THE HINDI BELT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajasthan, located in North India and bordering Pakistan, is the country's largest state and embodies numerous contradictions. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje (ref A),although extremely popular, is heavily criticized and not expected to win the [...] | 2007-05-01 06:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR SOCI ECON KWMN KIRF |
07NEWDELHI2816 | AMBASSADOR AND NGO LEADERS DISCUSS TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mulford met New Delhi's leading NGOs and UN Agencies that work on trafficking in persons (TIP) and bonded labor on June 14 to solicit their reaction to the TIP Report and Action Plan and ask for their frank assessments of the TIP situation in India. Largely thanks [...] | 2007-06-18 00:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI3336 | INDIAN LEGISLATORS ELECT FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: After courting controversy and enduring a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led assault (Ref B & C) on her alleged corruption, Pratibha Devisingh Patil swept the Indian Presidential election on July 19, becoming the first woman to hold the mostly ceremonial but prestigious office. On [...] | 2007-07-23 14:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KWMN PINR IN |
07NEWDELHI4376 | G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON SHARES VIEWS WITH INDIAN [...] (U) On 18 September, the National Media Coalition (NMC) held a conference in New Delhi on human trafficking entitled, &Tracking Change ) Fighting Injustice; Voices in Solidarity.8 The opening panel included Ambassador Mark Lagon of G/TIP, Minister Renuka Chowdhury of Women and Child Developme [...] | 2007-09-25 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI4450 | MWCD SECRETARY TO G/TIP - NEW INITIATIVES WILL [...] Summary: On September 17, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Coordinator of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Deepa Jain Singh, Secretary of the Ministry for Women and Child Development (MWCD). Ambassador Lagon presented Singh with the latest version of the Traffic [...] | 2007-10-01 08:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM OTRA SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI4731 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: REKHA MISHRA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, please find Embassy,s nominations for the Secretary of State,s Award for International Women of Courage. In a country of over a billion people, India is home to dozens of worthy candidates who are extraordinary leaders in furthering justice and equality. This year Em [...] | 2007-10-25 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PGOV IN |
07NEWDELHI5299 | BHUTAN EXPERIENCING GROWING PAINS IN ITS [...] (C) Summary: In November, Poloff accompanied Population, Refugee, and Migration (PRM) A/S Ellen Sauerbrey to Bhutan to discuss resolution of the protracted Bhutanese refugee crisis in Nepal (ref A). During this visit, interlocutors including the former King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Prime Minis [...] | 2007-12-13 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IN BT |
07NIAMEY26 | TIP IN A TRANSIT TOWN: AGADEZ, NIGER [...] During recent travel to Agadez, the principal city of northern Niger, Poloff explored the town's oldest industry - trafficking. Whether in items as benign as cars or as dangerous as drugs and guns, Agadez excels at both legal and illicit cross-border trade. The movement of persons is a perenn [...] | 2007-01-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI KCRM KWMN NG |
07NIAMEY703 | NIGER AND THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL: A CLERIC'S [...] (SBU) After trying and failing to get the Additional Protocol to the African Human and People's Rights Charter Relating to Women's Rights in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) adopted by the National Assembly last year (reftel A),the Government of Niger (GON) is trying again. Women's NGOs, GON offi [...] | 2007-05-22 09:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KWMN PHUM NG |
07NIAMEY714 | COLD CASE: SHARI'A AND THE MIGRATION OF VICE [...] Open-source reporting and some academic studies have suggested that the imposition of Shari'a in northern Nigeria led to an exodus of prostitutes, petty criminals, and bar owners to the southern frontier zones of Niger. Nigerien Hausaland, these reports suggested, saw a considerable increase [...] | 2007-05-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID SMIG NG |
07NIAMEY80 | NIGER: TOLERANCE FOR EVANGELIST DR. RICHARD ROBERTS' [...] Summary. The Republic of Niger laid out the welcome mat for the January 24-27 visit of Oral Roberts University (ORU) President and Evangelist Dr. Richard Roberts and his delegation. Print and broadcast media, notably "Le Sahel" (government newspaper) and "Tele-Sahel" (the national news stati [...] | 2007-01-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KIRF PHUM KISL KWMN NG |
07NICOSIA1010 | DECEMBER 2007 TIP UPDATE: CHURCH OF CYPRUS JOINS [...] SUMMMARY: December proved a busy and fruitful month in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Cyprus. First, a new and highly-visible actor -- the Church of Cyprus -- vowed to "get involved" in combating trafficking. The Church intends to study the severity of TIP on the island and [...] | 2007-12-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY |
07NICOSIA135 | CYPRUS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.gov, [...] | 2007-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY |
07NICOSIA165 | AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...] | 2007-02-27 07:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07NICOSIA168 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...] | 2007-03-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07NICOSIA46 | CYPRUS'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request. NAME: Ms. Eliana Nicolaou TITLE: Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) INSTITUTION: Government of the Republic of Cyprus CONTACT INFO: ERA House Diagorou 2, Nicosia. Office: (357) 22-405501, Fax: (357) 22-672881, E-mail: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.cy NAME: Mrs. Gul [...] | 2007-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL CY |
07NICOSIA519 | POSITIVE REACTIONS TO TIP REPORT; SIDES FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a refreshing change from prior years, Cypriots on both sides of the Buffer Zone reacted constructively to the June 12 release of the 2007 TIP Report. Authorities, faced with a fair and factual report (and ranking),publicly admitted the need to combat trafficking in persons [...] | 2007-06-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO |
07NICOSIA613 | TIP: CYPRUS WORKING ON USG'S RECOMMENDED MEASURES; [...] (U) Poloffs July 24 delivered reftel non-paper to Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides and MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Doros Venezis. Savvides (the GOC's interagency anti-TIP coordinator) told Poloffs that the GOC has started work already on the five recommended measures [...] | 2007-07-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL CY |
07NICOSIA700 | NEW INTERIOR MINISTER COMMITTED TO FIGHT TIP [...] (U) Combatting trafficking in persons ranked amongst his highest priorities, Republic of Cyprus Interior Minister Christos Patsalides, just six weeks in office, informed the Ambassador August 24. Prior experience as a professor of European Union law had made him aware of the international co [...] | 2007-08-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN KPAO PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG CY |
07NICOSIA717 | CYPRIOT FM MARCOULLIS ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S [...] The Cypriot Foreign Ministry informed us August 28 that FM Erato Marcoullis has accepted the Secretary's invitation to attend the Women Leaders' Working Group meeting on September 28. Per reftel, the following information is provided: -- Full Name and Title: H.E. Mrs. Erato Kozakou-Marcou [...] | 2007-08-30 11:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL CY |
07NICOSIA812 | CYPRUS DOES NOT COMMIT TO SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-06 05:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI CY |
07NICOSIA843 | CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) activist Eleni ("Elena") Pissaridou for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Pissaridou is the Director of STIGMA, the Organization for the Care of Vi [...] | 2007-10-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM CY |
07NICOSIA881 | EMBASSY NICOSIA, CYPRIOT NGO ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] SUMMARY: In addressing the grave problem of trafficking in persons in Cyprus, Embassy Nicosia has adopted a multi-pronged, multi-sector strategy that leverages the efforts of our Bicommunal Support Program (BSP),Public Affairs Section (PAS),USAID mission, Political Section (POL),and Regio [...] | 2007-11-02 07:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY |
07NICOSIA911 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CYPRUS SUPPORTS UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 13:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC SOCI UNGA PHUM CY |
07NICOSIA915 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR CYPRUS [...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made progress in combating trafficking in persons since the end of last year's TIP reporting period (March 1, 2007). It passed comprehensive anti-TIP legislation and ratified the Council of Europe Convention for Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, com [...] | 2007-11-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY |
07OSLO990 | NORWEGIANS CONSIDER DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM SOCI KWMN NO |
07OTTAWA1845 | CANADIAN VIEWS REGARDING U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on October 2, Acting Director General of Foreign Affairs for Human Security and Human Rights Gwyneth Kutz expressed Canada's support for the overall objective of reftel draft resolution and its hopes for eventual adoption in some form. However, she noted a l [...] | 2007-10-02 19:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN AORC SOCI UN CA |
07PANAMA1625 | PANAMA: INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) "Panama would probably like to co-sponsor the proposed U.S. resolution" condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy, MFA DG for International Political Affairs Javier Bonagas told POLCOUNS on October 2. Bonagas said that he would ask Panama's Mission to the UN to engage [...] | 2007-10-03 18:37:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KWMN AORC SOCI UN UNGA PM |
07PANAMA230 | PANAMA: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy Panama is pleased to nominate Angelica Maytin for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). 2. (SBU) Biographical information and justification statement for Ms. Maytin follow: Name: Angelica Maytin Justiniani Title: [...] | 2007-02-14 21:09:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO PM |
07PANAMA382 | PANAMA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Panama's response to reftel questions on trafficking in persons (TIP) follows. Replies correspond to paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Panama is an origin, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. However, Panama is generally consi [...] | 2007-03-12 20:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM |
07PANAMA539 | PANAMA: STUDENT SELECTION FOR ILEA TIP PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Per reftel a instructions, post submits the following nominees for the ILEA trafficking in persons program. All participants have been fully vetted and cleared at post and by the Department (reftel b). a) De Leon Bustavino, Gloria Ibelis- Secretary General, Ministry of Government and [...] | 2007-04-10 21:22:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN SNAR SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM PM |
07PANAMA84 | PANAMA: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post's suggestions for the most influential women in Panama are below. Given the relatively large number of women in Panama who are influential in their respective fields, post can provide additional names if the Department has a specific area of interest. A [...] | 2007-01-19 20:16:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PM |
07PANAMA996 | PANAMA: FM SATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) "The 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report does not look too different from last year's report. That is good to see," said First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis after Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 11. Ambassador noted the report acknowledged positive [...] | 2007-06-13 16:54:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO PM |
07PARAMARIBO549 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname, on Monday, October 15. Elsenhout said she would contact members of Suriname's UN mission about the matter. Elsenhout did not have any immediat [...] | 2007-10-16 17:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NS |
07PARAMARIBO60 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SURINAME [...] (U) Per reftel Post submits a list of women influential and active in government, civil society, and business in Suriname. Post hopes these women will be included in future activities organized by the Office of the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment (S/WE). We are [...] | 2007-02-01 19:11:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL NS |
07PARAMARIBO649 | EMBASSY PARAMARIBO ACTIVITIES -- TAKING ACTION ON [...] (U) Summary. Post marked the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women as well as World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse by conducting a variety of events focused on violence against women and children. Events included a radio address, a reading to school children, a gue [...] | 2007-12-14 19:56:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KAPO PHUM NS |
07PARIS265 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - FRANCE [...] SUMMARY: In response reftel, Mission France identified ten (10) influential women in politics, business, civil society and media. END SUMMARY. 2. Retel asked posts to contribute names to a worldwide roster of women leaders for contact use by the Secretary and other Department principals. L [...] | 2007-01-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL FR |
07PARIS321 | UNESCO: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Summary: Ref A calls for posts to supply the names of influential women to be included in a roster of women leaders worldwide. We at the U.S. Mission believe that UNESCO can act as an effective multiplier on global issues, including those involving women's empowerment. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2007-01-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KWMN PHUM PREL |
07PARIS4270 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Raphael Trapp, MFA desk officer covering the Rights of Women and Children on October 16. Trapp said the French support the resolution in principle, but national preferences aside, they are obligated to join the EU consensus. 2. (SBU) Without d [...] | 2007-10-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI FR |
07PARIS4352 | PARIS NOMINEE FOR 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel action request, Embassy Paris nominates Fadela Amara, Secretary of State for Urban Policies and founder of the NGO "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Born in France to an impoverished family of Alger [...] | 2007-10-25 16:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL PHUM KWMN KPAO PREL FR |
07PARIS4506 | FRANCE STILL INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR RAPE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 13 to MFA desk officer for International Organizations Fanny Benedetti. Benedetti said that discussions within the French government concerning the resolution were ongoing in Paris and New York. As a co-sponsor of the current draft, France i [...] | 2007-11-15 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA FR |
07PARIS797 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Answers below are keyed to section and paragraph numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Charlie Davis, daviscr3@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: 50 hours. LES-9 50 hours. FS-1 Deputy [...] | 2007-03-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07PARIS798 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07PHNOMPENH1059 | CHHAY HOUR II JUDGE REMOVED [...] (U) Summary: This weekend, a Cambodian Royal Decree removed Appeals Court President Ly Vouch Leng from her position for taking bribes to overturn a prison sentence for managers of the Chhay Hour II brothel. The development comes at the heels of Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) commitments t [...] | 2007-08-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
07PHNOMPENH1308 | CAMBODIA TIP ACTION PLAN RECEIVED WITH INTEREST, [...] (SBU) Summary. Royal Government of Cambodia anti-TIP contacts eagerly received the Cambodia Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan and stated their intent to work towards the goals of the plan's high-priority action items. MOJ Secretary of State Chan Sotheavy was not confident that anti-TIP court ac [...] | 2007-10-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
07PHNOMPENH1374 | DEFENSE DAS RAY'S VISIT TO CAMBODIA REINFORCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW and Missing Personnel Affairs Charles A. Ray visited Cambodia from November 3-6, to review ongoing POW/MIA recovery efforts. Discussions included the current state of the U.S.-Cambodia relationship as well as TIP, upcoming electio [...] | 2007-11-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL PHUM KWMN CB |
07PHNOMPENH1463 | ECONOMICS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND GOVERNMENT REFORM TOP [...] (SBU) Summary: Building the political and economic foundation for economic growth and development was the key theme of a November 25-29 visit by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Cantwell, a member of the Senate's Finance and Energy Committees, brought her private sector experience to bear in [...] | 2007-12-03 08:46:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ELAB KTEX PHUM KWMN CB |
07PHNOMPENH193 | CAMBODIA: 4TH QUARTER 2006 REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: During the last quarter of 2006, the Cambodian police arrested 16 human traffickers and six pimps. At least 31 victims of trafficking were identified during the reporting period, and police removed 28 sex workers from brothels. Police also arrested three foreigners, including t [...] | 2007-02-02 10:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
07PHNOMPENH207 | REOPENED CHHAY HOUR II CLOSED; OWNERS RE-ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary. On February 3, the Minister of Justice directed the re-arrest of the owners of the Chhay Hour II. On February 4, the Minister of Interior Sar Kheng shut down the establishment, vowing that it will not re-open. These events followed several interventions by the Ambassador. Pres [...] | 2007-02-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS KCRM KWMN CB |
07PHNOMPENH350 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2006 - March 2007. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (S [...] | 2007-03-05 01:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB |
07PHNOMPENH351 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 01:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB |
07PHNOMPENH352 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA PART III [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 01:16:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB |
07PHNOMPENH354 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA PART III [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 02:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB |
07PHNOMPENH468 | TIP CASE RAISES CORRUPTION CONCERNS IN SIHANOUKVILLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite overwhelming evidence in favor of conviction, a trafficking in persons (TIP) trial in Sihanoukville resulted in the acquittal of two defendants and a third being sentenced to a two-year prison term for the lesser charge of pimping. The judge's irregular behavior in the [...] | 2007-03-26 02:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
07PHNOMPENH582 | CAMBODIA: 2007 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary. During the first quarter of 2007, the Cambodian police arrested seven human traffickers and eighteen pimps. At least 60 victims of sexual trafficking and 39 victims of labor trafficking were identified during the reporting period, and 52 sex workers removed from brothels. Three [...] | 2007-04-25 02:44:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
07PHNOMPENH710 | AMBASSADOR PRODS DPM ON TIP, MONTAGNARDS, MISSING [...] (C) Summary: On May 17, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP),Montagnards in Cambodia, and a missing Vietnamese dissident. The Ambassador stressed the necessity for Cambodia to upgrade from the Tier 2 Watch [...] | 2007-05-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CB KWMN |
07PHNOMPENH765 | EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAGY MEETS POLITICAL PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary. Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) Secretary General Mu Sochua told visiting EAP/MLS Deputy Director Eleanor Nagy that 2007 commune council election flaws are a preview of problems likely to arise during the 2008 national elections. Sochua expressed hope for a U.S. delegation visit to Camb [...] | 2007-06-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KWMN KDEM CB |
07PHNOMPENH936 | CAMBODIA: 2007 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: During the period April to June 2007, the Cambodian police arrested four human traffickers, one German pedophile, and two pimps. At least five victims of trafficking were rescued during the reporting period and ten sex workers were removed from brothels. Cambodian courts senten [...] | 2007-07-16 01:16:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
07PODGORICA50 | MONTENEGRO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW |
07PORTAUPRINCE1644 | HAITI RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (U) Poloff presented text of the draft resolution to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste October 1, and explained the U.S. position per talking points in reftel. On October 9, Jean-Baptiste said he shared the content of the draft resolution with Minister of For [...] | 2007-10-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1715 | HAITI "WOMAN OF COURAGE" 2008 NOMINEE [...] Per reftel, Post nominates Marilyn Allien, founder of the Haiti Legacy Foundation, for the Seretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Biographical information and justification for award selection: Full legal name of nominee: Marilyn B. Allien Job title/associ [...] | 2007-10-24 17:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE2031 | HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAWS. The Ministry of Women's A [...] | 2007-12-31 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX |
07PORTAUPRINCE319 | HAITI "WOMAN OF COURAGE" NOMINATION [...] (U) Per reftel, Post nominates Dr. Marie Gessy Coicou, Inspector General of the Haitian National Police, for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of SIPDIS Courage. 2. (U) Biographical information and justification for award selection: Name: Dr. Marie Gessy Coicou T [...] | 2007-02-16 12:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE40 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN HAITI [...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits a list of women who are influential and active in Haitian government and civil society. Post hopes that these individuals will be included in future activities organized by the Office of the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment (S/WE). [...] | 2007-01-11 21:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL HA |
07PORTOFSPAIN1009 | Demarche on U.S. Draft Resolution on Condemning Rape as an [...] (SBU) PolCouns met October 2 with Delia Chatoor of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division and presented reftel demarche. Without committing to the specific resolution, Ms. Chatoor noted the GOTT supported the intention of the draft. She added that she would forward the text to the Attorney Ge [...] | 2007-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1119 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met Multilateral Affairs Director Susan Gordon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 7, presented the background, talking points and list of U.S. compromises to date, and urged that GOTT's delegation vote in favor of the resolution, including the provision that the Secretar [...] | 2007-11-07 20:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI TD UNGA |
07PORTOFSPAIN1126 | DEMARCHE ON COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met with Jerome Joseph in the Multilateral Affairs Division of the MFA and urged him to have the GOTT instruct its delegation at the United Nations to co-sponsor the resolution condemning rape and to vote against any amendments, and to vote for adoption of the resolution without [...] | 2007-11-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1137 | COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1202 | EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
07PRAGUE1116 | CZECHS LEAN TOWARD SUPPORTING RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI EU EZ |
07PRAGUE1218 | CZECHS UPDATED ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA EZ EUN |
07PRAGUE1229 | TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT, CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) The Czech Republic continues to make significant progress in identifying Trafficking in Persons as a law enforcement and judicial priority, and continues to provide necessary resources, funding, and training to increase detection and overall awareness among labor inspectors, police, prosec [...] | 2007-11-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EZ |
07PRAGUE200 | PART I OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Throughout the course of 2006, the Czech Government continued to improve its capabilities and methods to combat trafficking in persons. GOCR political will to fight trafficking remained strong. This [...] | 2007-02-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ |
07PRAGUE201 | PART II OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ---------- PREVENTION (ref Para 28 SECSTATE 202745) ---------- G) The First Deputy Minister of the Czech Interior Ministry has primary responsibility for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Fight A [...] | 2007-02-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ |
07PRAGUE203 | PART III OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE OF VICTIMS (ref Para 30 SECSTATE 202745) ------------------------------------ A) The primary vehicle through which the government assists trafficking v [...] | 2007-02-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ |
07PRAGUE24 | CZECH REPUBLIC'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Post has identified the five most influential women in the Czech Republic, per reftel, as well as additional women who are noteworthy for their various accomplishments. Political officer Sarah Peck is the POC for women's issues at post (420-257-022-312, pecksc@state.gov). ------------------- [...] | 2007-01-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN EZ |
07PRETORIA1135 | SAG'S EFFORTS TO CURB GENDER VIOLENCE SLOWLY MOVES [...] (SBU) Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka officially launched the SAG's "365 Days National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children" on International Women's Day (8 March) despite the conspicuous absence of an action plan. Mlambo-Ngcuka claimed that South Africa is the first [...] | 2007-03-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM KHIV SF |
07PRISTINA150 | KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...] | 2007-02-28 13:55:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS |
07PRISTINA187 | KOSOVO'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Post has identified the five most influential women in the Kosovo, per Ref A, as well as three Kosovo women who are influential among their respective minority communities. Political officer Heidi Barrachina is POC for women's issues at post: (381) 38-549-516 x3104; barrachinahh@state. [...] | 2007-03-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK PHUM SOCI KWMN |
07QUITO2534 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...] | 2007-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC |
07QUITO261 | INFLUENTIAL ECUADORIAN WOMEN [...] (U) In response to reftel, we provide the following list of the top five most influential Ecuadorian women in selected categories: Business Isabel Noboa Ponton President, Consorcio NOBIS Edif. Executive Center Piso 8 Av. Constitucion Guayaquil, Ecuador epazmino@nobis.com.ec 593-3-26 [...] | 2007-01-31 22:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC KWMN PHUM |
07QUITO482 | ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...] | 2007-03-01 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
07RABAT1095 | MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND [...] Summary: Two recent events highlighted ongoing Moroccan government and civil society efforts to curb violence and abuse against women and children. On June 21, 2007 Princess Lalla Meryam, the King's sister and Chair of the National Observatory for Children's Rights (ONDE),secretary of State [...] | 2007-07-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MO |
07RABAT141 | COURT RULING SETS BACK KING'S EFFORT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a decision that could lead to enhanced separation of powers in Morocco, the Constitutional Court has struck down a provision of the bill revising the electoral code that would have required small parties to either merge with larger parties or sit out the 2007 parliamentary ele [...] | 2007-01-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN MO |
07RABAT159 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. In response to reftel, Mission Morocco submits the names of the following five women. Latifa Jbabdi Jbabdi is a well-known Moroccan human rights advocate. She is a founding member of the Moroccan Association fo [...] | 2007-01-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1868 | MOROCCO: TAKING STEPS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi launched the Fifth National Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women on November 30 in Rabat, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For the first time, the Government of Morocco (GOM) released official statistic [...] | 2007-12-20 11:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN MO PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1869 | MOROCCO: WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVANCING, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] Summary: Women's rights have advanced in Morocco since the passage of the revised Moudawana (family code) in 2004, but challenges remain. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is providing medical and legal assistance for domestic violence victims. The Nationality Code has been changed to allow [...] | 2007-12-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PGOV MO |
07RANGOON1117 | WIF GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN,S EMPOWERMENT IN [...] Embassy Rangoon recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Strengthening Women Capacity Empowerment in Kachin State: App [...] | 2007-11-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI BM |
07RANGOON259 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) In honor of International Women's Day, the Charge d'Affaires held a well-attended afternoon discussion on March 8 with women leaders from the National League for Democracy, the 88 Generation Students, ethnic representatives, and leaders of grass-roots NGOs. The Charge opened the discus [...] | 2007-03-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07REYKJAVIK22 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ICELAND [...] The following is Embassy Reykjavik's response to reftel requesting a list of five of the most influential women in Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Brad Evans (evansbr@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing [...] | 2007-01-29 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL EN |
07REYKJAVIK256 | ICELAND'S ATTENDENCE AT THE WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP IN [...] Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group in New York. 2. Dietary Restrictions: none 3. Translation Needs: none 4. GOI Embassy Point of Contact: Deputy Chief of Mission Olafur Sigurdsson. He can be reached via e-m [...] | 2007-09-04 14:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KWMN PHUM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK49 | SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...] | 2007-03-01 17:59:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07REYKJAVIK90 | UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...] | 2007-03-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07RIGA59 | LATVIA: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PHUM LG |
07RIGA787 | Latvia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008 [...] Post's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Anita Ratkevica, social worker and founder of the NGO women's support club "Harmonija." Ms. Ratkevica is pleased to be nominated for the award. Biographical data requested in reftel is below. A. Full Name: Anita Ratkevica [...] | 2007-10-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN LG |
07RIYADH1481 | NO LASHES FOR QATEEF RAPE VICTIM; CASE DROPPED [...] (S) Post reported in reftel the case of Qateef resident Aqilah bint Eisa al-Dhamin, who, along with her ex-boyfriend, was raped by seven men in January 2006. Following the investigation and trial, the perpetrators were sentenced to between eight months and five years in prison and between 80- [...] | 2007-07-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI KIRF SA |
07RIYADH199 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) In response to reftels post submits the names of five influential women in Saudi Arabia: (1) Name: Dr. Fwaziya Abu-Khalid Title: Professor, Sociology Department Institution: King Saud University Field: Politics Contact [...] | 2007-01-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SA |