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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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03YEREVAN1214GOAM WELCOMES MOVE TO TIER II ON TIP REPORT
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) POLOFFS DELIVERED COPIES OF THE 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DESK OFFICER AND ACTING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEAD (MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR),KARINE SOUDJIAN, JUNE 12 PER INSTRUCTIONS IN [...]
2003-06-13 15:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP
04AMMAN4132GOJ CONFRONTS POSSIBLE LABOR TRAFFICKING SCAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has learned of several dozen third country nationals (TCNs) brought to Jordan by apparently unscrupulous recruiting agents and sent to Iraq. All have needed some assistance in returning to their home countries and in at least one case, the workers were physically abused in Ir [...]
2004-05-24 15:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PREF KWMN IZ JO KTIP
04AMMAN4855JORDAN TAKES ACTION TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING OF
[...] (C) King Abdullah and senior GOJ officials have strongly condemned the possible trafficking of third country nationals (TCNs) into Iraq from Jordan. The Minister of Interior promised the Ambassador that he would take firm action against unscrupulous labor recruiting agents and others complic [...]
2004-06-15 12:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PREF KWMN IZ JO KTIP
04HANOI336DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN VIETNAM'S LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: With approximately 340,000 Vietnamese currently working overseas, Vietnam looks to labor exports as a means to expand opportunities for its growing labor force while generating foreign exchange. In order to address the challenges created by the increase in labor exports, Vietnam inc [...]
2004-02-09 01:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON VM KTIP TIP LABOR
04PANAMA1000ANOTHER PANAMANIAN MADAM IN JAIL; IMMIGRATION
[...] (C) According to GOP police reports, an alleged child prostitution ringleader, Elizabeth Archibold Diaz, surrendered herself to the Policia Tecnica Judicial (PTJ) on April 14, 2004. She was accompanied by her attorney and, to date, remains in custody. Archibold is alleged to be the masterm [...]
2004-04-30 12:34:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SMIG CO PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA148PANAMA NGO CONCERNED ABOUT CHINESE DEBT BONDAGE
[...] (SBU) In a January 8 meeting to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP) and related issues with PolOff and political assistant, acting director of Casa Esperanza, Ramon Aleman Arias said Chinese migrant debt bondage and unregulated child labor are problems in Panama. (NOTE: Casa Esperanza is a l [...]
2004-01-23 18:10:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PREL PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA2589PANAMA INVESTIGATORS, PROSECUTORS PUSH TIP AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Despite the continued absence of funding for the anti-TIP law enacted in March 2004 (see Reftel A) and a recent change in administration, Panama's Judicial Police (PTJ) and prosecutors have continued to push the TIP agenda. They have publicized the anti-TIP law, created a specialized se [...]
2004-10-19 21:11:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA399FOCUSING PANAMA'S EFFORT TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) The January 18-21 G/TIP visit to Panama helped refine Embassy and GOP anti-TIP efforts approach to strategies (Ref A). The Embassy will push the GOP to focus its anti-TIP improvements on public awareness campaigns, victims assistance, and increased training. In the short term, legisla [...]
2004-02-19 12:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA419PANAMANIAN MADAM HEADED TO PRISON
[...] (U) After two trials, two guilty verdicts, years of appeals, and not one day behind bars, the former head of a child prostitution ring, Thonya Xiomara Hubbard (aka Madam Thonya),will be spending the next 76 months in prison. On February 16, the Supreme Appeal Court rejected Hubbard's appea [...]
2004-02-20 23:34:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04YEREVAN2165GOAM TAKING ACTION TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Although much work remains to be done, the Armenian government has made considerable efforts over the past three years and, despite being a country of origin for trafficking, has graduated from Tier 3 to Tier 2 (Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2004). Government actions have had the fol [...]
2004-10-01 06:29:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2222POLICE DETAIN TWO ON SUSPICION OF TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------------------------ POLICE ARRESTING ALLEGED TRAFFICKERS ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Police detained Tigran Rushanyan (nickname - Tigran the Great) on suspicion of trafficking October 4, 2004 [...]
2004-10-07 03:20:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2540EX-VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING ARRESTED FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- Â [...]
2004-11-26 03:13:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2635GOAM GETS QUOTAS FROM QATAR FOR LABOR
[...] The Department on Migration and Refugees (DMR) has finished work with the Government of Qatar to create a legal framework for Armenians working in Qatar. In the agreement (scheduled to be signed in the near future) the Government of Qatar has provided quotas for the workers in the following [...]
2004-12-09 06:10:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ELAB QA AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2647JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2004 DATA ON TIP PROSECUTION
[...] (SBU) According to data on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for the period between January 1, 2004 and November 1, 2004, there have been 15 cases of trafficking in Armenia involving 26 defendants. While most of those people were sentenced to priso [...]
2004-12-09 13:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP
05BANGKOK7920STATUS OF MISSING HMONG CHILDREN REMAINS UNCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. The current location and status of the 29 Lao Hmong children and teens reported arrested last month remains unclear. A National Human Rights Commission official believes that the children remain in immigration detention in Nong Khai, Thailand, while second hand reports from the L [...]
2005-12-30 06:39:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKCRM PREF PREL PHUM TH LA KTIP
05PANAMA390PANAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL CONVOKES ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) In a big move forward for Panama's anti-TIP efforts, on February 15 Panama's new attorney general Ana Matilde Gomez convoked the anti-TIP commission (CONAPREDES) as contemplated by Panama's March 2004 anti-TIP law (see reftel A). The new commission institutionalizes anti-TIP policy co [...]
2005-02-18 22:39:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM SMIG ELAB PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05YEREVAN108 SIX CASES OF TRAFFICKING PROSECUTED AS
[...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's (PG) Office provided detailed information on six criminal cases prosecuted in 2004 under Article 262 of the Armenian Criminal Code on the Organization of Prostitution (i.e., pimping). The defendants of all the cases were either recruiters, mediators, or pimps who [...]
2005-01-21 12:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1091ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO DVC WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005 U.S. Embassy Yerevan held a digital video conference (DVC) on the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with Ambassador John Miller, director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Media coverage of the conference was widespr [...]
2005-06-23 02:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC KPAO AM KTIP
05YEREVAN111 NEW REGIONAL ANTI-TIP NGO NETWORK
[...] The United Nations Development Program (UNDP),which implements a project on combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in partnership with the GOAM, has launched a local and regional (Caucasus) NGO network on fighting organized crime, particularly TIP and illegal migration. Members of the netwo [...]
2005-01-21 13:35:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1320COURT SUSPENDS SENTENCE, TRAFFICKER WALKS
[...] (SBU) A court in Yerevan sentenced Lusine Hakobyan, the Armenian organizer of a Yerevan-Dubai prostitution/trafficking network, to two years imprisonment. The judge, however, suspended the sentence and Hakobyan will instead serve one year of supervised probation. Armenian Association of Inves [...]
2005-07-22 06:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1387ARMENIA: ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN PRESENTED
[...] (SBU) On August 1, CDA delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, underscoring the USG's judgment that Armenia has not shown increasing efforts to combat trafficking. We presented the proposed action plan, urging concrete steps forward, noting that the Department of [...]
2005-08-03 06:57:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1748TIP: UZBEK TRAFFICKING CONVICTION LEAVES CONCERNS
[...] (C) On September 22, a local-level court in Yerevan sentenced Uzbek citizen Natella Saghatelyan to five years imprisonment for trafficking and forgery. The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) arrested Saghatelyan in March 2005 for trafficking Uzbek women, and a minor girl, through Armeni [...]
2005-09-29 12:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP
05YEREVAN2051ARMENIA AS A DESTINATION COUNTRY--GOAM
[...] (SBU) Tracking an alarm received from the "Hope and Help" NGO, the National Security Service (NSS),on November 16, discovered four trafficking victims from Ukraine in one of Yerevan's night-clubs. This is the first clear case of trafficking in which Armenia was the destination country and th [...]
2005-11-22 12:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM AM KTIP UA
05YEREVAN2232TRAFFICKING: DOING BETTER ON PROSECUTION AND
[...] (SBU) A strictly pro-governmental newspaper reflected a positive shift in the approach towards the issue of trafficking that has occurred in the Prosecutor's office in recent months. In November the Prosecutor's office registered the first case of domestic trafficking in Armenia. Also in Nov [...]
2005-12-28 12:57:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN257TIP: CONCERNS ABOUT PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT
[...] (SBU) Balancing Armenia's considerable progress over the past year in successfully prosecuting trafficking in persons (TIP) cases are serious, persistent allegations that senior members of the Prosecutor General's office are susceptible to outside influence. We have raised our concerns about [...]
2005-02-14 11:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN692ARMENIA RATIFIES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON
[...] Armenia has ratified three international instruments on the protection and promotion of children's rights this year. On February 28 the National Assembly ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography. On M [...]
2005-04-19 12:30:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SOCI PREL PGOV AM KTIP
06BANGKOK2291DPM SURAKIART PLEDGES TO RESOLVE SHAN TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador called DPM Surakiart on April 20 to urge him to press for resolution of the long-standing detention of six stateless Shan hill tribe trafficking victims in Malaysia. Ambassador told Surakiart that this case has been an issue of concern to us since early last year and [...]
2006-04-20 10:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL TH TIP KTIP
06CAIRO6365EGYPTIAN LIAISON CHIEF DISCUSSES BORDER GUARD
[...] (C) Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) Liaison Chief MG Nagy reported that Egypt has sought assistance from a petroleum company (NFI) to bolster its tunnel detection tactics on the border with Gaza. Although Egypt and Israel began a tunnel detection discussion between engineers in e [...]
2006-10-15 10:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KTIP IS EG
06SEOUL3891ASSISTING NORTH KOREANS IN NORTHEAST CHINA: ONE GROUP'S STORY
[...] (C) Crossing Borders (protect) is a Christian organization
that provides assistance to North Korean migrants and
refugees in Yanji, China. American citizen Mike Kim (KIM
Sun-jung),approached the Embassy on November 1 to discuss
his organization's operations in Chin [...]
2006-11-13 06:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF KTIP KN KS CH PHUM
06SEOUL4281NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN THE ROK: AN OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) The ROKG's resettlement programs for North Korean refugees have evolved over time as the number of refugees has grown and their demographics have changed. South Korean officials and experts see the ROK's efforts to help the nearly 10,000 refugees successfully resettle in the ROK as the [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4282NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: FIRST STEPS INTO ROK SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon arrival in the ROK, North Koreans undergo an interagency security screening process, during which the ROKG seeks to confirm refugees' bona fides and assess security risks. Thereafter, nearly all North Koreans move to the ROK's Hanawon resettlement facility, where they rece [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4283NK REFUGEES: OBSTACLES TO INTEGRATION IN THE SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: North Korean refugees face an enormous culture shock in adjusting to life in the ROK. Not accustomed to South Korean political and economic systems and unable to compete educationally, North Koreans face difficulties obtaining stable employment. Their resettlement is not helpe [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4284NK REFUGEES: THE QUEST FOR STABLE EMPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finding stable employment is probably the greatest challenge for North Koreans resettling in the ROK. The ROKG assigns North Korean refugees to employment officers, provides incentives, recruits employers, and subsidizes half of North Koreans' salaries to their employers for two [...]
2006-12-15 09:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06VIENTIANE512LAO MFA ON TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (C) Ambassador briefed MFA's Europe-Americas Department Director-General Southam Sakhonnhinhom today on the TIP report for Laos, conveying the talking points and Action Plan contained in refs A and B. 2. (C) Southam, who had already read the TIP Report for Laos and ref talking points we had [...]
2006-06-06 09:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL KTIP LA
06YEREVAN1019A 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 12:32:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV AM
06YEREVAN1091AMBASSADOR 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 13:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM HSTC AM TU
06YEREVAN1101APPARENT 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 11:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM KTIP HSTC AM
06YEREVAN1161PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S NEW ANTI-TIP NGO COMMITTEE
[...] (C) On August 21, the Prosecutor General (PG) announced the formation of an NGO committee to assist it in its anti- TIP efforts. Anti-TIP NGO leaders generally feel the creation of such a team is a good idea, as long as it is allowed to function fully and does not become a tool for the PG to [...]
2006-08-25 12:32:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
06YEREVAN139ARMENIA CONVICTS MORE TRAFFICKERS
[...] (SBU) On January 12 the first instance court of Kotayk Region sentenced Gayane Mirzoyan and Avetis Kiziriyan to four and a half years of prison under charges of Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The defendants worked for a notorious pimp in Dubai, Anahit Malkhasyan, who died in a car accident on [...]
2006-01-31 12:50:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC
06YEREVAN1524PROSECUTOR-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 04:07:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
06YEREVAN1548POST'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 14:04:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
06YEREVAN1716ARMENIA PROSECUTES FIRST LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (SBU) On December 12, a court in Gyumri ruled on the first-ever labor trafficking case in Armenia, sentencing the trafficker to five years of imprisonment and financial compensation for the victims. According to testimony, the victims had been trafficked to Russia to work construction near Alme [...]
2006-12-13 13:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
06YEREVAN214USG'S TIP REPORT: DRIVING ARMENIA'S ANTI-TIP
[...] (SBU) On February 9 the State Inter-Agency Anti- Trafficking Commission met to discuss GOAM efforts on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) throughout 2005 in advance of the submission of the USG annual TIP Report. Members of the Commission representing state bodies (Ministry of Justice, Mi [...]
2006-02-13 12:34:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC
06YEREVAN267PROSECUTOR GENERAL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF
[...] (SBU) On February 17, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan created a commission to investigate allegations against his employees including the investigator of his Anti-Trafficking Unit, Aristakes Yeremyan (see paragraph 6). In a meeting with the DCM, Hovsepyan was notably upset about Armenia's [...]
2006-02-23 13:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL AM KTIP HSTC
06YEREVAN484JUDGES CONTINUE TO DEMONIZE TIP VICTIMS AND
[...] (SBU) Armenian courts continue to stigmatize trafficking victims and hinder the efforts of law-enforcement bodies to punish traffickers. On March 2 the Court of Appeals downgraded a trafficking conviction into pimping and reduced the key defendant's sentence. Hope and Help NGO, which provide [...]
2006-04-05 08:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKTIP HSTC PGOV PREL AM
06YEREVAN56TRAFFICKER SENTENCED IN FIRST CASE OF ARMENIA
[...] (SBU) On January 8, the first instance court of Artashat sentenced Sos Meliksetyan, charged under the trafficking statute (Article 132) with aggravating circumstances (reftels),to two years of corrective labor. Under this verdict Meliksetyan, who exploited three women and a minor girl from U [...]
2006-01-13 11:45:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC
06YEREVAN836TIP 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 09:59:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM
06YEREVAN840TOP 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 03:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM
06YEREVAN895ARMENIA 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 06:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM
06YEREVAN960ARMENIA DRAMATICALLY INCREASES PENALTIES FOR
[...] (SBU) Recent changes in Armenia's Criminal Code significantly increase penalties for trafficking in persons (TIP),making them commensurate with penalties for crimes such as rape. The Prosecutor General initiated the amendments, which took effect July 16. The changes attempt to distinguish be [...]
2006-07-19 06:48:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HTSC AM
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN316BRUNEI REQUESTS TARGETED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a study visit to the U.S. for GoB anti-TIP personnel. See paragraph 2. ----------------------- ACTION REQUEST ----------------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GoB) has requested USG support in improving its abili [...]
2007-10-23 07:42:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP BX
07CHENGDU32GUIZHOU LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (C) Summary: A women's issues NGO-founder and researcher from the Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences recently told Congenoff that Guizhou Province -- one of China's poorest -- lacks both human and financial resources to fight trafficking in persons. Guizhou faces a serious problem with traff [...]
2007-02-01 07:41:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP CH
07GUANGZHOU450Changes in Fujian Human Smuggling Patterns
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fujian Border Control Police told the Consul General that that the number of cases of human smuggling to the United States via sea has fallen. Human smuggling out of Fujian Province has increasingly involved traveling directly to the United States with legitimate visas or travel [...]
2007-04-10 08:29:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07HOCHIMINHCITY801TRAFFICKERS POSING AS MARRIAGE BROKERS CONVICTED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 08:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KTIP SMIG KWMN PREL PHUM MY VN
07HOCHIMINHCITY936PROFILES 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 08:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KTIP ELAB KWMN VM
07KABUL4183ANTI-TRAFFICKING: POLITICAL WILL, BUT LACK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan government has mustered the political will to combat trafficking in persons, but a lack of police enforcement and prosecutorial capacity slows progress towards meeting accepted international standards. The counter-insurgency campaign continues to draw police away fro [...]
2007-12-23 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV AF
07LIBREVILLE62GABON AS EL DORADO
[...] On January 29, 2007, 75 West African immigrants attempting to enter Gabon illegally were detained by local authorities as they disembarked from a boat. The group, which included 65 men, 9 women and one child, were nationals of Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In an intervi [...]
2007-02-01 14:01:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB
07LIBREVILLE63GABON AS EL DORADO
[...] On January 29, 2007, 75 West African immigrants attempting to enter Gabon illegally were detained by local authorities as they disembarked from a boat. The group, which included 65 men, 9 women and one child, were nationals of Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In an intervi [...]
2007-02-01 14:11:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB
07NDJAMENA870CHAD: ZOE'S ARK AND THE ALLEGED CHILD SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Nine Europeans and four Chadians remain in Government of Chad (GOC) custody in the widely-publicized and bizarre case in which a French NGO, Zoe's Ark, attempted to ferry 103 Chadian/Sudanese children to Europe in a chartered Spanish plane. Personal diplomacy by French President Sarkozy [...]
2007-11-07 16:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PHUM KTIP
07NDJAMENA879CHAD: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 08:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN KTIP CD
07SAOPAULO958FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY?
[...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...]
2007-12-04 17:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR
07SEOUL1882ROKG INFORMED OF DENIED NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 07:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREF PREL PINR KTIP KS KN MG
07TRIPOLI1030SUDANESE DIPLOMAT ALLEGES LIBYAN OFFICIALS' COMPLICITY IN
[...] (C) The long-serving Sudanese DCM in Tripoli, Isaac Kenti, told CDA in a recent meeting that Sudanese criminal networks freely operate migration smuggling rings from Libya to Europe with the complicity of some Libyan officials. According to Kenti, while the GOL provides border guards and pol [...]
2007-12-12 07:46:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP SOCI PGOV LY
07YEREVAN1437ARMENIA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] On December 6, Armenia's government approved the new 2007-2008 National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Armen Baiburtyan, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented the NPA on behalf of the government, and said the new NPA will focus more on the implement [...]
2007-12-18 03:18:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN162MAJOR TRAFFICKING RECRUITER SENT TO PRISON
[...] (SBU) Four TIP defendants were convicted January 31, after a four-month hearing. The defendants had been accused in connection with a case involving the three witnesses (reftels) who complained of misconduct by an investigator in the prosecutor general's office the previous summer. This case [...]
2007-02-15 12:09:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN HSTC AM
07YEREVAN351 NEW STAFF OF THE ANTI-TIP UNIT A WELCOME CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Four months into the staff changes that took effect in the Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Prosecutor General's Office in December, 2006 (reftel),Armenia's premier anti-TIP NGO, Hope and Help, reports a great new spirit of mutual cooperation with the unit's new staff. The unit's new lead i [...]
2007-03-23 13:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM
07YEREVAN783CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM RESTRUCTURES INVESTIGATIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian law enforcement is grappling with a major restructuring that strips the powerful Prosecutor General's or "Procuracy" organization of all its investigative functions and staff, transferring the investigators themselves into police agencies. The reform is an excellent one [...]
2007-06-15 12:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM KDEM KTIP HSTC
07YEREVAN888NEW CDA CALLS ON DFM KIRAKOSSIAN: RADIO LIBERTY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires met Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian for initial GOAM courtesy call, (with FM Oskanian abroad),which then delved into substance. Kirakossian said he and his minister fully agreed with us on Radio Liberty, but urged CDA to raise it at higher levels. Kirakoss [...]
2007-07-12 05:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HSTC KTIP AM TU
08ABIDJAN820G/TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Poloff met with NGOs and government officials working on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, but could not obtain meetings with key ministries, specifically the Ministries of Justice and Interior, despite repeated phone calls and follow-up letters from th [...]
2008-11-19 08:26:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP KWMN KCRM IV
08ABUDHABI1115UAE INCREASING INVOLVEMENT WITH BELARUS
[...] (SBU) Belarus has had an Embassy in Abu Dhabi since 1999, yet the UAE is just now sending its first ever envoy to Minsk. Ambassador-designate Mohamed Abdullah al-Raisi will open the new mission (a first-time ambassador is also being sent to Argentina). Signs of increased interaction between th [...]
2008-10-05 04:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KTIP EAIR BO AE
08ABUDHABI1118UAE INCREASING INVOLVEMENT WITH BELARUS
[...] (SBU) Belarus has had an Embassy in Abu Dhabi since 1999, yet the UAE is just now sending its first ever envoy to Minsk. Ambassador-designate Mohamed Abdullah al-Raisi will open the new mission (a first-time ambassador is also being sent to Argentina). Signs of increased interaction between th [...]
2008-10-05 10:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KTIP EAIR BO AE
08ABUJA1827NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 16-31,
[...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Military, Security, and Bakassi --Economic and Business --Southern Political --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------- [...]
2008-09-09 13:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR ETRD KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA1950NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR SEPTEMBER 1-15,
[...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of September 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic and Business --Trafficking in Persons --National Assembly --Oil and Gas --Southern Politics ----------- [...]
2008-10-06 06:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA2296NIGERIA: ICE ATTACHE REACHES OUT TO ANTI-TIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency conducted a Bulk Cash Smuggling Workshop November 10-13 in Abuja. On November 12 and 13, ICE Attach Lydia St. John and Poloff met with representatives from the American Bar Association (ABA),the National Agency f [...]
2008-11-21 12:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP ASEC DS NI
08ABUJA2312NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff attended the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) 13th National Stakeholder's Consultative Forum in Abuja on October 30. Representatives from various civil society organizations; the Nigeria Police Force; Nigerian Customs; Nigeria Immigratio [...]
2008-11-26 07:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP NI
08AMMAN2600 Workers Strike at Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry
[...] (SBU) Approximately 1,080 foreign workers at the Emirati Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on strike August 31. They have demanded the end of a JD 25 ($35.31) monthly deduction for food from their base salary, which was [...]
2008-09-08 12:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
08AMMAN2671KBR TRAFFICKING LAWSUIT GENERATING WIDE INTEREST
[...] (U) Summary: A lawsuit recently filed in California against Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., and Jordanian firm Daoud & Partners for allegedly trafficking 13 Nepalese into Iraq has generated wide interest. Commentators are demanding that the GOJ investigate, prodded along by spurious allegations th [...]
2008-09-15 11:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP NP IZ JO
08AMMAN2822JORDAN DECLARES COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING TIP DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large Mark Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) discussed steps taken by the GOJ to eliminate trafficking conditions in Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) and solutions to deal with trafficking-relate [...]
2008-10-09 13:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP BG ID CE RP IN JO
08AMMAN3171JORDAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six months, Jordan made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons. Progress includes an increase in trafficking-related cases being tried, the approval of a joint labor inspector and police investigation unit, the creation of a Humanitarian and L [...]
2008-11-23 06:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN IZ IS SY ID
08AMMAN3267 Jordan Garment Factories Face Declining Sales and
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordanian apparel exports fell 13.5% in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 and are expected to continue falling, primarily due to the slowing U.S. economy. Press reports announced the imminent closure of several factories, but government officials [...]
2008-12-08 12:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
08AMMAN3388JORDAN'S CABINET APPROVES ANTI-TIP LAW; NEXT STOP
[...] (C) Jordan's cabinet has just approved a draft anti-trafficking-in-persons law, which is expected to be submitted to Parliament the last week of December, according to Jordan's PM Nader Dahabi in a December 24 phone call with the Ambassador. The PM expressed his hope that the law will be passe [...]
2008-12-29 11:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP JO
08ANKARA2194TURKEY/TIP: STRONG COMMITMENT, UNEVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOT, NGO, and IOM experts discussed with visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly December 15-17 the considerable progress Turkey has made in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) sin [...]
2008-12-31 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08ANTANANARIVO764ANTANANARIVO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT RESPONSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOM set high goals in 2007 with a string of legislative achievements and hands-on efforts to push the administration's fight against child labor and human trafficking into the field via training programs, victim's assistance, and awareness campaigns. This drive seems to hav [...]
2008-11-14 07:16:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP MA
08ASMARA575 HOW TO ESCAPE FROM ERITREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: All young Eritreans have "a plan" for getting out of the country. Those who must leave illegally, however, face potential capture by Eritrean police and military from the early planning stages up to when they cross the border. Post compiled information from numerous sources, i [...]
2008-12-04 11:11:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP ER
08ATHENS1272GREECE: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] (SBU) On August 26, Charge, A/Polcouns, and PolAssistant delivered the TIP Action Guide to Minister of Justice Hatzigakis and SecGen of the Justice Ministry Gletsos. On August 28, Charge and Poloff delivered the guide to MFA General Secretary Agathocles. In these meetings, the Charge outlin [...]
2008-09-09 09:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP
08ATHENS1541GREECE: AMBASSADOR RAISES MLAT, TIP, IPR WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador Speckhard raised with Georgios Panagiotopoulos, President and Justice of the Greek Council of State (an equivalent to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court),several legal issues: 1) the need for Greece to move expeditiously in ratifying the U [...]
2008-11-12 07:47:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM GR
08ATHENS1607GREECE: 18-DAY PRISON STRIKES END WITH GOG
[...] (SBU) On November 21, an estimated 8,000 inmates nationwide ended their 18-day hunger strike against overcrowding in Greek prisons following GOG announcement that it would release almost half of Greece's prison population. Since November 3, the unrest in prison detention centers propelled supp [...]
2008-11-28 15:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP GR
08ATHENS1715GREECE: DECEMBER 2008 TIP UPDATE
[...] (U) This is Embassy Athens' third regular update on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). REFTELS refer to previous TIP update cables. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek anti-TIP police continued aggressively tackling trafficking rings, successfully completing two major investigatio [...]
2008-12-23 13:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP GR
08BAMAKO876UPDATE ON DOW CHEMICALS, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 07:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM EINV ELAB ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN295 BRUNEI BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR TODD TALKS WITH BRUNEI, A
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 08:03:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KTIP BX
08BANGKOK2836TIP UPDATE: ANOMA FACTORY INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES; CASE NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai police confirmed September 2 that the investigation into the Anoma factory trafficking in persons case was completed and filed August 19 with the office of Attorney General of Samut Sakhon province. Twenty civil and criminal charges were filed against two Thai citizens [...]
2008-09-18 07:24:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3081Nomination for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award
[...] Embassy Bangkok in coordination with Consulate General Chiang Mai enthusiastically nominates TRAFCORD for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Nomination Package -- Data Summary ---------------------------------- 2. Organization Name: Anti-Traffi [...]
2008-10-14 11:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3424ANTI-TRAFFICKING ENGAGEMENT PAYS DIVIDENDS
[...] Summary: Over the course of 2008 the Embassy and Consulate General Chiang Mai have continued to broaden and increase our prevention activities in support of the Mission's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) strategy. Each event has been a success, either energizing our local partners or raising [...]
2008-11-20 09:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3443Labor Fraud Case: Thai Workers to Libya
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Thai authorities, in August and September 2008, the Thai Consular Section in Cairo, Egypt helped repatriate 57 Thai construction workers from Libya back to Thailand. The workers, all male adults, traveled to Libya to work for a construction firm and contacted the T [...]
2008-11-21 10:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3588THAILAND'S NEW TIP LAW: NOTABLE PROGRESS AFTER SIX MONTHS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the six months since its new Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act came into force, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has taken substantial steps to implement the law. The RTG is developing subordinate regulations to make the law's provisions operational, and has identified $1 [...]
2008-12-09 07:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGUI247FURTHER DEMARCHE TO GOCAR ON TIP PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche in person to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a meeting on December 17. The Ambassador explained the importance of increasing efforts to combat TIP, and said that U.S. law required host government engagement on the issue if the country was to remai [...]
2008-12-18 16:36:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KTIP CT
08BEIJING3779IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT
[...] (C) As part of its effort to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),China is working to implement its National Plan of Action (NPA) issued by the State Council on December 13, 2007. Both the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are coordinating a national plan to combat [...]
2008-09-29 07:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS
08BEIJING3780CHINA CONSIDERS ACCESSION TO UN PALERMO PROTOCOL
[...] (C) China is seriously considering acceding to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official. China will hold a symposium October 23-24, co-hosted by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Hum [...]
2008-09-29 07:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KHUM KWMN KCRM CH
08BEIJING4240CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (U) China has made progress since April 2008 in combating human trafficking. The implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012),led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in coordination with 28 other agencies, underscores Chi [...]
2008-11-17 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIJING4347Strengthening China's Anti-trafficking Legal Framework
[...] (SBU) Participants from the Chinese Government and key non-governmental agencies agreed at a recent symposium that China must improve its efforts to combat human trafficking. Attendees discussed in detail whether China's existing laws could be modified to address trafficking better. Despite s [...]
2008-11-26 07:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM KJUS CH
08BEIJING4697CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE LEADS THE WAY IN CHINA'S
[...] (C) Yunnan Province in 2005 was one of the first regions in China to formulate its own action plan to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),thereby attracting international organizations early on and helping establish itself as a forerunner for anti-TIP programs around the country. Save the Ch [...]
2008-12-31 03:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BELGRADE1168SERBIA RESPONSE TO TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Serbian MFA North American desk officer Srdjan Miljkovic on November 12. Miljkovic will forward the action guide to the Ministries of Social Welfare, Interior, and Justice. 2. Miljkovic requested that we provide samples of anti-TIP training material for Se [...]
2008-11-13 15:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SR
08BOGOTA3826NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD FOR ELIMINATION
[...] Embassy Bogota would like to nominate the Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOFECAR) for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Information requested in reftel is listed below. 2. Nomination information: a) Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOF [...]
2008-10-21 19:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP CO
08BRASILIA1588BRAZIL: DRUG TRAFFICKING UP, DRUG FLIGHTS DOWN, TIP ISSUES LIMITED: A REPORT FROM THE FAR NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Drug flights into Brazil's far north have diminished by 75 percent since the introduction of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial (shootdown) program, but Brazilian authorities say pressure from Plan Colombia has actually increased the amount of cocaine entering Brazil. The region rem [...]
2008-12-12 15:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI KCRM ELAB FARC KTIP BR VE PE CO XR
08BUENOSAIRES1592ARGENTINA: 2008 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Per Reftel instructions, below is post,s interim assessment of Argentina,s progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A) IMPLEMENTING THE RECENTLY ENACTED FEDERAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS OR [...]
2008-11-23 17:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AR
08CASABLANCA222THE MARRIAGE OF MINORS, POLYGAMY AND DIVORCE: THE
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Women,s groups and the media roundly criticized the government,s failure to implement some aspects of the Mudawana or family code nearly four years after the ground-breaking reforms were passed. The criticism was prompted by a recent report by the Democratic League for the Rights [...]
2008-11-21 17:11:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP KISL MO
08CHISINAU1100PRIME MINISTER GRECEANII POSITIVE ON TIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry explained the next steps on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to Prime Minister Greceanii, who reacted positively and described changes in high-level GOM responsibilities for TIP. The PM was concerned that the MCC report card was a harbin [...]
2008-11-07 14:20:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP AMGT MD
08CHISINAU1277THE CHANGING NATURE OF TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Moldova's most experienced anti-TIP activists met Ambassador Chaudhry on December 19. They described subtle but profound changes in the methods used to recruit and trap victims of trafficking, and the challenges that these "kinder, gentler" methods posed to police and [...]
2008-12-31 10:00:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD
08CHISINAU977Ambassador Discusses MCC, P.L. 480, Corruption and TIP, and
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Greceanii, Ambassador Asif Chaudhry explained delays in the signing of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement; discussed P.L. debt; pressed on the issue of civilian oversight for the Center to Combat Economic Crimes and [...]
2008-10-01 13:33:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KTIP MD
08COLOMBO1034TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SRI LANKA
[...] Post assesses that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has taken many positive steps to address Sri Lanka's trafficking problem. These efforts have mainly focused on the foreign employment of Sri Lankans, building awareness of trafficking, and increasing interagency coordination to counter traffi [...]
2008-11-17 10:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CE
08COLOMBO1062GUIDANCE NEEDED ON 699(G) RESTRICTIONS APPLIED TO
[...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on November 25, Foreign Minister Bogollagama informed post that two U.S. defense contractors, a Kuwaiti company affiliated with the U.S.-based Oshkosh Corp and DynCorp International, had instituted hiring restrictions on Sri Lankan expatriate workers in Kuwait [...]
2008-11-26 04:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SMIG KTIP ELAB CE
08CONAKRY7202008 CHILD TRAFFICKING STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) As part of the interim assessment process for the USG's annual Trafficking in Person's Report, we asked the Government of Guinea to provide annual statistics on trafficking cases within its borders. The GoG was not able to provide this information before the initial reporting deadline, [...]
2008-11-25 16:17:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GV
08DHAKA988CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE: BANGLADESHI
[...] (C) Following the deportation of nearly 1200 Bangladeshis alleged to have participated in violent strikes in Kuwait, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) reacted by sending the Foreign Affairs Adviser on an official visit; he encouraged the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to compensate the workers. [...]
2008-09-21 00:31:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI BG
08DOHA675FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (U) On September 8, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi, Chairman of Qatar's Advisory Council (Note: The Advisory Council is a consultative body cosisting of 35 members appointed by the Amir. Itdebates the merits of proposals under consideratio by the Amir [...]
2008-09-21 07:59:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP QA
08DOHA791SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MARK LAGON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings with Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Sultan Bin Hassan al-Dhabit al-Dousari, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Confer [...]
2008-11-06 14:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
08DOHA812 QATARIS DEBATE FOREIGN LABOR ON BBC
[...] (U) In what its organizers said was a major milestone, two former Qatari cabinet ministers squared off during a November 17 session of the "Doha Debates," a joint project of the BBC and Qatar Foundation, which is filmed nine times a year in Doha and aired on BBC World. Former Justice Minister D [...]
2008-11-19 04:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
08DOHA860QATAR PROPOSES SENDING TIP DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 in follow up to TIP Director Lagon's visit (Ref B) that it is "time to take the outreached hand" of the United States on TIP issues and proposed sending a delegation to Washingto [...]
2008-12-15 13:32:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP QA
08GEORGETOWN693TIP: GUYANA 2008 INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is a response to reftel about progress made by the Government of Guyana (GoG) in addressing Trafficking in Persons issues. 2. (SBU) In 2008, The GoG continued its prosecution of a woman arrested in October 2006 in the town of Bartica, in which two teenage girls were allegedly traff [...]
2008-12-09 20:12:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GY
08GUATEMALA1333HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S FAMILY MEMBER KIDNAPPED,
[...] (C) On October 19, at approximately noon, the son-in-law of human rights defender Norma Cruz, Director of NGO "Fundacion Sobrevivientes" (Survivors Foundation),was assaulted and kidnapped while walking home from a soccer game in Guatemala City. He was reportedly forced inside a vehicle where [...]
2008-10-27 22:54:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA1450GUATEMALA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Below is a summary (keyed to reftel) of progress made by the GOG in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),particularly in the areas of legislative reform, enforcement, victim protection and assistance, identification of victims among vulnerable populations, and protection of foreign traffick [...]
2008-11-19 18:05:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GT
08GUATEMALA1497GUATEMALA: FY 2009 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 11:34:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL PGOV GT
08HARARE1030TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: STAGNATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) As political negotiations continue, much government activity has come to a standstill. Not surprisingly, given the depth and breadth of Zimbabwe's serious economic, food, employment, and political problems, anti-trafficking efforts by the government have taken a back seat to other issues [...]
2008-11-18 16:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG ZI
08HELSINKI563FINLAND: ELEVATING TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Finnish government has been proactively pursuing trafficking cases and opportunities to raise public awareness about trafficking. A Finnish court recently handed down prison sentences to five Finns for a trafficking case involving a single Finnish woman. Finnish authoriti [...]
2008-12-12 13:55:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB SOCI FI
08HOCHIMINHCITY1063HCMC TIP UPDATE: MORE POLICE BUSTS, NGOS FOCUS ON WOMEN'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Southern law enforcement officials continue to make progress in combating human trafficking, as recent arrests in HCMC and Tay Ninh province show. Local NGOs are also making headway in finding long-term solutions to support economic development and women's empowerment in Delta [...]
2008-12-10 06:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP PHUM VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY756SLOW AND STEADY PROGRESS COMBATING TIP IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (U) Summary: The GVN made positive strides in combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) during the first half of 2008, with provincial police busting four trafficking rings in Tay Ninh and HCMC police conducted their biggest raid yet against an illegal marriage brokering agency catering to Korean [...]
2008-08-22 06:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PGOV SOCI VM
08ISLAMABAD3629POST NOMINATION FOR U.S. LABOR AWARD
[...] (U) Summary. Post highly recommends Mr. Muhammad Saifullah Choudhry for the U.S. Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor (reftel A). Post believes Mr. Choudhry exemplifies the spirit of this award due to his contributions in reducing the worst forms of child [...]
2008-11-18 11:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SOCI KTIP PK
08JEDDAH448TAIF CHRISTIANS DEPORTATIONS MAY BE IMMINENT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An advocate for the Christian Indians arrested in April for holding a prayer service in Taif reveals to Poloff that deportation orders of these individuals are imminent. This is despite the fact that Assistant Minister of the Interior, Mohammed Bin Naif assured that this issue had [...]
2008-10-26 13:59:00Consulate JeddahSECRETELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08JEDDAH498EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS IN RIYADH/JEDDAH COMMENT ON
[...] (C)SUMMARY: In 2004, two Egyptian doctors were arrested in Jeddah on multiple charges including drug smuggling and rape. Their punishment was recently increased significantly by an appeals judge. Officials from the Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah offered little support fo [...]
2008-11-26 13:59:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08KABUL3036DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan officials appear eager to implement the country's new anti-trafficking law, but the level of conceptual clarity on the definition of trafficking differed among government officials. Judicial delay, corruption, and weak coordination remain obstacles to effectively punishing [...]
2008-11-24 10:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
08KABUL3062VIEW FROM THE NORTH: KUNDUZ WOMEN NAVIGATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women in Kunduz Province face problems common throughout the country including illiteracy and violence. However, many Kunduz women are free to work, are much less covered in public than in other areas of the country, and express satisfaction with the Afghan government. The are [...]
2008-11-24 12:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPOL PREL PHUM AF KTIP
08KATHMANDU1223NEPAL: NOMINATION FOR IQBQAL MASIH AWARD
[...] Post is pleased to nominate the organization "CWISH" for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbqal Masih Award for Elimination of Child Labor. Full Name of the organization: CWISH - Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights Address: P.O. Box 21433, Chabhil, Kathmandu, Nepal [...]
2008-11-20 09:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP NP
08KATHMANDU993GTIP PROGRAMMING IN NEPAL
[...] In 2006, GTIP, through USAID, approved a grant to World Education. GTIP approved the grant based on the proposal submitted by World Education. As part of the monitoring of the activity, GTIP conducted a national assessment of activities in Nepal and visited the World Education program in Feb [...]
2008-09-05 08:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP USAID KOCI KWMN SOCI PHUM KCRM ELAB PGOV
08KINGSTON1014JAMAICAN OFFICIALS ADDRESS PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND
[...] On November 22 poloff spoke at a panel discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP) hosted by local NGO Woman, Inc. The discussion, one of several themed talks over a two-day trade fair/fundraiser for the NGO, featured Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lisa Palmer Hamilton, Director of the N [...]
2008-12-01 15:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI PGOV KTIP JM XL
08KINSHASA1009 DRC - TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has taken first steps to address human trafficking. The Congolese National Demobilization Agency (in French--Unite d'Execution du Programme National de Desarmament, Demobilisation, et Reinsertion (UEPN-DDR)) launched a national awareness campaign of zero tolerance for [...]
2008-11-14 14:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA1137DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRC: 2008 TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION
[...] PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the new Vice-Minister of Justice, Musonda Kalusambi on November 21 and conveyed the same demarche to the new Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, Marie-Ange Lukiana on December 17. 2. The recommendations given in the non-paper were well [...]
2008-12-19 10:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP CG
08KINSHASA787GDRC TAKING STRIDES TO ADDRESS TIP ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has recently taken positive steps to address trafficking in persons. It has made some progress in addressing the problems of child soldiering and children working in the mining sector. NGO groups, however, have highlighted a troubling trend throughout the DRC of grow [...]
2008-09-23 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA919 INTERVIEWS WITH ESCAPED CNDP SOLDIERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 20 Goma Poloff had the opportunity to speak with three escaped CNDP soldiers. The soldiers, 13, 15, and 23 years old, had been brought to Goma by MONUC. The interview took place on the MONUC DDRRR compound where a handful of CNDP and FDLR escapees trickle in on a d [...]
2008-10-22 16:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO KTIP CG
08KUALALUMPUR1010AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFICKING OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador raised allegations of trafficking of Burmese refugees during his November 11 call on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, noting U.S. Senate concerns and urging Malaysia to take action on this issue. Polcouns highlighted the refugee trafficking alle [...]
2008-11-13 09:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1017MALAYSIA: 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 (TIP) since April 2008, as requested ref A. Implementing and Enforcing the Law ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Malaysia is in the pr [...]
2008-11-17 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1049HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IRENE FERNANDEZ ACQUITTED
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Kuala Lumpur High Court on November 24 acquitted human rights activist Irene Fernandez of her 2003 conviction of "maliciously publishing false news" against the government, thus bringing to a close Malaysia' longest running court case. The government originally b [...]
2008-11-28 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1060MAID'S ABUSER FOUND GUILTY, SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS
[...] (U) In Malaysia's highest profile domestic worker abuse case, a Kuala Lumpur sessions court judge on November 27 found Yim Pek Ha guilty of three charges of "causing grievous hurt" to Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonet, a 2008 U.S. TIP Report Hero. Nirmala suffered horrendous physical abuse, incl [...]
2008-12-04 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KTIP ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR1073MALAYSIA SEEKS USG EXPERTISE ON COMBATING TIP
[...] (SBU) Government of Malaysia (GOM) ministries and agencies with responsibility for combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in recent months have increasingly requested U.S. expertise to guide policy and build GOM's anti-TIP capacity in the framework of Malaysia's comprehensive anti-trafficking [...]
2008-12-09 08:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1110AMBASSADOR VISITS GOVT TIP SHELTER; MORE VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited the Malaysian government's trafficking victims' shelter for women in Kuala Lumpur on December 17 at the invitation of the Women's Minister. The shelter housed 11 adult victims of sex trafficking, while the nearby children's shelter housed four girls. A senior Wo [...]
2008-12-22 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR786STAFFDEL LUSE ENGAGES PM'S OFFICE, MFA ON
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staffer Mr. Keith Luse met with GOM officials at the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia Office, and at the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT) August 27-29. Luse raised concerns ab [...]
2008-09-09 09:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR799STAFFDEL LUSE DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING OF BURMESE
[...] (C) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Malaysia August 25-31 to investigate reports of the trafficking of Burmese refugees to Thailand and the alleged involvement of Malaysian Immigration officials in such trafficking, as previously reported by [...]
2008-09-10 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KTIP BM TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR880EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP ACTION PLAN TO MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Malaysia to senior government officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Human Resources in late September, with further meetings pending. On September 24, the DCM and Political Co [...]
2008-10-06 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI
08KUALALUMPUR934AMBASSADOR URGES MINISTERS TO ADDRESS BURMESE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador on October 8 wrote to both Foreign Minister Rais Yatim and Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, drawing the ministers' attention to reports of the trafficking of refugees from Malaysian immigration detention camps to Thailand and urging Malaysian government actions to address [...]
2008-10-22 09:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KTIP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR940FINNISH COMPANY POLAR ELECTRO ASSISTS FORCED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Finnish company Polar Electro recently provided compensation and repatriation assistance to 40 forced labor victims from its Malaysian joint-venture company, following interventions by an international NGO and Post. The Polar Electro case appears illustrative of the challenges facing so [...]
2008-10-24 08:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP FI VM ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING SECRETARIAT
[...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff met with Malaysian officials leading the newly established anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) Secretariat, located in the Home Ministry, on October 23. Polcouns reviewed U.S. recommendations for anti-TIP measures in Malaysia, outlined the 2008 U.S. TIP report proces [...]
2008-10-31 02:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP MY
08KUWAIT1021LABOR ISSUES REMAIN AT THE FORE IN KUWAITI
[...] (C) Since an outbreak of violent labor strikes in late July, Kuwaiti officialdom and the media have continued to scrutinize TIP and labor issues. The GOK appears to be leveraging a 'law and order' approach to violent strikers, including the planned deportation of thousands of undocumented wo [...]
2008-09-29 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08KUWAIT1114NORTH KOREAN LABORERS VIE FOR EMPLOYMENT
[...] (C) In response to rumors that North Korean laborers -- a group with a small silhouette on the Kuwaiti landscape -- were particularly vulnerable to human trafficking, Embassy queried local Korean and MFA sources about the status of those workers. The sources claim that the approximately 4000 [...]
2008-11-06 10:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP KU KN ZO
08KUWAIT292MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH ON TIP
[...] (C) On March 4, CDA briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah on the upcoming TIP report and expressed concern about the lack of recent concrete progress on the part of the GOK. CDA listed the commitments made by the GOK last fall and cited positive steps taken by some of Kuwait's Gulf neighbors in [...]
2008-03-13 12:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP SMIG KU
08KUWAIT954KUWAIT: SOUL-SEARCHING ON LABOR ABUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Stung by international media attention to widespread labor abuses by Kuwaiti contractors, the GOK continues to discuss and investigate TIP-related issues and promises significant action. Domestic media continue to provide wide coverage of the issues. Recent developments includ [...]
2008-09-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08LAGOS430NIGERIA: REPORTS OF "BABY FARM" DEMONSTRATE GAP IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: An October 8 BBC News article claimed the discovery of a "baby farm" in Enugu, which was allegedly holding pregnant women hostage, then selling their babies to traffickers after birth. While an official from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and [...]
2008-10-31 12:03:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP NI
08LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-01 13:23:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08MANAMA613ANDHRA PRADESH LABORERS IN BAHRAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Most of the trafficked laborers in Bahrain come from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to an anti-trafficking activist. She said the efforts of Bahrain's new labor authority and source country embassies to blacklist abusive recruitment firms is working. End summary. [...]
2008-09-11 13:20:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KMIG IN BA
08MANAMA770TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: This message serves as post's input to the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) interim assessment. Paragraphs are keyed to ref B para 6A questions. End Summary. 2. (C) Question (a): The GOB established a new anti-human trafficking unit (HTU) under the economic crimes unit at the C [...]
2008-11-16 12:35:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG BA
08MANAMA777TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT - CORRECTED COPY
[...] (SBU) Per ref E request, post is transmitting a re-classified version of this assessment. 2. (SBU) Summary: This message provides post's input to the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) interim assessment. Paragraphs are keyed to ref B para 6A questions. End Summary. 3. (SBU) Question (a): Th [...]
2008-11-20 07:02:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG BA
08MEXICO3385NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD ) MEXICO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 17:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MX
08MONTEVIDEO92IOM PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-FUNDED PROJECT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IOM proposed a third-phase of its successful previous G/TIP-funded projects. The Embassy fully endorses the proposal, which is summarized in this cable. The GOU has also emphasized its support for continued cooperation in this vital area. Post submitted the full proposal with [...]
2008-02-22 14:51:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ELAB KTIP EINV SOCI UY
08MUSCAT647SULTAN QABOOS REPLACES LABOR MINISTER AND MUSCAT
[...] (C) In a surprise move to many, Sultan Qaboos removed Oman's Minister of Manpower in a September 6 royal decree and replaced him with a government official who, although reportedly very competent, has little direct experience in labor issues. The reason for the Minister's ouster is unknown, [...]
2008-09-10 12:09:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB SMIG KTIP MU
08MUSCAT729SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty [...]
2008-10-16 14:24:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER ECON ENRG ETRD KNNP KPAL KTIP SMIG
08MUSCAT732OMAN PLEASED WITH FINAL TIP TIER RANKING, PROMISES
[...] (C) The Ambassador informed Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General, on October 18 of the President's determination upgrading Oman from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Department's most recent Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Sayyid Badr was very pleased [...]
2008-10-19 08:53:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP SMIG MU
08MUSCAT744DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI SULTAN
[...] (C) The Deputy Secretary of State and the Ambassador met on October 19 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Bin Alawi welcomed Oman's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [...]
2008-10-28 06:37:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KTIP MNUC ECON ETRD SMIG IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT759ILO POSITIVE ABOUT PROGRESS ON LABOR UNIONS AND
[...] (C) Summary: According to International Labor Organization (ILO) representatives conducting training in Oman, the new Minister of Manpower is solidly behind efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and is in support of labor unions. As part of the ILO labor inspector training, Omanis are [...]
2008-11-04 08:53:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KTIP MU
08MUSCAT793MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 11:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU
08MUSCAT796MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) On November 16, the DCM and Pol-Econ Chief paid an introductory call to Ambassador Lyutha bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-Mughairy, the new director of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General, Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. (Note: As Sayyid Badr is post's senior Omani interlocu [...]
2008-11-19 13:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU
08MUSCAT811OMAN ADOPTS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] (U) On November 24, Sultan Qaboos issued Royal Decree 126/2008 promulgating the "Combating Human Trafficking Law," which will take effect on December 2, the day of publication in Oman's Official Gazette. The decree also cancels any existing laws that contradict the new legislation. The full [...]
2008-11-24 13:51:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP MU
08MUSCAT830DETAILS ON OMAN'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] (C) Oman's new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law defines trafficking broadly, institutes significant penalties for offenders, provides for care and protection for victims, and establishes a National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking led by a government minister. Shaikh Abdullah al-Bak [...]
2008-12-03 14:13:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP MU
08MUSCAT860INDIAN EMBASSY ADDRESSES LABOR ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The new Indian DCM gave post an overview of the situation for Indian workers in Oman, noting the particular difficulties faced by housemaids. She also discussed her embassy's process for dealing with laborers' problems and noted that given time, the Omani government system gener [...]
2008-12-21 10:13:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP MU
08NDJAMENA528 CHAD: TIP WATCH INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] This message provides responses to the questions posed in para 6(O) of Ref A. a) Finalizing and Enacting Draft Law on Child Trafficking: no progress; the draft legislation has yet to emerge from the Ministry of Justice b) Increasing Efforts to Arrest, Prosecute, and Convict Traffickers [...]
2008-11-17 08:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG CD
08NDJAMENA541SUDAN REBEL RECRUITMENT SURGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 11:51:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL MARR KPKO KTIP UNAUS CD
08NEWDELHI3058INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Criminal prosecutions against individuals for trafficking offenses remain a challenge in India, due to several inherent problems. Law and order is a state responsibility per the Indian constitution, which makes it difficult for the central government to intervene to enforce laws effecti [...]
2008-12-04 09:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDIN KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP
08NIAMEY1104 NIGER - TIP WATCHLIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Niger is taking several steps to reduce the incidence and consequences of trafficking in persons and raise public awareness, but needs to pass long-awaited legislation to give authorities leverage to prosecute traffickers. End summary. 2. Updates over the past year are as follows: [...]
2008-11-19 04:41:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM SOCI SCUL NG
08NICOSIA911CYPRUS TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT RESPONSE
[...] (U) Embassy responses to the TIP interim assessment for Special Watch List countries are keyed Reftel order. 2. (SBU) Law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking: During the interim period covered by this report (April 1 - November 15),the Republic of Cyprus opened 24 cases for investig [...]
2008-11-18 14:17:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
08PARAMARIBO434 SURINAME: POLICE TIP UNIT RESCUES TWO TEENAGE MINORS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a routine nightclub check, officers from the Surinamese Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit discovered two minor teenage Guyanese girls being used for sexual exploitation. The club manager was arrested and her daughter, also under suspicion of involvement, is being sought b [...]
2008-10-14 18:41:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP SNAR NS
08PHNOMPENH772CAMBODIA: OPEN TO "INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW,"
[...] (SBU) Summary: From September 2-5 a six-member U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Staff Delegation met with Cambodian government officials, immigration and police contacts, and NGO representatives during a fact-finding visit to Cambodia. The visit was prompted by the introduction of a [...]
2008-09-12 05:46:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB
08PRETORIA2249IOM SURVEY: HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSIDE SOUTH AFRICA
[...] A survey of internal trafficking in persons (TIP) due for release on October 29 reveals that TIP is a nationwide problem in South Africa, with domestic as well as cross-border victims. Funded by USAID under the auspices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the survey indica [...]
2008-10-15 08:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL PGOV PHUM SF
08PRETORIA2454TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: SAG GAINING MOMENTUM
[...] To combat trafficking in persons (TIP),South Africa is active across multiple fronts -- from legislation and prosecution, to training and development of response procedures, to victims' support and public awareness campaigns. While passage of a draft anti-TIP law remains the key hurdle to m [...]
2008-11-06 14:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF
08QUITO1100ECUADOR IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL DOC REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Mission Ecuador has coordinated a joint strategy with our Chinese counterparts for delivering demarches to the GOE on its visa policies, specifically the lack of control over "tourists", and working with Ecuadorian authorities to improve their controls (Ref A). Both the U.S. an [...]
2008-11-28 21:31:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08QUITO1127TRAVEL DOCUMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CHINESE: A
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the GOE signed an MOU with China on November 20 to implement a new travel document policy for Chinese tourists traveling to Ecuador, to be effective on December 1, the policy had not been implemented as of December 5. Until it receives clear instructions from the GOE [...]
2008-12-05 22:28:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08RIYADH1620NO INDICATION SAG HAS CHANGED POLICY ON TAIF
[...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Saudi Assistant Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN),Charge Rundell raised the issue of the Taif Christians (ref A). MBN reiterated previous assurances that the deportation orders in question had been rescinded. Nevertheless, [...]
2008-10-29 10:12:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08RIYADH1690TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED
[...] ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// CABLE WILL BE RETRANSMITTED UNDER DIFFERENT MRN WITH NEW PRECEDENCE. PLEASE DESTROY ALL COPIES. ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// RUNDELL [...]
2008-11-12 11:17:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08RIYADH1691TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED
[...] (S/NF) DEPORTATIONS RESCINDED: On November 9 and 10, two contacts confirmed to Poloff that the Makkah Governorate's orders to deport 13 Taif Christians (Ref A) have been rescinded. Reji Johnson (strictly protect) asserted that the situation had been definitely resolved thanks to a higher ord [...]
2008-11-12 12:12:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08SANJOSE829SEVENTH COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA BINATIONALS: MORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Seventh Binational Commission Meeting between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, held on October 3 in San Jose, produced 20 "accords" but little substance. Most agenda items in the final document simply called for further dialogue. Of note, however, Costa Rica agreed to grant high [...]
2008-10-20 15:16:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENVI PBTS KTIP SENV CS NU
08SANJOSE833PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LIKELY IN DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) Although local media alleged in April that 400-500 Dominican women had been trafficked into Costa Rica through proxy marriages to work in the sex trade, the story is not so straightforward. As the complicated facts have slowly emerged, it is apparent that the "victims" may have entered [...]
2008-10-22 19:29:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP CVIS CS DR
08SANJOSE882GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING
[...] (C) "Ecuador is causing instability for all America" since it dropped its tourist visa requirements for all nationalities in June, according to Mario Zamora, head of the GOCR General Directorate of Immigration (DGI, Spanish acronym). GOCR Immigration officials that traveled to Ecuador in Octo [...]
2008-11-12 22:09:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS
08SANJOSE911COSTA RICA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] The 2008 TIP Tier Two Watchlist downgrade succeeded as a wake-up call for the GOCR's anti-TIP National Coalition (officially the National Coalition against Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons),headed by Vice Minister of Public Security and Governance Ana Duran. The GOCR made sign [...]
2008-11-21 21:39:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG CS
08SANJOSE925GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING
[...] (SBU) This is the unclassified version of San Jose 882, being transmitted at the request of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) GOCR Immigration officials who traveled to Ecuador in October reported that approximately 10,000 Chinese had e [...]
2008-11-26 17:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS
08SANTODOMINGO1439GODR REACTIONS TO TIP TIER 2 WATCH-LIST PLAN
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered demarche and left the Tier 2 watch-list action plan recommendations as a non-paper with key Dominican officials. Our recommendations may be of assistance as the GODR is in the process of developing its own, multi-agency "integrated action [...]
2008-09-12 15:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIP DR
08SANTODOMINGO1815DR TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Watch List Interim Assessment, per ref A request. 2. (U) Authorities of the Dominican Republic report that they are working to prevent human trafficking, protect TIP victims and prosecute offenders under the "Traffick [...]
2008-11-28 18:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN DR
08SAOPAULO412G/TIP LAGON VISIT TO SAO PAULO REVEALS BOTH PROGRESS AND
[...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Mark P. Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Sao Paulo on June 26-27 as part of a multi-city trip to Brazil. Ambassador Lagon met with both federal and state-level members of the judicial and la [...]
2008-07-30 15:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR
08SAOPAULO678SAO PAULO STATE ORGANIZES TIP MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo and the Secretary of Justice and Citizen Defense organized a broad-based meeting for NGOs and government agencies dedicated to fighting Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Sao Paulo on December 16. Panelists stressed their commitment to "institutionalizing" th [...]
2008-12-19 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR
08SECTIN03OF03KABUL3036DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 10:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
08SEOUL2306NEW NGO REVEALS ABUSE AT PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN DPRK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 18 inaugural gathering of Campaign for North Korean Freedom (NK Freedom),Yonsei University Associate Professor of Law Hong Seong-phil explained that the group's founding was based on the notion that defectors needed to take ownership of the North Korean human r [...]
2008-12-02 22:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV PROP KTIP KS KN
08SEOUL2402DAY IN LIFE OF NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS IN SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff attended the second annual group wedding for four North Korean defector couples organized by a South Korean NGO. The couples were grateful for the ceremony, which they postponed because of lack of funding. Poloff also met with two of the brides to discuss their experien [...]
2008-12-15 08:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR KS KN
08SHENYANG116PRC-DPRK BORDER DEFENSE, BORDER-CROSSERS, NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC has made some progress in PRC-DPRK border security in recent years, but advances ought not be overestimated, say northeast China experts. Although new investment, infrastructural improvements and modern technologies have enhanced defense capacity, the border remains porou [...]
2008-08-20 05:20:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PREF ASEC KTIP SNAR KN CH
08STATE111745PORTUGAL: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-20 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PO PREL SMIG KTIP
08STATE111994THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-21 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE112382UKRAINE: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 13:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG UP
08STATE112701IRELAND: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG EI
08STATE115695SPAIN: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 13:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SP
08STATE115726CORRECTED COPY: THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 14:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE125145OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON
[...] Encourages those participating States that have not yet done so to ensure that all forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in the OSCE Action Plan are criminalized in their national legislation and that perpetrators of human trafficking do not enjoy impunity; STATE 00125145 002 OF [...]
2008-11-25 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PHUM PREL KTIP
08STATE125506CROATIA: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-11-26 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG CR
08STATE132279ITALY: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-17 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG IT
08STATE132759PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]
2008-12-19 03:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE133170DENMARK: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-19 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG DA
08TASHKENT1085PRESIDENT KARIMOV SIGNS TIP CRIMINAL CODE
[...] (U) Summary: On September 16 President Islam Karimov signed long-awaited criminal code amendments into law specifically criminalizing trafficking in persons and outlining stricter punishments of up to 12 years in prison for convicted traffickers. In adopting the amendments, the Government of [...]
2008-09-19 11:44:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT1226UZBEKISTAN: PROSECUTOR GENERAL PUBLISHES MAJOR
[...] (U) On October 17 Uzbekistan Prosecutor General Rashitjon Qodirov prominently published a major 3,000 word report on trafficking in persons (TIP) in the state-controlled newspaper "Narodnoe Slovo" (People's Word). This is the first high-profile action by Qodirov in his capacity as the Chairma [...]
2008-10-24 08:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
08TASHKENT1265UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIALS DESCRIBE EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30, poloff and a visiting officer from the Department's Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) met with Uzbek officials from the Ministries of Internal and Foreign Affairs, the Office of the General Prosecutor, and the National Women's Committee [...]
2008-11-03 09:20:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
08TASHKENT1304UZBEKISTAN: AUTHORITIES TO OPEN REHABILITATION
[...] (U) On November 11, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that - in line with a resolution of President Karimov's from November 5 - the Ministry of Labor will open a national rehabilitation center in Tashkent to assist and protect human trafficking victims. According to the webs [...]
2008-11-13 11:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KTIP KWMN KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1314UZBEKISTAN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 09:12:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KTIP KWMN KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TIRANA825GOA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL SOUTHERN BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: On a November 14 visit to Gjirokaster and the Kakavije border point, GOA officials, while generally positive, bemoaned a lack of resources to effectively patrol the border for traffickers of humans, arms, narcotics and contraband. Working level cooperation with the Greek police s [...]
2008-11-20 11:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL KWMN KTIP PHUM SNAR PGOV AL GR
08TOKYO2577JAPAN CONSIDERING WITHDRAWING COOPERATION ON TIP
[...] (U) Charge James Zumwalt met Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho for lunch on Tuesday, September, 17. Bessho was accompanied by Akihiko Nakajima, Deputy Director-General for Foreign Policy, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation, who also handles trafficking-in-persons issues fo [...]
2008-09-18 08:17:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL JA KTIP
08TRIPOLI895LIBYA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Libya has no legal or regulatory framework to separate victims of trafficking from the general migrant population and undocumented presence in Libya is generally considered a crime. In practice, however, the GOL has drawn on other elements of its existing criminal code to prosecute traffick [...]
2008-11-17 12:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG LY
08USUNNEWYORK962UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE
[...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]
2008-10-22 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP AORC
08VALLETTA530MALTA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Bordonaro met with Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, on December 9, to discuss Malta,s progress on implementing the Trafficking in Persons Action Plan in the hopes of attaining Tier 1 status in 2009. Malta has recently taken a number of p [...]
2008-12-19 09:59:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN MT PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP
08VANCOUVER288BRITISH COLUMBIA HOLDS CONFERENCE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Summary: The BC Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP) held its first ever conference bringing together law enforcement, NGOs, academics, government and political representatives to share ideas and best practices on addressing human trafficking. DPO and representatives of the Consul [...]
2008-11-15 00:07:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDCA PGOV KTIP
08YAOUNDE1227ACOTA SCORES WIN-WIN WITH CAMEROON TRAINING
[...] (U) This cable is supplemented by photographs and other records of the event available on Yaounde's unclassified website at http://yaounde.usembassy.gov/ln_121209.html 2. (U) Summary: A Cameroonian battalion of 600 soldiers has completed ACOTA training in preparation for an eventual pea [...]
2008-12-18 16:29:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM KPKO KWMN KTIP AORC PREL CM
08YEREVAN555DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER UPBEAT, ENGAGED ON FIGHTING TIP
[...] (SBU) On July 4, Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorkian convoked his first meeting with the international community and NGOs in his capacity as chair of the new Ministerial Anti-Trafficking Council. He asserted that henceforth no one will doubt the seriousness of Armenian intentions on fighting [...]
2008-07-08 12:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
08ZAGREB793CROATIA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian government has continued to actively address the issue of trafficking in persons during 2008. The government has worked aggressively to increase public awareness and to train government employees, public officials, and NGOs in identification and prevention. The governm [...]
2008-11-18 08:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN PREL SMIG HR KCRM PGOV
09ABIDJAN309MODEL ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN SOUTHEASTERN COTE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GoCI)has implemented a robust and comprehensive program to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the southeastern part of the country, with technical and financial assistance from the German development agency GTZ. The southeast is a major tra [...]
2009-05-13 08:22:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM SOCI PGOV IV
09ABIDJAN36COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (C) Embassy Abidjan believes Cote d'Ivoire should be deleted from the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list, prepared under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA),for production of gold using child labor. 2. (C) Gold production is concentrated in the northern, sav [...]
2009-01-15 16:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP IV
09ABIDJAN391IVOIRIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO TIER 2 WATCH LIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy has informed the Ministry of Family that Cote d'Ivoire will face sanctions in 2011 if the country continues to remain on Tier 2 Watch List status. Representatives of both the Ministry of Family and the National Committee to Fight Trafficking told Poloff that they are ham [...]
2009-06-26 13:02:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IV
09ABUDHABI1010UAE LABOR MINISTER ON TRAFFICKING, SPONSORSHIP, AND STATE OF
[...] (C) Summary. Addressing a group of foreign business leaders and diplomats on October 27, UAE Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash discussed the country's problem with trafficking in persons, its fragmented labor market, the challenges of Emiratization, and high unemployment rates a [...]
2009-10-27 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM KTIP AE
09ABUDHABI1070UAE'S HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the five months since the State Department released its annual trafficking in persons(TIP) country reports, the UAE government has taken highly visible steps to crack down on human trafficking through enhanced measures of prevention, protection, and prosecution. Immediate re [...]
2009-11-12 12:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM AE BG CH IN NP PK RP
09ABUDHABI10862009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR UAE
[...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftel request for a summary of UAEG progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) In October, the Dubai Attorney General announced the creation of a permanent task force to handle human trafficking cases. The task force is a [...]
2009-11-17 08:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI1096G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S VISIT TO UAE
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his November 9-11 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with senior federal and emirate-level officials, and toured government and foreign shelters. UAE officials said they [...]
2009-11-22 04:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI111EMIRATES HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION IN DISARRAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KTIP KMPI AE
09ABUDHABI202UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...]
2009-02-26 14:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI243UAE TIP SHELTER OPTIONS INADEQUATE BUT THERE IS HOPE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: UAE shelter options for victims of domestic abuse and trafficking (sexual or otherwise) remain limited. In Dubai, there is only one officially recognized facility of whose existence the wider Dubai co [...]
2009-03-13 17:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KCRM ELAB KMPI KTIP AE
09ABUDHABI244UNOFFICIAL TIP SHELTER OPTIONS IN UAE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: In both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE's main urban hubs, unofficial shelters have been established over time to accommodate the immediate needs of vulnerable groups (one of the more active being run by [...]
2009-03-13 17:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM ELAB KMPI KTIP AE
09ABUDHABI513UAE AND UNICEF CONTINUE TO ASSIST REPATRIATED
[...] (U) Summary: The effort to repatriate young foreign camel jockeys was the headline focus of the UAE's anti-TIP efforts just a few years ago; the follow-up continues unabated, with significant UAE effort and resource applied to the rehabilitation of prior jockeys. End summary. 2. (SBU) U [...]
2009-05-21 08:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP EAID MR SU BG PK UN AE
09ABUDHABI603UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH TIP RANKING
[...] (C) In giving advance notification of the TIP Report as instructed Ref A, Ambassador was told by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and National anti-TIP Committee chair) Dr. Anwar Gargash that the U.S. decision to downgrade the UAE in spite of ongoing and significant efforts to tackle the [...]
2009-06-15 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KTIP ELAB AE
09ABUDHABI622UAE: STATE DEPARTMENT TIP REPORT "DISAPPOINTING AND
[...] (U) Summary: Following release of the TIP report in Washington June 16, the UAEG's official news agency WAM issued a sharply-worded statement condemning the UAE text as "disappointing and distorted." The UAEG accused the report of "changing the goal posts", lacking objectivity in evaluating t [...]
2009-06-17 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM KTIP ELAB AE
09ABUDHABI626 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON
[...] Summary: Media coverage by UAE Arabic and English daily newspapers of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons report generally did not extend beyond reprinting the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) release. The release quoted Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2009-06-18 14:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL AE OIIP KMDR
09ABUDHABI634 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON
[...] Summary: UAE reaction to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report was limited to one report and one op-ed piece by a UAE writer. The report, in the Dubai-based English-language daily "Gulf News" 6/21, cited UAE officials in the field of law and welfare describing the report as disappointing and [...]
2009-06-22 04:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL AE OIIP KMDR
09ABUDHABI871 UAE FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MFA PREPARED TO ENGAGE WITH US ON
[...] (C) During a 31 August meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ),Ambassador pressed the UAE to engage with the US on Trafficking in Persons issues, urging that the issue not be left unaddressed. (NOTE: the UAEG was shocked by the publication of the annual TIP report, and it [...]
2009-09-01 13:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP ELAB AE
09ABUJA1064NIGERIA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel country narrative of the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). NAPTIP's Director of Investigations and Monitoring, Muhammed Babandede, and Executive Secretary, Simon Egede, [...]
2009-06-15 15:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KMWN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ABUJA1399NIGERIA: GTIP HOTLINE DATA
[...] (U) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP) operates eight shelters for victims, each with offices serving administrative and prosecution functions. Each location has a local tip line; calls are toll-free only to Zain subscribers. There is one telephone company [...]
2009-07-30 17:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI KTIP XA PHUM
09ABUJA1437NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS MEETINGS A MIX OF
[...] (U)SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca visited Lagos, Benin City and Abuja on a July 5-15 fact-finding tour of Africa to exchange ideas on sombating trafficking in persons. He met with government officials and civil society groups to learn first hand what actions are being taken in Nigeri [...]
2009-08-05 17:38:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI KTIP PHUM
09ABUJA1705NIGERIAN PARTICIPANT IN FY-10 MRP "COMBATING
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel Request, please find information on Nigeria's IVLP nomination of Ms. Motunrayo Odepidan to participate in subject program. Surname: Odepidan Given Names: Mutunrayo Omobolanle DOB: 04 April 1971 POB: Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria Passport number: A1046360 Date of ppt issue: 29 June [...]
2009-09-16 05:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KPAO SCUL NI
09ABUJA1768NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------- DUTCH DELIVER DIGITAL EVIDENCE TRAINING --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Law enforcement and legal [...]
2009-09-24 18:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SENV KTIP KPAO NI
09ABUJA1822NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 2, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. ------------------------------------------- NIGERIA STRIVES FOR FAA CATEGORY ONE RATING ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Nigeria cont [...]
2009-10-02 17:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN EMIN PHUM PINR KTIP NI
09ABUJA20592009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR
[...] (SBU) The Nigerian Government (GON) has made progress since the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report by continuing strong efforts to prosecute and convict trafficking offenders. Through October 2009, prosecutors obtained 25 convictions, compared with 23 convictions for all of 2008. As of [...]
2009-11-16 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP NI
09ABUJA2110NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 20, 2009
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------- CORRUPT FORMER GOVERNOR ----------------------- 2. (C) Human rights lawyer and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) p [...]
2009-11-23 15:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KTIP PHUM PINR NI
09ABUJA2145NIGERIA: NOMINATION FOR 2010 WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] U.S. Mission nominates Veronica K. Umaru for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Mrs. Veronica Umaru serves as National Coordinator of the Women Trafficking and Child Labor Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF). Under Mrs. Umaru's leadership, WOTCLEF has undertak [...]
2009-11-25 17:21:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KTIP PINR NI
09ABUJA290NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...]
2009-02-17 15:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUJA326(C) NIGERIA: NAPTIP'S NEW LEADER CAUSES CONCERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Carol Ndaguba, Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),was "officially retired" on February 19 and replaced by Simon Egede, a close confidante to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Michael [...]
2009-02-23 16:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP NI
09ABUJA600NIGERIA'S NON-MILITARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND
[...] (U) The following is U.S. Mission Nigeria's collective response to questions posed in reftel regarding the assessment of law enforcement and judicial training needs of the non-military security apparatus of the Government of Nigeria (GON). Given the poor performance of Nigeria,s top anti-graf [...]
2009-04-07 16:13:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR KCOR KTIP KJUS KTFN KIPR
09ABUJA951NIGERIA: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from G/TIP (ref A),Poloff met with a number of Abuja-based contacts involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) to get an updated assessment of the GON's progress, discuss the possibility of government complicity in human trafficking, and [...]
2009-06-02 09:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP NI
09ACCRA1122GHANA CONVICTS TRAFFICKER AND ARRESTS OTHERS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In two recent cases, Ghanaian law enforcement used undercover operations to arrest human traffickers. A man from the Western Region was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to sell his eight year old brother, and a woman from the Ashanti Region is being prosecuted for [...]
2009-10-23 13:12:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PGOV XA GH
09ACCRA1327CHILD TRAFFICKING ON LAKE VOLTA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloff and Democracy and Human Rights Program Coordinator (DHRC) spent December 1-3 in fishing villages on Lake Volta with the West Africa Regional Director for the NGO Free the Slaves and the Director of the Ghanaian NGO Challenging Heights following children believed to have be [...]
2009-12-15 16:53:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KTIP XY GH
09ACCRA182ACCRA 2009 ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana (GoG) continued to make progress during the reporting year toward combating trafficking in persons. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) was involved in several rescues, particularly of children; during July and August of 2008, nearly 200 children were rescu [...]
2009-03-04 16:23:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD GH
09ACCRA294GHANA CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKER--AND U.S. JUSTICE
[...] (U) Summary. A Ghanaian court has convicted a Nigerian woman for her role in the trafficking of a fourteen year old Togolese female. The conviction is the second under Ghana's 2005 Human Trafficking Act, with at least one other high profile case pending. The head of the Ghana Police Service's [...]
2009-04-02 15:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH PHUM PREL KTIP SNAR JUS PGOV
09ACCRA525GOVERNMENT OF GHANA INCREASES RHETORIC ABOUT CHILD
[...] (U) The GoG has increased its rhetoric about eliminating child prostitution, and the new Chief Executive of Accra (also called the Mayor) has pledged to demolish Soldier Bar, a brothel known to have employed children, within the next two weeks. He sees the issue as part of overall economic and [...]
2009-06-05 10:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM SOCI KTIP XA XY NI TO IV GH
09ACCRA585TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 09:33:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP XA XY GH
09ACCRA692GHANA CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
[...] (U) On June 22, the Fast Track High Court in Accra sentenced three Chinese nationals to imprisonment with hard labor for trafficking eight Chinese women to Ghana for prostitution. The court found James Xu Jin guilty of recruiting, transporting, and harboring the women who were forced to engag [...]
2009-07-21 10:12:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM XA XY GH
09ACCRA693SOLDIER BAR PARTIALLY DESTROYED
[...] (U) Part of Soldier Bar, a brothel in Accra known to have employed child prostitutes was demolished by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on July 1. The brothel was made famous over a year ago following an undercover report by an investigative journalist who shot secret video footage of gir [...]
2009-07-21 10:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM XA XY GH
09ACCRA700GHANA TIGHTENS DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Ghana Parliament passed a bill to amend the definition of trafficking included in the 2005 Human Trafficking Act. The amendment added the phrase "for the purpose of exploitation" to ensure that the Ghanaian definition of human trafficking is in accord with the definition contained in the [...]
2009-07-23 15:06:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP XY XA GH
09ADDISABABA2314MONITORING REPORT ON ETHIOPIA G/TIP PROGRAM
[...] (U) This cable provides monitoring information, requested ref A, to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) to evaluate the effectiveness of G/TIP's USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI). PCI's used the funds to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE [...]
2009-09-28 05:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP SMIG PHUM ASEC ELAB KWMN PREL EAID ET
09ADDISABABA2493ETHIOPIA - VISUALIZING IRREGULAR MIGRATION PATTERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) officials publicized i-Map, a tool that visually maps irregular migration patterns, and recent efforts to bring the GoE on board as an information-sharing partner. Under the auspices of the Mediterranea [...]
2009-10-20 04:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG KTIP KHLS ASEC AORC INS IOM ML NG SG ET
09ADDISABABA2648G/TIP VISIT REVEALS PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) continues to take steps to curb the international trafficking of Ethiopian citizens, but is challenged by economic realities, limited law enforcement capacity, and ever-changing trafficking patterns. To combat international trafficking, the GoE passed a [...]
2009-11-09 13:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID DJ SU ET
09ADDISABABA2770INCREASE IN TCN IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSES CONCERN IN ADDIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consular section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has noted a substantial increase in the number of third country national immigrant visa cases. From FY08 to FY09, post recorded a 13 percent increase in the total number of immigrant visa cases scheduled. Over the same period, post [...]
2009-11-24 07:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID
09ADDISABABA386ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...]
2009-02-13 06:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09ADDISABABA47G/TIP FY07 PROGRAMS: MONITORING REQUEST - ETHIOPIA
[...] (U) Per reftel, this cable provides monitoring information for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons' (G/TIP),USD 324,000 grant to Project Concern International (PCI) to support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the identification, rescue, assistance to and referral of tra [...]
2009-01-12 10:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KTIP ET
09AITTAIPEI483REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct a human rights review of the below listed Taiwan National Immigration Agency personnel, who will participate in a DHS/ICE Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigati [...]
2009-04-23 05:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMAS PHUM PM PREL KTIP TW
09ALGIERS1065ALGERIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Per reftel, we provide the following summary of Algeria's progress in addressing interim assessment requirements in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended. 2. The Algerian parliament enacted new comprehensive anti-TIP legislation in January 2009, criminalizing [...]
2009-12-02 07:44:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG
09ALGIERS177ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...]
2009-02-23 17:02:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ALGIERS563ALGERIA OPEN TO DISCUSS TIP LAW IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel non-paper and the 2009 TIP Report country narrative for Algeria to MFA American Affairs Director General Fatiha Selmane the afternoon of June 15. Selmane said the government took seriously USG recommendations for Algeria contained in the 2008 TIP Report, and under [...]
2009-06-16 07:56:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09AMMAN1179 Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) in
[...] (SBU) Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI),an Emirati-owned garment factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ),is currently under liquidation after suffering significant financial losses. Since a strike in September 2008 (ref A),MRAI had been having financial difficul [...]
2009-05-21 11:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN1424JORDAN: LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS NOT INCLUDED ON
[...] (C) Summary: Amendments to Jordan's labor law to give foreign workers the ability to more freely join unions and bring the law in line with international standards were unexpectedly left off of parliament's extraordinary session agenda. The cabinet had already approved the amendment package a [...]
2009-06-25 13:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP JO
09AMMAN2073JORDAN: NEW DOMESTIC WORKER REGULATIONS ENDORSED
[...] (U) Jordan's cabinet endorsed new regulations on August 25 aimed at protecting the rights of domestic workers, some of the workers most vulnerable to forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Jordan. The regulations had been under development since July 2008 when Jordan's Labor Law was [...]
2009-09-10 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KTIP KCRM JO
09AMMAN2074JORDAN: RANGE OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED DURING
[...] (U) In an effort to engage students on the issues of domestic worker abuse and human trafficking, the Embassy recently hosted three viewings of the documentary "Maid in Lebanon II." The documentary, produced by a Lebanese filmmaker, depicts the lives of domestic workers in Lebanon, details th [...]
2009-09-10 13:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2227JORDAN: CONVICTED POET DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Justice Minister Ayman Odeh, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber. In advance of reftel, the Ambassador stressed to Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi the need to find a suitable solution as the poet's [...]
2009-10-05 11:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KJUS KWMN KTIP JO
09AMMAN2254JORDAN: WIDE DISMAY OF "GARMENTS" INCLUSION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts strongly and quickly voiced dismay and disapproval of "garments from Jordan" placement on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) List of Goods Made with Forced Labor. There is near unanimous agreement in Jordan that labeling the entire garment s [...]
2009-10-08 07:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN230 Update on Labor Issues in Jordan
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and correct labor violations, in part by hiring 60 new inspectors in 2008. Inspectors for the International Labour Office's (ILO) Better Work Jordan program have [...]
2009-01-27 12:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN2339JORDAN: JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON
[...] For the first time, Jordan's judges and prosecutors are being trained on international and local legislation related to trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and best practices in investigating and prosecuting TIP cases. The training, being implemented in two phases, was developed by Post in coordinat [...]
2009-10-21 11:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP KJUS ELAB KWMN JO
09AMMAN242JORDAN,S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES
[...] (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law 1. (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law now moves to the Senate, where endorsement is [...]
2009-01-28 06:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP JO
09AMMAN429 Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law
[...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...]
2009-02-18 10:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN856 DK Garment Factory Shuts Down After Strike and Financial
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 93 Bangladeshi employees at DK Textiles Company in Al Hassan Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on strike in January 2009 after an altercation between a Bangladeshi supervisor and Bangladeshi employee. The strike led to financial problems that caused DK to clo [...]
2009-04-12 04:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09ANKARA1789TURKEY: NEW NATIONAL PROJECT TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (SBU) MFA Department Head for Migration and Asylum Berlan Alan told us December 10 his ministry is spearheading a multi-agency effort to create a comprehensive plan for addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. The plan will propose legislation that, if approved, would empower the Mi [...]
2009-12-16 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU
09ANKARA273TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...]
2009-02-20 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA274TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel questions. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Article 80 of the Turkish Penal Code ( [...]
2009-02-20 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA275TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ A. (SBU) The GOT provides witness protection in practice. Fo [...]
2009-02-20 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA320TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: SUPPLEMENTAL:
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable is a supplement to the three-part response (refs A, B, C) to ref D questions, for which some GOT data was still outstanding at the time of submission. Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 9 [...]
2009-02-27 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA462TURKEY SIGNS COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON HUMAN
[...] (U) On March 19 Turkey signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. As the convention is already in force, Turkey attached no reservations. MFA Section Head for Asylum and Illegal Migration Nilufer Kaygisiz reminded us March 26 that Turkey had partici [...]
2009-03-26 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA98TURKEY/TIP: SENIOR RESEARCHER PREVIEWS DEMAND STUDY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading Turkish academic previewed for us her recently concluded, GOT-commissioned study on the demand for trafficked persons in Turkey. The study will report that the market for trafficked victims is driven largely by upper middle-class and wealthy Turks' demand for commercial [...]
2009-01-21 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ASHGABAT1007TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with Charge, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev provided his commentary on the Turkmenistan section of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. While acknowledging that more needs to done to fight TIP, he took issue with the report's failure to recognize the [...]
2009-08-10 12:40:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP PHUM SOCI SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT1076OSCE SPONSORED TIP SEMINAR FOR TURKMEN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent OSCE-organized seminar on combating trafficking in persons (TIP),held in Ashgabat, brought together Turkmen officials and international experts for an overview of the TIP problem. Topics covered included the definition of TIP and the global scope of the problem, the r [...]
2009-08-27 10:34:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV SCUL SOCI OSCE TX
09ASHGABAT1162IOM SEEKS TO BUILD NETWORK OF TURKMEN NGOS TO
[...] (C) On September 11, poloff met with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Central Asia Chief of Mission Zlatko Zigic and Senior Program Assistant Tahyr Seidov to discuss the prospects for IOM activity in Turkmenistan. Zigic explained that IOM's recently introduced regional structure [...]
2009-09-14 08:38:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV KTIP PHUM IOM TX
09ASHGABAT1254TURKMENISTAN: STATE PROSECUTORS MAINTAIN THAT
[...] (C) Poloff met on September 28 with four representatives of Turkmenistan's Prosecutor General's office -- three senior prosecutors and the head of the International Relations section -- to discuss the upcoming visit of a G/TIP Program Analyst. She also provided copies of the Embassy's non-pape [...]
2009-10-01 13:40:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1326 TELEPHONE HOTLINES: TREND OR TOOL?
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Using international donor community funding, local NGOs Ynam, Keik Okara, and the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan have established or plan to set up telephone hotlines to provide the public with c [...]
2009-10-22 09:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1330TURKMENISTAN: VICTIM RECOUNTS TRAFFICKING ORDEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: (C) Poloff and INL/G-TIP officer spoke with a Turkmen taxi driver who recounted a nightmarish, six-month stay in Turkey two years ago. During much of that time, he was homeless, and engaged off-and-on by employers who refused to pay him. Like many Turkmen, both men and women, who [...]
2009-10-23 09:42:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM PGOV PREL TX TU
09ASHGABAT1471TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT HOSTS REGIONAL UN
[...] (U) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a three-day, regional conference on human trafficking in Ashgabat this week. OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) also sponsored the event, intended to promote cooperation and information and intelligence sharing between [...]
2009-11-17 04:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM DPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ASHGABAT215TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFICKING 101: PROSECUTING
[...] (SBU) In preparing Post,s submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Poloff met this week with representatives of the General Prosecutor,s office in Ashgabat to raise a number of the questions posed in Ref A. It was Post's first consultation with the prosecutor,s office for [...]
2009-02-12 14:34:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TX
09ASHGABAT66TURKMENISTAN: UNICEF OFFICIALS HAVE NO PROOF OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, poloff met with local UNICEF officials to discuss UNICEF's findings on the issue of child labor in Turkmenistan. Prior to 2005, child labor in the cotton harvest was a widespread practice in Turkmenistan, but a 2005 presidential decree banning the practice and subs [...]
2009-01-15 13:27:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TX
09ASHGABAT92TURKMENISTAN: POST FINDINGS ON COTTON CHILD LABOR
[...] This is Post's response to Ref A's request for information concerning child labor in the cotton fields and forced labor in Turkmenistan. According to local UNICEF representatives, reports about the widespread use of child labor in the cotton harvest in Turkmenistan predate the government's 2 [...]
2009-01-21 11:25:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI KTIP TX
09ASMARA572008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) ERITREA'S TIP SITUATION: --------------------------------- --A. Information on trafficking in persons was scarce during the reporting year. The government remained elusive to requests to provide information for this report and published neither data nor statistics regarding TIP. Vari [...]
2009-02-18 15:05:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP SOCI PREF PGOV ER
09ASTANA1042 KAZAKHSTAN TIP REPORT -- ONLY FRIENDS CAN TELL EACH OTHER
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Per reftel, on June 16, Post delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Kazakhstan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Department of International Law of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Elvira Azim [...]
2009-06-19 09:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA1206 KAZAKHSTAN: TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COMPLETED
[...] SUMMARY: INL funded an information campaign conducted by a local NGO to increase public awareness of the risks of human trafficking, targeting in particular those at risk when seeking jobs in-country or abroad. The campaign was conducted concurrently with the Ministry of Interior's anti-traff [...]
2009-07-21 07:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA1768KAZAKHSTAN: FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Embassy Astana submits the following proposals for FY 2009/2010 FSA funding for counter-narcotics, border security, drug-demand reduction, and anti-trafficking in persons programs. Responses are keyed to paragraph 19 of the reftel. 2. All projects proposed directly respond to targets estab [...]
2009-10-02 11:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA1977 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan February-April 2009. Septel will summarize media May-July 2009. TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN 2. February 2, Interfax; February 3, "Liter," February 5 Novosti, February 6 "Kazpravda": A 28-year-old Ru [...]
2009-11-06 09:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
09ASTANA1985 KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COMPLETED
[...] SUMMARY: INL's anti-trafficking information campaign, including 10 performances of the play "Night Stars," a roundtable, and press conference, received unanimously positive responses. "Night Stars," based on true-life stories of former victims of trafficking, was performed in Astana by the Kok [...]
2009-11-10 10:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EAID SMIG SOCI KTIP KCRM KWKN KZ
09ASTANA2098 KAZAKHSTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE
[...] In response to ref A, Post submits the following nomination for the International Woman of Courage award: NAME: Galina Morozova TITLE: President ORAGANIZATION: NGO Feminist League DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15-Apr-1949, Russia ID NUMBER: 000813104 LANGUAGES: Russian ADDRESS: 107, Lubov She [...]
2009-11-30 09:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KPAO KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA2101 KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS IN KOKSHETAU - NGO
[...] SUMMARY: During a November 12-13 visit to northern city of Kokshetau, the DCM reviewed efforts to fight trafficking in persons (TIP). She met with a local NGO, visited its shelter for victims of trafficking, and opened the anti-trafficking play "Night Stars" and a trafficking-prevention train [...]
2009-12-01 04:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA359 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan for January 2009. UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS 2. January 27, Interfax, Aikyn: Two businesswomen attempting to recruit women from Kyzylorda to work as prostitutes in Astana were arrested by undercover po [...]
2009-02-27 09:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
09ASTANA368 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan for January 2009. UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS 2. January 27, Interfax, Aikyn: Two businesswomen attempting to recruit women from Kyzylorda to work as prostitutes in Astana were arrested by undercover po [...]
2009-02-27 09:59:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
09ASTANA434 KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR LOOKS FORWARD TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, INL representatives met with General-Major Serik Yerkenov, the new director of the Ministry of Interior's Karaganda Legal Institute, to discuss his plans for the Study Center on Combating Illegal Mi [...]
2009-03-11 11:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA445 KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretary Johnson, I want to express my great appreciation for INL's support for counter-narcotics, counter-trafficking in persons, and other law-enforcement programs in Kazakhstan. We have a fine INL officer post [...]
2009-03-13 09:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL APER EAID SNAR KCRM KTIP AF KZ
09ASTANA593 KAZAKHSTAN: LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE
[...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstan has struggled for years with the question of prostitution. Though not legalized, prostitution is not technically illegal and this legal grey zone has enabled the country to deflect difficult questions. In a recent, public appeal to the government, Rosa Petraus, Chairwom [...]
2009-04-03 12:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCRM KTIP KWMN KZ
09ASTANA718 KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES TO PROTECTION LAW WILL BENEFIT
[...] SUMMARY: Changes to Kazakhstan's witness protection law will enable the government to more quickly provide a full range of services to crime victims during lengthy, complex investigations. These changes will benefit victims of trafficking-in-persons and other serious transnational crimes. EN [...]
2009-04-27 10:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA827NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In early April, President Nazarbayev reshuffled the heads of nearly all of Kazakhstan's law agencies. General Major Serik Baimagambetov, a member of the Majilis (i.e. the lower house of parliament),was named Ministe [...]
2009-05-12 11:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASUNCION129PARAGUAY'S CONCERNS OVER DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) Embassy Asuncion thanks the Department of Labor for the opportunity to comment on the draft list of goods believed to be produced by child labor or forced labor in Paraguay as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) (ref A). 2. (SBU) Post echoes som [...]
2009-03-03 12:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PA
09ASUNCION147PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...]
2009-03-09 20:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ASUNCION517PARAGUAY'S LABOR UNIONS' UNMET HOPES
[...] (SBU) Paraguay's unionized labor is fractured and represents only eleven percent of the total labor force. Labor unions have undertaken structural reforms (organizing campesino groups); however, they have had limited success organizing workers and improving labor conditions. President Fernand [...]
2009-08-17 14:25:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP PA
09ATHENS113AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW ALTERNATE MINISTER
[...] (C) In a January 15 courtesy call with Christos Markoyiannakis, newly appointed to the key position of Altern!Q% A)"QQQ!Q" QQ Q)Lrder, the Ambassador streQQQ$QQQTQQQ!QQQQQQQbout terrorism and human tQQ"Q "!$ "!Q! QQQQQat both problems were Q!$ Q% Qreed to help work on several specific cases ra [...]
2009-01-29 14:42:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KTIP KCRM SMIG EFIN TU GR
09ATHENS141NEW JUSTICE MINISTER SIGNS OFF ON U.S.-EU MUTUAL
[...] (C) During an introductory call by the Ambassador January 27, new Greek Justice Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed that he had recently signed out to Parliament a legislative package for Greek ratification of the U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and Extradition agreements. Securing ratific [...]
2009-02-02 15:32:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KTIP CVIS KJUS GR
09ATHENS1613Ambassador's Call on Parliament President Petsalnikos
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Parliament President Fhilippos Petsalnikos November 4 accompanied by DCM and POLOFF. On the Macedonia name issue Petsalnikos followed standard GoG lines, emphasizing the compound name used erga omnes, but also the Greek desire to move all of the Western Balkan [...]
2009-11-09 15:37:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP ECON EFIN GR
09ATHENS1643Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Citizens' Protection
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis provided Ambassador Speckhard with an outline on November 12 of his ambitious plan to reorganize and energize all of Greece's civilian security agencies, including the national police, the domestic intelligence servi [...]
2009-11-19 13:54:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PGOV SOCI PTER KCRM KTIP SMIG GR
09ATHENS203 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...]
2009-02-17 14:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS204 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]
2009-02-17 14:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS205 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...]
2009-02-17 14:46:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS206 Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4
[...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]
2009-02-17 14:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09BAGHDAD1580EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 16, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. We informed the minister that the Department had ranked Iraq as a Tier 2 Watch List country rather than categorize it as a special case, as had been done in previous years. W [...]
2009-06-17 15:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD1655EMBASSY DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA
[...] (SBU) On June 22, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister Plenipotentiary Mohamed Alhamaimidi, the head of the North America desk at the MFA. We informed Alhamaimidi that the Department had evaluated and ranked Iraq as it does other countries, not as a special ca [...]
2009-06-23 10:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD2403TRAFFICKED UGANDANS REPATRIATED FROM IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) From August 18-30, the Embassy and MNF-I, with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the GOI, successfully repatriated 14 women to Uganda who had been trafficked into Iraq for the purposes of labor exploitation. The women had escaped from thei [...]
2009-09-07 06:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG UG IZ
09BAGHDAD2886TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOI and judicial officials tell us that trafficking in women and young boys for the purposes of prostitution remains a widespread problem in Iraq, with victims either sold to traffickers by their families or kidnapped by criminal gangs. Iraqi trafficking victims often fi [...]
2009-10-28 10:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL PTER ELAB SMIG SY IZ
09BAGHDAD493BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES
[...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]
2009-02-25 15:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAKU141AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...]
2009-02-23 08:30:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
09BAKU674AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ROUNDUP, AUGUST
[...] (U) This cable is the first of a regular series that will summarize major ongoing human rights issues in Azerbaijan. This series aims to pull together many different sources of information into one readable biweekly summary of human rights cases, with the aim of giving a fuller picture of Azer [...]
2009-08-26 11:01:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KTIP AJ
09BAKU677AZERBAIJAN: COMBATING TIP UPDATE FROM MIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Anti-trafficking Unit is open to dialogue with the USG on the issue of combating trafficking in persons (TIP). On August 25 poloff met with the deputy head of the Unit, who offered an update on the many activities it is conducting in all thr [...]
2009-08-28 08:14:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP AJ
09BAKU856AZERBAIJAN: LARGE TRAFFICKING RING OF BOSNIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28 poloff and OSCE were introduced by a local NGO to a house full of victims of trafficking for labor exploitation. There are about 346 Bosnian Serb men who were brought over the last six months to Azerbaijan to work on construction projects. According to their stories [...]
2009-10-29 20:02:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP BK SR AJ
09BAKU863AZERBAIJAN: LARGE TRAFFICKING RING OF BOSNIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 28 poloff and OSCE were introduced by a local NGO to a house full of victims of trafficking for labor exploitation. There are about 346 mostly Bosnian Serb men who were brought over the last six months to Azerbaijan to work on construction projects. According to thei [...]
2009-11-02 09:32:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP BK SR AJ
09BAKU911AZERBAIJAN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel A, post provides the following information for the interim assessment of Azerbaijan's progress on combating trafficking in persons. Implementing the NRM and Identifying Victims for Assistance --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (SBU) T [...]
2009-11-23 14:03:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP AJ
09BAMAKO112JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES IN KITA DISCUSS 2008 CHILD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 16:56:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KJUS KTIP PGOV ML
09BAMAKO194FORM OVER FUNCTION: MALI'S FIGHT AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 13:02:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN172BRUNEI'S REACTION TO 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 04:42:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM BX
09BANGKOK1428Thai Immigration Makes Arrests in Labor Trafficking Case
[...] (SBU) On May 17, the Thai Immigration Police (raided a small garland-making factory (located in a home) in Samut Sakhon, rescuing nineteen Laotian girls and young women, ages 12-20, who the police consider victims of human trafficking. The Immigration police arrested the two factory owners, M [...]
2009-06-15 23:57:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK147EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 08:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH
09BANGKOK233ROHINGYA BOAT PEOPLE: THAI GOVERNMENT MEETS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 29th, UNHCR Regional Representative Raymond Hall met with FM Kasit in a meeting Hall described to us as "positive overall." The encounter, heavily covered by local media, was the first direct meeting by UNHCR with Thai officials on the Rohingyas issue. After hearing [...]
2009-01-29 10:36:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KTIP SMIG TH BM
09BANGKOK2355THAI REACTION (GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS) TO DOL
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) representative negatively reacted September 10 to reftel talking points regarding the release of the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of goods believed to be produced by forced labor or child labor (mandated by the Trafficking Vi [...]
2009-09-16 10:36:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PREL KTIP TH
09BANGKOK237THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...]
2009-01-30 02:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK291STAFFDEL LUSE, THAI OFFICIALS DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 12 discussion with Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Keith Luse, who was in Thailand to explore alleged trafficking issues, Thai forensic science expert Porntip Rojanasunan claimed that ten thousand unidentified bodies turn up in Tha [...]
2009-02-04 04:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2975GTIP Grant Monitoring: Asian Research Center for Migration
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Asian Research Center for Migration (AR CM) is proceeding with the study of labor brokerage firms that send Thai citizens to work abroad. While its research plan has altered significantly, including travel to alternate destinations with an increased number of staff, project [...]
2009-11-24 03:35:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB TH
09BANGKOK3016CONVICTION IN ANOMA SHRIMP FACTORY LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (SBU) On November 26, a Thai criminal court convicted and sentenced the two defendants in the forced labor-related human trafficking (TIP) case involving the "Anoma" shrimp-peeling factory. According to the case prosecutor with whom we spoke November 27, the judge sentenced one offender to fi [...]
2009-11-27 08:44:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK3046Thai Beef Up Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Law
[...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) officials detailed for Emboffs on November 20 continuing efforts by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to combat human trafficking (TIP). Officials described various prevention and victim protection activities, includi [...]
2009-12-02 10:02:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB TH
09BANGKOK3174AMBASSADOR FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES MELANNE
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer's December 4-7 visit to Thailand energized RTG and NGO interlocutors on women's issues and highlighted the invaluable role USG initiatives play in promoting women's empowerment in Thailand. During the first leg of her trip in t [...]
2009-12-17 03:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KPAO TH
09BANGKOK3177THAILAND: OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PROPOSED CHILD LABOR LISTS
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently provided a copy of Thailand's official comments in response to the Department of Labor's request for public comments on the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced/Indentured Child Labor Pursuant to Executive Order 13126. [...]
2009-12-17 08:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PREL KTIP TH
09BANGKOK499THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 08:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK818Updates on Cases of Labor Abuse in Thailand
[...] (SBU) Summary: To follow-up on the Anoma, Prapha Navee, and Ranya Paew human trafficking-related labor abuse cases in Thailand (refs a and b),Embassy officials contacted a number of government and non-government officials over the past few weeks. Criminal prosecutions against suspects arrest [...]
2009-03-31 23:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK853Thai Government, Private Sector, and NGOs Engage on
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Development and Human Security Issara Somchai provided opening remarks March 25 at a NGO-organized seminar on the problem of human trafficking in the deep sea fishing industry. The Minister's participation, along with that of multiple police offic [...]
2009-04-02 10:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BEIJING1404HUMAN TRAFFICKING MOVIE DIRECTOR TELLS STUDENTS TO
[...] (C) A recent Embassy showing of "Blind Mountain," a PRC film depicting a young, college-educated Chinese woman who is trafficked for marriage to a poor farmer in rural Shaanxi Province, elicited strong reactions from a student audience. In a Q&A session afterward with the film's director Li Yan [...]
2009-05-27 05:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING1631CHINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On June 16, PolOff delivered ref A demarche, outlining the publication of the annual TIP report, to An Gang, Director of the MFA's North American and Oceanian Division. An told PolOff that China hoped that the United States would "stop releasing such annual reports." An informed PolOff that [...]
2009-06-17 03:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAM KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09BEIJING256CHINA: ANTI-TRAFFICKING COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM
[...] (C) Anti-trafficking cooperation between China and Vietnam in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi) is increasingly effective, although trafficking of Vietnamese women and children remains a major problem. More than 200 trafficking victims have been rescued since 2004, but despite efforts [...]
2009-02-03 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWNM CH VM
09BEIJING2594MPS DISCUSSES CHINA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: China continues to develop its prosecutorial and administrative abilities to counter trafficking in persons (TIP) and recognizes the importance of properly taking care of trafficking victims, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Official responsible for TIP issues emphasized i [...]
2009-09-10 09:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING3214CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (U) China has made progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Chinese government is implementing the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012) and has issued regulations and directives to strengthen its response to sex trafficki [...]
2009-12-01 15:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING3490MONITORING G/TIP FY 08 GRANT PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 01:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING509CHINA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Please find post's contribution to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph designations are keyed to reftel A questions China's TIP Situation --------------------- A. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) serves as our main source for information on TIP related statist [...]
2009-02-27 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIRUT101LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER CONFIDENT SPECIAL
[...] (C) Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar informed the Ambassador that he expected the four Lebanese judges on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) to spend approximately two weeks in The Hague in March to approve the procedural code for the Tribunal. He also believed the four generals, currently [...]
2009-01-26 17:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS KTIP SOCI
09BEIRUT12352009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: LEBANON
[...] (U) Summary: This 2009 TIP Interim Assessment for Lebanon is submitted in response to action request in reftel. The Government of Lebanon (GOL) made limited progress in addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, partially because of parliamentary inaction before the June 2009 elections a [...]
2009-11-18 10:18:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG LE
09BEIRUT1250MONITORING OF 2009 G/TIP FUND GRANTED TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 28, emboffs conducted a site visit with G/TIP visitor Rachel Yousey to the Caritas Safe House, which is part of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center's "Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking" USG-fund [...]
2009-11-25 16:18:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM LE
09BEIRUT126LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY WORK STALLED, SAYS
[...] (C) On January 29, Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador that internal Government of Lebanon (GOL) discussions on border security had effectively stalled. The Prime Minister had taken this on personally and is the only who can move the complex issue forward. Turning to election [...]
2009-01-30 09:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PTER PINR KTIP PBTS MOPS LE IS SY
09BEIRUT704LEBANON: EMBASSY DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 23, per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Surete Generale's (Immigration) Director of the Nationalities, Passports, and Foreigners Department General Siham Harake. We informed Harake that Lebanon had been downgraded to a Ti [...]
2009-06-25 15:03:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KPAO KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09BELGRADE137SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both the office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffic [...]
2009-02-13 15:18:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
09BELGRADE17NEW SERBIAN ANTI-TIP COORDINATOR DISCUSSES PLANS
[...] (SBU) Serbia appointed a new Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Mitar Djuraskovic, in November. Djuraskovic, a police officer with anti-trafficking experience, quickly developed a plan for 2009, which includes improving the current anti-trafficking institutional framework and planning for the next [...]
2009-01-09 15:03:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM SR
09BELGRADE32SERBIA DELAYS CHANGES TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
[...] (SBU) Serbia will not implement the proposed 2006 amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) that would have introduced improvements to criminal investigations. Instead, the government continues to work on a complete revision of the CPC which will introduce more reforms. At the same time [...]
2009-01-12 15:30:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KCRM KJUS SOCI SR
09BELMOPAN421BELIZE RESPONSE FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary. Although the issue of addressing trafficking in persons is given support from the highest levels of the Government of Belize (GoB) and Belizean Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (the Committee),continues to meet monthly, there is limited progress to report for the interim period [...]
2009-11-12 20:17:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG BH
09BELMOPAN66BELIZE - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to reporting questions in (paras 23-25) in ref A. --------------------------- The Country's TIP Situation --------------------------- 23A. (SBU) Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking oc [...]
2009-02-19 21:39:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG BH
09BERLIN256GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]
2009-03-04 11:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN307TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary 2007 statistics provided by the Federal Statistics Office, 95 individuals were sentenced for human trafficking in cases where TIP was either the only crime, or the severest of the crimes, they were sentenced for. 67 of the 95 individuals received suspend [...]
2009-03-16 05:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERN93TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 16:35:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 02:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK224KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK234AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH IOM KYRGYZSTAN CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 19, Ambassador met with Zlatko Zigic, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss developing trends in human trafficking and methods to combat it. He said that since 2005, indictments and convictions have fallen significantly while the volum [...]
2009-03-19 11:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BOGOTA570COLOMBIA'S NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Carolyn Cooley, phone number (57-1) 315-2129, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing the report. 2. (SBU) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 23-27 of reftel. ------- SUMMA [...]
2009-02-24 13:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN
09BRASILIA1468Trafficking in Persons and Child Sex Exploitation in the
[...] Summary: The state of Goias, which surrounds Brasilia, has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in Brazil; it also has a number of officials in the state with a strong commitment to dealing with the problem. In light of impending direct flights between Brasilia and Atlanta, whi [...]
2009-12-15 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI KTIP BR
09BRASILIA250 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) (U) The Full Inventory of TIP Legislation: Laws prohibiting trafficking are contained in the Brazilian Penal Code, Articles 231, 231-A, 206, and 207, and the Statute of Children and Adolescents. In addition, Article 149 of the Brazilian penal code prohibits "reducing someone to a condi [...]
2009-03-02 11:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA251 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...]
2009-03-02 11:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA252 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil continued to be a source country for internationally and domestically trafficked women, children, and men, and a destination country for forced factory labor in metropolitan cities. Brazil was not a significant Trafficking in Persons (TIP) transit country. Forced or sl [...]
2009-03-02 11:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA348 BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT,
[...] This message provides additional information on trafficking in persons in Brazil not previously reported in refs B, C, and D. With the exception of paragraph 4, the new information was provided by the National Secretariat of Justice (SNJ),which has been very cooperative and helpful to the Mi [...]
2009-03-20 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRATISLAVA85SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]
2009-02-18 07:40:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRIDGETOWN109TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A [...]
2009-02-13 19:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC
09BRIDGETOWN122TIP 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 (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is [...]
2009-02-25 14:16:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC
09BRIDGETOWN126TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is (are) the [...]
2009-02-25 20:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
09BRIDGETOWN143TIP SUBMISSION - SAINT LUCIA
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is (are) th [...]
2009-03-04 19:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KWMN ELAD SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
09BRIDGETOWN529St. Vincent Eager to Cooperate on Anti-TIP Measures
[...] The Office to Counter Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) consultant's August 24-27 meetings with Vincentian government (GOSVG) and NGO representatives revealed receptiveness to further anti-TIP cooperation, from expanded legislation beyond the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) model [...]
2009-08-31 21:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM EAID PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN6862009 TIP REPORT INTERIM ASSESSMENT: ST. VINCENT
[...] (SBU) Since being placed on the Tier 2 Watchlist, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSVG) has worked cooperatively with the Embassy to ensure that the country addresses the perceived weaknesses that landed it on that list. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves spoke to the Charge an [...]
2009-10-29 18:35:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV SMIG XL
09BRUSSELS1605GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY'S MEETINGS IN
[...] (C) Summary. GTIP Deputy Director Nan Kennelly met October 16 with Justice Ministry officials, a federal police officer in Antwerp, and Ambassador Gutman to discuss trends in trafficking in persons (TIP) in Belgium. She also stressed to the Justice Ministry the importance of obtaining up-to [...]
2009-11-30 16:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP PREL BE
09BRUSSELS237BELGIUM:2009 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 16:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09BRUSSELS244BELGIUM: 2009 TIP REPORT -- CORRECTED COPY
[...] (U) POC for Brussels is Political Officer Aaron Jensen. Email: JensenAW@state.gov; Office:33-2-508-2483. 2. (U) Hours spent by Embassy Brussels preparing this report by employee: Charge Wayne Bush (FE-MC):3 hours; Political-Economic Counselor Richard Eason (FO-01): 8 hours; Political Office [...]
2009-02-20 15:55:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09BRUSSELS865BELGIUM'S JUSTICE MINISTRY REACTS TO 2009 TIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Poloff and Polintern delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Justice Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Ambassador Marc Van den Reeck and Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Paule Somers on June 15. Both [...]
2009-06-24 09:21:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKTIP KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL AE BE
09BUDAPEST148HUNGARY: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] Despite the successful implementation of the National Strategy Against Trafficking in Human Beings on April 10, 2008, the GOH was unable to sustain the same level of commitment to anti-TIP activities as it had done in previous years. During the year, the GOH eliminated financial and programm [...]
2009-02-27 13:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG ASEC
09BUENOSAIRES102ARGENTINA: MINISTER OF JUSTICE READY TO COOPERATE
[...] (U) Action request for State and DEA HQ Washington, para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez received the Ambassador January 28 in his office and answered "yes" to virtually every offer of collaboration and assistance, including new anti-terrorism training, an enhan [...]
2009-01-30 20:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM ASEC KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES1156AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE VP COBOS
[...] (C) Summary: Argentine Vice President Julio Cobos, long estranged from the Kirchners and now the country's most popular politician and leading contender for the presidency in 2011, received the Ambassador for a warm and friendly half-hour introductory courtesy call in his Senate office Octobe [...]
2009-10-23 12:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR KTIP SENV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1165AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF FERNANDEZ
[...] (C) Summary: In her introductory call on Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez (AF),the Ambassador thanked AF for his role in strengthening bilateral relations and expressed appreciation for GOA cooperation on law enforcement issues. AF said he had always had good relations with the Emba [...]
2009-10-27 18:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR KTIP SENV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1187ARGENTINA WILL BE ACTIVE IN 2009 THIRD COMMITTEE; LIKELY
[...] (SBU) Political Officer delivered Ref A demarche October 29 to Carolina Bustos of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Relations Office of International Organizations (DIOIN). Regarding country-specific resolutions, Bustos said that Argentine policy was also to oppose "no-action motions." She wa [...]
2009-11-03 10:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES1212ARGENTINE MINISTER OF JUSTICE DESCRIBES SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Argentine Minister of Justice Alak welcomed USG interest in deepening cooperation on counter-narcotics, trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and other security issues. The Minister requested USG help in developing a national security plan [...]
2009-11-09 20:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER SNAR KTIP CPAS AR
09BUENOSAIRES1223AMBASSADOR RAISES PRESS FREEDOM, TIP ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: In a very warm, 70-minute meeting November 11, Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti welcomed the Ambassador and said he was pleased by news of the U.S. Senate's confirmation of WHA A/S Arturo Valenzuela's nomination. The Ambassador raised trafficking [...]
2009-11-12 21:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC KREC AMGT PTER ELAB KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES1302ARGENTINA: 2009 TIP Interim Assessment Response
[...] Per Reftel instructions, below is post's interim assessment of Argentina's progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A) Implementing the new anti-trafficking law: As of August 21, 2009, coordination for the O [...]
2009-11-30 22:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG AR
09BUENOSAIRES1414Scenesetter for Codel Engel Visit to Argentina, January 5-7
[...] (SBU) Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina. I will have been in the country for about four months when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first Congressional visitors. The Government of Argentina is interested in [...]
2009-12-29 19:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB PHUM PTER KTIP
09BUENOSAIRES229ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT TELLS STAFFDEL LEWIS IT WELCOMES THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina MFA Chief of Staff D'Alotto and Sub-Secretary for Latin American Relations Colombo Sierra told visiting U.S. Congressional Staffdel Lewis on February 16 that it welcomed a perceived opportunity to deepen and improve bilateral ties at the outset of the Obama Administrati [...]
2009-03-04 18:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SNAR KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES287ARGENTINA: ICE EXPERTS DELIVER TIP TRAINING
[...] Summary. In an effort to strengthen the Argentine government's anti-trafficking efforts, Post,s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache Office in coordination with the political section brought down two ICE experts to address three conferences on trafficking in persons (TIP). The f [...]
2009-03-13 21:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB KWMN
09BUENOSAIRES295ARGENTINE GENDARMERIE COMMANDING GENERAL WELCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: Argentine Gendarmeria (Border Patrol) Commanding General Hector Schenone called on the Ambassador March 4 at his request to introduce a new staff officer and to review cooperation with the USG on key issues. Schenone described the Gendarmeria's efforts to address increasing [...]
2009-03-16 21:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR MASS KTIP ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES304ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO DOL LIST OF GOODS BELIEVED TO BE
[...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. This is an action request. See para 3. SUMMARY/COMMENT --------------- 3. (SBU) Below please find post's response to ref A's request for additional information on the Department of Labor's list of goods [...]
2009-03-18 13:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES426ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO DOL LIST OF GOODS BELIEVED TO BE
[...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. This is an action request. See para 4. 3. (SBU) Post appreciates the U.S. Department of Labor's notification (ref A) of its decision to remove lemons and sugar from its proposed list of goods produced in Arg [...]
2009-04-09 19:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES445ARGENTINA: MFA CONCERNED ABOUT DOL-FUNDED RESEARCH
[...] (SBU) MFA North America Director Antonio Trombetta expressed concern to CDA April 14 about the DOL's intention to include Argentina in a multi-country study on the incidence of forced and child labor. (Note: DOL informed the GOA in January that Argentina was one of the eight countries to be [...]
2009-04-15 19:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES500ARGENTINA: "SALTENOS" WELCOME AMBASSADOR'S APRIL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Wayne made his third visit to Argentina's northwestern province of Salta on April 28. The province is gearing up for national congressional mid-term elections on June 28, with three of its seven deputy seats in play; the province's shifting coalitions partially reflect major n [...]
2009-04-30 21:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES501ARGENTINA HOSTS OAS TIP CONFERENCE;
[...] (U) Summary. The Argentine government recently hosted the Organization of American States (OAS) Second Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons (TIP),which included representatives from governments, international organizations and civil society organizations. As head of t [...]
2009-04-30 21:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KTIP PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG AR
09BUENOSAIRES563Argentina: Hidden Camera Investigation Uncovers TIP in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Argentine press recently reported a hidden camera investigation conducted by anti-trafficking NGO La Alameda that appears to show drug and human trafficking activity in brothels located in the capital city of Santa Cruz, the home province of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirch [...]
2009-05-12 15:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES602ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR THANKS MOJ FOR LAW
[...] (C) Summary. On May 20, the Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez and thanked him for the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) collaboration in promoting human rights and addressing international crime, including drug trafficking, trafficking in persons (TIP),m [...]
2009-05-21 22:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM AR
09BUENOSAIRES686ARGENTINA: INPUT FOR LABOR SECRETARY SOLIS MEETING IN
[...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Labor Secretary Solis' upcoming June 15 meeting with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) represents an opportunity to assure the Argentine government (GOA) tha [...]
2009-06-11 20:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES706SUBJECT: (C) ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER "VERY
[...] (C) Summary. On the instructions of Argentine FM Jorge Taiana, MFA Chief of Staff Alberto D'Alotto called CDA June 17 to express the GOA's irritation with the State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report which placed Argentina on the Tier 2 Watch List. D'Alotto said Taiana was "ver [...]
2009-06-17 22:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP KCRM ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09BUENOSAIRES789ARGENTINA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA TIP TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 10:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ASEC KCRM KJUS OTRA PREL SMIG ELAB EAID
09BUENOSAIRES831(C/NF) ARGENTINA: INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IN SANTA CRUZ
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Local press recently linked Wilfredo Roque, the chief of the Santa Cruz provincial office of Argentina's intelligence agency, SIDE, to a trafficking in persons (TIP) ring led by Alejandro Guerrero and his wife "Yani." A local TV show aired footage showing Roque's right hand m [...]
2009-07-16 13:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SNAR ASEC ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES849ARGENTINA: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER PLEDGES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary. Argentina's newly-appointed Minister of Justice Julio Cesar Alak pledged to continue bilateral law enforcement cooperation in a productive courtesy call meeting with CDA on July 21. During the meeting, the CDA briefed Alak [...]
2009-07-21 22:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM MASS AR
09BUENOSAIRES869ARGENTINA: JEWISH COMMUNITY STILL SEEKS JUSTICE 15
[...] (C) Summary: The Argentine Jewish community commemorated the fifteenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) with a small, informal gathering on July 18. The CDA attended the gathering, as did Chief Cabinet Minister Anibal Fernandez, who afterwa [...]
2009-07-24 22:22:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KTIP SNAR KCRM AR
09BUENOSAIRES975ARGENTINA: CODEL GRANGER, AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2
[...] The Charge d'Affaires, Tom Kelly, warmly welcomes Representative Kay Granger and the delegation she is leading to Argentina August 30 - September 2. Per reftel, the purpose of the trip is to examine Department of Justice office operations in Buenos Aires and consult with the Government of Arg [...]
2009-08-26 15:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SNAR PTER KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES977ARGENTINA: PROSECUTOR GENERAL SEEKS TO DEEPEN LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting with CDA on August 20, Argentine Prosecutor General Esteban Righi expressed interest in expanding and deepening bilateral law enforcement cooperation on a wide range of areas including extradition, human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism finance and [...]
2009-08-26 16:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KTIP SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM KFRD ASEC ELAB
09CAIRO1433MFA LOOKS AHEAD TO THIRD UN EXPERT VISIT, 2010 UPR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 05:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER SENV KIRF KTIP UN EG
09CAIRO1967EGYPT TRAINS POLICE ON PROTECTING TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) On October 11, Poloff attended the opening ceremony of an International Organization for Migration (IOM) training program for Egyptian law enforcement officials on "Protecting Victims of Trafficking and Investigating Traffickers." The two-week program, conducted under the auspices of Egypt's [...]
2009-10-15 08:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM PREL PGOV EG
09CAIRO2083EGYPT PROSECUTES FACILITATORS OF UNDER-AGE
[...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On October 19, an Egyptian court in Al Gharbeya Governorate (in the Nile Delta region) sentenced a marriage registrar, or "ma'zoun," to two years in prison, under the provisions of the 2008 amendment to Egypt's child law, for registering the marriages of 144 girls under the age [...]
2009-11-03 09:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM PREL PGOV EG
09CAIRO2236EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT ASSERTS TIP PROGRESS TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador at Large for Combating Human Trafficking Luis CDeBaca visited Egypt November 13 through 15 and met with GoE officials and others involved in Egypt's anti-trafficikng efforts, including Egypt's Public Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's Minister of State for Family and Populati [...]
2009-12-03 12:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV UN EG
09CAIRO2263EGYPT: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Cairo's interim assessment of the GoE's efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2009. ------------------------- Law Enforcement Activity ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Since May 2009, there have been a number of high profile prosecut [...]
2009-12-07 15:01:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP EG
09CAIRO2277GOE UPR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOCUSES ON COMMITMENTS, BUT IS SHORT ON DETAILS REF: A. CAIRO 2164 B. CAIRO 1948 C. CAIRO 1925 D. CAIRO 1836 E. CAIRO 1433 F. CAIRO 814 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 12:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF KTIP CT UN EG
09CAIRO386CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The available sources of informat [...]
2009-03-04 14:32:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09CANBERRA564AUSTRALIA HAS RECEIVED ITS PORTION OF THE 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 07:20:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AU
09CARACAS1374BARRIO ADENTRO IN CRISIS: CHAVEZ TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to growing public criticism of Venezuela's health care system, including a well-publicized letter of protest from five former health ministers, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has intensified efforts to revitalize Barrio Adentro, its fla [...]
2009-10-26 15:42:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID EFIN ELAB KTIP VE
09CARACAS1511VENEZUELA - Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is little to no progress to report for the interim period. The Government of Venezuela (GBRV) refused to meet with Post regarding TIP and remains reluctant to share trafficking information, however it did provide some responses to Post's recent inquiries. While of [...]
2009-12-01 20:20:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SMIG KWMN KTIP KCRM VE
09CARACAS212VENEZUELA'S 2009 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submits the following information for inclusion in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Venezuela. Political Officer Douglas Fisk is Embassy's point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8052; fax 58-212-907-8033; Email: FiskDA@state.gov Forty hours were de [...]
2009-02-13 21:33:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN
09CARACAS442CUBAN MEDICAL PERSONNEL FLEE VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Caracas notes a significant number of Cuban medical personnel applying to be paroled into the United States under the Significant Public Benefit Parole (SPBP) for Cuban Medical Professionals outside of Cuba (CMPP). During Consular Section interviews in March, Cuban Medical [...]
2009-04-06 21:49:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP VE CU
09CARACAS779TIP REPORT "AN OBSTACLE TO NORMALIZING RELATIONS"
[...] (C) Embassy Caracas delivered an advance copy of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 16, as requested in Reftel. No Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) official has responded directly to the Embassy regarding the report. [...]
2009-06-22 20:49:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP VE
09CASABLANCA27MOROCCO: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (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 2008 to February 2009. ------------------------- OVERVIEW: Plus Ca Change... ------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of M [...]
2009-02-13 14:57:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MO
09CHENGDU165HUMAN TRAFFICKING REMAINS SERIOUS IN YUNNAN PROVINCE
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yunnan faces more serious human trafficking issues than other Chinese provinces, particularly cross-border trafficking of women for forced marriages and children for ille [...]
2009-08-25 08:07:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN PHUM SMIG PGOV CH
09CHENGDU208SICHUAN SEES HUMAN TRAFFICKING INCREASE SINCE 2005
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan Province has seen a dramatic increase in human trafficking cases since 2005, a Sichuan Public Security Bureau (PSB) official reported, though in the past five mont [...]
2009-09-29 06:10:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN PHUM SMIG PGOV CH
09CHENGDU284BURMA'S CG IN SOUTHWEST CHINA DISCUSSES RISING TRADE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Burma's Consul General in Kunming, July-August unrest on the border with China's Yunnan province did not significantly affect overall bilateral trade, which continues to increase. Trade between China and Burma increased annually by: 11-18 percent between 2005 and 2 [...]
2009-12-03 07:38:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL SNAR SENV KTIP CH BM
09CHENGDU293GUIZHOU HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRENDS MIRROR THOSE OF YUNNAN,
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Human trafficking patterns in Guizhou are very similar to neighboring Yunnan province, and are dominated by forced marriages and illegal adoptions, Guizhou Public Secu [...]
2009-12-08 09:46:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SNAR KTIP KWMN CH
09CHENNAI168 ANDHRA PRADESH CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKERS, SCORES OTHER
[...] Summary: The state of Andhra Pradesh (one of India's largest, with a population exceeding 80 million) continues to be one of India's most active states in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),as highlighted by a recent series of arrests, convictions, and lengthy prison sentences handed out [...]
2009-06-03 02:55:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI KCRM IN
09CHIANGMAI152G/TIP VISIT HIGHLIGHTS STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES OF ANTI-TIP
[...] (SBU) A G/TIP fact-finding mission to Northern Thailand reaffirmed that NGO's and Thai Government Agencies are working to stem the flow of trafficking in persons cases, though a number of problems remain. Burmese migrants are wary of the consequences of a newly developed migrant worker regist [...]
2009-10-14 05:20:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KTIP KWMN PGOV TH
09CHIANGMAI166BURMA: NATIONALITY VERIFICATION ON-GOING AT NORTHERN-MOST
[...] (SBU) Thai Government and business contacts in Chiang Rai Province told us during an October 19-20 visit that the nationality verification process for Burmese workers is proceeding smoothly at the Mae Sai-Tachilek center, although at a slow pace. Problems they cited that are keeping the proc [...]
2009-11-06 09:22:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG KTIP BM TH
09CHIANGMAI42RAIDS NET FIVE SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKERS; TWO VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) Coordinated raids at two Chiang Mai karaoke bars on February 18 led to the arrest of five suspected traffickers and the rescue of two victims -- minors who were allegedly forced into prostitution. The suspects remain in custody while the police collect evidence and assemble witnesses. [...]
2009-03-24 11:26:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP SMIG KWMN KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL TH BM CH
09CHIANGMAI60STATE DEPT GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS RISKS OF TRAFFICKING TO
[...] (SBU) Consulate staff spent the night in a hill tribe village April 7-8 to monitor an NGO's implementation of a $20,000 grant it had received from the Department's Women's Issues Fund to conduct anti-trafficking-in-persons campaigns. Village authorities and the NGO have different views of the [...]
2009-04-30 09:45:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KWMN PHUM TH
09CHISINAU108MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 06:55:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG
09CHISINAU264 Fraud Summary - Chisinau: September 2008 -February 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU492VORONIN HEARS POINTS ON ELECTIONS, TIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Ambassador informed President Voronin about the MCC Board of Directors' discussions on Moldova at their June 10 meeting. The Ambassador explained that instead of going ahead with approving the Investment Memo at their next meeting, the MCC Board had ask [...]
2009-06-25 14:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KTIP RO MD
09CHISINAU525NEW DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador Chaudhry, June 24 and 26, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca promised to use his new authority to correct human rights abuses in Moldova and rejuvenate the country's efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP). He noted that bette [...]
2009-07-06 15:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN CASC MARR MD
09CHISINAU742 NEW FOREIGN MINISTER LEANCA SUPPORTS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's September 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca was the very first the minister had held in his new capacity. Commenting on the historic appropriateness of holding his very first official meeting with the American Ambassador, Leanca affirmed his government's [...]
2009-09-29 15:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU750 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. CONCERNS AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with newly- appointed Prime Minister Vlad Filat on September 28. The central focus of the meeting was the recent developments surrounding the MCC Compact. The Ambassador informed Filat that MCC had submitted a Congressional Notification on the intent to nego [...]
2009-09-30 15:47:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU769 Fraud Summary - Chisinau: March 2009 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 09:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU806 AMBASSADOR AND MCC VP DISCUSS MCC
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and MCC Vice President Darius Teter met with Prime Minister Vlad Filat on October 28. The meeting focused on the way forward in concluding a Compact agreement by the end of the calendar year. VP Teter informed Filat of the conditions Moldova must fulfill in a Com [...]
2009-10-19 07:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP MD
09CHISINAU875Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]
2009-11-12 11:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU877Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]
2009-11-13 09:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU898MOLDOVA INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova's new government (GOM),in place only since late September, has moved quickly to push reforms and address the problem of trafficking in persons (TIP). Per ref B, Prime Minister Vlad Filat chaired the GOM's first meeting of the National Committee for Combating Traffick [...]
2009-11-23 12:12:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG MD
09COLOMBO155MALDIVES: THE NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Post's submission for the ninth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the Maldives follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Post point of contact is ConOff Joel T. Wiegert, telephone +94-11-249-8635, fax +94-11-249-8590. One officer, FS-04, spent 24 hours in the [...]
2009-02-16 06:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG MV
09COPENHAGEN522DHS SECRETARY MOVES AIR MARSHAL ISSUE FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Denmark November 2-3 for meetings with the Danish Ministers of Justice and Transportation and for a public event on trafficking in persons (TIP). Ambassador Fulton accompanied her throughout the visit. Th [...]
2009-11-19 15:38:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS EAIR ASEC KHLS KTIP PTER KCRM DA
09COTONOU163BENIN: TRANSLATION OF GOB REPORT ON ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] On April 16, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Francophonie and the Beninese Diapora with a brief report on the GOB's efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in Benin and requesting Post to forward the report to the Off [...]
2009-04-22 14:14:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09COTONOU278BENIN: POLICE INTERCEPTS 11 ALLEGED TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN
[...] SUMMARY: On June 20, 2009, Beninese Security Forces intercepted a vehicle in Cotonou transporting eleven children from the Togo-Benin border to be allegedly trafficked to Lagos, Nigeria. On June 22, 2009, the Minors' Protection Brigade (BPM) interviewed the alleged traffickers and the victims a [...]
2009-07-06 10:01:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM ELAB BN
09COTONOU41BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...]
2009-02-10 06:34:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09COTONOU587BENIN: GOB RELEASES CHILD LABOR SURVEY
[...] On November 24, the Minister in Charge of Institutional Relations Zakari Baba Bodi, the Director of the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis Cosme Vodounou, and International Labor Organization representatives officially released a National Survey on Child Labor during a pub [...]
2009-12-10 15:04:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG ASEC PREL ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09CURACAO13TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 15:35:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDAA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09CURACAO9TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS
[...] (U) Post hereby submits the answers to the 2009 annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report questions for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: --------------------------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Wh [...]
2009-02-12 19:36:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDAA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09DAKAR1546SENEGAL: Homosexuals Arrested and Released
[...] (SBU) On Christmas Eve police in Mbour (a town 70 km south of Dakar) raided a private residence in the resort town of Saly and arrested 24 men who had gathered there to celebrate. Among the 24 arrestees were two French doctors. According to news reports, the party was "infiltrated" by agents [...]
2009-12-29 14:47:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM KTIP PHUM SG
09DAKAR1547Drug Trafficking Admiral Returns to Guinea-Bissau
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former Naval chief of staff, Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, has returned to Guinea-Bissau. Na Tchuto, widely suspected of being involved in narcotics trafficking and involvement in an attempted assassination of former President Joao Bernardo Vieira, fled from the Gambia w [...]
2009-12-29 16:38:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM KTIP PHUM SG
09DAKAR207SENEGAL: 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combating trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin TIP report PARA 23: THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. Information on trafficking is gathered fr [...]
2009-02-19 11:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG SG
09DAKAR255GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2009-03-02 07:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XY PU
09DAKAR901GOLD IN SENEGAL; BUT THIS IS NO ELDORADO
[...] (C) Summary. In an effort to verify claims of alleged child labor and to get a first-hand look at Senegal's up-and-coming gold mining sector, Poloff conducted an unannounced visit to an artisanal gold mining village near Kedougou. Reports of child exploitation could not be fully corroborated [...]
2009-07-15 11:40:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM KTIP SG
09DAMASCUS139SYRIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Anthony A. Deaton. Office telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. The officer spent 35 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer [...]
2009-02-17 15:24:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP PREF SMIG
09DAMASCUS471WOMEN STRUGGLE FOR REFUGE IN DAMASCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Emboffs joined lawyer and civil society activist Daad Mousa (strictly protect) in a visit to the Oasis Trust women's shelter on June 25 to discuss trafficking and abuse of women in Syria. Administered by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (SGS),the shelter is a refuge for female vi [...]
2009-07-07 11:16:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PBTS PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI SMIG KWMN KTIP
09DAMASCUS479WOMEN'S ISSUES: IOM HALTS FUNDS TO LOCAL WOMEN'S
[...] (C) Maria Rumman, the Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Damascus, reported that IOM ceased making grant payments to the Association for Arab Women's Role Development (AWRD) in the first week of July because of its failure to implement and operate a she [...]
2009-07-09 13:59:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS536UNHCR UPDATES DONOR NATIONS ON IRAQI REFUGEES IN
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR officials held an information sharing meeting on July 28 to discuss: (1) increasing problems for refugees in renewing their residence permits; (2) the closing of the Al-Tanf refugee camp; (3) food distribution programs; and (4) families returning to Iraq. Additionally, WFP r [...]
2009-08-03 12:25:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV KTIP IZ SY
09DAMASCUS554EMBASSY DAMASCUS OPENS DIALOGUE WITH MFA ON TIP
[...] (C) Summary: MFA International Organizations Chief Mr. Milad Attiyeh hosted Emboffs on August 5 to discuss SARG progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy had requested the meeting to explain the philosophy behind, and function of, the Department's annual TIP report. Embo [...]
2009-08-06 11:50:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF PREL KTIP KWMN SCUL SCOI ID
09DAMASCUS555TIER 3 REASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR SYRIA
[...] (U) This a response to State 081476 action cable. 2. (U) The SARG has demonstrated a commitment to tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes at the highest levels. Per reftels, this commitment has resulted in (1) a draft TIP law; (2) ministerial-level cooperation with NGOs working on T [...]
2009-08-06 11:56:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP SCOI SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS62PROTECTING WOMEN: SARG COOPERATING WITH LOCAL AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the past two years, the Association for Women's Role Development (AWRD),a local NGO, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have collaborated with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) to promote protective services for women who are victims of trafficking (VOT [...]
2009-01-21 15:30:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS727WHAT CARROT, WHAT STICK? PUSHING THE SARG ON TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Issa Maldoon met the Charge and U.S. Speaker Program participant Dr. Lourdes Green on October 12 to discuss Syria's ongoing efforts at combating trafficking in persons (TIP),expand services for victims of domestic violence, and ex [...]
2009-10-13 10:51:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PREF EINT KPAO KTIP KWMN OIIP
09DARESSALAAM470PROSECUTING TIP IN TANZANIA: USG SUPPORT
[...] Summary: USG support to Tanzania's Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) has helped prepare Tanzania to implement its new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation, which came into effect in February 2009. Through a Department of Justice program, U.S. prosecutors provided training to more [...]
2009-07-20 08:00:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG TZ
09DARESSALAAM79Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor
[...] (U) This cable responds to request in ref a. 2. (U) The use of young girls for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. The problem of children involved in family agriculture and fishing endeavors - which may contribute to the larger economy -persist, but there [...]
2009-02-06 07:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ
09DARESSALAAM83TANZANIA NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftels. Sources of Available Information -------------------------------- 2. Reliable sources of information for TIP include Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the lead agency on TIP issues; Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2009-02-10 04:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB USAID
09DARESSALAAM890TANZANIA/TIP: FIRST ARREST UNDER NEW ANTI-TIP LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, Tanzanian police arrested and charged their first suspect under the 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Although Tanzania has otherwise made little progress in implementing the law, in part due to poor inter-ministerial coordination, the recent arrest is a posi [...]
2009-12-23 10:51:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP TZ
09DHAKA1087EMBASSY DHAKA RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] This cable serves as a response to an interim assessment of progress made by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from March to November 2009 to combat trafficking. Paragraph four begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG [...]
2009-12-03 09:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09DHAKA177EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2008 to February 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 880-2-882-3744, e [...]
2009-02-22 00:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09DILI151DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE ON 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) On June 16, DCM met with officials at Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present the 2009 Trafficking In Persons report for Timor-Leste, per reftel. MFA participants included USA Bilateral Affairs Officer Ms Elda Ferreira; Ms Sebastiana Barros, Human Rights Officer in the Multila [...]
2009-06-18 03:30:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM TT
09DILI167PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS TRAFFICKING, ASKS FOR USG
[...] (SBU) Following the release of the Trafficking-in-Persons report, GOTL President Ramos-Horta invited the Ambassador to meet to discuss the issue on July 1. Ramos-Horta told the Ambassador that trafficking in Timor-Leste is "totally unacceptable" and that forcing women into prostitution is " [...]
2009-07-09 10:10:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP PHUM PGOV EAID PINS TT
09DJIBOUTI1053DJIBOUTI MIGRATION FLOWS UPDATE: THE VIEW FROM OBOCK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and GODJ authorities, the northern Djiboutian town of Obock continues to be an increasingly popular transit point for Ethiopian and Somali migrants seeking to reach Yemen and the labor markets of the Gulf. During [...]
2009-08-16 14:30:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG PREF KTIP KCRM ECON DJ SO ET ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1176UNHCR REPORTS RISING NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Country Representative Ann Encontre and UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Periklis Kortsaris met with Ambassador, DCM, and ConOff on September 9 to discuss the current situation of refugees in Djibouti. In addition to the more than 10,000 refugees now at Djibouti's sole re [...]
2009-09-27 15:36:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SMIG KTIP DJ ET ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1303DJIBOUTI: PROGRESS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 17-21 visit, G/TIP Program Officer discussed Djibouti's progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) with GODJ officials, resident United Nations agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. Since the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law in late 2007 [...]
2009-11-15 12:51:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG KTIP KCRM PREF ECON SO ET ER YM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1367DJIBOUTI: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti has made important recent progress in recognizing and combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The GODJ took several key steps in 2009 to address TIP, including inviting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to set up a Djibouti office, and working with IO [...]
2009-12-03 13:00:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KCRM SMIG PHUM KWMN DJ
09DJIBOUTI593DJIBOUTI SCREENING PRESUMED SOMALI MIGRANTS AND TRAFFICKERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, the USS Lake Champlain disembarked 52 presumed Somalis in Djibouti, who had been picked up May 23 from a skiff adrift in the Gulf of Aden apparently en route to Yemen. UNHCR and Djiboutian officials are jointly screening the group's 48 would-be migrants, who include sev [...]
2009-06-01 08:21:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHSA KCRM KTIP DJ SO YM
09DOHA131QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...]
2009-02-19 10:33:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
09DOHA132QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]
2009-02-19 10:34:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA199QATAR ENACTS IMPORTANT NEW LAW CRIMINALIZING
[...] (SBU) On February 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed the long-awaited Sponsorship Law. The law makes DOHA 00000199 002 OF 002 changes to entry, exit, residence, and sponsorship procedures, though administrative regulations must still be adopted before the law can be enfor [...]
2009-03-19 15:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
09DOHA211SOLIDARITY CENTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE JOIN
[...] (SBU) On March 17, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali Al-Marri and Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony in Doha attended by Ambassador. Also in attendance were NHRC staff members and employees, and representa [...]
2009-03-25 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB MEPI QA
09DOHA236QATAR CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP MEDIA AND OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) On March 2, at a press conference that was widely covered by Arabic-language print and broadcast media, Dr. Ali bin Samaykh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Myriam Al Malki, Director of the National Foundation for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NFCT [...]
2009-04-02 14:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA255QATAR SIGNS BINDING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) In an April 15 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri reviewed the status of Qatar's draft law criminalizing all forms of trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. (C) Al-Marri pointed out that in response to a recommendation [...]
2009-04-15 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA280QATAR RATIFIES UN ANTI-TIP PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 23, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, acting in his capacity as Deputy Amir, signed the instrument ratifying the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Protocol supplements the UN Convention Against Transnat [...]
2009-04-30 05:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP QA
09DOHA318AL JAZEERA TACKLES LABOR CONDITIONS IN QATAR
[...] (U) Casey Kaufman, an American citizen journalist working with Al Jazeera English, one of the Al Jazeera Network's seven stations broadcast worldwide, filed a report on April 10 highlighting the plight of a group of Nepali construction workers living in poor conditions in Doha who have not bee [...]
2009-05-14 08:13:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP KPAO QA
09DOHA545QATAR TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN VIETNAM BY
[...] (SBU) On August 28, the local English-language newspaper Gulf Times quoted Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Duong as saying that Qatar would open an embassy in Hanoi and an Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City by the end of 2009. According to Duong, this commitment was made by Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani [...]
2009-08-31 13:22:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP ELAB VM QA
09DOHA548SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
[...] (SBU) At an August 20 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Solidarity Center representative Boyko Atanasov reported that the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) had been very helpful in assisting with his work in Qatar. He said that NHRC staff had assisted him in acquiring the necessary work permi [...]
2009-09-02 12:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP IN NE QA
09DOHA651VIETNAMESE CONSUL: LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH QATAR
[...] (C) At an October 28 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Dong called the labor agreement between his country and the GOQ "just paper". He said that the February agreement under which the GOQ agreed to accept 25,000 Vietnamese workers (Ref A) was merely a gesture of goodwil [...]
2009-11-03 10:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KTIP VM QA
09DOHA7272009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR QATAR
[...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftelrequest for a summary of GOQ progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) Q: Please summarize the progress, or lack thereof, the Government of Qatar has made in enacting the draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legis [...]
2009-12-20 12:11:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP ELAB QA
09DUSHANBE12632009 TAJIKISTAN INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) This is in response to Reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Tajikistan prosecuted 22 people for crimes related to TIP in the first half of 2009, according to a report released by the Government of Tajikistan's Inter-Agency Commission on TIP. The Inter-Agency Commission coord [...]
2009-11-17 04:15:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1319TAJIK TIP COMMISSION: EVOLVING DESPITE A SOVIET DINOSAUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent meetings on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) highlighted progress the Government of Tajikistan (GOTI) is making in fighting TIP, and the barriers -- mainly organizational and intellectual -- that impede progress. The GOTI's Inter-Ministerial Commission on Combating TIP is de [...]
2009-11-24 10:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1329CULTURE CLASH AT ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a UN-sponsored roundtable to discuss the endemic problem of violence against women in Tajikistan, representatives of NGOs and the international community forcefully argued for passage of a comprehensive, national law against domestic violence. An American Bar Association (ABA [...]
2009-11-27 06:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1350G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-03 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1362G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-04 06:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE743TAJIKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) DEMARCHE
[...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche and Tajikistan TIP narrative to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America Khusrav Nosiri on June 16. Emboffs outlined a possible anti-TIP action plan for GOTI consideration, and discussed Tajik participation in a Digital Video Conferenc [...]
2009-06-17 03:45:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP TI
09DUSHANBE99TAJIKISTAN - COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that it has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor (ref A). The evidence supports the inclusion of Tajik cotton on the list (refs B and C). We would like to add some context [...]
2009-01-23 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KTIP TI
09DUSSELDORF37DECREASE IN REPORTED TIP CASES IN NRW COULD HIDE ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: The number of human trafficking perpetrators and known victims in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) decreased significantly from last year, but the statistics likely do not capture the full numbers of trafficking perpetrators and victims. Most victims are non-German with many coming [...]
2009-09-25 10:46:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09FREETOWN56 SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...]
2009-02-19 15:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
09GABORONE127BOTSWANA: 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) The existence of a human trafficking problem in Botswana is suspected but cannot currently be corroborated by reliable reporting. Few people in the country accurately understand the concept of human trafficking, although local religious and NGO groups are currently working to raise awar [...]
2009-02-17 04:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BC
09GEORGETOWN123NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) GUYANA'S TIP SITUATION: A. Sources of information used to compile this report include: the Guyanese media; the Ministry of Home Affairs; the Minis [...]
2009-02-27 16:27:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
09GEORGETOWN539President Jagdeo Discusses Human Trafficking in Guyana
[...] (C) Summary. In an unexpected meeting with a visiting G/TIP Officer on November 24, President Bharatt Jagdeo said he views trafficking in persons as a serious matter and would like to see Guyana ranked higher than Tier 2 Watch list. He said there are three on-going cases to prosecute traffick [...]
2009-12-02 18:18:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM SMIG PREF ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
09GEORGETOWN6362009 Trafficking in Persons Project Assessment - CRS Guyana
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the Guyana Trafficking in Persons Mitigation Project. 2. (SBU) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Project Assessment: A. PolChief met with Director of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Cheryl M [...]
2009-12-17 17:08:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN GY
09GRENADA10TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA
[...] (U) As requested reftel B, below are Embassy Grenada's responses to questions regarding Grenada for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------------ PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-02-17 21:41:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GJ
09GUANGZHOU176Illegal Migration or Illegal Entry/Illegal Exit: Whatever
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Consul General -- in concert with five other Guangzhou-based Consuls General representing Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom -- discussed illegal immigration, visa fraud and human trafficking with Fujian provincial leaders, February 25-26. [...]
2009-03-21 08:16:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KTIP KFRD ASEC PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU325Guangzhou Consuls General and Fujian Authorities Hold
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. Fujian government officials appear to have received our message about the need to work together to address fraud and illegal migration issues. At a May 26 meeting in Guangzhou, six Guangzhou-based consuls general and their staff met with Fujian officials to discuss [...]
2009-05-29 09:29:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDCFIS KTIP KFRD ASEC PGOV CH CMGT CVIS
09GUANGZHOU463Trafficking Women and Children: A Perspective from the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangdong Women's Federation and Public Security Bureau are combining resources with other government agencies to combat the trafficking of women and children. Authorities are hesitant to say where these women and children end up, claiming that the women "mostly become farmer [...]
2009-08-03 09:17:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP SOCI ELAB CH
09GUANGZHOU510Uighur Departure a Loss for Guangdong Shoe Factory
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A short-lived experiment by a Nike supplier in Guangdong to employ 1,200 Uighur workers will end the last week in August when the 193 remaining Uighurs return to Xinjiang at the end of their year-long contract. Though some Uighur workers had considered extending for another year [...]
2009-08-24 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PGOV SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU635Guangxi Opens Its Doors, But Does Not Roll out the Carpet
[...] (SBU) Summary: On his initial visit to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Consul General Goldbeck promoted trade and investment, advanced the possibility of establishing an American Corner and learned about Sino-Vietnamese cooperation on trafficking in persons. He also discussed the plans o [...]
2009-11-18 09:50:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD KTIP PGOV KIRF SOCI CH VN
09GUANGZHOU8Forced Labor Conference Draws High Interest in Fujian
[...] (SBU) Summary: For local labor associations eager to learn more about combating forced labor in China, a recent International Labor Office (ILO) sponsored conference should have been just the right venue. However, for them, as for many officials, a lack of relevant legislation and legal preced [...]
2009-01-06 09:11:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PHUM CH
09GUANGZHOU81Government-NGO Cooperation Expanding in Guangxi
[...] (SBU) Summary: International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) willing to register and observe a limited set of rules and limited supervision have generally found willing government partners in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The financial benefits of cooperating with NGOs are not los [...]
2009-02-09 08:56:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP CH
09GUATEMALA1292GUATEMALA RESPONSE FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Below is Post's response to Ref. A request for an interim TIP assessment. IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING THE NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW 2.(SBU) Since the passage of the Law against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons in March 2009, the GoG has done little to implement or [...]
2009-11-18 17:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KTIP SMIG KCRM KWMN GT
09GUATEMALA164GUATEMALA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TIP LAW
[...] (U) Summary: On February 18, Congress unanimously approved a bill against sexual violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. The bill, introduced in August 2008 by Congresswoman Zury Rios Montt (FRG) and Sonia Segura Varsoly (independent),provides a comprehensive legal framework for [...]
2009-02-23 01:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN GPOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09GUATEMALA197GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] Below is post input (keyed to ref B) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2008 and February 2009 in the areas of prevention, protection of and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While challenges remai [...]
2009-03-03 17:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC GT
09GUATEMALA368AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: During his March 12 meeting with Attorney General Velasquez, the Ambassador raised various issues, including the importance of investigating killings of unionists, the ineffective work of the IPR and anti-money laundering prosecutors, progress on the GOG's wiretapping capability, [...]
2009-04-17 18:15:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KJUS KTIP KWMN ELAB KDEM ETRD PHUM
09HAMBURG25MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN OPENS TIP COUNSELING CENTER - ALL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 4, a counseling center for victims of forced prostitution and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) opened in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V). With this new center, all sixteen German federal states now host NGOs explicitly dedicated to TIP. M-V registers approximately 20 TIP cases [...]
2009-08-07 08:36:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC KFRD ELAB PREF GM
09HAMBURG9BEST PRACTICES LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL TIP PROSECUTIONS IN LOWER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Combating trafficking in persons (TIP) is a priority for officials in the northern German state of Lower Saxony. In 2008, state officials amended a decree regulating cooperation among the various agencies in order to improve victim assistance programs and cooperation between go [...]
2009-03-26 15:35:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09HANOI1070Request for Leahy Vetting for candidates from the Vietnam
[...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security nominated to attend a two-week course at ILEA Bangkok. The training will be conducted in Bangkok, Thailand on November 9-20, 2009. Initial vetting done [...]
2009-10-08 10:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL KTIP VM
09HANOI1216GVN Officials, NGOs Assess TIP issues in Workshop on VN's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 22, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong chaired a workshop to evaluate the GVN's implementation of its "National Plan of Action (NPA) against Trafficking in Women and Children 2004-2010" and to discuss prospects for the future. The workshop's reports will affect [...]
2009-11-12 09:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM
09HANOI178 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 1 of
[...] (U) Per the instructions in refels, post provides the following responses to the reporting questions asked in paragraphs 23-27 of ref. A, taking into account the additional guidance and reporting requirements required by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI179 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 3 of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI180 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 2 of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI388Footloose in Vietnam?
[...] (SBU) Summary: In its latest attempt to clamp down on illegal behavior at karaoke bars, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) has drafted a decree that would ban dancing at the popular singing clubs. The proposed regulations were posted on MOCST's website, which says it is tryin [...]
2009-04-24 05:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI559 Vietnam TIP Report Delivered to GVN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, poloff delivered copies of the Vietnam 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report to Mr. Le Van Chuong, Head of the Central Coordination Office of the National Steering Committee Against Trafficking and Mr. Doan The Vinh, Deputy Head of Anti-Women and Children Trafficking Dep [...]
2009-06-18 03:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM
09HANOI698Vietnam's Police Discuss TIP and Child Sex Crimes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 23, the Deputy Director of the Criminal Police Department in the Ministry of Public Security (MPS),Colonel Ho Sy Tien, discussed trends in human trafficking, including labor exploitation of men and the manipulation of tourist visas and fraudulent marriages for cross-bor [...]
2009-07-28 08:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM
09HARARE261MONITORING REPORT ON GCN G/TIP GRANT
[...] (U) On March 24, 2009, poloff visited the local non-governmental organization Girl Child Network (GCN) to evaluate progress on a US$152,000 grant that was awarded by G/TIP on September 22, 2009. 2. The answers below are keyed in response to questions posed in reftel. A. Political officer [...]
2009-03-26 15:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV KTIP ZI
09HARARE307MONITORING REPORT ON HURIDETSA G/TIP GRANT
[...] (U) On March 30, poloff visited the local non-governmental organization Human Rights and Development Trust of Southern Africa (HURIDETSA) to evaluate progress on a US$300,000 grant that was awarded by G/TIP on September 25, 2008. 2. (SBU) The answers below are keyed in response to questions [...]
2009-04-15 12:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV KTIP ZI
09HARARE325ZIMBABWE: GOODS PRODUCED WITH FORCED OR EXPLOITATIVE CHILD
[...] This cable provides additional details on goods produced in Zimbabwe with forced labor and exploitative child labor. Reports from the government, the International Labor Organization, industry, and non-governmental organizations that follow labor issues indicate that the vast majority of child [...]
2009-04-20 05:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPLAB PHUM PREF PGOV KTIP EMIN EAGR ZI
09HARARE623ZIMBABWE'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINE STRUGGLES
[...] (U) Zimbabwe's anti-trafficking hotline, which was launched in December 2008, has received relatively few calls, largely due to inadequate publicity and public awareness of the hotline. After initial troubles with the functionality of the line, hotline operators report that the phone number i [...]
2009-07-30 15:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP PGOV ZI
09HARARE650ZIMBABWEAN WORKERS RECOUNT TRAFFICKING TO ANGOLA
[...] (SBU) At least seven Zimbabwean men were recently trafficked to Angola to work on a construction project after they answered a job advertisement posted by a Chinese-managed company in Harare. On arrival in Angola, the men discovered that the recipient Chinese-managed company was not prepared t [...]
2009-08-12 08:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ECON ELAB ASEC PGOV PREL ZI AO CH
09HARARE678ZIMBABWE TIER 3 TIP ASSESSMENT: MOVING IN THE
[...] (U) This cable serves as a response to the Department's request for information (Ref B) on Zimbabwe's progress towards improving its performance in addressing anti-trafficking issues. In response to Zimbabwe's recent Tier 3 ranking in the Trafficking in Persons report, Post has encouraged the [...]
2009-08-19 16:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KDEM KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HELSINKI59FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political & Labor Officer Lisa Conesa(ConesaLB@state.gov; Tel: 358-9-6162-5482; FAX: 358-9-6162-5766). Ms. Conesa is an FS-04, and spent 100 hours on preparing the TIP report. Two local LES employees in the Political Section and Consular Section spent 6 [...]
2009-02-18 12:35:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
09HELSINKI60FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 12:46:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
09HOCHIMINHCITY14VIETNAM SENTENCES FIVE FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN TO MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent decision by a court in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to hand down stiff sentences ranging from 5 to 17 years to five individuals convicted of trafficking women to Malaysia demonstrates continuing dedication among law enforcement and the courts in the south to comba [...]
2009-01-08 08:48:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY608CROSS-COUNTRY COORDINATION ON RESCUE OF 8 TIP VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The dramatic rescue of eight Vietnamese women from a brothel in Thailand's southern Yala province in August highlighted Vietnamese authorities' improving investigation techniques and cooperation with regional law enforcement officials, as well as their effective collaboration wit [...]
2009-09-28 09:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY622NGO AND GVN PARTNERS TALK ABOUT TIP IN MEKONG DELTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent visit to the Mekong Delta provinces bordering Cambodia highlighted the efforts of The An Giang/Dong Thap Alliance to Prevent Trafficking (ADAPT) against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). GVN partners reported an increasing number of victims from An Giang being trafficked d [...]
2009-10-13 07:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HONGKONG1103HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO TIP RANKING
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post met with Principal Assistant Secretary for Security W.H. Chow June 16 to inform him of Hong Kong's TIP ranking downgrade and provide a preview of Hong Kong's narrative in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. 2. (SBU) Principal Assistant Secretary Chow [...]
2009-06-16 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK
09HONGKONG1636HONG KONG TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG HK
09HONGKONG1729MACAU AIMS TO IMPROVE ANTI-TIP PROGRAM, ENGAGE NGOS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: New trafficking in persons (TIP) initiatives taken by the Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) demonstrate a continuing commitment to strengthening its anti-TIP program. Macau officials are conducting a self-evaluation of Macau's range of anti-TIP e [...]
2009-09-11 07:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG1878HONG KONG POLICE READY TO PROSECUTE TIP IF VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Hong Kong uses a broader definition of sex trafficking in persons (TIP) than that found in international covenants, its officials across the board insisted to visiting G/TIP officers September 9 that identified sex TIP crimes continue to be rare. Police and immigratio [...]
2009-10-06 06:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK CH
09HONGKONG2336G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 06:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG2340G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca,s December 4 meetings with senior Hong Kong officials, consulates, NGOs, and the media stressed the USG was committed to tackling TIP, and that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and other governments needed a paradigm shift in their approach to formulat [...]
2009-12-23 08:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG295MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON ARTICLE 23, TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During his February 13 meeting with Macau Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho (reftel),the CG expressed hope that the final form of the Article 23 security bill would ensure protection of Macau residents' constitutional rights and freedoms. The CE said his government is considering incorporat [...]
2009-02-18 07:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KFRD MC CH
09HONGKONG386SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragra [...]
2009-03-03 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG387SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragraphs [...]
2009-03-03 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HK MC CH
09HONGKONG556MACAU TIP: NGO AND GOVERNMENT EVENTS RAISE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Macau NGO Good Shepherd Sisters (GSS) organized the second State Department-funded anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) event to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. The outdoor exhibition was held at a public square and drew an estimated crowd of 200 peop [...]
2009-03-25 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG607MACAU: RESPONSE ON FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] This message is Post's response to U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) request for information about forced labor or child labor in the production of goods in the Macau Special Administrative Region (reftel). 2. Macau does not have a record of forced labor or child labor in the production of g [...]
2009-04-01 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09ISLAMABAD1408PAKISTAN COMMITS TO GETTING OFF TIP WATCH LIST
[...] (C) Summary: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Khosa called in A/PolCouns and PolOff June 17 -- the day after the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report placed Pakistan on the Tier 2 Watch List (WL) -- to commit Pakistan to those measures which would result in a better [...]
2009-06-26 08:58:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB SMIG PK
09ISLAMABAD2941PAKISTAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to ref A request for an interim assessment of Pakistan's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). In response to Pakistan's Tier 2 Watch List ranking in the 2009 TIP report, the government enhanced its efforts to address Pakistan's significant huma [...]
2009-12-08 03:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
09ISLAMABAD358SHARIAT COURT OVERTURNS RAPE LAW
[...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's Federal Shariat Court invalidated a 25 year-old law allowing a man accused of rape to impeach the credibility of his alleged victim by offering evidence she "was of generally immoral character." In its judgment, the four-member panel requested President Zardari repea [...]
2009-02-19 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KISL KWMN PK
09JAKARTA159INDONESIA - DOL DRAFT LIST RE TRAFFICKING (TVPRA)
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Mission appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) Report. We request further information on ho [...]
2009-01-30 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELAB KTIP ID
09JEDDAH121OIC PONDERS CREATION OF NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ORGAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference(OIC) is in the process of establishing a new human rights organ, but it is far from certain whether member states will ratify the proposal during meetings in April and May and what form the new body will take. Several OIC declarations man [...]
2009-03-30 15:28:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL OPDC OIC SA KTIP KIRF KWMN PHUM
09JEDDAH173RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CREATION OF NEW HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is moving forward with plans to create a new human rights organ within the OIC. A senior OIC official passed post a draft resolution as it stands now, with key points noted below. Outstanding issues include membership and composit [...]
2009-05-19 17:15:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALIR KISL OPDC PREL SA OIC KTIP
09JEDDAH194RUMBLINGS THAT SAUDI ARABIA MAY FOLLOW BAHRAIN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media reports and an account from a Saudi Ministry of Labor official indicate that the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is considering an end or change to the labor sponsorship system just weeks after Bahrain took the same major step. There continue to be signs and speculati [...]
2009-05-30 14:53:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM KTIP SA
09JEDDAH260WO JEDDAH SHURA COUNCIL MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-12 15:27:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL SCUL KWMN KISL KTIP SA
09JEDDAH61SAUDI ARABIA: CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) KEY POINTS: --Saudi Arabia continues to be a destination country for foreign domestic workers, primarily women from East and South Asia, who are either trafficked into the Kingdom or whose treatment after arriving in the country qualifies them as victims of trafficking. --In additio [...]
2009-02-11 06:26:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09JEDDAH72JEDDAH'S SITTEEN BRIDGE: CONGEN OFFICERS WITNESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the process of confirming a Saudi newspaper story that Indonesian workers were congregating under a Jeddah bridge awaiting deportation, ConGen officers spoke to several prospective deportees while observing hundreds being loaded into busses en route to the deportation center. [...]
2009-02-18 15:24:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KABUL362AFGHANISTAN'S 2009 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 03:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KAMPALA1364UGANDA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - CHILD SOLDIERS
[...] (SBU) PolOff informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) provisions and impending implementation per reftel demarche on November 27 (ref. A). The United Nations removed Uganda from the list of countries that actively recruit children into the armed forces in [...]
2009-12-07 07:41:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN KMCA PGOV PREL SMIG
09KAMPALA163 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009
[...] 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 (FS-02),spent 30 hours, political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 15 hour [...]
2009-02-13 09:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09KAMPALA175UGANDAN IGG'S AMBITIONS THREATEN ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Museveni granted Uganda's controversial Inspector General of Government (IGG),Faith Mwondha, another four-year term in office. Mwondha launched an all-out effort to keep her job, which included actions that jeopardized important corruption investigations. In the lea [...]
2009-02-19 05:20:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG ASEC UG
09KAMPALA27UGANDAN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN HIGH GEAR; OVER 2,000 POLICE
[...] Summary: Over the past six months, the Government of Uganda has made impressive strides in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. The Bill for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons moved to the floor of Parliament and will be voted on when Parliament returns from recess in February [...]
2009-01-12 07:15:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG ASEC UG
09KAMPALA442UGANDA CONTINUES TO MAKE ANTI-TIP PROGRESS
[...] Summary: The Ugandan Government continues to make progress in combating trafficking in persons. On April 2, the Ugandan Parliament passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill that will now enable law enforcement institutions to more effectively combat trafficking. The Office to Monitor and [...]
2009-04-29 12:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRIM KTIP KWMN EAID UG
09KAMPALA489UGANDA DE-LISTED FOR RECRUITMENT OF CHILD SOLDIERS
[...] Summary: The United Nations has removed Uganda from its list of countries that actively recruit children into armed forces. The Ugandan Government initially brushed off the UN listing as politically-motivated, but recently allowed a formal verification team to inspect all of its military faci [...]
2009-05-12 12:46:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PGOV KWMN UG
09KHARTOUM1361SUDAN: LUBNA HUSSEIN, NOMINATION FOR 2010 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) U.S. Embassy Khartoum nominates Lubna Hussein for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) The Public Order Police of the Government of Sudan (GOS) arrested Hussein in July, charging her with violating the Sudanese law for "public appearance in indecent dress [...]
2009-12-07 13:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KTIP PINR NI
09KINGSTON119JAMAICA: INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] The responses in this cable are keyed to the questions in Reftel. 2. 23 A. Information on trafficking in persons (TIP) is available from the Department of the Public Prosecutor (DPP),police anti-TIP Unit, and the national anti-TIP task force. These are reliable sources that provide veri [...]
2009-02-17 12:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB PHUM SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON478JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON 2009 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche advising Jamaica of its tier ranking and the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report's imminent release to Mr. Samuel Blake, Director of the Office of Organized Crime and Defence in the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) Ministry of National Security and Chair [...]
2009-06-16 11:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JM
09KINGSTON900JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered demarche expressing USG concerns that the Government of Haiti (GOH)'s recent removal of tourist visa requirements for nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) would lead to increases in alien smuggling and human trafficking networks and encourage intend [...]
2009-10-27 19:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS KFRD KTIP KCRM HA CH JM XL
09KINSHASA1013TIP Action Plan Demarche Delivered
[...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on October 30 to Upio Kakura Wapol, Minister of Human Rights (MHR) and Sulubika Asha, lawyer and assistant in the MHR. PolCouns delivered reftel talking points on October 16 to Xavier Mirindi, Secretary General in the Ministry of Interior, [...]
2009-11-16 08:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PREL KWMN CG
09KINSHASA1032DRC 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since the June 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has made progress in the development of strategies and legislation, but there is still significant work needed in the area of enforcement. The GDRC shows a growing politica [...]
2009-11-24 15:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KWMN CG
09KINSHASA1141DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER:
[...] Per reftel, on December 22 DCM and Poloff delivered information on changes to the Child Soldier Prevention Act to Minister of Human Rights Upio Kakura Wapol. Kakura responded with candor after listening to the salient points of the demarche concerning the definition of a child soldier, the i [...]
2009-12-24 09:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KMCA KTIP PGOV KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG
09KINSHASA161 DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...]
2009-02-18 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
09KINSHASA369HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES ABUSES BY
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires and poloff presented the French translation of the 2008 Human Rights report to the Minister of Human Rights on April 9. The Minister readily acknowledged that Congolese security forces, specifically the Republican Guard, commit human rights violations. He said [...]
2009-04-13 17:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KTIP CG
09KINSHASA397FREEDOM OF PRESS QUARTERLY: JANUARY - MARCH 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The South Kivu provincial Director of Communications threatened on February 16 to shut down radio and television stations that broadcast criticisms of the government. A Mbandaka civilian court sentenced a television correspondent to six months in prison for defamation against [...]
2009-04-22 15:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP CG
09KINSHASA398FORCED LABOR BY THE FARDC
[...] (C) Summary: FARDC troops are reportedly forcing civilians, including children, to act as their porters in North and South Kivu, according to the UN Joint Human Rights Office. The Human Rights Office has also observed new cases of rape and pillaging by FARDC troops. MONUC's support of the [...]
2009-04-22 16:48:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPKO KTIP MOPS CG
09KINSHASA407SRSG SECURES COMMITMENT FROM FARDC TO RELEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During her recent visit to the DRC, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict reportedly secured commitments from the Minister of Defense and FARDC Generals to identify and release children from FARDC ran [...]
2009-04-24 14:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MOPS KTIP CG
09KINSHASA497 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 26
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The UPDF recently clashed with [...]
2009-05-26 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO KTIP CG
09KINSHASA502 UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN DRC REPORTS THAT CONGOLESE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Joint Human Rights Office reported that Congolese officials recently broke up a sex trafficking ring in Bas-Congo province. According to a local NGO, an alliance of officials from several Congolese security forces were involved in the ring and trafficked over 30 women a [...]
2009-05-28 12:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP KWMN AO CG
09KINSHASA618 POSITIVE TREND: CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: PRM desk officer and poloff visited the Congolese refugee camps in northeast Zambia, escorted a return convoy of 511 refugees to Katanga, and visited refugee return and reintegration projects June 11-17. The government of Zambia (GRZ) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner [...]
2009-06-29 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV KTIP ZA CG
09KINSHASA786 AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT TO FOREIGN
[...] (U) Ambassador Garvelink was received August 25 by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba in the context of an appointment the ambassador had requested to discuss a broad range of issues. Also present were diplomatic advisor Clementine Shakembo and Americas director Louis Lokosu Nkulufa. Amb [...]
2009-08-25 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CG
09KINSHASA83DRC RESPONSE TO TVPRA DRAFT LIST OF GOODS
[...] (U) In response to the TVPRA action request (Ref A),Post does not have any new information that clearly demonstrates child labor is no longer used in the production of copper, cobalt, coltan, gold, and diamonds. As per Ref B, children under the age of eighteen continue to work as artisanal mi [...]
2009-01-27 07:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP CG
09KOLKATA90PAYING FOR SEX IN THE "CITY OF JOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kolkata's red-light district, one of the largest in Asia, provides a real-life case study of the intersection of the policy debates on the legalization of prostitution, trafficking in persons, and human health. Working in a nebulous legal environment where sex workers, but not t [...]
2009-04-03 11:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KTIP KWMN KHIV IN
09KOLONIA145POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 03:21:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG FM
09KOLONIA19ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 06:13:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FM
09KUALALUMPUR102MALAYSIA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia made some progress in addressing the challenges associated with trafficking in persons during this reporting period, building incrementally on the advances it made last year. Malaysia began implementing and enforcing its comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which went [...]
2009-02-13 09:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP
09KUALALUMPUR1024BABY TRAFFICKERS CHARGED UNDER MALAYSIA'S ANTI-TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, Malaysian police have investigated what has been described as a "baby-factory" in Selangor. The police arrested 22 people in connection with this large-scale, family-run, baby-trafficking syndicate and rescued 10 young children. The syndicate allegedly paid for [...]
2009-12-30 00:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR1025SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP TRAINING OF MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: From December 8-16, a four-member United States Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (USDOJ-OPDAT) team, funded by the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),conducted two succ [...]
2009-12-30 08:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR140PRM TEAM DISCUSSES ROHINGYA REFUGEE ISSUE WITH
[...] (C) MFA officials told a visiting PRM team and our Regional Refugee Coordinator February 11 that while Malaysia does not recognize refugee status, it is willing to participate in regional talks on the issue. The representative noted that there is not currently the political will in Malaysia [...]
2009-02-26 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR152MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO BANGLADESHI LABOR
[...] (C) Malaysian media highlighted the plight of an estimated 140 Bangladeshi workers, who may be victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) for labor exploitation. Post raised concerns with the police and the Human Resources Ministry, but as of February 27 all suspected victims remained under the [...]
2009-03-03 06:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB SOCI KTIP BG MY
09KUALALUMPUR230MALAYSIA'S WOMEN'S MINISTRY PROVIDES TIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Director General (DG) Noorul Ainur from the Women's Ministry briefed the Embassy on March 20 about recent Ministry efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The DG described progress in working with local NGOs and initiating a nascent TIP awareness program, and also prov [...]
2009-03-27 10:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KTIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR245MALAYSIAN POLICE INVESTIGATES BURMESE REFUGEE TIP
[...] (U) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan announced a joint investigation by Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) and Malaysia's Immigration Department into allegations that Immigration officials are involved in the trafficking of Burmese refugees along the Malaysia-Thai border. The April 1 [...]
2009-04-02 12:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PINR PINS PHUM KTIP BM BX ID MY
09KUALALUMPUR491MALAYSIA'S INITIAL REACTION TO TIP REPORT, TIER 3
[...] (C) Post provided advance notification on June 16 to senior Malaysian officials regarding the 2009 U.S. TIP report's narrative on Malaysia and Malaysia's designation as a Tier 3 country. Initial Malaysian media reaction on June 17 consisted primarily of on-line news sources posting internati [...]
2009-06-17 11:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB KTIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR521DCM PRESENTS TIP ACTION PLAN TO HOME MINISTRY
[...] (C) The DCM presented the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan for Malaysia in a June 29 meeting initiated by the Home Ministry, which had sought an understanding of the steps Malaysia needs to take to upgrade itself from the current Tier 3 ranking in the U.S. TIP report. Deputy Home Min [...]
2009-06-29 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB KTIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR583ATTORNEY GENERAL STRESSES INCREASED GOM ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) In A July 13 meeting with the Ambassador undertake at our initiative, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail affirmed the GOM was committed to achieving progress on TIP enforcement issues. He welcomed embassy assistance and involvement in the process, exemplified by an invitation for embo [...]
2009-07-15 10:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN MY PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09KUALALUMPUR596INCREASED GOM RESPONSIVENESS ON TIP
[...] (C) In recent weeks the GOM has shown notably increased responsiveness on TIP issues. At a meeting with the Ambassador on July 13 (reftel) , Attorney General Gani reached out to us for assistance and active involvement, extending an invitation for emboffs to sit in at an unprecedented [...]
2009-07-17 10:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN MY PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09KUALALUMPUR597AUSTRALIA RAMPING UP EFFORTS ON PEOPLE
[...] (C) Overlapping July 6-7 visits to Kuala Lumpur by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith strongly focused on people smuggling/trafficking in persons (TIP) issues. The Australians found the Malaysian side extremely receptive and describe the meetings as excep [...]
2009-07-17 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALAU MY PREL KTIP PARM KCRM
09KUALALUMPUR600TIP: FIRST ARREST OF IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Police have announced the arrest of five immigration officials under Malaysia,s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act for alleged involvement in a TIP syndicate. As the first GOM acknowledgement of official involvement in TIP, this is a significant step forward in Malaysia's newfound activism [...]
2009-07-21 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP PHUM PREF PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR609UPDATE ON GOM ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU ) A July 23 meeting of Attorney General,s Chambers officials, local NGO representatives and Emboffs provided further insights into GOM efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Police have remanded 10 immigration personnel for questioning, and expect to charge the most senior officia [...]
2009-07-24 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN MY PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09KUALALUMPUR618TIP: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) In a July 28 meeting, the Ambassador congratulated Malaysia's Inspector General of Police Musa on the recent arrests of immigration officers involved in trafficking of persons, and expressed appreciation for ongoing Malaysian-U.S. cooperation on a broad spectrum of law enforcement issues. [...]
2009-07-28 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR632TIP: GOM INTENSIFIES PUBLIC EDUCATION ON TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, press coverage of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues in government-influenced print media has intensified in terms of quality and quantity, another indication of the GOM's determination to be seen as proactively confronting the issue. The shift in the GOM's ap [...]
2009-08-03 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR652MALAYSIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE, AUGUST 7,
[...] (C) Summary. In recent weeks, the GOM has continued to pay substantive attention to trafficking in persons (TIP) issues: the GOM invited local embassies to participate in a GOM training seminar designed to train prosecutors and court officials on how to handle TIP cases; GOM Immigration Dete [...]
2009-08-07 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR704TIP: MALAYSIA TIER 3 REASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: During June-August 2009, the Government of Malaysia (GOM) made significant efforts toward implementing the June 26 Action Plan on human trafficking (ref A). Prime Minister Najib, who took office in April 2009, has established a National Council for Trafficking in Per [...]
2009-08-19 09:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR733MALAYSIA SET TO ANNOUNCE ANTI-TRAFFICKING PLAN
[...] (SBU) On September 2, Prime Minister's Department Special Officer Mohammad Kamal Yan Yahaya told the Ambassador that the Government of Malaysia was planning to announce its anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan within one week. Kamal recommended that the Ambassador follow up directly [...]
2009-09-02 08:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM MY
09KUALALUMPUR775TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA, AUGUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 05:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MY PGOV
09KUALALUMPUR832MALAYSIA: HEAD PROSECUTOR ON TIP CASELOAD AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff's October 15 meeting with Tun Abd Majid Tun Hamzah, Head of the Prosecution Division, Attorney General's Chambers led to a frank discussion of GOM's current anti-TIP efforts as well as the scheduling of several upcoming TIP training opportunities. Tun Majid explained th [...]
2009-10-21 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR839AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER:
[...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...]
2009-10-22 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETCT MY PGOV KTIP
09KUALALUMPUR846NGO CAMPAIGN TO GET MALAYSIA TO SIGN U.N. REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, PolOff attended the opening of a photography exhibition covering Burmese refugees in Malaysia organized by SUARAM, one of Malaysia,s leading human rights organizations. The keynote speaker, opposition Member of Parliament Charles Santiago, helped launch the NGO,s [...]
2009-10-23 07:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR888MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS SECGEN AND TEAM ON TIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, Pol Counselor, poloff and ICE representatives met with Secretary General Mahmood Bin Adam, Senior Deputy Secretary General Raja Azahar, as well as several other senior officials within the Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss recent GOM efforts to combat trafficking [...]
2009-11-03 02:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR896MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS CONDUCTS TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Between October 19 and November 3, the Malaysia Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) conducted five successive two-day trafficking in persons (TIP) training seminars for law enforcement officers. At the request of the AGC's Head of Prosecution, Tun Majid, Embassy KL pro [...]
2009-11-06 07:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR906MALAYSIA: GTIP STAFF VISIT, AUGUST 15-21
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: G/TIP officer Janet Zinn visited Malaysia from August 15 to 21 to review several programs currently receiving funding from G/TIP. She was joined by G/TIP officer Jane Sigmon for meetings on August 21. The visit included three days of NGO meetings with the Internat [...]
2009-11-10 07:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR908DEATH OF INDONESIAN MAID HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On October 26, Muntik Hani, an Indonesian woman working as a maid in a Selangor, Malaysia suburb, died of injuries sustained allegedly at the hands of her Malaysian employers, an extreme case of the abusive treatment that Indonesian maids sometimes receive here. Her [...]
2009-11-10 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR909AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER:
[...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...]
2009-11-12 05:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETCT MY PGOV KTIP
09KUALALUMPUR934MALAYSIA: TIP WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS - A FIRST.
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A November 10-11 U.S. Embassy sponsored "Workshop on Reporting on Trafficking in Persons" in Kuala Lumpur allowed an audience of 40 Malaysian journalists and editors to exchange views about trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in an off-the-record setting. It also fe [...]
2009-11-19 04:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KCRM KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR965LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, the following members of the Royal Malaysian Police and Royal Malaysian Customs, who have been selected to participate in Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training on December 8-10 a [...]
2009-12-02 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR967LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, the following members of the Malaysian Immigration Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and Royal Malaysian Customs, who have been selected to participate in Anti [...]
2009-12-03 07:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR980AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women,s Issues Verveer met with a wide range of public and private sector representatives during a December 3-4 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Accompanied by Ambassador Keith, Special Advisor Wenchi Yu, and Embassy officers, Ambassador Verveer discussed Mal [...]
2009-12-09 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKPAO KTIP PGOV PHUM MY
09KUWAIT101KUWAITI BILL OFFERS HOPE TO PRIVATE SECTOR FOREIGN
[...] (U) In a rare show of parliamentary progress and a possible first step to updating the 1964 labor law, on January 29, Kuwait's National Assembly voted 43-0 to approve the first draft of a labor bill for foreign workers in the private sector. On February 10-11, the National Assembly will take [...]
2009-02-04 09:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT1078PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER LABOR AND TIP BILLS AMID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 13:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT1134CDEBACA TO GOK AND KUWAITI NGOS: NEW BILL IS KEY
[...] (U) Summary: Highlights of the November 16 visit to Kuwait by Ambassador at Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Luis CdeBaca: --Meeting with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),Ambassador CdeBaca emphasi [...]
2009-12-03 09:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT1161MAIDS R US: PLAN FOR GOK-RUN DOMESTIC WORKER
[...] (C) Summary. On December 9, the General Director of Kuwait's Ministry of Interior's Immigration Department, Kamel Al-Awadhi, laid out his plans for a government-run domestic worker recruitment agency, telling a crowd of labor attaches, NGOs, and GOK officials gathered at an International Orga [...]
2009-12-14 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT1192STIFF JAIL PENALTY FOR MAID-ABUSING KUWAITI
[...] (U) In a landmark December 10 ruling, a criminal court sentenced a Kuwaiti employer in absentia to 16 years in jail for sexually and physically abusing a Filipina maid in his employ and issued a warrant for his arrest; the employer absconded and as of December 12 had not been apprehended, acco [...]
2009-12-17 12:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB SOCI KU
09KUWAIT1214KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PASSES PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR LAW
[...] (U) Updating an antiquated 1964 law, the Kuwaiti National Assembly unanimously approved on December 23 the second -- and final reading -- of its Private Sector Labor Law. The law will come into effect by Amiri decree either by his signature or on the lapsing of a 30-day deadline for his sig [...]
2009-12-28 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KTIP KU
09KUWAIT157KUWAIT'S 2009 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Executive Summary: Physical abuse of domestic workers and withholding of payment remained the most common trafficking problems for Kuwait,s two million foreign workers. Although the GOK made little real progress in combating these problems over the past year, there were some bright spo [...]
2009-02-24 03:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KUWAIT195GOK, FOREIGN LABOR ATTACHES EXCHANGE HARSH WORDS
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's domestic worker regulations director, Kamel Al-Awadhi, upbraided the Filipino Embassy's labor attache on February 18 for not supporting Kuwait's plan for a domestic worker orientation center. The exchange marked the climax of an International Organization for Migration [...]
2009-03-05 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT210KUWAIT'S PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS MAY STALL LABOR BILL
[...] (U) During the March 3-5 session, Kuwait's National Assembly discussed the new labor bill (Ref A) but was unable to vote it into law due to a lack of quorum. The Assembly postponed the vote until March 17, the next scheduled session. However, supporters of the bill are now concerned that the [...]
2009-03-10 09:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT593TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: GOK WELCOMES CRITICISM, SAYS
[...] POLCOUNS on June 15 delivered reftel demarche notifying Kuwait of its Tier 3 ranking in the 2009 TIP report both to Mr. Hamad Sulaiman Al-Mishaan, First Secretary of the Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Mr. Hamad Al-Medhadi, Undersecretary for Co-operative A [...]
2009-06-15 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KUWAIT788GOK ENACTS POSITIVE CHANGE TO FLAWED WORKER
[...] (C) Summary. The GOK has made several recent moves towards reforming its flawed foreign worker sponsorship system: -- On August 9, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) issued a Ministerial resolution ) not subject to Parliamentary approval ) to immediately permit most foreign w [...]
2009-08-10 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP SMIG KU
09KUWAIT811KUWAIT'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Summary. As requested (ref A),Post provides below additional information for the Department's reassessment of Kuwait's Tier 3 ranking in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Though significant efforts to counter widespread abuse are ongoing, the GOK has not progressed substantia [...]
2009-08-17 13:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KU
09KUWAIT832GOK MOVES FORWARD ON NEW LABOR LAW & ON RELIEF FOR
[...] (SBU) At an unprecedented 19 August emergency session of Kuwait's National Assembly, MPs gave the first of two approval votes needed to pass the new private sector labor bill. The bill would increase foreign workers' annual leave from fourteen days to thirty and increase the amount of time re [...]
2009-08-23 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT844GOK TWEAKS GROUNDBREAKING SPONSORSHIP REFORM
[...] (U) Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Minister Mohammad Al-Afasi issued a groundbreaking resolution on August 9 allowing foreign workers in Kuwait's private sector for the first time to quit their jobs and change to a new employer provided they had remained with their current employ [...]
2009-08-25 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU
09KYIV119EMBASSY KYIV COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST OF GOODS
[...] As requested by ref A, Post would like to comment on the draft list of foreign-produced goods that the Department of Labor has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Ref B contained Post's latest information on child labor in Ukraine, and ref C specifically addressed t [...]
2009-01-22 06:48:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP UP
09LAPAZ799BOLIVIA: USG-BACKED CONFERENCE SPURS TIP
[...] Summary: On April 21 and 22 the Embassy's Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),in a joint initiative with the United Nations, Office of International Migration (OIM) and the Attorney General's Office, organized Bolivia's first International Conference on Trafficking in Persons in the city of Cochab [...]
2009-06-02 18:12:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KDEM ASEC KJUS BL
09LIBREVILLE508GABON: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Post provides the following response keyed to questions in ref A. Gabon's new government has demonstrated an energized commitment to combating trafficking in persons. During the reporting period (February-November),the deaths of Gabon's First Lady Edith Bongo in March and President [...]
2009-11-17 14:07:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG GB
09LIBREVILLE547GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
[...] (c) Summary: In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Gabon,s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said he would like to strengthen the good bilateral cooperation that already exists with the U.S., and pledged to stay involved in facilitating solutions to regional conflict. President Bongo comment [...]
2009-12-15 12:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALKHUM KTIP PGOV PREL GB
09LILONGWE103IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]
2009-02-27 09:44:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE105IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]
2009-02-27 14:43:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE606MALAWI: REFUGEE FLOW SLOWED BY TIGHTER BORDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RSO and Poloff visited Malawi's Dzaleka Refugee Camp on October 27 and learned that the GOM has tightened border controls along Malawi's frontier with Tanzania. UNHCR and NGO staff believe commercial smuggling of Ethiopian and Somali refugees through Malawi has been reduced due t [...]
2009-11-12 14:57:00Embassy LilongweSECRETASEC KTIP PREL PREF PTER MI
09LILONGWE762009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child D [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
09LIMA275PERU RESPONSE TO TIP REPORTING QUESTIONS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Lima submits the follow response to the TIP reporting questions found in paragraphs 23-29 of the cable guidance (reftel) in regards to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. 2. (SBU) Peru's TIP Situation (paragraph 23) A) The primary sources for information contain [...]
2009-03-03 19:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON101PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]
2009-02-17 16:22:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON575DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 08:09:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD KTIP KCRM PREL ASEC CVIS PO
09LJUBLJANA38SLOVENIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] The answers provided below are keyed to the questions asked reftel regarding Slovenia's TIP Situation. 2. Slovenia's TIP Situation --------------------------- A. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) provides information on trafficking in persons through its national coordinator for and thr [...]
2009-02-13 17:02:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09LOME276DOL PROJECT TO FIGHT THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] Summary. Ambassador Hawkins met with Mr. Moulero Adeye, Technical Advisor of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) DOL funded project, and his colleague Essodina Abalo, on July 29. The men outlined the progress made in the implementation of the project and described upcoming activities [...]
2009-08-10 15:59:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP TO
09LUANDA223TIP OUTREACH CONNECTS KEY STAKEHOLDERS
[...] (U) Summary: On March 31, PolOff led a TIP roundtable, in which key ministries of the Government of Angola (GRA) participated. GRA and NGO participants spoke openly about TIP problems and strategies for Angola's increasingly active anti-TIP efforts. Post believes that real progress in identi [...]
2009-04-03 16:06:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA367ANGOLA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 15:20:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KLAP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA7042009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 16:08:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO
09LUSAKA928FROM LUSAKA TO HAGUE: ZAMBIAN ADOPTIONS
[...] In the wake of public outcry regarding well- publicized cases of child trafficking, Zambia is revising child-related legislation, including its Adoptions Act. The GRZ and relevant NGOs seek to include international standards in the adoption code. However, protecting the more than one million [...]
2009-12-08 11:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KTIP ZA
09LUXEMBOURG52LUXEMBOURG'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Post hereby submits the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report for Luxembourg. 2. (U) Post point of contact for the TIP report is Adam Center, phone: 352 46-01-23.x2227; fax: 352 22-64-57. Post spent approximately 30 hours compiling this report: FSO FO-03: 15 hours; FSN-10: 15 [...]
2009-02-25 11:47:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MANAGUA1200Nicaragua 2009 TIP Interim Assessment
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, below is Embassy Managua's 2009 TIP interim assessment for Nicaragua. In preparation for this report PolOff requested a meeting with the Government of Nicaragua's (GoN) Coordinator for the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons (NCATIP),however, the Coordinator st [...]
2009-11-18 18:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG NU
09MANAGUA919NICARAGUA: TIP TIER 2 WATCHLIST ACTION PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 20:41:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN NU
09MANAMA107EMBASSY MANAMA'S INPUT FOR BAHRAIN TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's government demonstrated a commitment to actively combating Bahrain's human trafficking problem. At the same time, senior Bahraini officials recognize that they need to continue their efforts to change society's attitude toward TIP issues, and to educate officials on h [...]
2009-02-22 13:51:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MANAMA147BAHRAIN HOSTS ANTI-TIP CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Bahrain hosted a two-day international conference on combating trafficking in persons. The conference was the first of its kind in the Gulf. The conference concluded with a resolution to continue the fight against trafficking in persons. End Summary. 2. ( [...]
2009-03-11 12:53:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09MANAMA362BAHRAIN DISAPPOINTED WITH TIER TWO WATCH LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 14:06:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA
09MANAMA84BAHRAIN'S FIRST TIP CONVICTION
[...] (SBU) Bahrain's Public Prosecution reported to us on January 20 that Arfa Ching, a Thai national, was convicted on one count of trafficking in persons on December 23. The three-judge panel sentenced her to three and a half years' imprisonment and fined her BD 5,000 (USD 13,250). MFA Undersec [...]
2009-02-12 14:27:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM BA
09MANILA1308PHILIPPINE REACTIONS TO 2009 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Philippine reaction to the country's Tier Two Watch List ranking in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report has been one of muted disappointment, largely due to effective Mission pre-briefing with a wide range of anti-trafficking stakeholders in the government, from the Fo [...]
2009-06-19 07:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM ELAB RP
09MANILA1827Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and U.S. Immigration
[...] Summary: As a country facing major development and governance challenges, the Philippines remains a place where prostitution and human trafficking continue to afflict the lives of Filipino women, some of whom may seek better lives abroad through legal or illegal immigration. An analysis of c [...]
2009-08-28 00:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP CVIS RP
09MANILA236COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] Embassy Manila appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) report (reftel A),which lists goods that DOL/ILAB believes are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international stand [...]
2009-02-04 04:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP RP
09MANILA2425PHILIPPINES TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the Ref A request, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment of the Special Watch List countries. There were three new TIP convictions, and Philippine government agencies are taking actions to stem the numbers of people being traffi [...]
2009-11-20 06:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM RP
09MANILA444PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from March 2008 to February 2009, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Michael Pignatello, PignatelloMX@stat [...]
2009-03-02 08:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG RP
09MAPUTO289MOZAMBIQUE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's rural areas, often with the complicity of family [...]
2009-02-26 11:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF
09MAPUTO391CHOLERA RIOTS, PRISON DEATHS, AND CIVIL UNREST IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, thirteen Mozambicans died in a police cell in the district police command of Mogincual, Nampula Province, of asphyxia and suffocation, according to Mozambican Police (PRM) reports of autopsy results. The detained persons were kept in a 4 by 2 meter cell with little [...]
2009-03-19 17:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV KCRM KTIP PHUM ASEC
09MBABANE197SWAZILAND TIER 3 TIP REASSESSMENT
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS) has made significant and substantial progress in addressing human trafficking since the 2009 TIP report was published 90 days ago. It has moved forward on all of the items recommended in Swaziland's Tier 3 Action Plan. Swazi official [...]
2009-08-20 05:39:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG WZ
09MBABANE313SWAZILAND 2009 INTERIM TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Since the June 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the Government of Swaziland has made substantial progress in addressing human trafficking. GKOS has acknowledged it did not take TIP seriously until this year, and therefore many initiatives to prosecute and punish traffickers [...]
2009-11-16 12:58:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG WZ
09MBABANE314SWAZILAND PASSES COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] SUMMARY: Capping months of meetings and focus on trafficking in persons, King Mswati III has assented to the 2009 People Trafficking and People Smuggling Prohibition Act, passed by the Senate and House in October. The law is expected to be published in the government gazette within the next f [...]
2009-11-16 13:04:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM WZ
09MBABANE52 HIV PREVALENCE RATE IN SWAZILAND SAMPLE RISES, BUT
[...] SUMMARY: On February 24th at a national public forum, Swaziland's Minister of Health Benedict Xaba released findings of the latest HIV Sentinel Surveillance Survey of a sample of pregnant women presenting at health clinics around the country. The late 2008 survey data show that HIV prevalenc [...]
2009-03-03 13:28:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KTIP WZ
09MEXICO586NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT -
[...] The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Suzanne Archuleta. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or ArchuletaMS@state.gov. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizatio [...]
2009-02-27 23:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP
09MEXICO828NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT -
[...] The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Suzanne Archuleta. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or ArchuletaMS@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizati [...]
2009-03-20 22:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09MINSK86BELARUS: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) This is Embassy Minsk's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses, based on information received March 12, 2009, are keyed to ref A and subsequent tasking ref B. 2. (SBU) This report identifies anti-TIP NGOs and international organizations by name. However, for security [...]
2009-03-16 14:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB BO
09MONTEVIDEO660Uruguay TIP Training: Standing Room Only
[...] Summary: Post cohosted a two-day training on trafficking in persons on November 9- 10 with Partners for the Americas. The event was standing room only, and received excellent feedback from participants and positive press coverage. Due to interest and space limitations, post will plan t [...]
2009-11-18 19:41:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP UY
09MONTEVIDEO89URUGUAY 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: There is a relatively low incidence of trafficking in persons in Uruguay but the government is nonetheless undertaking robust efforts to improve public consciousness, detection, prosecution and protection of victims, to the extent possible with existing resources. These efforts to ta [...]
2009-02-13 16:55:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG UY
09MUNICH48 MUNICH TIP SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS ONGOING CHALLENGES IN
[...] Summary: The annual Munich TIP (Trafficking in Persons) seminar sponsored by the Hanns Seidel Stiftung focused on the treatment by German media of the TIP phenomena, public views on the issue, and the need to improve assistance to victims. Some non-governmental participants believed that Germ [...]
2009-03-10 15:38:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB GG
09MUSCAT1019OMAN TIGHTENS LABOR LAW
[...] (U) Oman has published amendments to its labor law that further restricts the ability of expatriate laborers to work for anyone other than his/her sponsor and provides legal penalties, including fines and jail time, for laborers, sponsors, and employers who violate this law. Omani press report [...]
2009-11-18 08:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP MU
09MUSCAT1035OMAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This message is in response to Ref A. Answers are keyed to section G of Ref A. 2. (SBU) Please summarize the progress the Government of Oman has made in the following areas: (a) increasing investigations and prosecutions of trafficking crimes and convictions and punishment of traffic [...]
2009-11-18 14:51:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT129OMAN PREPARING RESPONSE TO TRAFFICKING QUESTIONS
[...] (C) In order to prepare its submission for the Department's 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, post submitted a list of TIP-related questions to the Government of Oman via diplomatic note on February 3. The Ambassador hand-delivered a copy of the questions to Sayyid Badr bin Humoud al- [...]
2009-02-17 13:13:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT152Labor Attach??s Discuss TIP in Oman
[...] (C) Summary: On February 16, emboffs met with labor attachC)s from the Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Philippine embassies in Muscat for a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP) in Oman. Labor attachC)s said that most TIP-related problems in Oman concerned empl [...]
2009-03-02 10:57:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP MU ELAB
09MUSCAT201First TIP Prosecution in Oman
[...] (U) The government of Oman has brought charges in the first trafficking in persons (TIP) court case under its new anti-TIP law. The case was summarily announced in local press on March 2; additional information was made available on March 16. According to local news reports, young women who ca [...]
2009-03-18 13:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT253EMBASSY MUSCAT INPUT TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Oman (GOO) from April 2008 to March 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Compiling the report required 48 hours at the FS-04 level, 3 hours at the FSN-09 level, 6 hours at the FS-02 level, 3 hours at the FS-01 level, and 3 hou [...]
2009-03-30 12:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC MU
09MUSCAT287OMAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE CONVENES
[...] (U) According to local Arabic and English language press reports, Oman's National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) -- which was established by the Sultanate's comprehensive anti-trafficking law enacted in November 2008 (ref B) -- held its inaugural meeting on April 1, 2009. [...]
2009-04-06 13:01:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT403SENIOR OMANIS CONFIRM CARECENTERS FOR TIP VICTIMS
[...] (C) The Ambassador addressed the issue of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) during his farewell calls with Royal Oman Police (ROP) Inspector General (IG) Lieutenant General Malik bin Suleiman al-Ma'amari on May 4 and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busai [...]
2009-05-06 14:25:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT441CORRECTED COPY: IRAN AND OMAN: SUBSTANCE OR SHOW?
[...] (C) Oman News Agency reported on May 13 the arrival in Oman of a delegation of 50 Iranian officials, led by Speaker Ali Larijani, for a two-day visit. An embassy source at the Consultative Council in Oman tells us that the delegation of parliamentarians and businesspeople have a "packed" sched [...]
2009-05-13 13:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KTIP MU
09MUSCAT477OMANI ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS OMAN'S ACTIONS ON TIP; EAGER
[...] (C) Summary: The Omani Attorney General (AG) told the Ambassador that he expects a judgment will be issued in the current Trafficking in Persons (TIP) case (ref A) soon and gave Embassy further details of the case and the temporary accommodations for the initial alleged victims. He outlined [...]
2009-05-26 09:01:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT52OMAN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] (U) This is in response to reftel cable. There has been no change in 2008 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Oman other than the items described below. Please see 07 MUSCAT 1097 for last year's response that includes complete answers, as available, to reftel questions. 2. (U) S [...]
2009-01-21 11:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM MU KTIP
09MUSCAT607OMAN RETURNS CONVICTIONS IN FIRST TIP CASE
[...] (C) Summary. Oman successfully prosecuted 11 men in its first TIP case under the new anti-TIP law and gave the 13 victims a choice to return home or remain in Oman. Poloff met on June 2 with Nasser al-Riyami, the Assistant Attorney General, and Ali Saif Al-Ma'mari, the public prosecution chi [...]
2009-06-10 11:10:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT635OMAN TIP REPORT DELIVERED: "THE GOAL IS TIER ONE"
[...] (C) Charge' previewed the Oman Trafficking in Persons Report (ref A) with MFA number two SecGen Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Humud Al Busaidi June 16, who accepted the news of a Tier 2 ranking graciously and noted that Oman's goal remained a Tier 1 ranking. Sayyid Badr explanined that Oman was buil [...]
2009-06-16 13:42:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP PHUM MU
09MUSCAT757OMAN INCREASES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF TIP
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two recent articles in prominent Arabic language news outlets sought to increase public understanding of issues related to Trafficking in Persons (TIP). These comments by government and religious authorities in the tightly regulated Omani press are evidence of a new [...]
2009-07-14 07:16:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT827ABA SHOULD MAINTAIN IN-COUNTRY PRESENCE IN OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past two years, MEPI-funded programs implemented by the American Bar Association (ABA) have significantly advanced U.S. objectives regarding rule of law and judicial reform in Oman, in areas including Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). ABA' [...]
2009-08-03 11:03:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP ELAB MU
09MUSCAT873ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO OMAN - VOYAGE, INTERDICTION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Smuggling routes from South Asia through Iran and by water into Oman is the primary northern route of introducing illegal immigrants into Oman. Pakistan has allocated a full time federal law enforcement official at its embassy in Muscat to investigate and address this issue. He [...]
2009-08-30 14:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP IR PK MU
09MUSCAT897SECOND TIP CASE CONCLUDED IN OMAN
[...] (U) An Omani court convicted two expatriates of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) for forcing a third expatriate into prostitution. A front-page article in "Oman" (a state owned Arabic daily circulation = 38,000) reported on September 6 convictions in the Sultanate's second TIP case in the northern [...]
2009-09-09 11:43:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT923ROBO JOCKEYS IN OMAN
[...] (U) On September 18 Omani dailies in both English and Arabic highlighted an announcement from the Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs that the Sultan has endorsed the use of remote-controlled robot jockeys on racing camels for the 2009/2010 racing season that begins on September 30. Human jock [...]
2009-09-19 12:44:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALELAB ETRD PHUM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT945FUNDING LEGAL REFORM IN OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The USG expends tremendous time, energy, and money to encourage countries to enact laws - to improve human rights, to free trade, or to protect intellectual property; however, without an objective basis of legal interpretation, these laws will not be reflected in actual court jud [...]
2009-10-07 15:34:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KTIP PHUM MU
09MUSCAT955OMAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PARTNERING WITH USG ON TIP
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s number two, Sayyid Badr, to continue working to increase efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Oman. Both agreed that the goal was for Oman to be a Tier 1 country and a leader in the region on this and [...]
2009-10-11 15:22:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT965OMAN NATIONAL TIP COMMITTEE - SECOND MEETING
[...] (U) Azzaman, a new Arabic language "tabloid" style paper in Oman previewed on October 14 the second meeting of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) planned for the same day. According to the article, the main topic would be the review of the draft national plan for fig [...]
2009-10-14 12:10:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT973OMAN PUBLISHES NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (C) Summary: The Omani National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) held its second meeting on October 14 (ref A) approving a National Plan to Combat TIP, announcing a new reporting hotline and website, and confirming two more Trafficking in Persons (TIP) prosecutions in progress. [...]
2009-10-20 08:04:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP MU
09MUSCAT993USTR/LABOR VISIT TO OMAN FOCUSES ON UNIONS, TIP
[...] (C) Summary: A delegation led by USTR representatives visited Oman for a series of public and private sector meetings to follow-up on the labor aspects of the U.S./Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). At each meeting the delegation consistently emphasized the importance of labor issues to trade a [...]
2009-11-02 13:27:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM ELAB KTIP MU
09MUSCAT997OMAN MINISTER OF MANPOWER COMMITTED TO REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: The Omani Minister of Manpower remains committed to combating labor abuses in the Sultanate and is encouraging the further development of trade unions. His ministry has a deep understanding of labor and trafficking issues, due in large part to its ongoing engagement with the Inte [...]
2009-11-03 09:34:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIP PHUM ELAB MU
09NAIROBI1653GTIP HOTLINE DATA FOR KENYA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, below please find the requested information regarding Kenya's Trafficking In Persons hotlines: Country: Kenya Local Number: 116 Alternate Numbers: 020 203 4498 / 0732 263 554 / 0724 555 251 Organization Operating the Hotline: Child Line Kenya (Non-Governmental Org [...]
2009-07-30 09:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PGOV KE
09NASSAU391BAHAMAS REACTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in response to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report carried by local media June 24. The MFA said the GCOB "continues to meet its obligations in combating and eliminating human trafficking" under the Palermo Convention and the rel [...]
2009-06-29 20:49:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09NASSAU99THE BAHAMAS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) As requested in ref A, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. -------------------------------------- Para 23 -- THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. What are the sources of available informatio [...]
2009-02-13 20:54:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG BF
09NDJAMENA128AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOC ON TIP/CHILD SOLDIERS, JEM,
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request -- please see Para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Ambassador told FORMIN April 10 that he was seeking an audience with President Deby to discuss several issues of capital importance to the US, namely: The need for the GOC to make speedy, concrete p [...]
2009-04-14 15:10:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS KTIP PREF MARR AU
09NDJAMENA137CHAD: EMBASSY NDJAMENA'S TIP COMPLIANCE ACTION
[...] (SBU) In order to help the Chad Government to avoid sanctions because of TIP provisions, we are engaged in executing an action plan, which we first informed Department in REF A. 2. (SBU) Background: GOC Actions to Date: The most recent in the GOC's efforts to address trafficking in pers [...]
2009-04-20 17:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD
09NDJAMENA188USG AND FRIENDS SUPPORTS UNICEF'S EFFORTS ON CHILD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro and French Ambassador co-hosted a meeting (held in this Embassy) May 19 for key partners and international NGO representatives to discuss the current situation of children affected by armed conflict in Chad and to explore ways in which Chad's international partners inter [...]
2009-05-21 15:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREL PGOV PREF SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA290GOC POISED TO ACT ON GTIP RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (SBU) The GOC's inter-ministerial committee to address the recommendations in the USG action plan on trafficking in persons met July 14 with local human rights organizations and UNICEF representatives. The participations agreed on a collaborative way forward regarding investigations of abuse [...]
2009-07-16 15:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA348TIP: CHAD'S POSITIVE EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING USG
[...] (SBU) The Secretary General of the Ministry of Human Rights reported August 17 on the GOC's progress against the USG's TIP action plan for Chad. The SG highlighted the inter-ministerial team that visited southern towns to investigate suspected cases of child herders, providing recommendatio [...]
2009-08-19 13:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA361GOC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 11:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA362GOC DENOUNCES USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS TO MILITARY COMMANDERS,
[...] (SBU) The MFA invited embassies and international organizations to accompany a cadre of GOC officials visiting Chadan military barracks to address the issue of child soldiers. The brigadier general heading the delegation proclaimed a forceful message of intolerance for the practice of child s [...]
2009-08-28 11:53:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA575IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT
[...] (SBU) Post has an ongoing dialogue with the Government of Chad regarding the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Chadian armed forces, in Chadian armed opposition groups, and Sudanese rebel groups operating in Chad. Post delivered Ref A demarche November 30 to MFA interlocutors as pa [...]
2009-12-03 07:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL DC
09NEWDELHI1321HUMAN RESOURCE, LABOR, AND WOMEN/CHILD DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) The Congress Party appointed three party loyalists to positions in the Human Resource Development, Labor, and Women/Child Development Ministries. Sibal: Experienced Lawyer and Politician Takes Helm at Human Resource Development ----- 2. (U) Kapil Sibal was sworn into the cabinet on M [...]
2009-06-26 06:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN KDEM KOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB
09NEWDELHI2332 U/S OTERO ENGAGES GOI MINISTER TIRATH ON WOMEN'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on November 6 to discuss Government of India (GOI) measures for women's empowerment and to combat trafficking in persons, two enormous challenges India faces. [...]
2009-11-19 03:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI2373RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]
2009-11-24 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2376RENEWED GOI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),which plays a significant role in the GOI's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts, seems to be taking renewed steps to overcome India's TIP challenge. In September, the MHA issued two advisories, one on violence against women and another on hu [...]
2009-11-24 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR ELAB KWMN KOCI PHUM KTIP SOCI
09NEWDELHI2492INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...]
2009-12-14 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN
09NIAMEY462NIGER: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2009 TIP Report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 14:04:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NG
09NIAMEY502Niger: Child Labor in Gold Mining Operations
[...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Embassy officials visited three artisanal gold mines in Tillabery region, 100 km outside of Niamey. The visit, organized by the ILO's International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO/IPEC),evaluated gold mining sites in Niger that are notorious for exploitin [...]
2009-07-06 13:10:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM EMIN SOCI EAID NG
09NIAMEY553 Niger - Update on Trafficking in Persons
[...] Overview: Although Embassy Niamey has engaged in discussion with Washington regarding trafficking in persons-related issues over the past year, including through its Trafficking in Persons, Human Rights, Child Labor, Advancing Freedom and Democracy, and other annual reports, much of this infor [...]
2009-07-31 05:58:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KTIP SOCI NG
09NIAMEY610 Niger: TIP Tier 3 Reassessment
[...] This update provides Embassy Niamey's response to reftel para 4. 2. The Government of Niger (GON) has not yet enacted legislation drafted in 2006 prohibiting human trafficking. Embassy Niamey, however, continues to prod the GON to do so. Efforts to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders [...]
2009-08-20 05:53:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG NG
09NIAMEY99 Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...]
2009-02-19 14:39:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG
09NICOSIA123REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...]
2009-02-13 10:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY
09NICOSIA752CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR 2010 SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy Nicosia is pleased to nominate Ms. Androulla Christofidou, a human rights activist working to combat trafficking in women in Cyprus, for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Following is the information requested in Reftel. 2. Personal and biograp [...]
2009-11-30 15:31:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KTIP PHUM PREL KAPO CY
09NOUAKCHOTT158MAURITANIA 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructins, post submits the following information on Mauitania for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persos (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political fficer Nitza Sola-Rotger, phone: (222) 525-2660 xt 4404, sola-rotgern@state.gov. 2. (SBU) MURITANIA'S TIP SITUATION [...]
2009-02-22 10:27:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCM KTIP KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09NOUAKCHOTT396MAURITANIA TIP DEMARCHE CABLE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. 2. (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche, leaving the non-paper and the 2009 TIP report country narrative for Mauritania with MFA Secretary General Mohameden Ould Sidi Baba on June 15, 2009. 3. (SBU) After a review of the TIP [...]
2009-06-16 16:55:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT486MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WOULD WELCOME USG HELP IN
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Justice has been informed of Mauritania's reclassification to Tier 3 in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and has been briefed about the process and potential consequences for future USG- Government of Mauritania engagement. Dr. Haimoud Ould Ramadhane, [...]
2009-07-22 13:53:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MR ELAB KTIP PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT512MAURITANIA: TIER 3 REASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A, please note that due to a prolonged political crisis, Mauritania has made limited progress in addressing the recommendations outlined in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The Transitional Government of National Unity stemming from the Dakar Acc [...]
2009-08-12 16:28:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PHUM MR
09OTTAWA188CANADA SEEKING BETTER TIP DATA COLLECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada wishes to improve its Trafficking In Persons (TIP) data collection system and seeks to learn in an upcoming visit (see para 6) about the USG's best practices. Its existing system clearly does not yet capture all trafficking cases within the criminal justice system, maki [...]
2009-03-10 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA285CANADA FIGHTING TRAFFICKING OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN
[...] (U) Summary: Canada's federal government will provide C$100,000 to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) to develop education and awareness programs to protect First Nations women and youth from trafficking and sexual exploitation. The grant supplements the federal government's partnership w [...]
2009-04-09 16:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA304OTTAWA WOMAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court sentenced a Canadian woman to seven years in prison on April 9 for human trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses. Her accomplice is scheduled to face charges in December. This conviction further demonstrates Canada's progress and commitment in fighting hu [...]
2009-04-20 13:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA310CANADIAN ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING - UPDATE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of April 20, there were thirteen trafficking-related convictions in Canada in 2008-2009, with an additional twelve cases now before the courts. Ongoing investigations, including alleged cases of forced labor and trafficking of foreign victims, should lead to additional ch [...]
2009-04-22 19:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA378FROM COAST TO COAST - CANADA COMBATING HUMAN
[...] (U) Summary. The recent conviction of a British Columbia couple that had smuggled Indian nationals from Canada into the United States through the Peace Arch border crossing and arrests by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of four people in Ontario and New Brunswick involved in a human [...]
2009-05-21 19:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM KTIP SMIG GY IN CA
09OTTAWA44RAISING TIP AWARENESS IN CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOLS
[...] (U) Summary: A Catholic religious group has produced an educational packet to raise awareness of trafficking in persons among high school students in advance of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. While the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has downplayed the possibility of increased traffi [...]
2009-01-16 21:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP SMIG KCRM KWMN CA
09OTTAWA487TIP REPORT MAKES HEADLINES AROUND CANADA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2009 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report received widespread media coverage in Canada, thanks largely to the selection of Canada's first ever TIP hero, Benjamin Perrin. ConGen Vancouver took maximum advantage of this opportunity by organizing a press conference and bookin [...]
2009-06-23 21:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KPAO KMDR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB
09OTTAWA549TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by APP Winnipeg. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the Canadian central plains, trafficking in persons is tied inextricably to the prostitution of aboriginal women and female children in the largest cities. A conference hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs July 8-9 br [...]
2009-07-17 20:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP SOCI CA
09OTTAWA695TIP: BC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS A SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) Summary: Increased collaboration among the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),British Colombia (BC) government officials, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has strengthened the province's capacity to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Advocacy groups and police continue to d [...]
2009-09-08 19:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP KCRM CA
09OTTAWA904Canada not "TIP"ping the scales in data collection
[...] (U) PolMinCouns on November 23 chaired the monthly Reporting Officers' DVC, with a particular focus on trafficking in persons. He underscored the continued commitment of the new Administration to combating TIP, and highlighted the need to maintain a substantive reporting and outreach focus on [...]
2009-11-24 18:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA96CANADIAN HOTLINE SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST TIP
[...] (U) The Department of Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),and Canadian Crime Stoppers Association have formed a new partnership to raise awareness about human trafficking and to explain how to identify and report suspected cases. In this national campaign, the NGO Canadian Cr [...]
2009-02-06 13:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG CA
09PANAMA163PANAMA: OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF PORNOGRAPHY
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the documents used by DOL to determine whether a "significant incidence" of child labor is used in Panama to produce pornography, but is troubled by the conclusions drawn from these sources. Of the two sources that post was able to obtain, one [...]
2009-02-26 20:58:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PM
09PANAMA89PANAMA: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Regarding REFTEL A, Embassy Panama concurs with DOL's assessment that coffee is a good for which there is reason to believe is produced by child labor in violation of international standards. Indeed, there is [...]
2009-01-29 21:39:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09PARIS268FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...]
2009-02-20 18:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09PHNOMPENH1142009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 06:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH131JUSTICE MINISTER COMMENTS ON LY VOUCH LENG'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana on February 25, the Ambassador expressed concern over the recent news that former Appeals Court President and member of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy Ly Vouch Leng was recently appointed as a legal counse [...]
2009-02-25 10:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH145CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS JANUARY 1 TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]
2009-03-05 05:55:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH148CAMBODIA: 2008 4TH QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the fourth quarter of 2008, Cambodian police arrested 10 persons on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which seven rescued prostitutes were under age 18. During the same period, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convic [...]
2009-03-05 09:25:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH149CORRECTED COPY: CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]
2009-03-05 09:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH189CAMBODIA ANTI-TIP NATIONAL TASK FORCE RESTRUCTURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The RGC is seeking NGO comment on a simplified anti-trafficking-in-persons National Task Force structure that will be enacted through a Ministry of Interior subdecree. The subdecree, as drafted, states that the new structure will have its own budget -- a signal of greater RGC [...]
2009-03-24 00:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH194DPM SAR KHENG SAYS LY VOUCH LENG INVESTIGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stated that he, the Ministry of Interior, and the police are not pleased with the recent appointment of former Appeals Court President Ly Vouch Leng to a legal counsel [...]
2009-03-25 10:30:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH206CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS FEBRUARY 21 TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: From February 21 to March 9, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested three individuals on human trafficking charges. Police reported that three foreign pedophiles were arrested and seven victims were rescued in connection with pedophile cases. Police reported that [...]
2009-03-30 06:01:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH246CAMBODIA BORDER CROSSING VISITS HIGHLIGHT TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodian National Police officials from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department (AHTJP) recently joined Emboffs at the Poipet border crossing area of Banteay Meanchey province to highlight the Cambodia-Thailand cross-border trafficking in persons (TIP) s [...]
2009-04-13 10:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN EAID TH VN CB
09PHNOMPENH261CAMBODIA: 2009 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested six persons on human trafficking charges and four on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which three rescued prostitutes were under age 18. Police reported that seven foreign pedophiles [...]
2009-04-23 06:09:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH419DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES 2009 TIP REPORT;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, during a meeting the afternoon of June 16. The DPM accepted the news of Cambodia's tier reduction, noting that Cambodia "has been there [...]
2009-06-26 08:08:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH449POSITIVE SIGNS ON TIP FROM CAMBODIA'S MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley met with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana to review the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and discuss the next steps in Cambodia's efforts to combat human trafficking. The Ambassador emphasized the Ministry of Justice's (MOJ) direct responsibility [...]
2009-07-06 10:44:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH520 Ambassador Raises Concerns on TIP and Security with Preah
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rodley called on Preah Sihanouk provincial Governor Sbong Sarath July 21 to discuss cooperation in combating trafficking in persons and pedophilia in the province. She raised concerns about weak prosecution of sex offenders in the provincial courts and the need to foc [...]
2009-07-27 09:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH547CAMBODIA: 2009 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the second quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested seven persons on human trafficking charges. Police also arrested six persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases involving two victims who were minors. Police reported arresting four f [...]
2009-08-04 11:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH628STAFFDEL LERNER VISITS CAMBODIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Senate staff delegation (STAFFDEL) visited Cambodia from August 15-19 to discuss trafficking in persons, human rights, and refugee issues. The STAFFDEL met with government officials at both the provincial and national levels, opposition politicians, and a variety of non-gove [...]
2009-08-26 08:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OREP KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH637CAMBODIA: TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Laying the groundwork for G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's upcoming visit, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the 2009 TIP Action Plan for Cambodia to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) on August 25 and 26. Contacts welcomed the information and shared recent steps [...]
2009-08-28 06:47:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH663 AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIEM REAP GOVERNOR SOU PHIRIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting with Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin (joined by other government officials such as the Siem Reap Prosecutor and Military Commander),the Ambassador discussed H1N1 prevention methods, tourism and tourist safety, trafficking in persons, and land issues. [...]
2009-09-03 09:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL CASC KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH706PLANNED DEPORTATION OF BELGIAN PEDOPHILE SHOWCASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) agreed on September 16 to deport a convicted Belgian pedophile who NGOs claim presents a high risk of recidivism. The agreement illustrates the RGC's political will to fight child sex tourism (CST) and the ability of the RGC to cooperate [...]
2009-09-17 10:46:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH707G/TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO CAMBODIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a Septmeber 1-4 visit to Cambodia, G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca discussed recent efforts to combat human trafficking. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Sar Kheng reaffirmed Cambodia's commitment to fighting human trafficking, while acknowledging that the battle is an uneven [...]
2009-09-17 10:56:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH744RGC LAUNCHES NEW POLICY AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, 2009, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSAVY) launched the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) Policy on the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking and the Minimum Standards for Protection of the Rights of [...]
2009-10-07 10:38:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH819HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" COURSE, NOVEMBER 16-27, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 05:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH828HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 2ND SESSION, NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 11, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 00:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH846CAMBODIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of its anti-trafficking efforts since April 2009, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has implemented a broad training initiative to reach law enforcement, judicial, and other government officials. The RGC consolidated its policy structure under a single umbrella k [...]
2009-11-16 10:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH873CAMBODIA MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CONDUCTS TRAINING ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) hosted the presiding judges, chief prosecutors, and chief clerks from each of the nation's courts at a National Trafficking Prosecution and Data Collection Workshop in Phnom Penh. The pur [...]
2009-11-25 09:01:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KJUS KWN CB
09PHNOMPENH874CAMBODIA: 2009 3RD QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the third quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested five persons on human trafficking charges and 12 persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with cases involving minor victims. Police reported arresting eight foreign pedophiles and rescuing 14 vict [...]
2009-11-25 09:08:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH905HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 3RD SESSION, JANUARY 12-22, 2010 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 10:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH907CAMBODIA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) On December 9, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng presided over the official launch of Cambodia's new National Committee to Suppress Human Trafficking, Smuggling, and Labor and Sexual Exploitation. Created on September 25 with a Sub-Decree signed by Prime Min [...]
2009-12-14 02:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH933CAMBODIAN COURT PROSECUTES BOYAJIAN BROKER FOR
[...] (SBU) The Phnom Penh Municipal Court December 17 concluded the trial of Ho Nguy on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffick underage girls to have sex with foreign clients. 2. (SBU) Municipal-level anti-human trafficking police initially arrested the 26-year old Nguy in February [...]
2009-12-18 07:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KJUS CB
09PODGORICA132VISIT OF SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI, AND WICKER TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Montenegro on May 27, Senators Cardin, Mikulski, and Wicker thanked the GOM leadership for Montenegro's partnership with the U.S., including support for USG efforts in Afghanistan and in the Balkans. Vujanovic and Rocen asked for continued support for Monteneg [...]
2009-06-01 14:35:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM MARR MW
09PODGORICA150MONTENEGRO REACTS TO TIP REPORT RELEASE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoM Anti-TIP Coordinator Zoran Ulama expressed disappointment with Montenegro's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, but stressed that the report's criticisms and recommendations were fair. He welcomed the constructive approach. The opposition media reported extensively on the report's r [...]
2009-06-17 15:41:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL MW
09PORTAUPRINCE199HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions posed for the reporting period. HAITI'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Question 23: -- A. Reliable sources for additional information includ [...]
2009-02-20 18:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PORTOFSPAIN33JOINT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WORKSHOP FOR T&T AND COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) During a January 15 meeting with a local International Organization of Migration (IOM) representative, EmbOffs learned of a planned workshop between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) and the Government of Colombia (GOC) to strengthen their ability to combat trafficking in per [...]
2009-01-27 12:20:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TD
09PRAGUE89Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...]
2009-02-12 15:24:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRETORIA1246SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloffs met with the Department of International Cooperation's (DICO) Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Chief Director Pitso Montwedi and Deputy Director Raymond Sithole on June 15 to deliver the final text of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on South [...]
2009-06-19 14:49:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09PRETORIA1551G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S JULY 6-10 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) In his first country visit as G/TIP Director, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca met on July 6-7 and July 9-10 with South African government officials; police, prosecutors, and judges; civil society organizations and G/TIP grant recipients; and radio and newspaper reporters regarding the country's [...]
2009-07-31 07:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1766WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO
[...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...]
2009-09-01 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2229ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS NEAR THE S.A.-MOZAMBIQUE
[...] On an October 21-23 field visit to rural farming areas bordering Mozambique, emboffs investigated rights and labor concerns including trafficking in persons (TIP). The view from NGOs in the provincial capital was that law enforcement was not taking sex-related TIP seriously; and that labor TI [...]
2009-11-02 10:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2567SOUTH AFRICA CONFIDENT OF TIP LAW PASSAGE IN 2010
[...] (C) South African officials are more optimistic than ever that the long-awaited Bill providing comprehensive provisions for preventing and combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is nearing passage by Parliament. Extended consultations with the public and civil society groups caused delays in [...]
2009-12-11 14:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2578G/TIP FY07 GRANT UPDATE - WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Per Department request (reftel),Pretoria's officer for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) met on December 10 with G/TIP grantee World Hope International (WHI) to monitor progress in the first six months of an 18-month $200,000 FY'07 grant. The funds will be used to support anti-trafficking awarenes [...]
2009-12-14 13:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2671CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN
[...] (U) On December 8-9, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF),in cooperation with the Department of Social Development (DSD) and numerous civil society organizations, launched the Champions for Children Campaign to ensure the protection and safety of children during the FIFA World Cup 2010 a [...]
2009-12-29 12:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA271PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 14:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA298PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (Refs A,B) for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from March 2008 through mid-February 2009. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capacity [...]
2009-02-17 10:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA994SA-ZIMBABWE BORDER: COPING WITH CONTINUED HEAVY
[...] A May 7-8 visit to the South African and Zimbabwean border towns of Musina and Beitbridge found the border zone was beginning to normalize despite continued heavy flows of Zimbabwean migrants into South Africa. The SAG's halt in deportations has reduced migrants' vulnerability to police hara [...]
2009-05-15 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRISTINA20KOSOVO GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHELTERS FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Government of Kosovo's (GOK) Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) took effective measures to ensure the continued operation of victims of trafficking (VOT) shelters in Kosovo. In 2007, two of the three VOT shelters in Kosovo -- Hope and Homes (HAH) and the Ce [...]
2009-01-15 10:49:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRISTINA314STEADY PROGRESS ON KOSOVO'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo devotes high-level government attention to anti-trafficking and continues to make steady progress. A recent investigation into five Kosovo Police officers suspected of involvement in trafficking resulted in suspensions, and prosecutors are continuing the investigation. T [...]
2009-07-31 05:40:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KV
09PRISTINA64NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Pristina's submission for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. From 1999 to 2008, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under the authority of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1244. [...]
2009-02-18 17:10:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA65NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 17:11:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09PRISTINA66NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 17:11:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KJUS EAID KDEM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
09QUITO69COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] In response to the Department of State and Department of Labor request (reftel),post submits the following comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that may be produced with forced labor or child labor in Ecuador. Please note Post's recommendation in paragraph 5. 2. The [...]
2009-01-29 15:53:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP EC
09RABAT544EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP REPORT TO KEY MOROCCANS
[...] (C) On June 15, PolOffs delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Ambassador Nasser Bourita, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Chief of Staff and Director General for Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation. On June 17, Charge delivered it to Minister of S [...]
2009-06-26 21:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KCRM KTIP MO
09RANGOON188BURMA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS
[...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with visiting EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Burmese Minister of Home Affairs and acting Minister of Immigration Major General Aung Oo reflected views we believe are typical among Burma's top generals. He described the country's need for stability an [...]
2009-03-26 05:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PINR ASEC KTIP BM
09RANGOON571BURMA: TIP REPORT TIER 3 REASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) The GOB has not made notable progress on the recommendations listed in the 2009 TIP Report. End summary. No Prosecutions of Military or Civilian Officials --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) The 2009 TIP report recommended the GOB criminally prosecute mili [...]
2009-08-31 10:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG KTIP
09RANGOON808BURMA: IMF CONDUCTS 2009 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have concluded two weeks of consultations with the Burma Government, UN representatives, diplomats and business experts, the annual Article IV consultations. The delegation reported the Government of Burm [...]
2009-12-17 10:05:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV PINR PREL KTIP BM
09RANGOON815BURMA: ILO REPORTS STRICTER PUNISHMENTS FOR
[...] (C) Rangoon-based International Labor Organization (ILO) representative Steve Marshall told us December 21 that the GOB has dismissed a captain from the military (presumably via court-martial) and sentenced him to one year imprisonment in a civilian jail with hard labor for child-soldier rec [...]
2009-12-21 10:07:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM KTIP
09RANGOON817BURMA: ILO REPORTS INTERNAL CHILD TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (C) Rangoon-based International Labor Organization (ILO) representative Steve Marshall told us December 21 the ILO is investigating a reported child trafficking and labor case. According to Marshall, a 12 year old Burmese boy was abducted in Rangoon Division over two months ago at a wharf whe [...]
2009-12-22 08:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP BM
09REYKJAVIK197 ICELAND: GOVERNMENT HOLDS TIP SYMPOSIUM
[...] (U) More than 100 people overflowed a conference room for a symposium on human trafficking sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on October 30. Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson opened the symposium by declaring the GOI's unwavering suppo [...]
2009-11-04 16:56:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK215 ICELAND: ACQUITTAL IN FIRST TIP COURT CASE
[...] (U) In October, prosecutors indicted Catalina Ncogo, an Icelandic citizen of Equatorial Guinean origin, on charges of human trafficking, profiting from prostitution as a third party, and drug smuggling. The trafficking indictment was the first charge of such a nature in Iceland. On December 1 [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK49 NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (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. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]
2009-03-06 16:25:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09REYKJAVIK50 NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (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. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]
2009-03-06 16:26:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09RIGA552LATVIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel A, post provides the following responses keyed to the specific questions and format provided therein. 2. (SBU) Latvia is experiencing EuropeQs worst economic crisis, with more than a twenty percent drop in GDP over the last two years. The resulting loss of revenue [...]
2009-11-16 12:01:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG LG
09RIYADH289DEPUTY LABOR MINISTER DENIES HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) Key Points ----------------- -- Deputy Labor Minister denied human trafficking is a problem in Saudi Arabia. -- He asserted Saudi women are active participants in the workforce, unless they choose to abstain for social reasons. Comment ------- 2. (C) We found it bizarre that th [...]
2009-02-11 14:27:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KTIP SA RP
09RIYADH974DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAUDI TIP ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) DCM hand-delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2009 Tier 3 Short-Term Action Plan (reftel) to Vice Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulwahed Al-Humaid July 26. Humaid said Saudi Arabia takes trafficking issues seriously, and the United States should revisit the Tier 3 ranking in light of rec [...]
2009-07-28 14:14:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PREL SA
09SANAA1122YEMEN TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: ROYG ACCEPTS RANKING,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 12:49:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SANAA1604CONTRABAND AND CONFUSION IN THE GULF OF ADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On an August 8 visit to Aden, PolOffs heard from a variety of sources that smuggling -- of drugs, diesel, weapons, alcohol, and human beings -- is thriving along Yemen's coasts. These illicit flows are difficult to disentangle from legal maritime activities, as well as piracy, [...]
2009-08-29 12:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEWWT MCAP PHUM PGOV PHSA PREF SNAR KTIP YM
09SANAA1936CHILD SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous credible sources report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are illegally recruiting and employing child soldiers to fight the war in northern Yemen. Although the ROYG military does not appear to be directly employing child soldiers, the tribal militias it has mobilized [...]
2009-10-20 12:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA1998MORE EVIDENCE THAT CHILD SOLDIERS USED BY "ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Credible NGO and media sources report that all three parties in the Sa'ada conflict )- the ROYG, the tribes, and the Houthis -- are using child soldiers. While the ROYG denies it uses child soldiers, local and international journalists and NGOs report that they interviewed child [...]
2009-11-02 14:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA2219DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on December 14 to Khalil Mohammed of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Two Americas Department and Amani Ali Salih al-Wathai, assistant to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhi al-Dhabbi. Mohammed and Wathai accepted the points of the dem [...]
2009-12-15 15:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09SANAA271YEMENIS THINK SAUDI ARABIA COULD DO MORE TO STOP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ROYG officials and independent experts repeatedly express frustration with the lack of Saudi cooperation on trafficking-in-persons issues, including children smuggled to Saudi Arabia for work and Saudi "sex tourists" who frequent underage prostitutes in Yemen. They allege tha [...]
2009-02-11 14:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KTIP YM
09SANJOSE127 PART 1 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Part 2 of this report is being sent septel. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The most significant progress the GOCR made since the November 2008 TIP Interim Assessment (Ref A) - and during the reporting period in general - was its February 12, 2009, passage of a Victim and Witness Pro [...]
2009-02-27 22:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE128 PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...]
2009-02-27 23:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE389COSTA RICA AND CHINA BUST "SNAKEHEAD" TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported in Refs, Costa Rican and Chinese authorities have broken up an apparent child-trafficking ring which was attempting to bring over three hundred Chinese children into Costa Rica. According to GOCR officials, Chinese authorities have arrested at least three suspects in [...]
2009-05-12 19:45:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP ASEC KCRM KFRD CH CS
09SANJOSE40COSTA RICA - NOMINATION FOR 2009 TIP HERO
[...] (U) Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Mariliana Morales Berros, founder and Executive Director of the Rahab Foundation (Fundacisn Rahab) as a 2009 TIP Hero, per reftel. ------------ NOMINEE DATA ------------ 2. (U) Nominee: Mariliana Morales Berros. 3. (U) Title and Institution [...]
2009-01-26 15:08:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP CS
09SANJOSE55COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...]
2009-01-29 16:12:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS
09SANJOSE590A COMPLICATED CASE - TWO COSTA RICANS IN MEXICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 8, Mexican police conducted a prostitution/potential-TIP raid in the Yucatan region where they found two Costa Rican women who allegedly had been brought to Mexico for use in a prostitution ring. While both women initially claimed that they had been trafficked to Mexico [...]
2009-07-15 00:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS MX PHUM PREL KTIP PGOV
09SANSALVADOR1562008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 23-27 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. ------------------------------------------ Paragraph 23 - The Country's TIP Situation [...]
2009-02-20 16:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SANSALVADOR501LITTLE GOES ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) Summary: LabOff visited a temporary shelter for child victims of trafficking on May 12. While at the shelter, children receive educational instruction, psychological services, and some vocational training. However, it is unclear what happens to adult trafficking victims. There is no sh [...]
2009-06-04 14:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PHUM ES
09SANTIAGO1098Slow Progress for Chile's TIP Legislation
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A draft law on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) that would bring Chile into compliance with international standards remains pending in the Chilean Senate. Post's efforts, including outreach to key Senators and meetings with several Ministers, have succeeded in raising awareness am [...]
2009-11-16 20:14:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP CI
09SANTIAGO156 CHILE: 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC made progress during the reporting period in its efforts to confront TIP. Individual agencies, most notably [...]
2009-02-20 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO391CHILE'S STEADY TIP PROGRESS WARRANTS TIER 2
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the GOC is making significant progress in eliminating trafficking in persons, Post strongly recommends that Chile remain a Tier 2 country. GOC prosecution and prevention efforts are substantial and noteworthy, with the number of new cases opened up 10 percent and large-scale [...]
2009-04-23 18:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO5 CHILE HOSTS IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT ON TIP
[...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 public prosecutors, NGO leaders, and other government officials from 21 Latin American countries gathered at the recent Iberian-American Public Prosecutor's summit to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP) investigations, prosecutions, victims' assistance, and preventi [...]
2009-01-02 20:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP XM XL CI
09SANTIAGO612 CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]
2009-07-02 11:21:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTODOMINGO141DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...]
2009-01-30 19:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR
09SANTODOMINGO278TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO,
[...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...]
2009-03-06 10:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SAOPAULO18 BRAZIL MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP
[...] (U) Summary: The year 2008 saw continued improvement in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Brazil. Despite prickly reactions to U.S. pressure, as evidenced by discussions between U.S. and Brazilian officials during a June G/TIP visit (Reftels A and B),the fight against human [...]
2009-01-09 17:35:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR
09SAOPAULO640FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...]
2009-11-04 11:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL
09SARAJEVO180BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 12:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 13:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SEOUL1988AMBASSADOR RAISES HAGUE CONVENTION ON CHILD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 16, Ambassador Stephens and Consul General Cynthia Sharpe met with Minister of Justice Lee Gwi-nam to press for Korea to accede to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction and to continue to fight human trafficking in Korea an [...]
2009-12-22 07:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KOCI CASC KTIP KJUS KS
09SEOUL2010AMB VERVEER FINDS PARTNERS IN KOREA TO ADVANCE
[...] (C) Summary: During her December 8-9 visit to Seoul, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer met with government officials and civil society representatives to discuss Korea's progress on women's rights and plans for closing the gender equality gap. National Assembly Me [...]
2009-12-28 08:15:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKWNM PREL KPAO PHUM KR KS KN KTIP
09SKOPJE301MACEDONIA: INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES CONTINUED FIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 14:00:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP MK MT
09SKOPJE65ADDENDUM TO 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The following information serves as an addendum to Macedonia,s 2009 TIP report and provides details about ongoing criminal investigations into trafficking and smuggling related corruption by government officials. The information was passed to Post in high confidence by the Head [...]
2009-02-13 14:14:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB MK
09SKOPJE672009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MACEDONIA
[...] SUMMARY: During the reporting period the GOM continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and participated in cross-border operations and other international activities directed at identifying and eliminating human trafficking. High-ranking GOM officials took [...]
2009-02-13 14:52:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB MK
09STATE100928UZBEKISTAN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Uzbekistan to help strengthe [...]
2009-09-28 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP UZ
09STATE102362CAR: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of the Central African [...]
2009-10-01 18:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CT
09STATE102729COTE D,IVOIRE: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Cote d,Ivoire to h [...]
2009-10-02 14:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG IV
09STATE102732GHANA: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Ghana to help stre [...]
2009-10-02 14:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GH
09STATE104654OMAN: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action request (see para 5). 2. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are makin [...]
2009-10-07 19:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG MU
09STATE104663DJIBOUTI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Djibouti to help s [...]
2009-10-07 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG DJ
09STATE104673DRC: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of the Democratic Rep [...]
2009-10-07 19:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CG
09STATE104679YEMEN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Yemen to help stre [...]
2009-10-07 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG YM
09STATE104684TUNISIA: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Tunisia to help st [...]
2009-10-07 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG TS
09STATE105809CAR: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of the Central African [...]
2009-10-09 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CT
09STATE109948EUR: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AJ MD UA RS MW LG
09STATE110433WHA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AR BH DR GT GY NU XL
09STATE111403CAMEROON: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) this is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Cameroon to help s [...]
2009-10-28 19:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CM
09STATE111956BAHRAIN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Bahrain to help stre [...]
2009-10-29 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG BH
09STATE111958EAP: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG RP CB CH FM
09STATE112432AF: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action cable; action request in paras 5 and 6. 2.(SBU) The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended in 2003, requires the Secretary of State to submit a "Special Watch List" of countries on the TIP Report that either 1) had moved up a tier on the TIP Report over the las [...]
2009-10-30 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO BY CM CT CG CF IV
09STATE112489NEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG BH EG AE LY MU LE
09STATE112504G/TIP FY 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMPETITIVE GRANT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 8 and 9. 2. (U) Summary: The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) is conducting a two-stage competitive process for FY 2010 funding of projects that will improve the response to trafficking in persons. [...]
2009-10-31 01:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE114215MALI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Mali to help stren [...]
2009-11-05 16:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ML
09STATE114330SCA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 19:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AJ BG CE IN PK TI UZ
09STATE115569MALAYSIA: TIP TIER 3 ACTION PLAN (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action cable: please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report carries policy and programmatic implications for those countries listed on Tier 3 (i.e. those countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elim [...]
2009-11-09 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG MY
09STATE121328IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09STATE126211OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL
[...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 10, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Permanent Council today, Special Representative Biaudet. Your report bears witn [...]
2009-12-09 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KTIP OSCE
09STATE126714SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126716SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126718SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126720SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126722SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126724SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126725SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126728SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126729SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126731SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126734SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126736SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126738SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126740SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126741SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126742SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126743SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126744SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126746SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126748SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126750SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126751SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126753SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126755SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126757SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126758SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126760SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126762SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126764SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126765SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126766SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126767SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126768SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126769SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126770SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126771SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126772SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126773SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126774SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126775SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126776SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126777SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126778SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126779SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 02:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126784SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 03:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126785SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 03:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126786SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 03:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126787SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 03:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126801SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126802SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126803SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126804SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126805SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126806SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126807SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126808SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126809SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126810SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126811SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126812SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126813SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126814SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126815SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126816SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126817SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126818SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126819SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126820SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126821SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126822SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126823SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126824SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126825SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126826SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126827SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126828SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126829SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126830SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126831SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126832SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126833SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 09:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126834SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126835SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126836SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126837SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126838SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126839SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126840SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126841SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126842SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126843SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126844SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126845SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126846SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126847SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126848SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126849SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126850SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126851SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126852SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126853SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126854SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126855SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126856SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126857SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126858SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126859SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126860SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126861SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126862SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126863SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126864SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126865SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126866SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126867SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126868SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126869SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126870SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126871SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126872SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126873SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126874SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126875SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126876SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126877SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126878SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126879SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126880SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126881SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126882SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126883SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126884SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126885SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126886SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126887SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126888SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126889SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
09STATE126890SENEGAL: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Senegal to help st [...]
2009-12-11 10:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG SG
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