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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07KOLKATA145 | RENEWED VIOLENCE IN NANDIGRAM INDICATES A POLITICAL BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two people were killed and five injured in Nandigram on April 29 in a recurrence of violence between supporters of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and the Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee ("Committee to Resist Displacement from Land") (BUPC). While the fighting in [...] | 2007-05-03 12:54:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV IN PHUM |
07KOLKATA152 | YOUNG BOYS AND MEN SUFFER SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AS TRADITIONAL [...] Summary: A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded report entitled "Dancing Boys: Traditional Prostitution of Young Males in India" highlights the problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of "launda dancers" - young boys and men, who are hired to dance (in women's clothing) at marri [...] | 2007-05-09 10:11:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID TBIO KHIV IN |
07KOLKATA166 | TERRORIST GROUP UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASOM KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16, ethnic Assamese terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) gunned down three Hindi-speaking market traders in two different incidents in Golaghat district in Upper Assam. These attacks came soon after ULFA's killing on the previous day, May 15, of six H [...] | 2007-05-17 05:36:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN BG |
07KOLKATA167 | INDIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO DETAIN INDEFINITELY HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11 Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila was summoned to New Delhi to face charges of attempted suicide stemming from her six-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Sharmila has been protesting the continued human rights violation [...] | 2007-05-17 11:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI PTER IN |
07KOLKATA171 | INDIAN MILITARY ENGAGING WITH BURMESE COUNTERPARTS [...] (SBU) Summary: During April and May, Senior Indian military officials appear to have undertaken a concerted effort to increase engagement with their Burmese counterparts. Several meetings have taken place both at political and military levels between officials of the two neighboring countrie [...] | 2007-05-22 13:53:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PHUM PGOV IN BM CH |
07KOLKATA177 | SIX DEAD AS VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN ASSAM [...] On Sunday May 27 six persons were killed and over 25 injured in a blast, suspected to have been triggered by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) at Athgaon in the capital district of Guwahati in Assam. A time device planted in an auto-rickshaw parked in a busy area went off around 10.4 [...] | 2007-05-30 02:11:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN BG |
07KOLKATA189 | SIX KILLED IN ASSAM BLAST [...] (SBU) On June 23 six persons were killed and nine injured in a blast, suspected to have been triggered by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),in the capital city of Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The death toll included two minors. The blast, which took place in t [...] | 2007-06-25 11:47:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM IN BG |
07KOLKATA191 | MAOISTS BLOCKADE JHARKHAND TRANSPORT [...] Summary: (SBU) Beginning June 26 the two-day east India economic blockade called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist to protest against the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs),adversely affected the movement of all minerals from the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand. The majority [...] | 2007-06-29 08:40:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM IN |
07KOLKATA195 | NEW POLICE UNIT IN KOLKATA TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. On June 28, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal launched the state's first Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) at its headquarters in Kolkata in a concerted effort to combat trafficking of persons in the state. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugur [...] | 2007-07-03 10:54:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA196 | 200 MAOIST INSURGENTS KILL SEVEN, INCLUDING FIVE POLICE, IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 an estimated 200 Communist Party of India - Maoist (Maoists) insurgents killed seven people, including five policemen, in separate but simultaneous attacks on two police stations in the Rohtas district of the eastern Indian State of Bihar. On the same day, the Bihar [...] | 2007-07-05 11:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA218 | MAOISTS BOMB STATE GOVT OFFICE BUILDING TO "SPUR" POLICE [...] (U) Summary: On July 17th Maoists set off an explosion at a government office in Jharkhand's Bokaro district. A portion of the office building was damaged but no injuries were reported. A note left by the Maoists at the scene claimed that the explosion was in protest against the state governm [...] | 2007-07-23 11:43:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PHUM IN |
07KOLKATA242 | ULFA AGAIN TARGETS HINDI SPEAKING MIGRANTS WHILE RESENTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to India's Independence Day on August 15, insurgents from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) have killed at least 27 Hindi-speaking migrants in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. Simultaneously with thi [...] | 2007-08-14 21:07:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG |
07KOLKATA250 | ORISSA STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED OVER EPIDEMIC LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 1, ConGen met with Orissa State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) officials to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Orissa. The interaction revealed worsening conditions in this eastern Indian state. The National Aids Control Organization (NACO) characterizes Orissa as a "h [...] | 2007-08-21 11:30:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KHIV KWMN KGLB TBIO IN |
07KOLKATA251 | W. BENGAL'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEAD OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6 POLOFF SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED WEST BENGAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (SPECIAL CELL) SANJOY MUKHERJEE. MUKHERJEE WILL RUN THE RECENTLY-CREATED ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT (AHTU) IN W. BENGAL. DURING THE MEETING, MUKHERJEE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE [...] | 2007-08-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA261 | ORISSA CONTINUES TO GROW IN IT, INDUSTRY, ANDMANUFACTURING [...] (U) Summary: During a July 31-August 2 visit to the East Indian state of Orissa, ConGen met with a range of local politicians, bureaucrats, business people and media representatives to assess the present economic conditions in the state. The Orissa government has been intent on developin [...] | 2007-08-27 10:45:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EIND EINV PHUM EMIN IN KS |
07KOLKATA28 | MANIPUR STATE ELECTIONS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WEAKER CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Election Commission has announced three voting phases for the Manipur state assembly elections to be held on February 8, 15, and 23. The phased voting will help in managing the extensive security required, given the persistent violence from ethnic insurgencies in [...] | 2007-01-25 13:23:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BM |
07KOLKATA291 | NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE MIZORAM STRUGGLES WITH NEAR EPIDEMIC [...] (U) Summary: From August 28-30, ConGen visited the northeast Indian state of Mizoram to assess the state's social issues. The state borders Burma and has a relatively small population of around one million people. While literacy is high at over 88 percent, the state economy is weak and reli [...] | 2007-09-19 14:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KHIV SNAR TBIO IN BM |
07KOLKATA292 | TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...] | 2007-09-20 05:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB |
07KOLKATA297 | TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...] | 2007-09-21 11:43:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB |
07KOLKATA30 | DALAI LAMA SPEAKS IN KOLKATA ON TIBETAN AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) On January 15 in Kolkata, the Dalai Lama spoke at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the of non-governmental organization Young Men's Welfare Society (YMWS). He made remarks on "Ethics in Human Development." During the question and answer period following his remarks, the Dalai Lama [...] | 2007-01-29 10:06:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SENV CH IN |
07KOLKATA305 | BURMESE MIGRANTS IN NORTHEAST INDIA FACE DISCRIMINATION: [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Northeast region is home to thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants who have fled political oppression and economic backwardness in Burma. Ethnic Chins are the largest group, estimated at 50,000 to 100,000, and are primarily in the India's Northeastern state of Mizo [...] | 2007-09-27 16:04:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL BM IN |
07KOLKATA311 | INDIA TIGHTENS SECURITY ON THE BURMA BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, Assam Rifles soldiers detained three Burmese individuals at Khudengthabi security checkpost in Manipur state in Northeast India, bordering Burma. India has not sealed its border with Burma. However, security at key crossing points has been increased. Peaceful de [...] | 2007-10-11 02:04:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL BM IN |
07KOLKATA323 | VIOLENCE IN WEST BENGAL'S NANDIGRAM VILLAGES CONTINUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five days, sporadic violence has occurred in the Nandigram area of West Bengal's East Midnapore district. Supporters of both the Trinamool Congress-backed Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) have engaged in attacks, [...] | 2007-10-30 13:01:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA336 | IROM SHARMILA CONTINUES SIX-YEAR HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST [...] (U) Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila has been detained for six years in a government hospital in Manipur and force fed by local authorities as she maintains her hunger strike to protest human rights abuses in Manipur and to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). [...] | 2007-11-06 12:36:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN PREL IN |
07KOLKATA345 | COMMUNISTS BRUTALLY CRUSH OPPOSITION IN RURAL WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: From November 6 to 11, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists conducted a brutal campaign to "recapture" the rural West Bengal area of Nandigram from the opposition Bhumi Uchhed Protirodh Committee (BUPC) (Committee Against Eviction From the Land). Following initial [...] | 2007-11-13 14:56:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA351 | COMMUNISTS DEFIANT ON NANDIGRAM HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 6-11, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists violently assaulted villages under the control of the opposition Bhumi Ucched Protirodh Committee (BUPC) in West Bengal's rural Nandigram area. CPM cadres, locally called "Harmad Bahini" (Portuguese pirates [...] | 2007-11-19 12:01:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN IN |
07KOLKATA356 | INDIAN ARMY DEPLOYS TO QUELL MUSLIM RIOTS IN KOLKATA [...] (U) Summary: On November 21, central Kolkata was rocked by violence as Muslim supporters of the All India Minorities Forum (AIMF) and Furfurasharif Muzadeddia Anath Foundation (FMAF) enforced roadblocks in Kolkata to protest the recent Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) attacks in Nandigr [...] | 2007-11-21 13:20:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR CASC PHUM IN |
07KOLKATA359 | KOLKATA QUIET, TASLIMA NASREEN FORCED TO LEAVE [...] (U) Kolkata has remained quiet since rioting on November 21 by Muslim protestors required the Indian Army to be called in and a curfew imposed until the early morning of November 22. However, the Army is still deployed in central Kolkata as a precautionary measure. The November 21 violence st [...] | 2007-11-23 12:39:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV AEMR PHUM IN |
07KOLKATA367 | RAMSEY CLARK AND HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM VISIT NANDIGRAM, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 30, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark led a three-member delegation to visit villages in West Bengal's Nandigram district. Clark and his team came for an on-the-spot assessment of human rights violations by Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) activists a [...] | 2007-11-30 09:23:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IN |
07KOLKATA382 | NAGA INSURGENTS SEEK UNITY PRIOR TO NAGALAND STATE ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary. December 3-7, ConGen and Embassy New Delhi PolCouns visited Nagaland and discussed with officials and contacts the Naga insurgencies and preparations for the February 2008 state assembly elections. While many decried the internecine violence among the insurgent factions, most [...] | 2007-12-19 11:21:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PHUM ASEC BM IN |
07KOLKATA383 | ADIVASI TRIBALS IN ASSAM AGITATE; STATE CONGRESS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Assam's "tea tribes" or Adivasis have increased their protests and agitations to pressure the state and national governments for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status under the Indian Constitution. In recent weeks, members of the Adivasi community have organized a violent rally in Guwaha [...] | 2007-12-19 11:48:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ASEC PREF IN |
07KOLKATA385 | HINDUS AND CHRISTIANS CLASH OVER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: Since December 24 one person has been killed, at least 30 persons injured and several churches have been damaged as tribal Christians and Hindu fundamentalists have clashed over Christmas celebrations in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Trouble started on December 24, when a [...] | 2007-12-26 09:25:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA386 | MAOIST INSURGENTS IN EASTERN INDIA EXPAND INFLUENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Development projects in rural India including India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have provided the country's Maoist insurgents (or Naxalites) with an opportunity to solidify their base and to increase their reach into more semi-rural areas. In the extensive "red corridor" o [...] | 2007-12-26 11:22:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM EIND ECON EINV ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA388 | TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN ORISSA FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS VIOLENCE [...] Summary: (SBU) Tensions prevailed in the curfew bound tribal-dominated Kandhamal and Phulbani districts of the Eastern India state of Orissa following violence which began on December 24. At least, one person has been killed and several have been reported injured during the violence. Propert [...] | 2007-12-27 16:34:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA39 | USG SUPPORT FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS STRONG, [...] (U) Summary: On January 18, DCM visited anti-trafficking non-governmental organization (NGO) Apne Aap's shelter at Topsia, located in a Muslim neighborhood that is one of Kolkata's poorest slums. DCM interacted with Apne Aap leaders and spoke with Deputy Public Prosecutor Taj Mohammed about [...] | 2007-02-06 09:40:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR IN |
07KOLKATA50 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNER DR. MUHAMMAD YUNUS CONSIDERS ENTERING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 12, ConGen spoke with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus about his plans to enter Bangladesh politics. Yunus, on a two-day visit to Kolkata, expressed a strong interest to enter the political fray and said that he was reviewing his options. He expressed support [...] | 2007-02-13 13:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BG |
07KOLKATA59 | SECOND PHASE OF MANIPUR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS OFFERS NO CLEAR [...] (U) On February 14, three valley districts of the Northeast Indian state of Manipur -- Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur -- constituting 29 constituencies out of the 60-seat Assembly, went to the second phase of the state Legislative Assembly polls. The national-ruling Congress Party, pr [...] | 2007-02-16 13:00:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA66 | FORMULATION OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TIP [...] (U) Summary: On February 1-2 approximately 50-75, lawyers, judges, NGO activists, and government officials from West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, and Jharkhand participated in the "Eastern Regional Workshop to Discuss the Proposed Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking" organized b [...] | 2007-02-22 06:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI KCRM PHUM PREL IN |
07KOLKATA69 | LEFT OBJECTS TO CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JAMIAT-E-ULEMA [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, ConGen met with West Bengal Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind (JUH) General Secretary Siddiqullah Chowdhury at the JUH offices to discuss Muslim issues and concerns in West Bengal. Chowdhury has come to local prominence recently in leading Muslim opposition to development of [...] | 2007-02-26 14:21:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ECON SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA71 | AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF PEACEFUL VOTING, VIOLENCE HITS MANIPUR [...] (U) Summary: On February 23, Manipur held the third and final phase of its Legislative Assembly elections for the remaining 12 seats in the 60-seat legislature. Unlike the first two phases, this final round of polling was marred by violence and intimidation due to ethnic rivalries in the poll [...] | 2007-02-27 11:59:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PHUM IN |
07KOLKATA84 | ASSAM -- NATIONAL GAMES OVER, ULFA CONTINUES ATTACKS [...] (U) Summary: On March 9, the terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) continued its campaign of bombs and attacks in Assam, setting off a bomb in a crowded marketplace. The group also indicates that it will step up its attacks, including by targeting Congress Party officials, ho [...] | 2007-03-13 04:57:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PHUM CASC IN |
07KOLKATA86 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS RETAIN THE SCARS OF THE 2004 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 2-7, ConGen visited the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to assess recovery from the December 2004 tsunami and related issues such as the environment, economic conditions and strategic concerns. Two years after the tsunami devastated parts of the island [...] | 2007-03-13 12:37:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SENV PHUM ECON MARR IN BM TH ID |
07KOLKATA88 | RURAL WEST BENGAL AGAIN ERUPTS INTO VIOLENCE OVER LAND [...] (U) March 14, violence erupted again in the rural West Bengal district of Nandigram, located approximately 150 km southwest of Kolkata, when police fired on villagers protesting the state government's plans to acquire land for industrial development. At least five persons reportedly were kill [...] | 2007-03-14 12:20:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EAGR ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA92 | WEST BENGAL FACES FALLOUT FROM NANDIGRAM VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The rural West Bengal district of Nandigram remains tense but quiet following the March 14 violence between police, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists and local villagers, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and 71 injuries (REF. A). Chief Minister Buddhadeb B [...] | 2007-03-19 13:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA95 | RECENT DEATHS IN NANDIGRAM HIGHLIGHT WEST BENGAL'S VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 14 killings in the rural West Bengal district of Nandigram highlighted the truly violent nature of grassroots politics in the state (Reftels). Initially, the agitation was by local villagers opposed to the GOWB's plans to acquire their land for a Special Economic Zone [...] | 2007-03-21 13:12:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ASEC SOCI IN |
07KUALALUMPUR1024 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-12 07:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1145 | EMBASSY SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Malaysian officials are still smarting over the U.S. decision to rank Malaysia in TIP Tier 3 but they have expressed much more willingness to discuss the issue quietly than they did in the immediate aftermath of the USG decision of June 12. We have engaged with senior off [...] | 2007-07-16 01:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1199 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 00:57:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1212 | MUGABE TO VISIT MALAYSIA AUGUST 4-8 FOR LANGKAWI [...] (U) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry confirmed to us on July 27 that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe intends to visit Malaysia again in order to attend the Langkawi International Dialogue, August 4-8. According to press accounts and the MFA, some 12 to 16 heads of government, mostly from Afri [...] | 2007-07-27 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ZI MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1218 | VIRTUAL LIMITS: MALAYSIA ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN BLOGGERS [...] (C) Bloggers fear the recent police actions against two prominent online political commentators, Nathaniel Tan and Raja Petra Kamaruddin, presage a Government of Malaysia (GOM) crackdown on the freedoms of speech and the press in cyberspace. GOM leaders and officials from the dominant United [...] | 2007-07-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1236 | MALAYSIA FORMALLY ENACTS A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia formally enacted its Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act after receiving royal assent on July 18 and publishing the new law in the Gazette of Malaysian Laws on July 26. With final enactment of the new law, Malaysia moved closer to opening its first two shelters for foreig [...] | 2007-08-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1290 | REASSESSING MALAYSIA'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) The Malaysians have made significant progress in implementing items contained in the action plan we provided them in 2006, and we should return them from Tier 3 to the Tier 2 Watch List in connection with the September review. We recognize that trafficking in Malaysia remains serious. We [...] | 2007-08-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1362 | UNHCR OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE OPERATIONS IN MALAYSIA [...] (C) The UNHCR Representative in Malaysia presented on August 23 a "confidential" briefing to diplomatic missions monitoring the status of refugees in Malaysia. After the Government of Malaysia (GOM) denied access to detention facilities earlier this year, the UNHCR regained limited access to [...] | 2007-09-05 23:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL CVIS SMIG BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1375 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, in farewell discussions September 3-4, agreed that U.S.-Malaysia bilateral relations had strengthened over the past three years. The Ambassador raised Iran, export controls, trafficking in persons (TIP)),Free Trade Agreement [...] | 2007-09-10 05:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD KNNP KISL ASEAN IR BU MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1386 | BURMA: MALAYSIA SUPPORTIVE OF GAMBARI, BUT NOT [...] (C) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Division Shahrul Ikram, who oversees UN matters, stated September 13 that Malaysia supported Special Envoy Gambari's role, but did not agree that his travel to Burma should be so closely tied to another me [...] | 2007-09-13 07:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BU MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1439 | BURMA: MALAYSIA DOES NOT LINK GAMBARI TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Embassy continues to raise the Burma issue with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry subsequent to presentation of the latest demarche (refs A, B). Polchief spoke with the MFA's Southeast Asia and Pacific (II) Director Under Secretary Rahimi Harun on September 14, using the occasion to emphasize [...] | 2007-09-20 09:33:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1470 | BURMA: PM ABDULLAH SAYS CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Following the release of the tough September 27 ASEAN statement on Burma, both Prime Minister Abdullah and Foreign Minister Hamid hardened their tone and concluded that ASEAN would have to rethink its demands and expectations vis--vis Burma, with the PM stating that ASEAN's "constructive [...] | 2007-09-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1476 | BURMA: UMNO YOUTH PARTCIPATE IN RALLY; POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Prime Minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Youth wing joined the cause of promoting democratic reform in Burma and participated in a peaceful rally in front of the Burmese Embassy on October 1. Approximately 200 [...] | 2007-10-01 10:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1484 | BURMA: MALAYSIA WAITING ON GAMBARI, NOT FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian government is awaiting the outcome of Gambari's mission and the return of PM Abdullah before considering next steps on Burma, according to MFA Secretary General Rastam, who predictably gave no hint of SIPDIS support for sanctions in response to our demarche. A [...] | 2007-10-02 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1492 | AMBASSADOR KEITH'S OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith raised Burma during his initial courtesy call on MFA SecGen Rastam, urging that ASEAN support an October 5 UNSC meeting and a prospective Presidential Statement from the Council on Burma. Sidestepping the issue of a statement, Rastam reiterated Malaysian frustra [...] | 2007-10-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1513 | BURMA: MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ASEAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche on October 11 to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohamed Isa. Charge expressed appreciation for Foreign Minister Syed Hamid's statements October 7 urging the Burmese regime to begin a dialogue without preconditions with ASSK and the pro [...] | 2007-10-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1534 | BURMA: GAMBARI'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari held talks in Kuala Lumpur with Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on October 16 - 17. FM Hamid announced Malaysia and ASEAN would never suspend Burma or agree to sanctions against the military regime. Hamid co [...] | 2007-10-17 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1557 | POLICE IN EAST MALAYSIA DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with police leaders in East Malaysia during the first week of October to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in their region. To date, police have prosecuted or detained local syndicates and "gangsters" involved in trafficking under various legal options not specific [...] | 2007-10-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ID MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1563 | MALAYSIA SUPPORTS BURMA'S FULL PARTICIPATION AT [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia appears satisfied that Gambari is making some progress, and consequently Malaysia is not prepared to support a high-pressured ASEAN approach to Burma at the upcoming summit, per our October 24 meeting with a senior Foreign Ministry official to deliver the demarche on th [...] | 2007-10-24 10:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1568 | GOM UPDATES ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, REQUESTS [...] (SBU) A senior official in Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry told us October 22 that the Anti-Trafficking Council created by the new anti-trafficking in persons law would meet formally by mid-November. Enforcement of the law would begin in early 2008, as Malaysian authorities needed time [...] | 2007-10-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1570 | MALAYSIA: NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Aegile Fernandez, co-founder and coordinator for migrant and refugee affairs at the NGO Tenaganita ("Women's Power"),to receive the Secretary's award as an International Woman of Courage. Aegile has demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to defending t [...] | 2007-10-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1610 | BURMA: MALAYSIA MFA WANTS GAMBARI TO PLAY ROLE IN [...] (C) Polchief spoke with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun on November 9, and conveyed ref A points on Burma welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi's call for meaningful dialogue and raising concern over the regime's rejection of UN Special Adviso [...] | 2007-11-09 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1640 | ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING ON LABUAN ISLAND [...] (C) Poloff visited Labuan in October in light of reports of some Filipinas trafficking into brothels on the island. We found that prostitution takes place under cover of legitimate business fronts and most Filipinas employed there have temporary work visas as "guest relations officers." Labua [...] | 2007-11-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KWMN SMIG MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1647 | POLICE BREAK UP ETHNIC INDIAN PROTEST IN KUALA [...] (C) Thousands of ethnic Indian Malaysians took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur in protest on November 25, the second major anti-government demonstration in two weeks. Despite police warnings, early arrests (ref A) and heavy police presence on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, approximately 20,000 e [...] | 2007-11-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1655 | WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN POLITICAL [...] (U) Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for locally-based organizations. This is an addition to Post's earlier submission (ref B). a) Name of organization: Education and Research Association for Consumers, Malaysia (ERA [...] | 2007-11-29 05:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1657 | UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 05:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1659 | UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN [...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Malaysia Volker Turk briefed Ambassador Keith on November 23 regarding UNHCR operations in Malaysia, and UNHCR's central role in U.S. resettlement processing for Burmese refugees. Turk expressed his concern with the [...] | 2007-11-30 01:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1663 | GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...] | 2007-11-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1664 | GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...] | 2007-11-30 10:44:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1684 | INDIAN GRIEVANCES AND RACIAL TENSIONS; GOM TRIES [...] (C) The ethnic Indian protest on November 25 and the government's strong law enforcement response have increased domestic and international attention on Malaysia's Indian community. Despite constituting nearly 8 per cent of Malaysia's population, ethnic Indians hold only 1.2 per cent of the n [...] | 2007-12-06 16:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1691 | POLICE ARREST HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHERS; ANOTHER [...] (C) Malaysian police on December 9 arrested organizers of an attempted march in Kuala Lumpur by lawyers, activists and opposition party officials in support of freedom of assembly. The short-lived march involved some 100 participants and took place after the Bar Council, under police pressure [...] | 2007-12-10 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1693 | MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION REQUESTS TRAINING VISIT TO U.S. PORTS [...] (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a study visit to the U.S. for Malaysian Immigration officers, with a focus on inspection, detention, removal, and deportation of illegal immigrants; as well as trafficking in persons victim identification and protection. Malaysian [...] | 2007-12-11 08:43:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF CVIS KCRM KJUS MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1694 | EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy raised concerns over freedom of assembly with two senior Malaysian officials on December 6 and December 11, respectively, in light of the continued arrests of opposition and civil society organizers of rallies critical of the government. An advisor to the Prime Minister [...] | 2007-12-11 09:33:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1695 | POLICE ARREST OPPOSITION LEADERS ATTEMPTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian police on December 11 arrested 24 opposition party and NGO activists, organized under the Bersih electoral reform coalition, in connection with a planned rally at Parliament. Police released at least seven of the activists later in the day. Those arrested included f [...] | 2007-12-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1702 | BURMA: MALAYSIA NOT INCLINED TO CONSIDER CHARTER [...] (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on ASEAN measures to keep pressure on the Burmese regime to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Shabery Cheek on December 12. Polchief emphasized the regime's lack of concrete steps toward a dialogue, despite the efforts of UN Speci [...] | 2007-12-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1710 | HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be help for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...] | 2007-12-13 11:59:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1711 | HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be held for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...] | 2007-12-13 12:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1730 | TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1731 | CATHOLIC CHURCH ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) The Catholic Church in Malaysia is taking a more active role in providing shelter to suspected trafficking victims and raising public awareness. The Church is raising public awareness via Sunday homilies and public outreach, and provides temporary shelter to women reportedly forced into [...] | 2007-12-20 23:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN SMIG MY |
07KUALALUMPUR182 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL MALAYSIAN WOMEN [...] (SBU) Pursuant to ref B instructions, we have identified whom we consider the top five most influential women in Malaysia. YB Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz Minister of International Trade and Industry Government Offices Complex, Blk 10 Jalan Duta 50622 Kuala Lumpur T: 603-6203-3022 F: 603-6201 [...] | 2007-01-31 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR232 | NON-MUSLIM LEADERS VOICE CONCERN OVER ISLAMIZATION [...] (C) Eight senior non-Muslim religious leaders grouped under the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and Taoists (MCCBCHST) expressed their individual and collective concerns about the state of religious freedom and civil rights for non-Muslims in Malaysia dur [...] | 2007-02-07 08:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR268 | MALAYSIA'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER CRITICIZES UNHCR, [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad recently launched a salvo of criticism at the local UNHCR office, threatening a crackdown on refugees and highlighting the UNHCR's difficult status in a country that has yet to sign the UN Convention on Refugees. The UNHCR appears to be weathering [...] | 2007-02-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY |
07KUALALUMPUR396 | BURMA: MALAYSIA NOT FOCUSED ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Malaysia has "no new initiative" in mind for Burma and appears unfocused on next steps, according to our meetings with several Malaysian Foreign Ministry officials and a prominent government-linked think tank. One official in charge of UN matters questioned whether Malaysia would activel [...] | 2007-03-02 09:20:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR398 | MALAYSIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination, and to a far lesser extent, a transit and source country for adults and minors trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The overwhelming majority of victims come to Malaysia seeking greater economic oppor [...] | 2007-03-05 01:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR40 | MALAYSIA STILL WAVERING ON BURMA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 08:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC XC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR436 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN MY |
07KUALALUMPUR448 | UNHCR IN MALAYSIA: THE HONEYMOON IS OVER [...] (C) The UNHCR representative in Malaysia, meeting with the Ambassador March 2, described difficulties with the Home Affairs Ministry and raised the prospect the GOM might restrict the UNHCR's ability to operate in country. The Home Affairs Ministry recently eliminated the UNHCR's access to cu [...] | 2007-03-09 00:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY |
07KUALALUMPUR506 | ELECTORAL REFORM NOT ON THE HORIZON [...] (C) As Malaysia moves closer to its next national elections, electoral reform faces a very steep uphill battle, a conclusion highlighted during our recent meetings with Election Commission (EC) officials, NGO leaders and several academics. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) governing coalition ret [...] | 2007-03-16 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR520 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ZI MY |
07KUALALUMPUR536 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNHCR PHUM PREL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR629 | AMBASSADOR BACKS UNHCR IN MEETING WITH FM HAMID [...] (C) The Ambassador highlighted the important role played by the UNHCR in Malaysia as part of his March 22 call on Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar (ref A). The UNHCR's work remains essential to protecting refugees, the Ambassador noted. The U.S. is helping Malaysia with the refugee burden [...] | 2007-04-09 04:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR653 | MALAYSIA'S CABINET APPROVES DRAFT TIP LAW [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Ghazzali S.A. Khalid telephoned the Ambassador on April 11 in order to inform him that the Malaysian Cabinet, in its meeting earlier in the day, had approved the draft anti-trafficking in persons law. Ghazzali said the Malaysian Government intended to present the bil [...] | 2007-04-11 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR70 | BURMA/ASEAN DEMARCHE; MALAYSIAN FM OPPOSES [...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche seeking Malaysian and ASEAN backing for the draft UNSCR on Burma to the Foreign Ministry's desk officer in charge of UN political affairs on January 11. Recalling our demarche on January 8, A/DCM reiterated the U.S. call for Malaysia's support, as well as A [...] | 2007-01-11 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC XC BM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR705 | HONEY, I CONVERTED THE KIDS: MALAYSIA'S APPEALS [...] (C) In the latest high-profile legal battle between a Muslim and non-Muslim involving civil law, Malaysia's secular Court of Appeal reached a decision that supports Shari'a court jurisdiction over a non-Muslim. On March 13, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that would allow a Mus [...] | 2007-04-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR753 | MALAYSIA TABLES ANTI-TIP BILL IN PARLIAMENT, SEEKS [...] (U) The Government of Malaysia tabled a comprehensive Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) bill in Parliament on April 24 and predicted speedy passage. After tabling the bill, de facto Law Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz told reporters the b [...] | 2007-04-25 08:43:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR788 | PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP PROJECT FUNDING [...] Post submitted to G/TIP via email four proposals for anti-trafficking projects on April 20, 2007. This cable summarizes our priority list for the submitted project proposals and provides our justification for funding the projects. 2. Post first recommends the proposal from the Internatio [...] | 2007-04-30 00:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR817 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR834 | MALAYSIA PASSES COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Malaysia's House of Representatives on May 10 passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law, representing a significant breakthrough for anti-trafficking efforts and the achievement of our highest priority objective in the U.S. action plan for Malaysia. The new law provide [...] | 2007-05-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR835 | MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON HRC VOTE, MIGHT STRIKE [...] (C) We engaged with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry at senior and working levels again May 10 to convince Malaysia to support Bosnia and Slovenia instead of Belarus in the UNHRC vote. In addition, the Canadians delivered a high-level demarche yesterday. The Ministry's Deputy Secretary Genera [...] | 2007-05-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR901 | MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 00:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER PINR MY |
07KUALALUMPUR949 | MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST APOSTATE [...] (C) Malaysia's apex court ruled on May 30 that Muslims who seek to apostatize may not do so outside the Shari'a court system. In a 2-1 decision in the case of apostate Lina Joy, the Federal Court ruled that the National Registration Department (NRD) may only change a Malaysian Muslim's offici [...] | 2007-05-31 10:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR984 | PM ABDULLAH URGES NEW APPROACH TO DARFUR, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, in a June 4 meeting with visiting General Peter Pace, described his "new approach" to Darfur focused on returning IDPs to their homes with security guarantees from Khartoum. Abdullah has asked wealthy OIC countries to contribute to a new [...] | 2007-06-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF MARR KISL UN SU MY |
07KUWAIT1001 | FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...] | 2007-06-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT1006 | FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES INTEREST IN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inquired about why Kuwait had been listed lower than the United Arab Emirates on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Ambassador said that he did not know, but the UAE had apparent [...] | 2007-06-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB AE KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1008 | FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...] | 2007-06-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT1070 | TIP REPORT FOLLOWUP: GOK TARGETS 60-DAY REVIEW, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Kuwait's placement on Tier Three of the TIP report has generated a great deal of interest in the three weeks since the report's release. The newspapers have devoted significant space to the report. Many of the stories have been critical, but many have also used the [...] | 2007-07-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1094 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE/INTERIOR ON GCC MINISTERS [...] (C/NF) First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 7 that the major focus of the GCC meeting in Riyadh was to discuss Iraq and put some "imagination" into trying to address regional security implica [...] | 2007-07-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU MAS PHUM PREL PTER ASEC KCIP |
07KUWAIT1099 | LABOR MINISTER TO TAKE "TIP" BULL BY THE HORNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador on July 9 that the Cabinet had focused its attention on trafficking and had given him full authorization to take decisive steps on fighting trafficking in persons. The Minister hinted th [...] | 2007-07-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1120 | KUWAIT WAR CRIMES CASE IN HOLDING PATTERN AT IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Robert Monk of the United States Regime Crimes Liaison Office at the Iraq High Tribunal (IHT) told GOK officials on July 10 and 11 that the Kuwait war crimes case before the IHT would likely not be the next case heard by the tribunal despite being the case most ready to go to t [...] | 2007-07-16 06:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC IZ KU |
07KUWAIT1124 | FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...] | 2007-07-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1144 | PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...] | 2007-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT1166 | GOK APPROVES TIP SHELTER, OUTLAWS PASSPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Highlighting his personal commitment to fighting TIP, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor made an unexpected personal appearance at PolOff's July 22 meeting with a ministry official to provide the Embassy with a copy of a ministerial decree authorizing the e [...] | 2007-07-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1246 | FILIPINO ENVOY RESEARCHING TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 7, a Filipino Presidential Envoy visited Post as part of a fact-finding mission in the investigation of reports of Filipino citizens being trafficked by a Kuwaiti firm into Iraq to build the new American Embassy. According to the delegation, the Kuwaiti firm is coope [...] | 2007-08-13 10:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM TIP KU |
07KUWAIT1251 | KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...] | 2007-08-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1285 | JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR BLOG REMARKS CRITICIZING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 18, members of the Kuwait State Security (KSS) Department arrested two journalists outside the offices of Al-Jarida newspaper. The KSS arrested the first journalist, Bashar Al-Sayegh, for publishing remarks on his website critical of the Amir. They arrested the second [...] | 2007-08-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KU |
07KUWAIT1306 | KUWAIT TO SUPPORT US NOMINEE FOR COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KU |
07KUWAIT1324 | FIRST FEMALE KUWAITI MINISTER RESIGNS [...] On August 24, Kuwaiti Health Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak, a liberal and Shi'a women's rights activist, tendered her resignation to the Amir of Kuwait after a deadly fire broke out in one of the government hospitals. As the head of the ministry, Al-Mubarak accepted responsibility for the [...] | 2007-09-03 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KU |
07KUWAIT1355 | KUWAIT TO SUPPORT US NOMINEE FOR COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-09 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KU |
07KUWAIT1397 | PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR: KUWAIT "WORST" PLACE FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Filipino Ambassador Ricardo Endaya told the Charge on September 3 that Kuwait is the "worst" country in the Gulf region for domestic workers. He said the shelter at his embassy houses more runaway domestic workers (200) than any other Filipino Embassy shelter in the world. [...] | 2007-09-16 06:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1421 | DOMESTIC WORKER SHELTER NEARS COMPLETION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 18, GOK officials gave PolOff a tour of the GOK's shelter for potential victims of trafficking, which is scheduled to open by September 26. The two-building complex is basic but clean. It has recreation and kitchen facilities and will be able to house approxima [...] | 2007-09-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1436 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-23 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KU PHUM PREF |
07KUWAIT146 | KUWAITI SHIA MARK ASHOURA PEACEFULLY THOUGH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti Shia celebrated Ashoura on January 30 and 31 in Shia neighborhoods and at husseiniyas (Shia diwaniyyas) around Kuwait City. The celebrations included chanting and self-flagellation and gatherings at husseiniyas where clerics gave sermons focusing on the martyrdom of Imam Hussein [...] | 2007-01-31 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KIRF KU |
07KUWAIT1489 | KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC WORKER SHELTER OPERATIONAL; GOK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP),visited Kuwait on September 26 to review Kuwait's progress on its 60-day action plan and to engage high-level GOK officials on combating TIP. The highlight of the trip was a tour o [...] | 2007-10-09 05:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1501 | KUWAIT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU |
07KUWAIT1529 | SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit, which presents a terrific opportunity to reaffirm the strong U.S. friendship with Kuwait; to recognize the strides Kuwait has made in women's activism; and to highlight some of the contributions we have made in women's issues and in the field of [...] | 2007-10-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI KU |
07KUWAIT1563 | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] American Embassy Kuwait is pleased to nominate the following outstanding candidate for consideration for the 2008 Secretary's Award for the International Women of Courage: 2. Name: Ms. Farea Ahmad Al-Saqqaf, Founder, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of The Lothan Youth Achievement Cente [...] | 2007-10-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM |
07KUWAIT1571 | KUWAITI POLICE WELCOME TIP TRAINING; REQUEST U.S. [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) PolOff met on October 28 with Brigadier General Dr. Hassan Hussayn Al-Abdulsalam, Director of Kuwait's Police Academy, to stress the importance of training police officers to identify potential TIP victims and to handle poten [...] | 2007-11-01 09:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1576 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KU |
07KUWAIT1578 | KUWAIT TO FOLLOW GCC LEAD IN LIKELY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU PREL UNGA |
07KUWAIT1579 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM UN CU KU |
07KUWAIT1623 | KUWAIT'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the very positive development of establishing a shelter for domestic workers, Kuwait has not taken addditional actions to improve its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) since Ambassador Lagon's September 26 visit and the subsequent October 18 Tier placem [...] | 2007-11-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1627 | KUWAIT: MINIMAL PARTICIPATION AT MALI CD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-18 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA KU |
07KUWAIT1676 | NOVEMBER 11-13 TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11 and 13, respectively, Kuwait hosted the 55th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the 30th Tripartite Commission (TC) Meeting. Representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Inter [...] | 2007-11-29 10:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT1736 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU KJUS KPRP PHUM PTER |
07KUWAIT1769 | NEW MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 13, CDA met with MoSAL/Justice Minister Jamal Ahmed Al-Shihab. The Minister said that the GOK was appreciative of external pressure (up to a point) to resolve TIP issues and promised to partner with the Embassy to make further progress on TIP. Minister Al-Shihab was [...] | 2007-12-31 04:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KIPR KU PGOV PHUM PREL KTFN TIP |
07KUWAIT182 | DEMARCHE: SEEKING ARAB SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 15:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS SO KU |
07KUWAIT192 | DEMARCHE: SEEKING ASIA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
07KUWAIT197 | DISCUSSION OF KUWAITI GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary. In a February 11 meeting with MFA Director Maqamis, visiting NEA/ARP Director Misenheimer discussed GOK's request that Kuwait's remaining four detainess at Guantanamo be transferred to Kuwaiti custody as soon as possible. Misenheimer noted that the four would face a more exactin [...] | 2007-02-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT221 | KUWAIT'S EFFORT TO APPEASE BIDOON WITH DRIVER'S [...] (C) Summary: After months of vague promises to ease their plight, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on January 6 began issuing driver's licenses to Kuwaiti Bidoon (stateless residents) for the first time on a broad scale in many years. The intended goodwill gesture soon gave way to disenchant [...] | 2007-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL KU BIDOON |
07KUWAIT239 | PROGRESS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SLOWED BY BUREACRACY [...] (C/NF) Summary: GOK attempts to address the abuse of domestic workers through a mandatory contract have so far fallen short, with the contracts proving difficult or impossible to enforce. GOK enforcement officials acknowledge unscrupulous practices at domestic recruitment offices, but expre [...] | 2007-02-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB ID KU TIP |
07KUWAIT312 | KUWAIT: SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 27 of reftel: -- 27A: Kuwait is a destination count [...] | 2007-03-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KU |
07KUWAIT319 | TWO GUANTANAMO RETURNEES ACQUITTED [...] (U) The Kuwait Criminal Court on March 3 acquitted two former Guantanamo detainees of terror related charges. Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari and Omar Rajab Amin, who were transfered from Guantanamo to Kuwait in September, 2006, were found not guilty of intent to commit hostile actions against the f [...] | 2007-03-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT320 | TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 53RD [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 53rd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on February 20, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session closed no c [...] | 2007-03-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT359 | UNDP REPORTS PROGRESS ON KUWAIT-HOSTED LABOR [...] (C/NF) UNDP Kuwait Deputy Director Mohammad Al-Nassery told PolOff on March 10 that the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) had written a letter formally approving a Kuwait-hosted international labor conference in May. The conference would bring together mid-level representatives of [...] | 2007-03-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT370 | KUWAIT: EMBASSY REACHES OUT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The embassy marked International Women's Day on March 8 by placing an op-ed in Kuwaiti newspapers that recognized the achievements of Kuwaiti women over the last year and by reaching out to a new set of contacts -- women in the financial sector -- through a lunch hosted by the [...] | 2007-03-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
07KUWAIT382 | TIP UPDATE: KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR AWARENESS [...] (SBU) Saad Al-Hajji and Eqbal Mallallah, the Director and Assistant Director of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' National Project to Raise Awareness of Domestic Workers (the project is also known as "Barirah," after one of the prophet's wife Aisha's female servants),met with PolOf [...] | 2007-03-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT455 | U.S.-GOK DISCUSS SECURITY MEASURES NECESSARY FOR [...] (S) Summary. A visiting USG interagency delegation discussed concerns about possible transfer of the four remaining Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo with GOK officials on March 24. USG delegation told the GOK officials that the remaining detainees were significantly more dangerous than those [...] | 2007-04-01 10:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT475 | TIP UPDATE ON PROSECUTIONS, SHELTER, LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK recently provided a response to formal questions regarding this year's TIP report, including an update of prosecution figures. The response states that Kuwait has agreed to establish a shelter for domestic workers, though further clarification is needed. The respons [...] | 2007-04-04 06:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT478 | FIVE GUANTANAMO NOT GUILTY VERDICTS UPHELD BY HIGH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT489 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently women's groups have galvanized their efforts to fight the main problems they face: discrimination in Kuwait's personal status law and lack of representation in parliamentary and governmental positions. Female activists rallied to successfully oppose a bill that woul [...] | 2007-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT505 | FEMALE LEADERS PAINT BLEAK PICTURE OF WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Women's Network (WIN) told Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) on April 7 that women still face major professional, political, and legal obstacles to achieving equality with men in Kuwait. Some of the problems come from discrimination in the workplace. Other [...] | 2007-04-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT515 | VEILED WOMAN BREAKS BARRIERS TO RUN IN TRIBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Zakiyya Thuwaini has announced her candidacy in local elections scheduled for April 30 in Kuwait's most conservative area. She has faced opposition from within her own family, but others in the community have encouraged her and women's activists from around the country are ass [...] | 2007-04-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT570 | PENINSULA LIONS PROSECUTION OVERVIEW: CASE NEARS [...] (S) Summary. With a hearing date before Kuwait,s highest court set for May 15, 2007, the terror trials arising out of January 2005 armed clashes between the Peninsula Lions, a Kuwait-based extremist group, and Government of Kuwait security forces are nearing their conclusion. The December 200 [...] | 2007-04-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT58 | MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR SAYS GOK [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Ambassador noted the of the upcoming TIP report evaluation and asked about GOK progress on addressing problems faced by Kuwait's 1.5 million foreign workers. The Minister noted that dome [...] | 2007-01-18 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU |
07KUWAIT592 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ACTIVISTS UNSATISFIED WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The National Assembly's Women's Affairs Committee sponsored a conference on women's issues on April 21. The conference tackled some of the key challenges facing women, but activists criticized it as superficial and lashed out at the lack of interest by parliamentarians. Th [...] | 2007-04-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT595 | NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PHUM KU |
07KUWAIT663 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 11:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO KU DEMARCHE |
07KUWAIT729 | MOSAL MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCE, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: MOSAL Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled told Ambassador May 9 that recent Saudi investigations underscore the shared concerns of Kuwait and the U.S. about terrorist financing, though the GOK needs more evidence to move against RIHS. He is pleased with recent cooperation between K [...] | 2007-05-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EFIN KU |
07KUWAIT753 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC ELECTION ASSESSMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 12 to Dr. Hamad Bou Rahamah, the Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Department. Bou Rahamah agreed that Belarus' human rights record was an obstacle to its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a [...] | 2007-05-13 12:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC BO BK SI KU |
07KUWAIT775 | BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Salafi MPs and their supporters have stepped up their threats to subject Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to a parliamentary grilling. The proximate cause was the banning of several books by former Saudi Grand Muftis Abdulaziz Bin Baz and Mu [...] | 2007-05-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL SA KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT81 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN KUWAIT: WOMEN IN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky visited Kuwait January 9 to participate in the Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference (reftel). She also met with key Kuwaiti governmental and non-governmental figures. Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, the first and only femal [...] | 2007-01-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PGOV PHUM PREL KSCA KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT86 | TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) As per instructions in reftel, below are Post's recommendations of a list of the top five influential women in Kuwait. Kuwait does not have a female "Oprah Winfrey-type media icon." All five of the women speak excellent English. Name: Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak Title: Minister Institu [...] | 2007-01-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PREL KU |
07KUWAIT888 | GUANTANAMO ARB III NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered notification of the upcoming ARB hearing to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Feisal Al-Eneizi on June 6. 2. (C) Poloff inquired about the development status of a Government of Kuwait (GOK) threat mitigation plan for use with detainees transferred from Guantana [...] | 2007-06-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM PINR SA KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT909 | TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 54TH [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 54th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on June 5, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Poloff in attendance. The session clo [...] | 2007-06-13 03:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KU |
07KUWAIT938 | KUWAITIS DEFENSIVE ABOUT TIER 3 TIP RANKING, [...] (SBU) Summary: The demotion of Kuwait to Tier 3 in the 2007 TIP report garnered a great deal of attention. Kuwaiti officials criticized the TIP report as inaccurate, but pledged to continue working with the U.S. on anti-TIP efforts. Officials and a number of columnists attacked the U.S. h [...] | 2007-06-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP |
07KUWAIT952 | UN LABOR CONFERENCE IN KUWAIT IN DOUBT, MAY MOVE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with UN Resident Representative Valerie Cliff by telephone on June 16. He urged the ILO (International Labor Organization) positions on TIP and the labor situation in the region be made clear, since local officials are claiming that the ILO has not criticized local [...] | 2007-06-19 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB AE SA QA KU TIP |
07KUWAIT965 | COURT COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES IN PENINSULA [...] On June 19, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment for four defendants in the Peninsula Lions case. The Peninsula Lions came to prominence in January 2005 following armed clashes with Kuwait security forces. Under Kuwaiti law, a lif [...] | 2007-06-24 05:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
07KYIV1107 | UKRAINE: BELARUS UN HRC CANDIDACY - AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Our soundings with the Ukrainian MFA, detailed below, indicate the Ukrainians are on the razor's edge regarding whether to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Their concern is to ensure that this year's vote not result in keeping Slovenia off the Council (Slov [...] | 2007-05-10 14:37:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO UP |
07KYIV1133 | UKRAINE: SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS IN THE WIND? HAYDUK [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych resumed meetings to resolve the political impasse May 12 after Yanukovych returned to Ukraine from his Spanish knee surgery; Yushchenko said afterwards that the two would meet again May 16 to agree on the date for early elections. Presidentia [...] | 2007-05-15 03:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV1243 | UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY SEGA [...] (SBU) Undersecretary Sega: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv. For more than seven weeks Ukraine has been in political turmoil and paralysis as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resol [...] | 2007-05-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV1246 | UKRAINE: MODERATE MUSLIM LEADER ACCUSES ARRAID [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are increasing within Ukraine's small Muslim population, with the head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims in Ukraine (SDMU) Sheikh Tamin accusing the Muslim Association of Civic Organizations - Arraid of promoting Islamic extremism. Tamim, who is known for his mod [...] | 2007-05-25 06:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP |
07KYIV1396 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DECREE FOR SEPT 30 ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko issued a June 5 decree which established pre-term elections September 30 in accordance with the May 27 joint statement between Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, and Speaker Moroz. Yushchenko delivered a 55-minute address to the diplomatic corps June 6 summarizing [...] | 2007-06-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV1722 | UKRAINE: FLAWED LOCAL ELECTION REVEAL POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contentious repeat mayoral elections June 17 in Irpin, a town of 40,000 people located one hour northwest of Kyiv, underscored the potential for problems in the upcoming September 30 national Rada elections as a highstakes fight for land and power brought troublesome irregularitie [...] | 2007-07-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UP |
07KYIV186 | UKRAINE: TURKMEN OPPOSITION VISA SCANDAL REALLY [...] (C) Summary. The scandal that has erupted over Socialist Transportation Minister Mykola Rudkovskiy pressuring Ukrainian ambassadors to issue visas to Turkmen opposition figures to travel to Kyiv in late December in the wake of former Turkmen President Niyazov's death is, at its heart, the lat [...] | 2007-01-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EPET TX UP |
07KYIV1972 | UKRAINE: REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN AS [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) PolCouns was called in August 9 by Acting Director of the MFA's Second Territorial Department Larisa Myronenko to receive a request for U.S. support for Ukraine's candidate to be the next OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambas [...] | 2007-08-10 13:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE UP |
07KYIV2165 | UKRAINE: LITTLE PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Journalist Artem Skoropadiskiy, who claimed that an August 13 assault on him by two assailants was because of a critical story he wrote on Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy, told PolOff on August 21 that there had been no progress in the police investigation. Althoug [...] | 2007-08-29 11:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP |
07KYIV2256 | UKRAINE: ACTING FM URGES USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN [...] (C) The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry continues to press for U.S. support for Ukraine's candidate to be the next OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Anatoliy Oliynyk, currently Ukraine's Ambassador to both Serbia and Montenegro. During an August 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Acting Fo [...] | 2007-09-10 11:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV235 | UKRAINE: SHCHERBAN CASE BEING SWEPT UNDER RUG [...] (C) Summary. It appears increasingly unlikely that former Sumy governor Volodymyr Shcherban, accused of election rigging and a number of other serious charges, will end up in court. Shcherban, who fled to the U.S. in the spring of 2005 to avoid arrest in Ukraine, was detained for overstaying h [...] | 2007-02-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UP |
07KYIV2479 | UKRAINE: SEPTEMBER 30 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A [...] (C) Summary. Ukrainians will go to the polls on September 30 -- for the fifth time in the past three years -- to elect a new parliament, and attempt to end the political deadlock that has gripped this country since President Yushchenko's April 2 decree dissolving the Rada. With the polls show [...] | 2007-09-27 14:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2501 | UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A NEW ORANGE COALITION COULD [...] (C) Summary: A renewed "orange coalition" could potentially capture enough Rada seats to form the new government, according to several nationwide exit polls. As of noon October 1, counting continues and the Central Election Commission (CEC) has posted about 54% of the results, although there [...] | 2007-10-01 07:07:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2522 | UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH SUGGESTS REGIONS WON'T ACCEPT [...] (C) Summary: PM Yanukovych told the Ambassador October 3 that Regions had the right to form the government as the party with the most votes and was willing to negotiate with all of the parties to form a coalition, but that it could not accept an orange coalition and government. According to Y [...] | 2007-10-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2714 | UKRAINE: Cuba Embargo Resolution at UNGA -- Demarche [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points regarding the Cuba embargo resolution October 26 to MFA Second Territorial Department Director (A/S equivalent) Ihor Hrushko. Hrushko noted that Cuba continues to provide substantial assistance for the "Chornobyl children" (belonging to families affected by th [...] | 2007-10-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD UNGA UN CU US UP |
07KYIV2752 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FINALLY TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Embassy DCM Shahar Arieli confirmed that President Victor Yushchenko plans to visit Israel in mid-November and that he would also visit Ramallah and meet with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, although he noted that previous planned visits did not m [...] | 2007-11-06 08:20:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IS UP |
07KYIV2766 | UKRAINE: COALITION POSSIBILITIES - READING THE [...] (C) Summary: With the opening of the Rada on the horizon and after five weeks of coalition discussions between representatives of all of the major parties and President Yushchenko, we have boiled down the main number of possibilities for the next government to four -- an orange coalition led [...] | 2007-11-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV282 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING CASE REMAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. More than two years after his inauguration as President, Viktor Yushchenko's face no longer has the huge chloracne bumps and pallid grey color resulting from his poisoning by dioxin in September 2004, and his Swiss doctors claim that 80 percent of the dioxin has left his syste [...] | 2007-02-02 15:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2829 | UKRAINE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Ref A relayed information passed by Ukraine's UN mission that Ukraine will vote in favor of the four country-specific resolutions in the UNGA Third Committee and against any no-action motion. In ref C, we reported on delivery of U.S. points regarding the draft resolution "On Condemning th [...] | 2007-11-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA KWMN AORC UN UP |
07KYIV2833 | UKRAINE: ODDS MOUNTING AGAINST A TYMOSHENKO [...] (C) Summary: After visiting EUR DAS Kramer's series of meetings with top Ukrainian political figures, it is clear that the path to the premiership for Yuliya Tymoshenko will be difficult and is still far from certain. Presidential Administration head Baloha said that he was "101%" certain tha [...] | 2007-11-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2923 | UKRAINE: ORANGE COALITION ANNOUNCED, BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Yuliya Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT) and Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense (OU-PSD) announced the successful conclusion of a coalition agreement in the Rada November 29, bringing the renewed "orange" coalition one step closer to forming a government. However, the new coalition was un [...] | 2007-11-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2925 | UKRAINE: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA [...] Post provided detailed information on child labor in Ukraine last year (ref B),the first time that Ukraine was covered by this Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting requirement. As requested by ref A, below Post provides updated information on child labor issues. 2. Post will also sen [...] | 2007-11-30 11:08:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP |
07KYIV2932 | UKRAINE: ARMS SALES TO BURMA - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points urging termination of arms deals with Burma on November 30 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos. Belokolos noted that, while conventional arms sales were not in his direct portfolio, MFA was aware of the general n [...] | 2007-11-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PHUM BM UP |
07KYIV2967 | UKRAINE: GETTING TO GOVERNMENT - ORANGE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: After a day of parliamentary maneuvering, the orange coalition parties of Yuliya Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko mustered a slim-227 majority vote to elect 33-year old Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the Speaker of the Rada. The successful vote showed that the coalition i [...] | 2007-12-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV2973 | UKRAINE: RADA PREPARES TO VOTE ON TYMOSHENKO'S PM [...] (C) Summary: In a move that surprised many, especially the parliamentary opposition, on December 6, President Yushchenko submitted the nomination of Yuliya Tymoshenko to the Rada for a vote, just hours after receiving her nomination from the orange coalition via newly-elected Rada Speaker Yatse [...] | 2007-12-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV3034 | UKRAINE: MOI AND MFA DISCUSS PLANS TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Ukrainian Government is taking steps to combat the increase in racially-motivated crimes in Ukraine this year. Acting Minister of Interior Korniyenko highlighted to the Ambassador several initiatives undertaken by the Ministry including increased security for di [...] | 2007-12-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP |
07KYIV3086 | UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO ELECTED AS PM; NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks of debate and uncertainty, the orange coalition came together and confirmed Yuliya Tymoshenko as the new prime minister of Ukraine on December 18. Tymoshenko was confirmed with 226 votes, the minimum number of votes necessary in the 450-member Rada. Only MPs f [...] | 2007-12-18 13:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV332 | UKRAINE: EU TROIKA MEETING LAUNCHES ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: A February 6 EU Troika meeting in Kyiv marked the launch of a new enhanced Partnership and Cooperative Agreement intended to strengthen economic and political ties - responding to a Ukrainian push for a new kind of partnership and closer ties to the EU. The first meeting of a Wor [...] | 2007-02-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UP |
07KYIV499 | UKRAINE: RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC GROUPS IN ODESA CONDEMN [...] (SBU) On February 26, representatives of more than 40 religious denominations and ethnic communities from the Odesa oblast signed a joint statement condemning the February 17-18 desecration in Odesa of Holocaust memorials, a Jewish cemetery, and a memorial to a well-known Odesan Jew (reftel). [...] | 2007-02-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNHRC UP |
07KYIV642 | UKRAINE: LUTSENKO RAIDED, INTERROGATED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: On a busy political day that heralded a potential tectonic shift in the basic blue-orange divide in Ukrainian politics, which has existed since the November-December 2004 Orange Revolution (septel),a Prosecutor General Office (PGO) investigative team launched a seven- hour se [...] | 2007-03-20 17:44:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV654 | UKRAINE/BELARUS SUMMIT STILL PLANNED FOR MARCH [...] (C) Summary: Plans are still proceeding for a Kyiv summit between President Yushchenko and Belarusan President Lukashenko, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Veselovsky during a meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, NSC Director Sterling, and the Ambassador. Kramer warned Veselovsky that such a mee [...] | 2007-03-22 08:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM ENRG EPET BO UP |
07KYIV656 | UKRAINE ACTION REQUEST: UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT DROP [...] (SBU) Note: This is an action request for Moscow DHS/CIS, Mission Geneva and PRM, retransmitting the text of reftel, slightly modified. Post requests a response to the UNHCR-Kyiv claim that U.S. refusal rates of UNHCR-Kyiv referrals in 2006 jumped by 20 percent; see para 9. 2. (C) Summar [...] | 2007-03-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UP UNHCR |
07KYIV666 | UKRAINE: RAIDS AIMED AT LUTSENKO WIDEN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the March 20 Prosecutor General Office (PGO) early morning raid on former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko's apartment (ref A),on March 21, police allegedly broke into the Kyiv office of the Anti-Criminal Choice NGO (without a warrant) headed by Lutsenko's brother S [...] | 2007-03-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR UP |
07KYIV687 | UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH DECRIES OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) Summary. Although disappointed by President Yushchenko's continued rebuffs to his invitations to work together, PM Yanukovych told visiting EUR DAS David Kramer, NSC Director Adam Sterling and the Ambassador that he remained open to a broad coalition in parliament and cooperation. Yanu [...] | 2007-03-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV702 | UKRAINE: THE STRUGGLE FOR SEVASTOPOL [...] (C) Summary: Sevastopol continues to be in the middle of a tug-of-war between Ukraine and Russian for the hearts and minds of its residents. Moscow Mayor Luzhkov visited Sevastopol February 21, to open a renovated Moscow-funded Russian Culture and Information Center, to visit the Russian Bla [...] | 2007-03-29 08:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS UP |
07KYIV757 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENT-PM NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE; [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych's late-night March 29 meeting ended without agreement, with the PM's team pushing for a "gentleman's agreement" and the President's advisors arguing for a written, negotiated "rules of the game" to resolve the political conflict over the c [...] | 2007-03-30 14:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
07KYIV784 | UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS OVER RADA DISMISSAL [...] (C) Summary: Justifying his April 2 decree dismissing the Rada (parliament) and calling pre-term elections for May 27, President Yushchenko told G-7 ambassadors April 3 that new elections were a democratic instrument to resolve a political crisis that stemmed from a parliamentary crisis. The [...] | 2007-04-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR UP |
07KYIV804 | UKRAINE: PRESSURE ON PECHERSK COURT INCREASES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pechersk District Court became involved in the struggle over President Yushchenko's decree dismissing the Rada and setting new elections April 3 after it threw out an April 2 Rada resolution to replace the current Central Election Commission (CEC) with the previous one led [...] | 2007-04-05 14:59:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UP |
07KYIV824 | UKRAINE: POWER MINISTERS GIVE ASSURANCES THAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Defense Minister Hrytsenko, Minister of Interior Tsushko, and acting head of the Security Service (SBU) Nalyvaichenko April 6 to discuss the security situation during the ongoing political crisis. Hrytsenko was the most optimistic of the three, giving assurance [...] | 2007-04-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS UP |
07KYIV922 | UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BEGINS HEARINGS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Constitutional Court began full court hearings on April 17 into the constitutionality of Yushchenko's April 2 decree dismissing the Rada and calling new elections, while accusations of bribery, threats, and political pressure swirled around the proceedings. Despite earlier [...] | 2007-04-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UP |
07KYIV939 | UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT HEARINGS, DAY THREE: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Constitutional Court's hearings on Yushchenko's April 2 decree went more smoothly April 19 than the previous day, as Presidential Court representative Shapoval concluded his presentation and fielded questions. Shapoval, a former Constitutional Court judge and one of Ukraine [...] | 2007-04-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
07LAGOS185 | NIGERIA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...] | 2007-03-13 15:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
07LAGOS190 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS LAGOS ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 22-24 visit to Lagos that rehabilitation of TIP victims needs more resources and funding. Efforts in Lagos to work with TIP victims have been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of vi [...] | 2007-03-15 09:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG KCRM NI |
07LAGOS193 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN CODEL NI |
07LAGOS194 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | CODEL PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN NI |
07LAGOS213 | EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...] | 2007-03-21 11:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI |
07LAGOS22 | ELECTION 2007: SOUTHERN PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES [...] (SBU) Summary. This is a survey of the results of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in southern states, which took place December 9. Most candidates chosen were those who had pledged fealty to state governors or, where the governors were weak, to the PDP national lea [...] | 2007-01-12 11:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS227 | ANAMBRA STATE ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: A visit by Poloffs to Anambra State on March 6 showed the political scene remains volatile but People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Special Presidential Advisor Andy Uba has the upper hand in the race for the gubernatorial ticket. To bolster his chances, he likely has [...] | 2007-03-26 06:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS24 | APGA REGROUPS, SEEKING TO REMAIN A FACTOR IN IGBO [...] (C) Summary: Visits with All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) officials in Enugu and Abia States reveal a bruised party looking to regain support and goodwill lost during the intraparty fighting of the last two years. A predominantly Igbo party, APGA saw apparent electoral success in the 20 [...] | 2007-01-16 07:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS261 | SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST NIGERIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Political violence in the South has been connected to acrimonious local races. The police have been biased against the opposition, and the opposition anticipates the military will show similar bias. The violence has concentrated in the Southwest because of the tight races betwee [...] | 2007-04-13 11:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS265 | SOUTHERN GOVERNORS SEE LITTLE INEC PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In recent separate conversations with the Consul General, Governors of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Imo criticized the lack of electoral preparation in their states just 10 days before the gubernatorial elections. While the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will likely carry these s [...] | 2007-04-13 12:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | NI PGOV PREL PHUM |
07LAGOS269 | ELECTION 2007: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: For the current elections, Southern Nigeria appears to follow the dictum that all politics are local. Greater attention will focus on the state gubernatorial races than on the presidential race. Few people expect a credible exercise. Most expect the People's Democratic Party (PDP [...] | 2007-04-13 15:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS28 | UTOMI BELIEVES HE MAY BE A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate Pat Utomi told the Consul General his candidacy has resonated within segments of the electorate tired of traditional Nigerian politics, which is more personality-oriented than issue-based. Utomi plans to reach out to voters [...] | 2007-01-16 15:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS291 | PDP DISSONANCE ON GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 conversation with the Consul General, Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Aminu Wisdom (STRICTLY PROTECT) said the People,s Democratic Party (PDP) was split between two camps with conflicting views of the April 14 gubernatorial elections. Which view ultimately [...] | 2007-04-26 11:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
07LAGOS302 | UNIONS: ELECTION PROTEST ON THE TABLE BUT NOT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),in conjunction with the Labor and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) will celebrate the Nigerian Labor Day on May 1 with rallies in Abuja, Lagos and Benin City and with signs protesting the recent elections. As of Apr [...] | 2007-04-30 15:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
07LAGOS320 | NIGERIA SUBMISSIONS FOR G/TIP FY 2007 ESF AND [...] Name of Applicant: Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) Executive Director, Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi 2. Requested funding amount: $101,890 3. Project title: Sensitization and Reintegration Program 4. Project duration: 2 years 5. Proposal abstract: The Women's Consortium of Nige [...] | 2007-05-08 10:15:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL |
07LAGOS337 | SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH MARCH [...] This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables. --------------------------- Section 1 - Re [...] | 2007-05-14 12:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI |
07LAGOS368 | OIL SECTOR LABOR UNIONS THREATEN MAY 24-25 STRIKE [...] According to press reports, workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will wear red starting May 21 in protest of the recent Bureau of Public Enterprise's (BPE) sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries and Stallion House in Lagos. If the Federal Government fails to [...] | 2007-05-22 16:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
07LAGOS392 | CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE POPULACE TO JOIN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with Poloff, Chairman of the Coalition for Democracy and Rule of Law (CODERL) and Pronaco Media and Publicity Director Wale Okunniyi discussed the election, Pronaco's proposed new constitution, and plans for future protests. Civil society organizations will pa [...] | 2007-05-25 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS435 | TANKER DRIVERS MOLLIFIED WITH PARKING LOT [...] On June 6, the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union under the Nation Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees (NUPENG) suspended their strike which began on June 4. According to a NUPENG representative, the lack of a parking area forced tanker drivers to park along bridges outside Lagos c [...] | 2007-06-07 11:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI |
07LAGOS439 | ELECTION TRIBUNALS GET UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In several states of Southern Nigeria, the election tribunals are underway. The expectation is the tribunals will begin deciding cases in the next few months. The opposition hopes the recent independent decisions by the judiciary will continue in the election tribunals, and ov [...] | 2007-06-08 16:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS480 | YAR'ADUA & LABOR RELATIONS MAY IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: It was not until President Yar'Adua directly negotiated with the NLC and TUC labor leaders in a closed-door session that the 2007 national labor strike was resolved, according to Denja Yaqub, Assistant Secretary to the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC). Yar'Adua reportedly told the l [...] | 2007-06-28 11:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI |
07LAGOS482 | SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH JUNE [...] (U) This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. --------------------------- Section 1 - Respect for the Integrity of the Person ---------------- [...] | 2007-06-28 15:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB KIRF NI |
07LAGOS565 | CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARGUES MASS VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activist Abiodun Aremu of the United Action for Democracy (UAD) told Poloff there was a failure to protest the April elections because of sparse voter education and widespread apathy toward the elections and politics in general. Aremu contended that civil society s [...] | 2007-08-09 10:15:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAGOS629 | Struggles Over State Electoral Commissions Precede LGA [...] (U) Summary: Elections in the 353 Local Government Area (LGA) Councils of Nigeria's 17 southern states are scheduled to be held in the last quarter of this year. Struggles continue over control of the State Electoral Commissions which handle the LGA electoral process. End Summary. --------- [...] | 2007-09-18 10:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS684 | NIGERIA'S DOCK WORKERS ON STRIKE [...] (U) The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) went on strike on October 18 to support a non-unionized group of Apapa terminal dockworkers. The Apapa dockworkers are legally recognized as casual employees and, therefore, unable to organize or receive guaranteed conditions of service. (Note [...] | 2007-10-19 14:04:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS685 | NIGERIA'S EDO STATE RIVEN OVER TRIBUNALS, LG ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal has been sitting daily to expedite proceedings, but has no jurisdiction to hear complaints alleging violent intimidation of witnesses. Edo State opposition parties will boycott November local government elections. Sitting Governor Osunbor' [...] | 2007-10-19 14:15:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS686 | KALU'S CORRUPTION TRIAL PITCHES EFCC AGAINST ATTORNEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) trial of former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has set the EFCC and Attorney General (AG),Michael Aondoaaka, on a collision course. Aondoaaka wants the EFCC to discontinue Kalu's trial in obedience to an earlier Abia State [...] | 2007-10-22 12:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS688 | PRISON RIOT SPARKS DEBATE ON PRISON REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Several prisoners died recently during an attempted jail break in a federal prison in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Government of Nigeria (GON) pledged to institute lasting prison reform that would improve prisoners' living conditions. However, human rights activists argued that no mean [...] | 2007-10-22 12:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM NI |
07LAGOS690 | MOSOP PRESIDENT: EFCC MUST CHARGE CORRUPT [...] (C) Summary: The relative calm in Port Harcourt, Rivers State is misleading as state government officials have contributed to the violence, rather than decreased it. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must hold government officials responsible for corruption and complicity i [...] | 2007-10-22 13:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI |
07LAGOS712 | MILITANT LEADER DOKUBO ASARI EXPOSES OKAH AS A [...] (C) In mid-October militant leader Dokubo Asari circulated a letter exposing Henry Okah's arms trafficking activities and connections in a self-proclaimed effort to separate criminality from the Niger Delta struggle. (Note: According to security sources, this letter was intended only for Ija [...] | 2007-10-30 14:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI |
07LAGOS729 | Southern Nigeria Election Tribunals Rule On Challenges [...] (U) Summary: Election tribunals in Nigeria's southern states continued to hand down rulings, some of which may be appealed. Bayelsa and Ogun State tribunals ruled against Action Congress (AC) and All Nigerian People's Party (ANPP) challengers in governorship elections. House races were over [...] | 2007-11-07 15:19:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
07LAGOS741 | NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL [...] (C) Around 07:00 AM on November 12, six to seven militant boats were spotted shooting into the air offshore Exxon Mobil's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom State. According to security sources, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) repelled the militants around 10:30 AM after a firefight whi [...] | 2007-11-13 15:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI |
07LAGOS778 | NIGERIA: ADEDIBU LOSES GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Signs point to the slow decline of Lamidi Adedibu's influence in Oyo State politics. His recent court appearance in Abuja and struggles with NAFDAC show his weakened position. Traditional ruler Gbola Adesiyan says Adedibu's "godson" Governor Adebayo Akala anticipates that the t [...] | 2007-12-12 14:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM NI |
07LAGOS95 | STATE OF EMERGENCY BRINGS SOME CALM TO EKITI STATE [...] (C) Summary. Although controversial, President Obasanjo's declaration in October 2006 of a state of emergency in Ekiti State has provided citizens a respite from the State's tumultuous political climate. Special Administrator Tunji Olurin has brought some order to Ekiti. However, the party [...] | 2007-02-09 07:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
07LAPAZ1127 | MAS PROPOSES PRESS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) A Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Constituent Assembly member has proposed expanding the responsibilities of Bolivia's human rights ombudsman or creating a new "press ombudsman" to hear citizen complaints regarding the press. Reactions to the proposal were mixed. Former journalist and Bo [...] | 2007-04-24 17:33:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1169 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF BOLIVIAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units of the Bolivian Security Forces, both armed forces and police, that are recipients of ongoing U.S. training and assistance. [...] | 2007-04-26 17:56:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR BL |
07LAPAZ1213 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS COULTER [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz warmly welcomes Political-Military Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter to Bolivia May 8-10. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in Bolivian-American relations, with the GOB still defining its role in Bolivia's "revolution." With indigenous coca leader [...] | 2007-05-03 12:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1229 | GOB-BACKED MINERS ATTACK CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C/NF) Well over a thousand government-paid miners marched on Sucre and attacked the Constitutional Tribunal with dynamite April 27 to pressure the court into respecting the GOB's October 31 supreme decree (reftel) which nationalized the Posokoni, Huanuni mine. The court building sustained m [...] | 2007-05-04 11:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1337 | BOLIVIA ON BELARUS' HRC CANDIDACY: PART II [...] (C) On May 10, Poloff delivered (reftel A) demarche to the MFA's director of international organizations. According to the director, the GOB still has not made a decision regarding Belarus' candidacy. In a May 3 (reftel B) meeting on this issue, the director mentioned that Belarus had approac [...] | 2007-05-15 08:31:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM RPEL UNHRC BL |
07LAPAZ1366 | PM DAS COULTER VISIT TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Michael Coulter, as well as WHA/FO Sr. Advisor Giovanni Snidle, PM desk officer Jeff Burnett, and Lt. Col. Daniel McDonald of the Office of the Secretary of Defense visited Bolivia May 9-10 in response to the positive overtures made [...] | 2007-05-16 19:20:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1386 | BOLIVIAN COURTS UNDER MAS FIRE [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to Congress impeachment charges of judicial malpractice against four of five the Constitutional Tribunal (CT) justices. Once the lower house approves the charges, the four justices will be suspended, leaving only one justice on the bench. Poloff met [...] | 2007-05-18 18:48:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ1394 | DCM'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (SBU) At a ninety minute lunch at the DCM's residence on May 14, Minister of Defense (MOD) Walker San Miguel expressed confidence that the GOB would make its 5,000-8,000 hectare eradication target this year. He suggested that the USG and GOB negotiate an agreement regarding transport via DEA [...] | 2007-05-22 15:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1428 | BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 12:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL VE BL |
07LAPAZ1467 | GOB STEPS UP ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to congress impeachment charges against four of five the constitutional tribunal justices (REFTEL A). The GOB and Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) officials followed with a full-blown public campaign against the judiciary, calls for the closQe of the [...] | 2007-05-30 07:08:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ1471 | POPE'S COMMENTS SPUR VERBAL SPARRING IN BOLIVIA [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's May 13 comments from Brazil regarding the appearance of "authoritarian governments" in Latin America and his statement that the indigenous "silently longed" to embrace Christianity sparked an intense back and forth between the GOB and the Bolivian Catholic Church. Boli [...] | 2007-05-30 11:59:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1661 | CUBAN DOCTOR PREVENTED FROM DEPARTING BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) On June 14, Cuban doctor Ruber Rodriguez Cruz was detained by Bolivian immigration authorities in Santa Cruz after boarding an American Airlines flight bound for Miami. Dr. Rodriguez Cruz eventually managed to leave the airport and found a "safe place" to avoid Bolivian authorities. We [...] | 2007-06-15 10:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL BL CU |
07LAPAZ170 | INFLUENTIAL BOLIVIAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 11:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL BL |
07LAPAZ1718 | CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: SEVEN COMMISSIONS FILE [...] (U) Despite a June 21 deadline only seven of the Constituent Assembly's twenty-one commissions issued their final reports. Of the seven, only the Coca and Rural Development commissions have issued consensus reports, while the other five commissions have each issued majority and minority repor [...] | 2007-06-25 12:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM BL |
07LAPAZ1761 | COCHABAMBA CONFLICT CASES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Poloff visited Cochabamba on June 20 and met with the human rights ombudsman's local representative and the district attorney (DA) to discuss the status of the investigations into the Cochabamba conflict of January 8-11. In only one of the three deaths is there a suspect and in that cas [...] | 2007-06-27 15:24:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ18 | GOB PROPOSES PARALLEL INDIGENOUS LEGAL SYSTEM [...] (SBU) On January 1, President Morales proposed a new law to establish parallel indigenous (referred to as a "communitarian") legal systems whose authority will be binding. The GOB's plan calls for communitarian justice to be obligatory, at "the same level" as the formal legal system, and wit [...] | 2007-01-05 12:42:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1948 | SOME TRANSPARENCY AND MAS COMPROMISE IN NEW [...] (SBU) After nearly two months of deliberations, Bolivia's congress successfully voted on the appointment of four new supreme court judges in a process that while not fully transparent, was a marked improvement over the past. Historically the congressional approval process was opaque, based on [...] | 2007-07-13 22:05:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2008 | MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION TO KEEP LA PAZ AS BOLIVIA'S [...] News organizations are reporting that up to 2 million residents of El Alto and the city and department of La Paz gathered July 20 in El Alto to show their support for La Paz as the legislative and executive capital of Bolivia (see ref A for an explanation of the capital-movement debate.) Spea [...] | 2007-07-20 20:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2020 | LA PAZ "UNITY" DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) Local press and opinion makers are touting the July 20th demonstration (cabildo) in El Alto as a complete success. Logistically the event was a success, with no violence and only a few minor injuries. Numerically the event was a success: over a million people attended, with some esti [...] | 2007-07-23 22:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2092 | COURTS OVERTURN BARRING OF HIV POSITIVE NAVAL CADET [...] (U) In a case that set a precedent for the Bolivian military, the La Paz Superior District Court ruled that HIV positive naval cadet Richard Condori should be reinstated to the naval academy. Condori is also alleged to suffer from lymphatic cancer. The Navy claimed Condori, a fifth year stud [...] | 2007-07-31 16:35:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2104 | INTRODUCTION TO BOLIVIAN INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] Bolivia has the highest percentage (from 35 percent to as high as 75 percent, depending on the survey) of indigenous citizens in South America, and Evo Morales' near-iconic status as the first indigenous president of Bolivia has made indigenous issues both highly-visible and contentious. But [...] | 2007-08-01 19:21:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2234 | INDIGENOUS "FOURTH POWER" POWERLESS [...] (SBU) On August 10, Emboffs met with members of the "National Mechanism for Social Control" to receive a briefing on their operations. The group, composed of leaders of national civic organizations and unions, is trying to position itself as a "fourth power" on level with the legislative, exe [...] | 2007-08-14 21:59:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2305 | MAS TAKES STEPS AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) On August 16, the Constitution Commission in Bolivia's lower house of Congress submitted a report recommending legal action against all but one of Bolivia's five Constitutional Tribunal judges (the Constitutional Tribunal rules on the constitutionality of laws, while the separate Suprem [...] | 2007-08-21 19:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2385 | DEPSEC'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN VP [...] (C) Although the Morales government states it wants good relations with the United States, officials often use anti-U.S. rhetoric to distract from domestic problems, as when the Bolivian government recently groundlessly accused the United States of financing opposition groups. The key areas of [...] | 2007-08-29 21:09:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EMIN SNAR BL |
07LAPAZ2386 | TWO THIRDS OF BOLIVIA STRIKES AGAINST EVO [...] (C) The departments of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca joined Bolivia's media-luna (Pando, Beni, Tarija and Santa Cruz) and held a 24-hour general strike (paro civico) on August 28. The opposition is calling the strike an overwhelming success, since it paralyzed the six departments and demonstrated [...] | 2007-08-29 21:15:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2400 | OPPOSITION, OTHERS DEFEND US AID [...] (U) Following Minister of the Presidency Quintana's August 29 attacks on USAID in which he accused the USG of supporting the opposition and told USAID to get in line with government policies or leave the country, the opposition, NGOs and pundits are defending USAID and criticizing the governmen [...] | 2007-08-30 21:18:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BL |
07LAPAZ2520 | LA PAZ INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Response keyed to paragraph 5 of reftel. Bolivia is one of ten western hemisphere countries covered in the Department of State's Supporting Human Rights and Democracy (SHRD) report. Embassy La Paz's human rights and democracy programs are covered in detail in the 2006 report. The re [...] | 2007-09-14 05:31:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BL |
07LAPAZ2658 | STUDENT DEAD IN POSSIBLE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) A September 28 clash between student protesters and security forces left one student dead (Osmar Flores Torres) and four others wounded in the Arani province of Cochabamba. The students (or normalistas) were threatening to disrupt a gas pipeline if their demand for a new school was [...] | 2007-10-02 20:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07LAPAZ2687 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 20:35:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BL |
07LAPAZ2688 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 20:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BL |
07LAPAZ2689 | CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL IN LIMBO [...] (C) On October 3, the Superior Court of La Paz, ruled against the opposition-led senate's September 5 decision to "shelve" (not proceed with) impeachment proceedings against four of five constitutional tribunal magistrates, leaving the tribunal in limbo. The superior court's decision, if fo [...] | 2007-10-04 22:34:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ2778 | INDIGENOUS COHESION CRACKING IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Emboffs met with Fabio Colquechuima, the international relations officer of CONAMAQ (National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qollasuyu),a group consisting of 16 indigenous groups from across Bolivia, mostly concentrated in the highlands to the west. In what is [...] | 2007-10-17 16:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ2829 | BOLIVIAN WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE [...] Embassy La Paz enthusiastically nominates Carmen Velasco for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Name: Marcela Maria del Carmen VELASCO de Torrez Title/Organization: Co-Founder and Executive Director/Pro Mujer DPOB: 20 March 1950, Bolivia Citizenship: Bolivian Add [...] | 2007-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR BL |
07LAPAZ2854 | BOLIVIA'S PRESS INCREASINGLY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently released its annual press freedom index and Bolivia dropped from 16 to 68. RSF's report stated, "(Bolivia) has fallen many places because of serious press freedom violations." While RSF cites many physical attacks on reporters, perhaps the most [...] | 2007-10-23 12:30:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ3037 | BOLIVIA: FREEDOM DEFENDER NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz is pleased to nominate Ana Maria Romero de Campero as our 2007 Freedom Defenders Award Nominee. From 1998-2003, Ms. Campero served as Bolivia's first Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo),the independent government agency charged with defending and promoting cons [...] | 2007-11-16 21:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER KPAO PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ3053 | BOLIVIA ON UN 3RD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) DCM contacted Bolivian Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on November 19 regarding reftel. Fernandez mentioned that Bolivia would take different positions on each of the four human rights resolutions before the UN Third Commission. Only in the case of Burma is Bolivia prepared to fully [...] | 2007-11-20 12:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN BL |
07LAPAZ3062 | CLONE WARS: MAS "PARALLELISM" IN ACTION [...] (C) At many levels of social organization, Bolivia's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is creating parallel organizations when confronted by civic groups that will not fall in line with the MAS agenda. By creating parallel organizations and then acting as if they are the original [...] | 2007-11-20 20:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB BL |
07LAPAZ3066 | BOLIVIA'S JUDICIAL IMPASSE: RECESS APPOINTMENTS? [...] (C) A leading opposition senator accused the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of purposefully blocking Congressional debate over judicial nominations so that President Evo Morales can issue interim appointments during Congress' upcoming recess. MAS Congressional representatives v [...] | 2007-11-20 21:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3078 | AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...] | 2007-11-25 23:06:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3079 | AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...] | 2007-11-25 23:06:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3091 | BOLIVIA: EVO'S SUCRE SPIN BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales waited almost three days after protests turned violent in the city of Sucre to address Bolivians. He asked for calm, as have other government and opposition leaders. Morales also accused "groups of oligarchs and neoliberals" of manipulating the vi [...] | 2007-11-26 23:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ3092 | BOLIVIA: SUCRE, WITHOUT ANY POLICE, ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Sucre returned to relative calm on November 26 after three days of turmoil, which left at least three dead, 200 people hospitalized and many public buildings (mostly police and prefecture) looted and burned. There are no reports of U.S. citizens among the injured. Police forces have fle [...] | 2007-11-26 23:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3100 | BOLIVIAN PRESS ATTACKED [...] (SBU) Summary: The past weeks have been marked by government rhetoric against press bias. On November 26, following a large rally where President Morales and several social sector leaders verbally attacked the media, violence erupted against both journalists and media headquarters. After Ev [...] | 2007-11-27 22:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ3118 | DEMOCRACY IN BOLIVIA: EVO'S WAY OR THE HIGHWAY [...] (C) Pro-MAS groups physically prevented opposition members from entering Congress November 27. Without the opposition's presence the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) convened a session of Congress and passed new legislation regarding the functioning of the Constituent Assembly and "Re [...] | 2007-11-28 22:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3137 | BOLIVIA DEMARCHE REPLY: CERD ELECTION [...] (SBU) On November 23, EmbOffs met with Ruben Vidaurre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations, and delivered reftel demarche with the caveat that a diplomatic note regarding reftel would be delivered shortly, following translation. Dip note 577/07 sent November 27 [...] | 2007-11-29 21:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA UN BL |
07LAPAZ3141 | CONFLICT IN BOLIVIA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) With the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) poised to reconvene the Constituent Assembly perhaps as early as November 30 in the La Paz area or other friendly terrain, and the opposition stronghold of Santa Cruz stating it will declare defacto autonomy December 15, a cessation in Boli [...] | 2007-11-29 23:47:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3209 | EVO PUSHES DEMOCRACY'S EDGES, APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) In a process largely devoid of democratic and legal procedure, President Evo Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) pulled together a quorum of the Constituent Assembly at about 7:00 PM December 8 in the heavily pro-MAS city of Oruro (three hours outside of La Paz). By 11:30 AM [...] | 2007-12-10 13:20:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PREL |
07LAPAZ3215 | OPPOSITION REELS AT EVO'S CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The December 9 passage of President Evo Morales' MAS party constitution has left regional opposition reeling. In a nationwide address carried by private television networks Sunday, Santa Cruz Prefect (governor) Ruben Costas publicly rejected the proposed constitution and announced that S [...] | 2007-12-10 20:01:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL |
07LAPAZ3216 | EVO'S EXCLUSIONARY REVOLUTIONARY CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution that was passed in a surprise session of the Constituent Assembly without most opposition assembly members has not yet been published. According to press reports, state involvement in the economy and control over natural resources continues [...] | 2007-12-10 20:39:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON BL |
07LAPAZ3241 | AUTONOMIA! SCENARIOS FOR SANTA CRUZ [...] (C) Summary: When Santa Cruz leaders declare "autonomy" on December 15, they will be meeting their citizens' demands for more local control of regional resources, and at the same time rejecting outright the new ruling MAS party constitution. Although they insist they are not calling for indep [...] | 2007-12-12 23:06:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC BL |
07LAPAZ3242 | EVO'S "HARD HAND" PUSHES CHUQUISACA AWAY [...] (C) Chuquisaca, Bolivia's third smallest department was firmly in the ruling Movement Toward Socialism's (MAS) camp in recent (2005 and 2006) elections. However, the MAS' hard-line toward Sucre's proposal to be restored as the nation's full capital and the tragic events of November 23-25, i [...] | 2007-12-12 23:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3243 | EVO BLASTS U.S. TO RALLY INCREASINGLY CRITICAL BASE [...] (C) Summary: Continuing his now nearly daily attacks on the United States, President Evo Morales told an El Alto crowd December 12 that "the U.S. Embassy is here to organize a conspiracy" against Morales' government. Harkening back to his days fighting "gringos" as a coca grower union leader, [...] | 2007-12-12 23:18:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL VN BL |
07LAPAZ3258 | BOLIVIA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (C) Constitutional Tribunal Magistrate Dr. Walter Alfredo Rana Arana submitted his resignation leaving the court without a quorum and Bolivia without a judicial body to rule on constitutional matters including the extra-legal maneuvers President Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (M [...] | 2007-12-14 18:38:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3268 | EU OBSERVED TALKS UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE DEAL [...] (C) Both the European Union (EU) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have expressed a willingness to send observers to talks between President Evo Morales and the prefects of Bolivia's opposition-led departments (states). OAS representative Raul Alconada, in a meeting with local am [...] | 2007-12-17 22:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC BL |
07LAPAZ3269 | BOLIVIA: CALM AFTER AUTONOMIES ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: As expected, the four opposition departments of Pando, Beni, Santa Cruz and Tarija took the first steps toward autonomy December 15, and the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) government's response was restrained. The opposition's efforts to keep autonomy declarations peaceful [...] | 2007-12-17 22:06:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3290 | BOLIVIA: EU BROKERED DIALOGUE FAILS TO MATERIALIZE [...] (C) The publicly announced dialogue between opposition prefects and President Evo Morales brokered by the European Union (EU) has failed to materialize and most likely will not happen until after the holiday season, if at all. German Charge Johannes Lehne expressed his frustration at the lac [...] | 2007-12-19 20:42:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PREL |
07LAPAZ3292 | SANTA CRUZ TAKING NO CHANCES WITH EVO [...] (C) After the peaceful celebration announcing the referendum drive for Santa Cruz autonomy on December 15, opposition leaders are taking no chances with Evo Morales and preparing for a difficult 2008. Santa Cruz leaders are under no illusion that Evo or the MAS will cede on any issue and th [...] | 2007-12-19 21:28:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL |
07LAPAZ3329 | HOLIDAY CALLS FOR REBELLIONS, WAR, AND DIALOGUE [...] (U) Despite the four day Christmas break, the political rhetoric in Bolivia was anything but a message of peace for the holiday. President Morales predicted that a rebellion similar to El Alto's 2003 violence would take place in Santa Cruz, warned the opposition that the only way he will lea [...] | 2007-12-26 21:42:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07LAPAZ54 | MASISTAS TURN VIOLENT, COCHABAMBA PREFECT ATTACKED [...] (C) On January 8, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) militants protesting for the resignation of Cochabamba's prefect (governor) attacked the prefect's building, resulting in at least twenty-two people injured, assaults on several journalists, significant damage to the prefecture's property, an [...] | 2007-01-09 21:03:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ551 | VENEZUELAN MILITARY INTERFERES WITH BOLIVIAN PRESS [...] (U) At approximately noon February 27, a Venezuelan Hercules that was reported to be carrying disaster assistance arrived in El Alto. When Bolivian journalists attempted to film the Venezuelan crew unloading the cargo, the Venezuelans prohibited them from filming the plane (citing the protect [...] | 2007-02-28 17:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MASS BL VE |
07LAPAZ701 | GOB SUBMITS CANDIDATE FOR IACHR [...] (U) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via diplomatic note, has notified Embassy La Paz that the GOB plans to present a second candidate for commissioner to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at the June 2007 election. Dr. Elizabeth Iniguez de Salinas, the candidate, [...] | 2007-03-14 12:54:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON BL |
07LAPAZ84 | COCHABAMBA: FIGHTING ERUPTS, TURNS DEADLY [...] (U) On January 11 at 4:15 local time, violent confrontations between pro-GOB (mostly cocaleros) and anti-GOB forces in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, resulted in at least one death and over one hundred injured. This followed earlier skirmishes. The city had been paralyzed all day b [...] | 2007-01-11 21:49:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ96 | COCHABAMABA UPDATE: QUIETER BUT TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Cochabamba remained mostly calm throughout the night and during the day of January 12, following the violence of January 11. According to Police Inspector General Fernando Pelaez, there were two deaths and approximately 150 injured on January 11. Early January 12, President Morales calle [...] | 2007-01-12 21:52:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL |
07LIBREVILLE156 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SURPRISES RULING PARTY WITH [...] (U) On March 31 the Constitutional Court issued its final rulings on challenges to the results of the December 27, 2006 legislative elections. Sixteen elections were ruled invalid due to violations of election law, and voters in those constituencies will return to the polls at an unspecified [...] | 2007-04-03 11:44:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GB |
07LIBREVILLE268 | PARTIAL LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) On June 10 voters cast their ballots for twenty legislative seats throughout Gabon. Nineteen of these positions were left vacant after the Constitutional Court invalidated various December 17 election results in several districts (reftel). 2. (U) Despite several issues with the voter re [...] | 2007-06-12 16:32:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GB |
07LIBREVILLE308 | GABON MISCELLANY [...] CHINESE PRESENCE/PRESENTS. On June 26, the Gabonese Minister of Public Construction and the Minister of Telecommunication visited the construction site of the new national radio and television-broadcasting center being built by the PRC in Gabon. Construction began on this project in 2005. The [...] | 2007-07-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM GB |
07LIBREVILLE326 | GABON REQUESTS REMOVAL OF ABDI ALI NUR MOHAMED [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Ping contacted Ambassador Walkley July 26 regarding the case of Abdi Ali Nur Mohamed, a Somali national deported from the US in 2004 who ended up in Gabon "at the US request" (according to Ping). [...] | 2007-07-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL SO GB |
07LIBREVILLE40 | GUINEA REQUESTS TEAR GAS FROM GABON [...] (C) Gabon's Foreign Minister, Jean Ping, told Ambassador Walkley that late on the evening of January 23 Guinea's ambassador to Gabon (Ibrahima Sory Soumah) approached Ping with the request that Gabon urgently supply Guinea with tear gas. Soumah said that Guinea's military and security forces [...] | 2007-01-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS GV GB |
07LIBREVILLE62 | GABON 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 14:01:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB |
07LIBREVILLE63 | GABON 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 14:11:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS KTIP PGOV PHSA PHUM SMIG GB |
07LIBREVILLE82 | DHRF-FUNDED RITUAL CRIMES CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS TABOO [...] Summary: Post used DHRF funds to sponsor a one-day conference on ritual crimes organized by the local NGO "L'Association de Lutte Contre les Crimes Rituels" (ALCR). The objective of the conference was to focus attention on ritual crimes in Gabon and help develop a plan of action to fight the pr [...] | 2007-02-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG PGOV OPRC EAID KCRM GB |
07LIBREVILLE85 | TFGV01: GUINEA'S REQUEST FOR TEAR GAS--GABON DEMURS [...] (C) On February 15, Ali Bongo (Gabon's Minister of Defense) told Ambassador Walkley that Ibrahama Sory Soumah (Guinea's Ambassador to Gabon) had requested an urgent meeting earlier in the week to pursue again Guinea's request for tear gas and (according to Bongo) "associated equipment" (reftel [...] | 2007-02-16 11:06:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM PINS MOPS GV GB |
07LILONGWE107 | IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Lt. Clement Ngalonde, Service number 0965, Malawi Defense Force Post requests 4hat the department issue clearance. EASTHAM [...] | 2007-02-09 10:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE161 | 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. Since achieving Tier 1 status in 2006, the Government of Malawi (GOM) has continued to make noteworthy progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) despite its severely limited human and financial resources. Although TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians, the GOM [...] | 2007-03-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
07LILONGWE182 | MALAWI INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform: The government has generally made a commitment to a market-based econ [...] | 2007-03-12 13:35:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI |
07LILONGWE20 | IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Col. Griffin Spoon Phiri, Service number 0356, Defense Attach, Ethiopia, Malawi Defense Force 2. Dr. Mustafa Kennedy Hussein, Head of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Malawi, Chancellor College. 3. Mr. Clemence James Kapalamula, Director General, National Intelligence [...] | 2007-01-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE253 | DEMARCHE: EXTRAORDINARY SADC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eastham spoke with President Mutharika regarding the situation in Zimbabwe on March 19, as reported in reftel B. FM Banda is with the President in Tanzania, and all other senior MFA officials are currently away from Lilongwe in southern Malawi for a bilateral summit with Moza [...] | 2007-03-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM |
07LILONGWE380 | IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Humphrey Kajawa MKANDAWIRE Rank: LTC Service number: 0536 Passport number: SE000629 Issued: 27 Nov 2004 Expiry: 27 Nov 2014 Date of birth: 2 May 1956 Course: Air Command and Staff College Report date: 11 June 2007 2. Name: Martin Liwewe KAICHE Rank: Brigadier General Service num [...] | 2007-05-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE385 | MALAWI WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 16 to discuss Belarus's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (reftel A). Mumba said that GOM does not believe that Belarus would be a good candidate for the Council, and instead the GOM will support Slovenia and Bos [...] | 2007-05-17 12:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL |
07LILONGWE409 | ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 16:11:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE579 | ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE592 | ACSS Participant: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Ignacio E.J. Maulana Rank: Colonel Passport number: MW085345 Issued: 27 Oct 2003 Expiry: 27 Oct 2013 Date of birth: 8 May 1961 Course: Managing Security Resources Report date: 16 September 2007 2. Name: Annie C. Mabomba Rank: Civilian - Administrative Offic [...] | 2007-08-02 12:15:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE601 | ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 08:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE707 | ACSS Participant: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: John Alfred Chikalimba Rank: Civilian, Member of Parliament Passport number: MW085345 Issued: 8 November 2004 Expiry: 8 November 2014 Date of birth: 21st August 1954 Course: Managing Security Resources Report date: 16 September 2007 EASTHAM [...] | 2007-09-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE838 | IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Post requests vetting clearance for the following students who have been nominated to attend IMET training: A. Name: Ross Costain Kingsley Magomero Rank: Major Service number: 0935 Passport number: MW186804 Issued: 28 July 2005 Expiry: 28 July 2015 Date of birth: 18 February 1976 Course [...] | 2007-11-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LILONGWE864 | MALAWI: SPECIAL LAW COMMISSION RELEASES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Law Commission, which was mandated in 2005 to recommend improvements to Malawi's hastily-drafted 1994 Constitution, released an ambitious report on October 12. The review produced a number of controversial recommendations relevant to the current Malawian political s [...] | 2007-11-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM MI |
07LILONGWE938 | ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Polycard Bonface Zakaria CHILANGWE Rank: LTC Passport number: MW074012 Issued: 28 Aug 2003 Expiry: 28 Aug 2013 Date of birth: 26 Jan 1961 Report date: 20 Jan 2008 2. Name: Steben Bruce MANYOZO Rank: LTC Passport number: MW029620 Issued: 16 Dec 2002 [...] | 2007-12-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
07LIMA1152 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: MORE SMOKE THEN FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the 2006 Presidential election, candidates Alan Garcia and Ollanta Humala pledged to ditch the "illegal," Alberto Fujimori-inspired constitution of 1993 and return Peru to the labor-friendly, socialist model of 1979. As president, Garcia has shown no desire to tamper w [...] | 2007-04-02 17:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS PE |
07LIMA165 | HUMAN RIGHTS COURT DECISION CAUSES GARCIA TO [...] (C) Summary: An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) decision requiring the Peruvian government to pay reparations and to apologize for the May 1992 killing of 41 prison inmates (associated with the Shining Path terrorist group) has caused the Garcia administration political problems. [...] | 2007-01-19 19:46:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PE |
07LIMA1709 | GARCIA GOVERNMENT: HONEYMOON OVER, TIME FOR RESULTS [...] (SBU) The Garcia governmen's extended honeymoon has ende. In the wake of the Tocache Accords and the Pandolfi Affair (Refs A-E),the GOP finds itself beset by a series of protests from cocalero, labor and other groups. At the same time, the APRA leadership faces increasing patronage pressur [...] | 2007-05-11 15:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA1710 | CHILEAN BROADCAST ON PACIFIC WAR MEETS MEASURED [...] Reaction in Peru to the first installment of "The Epic," a Chilean-produced documentary on the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru-Boliva (1879-1884) that aired May 6, was measured and anticlimatic. After the right-wing tabloid press's advance portrayal of the work as a distortion of h [...] | 2007-05-11 15:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA1725 | NEGROPONTE VISIT: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SAY [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with civil society representatives at the Ambassador's Residence on May 10. They discussed the challenges in converting Peru's economic growth into generalized prosperity; the strengths and weaknesses of the Peruvian state and Garcia's governing style; Pe [...] | 2007-05-14 15:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA2009 | OLLANTA HUMALA ONE YEAR LATER [...] (SBU) Ollanta Humala, the Chavez protege who nearly became Peru's President in June 2006, told Poloffs that he remains politically active, meeting with members of his Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) congressional bloc as well as unionists and regional presidents. Humala took pains to distin [...] | 2007-06-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM PE |
07LIMA2026 | DECENTRALIZATION: GOVERNMENT AMBIVALENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization -- the transfer of administrative responsibility from the national government to regions and municipalities -- is a cornerstone of the Garcia government's state reform plan. In pursuit of this policy, President Garcia recently signed a decree transferring 185 f [...] | 2007-06-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE |
07LIMA2126 | ANOTHER HUMALA AIMS AT 2011 [...] (SBU) Antauro Humala, the jailed brother of former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, has formed a political party and plans to run for President in 2011, according to his advisor Miguel Angel de la Puente. Antauro hopes to become the "outsider" candidate in the style of former President [...] | 2007-06-19 15:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA2135 | CONGRESS LABOR COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL LABOR LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Two pro-labor members of Congress's labor committee described efforts to overcome remaining obstacles to the draft General Labor Law (GLL) and their hope that Congress will approve the law by the end of the year. They warned that critics were nitpicking to death an historic pi [...] | 2007-06-19 18:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ECON PE |
07LIMA2313 | DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS [...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...] | 2007-07-06 17:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA2318 | POLITICAL MILITARY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS: DAY TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: The second day of the first ever US-Peru political military talks focused on technical matters related to the possible resumption of US P-3 surveillance flights and on a Peruvian request to receive crew lists in advance of US Navy ship visits. Peru's representatives stressed thei [...] | 2007-07-06 19:15:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE |
07LIMA2323 | OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...] | 2007-07-06 23:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR |
07LIMA2369 | FUJIMORI EXTRADITION DENIED BY CHILEAN JUDGE [...] (C) Summary: Chilean judge Orlando Alvarez has denied Peru's request to extradite ex-President Alberto Fujimori on charges of human rights abuses and corruption. The GOP has the right to appeal the decision to the Chilean Supreme Court, and Fujimori will remain under house arrest. Fujimori's suppo [...] | 2007-07-11 21:35:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PE CI |
07LIMA2400 | PERU FACES A "TORNADO OF PROTESTS" [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru is facing, in the words of one local commentator, a "tornado of protests," as organized labor, teachers, regional officials, and others have taken to the streets to call attention to a wide variety of grievances. Government officials and political analysts cite different causes [...] | 2007-07-13 16:48:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07LIMA2490 | PRIME MINISTER BLASTS BOLIVARIAN CENTER IN PUNO [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo has publicly criticized the Venezuelan-funded Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA) center in Puno as a front for foreign political meddling in Peru and has said ALBA exists "on the margins of the law." Other offici [...] | 2007-07-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PE VE |
07LIMA2542 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...] | 2007-07-26 20:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE |
07LIMA2560 | SHINING PATH INMATES -- WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: A majority of NGOs, political analysts, and former Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path) members agree that most terrorists released from Peruvian prisons in the past six years have renounced armed struggle and are seeking to reintegrate themselves into Peruvian society. A core [...] | 2007-07-27 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PE |
07LIMA2577 | GARCIA'S DOG DAYS -- POLLS DOWN, BUT ECONOMY UP [...] (SBU) Summary: July has brought ugly poll numbers for Peruvian President Alan Garcia: his approval rating has dropped from 62 per cent in August 2006, when he assumed office, to 36 percent in July 2007, and for the first time, his support in the Lima metropolitan area has slipped. The biggest dro [...] | 2007-07-30 17:14:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PE |
07LIMA2617 | PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES FOR SLOW PACE OF REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 28 National Day address, President Garcia apologized for the central government's failure to move quickly to address social demands, which he said had helped spark widespread protests. Garcia outlined an ambitious agenda for his next four years, focusing on poverty [...] | 2007-08-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE |
07LIMA3074 | CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULES PARTS OF NGO LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on September 6 that parts of the NGO law were unconstitutional, specifically, articles one and nine, which had established tighter controls over private funding of NGOs and had established stiff penalties for NGOs violating the regulations. [...] | 2007-09-12 21:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE |
07LIMA3136 | GOP FORMALLY REQUESTS HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (U) Summary: On August 1, the GOP formally requested USG assistance for humanitarian demining efforts. Post strongly supports the request and assesses that GOP interest and commitment to the program is high. Demining assistance would contribute to the overall USG foreign policy objective of [...] | 2007-09-17 22:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MCAP MASS MARR AFIN AMGT PE |
07LIMA3231 | FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI RETURNED TO PERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the surprise decision by Chile's Supreme Court to approve his extradition (Ref A),former President Alberto Fujimori was returned to Peru September 22 -- spirited to a suburban Lima police base in a carefully managed transfer that left little opportunity for political [...] | 2007-09-24 15:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PE |
07LIMA3344 | PERU: KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE REGIME [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 2 to MFA Director for Asian Affairs Raul Bressani, who said the GOP was following closely the events unfolding in Burma. Bressani added that Peru's embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok were reporting regularly on the issue. (Peru has no resident [...] | 2007-10-03 21:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM |
07LIMA3428 | DEMINING: GOP REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convoked more than 15 diplomatic missions on October 12 to request international financial assistance to remove 29,000 anti-personal mines from Peru's border with Ecuador. GOP officials outlined the history of demining operations in Peru, [...] | 2007-10-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EC MARR MAS MCAP PE PGOV PHUM PREL |
07LIMA3581 | DECENTRALIZATION: THE VIEW FROM LORETO [...] (C) Summary: As one of Peru's most isolated and poorest regions, Loreto is in some ways a microcosm of the challenges facing the administration's efforts to decentralize state functions and improve government. A variety of political actors in Loreto agree that decentralization has failed, at [...] | 2007-11-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE |
07LIMA3589 | PERU RESPONSE: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-07 20:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
07LIMA3636 | GOP INTENDS TO ACT AGAINST VENEZUELAN MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: Government officials, including President Garcia, have persistently expressed concern about Venezuelan meddling in Peru's affairs. Many believe that so-called "ALBA Houses," the subject of considerable if somewhat confused discussion here, are centers for Bolivarian agitation. [...] | 2007-11-14 21:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM VE PE |
07LIMA3659 | NGO REPS SKEPTICAL OF GOP COMMITMENT TO REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, representatives of Peru's top pro-democracy NGOs pointed to corruption as the fundamental challenge facing public institutions and raised doubts about the ruling APRA party's commitment to reform. The NGO reps were sanguine about the like [...] | 2007-11-19 16:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE |
07LIMA3846 | PERU: ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
07LIMA3853 | BOLIVIA CRISIS: CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL SPILLOVER [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian observers are watching Bolivia's political crisis, including its possible impact on Peruvian investments, with great concern. Our foreign ministry (MFA) contacts tell us their main worry regarding Bolivia is stability but, while concerned about the government's confronta [...] | 2007-12-17 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO PE |
07LIMA689 | Peru: 2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking i [...] | 2007-03-08 19:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE |
07LIMA884 | LABOR LEADERS SKEPTICAL ABOUT GARCIA, FTA, LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 12 Embassy event, Peruvian labor leaders claimed that President Garcia had betrayed the trust of organized labor by reneging on key campaign promises. They were skeptical that the benefits of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) would "trickle down" to the p [...] | 2007-03-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM PE |
07LISBON1060 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Carlos Alberto Ferreira Antunes DOB: April 25, 1982 POB: Vale Formoso, Covilha, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V100264 Course Title: CIWS MK-15MOD 11/14 OP/M [...] | 2007-04-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1098 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Paulo Ricardo Toipa Silva DOB: June 9, 1985 POB: Viseu, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: J174772 Course Title: SUPT Course Dates: 05/30/07 to 09/04/08 2. [...] | 2007-04-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1207 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DAT [...] | 2007-05-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1275 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...] | 2007-05-10 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PO |
07LISBON1292 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Jorge dos Santos LOPES DOB: April 13, 1963 POB: Tabua, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G583591 COURSE TITLE: P3C OFT Simulator Training COURSE DATES: J [...] | 2007-05-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1373 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Andre Borges MARTINS DOB: May 11, 1983 POB: Chaves, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H146629 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES: June 25 to Oc [...] | 2007-05-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1410 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Martins MAGALHAES DOB: January 28, 1982 POB: Paredes, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G871000 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES [...] | 2007-05-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1800 | PORTUGAL: REACTION TO US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel points underscoring deep USG unhappiness with the results of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 5th Session with MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights and International Affairs Susana Vaz Patto. Patto replied that the Portuguese were also quite unhappy with t [...] | 2007-07-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN EUN PO |
07LISBON1858 | U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...] | 2007-07-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS |
07LISBON1902 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Valentim Jose Pires Antunes RODRIGUES DOB: 01-17-1964 POB: Bissau, Guinea Bissau PASSPORT NUMBER: V104825 COURSE TITLE: Naval Command College COURSE DATES: [...] | 2007-07-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON1972 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Jorge de Jesus Marques DOB: 05/24/1972 POB: Maputo, Mozambique PASSPORT NUMBER: V102308 COURSE TITLE: Basic American Language Instructor Course COURSE DATES [...] | 2007-08-01 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON2163 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Diamantino Jose Santos FERNANDES DOB: September 24, 1968 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V019704 COURSE TITLE: Mobile International Strategic In [...] | 2007-08-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON2300 | PORTUGAL ON THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PO |
07LISBON2301 | US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...] | 2007-09-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PO |
07LISBON232 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Pedro Miguel Carvalho Pinto DOB: 01Aug1969 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PPT NUMBER: Z101523 Purpose: IMET course 2. Embassy Lisbon has completed an internal [...] | 2007-01-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON2379 | PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Embassy Lisbon works closely with the Portuguese government to strengthen its already well-developed democracy and human rights infrastructure. Per ref A request, this cable details Post's efforts to promote the Freedom agenda in Portugal. Promoting Democracy ------------------- 2. [...] | 2007-09-14 09:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
07LISBON2443 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...] | 2007-09-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
07LISBON2525 | PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO |
07LISBON2529 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Goncalo Nuno Baptista de Sousa DOB: 13 December 1974 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G357167 COURSE TITLE: Computer Science, MS COURSE DATES: [...] | 2007-10-01 06:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON2558 | PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...] | 2007-10-03 15:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BU |
07LISBON2706 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ines Fontinha for consideration in the Secretary's 2008 International Women of Courage Award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ines Fontinha President of the Nest Association, Sociologist, Author Address: Rua Luciano Cordeiro n. 59 [...] | 2007-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON2745 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points, stressing that the embargo was a matter of bilateral policy and that the UN resolution was an attempt to deflect the international community's attention away from the ongoing human rights crisis in Cuba. MFA International Affairs Officer Miguel Maia do Vale [...] | 2007-10-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN ETRD PHUM PO |
07LISBON2764 | PORTUGAL SEEKS TO COORDINATE EU HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer demarched MFA Human Rights Officer Ana Brito to discuss areas where the U.S. and European Union could work together on encouraging human rights advancements in Cuba. Brito was familiar with the proposal and noted that she and the Director for Human Rights Susana Vaz Patt [...] | 2007-10-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PO |
07LISBON2881 | PORTUGAL ALSO CONCERNED WITH RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Portuguese interlocutors told us that they are also concerned with the Government of Russia's response to the OSCE regarding election monitoring for the December 2 Duma elections. They said that they are engaged with the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) [...] | 2007-11-09 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | RS KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
07LISBON2923 | PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Leandro Amado to detail U.S. concerns regarding the Chavez government's proposed constitutional amendments, highlighting the potential risks to free speech, due process, and civil liberties. Amado acknowledged reftel points and confirmed [...] | 2007-11-15 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PO |
07LISBON2926 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Mario Rui Pacheco da Veiga DOB: April 17, 1966 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G449110 COURSE TITLE: International Maritime Officer Course COUR [...] | 2007-11-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON2949 | PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...] | 2007-11-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM VE PO |
07LISBON3095 | PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...] | 2007-12-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PO BU |
07LISBON3101 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Pereira da Silva PAULO DOB: November 27, 1962 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G878073 COURSE TITLE: Program in Advanced Security St [...] | 2007-12-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON3106 | EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...] | 2007-12-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN |
07LISBON3145 | PORTUGAL: ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PO BM |
07LISBON3178 | EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...] | 2007-12-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO |
07LISBON329 | PORTUGUESE ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met MFA Latin American Desk Officer Leandro Amado to discuss Portugal's views of Venezuela's encroachment on freedom of the press, and to urge that the Government of Portugal (GOP) pressure the Venezuelans to respect free speech. Amado responded that Portugal is watching [...] | 2007-02-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON342 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Luis Manuel Correia David e Sousa DOB: 10 May 1950 POB: Lisbon PASSPORT NUMBER: V015370 Purpose: To attend Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marsh [...] | 2007-02-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON406 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ana Vicente for consideration in the Secretary's first International Women of Courage award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ana Maria Vicente Former Commissioner for Women's rights, Co-Founder of "New Future" Organization, Author [...] | 2007-02-15 07:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON434 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals so that they may attend an OFT Simulator Training program from March 3-17, 2007: NAME: Luis Duraes DOB: 29-JUN-1963 POB: Santiago do Cacem, Portugal PPT NUMBER: [...] | 2007-02-16 12:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON436 | PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON507 | PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON SELECTION FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 17:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON594 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Manuel Joao de Oliveira Marques Borges DOB: December 27, 1960 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PORTUGUESE ID NMBER: 2031193 (issued April 18, 2002; valid through De [...] | 2007-03-09 12:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON607 | PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...] | 2007-03-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO |
07LISBON635 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rodrigo Emanuel Salvador Oliveira DOB: August 11, 1982 POB: Peniche, Portugal PPT NUMBER: H487457 COURSE: Specialized English Language Training; T-6 Jo [...] | 2007-03-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON651 | PORTUGAL: EU TO SEND STRONG MESSAGE ON BURMA [...] (C) Burma must improve its democratic reform and human rights efforts in order to be fully accepted into the global and ASEAN communities, MFA diplomatic advisor Cristina Cordeiro informed post on March 12. That is the "strong message" the EU plans to reiterate during the March 14-15 EU-ASEAN [...] | 2007-03-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM EUN PO |
07LISBON709 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Bruno Goncalo Vieira Torcato DOB: November 12, 1977 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H011965 COURSE TITLE: Flight Safety Officer/Jet Engine Misha [...] | 2007-03-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON807 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria,Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DATES: [...] | 2007-03-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
07LISBON821 | PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...] | 2007-03-28 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IQ PO |
07LJUBLJANA119 | SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...] | 2007-03-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI |
07LJUBLJANA121 | SLOVENIA: HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy held meetings with Slovene officials and research institute, diplomatic and Jewish community representatives February 19 and 20 to press for a fair and timely resolution of long-standing Jewish communal property restitution [...] | 2007-03-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF SI |
07LJUBLJANA124 | SLOVENIA CONCERNED BY THIRD UNHRC EEG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) has serious concerns about the effect a third candidate from the East European Group (EEG) competing for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council will have on its chances to win a seat on that council. The GOS is not willing to risk losing its bi [...] | 2007-03-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SI |
07LJUBLJANA126 | SLOVENIA: ACTIVISTS FOCUS ATTENTION ON "ERASED" IN [...] SUMMARY. (U) The story of several thousand Slovenian residents whose records were erased by state officials fifteen years ago -- leaving them in administrative limbo -- hurtled back into the spotlight again this month as human rights organizations and members of the "erased" community launched [...] | 2007-03-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SI |
07LJUBLJANA137 | SLOVENIA: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AND PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, and leader of minority GoS coalition partner, Slovene People's Party (SLS),Janez Podobnik took a break from a flurry of recent media criticism -- regarding his decision to compensate a private construction company for disa [...] | 2007-03-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SI |
07LJUBLJANA152 | SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...] | 2007-03-15 12:26:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO SI |
07LJUBLJANA169 | SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...] | 2007-03-22 05:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI |
07LJUBLJANA171 | SLOVENIA: MORE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security Staffer Smiljana Knez contacted PolOff March 22 to add to reftel demarche response from March 21. Knez said that Slovenia is well aware of the seriousness of the situation in Zimbabwe and will work i [...] | 2007-03-23 05:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ZI SI |
07LJUBLJANA184 | SLOVENIA: HUMPHREY ALUM BECOMES TOP GOS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Slovenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik told COM the 2006 Human Rights Report was spot on, the Roma situation (when put in context) is relatively positive, and estimated the number of "erased" without status as less than 1,000. She said he [...] | 2007-03-27 15:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OEXC KWMN PINR PGOV SI |
07LJUBLJANA186 | SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO INTEGRATE [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche points March 26 to Ambassador Roman Kirn, Director of the Division for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kirn listened carefully to our request for Slovenia to accept detainees ready for release, and remarked that this is an important developmen [...] | 2007-03-28 05:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC |
07LJUBLJANA230 | SLOVENIA DEMURS ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PHUM PREL |
07LJUBLJANA256 | SLOVENIA: BALKANS, MIDEAST AND (NOW) CUBA ON [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel sees Kosovo as the make or break issue for the entire Western Balkans, and in a meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, urged continued unity between the US and EU as well as a comprehensive program with strong western perspective for Serbia, Kosovo and the [...] | 2007-04-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM CU YI SI |
07LJUBLJANA283 | SLOVENIA: MUFTI GIVES MUSLIM ISSUES UPDATE AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of the Slovenian Islamic community, Mufti Nedzad Grabus, told COM that the Slovenian Islamic community is finding its way through past troubles with leadership, on course to resolve the long-standing struggle to build a mosque in Ljubljana, and firmly anchored in the [...] | 2007-05-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PGOV OEXC KIRF SI |
07LJUBLJANA30 | SLOVENIA: DINNER WITH THE RUPELS: KOSOVO/SERBIA, [...] (C) Summary. At dinner with COM and wife January 17, FM Dmitrij Rupel reported briefly on his recent trip to Belgrade where he urged PM Kostunica to accept the inevitable on Kosovo. He said he expected the Italian-Slovenian relationship to improve over the next year, noting a discrete agreem [...] | 2007-01-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IT SI |
07LJUBLJANA303 | FOLLOWING UP ON UNHRC VOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Embassy Ljubljana is glad to have been of assistance in our collective effort to undermine the candidacy of Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). I am very pleased that Slovenia will remain in the race - it is the right thing to [...] | 2007-05-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SI EUN |
07LJUBLJANA317 | DAS MADISON VISIT: SLOVENES EAGER TO GET SMART ON [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian government officials, academics, and media were eager to learn about USG views on Cuba and Latin America during the May 7-9 visit of DAS Kirsten Madison. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials told Madison they have little expertise on issues in the Western Hemisph [...] | 2007-05-21 07:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN SI |
07LJUBLJANA418 | COM'S JUNE 14 LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER JANSA [...] (C) Summary: At a lunch hosted by Prime Minister Janez Jansa for COM June 14, the Ambassador urged Slovenia to exert strong leadership during its upcoming EU Presidency (January-June, 2008). Jansa discussed themes for the Presidency, warned about the potentially explosive situation in Kosov [...] | 2007-06-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PINS EINV MOPS ECON PHUM ETRD PGOV |
07LJUBLJANA440 | SLOVENIA ON 5TH SESSION OF UNHRC [...] Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to Smiljana Knez, Head of the Office for Human Rights at the MFA. Knez said she appreciated and shared much of the USG frustration with the recent session of the UNHRC. Though Slovenia did not become a member until June 19, she had been aware of the very [...] | 2007-07-05 13:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SI |
07LJUBLJANA45 | SLOVENIA: COM ENGAGES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: The new State Secretary (Deputy FM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrej Ster and the new Director of the MFA's Division of the Americas, Roman Kirn, impressed COM as responsive and well informed on several thorny bilateral issues. The importance of close cooperation betwee [...] | 2007-01-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON SI |
07LJUBLJANA46 | SLOVENIA: LJUBLJANA'S MAYOR A MAN TO WATCH: ZORAN [...] (C) Summary: Zoran Jankovic, previously CEO of Slovenia's largest retail company, Mercator, is now mayor of Ljubljana, and he has a mission. He has 45 projects for the city, 22 of which are high priority, including building several parking garages, widening key avenues, building 50,000 mor [...] | 2007-01-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SI |
07LJUBLJANA516 | SLOVENIA FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (U) Summary. In an August 7 meeting, Sonja Robnik, Senior Advisor in the government's Office for Equal Opportunities, told PolEcon officer that the government of Slovenia is working on new legislation that would criminalize domestic violence that it will propose soon. Currently there is no umb [...] | 2007-08-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SI |
07LJUBLJANA544 | SLOVENE PM VOICES CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO DURING COM [...] (S) During COM's farewell call with Prime Minister Janez Jansa August 17, Jansa expressed concern that we have missed the best opportunity to resolve the Kosovo issue and warned that a solution is needed soon to prevent violence. He called the U.S. the "main hope," and blamed some European [...] | 2007-08-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | PREL PGOV EINV CASC PHUM PARM ECON SI |
07LJUBLJANA559 | SLOVENIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting with Director General of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Directorate for European Affairs and Bilateral Political Relations Bogdan Benko, Charge d'Affaires requested that Slovenia issue a public statment similar to the Department's August 15 statement calling on th [...] | 2007-08-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN JA KDEM PREL SA SY SI |
07LJUBLJANA624 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE [...] (U) CDA delivered reftel points to Ambassador Janez Premoze, Head of the COASI Working Group at the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Premoze stated that Slovenia supports the joint US-EU statement on Burma, the statement issued by EU Presidency Chair Portugal, and the UK propos [...] | 2007-10-03 17:03:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM SI |
07LJUBLJANA661 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BURMA [...] (U) EmbOff delivered reftel A points to Minister Counselor Melina Radenkovic of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Radenkovic stated that Slovenia supports the EU amd UN positions on Burma. Although Slovenia does not have any existing or planned foreign assistance programs in [...] | 2007-10-18 15:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM SI |
07LJUBLJANA666 | SLOVENES FOCUSED ON BALKANS AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Slovene officials assured visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber October 4-5 that the GOS views the transatlantic relationship as vital even as it becomes increasingly immersed in the internal business of the EU Presidency. Garber welcomed Slovenia,s Presidency and stressed that the U.S. is looking [...] | 2007-10-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO PGOV PHUM ENRG SI |
07LJUBLJANA667 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS [...] (C) On October 24, EmbOffs urged Ambassador Janez Premoze, head of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to consider implementing or toughening financial sanctions against the Burmese government, particularly bans on the export of financial services and on new investment, as requ [...] | 2007-10-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI |
07LJUBLJANA669 | SLOVENIA FOLLOWS EU STANCE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On October 22, Emboff met with Nina Lenardic Purkart from the Human Rights Division at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to solicit the Government of Slovenia's support for U.S. resolutions as outlined in reftel. Purkart stated that Slovenia is in line with the EU on the U.S. pr [...] | 2007-10-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SI |
07LJUBLJANA671 | SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO [...] (C) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge the Slovenian MFA to balance out the loss of the Cuban Special Representative to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and pursue actions to promote democratic transition in Cuba, as requested in refte [...] | 2007-10-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU UNGA PHUM SI |
07LJUBLJANA672 | SLOVENIA ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (SBU) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge Slovenia to vote against, or, at a minimum, abstain on the annual UNGA resolution introduced by Cuba condemning the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, per reftel. EmbOff also asked that the GOS [...] | 2007-10-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU SI |
07LJUBLJANA682 | SLOVENIA ON BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN [...] (C) On October 26, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary in the MFA's Division of Asia, Africa and Pacific, to urge Slovenia to press the ASEAN members to disinvite Burma from the upcoming EU-ASEAN Summit and to use Slovenia's participation in the summit as an opportunity to cal [...] | 2007-10-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM SI |
07LJUBLJANA701 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY AGENDA AT 4TH [...] (C) On November 6, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to inquire about Slovenia's delegation list to the 4th Community of Democracies (CD) Meeting, urge the GOS to support the draft decl [...] | 2007-11-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA SI |
07LJUBLJANA705 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS PRESSING GOR ON ODHIR, BUT NOT [...] (C) On November 9, Emboff delivered reftel points to Damjan Bergant, Section Head for OSCE in the MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security. Bergant stated that Slovenia shares US disappointment in the GOR's approach to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and H [...] | 2007-11-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS SI |
07LJUBLJANA718 | SLOVENIA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia has continued to make progress in 2007 in combatting trafficking in persons (TIP) through its actions on several fronts, per reftel. In September 2007, the Slovene court in Novo Mesto convicted four people for TIP-related offenses, including two citizens of Slovakia. Moreover, [...] | 2007-11-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG SI |
07LJUBLJANA724 | FOREIGN MINISTER RUPEL DENIES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rupel requested a meeting with Charge November 22 to discuss charges by many journalists that the Jansa government is exerting indirect pressure on the media and restricting press freedom in Slovenia. Rupel fully dismissed the allegations, pointing to the broadly critical [...] | 2007-11-23 12:36:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SI |
07LJUBLJANA734 | SLOVENIA SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON VENEZUELA AND LATIN [...] (C) On November 29, EmbOff met with Stefan Salej, Special Envoy for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela and to request that Slovenia join the voices of internationa [...] | 2007-11-30 06:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE SI |
07LJUBLJANA755 | SLOVENIA WILL ATTEND UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (SBU) On December 6, Smiljana Knez, head of the Human Rights Unit of the MFA's Division of International Organizations and Human Security, assured EmbOff that Slovenia's Permanent Representation to the UN will attend the upcoming UNGA plenary votes on the four condemnatory resolutions on the [...] | 2007-12-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNGA SI |
07LOME178 | UNHCR REP ON TOGOLESE REFUGEE SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 courtesy call on Ambassador, UNHCR's Regional Representative Rafik Saidi said that about three-quarters of the 40,000 Togolese refugees from the 2005 political violence have returned to Togo. The UNHCR is actively seeking to encourage the remainder to go home. END SUM [...] | 2007-03-02 15:44:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM GH BN TO |
07LOME356 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ACSS NEXT GENERATION [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese military officers nominated to attend the ACSS "Next Generation of African Military Leaders" in Washington, D.C. on June 18 through July 13, 2007. 2. Names of nominated military officers are as follows: Name: Nampoukime Bar [...] | 2007-05-16 15:35:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
07LOME449 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CONUS VISIT OF TOGOLESE JUDGES IN [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for three Togolese judges nominated for the CONUS in Washington, D.C. on June 23 through June 30, 2007. 2. Names of nominated judges are as follows: Name: Akibou Idrissou Position: Counselor at the Court of Appeals, Lome Name of organizati [...] | 2007-06-18 16:45:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
07LOME546 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RECIPROCAL VISIT OF [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for three Togolese officials nominated for a reciprocal visit to U.S. port facilities on August 12 - 18, 2007. 2. Names of nominated officials are as follows: Name: Kokouvi Eduwole DOGBE Rank: Minister Unit: Ministry of Equipment, Transpor [...] | 2007-07-23 12:10:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
07LOME553 | TOGO: VOTER REGISTRATION LAUNCHES WITH SOME FLAWS [...] SUMMARY: Togo completed on July 22 the first week of voter registration to mixed reviews. Representatives from six political parties have worked collegially during the week to administer the registration process, and there have been no allegations of fraud. However, mechanical and logistical [...] | 2007-07-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TO KDEM |
07LOME571 | TOGO ELECTION UPDATE: SOFTWARE PROBLEMS JEOPARDIZE [...] (C) Summary. The opening round of voter registration for Togo's upcoming legislative elections - the centerpiece of the ongoing reform and reconciliation process -- have revealed a number of problems related to the registration software. Of particular concern to the National Independent Elect [...] | 2007-08-03 17:19:00 | Embassy Lome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM TO |
07LOME584 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE PARTICIPANTS TO US [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese police officers and one customs officer nominated to attend the GIABA/U.S. Treasury Department Regional Workshop on "Cross-Border Cash Smuggling." The workshop will take place in Dakar, Senegal on 5 - 7 September, 2007. 2. Na [...] | 2007-08-09 14:01:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
07LOME857 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ACSS NEXT GENERATION [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese military officers nominated to attend the ACSS "Next Generation of African Military Leaders" in Washington, D.C. on January 21 through February 15, 2008. 2. Names of nominated military officers are as follows: Name: Badji, [...] | 2007-12-12 09:56:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
07LONDON1142 | UK OPPOSED TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 17:15:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHCR UK |
07LONDON120 | RESPONSE TO FY 2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] In response to reftel, a careful review was conducted of the 66 NGOs with consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This list is current as of January 2007. 2. In October 2005, ESTOff received a letter from Olga Bosquez, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-Division fo [...] | 2007-01-11 13:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UK |
07LONDON140 | IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM OFFICIAL [...] (C) Poloff has received, via London contacts, e-mails from several Iranian human rights activists who allege (citing evidence of film which Poloff has not seen) a pattern of beatings, extortion, and sexual assault by officials in Van, Turkey, against Kurdish Iranian refugees seeking protected [...] | 2007-01-12 15:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM IR TU UK |
07LONDON2182 | UK SHARES CONCERNS ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (C) HMG is "on the same page" regarding growing Iran-Venezula ties, FCO Venezuela Desk Officer Peter Kay told us May 17. Kay, who had visited Caracas the previous week, had discussed the Iran-Venezuela relationship with numerous interlocutors; he noted Venezula at that point had just announc [...] | 2007-06-06 17:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK VE LG |
07LONDON2420 | (C) AMERICAN CITIZENS DETAINED IN IRAN: UK [...] (C) In response to poloff's June 12 demarche (ref A),FCO's Iran Team Leader Will Gelling and Iran human rights officer Marian Kalloor on June 20 said UK pressure and lobbying in Tehran was an important element behind the EU Presidency's demarche (reported ref B) on the Iranian Foreign Minist [...] | 2007-06-22 17:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PHUM PREL IR UK |
07LONDON2457 | IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI [...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...] | 2007-06-26 17:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK |
07LONDON2491 | IRAN IN IRAQ: IRANIAN DEMARCHES UK ON IRAN'S GOOD [...] (CO/NF) Summary: The Iranian Ambassador conveyed a pro-forma summary of its own benign intentions in Iraq during a June 22 demarche at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The demarche was intended to provide an Iranian version of the May 28 U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad, according to fe [...] | 2007-06-28 17:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL IR IZ UK |
07LONDON3175 | IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR [...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...] | 2007-08-17 08:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK |
07LONDON3674 | UK SHARES USG PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office generally shares U.S. priorities for the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting (ref),but is still reviewing its position on a CD Secretariat, according to Nick Abbott, of the Foreign Office's Democracy and Human Rights Office. Abbo [...] | 2007-09-24 18:23:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UK UNGA |
07LONDON3938 | GORDON BROWN TO ISSUE LETTER TO G7 AND IFIS ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering sending a letter to G-7 participants, China, India, the IMF and the World Bank on how to support democracy in Burma. The London-based newspaper the Independent erroneously reported October 15 that the Prime Minister had already sent suc [...] | 2007-10-15 16:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM UK |
07LONDON3983 | AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...] | 2007-10-19 12:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK |
07LONDON4126 | (C) UK INTERESTED IN CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Chris Wood, Head of the Foreign Office's Americas Directorate, told the Charge that the UK shares the goal of promoting democratic change in Cuba and is interested in several of the U.S. proposals for cooperation in Cuba (ref B),but it will take more U.S. lobbying in EU capitals [...] | 2007-11-02 12:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNGA ETRD UN CU EU AR UK |
07LUANDA1048 | ANGOLAN JOURNALIST IMPRISONED FOR DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 3, Graca Campos, the outspoken director of the privately-owned weekly newspaper "Semanario Angolense," was sentenced to eight months in prison (two months more than the maximum legal sentence) and an unprecedented 250,000 USD fine following his conviction on defamatio [...] | 2007-10-15 16:02:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA110 | ANGOLA: DAS THOMPSON DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH MPLA [...] (SBU) Summary: MPLA Party Secretary Joana Lina told visiting DAS Carol Thompson that the MPLA is focusing its efforts in 2007 on the planned 2008 elections, including intense support of the nationwide voter registration campaign. It has developed a vision for Angola,s future, Angola 2025, an [...] | 2007-02-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM AO |
07LUANDA1173 | SAMAKUVA KICKS OFF UNITA'S ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. On 14 November 2007, UNITA Party President Isaias Samakuva delivered a rousing, wide-ranging speech to kick off UNITA's 2008 electoral cycle. He reached out to those outside his own party, calling for regular elections, a major investment in education, civil service reform an [...] | 2007-11-23 06:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA1221 | FIRST CREDIBLE REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A December 5th, 2007 report from NGO Medecins San Frontieres is the first substantiated report of widespread human right abuses perpetrated by Angolan soldiers against expelled Congolese illegal immigrants in the diamond-rich region of Lunda Norte. The Embassy is actively engagi [...] | 2007-12-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA1245 | ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref A and B. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's onstitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded child la [...] | 2007-12-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO |
07LUANDA1269 | PRESSURE ON CNE AS ELECTORAL BALL DROPS IN ITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRA continued to set the stage for legislative elections in 2008 in a series of high-level meetings this week. At an extraordinary session of the GRA's senior consultative body, the Council of the Republic, on December 17th, the President dos Santos clarified the National Ele [...] | 2007-12-20 18:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA1274 | ANGOLA: YET ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) On December 21, 2007 the Inter-ministerial Commission for the Electoral Process (CIPE) delivered the voter registration books to the National Electoral Commission (CNE),marking a major step towards the realization of Angola's first post-war elections beating its own December 31st deadline [...] | 2007-12-26 19:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
07LUANDA1275 | ANGOLA: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES ELECTIONS FOR [...] (U) During his year-end speech to the nation on December 27th, 2007, President dos Santos announced legislative elections for September 5 and 6th, 2008. He stressed the elections should be conducted peacefully, with tolerance and respect for the opinions of others. Dos Santos said the legisl [...] | 2007-12-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
07LUANDA1281 | BRAZILIAN OIL WORKER KILLED IN CABINDA PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Armed bandits shot and killed an oil industry medic, a Brazilian national, in the restive northern region of Cabinda Province on December 26th, 2007. The incident occurred when the Brazilian and a team of Angolan workers were stopped by a group of seven armed men as they traveled from a [...] | 2007-12-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA162 | ANGOLA - JANUARY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- -- Angola,s Armed Forces to Help Stop Illegal Immigration -- Abel Chivukuvuku Will Run for UNITA President -- President Dos Santos Urges &Zero Tolerance8 Against Domestic Violence --------------------------------------------- --------- Angola,s Armed F [...] | 2007-02-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EMIN AO |
07LUANDA163 | ANGOLA VOTER REGISTRATION: PHASE TWO BEGINS AS GRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Phase two of the Angolan voter registration process began on January 15, 2007 as scheduled, with operations running smoothly and demand for registration cards high. After reviewing experiences during the month-long first phase, where over 945,000 were registered, the GRA has ree [...] | 2007-02-16 12:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AO |
07LUANDA174 | UNHCR WISHES TO FORMALLY TERMINATE ANGOLAN REFUGEE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative informed Embassy Luanda of UNHCR,s intent to terminate the repatriation/reintegration program for Angolan refugees and invoke the cessation clause, rec [...] | 2007-02-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV AO |
07LUANDA175 | ANGOLA: EVENTS SURROUNDING DETENTION OF GLOBAL [...] (SBU) With reference to the arrest and detention of Dr. Sarah Wykes, of the Global Witness NGO, Embassy Luanda has compiled the following chronological outline of events, which we hope will present the facts and clear up some misperceptions of the train of events. 2. (C) Chronology of Event [...] | 2007-02-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV AO |
07LUANDA235 | ANGOLA: UNITA BELIEVES SHOTS FIRED WERE AN ATTEMPT [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, shots were fired at the UNITA party headquarters in Camabatela, Kwanza Norte province while UNITA president Isaias Samakuva was in the building. UNITA representatives publicly announced to the media and privately to emboff that the shots fired were a direct threat to [...] | 2007-03-13 08:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PDEM AO |
07LUANDA288 | ANGOLA DENIES IT IS SENDING POLICE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Angolan government has officially denied it is sending 3000 police militia to Zimbabwe. The denials come in response to a report originating on TalkZimbabwe.com following a visit by Angolan Interior Minister Roberto Leal Monteiro, &Ngongo8 to Zimbabwe, which has since been [...] | 2007-03-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI AO |
07LUANDA29 | ANGOLA: EX-FLEC SOLDIERS INCORPORATED INTO ANGOLAN ARMED [...] (U) Summary: On January 6, 2007 the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) announced the conclusion of the second phase of the peace process outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace and Reconciliation, which included the full disarmament and demobilization of the Front for t [...] | 2007-01-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PTER AO |
07LUANDA328 | ANGOLA: GRA CELEBRATES WOMEN'S MONTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The role of women in Angolan society was a GRA focus during the month of March. The GRA organized workshops and seminars, conducted domestic violence awareness campaigns and carried out a special electoral registration campaign exclusively for women during March, using many of t [...] | 2007-04-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN AO |
07LUANDA330 | ANGOLA: FEBRUARY - MARCH POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- PADEPA Activists Acquitted ---- FNLA Founder Retires ---- UNITA Loses Five Deputies, Commemorates Savimbi's Death ---- MPLA Parliamentarian Denounces Lack of Freedom of Expression ----MPLA President Accuses Party Dissidents of Spreading Lies PADEPA [...] | 2007-04-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA443 | GROUPS IN ANGOLA CALLING FOR EXTENDING VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than six weeks to the conclusion of the voter registration period on June 15 2007, opposition parties and other groups are publicly urging the government to extend the voter registration period, arguing that due to the poor road network and unusually heavy rainfall the [...] | 2007-05-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AO |
07LUANDA444 | ANGOLAN NGO GIVES REGISTRATION PROCESS HIGH MARKS [...] (U) Summary: The Angolan Electoral Platform, a group of civil society election observers, gave the voter registration process high marks when it publicly announced results of its months long monitoring observations. Observers were routinely accorded access to registration centers; found that [...] | 2007-05-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM AO |
07LUANDA445 | ANGOLAN CANDIDACY TO THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) On May 3, 2007 Embassy Luanda received diplomatic note number 40/00.13, dated April 23, 2007, from the Angolan Ministry of External Relations requesting U.S. Government support for the Angolan candidacy to the U.N. Human Rights Council which will be voted on in May 2007. 2. (U) Informal [...] | 2007-05-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
07LUANDA463 | ANGOLA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT BELARUS [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche on Belarus' candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel A) on May 10th, 2007 to Jacinto Rangel, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Rangel thanked us for our points and confirmed that the Fre [...] | 2007-05-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNHRC PHUM AO |
07LUANDA476 | ANGOLA - APRIL POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- Angola Funds the Gulf of Guinea Commission ---- Supreme Court President Calls for More Judges ---- New Angolan Naval and Air Force Chiefs --------------------------------------------- ---- Angola Provides the Budget for the Gulf of Guinea Commission -------- [...] | 2007-05-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUANDA477 | ANGOLA HOSTS FIRST SAN CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from San communities in Angola gathered with San representatives from other Southern African countries, NGOs, and government officials for the first Angolan San Conference on April 24th - 26th 2007. Not only did this represent the first time the Angolan San met w [...] | 2007-05-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL PGOV AO |
07LUANDA56 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...] | 2007-01-22 11:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO |
07LUANDA636 | ANGOLA: EVICTIONS SHOW PROGESS AND PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of June 19, 2007, military, police, and private security forces forcibly evicted those who were squatting on military-owned land. Local human rights organizations decried the use of military forces for the protection of private development projects, yet failed to [...] | 2007-06-25 16:46:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF AO |
07LUANDA651 | ANGOLA: THE ROOSTER FLIES AGAIN AS UNITA ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On June 26th 2007, in front of a boisterous crowd of supporters, UNITA formally opened the campaign for party president and announced Isaias Samakuva and Abel Chivukuvuku as the two candidates. Though party insiders call the campaign "too close to call," all players stress that m [...] | 2007-06-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM AO |
07LUANDA696 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: SLOW DEVELOPMENT IN LUNDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Diamond-rich Lunda North province is on the slow track to development. Despite the important role of the diamond sector in contributing to Angola,s non-petroleum derived economy the province remains rural, underdeveloped and isolated from the rest of the country. Few employment [...] | 2007-07-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
07LUANDA700 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: IN LUNDA NORTH, DIAMONDS [...] (C) Summary: Residents in Caito, a small village in Lunda Norte province, faced with limited economic opportunities and no government assistance, have turned to the diamond trade as a means of survival. Village leaders tried to sell Emboffs diamonds during their visit, and stated that the poli [...] | 2007-07-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
07LUANDA746 | ANGOLA THANKS US FOR SUPPORT TO THE UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Angola,s election to the UN Human Rights Council has proven to be a source of pride to the GRA as well as playing extensively in the Angolan press. More importantly it may provide some catalyst for Angola,s ratification of some core human rights conventions and has spurred the GRA to in [...] | 2007-07-19 11:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN AO |
07LUANDA784 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 21:19:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AO |
07LUANDA785 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...] | 2007-07-31 21:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO |
07LUANDA847 | ANGOLA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Supreme Court Proscribes 19 Political Parties -- Ministries Improve Documentation of Children -- Sixty Cuban Doctors Arrive In Luanda -- Angola Reestablishes Relations With Togo -- Angola and North Korea Re-affirm Military Cooperation -- MPLA Parliamentarian Criticize [...] | 2007-08-16 07:01:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AO |
07LUSAKA316 | ZAM IS NOT ZIM: REPORTS OF GRZ PROPERTY DEMOLITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Following advance warnings made by the Zambian Minister of Local Government and Housing in late February, on March 11, the GRZ razed approximately 100 partially completed, unoccupied structures in the Kalikiliki section of Lusaka. The Zambia Land Alliance, an alliance of civil s [...] | 2007-03-16 15:52:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ZA |
07LUSAKA340 | ZAMBIA: EXTENSION OF OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | UNHRC PREL PHUM ZA |
07LUSAKA434 | ZAMBIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered: -- Minister of Information Sacked -- MMD Succession Speculation -- United Liberal Party Loses MPs to PF -- Government Continues to Demolish Illegal Structures -- State Wins Media Case -- FOIA Tied To Media Ethics Bill -- Parliamentary Election Petitions -- PF Suspends [...] | 2007-04-12 09:56:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ZA |
07LUSAKA510 | OASIS FORUM REIGNITES CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's civil-society umbrella group, the Oasis Forum, recently declared a "constitutional struggle" and introduced a 10-step, 71-week, "roadmap" to a new constitution for Zambia. In a letter that was published in the media, President Mwanawasa provided a legal explanation of [...] | 2007-04-27 09:13:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ZA |
07LUSAKA904 | ZAMBIA - DEMARCHE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL ZA |
07LUXEMBOURG127 | RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING RESETTLEMENT OF TWO [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ chief delivered demarche points contained reftel A and B to the MFA Transatlantic Affairs Officer. There was no immediate response. 2. (C) COMMENT: We assess that we will not receive any response from the GOL until 17 April at the earliest because of the ongoing dis [...] | 2007-04-06 12:32:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PREL PHUM LU |
07LUXEMBOURG170 | LUXEMBOURG CONCERNED ABOUT CUBA'S LACK OF PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg is concerned about the EU's lack of progress with Cuba on the subject of human rights but still favors an "open, constructive and comprehensive dialogue" with Cuba. In the past, Luxembourg has played a constructive role within the EU in finding compromises but it does [...] | 2007-05-08 10:19:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CU LU EU |
07LUXEMBOURG330 | LUXEMBOURG CABINET AGREES TO SUPPORT THE MUSLIM RELIGION [...] Summary: On July 6, the Government of Luxembourg (GOL) approved a draft law officially supporting the Muslim community. The law, in the form of a "convention," will provide Islam with equal status with other "convention" religions and will provide GOL payment for the salaries and pensions fo [...] | 2007-08-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL LU |
07LUXEMBOURG356 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) On 29 August 2007 Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the Department's 15 August public statement. The MFA was unaware of the situation (NOTE: Our contacts who normally handle EU Affairs and Middle Eastern portfolio [...] | 2007-08-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PHUM PREL LU SY |
07LUXEMBOURG403 | LUXEMBOURG CONDEMNS BURMESE REGIME'S ACTIONS [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel on 1 October to Yasuko Muller, MFA Director for Asian Affairs. Muller responded on 3 October by thanking us for our points and pointing out to us Luxembourg's interventions in the UNHRC on 2 October. She said that EU thinking about fut [...] | 2007-10-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UN BM LU |
07LUXEMBOURG438 | NO RESPONSE FROM LUXEMBOURG ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PHUM CU LU |
07LUXEMBOURG457 | LUXEMBOURG NOT ATTENDING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA |
07LUXEMBOURG464 | LUXEMBOURG: SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU LU |
07LUXEMBOURG80 | LUXEMBOURG: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the following information regarding trafficking in persons in Luxembourg. Point of contact is Tom Boughter; tel: +352 46-01-23, ext. 2240. Political officer (FS-04) spent 20 hours meeting contacts and collecting information for this report. Acting [...] | 2007-02-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB LU |
07LUXEMBOURG91 | LUXEMBOURG ON MARCH GAERC: MOSTLY PREP FOR COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy MFA Political Director Stephan Muller, Luxembourg does not have high expectations for the 5-6 March GAERC meetings in terms of outcomes. Rather, Luxembourg expects the focus of the meeting to be preparing for the European Council meetings on 8-9 March. Luxembo [...] | 2007-03-03 08:38:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ENRG LU SU UZ |
07MADRID1144 | SPANISH POLDIR ON CFE, CUBA, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar June 7 to discuss the need for unity at next week's extraordinary CFE Treaty conference in Vienna. Dezcallar reiterated Spain's strong commitment to NATO and expressed concern at the tone of Putin's recent rhetori [...] | 2007-06-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCFE CU SP OSCE |
07MADRID1150 | SPAIN/TIP REPORT: GOS PLEASED WITH ITS 2007 [...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to officials in Spain's Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the Ministry of Interior, Emboffs met with Angel Melchor Celada and Maria del Puy Zaton, senior advisors in the MOI section dealing with TIP and the [...] | 2007-06-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SP |
07MADRID1357 | UNHRC: SPAIN LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General for Human Rights told Poloff July 11 that Spain, while understanding U.S. concerns, was "not deeply unhappy with the results" of the UNHRC institution building process. Fernandez-Arias said that the package deal agreed to in Geneva was the best outco [...] | 2007-07-12 10:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN UNHRC SP |
07MADRID1505 | PROFILES OF SPAIN-BASED CUBAN GROUPS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Thanks to family ties and historical/cultural links, Madrid hosts a number of important Cuban civil society and human rights organizations. These groups influence Spanish political discourse and public opinion through participation in public events, writings in local publicat [...] | 2007-08-03 08:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PHUM SP CU |
07MADRID1644 | SPAIN SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS ON RIAD SEIF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY SP |
07MADRID175 | SPANISH POLDIR ON VENEZUELA AND PRESS FREEDOMS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 18:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SP VE |
07MADRID1756 | SPAIN WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON STANDING COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 17:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC SP |
07MADRID1767 | SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FELICE GAER FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC SP |
07MADRID1805 | SPAIN STILL INTERESTED IN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES, [...] (S/NF) Based on Reftel A request, Embassy Legatt on September 4 met with Javier Zaragoza, Chief of the Spanish National Court, to discuss the case of Guantanamo detainees Jamil El Banna and Omar Deghays. Legatt reminded Zaragoza that the GOS requested the extradition of El Banna and Deghays in 2004 [...] | 2007-09-18 07:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER PINR SP UK JO LY |
07MADRID1835 | SPAIN EQUIVOCAL ON RCFS REGISTRATION, BUT MAY DO [...] (C) Charge spoke September 20 with Jose Maria Pons, Director General for North America and Europe, about the need for Spain as Chair-in-Office (CiO) to allow the registration of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Charge expres [...] | 2007-09-21 17:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER OSCE RS SP |
07MADRID1839 | SPAIN WILL ATTEND COLOMBIA MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 17:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CO SP |
07MADRID1933 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
07MADRID1934 | SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and background materials separately on October 2, to Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, and Jose Luis Garcia Galan, Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia, and thanked them for the several statements already iss [...] | 2007-10-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM EUN |
07MADRID2029 | SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON EQUAL TREATMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Per refs, Ambassador Aguirre discussed GOS action on the official status of certain religions with Foreign Minister Moratinos on October 24. Ambassador Aguirre stressed that it was important to the USG and the U.S. Senate that the GOS provide equal treatment for all religions with "not [...] | 2007-10-24 16:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF SP |
07MADRID2030 | SPAIN: BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS/SANCTIONS DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 10:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SP |
07MADRID2056 | DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points October 31 to Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar. He noted that the U.S. and Spain shared a strategic goal -- a free and democratic Cuba -- but differed sharply on tactics. The U.S. nevertheless wanted to work collaboratively with t [...] | 2007-10-31 17:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA CU SP |
07MADRID2094 | SPANISH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT ODIHR MISSION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS SP |
07MADRID2159 | DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref a demarche November 23 to MFA Secretary of State for Iberoamerica Trinidad Jimenez and the Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo. Drawing also on information provided by WHA/AND concerning Chavez' ties to Iran and increased narcotics trafficking fro [...] | 2007-11-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VE SP |
07MADRID2207 | OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...] | 2007-12-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK |
07MADRID2237 | SPAIN SUPPORTING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS IN [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, on December 12 regarding upcoming UNGA plenary votes on Third Committee country specific resolutions. Poloff thanked Fernandez-Arias for Spain's support and leadership in gaining approval for th [...] | 2007-12-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNGA SP |
07MADRID2238 | SPAIN/ISLAM: GOS SURVEY FINDS MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Spain released its second annual survey of first generation immigrants of Muslim faith on December 11. The results, which generally described a tolerant and fairly content Muslim population in Spain, closely corresponded with those of the 2006 survey. Eighty-t [...] | 2007-12-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF KPLS SP |
07MADRID2241 | SPAIN WILL NOT RESOLVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After high-level engagement with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Economy and Finance, it is clear that Spain will not act to extend full benefits and privileges to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Buddhists, and the Jehovah's witnesses prior to the March 20 [...] | 2007-12-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF SP |
07MADRID318 | SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SP |
07MADRID333 | SPAIN ON AGENDA FOR THE OSCE TOLERANCE CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 07:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM OSCE SP |
07MADRID338 | SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch, the DCM and MFA State Secretary for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez engaged in a review of the situation in Latin America. Jimenez sees the region as emerging from a very dynamic political and electoral season in 2006. Spanish objectives in 2007 are to help manage th [...] | 2007-02-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SP |
07MADRID350 | SPAIN WITH EU ON SOMALIA PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 15:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO |
07MADRID362 | UNHRC: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA, AMENABLE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 10:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC SP |
07MADRID514 | ZIMBABWE: SPAIN WOULD SUPPORT BUT NOT LEAD IN UNHRC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-director General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on March 19. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain is appalled by the abuses in Zimbabwe and he noted that Spain has issued a strong condemnation of the abuses on March 15. (NOTE: Text of c [...] | 2007-03-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNHRC PHUM PREL ZI EUN SP |
07MADRID535 | SPAIN WILL STICK TO EU APPROACH ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff presented ref. A demarche to Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, on March 22. Consistent with ref. B, Sanchez-Benedito said that Spain is in agreement with the U.S., is very concerned at the current state of affairs in Zimba [...] | 2007-03-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SP ZI |
07MADRID548 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL CORTNEY DELL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DRL Officer Cortney Dell to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain on March 25 to April 1. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a Visitors Program for Young North American Opinion Leaders. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is requi [...] | 2007-03-23 18:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM SP |
07MADRID566 | SPANISH CIO FINDS WAY TO INCLUDE 2 NGOS IN OSCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on the importance of including two NGOs in the 29-30 March meeting of the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension meeting to MFA OSCE Chairmanship coordinator Ambassador Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin on March 28. Lopez Jorrin consulted, then replied that Spain has re [...] | 2007-03-28 12:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM OSCE SP |
07MADRID596 | SPAIN ON TAKING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SP |
07MADRID629 | SPAIN: CUBA TRIP RESULTS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos said that his April 2-3 visit to Havana, during which he met with Raul Castro and other government leaders, has opened a new stage in Spain-Cuba relations. Moratinos had two principal objectives for the trip: re-engagement with the Cuban governm [...] | 2007-04-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SP CU |
07MADRID640 | SPAIN/CUBA: ENGAGING MEMBERS EU TO REINFORCE [...] (C) Summary. As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting [...] | 2007-04-09 16:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID649 | SPAIN/CUBA: ENCOURAGING EU MEMBERS TO HOLD FIRM ON [...] (C) As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting Spanish p [...] | 2007-04-10 16:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID687 | SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...] | 2007-04-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID736 | EU AND CUBA: MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID741 | VENEZUELAN RCTV OWNER MARCEL GRANIER IN SPAIN [...] (C) As described in ref A, DCM talked with MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez on April 12 about the possibility that the GOS would act discreetly to encourage Hugo Chavez not to close RCTV. Based on that conversation, Jimenez, who was aware and concerned about the closu [...] | 2007-04-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SP VZ |
07MADRID835 | SPAIN ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 17:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC SP |
07MADRID862 | SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...] | 2007-05-10 16:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID897 | SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (C) DCM raised with Spanish MFA PolCouns Rafael Dezcallar May 10 the USG's strong desire for Spain's support in countering the Belarus candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and its active efforts in favor of the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia. DCM underscored that the requ [...] | 2007-05-11 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC SP |
07MADRID947 | SPAIN ON FUTURE OF RCTV [...] (C) Though not an action addressee on ref A, Post continues to press the GOS to use high-level contact with the BRV to support Venezuelan press freedom, specifically RCTV. As described in ref B, Post helped arrange meetings for RCTV owner Marcel Granier with National Security Adviser Carles Ca [...] | 2007-05-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SP VZ |
07MANAGUA1043 | NEW MOVIMIENTO DIRECTOR: CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) Summary: The new Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) executive director, Violeta Granera, is convinced that the Ortega government's apparent disorientation is a ruse to divert attention from the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) clear plan to gain political and economic power and [...] | 2007-04-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07MANAGUA1067 | ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW [...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...] | 2007-04-25 22:35:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR |
07MANAGUA1272 | NICARAGUA UNDECIDED ON UNHRC VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 21:02:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC NU |
07MANAGUA1273 | NICARAGUA'S IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS [...] (S) Summary: Given President Daniel Ortega's close relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the restoration of diplomatic ties with Iran, and the visit of President Ahmedinejad to Nicaragua, the Embassy has not formally engaged the Nicaraguans on the Venezuelan-Iranian alliance (Ref [...] | 2007-05-16 21:06:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR NU |
07MANAGUA1311 | GON RESPECTS VENEZUELAN DECISION TO CLOSE RCTV, [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the demarche points on press freedom contained in refetel. The Ambassador expressed concern that the imminent closure of Venezuelan television channel RCTV is an act that violates the OAS' Inter-American Convention on H [...] | 2007-05-22 21:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL NU VE |
07MANAGUA1318 | FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...] | 2007-05-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU |
07MANAGUA1350 | MISKITOS READY TO MOBILIZE BUT LACK RESOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diverse anti-Sandinista Miskito groups in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) are slowly unifying into a single movement. Significant challenges remain, but the group is convinced of the need to win the municipal elections in four key RAAN municipalities in 2008 [...] | 2007-05-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM NU |
07MANAGUA1482 | OPPOSITION LABOR PUSHES FOR LIBERAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberal labor federation Permanent Workers' Congress (CPT) seeks to form a "Pro Unity Committee" to create a unified Liberal platform and break the political impasse between the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC). CPT leaders wor [...] | 2007-06-12 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB |
07MANAGUA1495 | LABOR - POTENTIAL KEY TO OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is growing unrest and resentment towards President Daniel Ortega among organized labor, sparked by turmoil in the education sector earlier this year. Human rights NGO Nicaraguan Permanent Commission for Human Rights (CPDH) hopes to capitalize on the situation by working w [...] | 2007-06-13 23:18:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB |
07MANAGUA1543 | CIVIL SOCIETY UNDER SIEGE, CLAMOURING FOR [...] (C) Over the past 2-3 months, the political section has received over a dozen proposals from civil society organizations concentrated in three areas: human rights defense, organized labor, and indigenous (Miskito) groups. Each organization claims to oppose President Daniel Ortega and seeks fi [...] | 2007-06-18 23:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL NU |
07MANAGUA1547 | TEACHERS HOPE TO FORM FIRST "SUPER" UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic teachers' unions hope to form a national alliance ("Central") in order to gain negotiating power with the Ortega government and more effectivley contest the alliance between Education Minister Miguel De Castilla and pro-Sandinista teachers' union ANDEN. Union leaders [...] | 2007-06-20 16:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL NU |
07MANAGUA1750 | NICARAGUAN PUBLIC SEES COUNTRY ON WRONG PATH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan public opinion has continued to sour on President Daniel Ortega, with his approval rating taking a 60-point nose-dive from a positive 51 percent job approval rating in February to a negative 10 percent approval just four months later, according to the latest CID-Gallu [...] | 2007-07-18 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ECON NU |
07MANAGUA182 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGO TERMS ORTEGA GOVERNMENT "WORST [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Permanent Human Rights Council (CPDH) believe that the turn the Ortega government has taken since it assumed power is the "worst-nightmare scenario." They recently warned the Ambassador that President Ortega will not leave office for at least ten years unless Nic [...] | 2007-01-23 18:37:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL |
07MANAGUA1904 | CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER IN NICARAGUA ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Monsignor Bernardo Hombach, Catholic archbishop of the diocese of Granada offered his assessment of the human rights situation in Nicaragua, citing a corrupt judicial system, a government run on political patronage, and illegal narcotics trafficking as the gravest challenges facin [...] | 2007-08-13 22:49:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM PGOV NU |
07MANAGUA1944 | ORTEGA RAMPS-UP CITIZEN COUNCILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal reforms pushed through the National Assembly early in the year have enabled President Daniel Ortega to put in play his "direct democracy" gambit through Citizen Councils (CPC). Under the control of the First Lady, Rosario Murillo, Ortega plans to have nearly 17,000 CPCs ( [...] | 2007-08-20 17:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA1963 | FEAR AND LOATHING ON NICARAGUA'S ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our contacts on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast ("costenos") support the Ambassador's non-combative engagement strategy with President Ortega's administration. With many households almost wholly dependent on remittances from family members working in the U.S., costenos are fearful of [...] | 2007-08-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA2135 | NICARAGUAN CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE UNITES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Some ten thousand Nicaraguan opposition members, political leaders, and regular citizens turned out for a rally organized by the pro-democracy civil society organization Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) on Sunday, September 9 in the streets of Masaya to voice a united opposition to [...] | 2007-09-18 20:33:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA2207 | CITIZEN COUNCILS - FULL STEAM AHEAD? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 meeting, Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs) Managua coordinator Eliaz Chevez asserted the National Assembly's (NA) vote to remove authorization for the executive to create such entities from Law 290 is "not substantial" and that the CPCs will "continue to move for [...] | 2007-09-26 18:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA242 | MARTINEZ CUENCA LAUDS U.S. POLICY TOWARDS ORTEGA [...] (C) In Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca's recent meeting with the Ambassador, he applauded President Bush's "magnificent" decision to call Ortega before the inauguration, terming the gesture the "best antidote to keep Ortega from straying" and to check Venezuelan President Hugo [...] | 2007-01-26 22:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL |
07MANAGUA2466 | THE CITIZEN COUNCILS' GROWING SHADOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's Citizen Power Councils (CPC) continue to penetrate Nicaraguan society, increasing fear among civil society leaders. Over the past month, cases have been reported in which the CPCs have incited civil unrest, demanded CPC membership in exchange for emergency aid [...] | 2007-11-13 18:12:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA2486 | CITIZEN COUNCILS DEALT BLOW BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 20, the Nicaraguan National Assembly voted to override with 52 votes Sandinista President Daniel Ortega's veto of legislation to prohibit the transfer of a real measure of Executive authority to the Citizen Power Councils (CPCs). Deputies representing the Nicaraguan [...] | 2007-11-21 21:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON KDEM NU PGOV |
07MANAGUA2516 | ORTEGA'S CITIZENS' COUNCILS - PANDORA'S BOX? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 21, a Pandora's Box was opened when the Nicaraguan National Assembly (NA) voted to override President Ortega's veto of a controversial legislative change that would prevent him from creating his Citizen Power Councils (CPC) as an extension of the Executive branch. Si [...] | 2007-11-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA2543 | CERD ELECTION: NICARAGUA WILL FAVOR PROSPER; [...] (C) On December 4, we delivered a copy of the diplomatic note and of Pierre-Richard Prosper's CV to Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs; David McField, Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana; and Mario Barquero Baltodano, Acting Director General for International Organiz [...] | 2007-12-08 00:57:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA NU |
07MANAGUA2656 | NICARAGUA: RAISING AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary: Post marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from November 25 to December 10, by engaging with women's rights organizations, universities, civil society, the media, and the Nicaraguan pol [...] | 2007-12-31 20:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM NU |
07MANAGUA296 | NICARAGUA: NAMES OF TOP INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] The following is in response to reftel A request for Nicaragua's top five most influential women representing government, politics, civil society, private sector, and media. We have also provided the names of other women who are making an impact on Nicaraguan society and could be of interest [...] | 2007-01-31 23:14:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU |
07MANAGUA385 | MISKITO COMMUNITY COMMITTED BUT FRACTURED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff talked with political and civil society leaders in Puerto Cabezas, Northern Autonomous Region (RAAN) about the situation there and their views on the Ortega Administration. Leaders of the Moravian church, the historical bedrock of the indigenous Miskito community, admitte [...] | 2007-02-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV PINS PREL PHUM SOCI EAID NU |
07MANAGUA463 | NICARAGUA NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) After careful consideration of several potential candidates for Secretary Rice's Women of Courage Award, Post nominates Zoilamerica Narvaez Murillo for this distinction. Despite the repeated denial of due process in the national courts, Zoilamerica has persevered in her quest for justice [...] | 2007-02-21 20:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO NU |
07MANAGUA583 | THE SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT 60 DAYS OUT - AND OUR [...] (C) Summary: The FSLN administration is fast reverting to its improvisation, secrecy, and centralization of the 1980's, forging an operating style more appropriate for a revolutionary junta than a modern, democratic state. President Ortega appears determined to consolidate his power, circumve [...] | 2007-03-05 22:52:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NU PHUM PINR PREL KCOR |
07MANAGUA796 | NICARAGUA'S 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting period, the Nicaraguan government continued its efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) mainly in the areas of prevention and detection, while progress in victim assistance and prosecution of traffickers was limited and overal [...] | 2007-03-27 21:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF NU |
07MANAGUA798 | FSLN CENSUS AN ATTEMPT TO MAP OPPOSITION LEADERS, [...] (C) Miskito leader Osorno Coleman, who lost his bid for a National Assembly seat on the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) ticket in November 2006, is convinced that pro-Sandinista (FSLN) Miskito leaders Brooklyn Rivera and Stedman Fagoth are directing an FSLN "census" of ex-combatants on the [...] | 2007-03-27 22:52:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07MANAGUA80 | NICARAGUA: CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY [...] (C) Although the Nicaraguan government (GON) has in the past expressed a willingness to assist with limited refugee resettlement (reftel),post believes that because of ideological and public relations considerations, the recently installed Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) governmen [...] | 2007-01-12 21:26:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM NU |
07MANAGUA810 | POLITICAL PUNDITS PLACE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Six of Nicaragua's leading political analysts concur that the Ortega administration has already reached "yellow alert" status and that President Ortega's primordial objective is to consolidate power. Over breakfast at the Ambassador's residence, they lauded our government's app [...] | 2007-03-29 18:04:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07MANAGUA905 | LIBERAL UNITY OR DISUNITY COULD DETERMINE OUTCOME OF NICARAGUA,S 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, COUNTRY,S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: According to a recent New Link study, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) could win 77 of the 153 municipalities in Nicaragua's 2008 municipal elections if the two estranged liberal parties run separately. This outcome would boost the FSLN's chances to win the 2011 [...] | 2007-04-10 22:39:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07MANAGUA964 | NICARAGUAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS WARN CHOICE IS [...] (C). SUMMARY: Leading members of the Women's Autonomous Movement of Nicaragua recently met with Embassy officers to discuss the need to encourage women within civil society to defend Nicaragua's democracy, promote development, and stop the slide toward authoritarianism and "legal dictatorship" [...] | 2007-04-17 18:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KWMN PDEM PHUM PREL NU |
07MANAGUA984 | RESIGNATION OF NICARAGUAN OFFICIAL FROM ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maria Gabriela Zuniga, Program Director of the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons, tendered her resignation to the Ministry of Government last week, citing personal reasons for her decision. She confided to us that the working conditions and culture of secrecy und [...] | 2007-04-19 15:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB NU |
07MANAMA1031 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA BA |
07MANAMA1033 | SHI'A YOUTH IN WEEKEND SKIRMISHES WITH SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC BA |
07MANAMA107 | SEEKING BAHRAINI SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS AGOA BA SO ROW |
07MANAMA1084 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW PROGRESSING IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA |
07MANAMA1097 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW ADVANCES IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 05:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA |
07MANAMA1110 | ONE DEAD IN CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM BA |
07MANAMA1112 | STREET PROTESTS SUBSIDE FOLLOWING INTERVENTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After renewed clashes between police and Shi'a youths December 18, there were no further disturbances and the streets remained quiet as of mid-afternoon December 20. The intervention of Shi'a community leaders helped defuse the situation. End summary. 2. (SBU) Following clashes Dec [...] | 2007-12-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA1113 | CLASHES BETWEEN SHI'A YOUTH AND POLICE: UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA1118 | BAHRAINI STREET VIOLENCE: SHI'A POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA113 | GOVERNMENT VIEWS ARRESTS AS SENDING A SIGNAL TO [...] (C) In separate discussions, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and Industry and Commerce Minister Fakhro both told the Ambassador that the government arrested Shia activists Mushaima and Al Khawaja to rein in their unlawful activities, which the government believes have become increasingly defia [...] | 2007-02-07 14:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL |
07MANAMA128 | BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 8 regarding Bahrain's efforts to combat trafficking to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz stated that following the fall visit of International Organization for [...] | 2007-02-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA194 | BAHRAIN: MINISTER OF LABOR ON STRIKE BAN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting covering several topics (septel),Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding Executive Order 62, which bans strikes in certain sectors, to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Bin Muhsin Al Alawi. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had consulted ILO conventions befor [...] | 2007-03-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
07MANAMA206 | BAHRAIN: SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) 27A. Bahrain is a country of destination for men primarily as laborers and, to a much lesser extent, domestic workers, and women primarily as domestic workers, and to [...] | 2007-03-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC BA |
07MANAMA208 | BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief March 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning USG priorities at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Fourth Session to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain joined the HRC to uphold human rights worldwide, and it takes t [...] | 2007-03-06 10:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
07MANAMA219 | MINISTER OF LABOR DISCUSSES NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that since January 2006, unemployment had dropped in Bahrain from 15% to 3.8% under the National Employment Project (NEP),leaving only approximately 4,000 unemployed remaining in the program. He said the second p [...] | 2007-03-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
07MANAMA229 | BAHRAIN: ADVANCING NGO PROTECTION IN CONJUNCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA250 | BAHRAIN: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ZI ROW |
07MANAMA273 | BAHRAIN: EXTENSION OF OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM BA ROW |
07MANAMA292 | GOB TIGHTENING CLAMP ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) The GOB Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced that it is not prepared to tolerate the establishment of unions formed in government ministries and other government entities. It calls these unions illegal and has instructed government bodies to prevent them from forming. At the center of [...] | 2007-03-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA305 | MINISTRY OF LABOR RESPONSE TO USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Labor Director of Public and International Relations Subah Salem Al Dossary passed to the Embassy March 26 a letter containing the Ministry's response to Ref B points delivered by the Ambassador to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi on February 28 (Ref A). The point [...] | 2007-04-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA328 | PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA [...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...] | 2007-04-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT |
07MANAMA375 | LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Poloff, Independent MP Dr. Abdul Aziz Abul, the only Sunni member of the opposition in the elected Council of Representatives (COR),was optimistic about real collaboration between parliamentary members and blocs. He was also optimistic about increased numbers of Shi [...] | 2007-04-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BA POL |
07MANAMA391 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS U/S DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Fareed Al-Muftah, a strong promoter of moderation in Islam, told the Ambassador he welcomes further cooperation with the USG on a variety of programs planned in the coming months. He outlined efforts he is undertaking to revise religious education i [...] | 2007-04-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL KPAO PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA407 | BAHRAIN: CANDIDACY OF BELARUS FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 09:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW |
07MANAMA427 | BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 11:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW |
07MANAMA438 | BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 11:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW |
07MANAMA448 | CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA469 | MEASURES TAKEN BY GOB TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Post received the following information May 17 under the cover of diplomatic note with reference number 1/100/231-91978 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Relations Directorate. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Update on the Measures Taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to Comba [...] | 2007-05-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA518 | ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST [...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...] | 2007-06-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT |
07MANAMA524 | ALLEGED BEATING VICTIMS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY [...] (U) The public prosecution June 7 released Ali Saeed Al Khabaz and Hameed Yousif Ahmed from custody after prosecutors became convinced of their innocence based upon eyewitness reports. Al Khabaz and Ahmed had been detained during a violent protest the night of May 21 in the Shia village of S [...] | 2007-06-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT |
07MANAMA548 | BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...] | 2007-06-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA571 | GOB EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INITIATIVES SHOW MIXED [...] (C) Bahrain's National Employment Project (NEP),which government officials have credited with reducing the rate of unemployment from 16 percent to 3.7 percent, will come to a close at the end of June. Of 19,625 registrants in the program, according to GOB statistics, just under 6,000 remain [...] | 2007-06-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT REFORM |
07MANAMA669 | FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS [...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...] | 2007-07-19 06:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS |
07MANAMA696 | GOB PLANS AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL EXPATS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The GOB has announced plans to offer a six-month amnesty for illegal expatriate workers beginning August 1. Illegal workers will reportedly be permitted to legitimize their status or return to their home country without being subject to overstay fines. It is still unclear whether the amn [...] | 2007-07-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA713 | DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...] | 2007-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT |
07MANAMA738 | BATELCO ANTI-UNION ACTIVITY CRITICIZED BY GOB [...] (SBU) Recent tension between Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) management and its union, including an open meeting at Batelco headquarters attended by 500 workers, resulted in the dismissal of the head of the union and his deputy. Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi stated [...] | 2007-08-01 12:49:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM BA HUMRIT POL |
07MANAMA739 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During his farewell call with Minister of Labor Dr. Abdelmajeed Al-Alawi on 30 July, the Ambassador raised the recent firing of two union leaders at Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO),the controversy surrounding implementation of a new unemployment insurance program, an [...] | 2007-08-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | BA ELAB PHUM PGOV ECTRD HUMRIT OFFICIALS |
07MANAMA745 | BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...] | 2007-08-02 11:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA |
07MANAMA782 | RELEASE OF FINAL BAHRAINI GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) Following the GOB,s reiteration of its commitment to its prior assurances concerning security, humane treatment, and post-release access (ref A),the U.S. military released detainee Ali Al-Murbati into the custody of Interior Ministry officials on the evening of August 8. The transfer took [...] | 2007-08-14 04:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA |
07MANAMA810 | SECTARIAN INSULTS LEAD TO CALLS FOR LIMITS ON [...] (U) A summer of name-calling between Sunni and Shi,a members of parliament has prompted calls for new legislation limiting incitement speech. End summary. --------------------- Al-Deiri v. Al-Saeedi --------------------- 2. (U) A photograph appeared in local papers in May showing praye [...] | 2007-08-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI BA |
07MANAMA829 | NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...] | 2007-08-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA |
07MANAMA892 | UN APPEAL FOR IRAQI REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF IZ BA |
07MANAMA893 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MEETING ON MARGINS OF UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BA |
07MANAMA899 | PM SACKS TWO MINISTERS; SCORE ONE FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's parliament, dominated by Shi'a and Sunni conservatives, has scored a victory with the dismissal of two ministers who refused to cooperate with parliamentary oversight committees. End summary. 2. (U) A royal decree issued in the name of King Hamad September 24 appoin [...] | 2007-09-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KWMN PHUM PINR BA |
07MANAMA90 | BAHRAIN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's submission for the most influential women in Bahrain: A. Afnan Al Zayani Board Member, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce President, Al Zayani Commercial Services Former President, Bahrain Businesswomen's Society Office: 973 1729 7676, [...] | 2007-01-31 15:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL BA |
07MANAMA93 | SHIA COMMEMORATE ASHURA WITH LARGE, ORDERLY CROWDS [...] (C) An estimated 100-150,000 people crowded into downtown Manama the evening of January 29 to participate in or observe processions commemorating the Shia holiday of Ashura. By all accounts, events were peaceful and orderly. Sermons and speakers in the run-up to the holiday called for the un [...] | 2007-02-01 16:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL |
07MANAMA96 | ARREST OF PROMINENT ACTIVISTS SPARKS CLASHES [...] (C) Clashes between protesters and police broke out February 2 in Shia areas of Bahrain following the early morning arrest of three political activists, two of whom are well known oppositionists Hassan Mushaima and Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja. Demonstrators burned tires and threw stones at police, [...] | 2007-02-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL |
07MANAMA962 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on country-specific and thematic resolutions to Aisha Al-Khalifa of the MFA international organizations directorate on October 18. She received the points without substantive comment. 2. (SBU) IO Special Representative for Social Affairs Ambassad [...] | 2007-10-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UNAUS BA |
07MANAMA985 | BAHRAIN UNLIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU BA |
07MANILA1034 | SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes members of Staffdel Mixter to the Philippines! We have a packed schedule for you that includes meetings on counterterrorism, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, unlawful killings, and Peace Corps issues. You are coming to the Philippines at an import [...] | 2007-03-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PHUM PTER EAID RP |
07MANILA1043 | New Trafficking Conviction [...] SUMMARY: A regional court in Zamboanga City on March 29 sentenced a member of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment under Republic Act 9208 for having recruited six victims and peddled them to a brothel in Sandakan, Malaysia. The case is the fifth conviction resulting in a jail sentence [...] | 2007-04-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA1054 | PROSECUTING TIP OFFENDERS [...] Summary. Philippine authorities are increasingly focused on labor trafficking as well as trafficking for purposes as for prostitution and are relying on a variety of legislation to bring the culprits to justice. The cumbersome nature of the overburdened Philippine legal system, notably the s [...] | 2007-04-02 07:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA1099 | A PROVINCIAL VIEW OF THE COMMUNIST INSURGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Communist forces remained active in Bulacan province, but military and police efforts, together with relative prosperity, increasingly limit their sphere of influence. Police in particular face an overall lack of resources. Civil-military relations and the overall human righ [...] | 2007-04-04 08:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1153 | CHINESE OPEN SECOND CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The People's Republic of China officially opened its consulate in San Nicholas/Laoag City (reftel) in the north Luzon province of Ilocos Norte on April 11. The PRC also has an existing consulate in Cebu City (Central Visayas),as well as consular property (inherited from Taiwan) in D [...] | 2007-04-12 09:00:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH RP |
07MANILA1198 | PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER [...] Action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. The drafting of the ASEAN Charter proceeds smoothly, with a goal of presenting a fairly complete version to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers by July 31. The "comprehensive but brief" document should lay out the ASEAN structure without creating a [...] | 2007-04-17 06:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PHUM ASEAN RP |
07MANILA120 | UNLIKELY ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION OR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Executive Director for United Nations and International Organizations Julius Torres expressed regret to Acting Pol/C on January 11 regarding the timing of the U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Burma (ref a). He noted that the UNSC consideration co [...] | 2007-01-11 09:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BM RP |
07MANILA1276 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FY [...] In response to the solicitation for anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) (ref A),Embassy Manila received 22 proposals from both government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for consider [...] | 2007-04-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA128 | ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ON BURMA [...] (U) Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo told the press on January 11 that the "advancement of democracy in Myanmar remains a key issue for ASEAN member countries." He noted that, at a working dinner, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers had "expressed concern on the pace of the national reco [...] | 2007-01-12 01:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP |
07MANILA1608 | SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (SBU) Summary. A warm welcome again to the Philippines! As you arrive, the Philippines will still be focused on recent mid-term election for the Senate, House, and provincial positions. Final national results will not be available until as late as June 14. In the counter-terrorism realm, t [...] | 2007-05-17 06:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER ECON RP |
07MANILA1613 | PHILIPPINE ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) 2007 election-related violence has taken the lives of local candidates, political supporters, members of the police and military, election workers, and by-standers. While the police privately claimed to have ruled out all but 51 campaign-era killings as politically motivated, media and [...] | 2007-05-17 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1647 | COMMENTS FROM U.S. ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (U) 83 volunteers - including Locally Engaged Staff and American officers, specialists, and spouses, as well as the Ambassador and DCM - from throughout the U.S. Mission in Manila took part as officially accredited observers to the Philippine mid-term elections on May 14 (reftels). Their pre [...] | 2007-05-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1694 | ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. New allegations of fraud in the 2007 Philippine mid-term elections have again weakened the credibility of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and led to renewed calls for automation in time for the 2010 elections. Common charges included vote buying, vote shaving, ballot box s [...] | 2007-05-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1702 | PHILIPPINE POLICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Police continue to file new cases against suspects in unlawful killings, leading already to several arrests and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four earlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched two dozen inquiries into alleged involvement by military personnel in some [...] | 2007-05-24 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RP |
07MANILA1765 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, just off the plane from a trip to Japan, asked EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to meet with him for a relaxed, wide ranging conversation May 25. Secretary Romulo was particularly interested in the Six-Party Talks and indicated he planned [...] | 2007-05-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON IZ KN RP |
07MANILA1766 | FOREIGN SECRETARY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] In a May 29 statement, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo expressed deep regret regarding the extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest and called for her release along with releases of all political prisoners. This statement again reflected the continued concern of the Philipp [...] | 2007-05-30 06:58:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BM RP |
07MANILA1772 | U.S. LEADS TRILATERAL PORT SECURITY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila is leading a trilateral counterterrorism initiative to improve port security in the southern Philippines. Together with our Japanese and Australian partners, we conducted a security needs assessment of the Davao City and General Santos City ports, and identifie [...] | 2007-05-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ECON ETTC RP |
07MANILA1787 | PHILIPPINE MID-TERM ELECTIONS: OVERALL WIN FOR ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Arroyo Administration's coalition scored an overall victory in the May 14 mid-term elections, winning at least 195 seats in the 220 House of Representatives. It also retained control at the local government level, winning 72 of 81 gubernatorial seats and 102 of [...] | 2007-05-31 06:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1839 | FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...] | 2007-06-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP |
07MANILA1881 | SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...] | 2007-06-06 07:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR RP |
07MANILA1893 | PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...] | 2007-06-07 03:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EAID RP |
07MANILA1904 | SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...] | 2007-06-08 00:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR RP |
07MANILA1910 | PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...] | 2007-06-08 00:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EAID RP |
07MANILA1924 | FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...] | 2007-06-08 00:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP |
07MANILA1928 | NPA ELECTION EXTORTION: BICOL REGION 2007 [...] (C) Summary. In Bicol, the Communist New People's Army (NPA) reportedly garnered unprecedented sums from its extortion activities in the run-up to the May 14 mid-term elections. Local politicians have criticized security forces for failing to protect them during the campaigning. The good n [...] | 2007-06-08 08:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA1949 | UNION STRIKE IN CAVITE CLOSES WALMART SUPPLIER [...] (U) Summary: In face of an ongoing strike by "United Workers of Chong Won Fashion" in the Cavite Economic Zone (CEZ),Walmart has canceled its orders with the Korean-owned firm, which has shut down operations altogether. The labor difficulties in Cavite have not scared off foreign investors, [...] | 2007-06-13 06:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EINV RP |
07MANILA1995 | PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] Summary: Since 1997, the Philippines has explicitly sought to protect and enhance the rights of its indigenous peoples, including "ancestral domains" and self-governance. Special legislation and an oversight commission address key concerns, which should be of increasing relevance in the wake [...] | 2007-06-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SCUL RP |
07MANILA2011 | PHILIPPINES ON HRC FIFTH SESSION ISSUES [...] (C) Poloff on June 15 discussed U.S. views on Human Rights Council issues (ref a) with Gunther Sales, Assistant Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations. He highlighted U.S. priorities regarding preserving country-specific rappor [...] | 2007-06-18 05:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA2081 | SECRETARY ROMULO ENGAGES NORTH KOREA ON ARF, SIX [...] (U) During a June 16-21 visit to the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to promote productive participation in this year's ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila in early August, Foreign Secretary Romulo met in Pyongyang with Kim Yo [...] | 2007-06-21 09:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN RP |
07MANILA2120 | PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY SEEKS BETTER HANDLING OF [...] (SBU) Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno has announced plans to convene a "summit" on July 16-17 primarily to examine ways to ensure more expeditious and effective processing of cases of unlawful or extrajudicial killings, notably those in which "state agents" may be culprit [...] | 2007-06-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA2198 | EU EXAMINES ASSISTANCE AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) A special seven-person European Union Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) visited Manila June 18-28 to identify possible areas on which EU assistance programs could help the Philippine government deal with the ongoing problem of unlawful and extrajudicial killings. British Deputy Head of Mis [...] | 2007-06-29 04:27:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EAID EU RP |
07MANILA2262 | MELO COMMISSION FRUSTRATED BY ONGOING KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission wrapped up its current mandate on June 30, and will submit a second report to President Arroyo by the end of July. While impressed with the number of new measures that the government has instituted, Commission members remain frustrated that the killings con [...] | 2007-07-03 09:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MOPS RP |
07MANILA2284 | LIKELY DELAY IN START OF NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. Doubts are growing that the Philippines' landmark counter-terrorism legislation will come into effect on July 15, due to complications over the drafting of implementing regulations, the need to translate and distribute the legislation and the regulations, and the necessity of e [...] | 2007-07-06 08:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA2303 | MINDANAO WOMEN CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE [...] (U) Summary. Civil society groups are actively contributing to the peace process in Mindanao, including some impressive women's organizations. The Mission continues its outreach to and support of many such groups as part of our overall strategy of advancing the peace process in Mindanao. End S [...] | 2007-07-09 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN EAID RP |
07MANILA2343 | PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT [...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...] | 2007-07-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM RP |
07MANILA2349 | NEW STEPS AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (U) Malacanang Palace announced on July 11 that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had on July 3 signed a new Administrative Order (No. 181) -- effective immediately -- that mandates "cooperation and coordination" between prosecutors and police from the outset of a political or media killing [...] | 2007-07-12 02:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM RP |
07MANILA238 | INTERIOR SECRETARY PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 19 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Interior Secretary Puno for his role in the transfer of LCpl Smith back to the Embassy, commended his Department for preparing a draft Executive Order on police/prosecutor cooperation, and stressed the need to implement the Philipp [...] | 2007-01-19 09:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER RP |
07MANILA2405 | AMBASSADOR BREAKS GROUND ON TWO SHELTERS FOR [...] Summary. Ambassador joined NGO and government leaders in a July 11 groundbreaking ceremony for a new shelter for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) at Manila's North Harbor, the largest port in the Philippines. The shelter will replace an earlier one built in 2001, and will be able to a [...] | 2007-07-18 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN RP |
07MANILA2409 | SUPREME COURT "SUMMIT" ON UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Supreme Court Chief Justice Puno chaired a "summit" July 16-17 with approximately 250 government and NGO leaders to explore new options to combat the continuing unlawful killings. Speakers from Congress, academia, the legal community, law enforcement, the military, and NGOs pro [...] | 2007-07-18 09:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM RP |
07MANILA2418 | PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting on July 18 regarding U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies Ministerial preparatory meeting (reftel),Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) said that the Philippines "had no proble [...] | 2007-07-19 05:38:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CH TW RP |
07MANILA242 | PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...] | 2007-01-20 05:33:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP |
07MANILA2459 | LATEST TIP CONVICTION [...] Summary: On July 20, a regional trial court in Cebu City convicted and sentenced two people to life imprisonment for trafficking in persons (TIP),the sixth conviction in the Philippines to result in a jail sentence and the first in Cebu. The judge also fined the defendants three million peso [...] | 2007-07-23 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP |
07MANILA2473 | PRESIDENT ARROYO FORMALLY LAUNCHES NEW [...] (U) In a gala televised event July 20 attended by leading Cabinet and Congressional figures, members of the diplomatic corps, police and army officers, and victims of terrorism and their families, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo formally launched the Philippines' new anti-terrorism law, Repu [...] | 2007-07-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA2586 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM [...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...] | 2007-08-01 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP |
07MANILA2857 | PHILIPPINES ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR STANDING [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to convey U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission, and urged Philippine support for his election. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Director for [...] | 2007-08-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC RP |
07MANILA2858 | PHILIPPINES RESPONSE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC [...] (S) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and reaffirmed the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions 1737 and 1747. Post stressed the urgency of the Philippines submitting an implementation report to the UNSC Iran S [...] | 2007-08-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP |
07MANILA2859 | PHILIPPINES RESPONSE ON CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] (SBU) As requested (reftels),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to underscore U.S. support for the candidacy of Felice Gaer for the United Nations Committee Against Torture. 2. (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in DFA's [...] | 2007-08-22 10:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA RP |
07MANILA2860 | PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) As requested (ref a),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and encouraged participation in and feedback on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP). 3. (C) Melanie Diano, desk officer covering U.S. affairs at DFA's [...] | 2007-08-22 10:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RP |
07MANILA2909 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON PHILIPPINE CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 08:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL RP UN |
07MANILA302 | FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] The Philippines has a strong tradition of influential female leaders, including Presidents Aquino and Arroyo and business mogul Tessie Sy. In response to reftel request, Post suggests the following five Filipinas, who may not be as well-known internationally but are powerful and influential le [...] | 2007-01-29 01:07:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3051 | AMNESTY FOR COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to undermine the Philippine Communist Party and its military wing, President Gloria Arroyo announced a broad amnesty plan for Philippine Communists September 7. At the same time, legal proceedings got underway in the Netherlands against Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, the [...] | 2007-09-10 22:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA3222 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) On September 20, Pol/C met with Jun Cardenas, Executive Director of the Office of American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, to urge the Philippine government to accept President Bush's invitation to join the newly announced Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership. Cardenas liste [...] | 2007-09-24 07:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA3252 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL AND LABOR: MITTELHAUSER, [...] (U) Embassy Manila welcomes and grants country clearance to Anne Zollner of DOL/ILAB, Mark Mittelhauser of DRL/ILCSR and Tamara Crouse of DRL/AWH for their September 29 to October 7 visit. Control officers are Political Officer Mario Fernandez, who can be contacted at (63 2) 301-2000 ext. 256 [...] | 2007-09-26 07:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM OTRA RP |
07MANILA3299 | PHILIPPINES: KEEPING PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing crisis in Burma continues to command high-level interest in Philippine government and media circles. President Arroyo repeated calls for restoration of democracy and the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while condemning the junta's harsh, repressive me [...] | 2007-10-03 06:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3320 | AMBASSADOR AND MTV LAUNCH ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARENESS [...] Summary: On September 25, Ambassador Kenney, a local pop star, USAID Director, and executives from MTV launched the Philippine portion of "EXIT"(End Exploitation and Trafficking),an MTV-produced campaign against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Asia. EXIT's first release was a 30-minute anti-t [...] | 2007-10-05 04:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KWMN KCRM RP |
07MANILA3335 | PHILIPPINE FOREIGN MINISTER: "WE'RE ON THE SAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo, traveling with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in India, personally assured the Ambassador that the Philippine government shares the views of the U.S. regarding violent repression in Burma, and will use the trip to press India fo [...] | 2007-10-05 08:24:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3358 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Poloff on October 5 outlined reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Executive Secretary for UN and International Organizations Leah Ruiz, SIPDIS and provided a copy of the draft resolution per reftel. Although Executive Director Ruiz responded positively to the [...] | 2007-10-09 08:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3393 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE URGING ASEAN LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Romulo enthusiastically endorsed our points on increased ASEAN leadership on Burma -- including the concept of an ASEAN emissary -- in a conversation with Charge October 11 (reftel A). Ambassador will raise the idea of former Philippine President Ramos as a po [...] | 2007-10-11 11:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RP BM |
07MANILA3418 | DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: I sat down today for a private meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo. I thanked them for their vocal and SIPDIS proactive stance on Burma, and floated the idea of a special ASEAN envoy for Burma -- perhaps even former P [...] | 2007-10-15 10:52:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3443 | FORMER PRESIDENT RAMOS RULES OUT BURMA ENVOY ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lengthy October 17 private breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, former Philippine President Fidel Ramos declined -- despite strong encouragement -- the suggestion that he could step forward as a candidate for ASEAN special envoy for Burma (reftel A). Ramos cited a full s [...] | 2007-10-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3449 | ENGAGING PHILIPPINES ON GAMBARI'S TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador continues to engage the Philippine government and media on Burma, seeking every opportunity to stress the importance of maintaining momentum toward more concrete actions on democratization on the part of the Burmese junta. Per reftel A, post discussed Burma objective [...] | 2007-10-18 09:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3510 | PHILIPPINES: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and staff continue to engage Philippine government and diplomatic colleagues on Burma, underscoring the need to maintain pressure on the regime and not let public attention be diverted from the urgent need for steps toward democratization by the junta. The UK and New [...] | 2007-10-25 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3546 | PHILIPPINES WILL CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations will likely vote in favor of the annual resolution that calls for an end to the U.S. trade embargo against [...] | 2007-10-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
07MANILA3547 | PHILIPPINES TO HOLD FIRST NATIONWIDE VILLAGE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nationwide village council elections will take place on October 29 for the first time since 2002. More than 335,000 seats are at stake. These elections do not directly involve national political parties, but the newly elected village chairpersons will be in a good position to co [...] | 2007-10-26 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM RP |
07MANILA3564 | FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 30 private lunch with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo warmly welcomed President Bush's newly announced Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) as an important initiative to strengthen democratic institutions in Asia and said the Philippines would [...] | 2007-10-30 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RP |
07MANILA3565 | FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging October 30 lunch discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo expressed his hope that ASEAN leaders would craft a strong statement on Burma in their upcoming summit in Singapore. Romulo stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on the [...] | 2007-10-30 08:45:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3576 | NATIONWIDE VILLAGE ELECTIONS SEE HIGH TURNOUT AND [...] (U) Summary: High voter turnout of between 70-75 percent and lower levels of violence than in previous elections marked the Philippines' October 29 nationwide village elections. Voters in nearly 42,000 districts elected over 300,000 councilors who will manage day-to-day government affairs a [...] | 2007-10-31 08:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3620 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PLEASED TO ATTEND COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for United Nations and International Organizations Leah Ruiz told poloff that the Philippine government would participate in the 4th Community of Democracies ministerial meeting November 14-17, and in the Asia Paci [...] | 2007-11-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL UNGA MG RP |
07MANILA3647 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BURMA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a frank and open discussion November 11 with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo stressed his government's continued strong commitment to press for democratic change in Burma, but said it is difficult to assess whether recent actions on the part of the [...] | 2007-11-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3667 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] Poloff met with Attorney Ana Hernandez of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),representing the Office of United Nations and International Organizations, and pressed for Philippine support for the anti-rape resolution without amendments, as cited in reftel A. Ms. Hernandez said that the [...] | 2007-11-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3710 | UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINES WILL [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Pol/C urged Evan Garcia, A/Sec for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to support votes in favor of four UN Third Committee resolutions (reftel). Pol/C underscored the high priority that the [...] | 2007-11-19 22:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM UN PREL |
07MANILA3770 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FINDS IRAN NOT COMPLYING [...] (C) As requested (ref A),Post met on November 26 with Leah Ruiz, Director of the DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations, as part of an ongoing effort (ref B) to encourage the Philippine government, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of [...] | 2007-11-27 04:10:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC |
07MANILA3771 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Executive Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations intends to support the candidacy of Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper for the UN Committee on the Elimina [...] | 2007-11-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA UN RP |
07MANILA3775 | UNANIMOUS PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S OUTSPOKEN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Arroyo took a bold stance on Burma at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, plainly warning that the Philippine Congress would likely not ratify the ASEAN Charter if Burma did not release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and pursue rapid democratic reform. Arroy [...] | 2007-11-27 08:06:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA3795 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2007 EAP/RSP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND [...] In response to the FY 2007 EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund proposal solicitation, Embassy Manila received ten grant proposals from Philippine non-governmental organizations (NGOs),aimed at promoting women's political participation and economic independence, and contributing to women's freedom from [...] | 2007-11-29 04:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO SOCI RP |
07MANILA3857 | PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2007 [...] Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (reftel a). It updates information provided by Post in 2006 (reftel c) regarding child labor laws and regulations [...] | 2007-12-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP |
07MANILA3875 | DEMARCHE: PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER A STRONGER STAND [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels A and B, polcouns met on December 5 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting A/S Grace Princesa to urge the Philippines to support four UN resolutions condemning human rights situations in Burma, Iran, Belarus, and the DPRK. Polcouns noted that the UNGA Plenary [...] | 2007-12-07 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM UN RP PREL PGOV UG |
07MANILA3881 | EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS DECLINE IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Intensified domestic and international attention to the problem of extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Philippines appears to be having a measurable impact, with government agencies and human rights NGOs reporting a significant decline in the number of extrajudicial k [...] | 2007-12-10 04:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3909 | DCM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. COMMITMENT TO PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting Muslim Mindanao's cultural and religious hub in Marawi City, DCM spoke at Peace Week opening ceremonies, highlighting the American people's commitment to the ongoing peace process and U.S. interest in helping Mindanao achieve a peaceful and prosperous future. He reiterat [...] | 2007-12-13 02:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MASS EAID KISL RP |
07MANILA3932 | RESCHEDULED VILLAGE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Special elections will be held on December 15 in 360 villages that were unable to carry out regular voting during the nationwide elections on October 29 in 42,000 villages. The Commission on Elections declared "failures of election" in these areas for various reasons, including [...] | 2007-12-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA3948 | AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited three provinces in Northern Luzon December 5 to 7 and spoke to enthusiastic crowds principally on the theme of preservation. She presented the Embassy's International Woman of Courage award to Isabela Provincial Governor Grace Padaca, delivered an address to 6 [...] | 2007-12-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON EIND PGOV PHUM OEXC SENV RP AGR |
07MANILA3964 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 17 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed Burma, assessed the peace process in Mindanao, and explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Philippine ties. Romulo, who was frank and relaxed, inquired about the prospec [...] | 2007-12-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA4 | THE PHILIPPINES: YEAR IN REVIEW 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo has emerged in a stronger position at the end of 2006, but faces challenges ahead in preserving control of the House in the May 2007 bi-elections. Arroyo has been helped by a buoyant economy in 2006, but the country will have to deal with power privatization and [...] | 2007-01-03 01:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP |
07MANILA458 | PROGRESS AGAINST POLITICAL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine police have succeeded in filing additional cases in politically-related killings, leading to at least four convictions and dismissals of two police officials. They continue to investigate a large number of other deaths of leftists and journalists claimed by various [...] | 2007-02-09 02:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KCRM RP |
07MANILA468 | MELO COMMISSION CALLS FOR COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission's report to President Arroyo emphasized the need to ensure command responsibility over errant military elements, and suggested some practical ways to do this. The Commissioners see their role as essentially over, with no additional budget or offices, apart [...] | 2007-02-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM MOPS RP |
07MANILA573 | UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR EXAMINES EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings views the Philippine government in a "state of denial" about who is responsible for these killings here, while crediting its leadership with its willingness to arrange meetings for him as well as its creation of Task Force Usi [...] | 2007-02-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA593 | PHILIPPINES CONTEMPLATING NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on February 22, Foreign Secretary Romulo welcomed the latest U.S. thinking on Burma SIPDIS (ref a) and pledged to continue to use Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN through August to encourage the Burmese regime to take meaningful steps on its roadmap, as Pre [...] | 2007-02-22 06:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP |
07MANILA599 | NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LEGISLATION NOT PERFECT, BUT [...] (C) The "Human Security Act of 2007," which President Arroyo will soon sign into law following its recent passage by the Philippine Congress (ref a),reflects the Philippine government's determination to improve its arsenal of tools in going after terrorists who continue to inhabit or transit [...] | 2007-02-22 09:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM RP |
07MANILA609 | MELO COMMISSION REPORT SPARKS NEW EFFORTS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Lost in much of the media hype about the initial reluctance of Malacanang publicly to release the Melo Commission's report, the strong denials of culpability by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),and the public criticism by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Kill [...] | 2007-02-23 06:44:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA645 | PHILIPPINES ASKS FOR HELP ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs has shared with Embassy copies of letters dated January 31 to the resident Ambassadors of Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands, requesting technical assistance as the Philippine government investigates and tries to [...] | 2007-02-27 08:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID RP GM FI UK SP IT NO SW NL |
07MANILA646 | INFORMAL U.S./AUSTRALIA/PHILIPPINE DEFENSE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Philippine Department of National Defense invited U.S. Embassy representatives to participate in a February 22 "informal discussion" with Australian officials on defense issues. Australia expects to sign a status of forces agreement with the Philippines in 2007 and hopes t [...] | 2007-02-27 09:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PHUM AU RP |
07MANILA649 | AMBASSADOR REES ADVOCATES U.S. HUMAN DIGNITY AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his February 14-15 visit to the Philippines, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, advocated the U.S. Government human dignity agenda in meetings with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, members of the Philippine House of Re [...] | 2007-02-27 09:38:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM RP |
07MANILA683 | HELPING THE PHILIPPINES COMBAT UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (U) In a letter to Ambassador dated February 28, Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo expressed "sincerest appreciation SIPDIS of the Philippine Government and people for your words of support and encouragement for our efforts to address the issue of unexplained killings," and welcomed an o [...] | 2007-03-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EAID RP |
07MANILA688 | PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...] | 2007-03-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP |
07MANILA717 | PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ISSUES [...] (C) The Philippines is "very concerned" that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) may table a potentially stronger resolution on defamation of religion at the fourth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),according to Noel Servigon, Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) [...] | 2007-03-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC RP |
07MANILA752 | PRESIDENT ARROYO SIGNS LANDMARK COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) At a highly publicized ceremony featuring half the Cabinet, Congressional leaders, senior military and police officials, and the diplomatic corps at Malacanang Palace on March 6, President Arroyo signed the final version of the "Human Security Act of 2007," long-awaited counterterrorism [...] | 2007-03-08 08:11:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM KCRM RP |
07MANILA753 | REACTIONS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON THE [...] (U) Presidential press spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye on March 8 welcomed the State Department's Country Report on the Philippines in the annual human rights report to Congress as a "constructive criticism from a time-honored ally," admitting that "the Philippines has had a history of violence o [...] | 2007-03-08 08:44:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA777 | COMBATING UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. Embassy continues actively to engage the Philippine government to encourage more effective action to bring to justice those involved in unlawful killings, and to seek additional ways in which the USG can be helpful. End Summary. 2. (C) In a March 5 meeting with the membe [...] | 2007-03-09 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA855 | PUSHING THE PHILIPPINES TO DO MORE ON KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine media covered extensively the U.S. Senate hearings on unlawful killings in the Philippines. Ambassador and senior Embassy officials continue active outreach to underscore U.S. concern and to plan additional initiatives to support Philippine efforts to bring culprit [...] | 2007-03-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL RP |
07MANILA863 | VISITING EAP/MTS OFFICE DIRECTOR URGES PHILIPPINES TO MAKE [...] (SBU) Summary. EAP/MTS Office Director Marciel highlighted need for progress on solving and stopping unlawful killings in a series of meetings with Philippine officials during the week of February 26. He also expressed the USG's appreciation for success in counterterrorism efforts and on d [...] | 2007-03-16 01:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL RP |
07MANILA864 | PHILIPPINES LOOKING FOR WAYS TO NUDGE BURMA TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on March 2, EAP/MTS Director Marciel underscored the USG's concern with the Burmese government's record on democracy and rights and urged the Philippines, while chairing ASEAN, to press for a unified, regional voice to seek [...] | 2007-03-16 01:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL RP BM |
07MANILA879 | PHILIPPINES TO RELAY U.S. CONCERNS ON SUDAN, [...] (C) Poloff on March 16 communicated in strong terms U.S. points (ref b) regarding the no-action motion on the Sudan Assessment Team report in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the [...] | 2007-03-16 09:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SU RP |
07MANILA909 | PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO),noted U.S. concerns regarding Zimbabwe. She stated she would communicate our points to the Philippine Missi [...] | 2007-03-20 07:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ZI RP |
07MANILA962 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Presidential Peace Process Advisor and cabinet member "Jess" Dureza raised the issue of unlawful killings with Charge and poloff March 20 after discussing the peace process (septel). The recent telephone call from D/NSA Crouch to Philippine NSA Gonzales, together with U.S. Congressional h [...] | 2007-03-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS RP |
07MANILA965 | EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 23 with Julius Torres, the Executive Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, Acting Pol/C conveyed reftel points regarding the review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territori [...] | 2007-03-26 02:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHRC PREL PHUM RP |
07MAPUTO1060 | INFLUENTIAL DEPUTY PREDICTS PUBLICATION [...] (U) Poloff met recently with Ossumane Aly Dauto, Chairman of the National AssemblyQs powerful Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, to encourage the Mozambican government (GRM) to pass a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which would be the first of its kind in Southern Africa. After be [...] | 2007-09-04 06:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO1113 | PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA: [...] Per a request for a brief overview of U.S. programs to promote and protect human rights in Mozambique, we provide the following input keyed to the queries in reftel: 2. The Embassy currently oversees four human rights and democracy fund projects totaling $75,000. The projects aim to impro [...] | 2007-09-17 07:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1186 | EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS RAMADAN EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: In Mozambique, with a near forty percent Muslim population, post regularly seeks to engage Muslims and this year programmed a number of events: an Iftar hosted by the Charge; a film showing and discussion followed by an Iftar at the Public Affairs building; and the donation of Ramadan [...] | 2007-10-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KAPO MZ |
07MAPUTO1198 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA HIGHLIGHTS HIV/AIDS AT [...] (U) During the recent opening session of a National Youth Conference on HIV/AIDS, President Armando Guebuza and Prime Minister Luisa Diogo encouraged young Mozambicans to take the lead in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS. The three- day meeting was organized by the Ministry of Youth and [...] | 2007-10-09 07:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO1239 | ZIMBABWEAN MIGRATION TO MOZAMBIQUE: OPINIONS VARY [...] (SBU) NGO and local government officials in Manica Province, which shares a border with Zimbabwe, estimate that up to 10,000 Zimbabweans are currently living in Manica Province, with new arrivals every day. In response to the uncertainty of the situation, the United Nations High Commissioner f [...] | 2007-10-23 10:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM |
07MAPUTO1293 | TRAFFICKING & SLAVERY CLAIMS SHUT DOWN LOCAL [...] On November 2, the Mozambican Labor Inspectorate (IGT) suspended all activities of Mozambican flower producer, Golden Roses (owned by the wife of a former Minister of Foreign Relations) due to indications of gross worker rights violations, including slavery-like working conditions. In the we [...] | 2007-11-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO1301 | REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM [...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...] | 2007-11-08 08:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ |
07MAPUTO1346 | FY 2007 CARRY-OVER ESF FOR STATE AFRICA REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Maputo proposes two projects for FY 2007 ESF carryover funding: (1) $1,000,000 for political competition and consensus-building under the elections and political processes (2.3.2) element and (2) $500,000 to structure a program aimed at improving the Doing Business "taxes" c [...] | 2007-11-16 10:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1349 | MOZAMBIQUE: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Since March 2007, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons. The comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons bill drafted jointly by the GRM and civil society was approved by the Council of Ministers in August. The head of the committee re [...] | 2007-11-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG MZ |
07MAPUTO1392 | MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to child labor [...] | 2007-11-28 16:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ |
07MAPUTO143 | REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 12:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM OTRA SMIG MZ |
07MAPUTO1472 | ZIMBABWEANS OPTING FOR MORE REMOTE BORDER CROSSINGS [...] (U) Poloff met on 12/10 with a Zimbabwean refugee in Mozambique, currently working for an NGO dealing largely with refugee issues. The contact said that while the largest border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Mutare/Machipanga in Manica province) has received the most attention since visa [...] | 2007-12-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SMIG MZ ZM |
07MAPUTO1475 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUCCESS STORY: FINAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) From July 2006 to July 2007 post allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The majority of funds were used to furnish an onsite office, pay salaries, procure water, food, and medicines, and provide transport to and [...] | 2007-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO1502 | MOZAMBIQUE: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE DIPNOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA MZ |
07MAPUTO20 | INDEPENDENT MOZAMBICAN TV STATION'S EQUIPMENT [...] On Friday, December 29, the Maputo-based television station "STV" reported in its main nightly newscast that law enforcement officers with a warrant from the Maputo City Court entered the newsroom that day at 1:30 p.m. and seized 18 computers, three DVCAM VCRs, and several pieces of office equ [...] | 2007-01-05 09:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MZ |
07MAPUTO207 | MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...] | 2007-02-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO242 | MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in [...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...] | 2007-02-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO243 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Mozambique is primarily a source country for men, women, and children trafficked to South Africa for forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common and increasing practice in rural areas, often with the complicity of family members. Women and [...] | 2007-02-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ |
07MAPUTO334 | MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...] | 2007-03-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
07MAPUTO371 | Mozambique: Demarche on SADC Heads of State Meeting and [...] On March 28 Charge and pol/econoff met with Enrique Banze, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, to deliver the demarche on the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) response to the Zimbabwe situation and the demarche on UNSCR 1747 on Iran. 2. Banze noted our concern about the situatio [...] | 2007-03-29 08:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO394 | Munitions at Depot Explode, Rain Death and Destruction on [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ordnance stockpiled at the Malhazine weapons depot located near the airport in the capital city of Maputo ignited on March 22. Explosions of rockets, shells and bombs lasted for more than six hours, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 500. Homes in surrounding nei [...] | 2007-04-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PARM PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO410 | Detained Journalist Freed After Discreet Embassy [...] (SBU) The Mozambican police detained for several days journalist Celso Manguana of independent fax daily Canal de Mocambique, arguably the leading fax newspaper for investigative reporting. Manguana was arrested March 31 when he appeared at the police station where a dozen protestors had been [...] | 2007-04-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO433 | Mozambique - March Political Digest [...] (U) This is a summary of significant political developments in Mozambique that occurred during March 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Commission of Inquiry into Weapons Depot Explosion -- Likely Delay in Scheduling Provincial Elections -- Humanitarian De-mi [...] | 2007-04-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PARM PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO464 | MOZAMBIQUE: FY2007 ESF TIP PROJECT [...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: Terre de Hommes Germany Southern Africa Coordinating Office B) Requested Funding: $558,180 C) Project Title: Combating Trafficking of Children in Southern Africa (Regional proje [...] | 2007-04-20 09:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ |
07MAPUTO540 | MOZAMBIQUE: ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MZ |
07MAPUTO886 | TIP LEGISLATION FORWARDED TO NATIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 24, Mozambican Government (GRM) representative Luis Covane announced that the Council of Ministers approved draft legislation on trafficking in persons. Covane said that the GRM accelerated its action on this legislation to respond to developments in Mozambique and the Southern [...] | 2007-07-26 06:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ |
07MAPUTO956 | MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...] | 2007-08-14 08:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
07MAPUTO988 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...] | 2007-08-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI |
07MAPUTO998 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...] | 2007-08-24 05:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI |
07MASERU147 | LESOTHO: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] There is no known trafficking in persons in Lesotho that meets the term as defined in REFTEL. Per REFTEL instructions, post has answered the questions 27 - 30. Post's primary sources are Inspector Masoabi Thosa, Child and Gender Protection Unit, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS); Se [...] | 2007-03-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF LT |
07MASERU168 | LESOTHO: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Phooko March 20 and reviewed with him the Secretary's statement as well as the spokesman's remarks on the SIPDIS issue. We also went through key points related to the treatment of the opposition by the Mugabe government, [...] | 2007-03-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI LT |
07MASERU176 | GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...] | 2007-03-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT |
07MASERU177 | SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...] | 2007-03-22 21:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT |
07MASERU191 | SADC/LESOTHO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This message provides a basic chronology and substantive background on our bilateral and multilateral engagements during Lesotho's pre-election, electoral and post electoral developments. The latter more closely involved Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Sa [...] | 2007-03-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU273 | LESOTHO: UNHCR/BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 10, poloff delivered reftel demarches to Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. The Foreign Minister and his top two deputies are currently in Durban, South Africa attending an African Union (AU) meeting and will remain unavailable to receive the demarche dir [...] | 2007-05-10 18:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC LT |
07MASERU277 | LESOTHO: BELARUS - AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH GOL'S PRIME [...] (C) On May 11, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Mosisili, in the presence of Acting Foreign Minister Mothetjoa Metsing (Minister of Communications),the points concerning Belarus' bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Prior to talking with the Prime Minister, Amb [...] | 2007-05-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC LT |
07MASERU282 | LESOTHO: UNSCR 1267 AND UNHRC DEMARCHES [...] On May 16, Poloff spoke with Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.P. Makosholo regarding continued implementation of UNSCR 1267 (ref A) and Bosnia's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (ref B). Regarding UNSCR 1267, Makosholo stated that he would encourage a representative o [...] | 2007-05-16 19:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LT |
07MASERU287 | LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS [...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...] | 2007-05-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT |
07MASERU347 | LESOTHO: TIP REPORT RELEASE FILM SCREEENING STRIKES CHORD [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, hours after the release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report in Washington, Embassy Maseru held a presentation on the report's results and a screening of the IIP-supplied film "Human Trafficking." The event, attended by representatives of Lesotho's Gender and Child [...] | 2007-06-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO LT |
07MASERU368 | MASERU APPEALS FOR ADDITIONAL SSH AND DHRF FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: As AF/EPS and AF/RSA consider the best ways to distribute end of year Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights (DHRF) funding, Embassy Maseru's Special Projects office respectfully requests that these offices consider U.S. Mission Maseru as a highly productive and engag [...] | 2007-06-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM KDEM LT |
07MASERU371 | LESOTHO: EMBATTLED RADIO PRESENTER FACES SEDITION CHARGES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU379 | LESOTHO: SADC MEDIATION SUCCESS AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a turbulent week of negotiations (June 25-29),ongoing SADC mediation efforts between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties appear to have made progress as stakeholders have identified outside experts to evaluate Lesotho's implementation of the Mixed Member Proportion [...] | 2007-06-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU384 | LESOTHO CONTRADICTIONS: TALKS ADVANCE, OPPOSITION ANNOUNCES [...] SUMMARY: Head of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mediation delegation and former President of Botswana Masire successfully concluded the first round of talks between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties on July 1. On the same day, however, Lesotho's largest oppositio [...] | 2007-07-02 19:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU385 | LESOTHO: ABUSED OPPOSITION BODYGUARD FREED ON COURT ORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of July 2, a High Court Justice ordered the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) Commander to facilitate the immediate release of Mr. Makotoko Lerotholi to his family. Unidentified gunmen took Mr. Lerotholi, a bodyguard for Thomas Thabane, head of the All Basotho Convention [...] | 2007-07-03 15:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU389 | LESOTHO: PEACEFUL OPPOSITION MARCH DISSIPATES TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's opposition parties held a large and peaceful march to deliver protest petitions to Lesotho's Commissioner of Police and the Prime Minister's office. The march ended at the National Convention Center, where opposition leaders (with ABC Leader Thomas Thabane [...] | 2007-07-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU398 | MOB CONFRONTS MILITARY OVER RE-ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Lesotho army's seizure of three soldiers, which Lesotho's High Court had ordered released from GOL custody for a second time, led to an angry mob hurling rocks at military vehicles and burning tires in the vicinity of a Maseru police station. The GOL accuses the [...] | 2007-07-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU401 | LESOTHO: GOL APPEALS FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a briefing for resident chiefs of mission on July 6, Foreign Minister Tsekoa reiterated his desire that the international community support the "government of the day" and desist from taking a neutral stance toward the political impasse between the GOL and the political oppositi [...] | 2007-07-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM LT |
07MASERU409 | LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING: [...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: January 14, 1969 Passport no.: RA644651 [...] | 2007-07-12 09:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM LT |
07MASERU412 | SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...] | 2007-07-12 18:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT |
07MASERU428 | LESOTHO: LAWSUITS AND PRESS STATEMENTS AMID RELATIVE QUIET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The past week and a half in Maseru passed quietly without jarring developments relating to Lesotho's ongoing political impasse. Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla addressed the nation on Lesotho Television on July 10, reinforcing the government line that attacks on ministerial reside [...] | 2007-07-20 09:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU436 | LESOTHO: ARMY AND POLICE RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS AMID NEW [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) launched a joint operation to recover weapons stolen from army guards outside of ministerial residences (ref B). In their first major success in locating these weapons, the LDF and LMPS recover [...] | 2007-07-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU439 | LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...] | 2007-07-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU452 | LESOTHO: RSA REPORTEDLY GRANTS ASYLUM TO ACCUSED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of South Africa has reportedly granted temporary asylum to six Basotho men accused by the GOL of involvement in alleged coup plotting. Two of the men claim torture, and in a recent press interview all denied any involvement in attacks on ministerial residences. Th [...] | 2007-07-31 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS LT |
07MASERU460 | LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FACE HARASSMENT IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) redetained two soldiers charged with high treason immediately upon their release on bail from Maseru's "Maximum Central Prison." Meanwhile, local media and opposition political leaders claim that South African National Defense Force [...] | 2007-08-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS KMCA LT |
07MASERU476 | LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...] | 2007-08-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT |
07MASERU487 | THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] | 2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
07MASERU488 | THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] | 2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
07MASERU500 | LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FREE IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, three of the six Lesotho nationals accused of coup plotting in Lesotho, and reportedly granted political asylum in South Africa, walked free from a magistrate court in Gauteng Province after posting bail. Crowds of their supporters, bused in from Maseru, packed th [...] | 2007-08-17 14:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS SF LT |
07MASERU51 | LESOTHO'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In reponse to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following list of the five most influential women in Lesotho. 2. As requested, the following list includes: A) name; B) title; C) institution; and D) contact information. A) Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso B) Queen of Leso [...] | 2007-01-31 09:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL LT |
07MASERU553 | LESOTHO: ANACLETTA KEISO MATASHANE-MARITE, NOMINEE FOR [...] Embassy Maseru is proud to nominate Ms. Anacletta Keiso Matashane-Marite for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. As instructed REFTEL, we will also send this nomination by unclassified e-mail. 2. The following is Ms. Keiso's official nominating information: [...] | 2007-10-03 11:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM LT |
07MASERU561 | LESOTHO INTERESTED IN WIREC, VAGUELY SUPPORTIVE ON UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, Poloff met Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe and Americas Director P.P. Makoaholo to discuss the upcoming WIREC conference and various UN issues. Makoaholo expressed interest in recruiting a high-level delegation for the WIREC conference and was vague bu [...] | 2007-10-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENEG SENV TRGY UN PHUM KWMN SOCI PTER UNSC |
07MASERU586 | LESOTHO SUPPORTS RAPE RESOLUTION, AMBIVALENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on UN resolutions concerning rape, the Cuba embargo, and the human rights situation in Iran, Burma, Belarus, and North Korea to Lesotho's Deputy Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thabang Lekhela. Mr. Lekhela was strongly supp [...] | 2007-10-26 12:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA ETRD IR LT |
07MASERU597 | LESOTHO: FRUSTRATED OPPOSITION RALLIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Lesotho's largest opposition political party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),led an opposition rally in Maseru at which ABC leader (and former GOL minister) Thomas Thabane highlighted growing frustration with a SADC-led mediation process aimed at resolving a po [...] | 2007-11-05 22:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU598 | LESOTHO: COURT REINSTATES CITIZENSHIP OF GOL CRITIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's High Court, in a high-profile case which had become a cause celebre within opposition circles, has reversed a GOL decision to strip the citizenship of the Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial local radio presenter and harsh critic of the government. In addition to [...] | 2007-11-06 07:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU607 | LESOTHO OPPOSITION CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF MCC FUNDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Lesotho's political opposition parties, still aggrieved that they were outmaneuvered by the governing LCD party during the country's February 2007 national election, staged a walk-out in Parliament on November 14 and a protest march on November 16, drawing attention in part to th [...] | 2007-11-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM LT |
07MASERU614 | LESOTHO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] While limited in scope and confined to the informal sector, problems with child labor do exist in Lesotho. Recent studies on child labor by regional NGOs, UNICEF, and the International Labor Organization conclude that the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Lesotho occur primarily in four ar [...] | 2007-11-30 11:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ECON LT |
07MEXICO1196 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...] | 2007-03-08 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1200 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1201 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1209 | DEMARCHE TO MEXICO ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Benavides, Director of International Policy on Political and Civil Rights, and Mariana Salazar, Director of International Policy on Cultural, Social, Economic and Minority Rights, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. 2. (C) Con [...] | 2007-03-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR MX |
07MEXICO1237 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY REMARKS SHARED WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-10 00:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO1357 | OUTCOME OF OPENING MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff participated in the March 12, 2007 opening meeting of the Community of Democracies (CD) working group on "poverty, development, and democratic governance" held at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City. The SIPDIS working group was inaugurated by Mexican Unders [...] | 2007-03-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA MX |
07MEXICO160 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR VISIT OF TIP [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for Reports in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) for travel to Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez from January 14-17, 2007. Purpose of the visit to Mexico is to hold consultations [...] | 2007-01-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO1925 | MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES [...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...] | 2007-04-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO1996 | TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM MEXICO FOR 2007 ESF AND [...] (U) Embassy Mexico City established a committee to review 14 project proposals from non-governmental organizations in Mexico requesting funding support from FY2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. The following sections of the Embassy were represented on the committee: Political, Public Affairs, [...] | 2007-04-23 20:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MX |
07MEXICO2113 | MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS APPROVES [...] (SBU) On April 26, Mexico's lower house of Congress approved a bill criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) at the federal level, with 396 votes in favor and one abstention. This bill is a revised version of the one unanimously passed by the Mexican Senate in December 2005. Post's contact [...] | 2007-04-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MX |
07MEXICO2254 | MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF [...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...] | 2007-05-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX |
07MEXICO2388 | INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...] | 2007-05-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX |
07MEXICO2520 | CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...] | 2007-05-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX |
07MEXICO2653 | MEXICO NOT LIKELY TO VOICE CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Summary: Political Counselor met with Mario Arriola Woog, SRE's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, on May 21 to emphasize that growing political, economic and commercial ties between Venezuela and Iran not only served to undermine international sanctions against the l [...] | 2007-05-23 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR MX |
07MEXICO2886 | HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS REVEAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials held trilateral talks in Mexico City on human rights cooperation. This is the first of two cables summarizing the talks, and will focus on issues relating to the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA); issues relating to the UN Hum [...] | 2007-06-04 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN |
07MEXICO2947 | NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second of two cables summarizing trilateral talks on human rights cooperation with Canada and Mexico held in Mexico City on May 29. This cable focuses on issues relating to the UN system, with a particular focus on those before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC); ref [...] | 2007-06-06 19:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN |
07MEXICO3176 | MEXICO COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the UN/ILO,s World Day Against Child Labor, the Lower House of the Mexican Congress and the CROC labor union (the country,s third largest labor federation) organized a highly publicized press event to highlight the gravity of the problem of child labor in Mexico. [...] | 2007-06-18 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM EAGR KWMN SOCI PINR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO3926 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 22:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MX |
07MEXICO4340 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 20:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC |
07MEXICO4341 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 20:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA MX |
07MEXICO5101 | MX #2007-217, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2007-09-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5102 | MX #2007-216, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...] | 2007-09-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5106 | MX #2007-218, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Homicide Investigation Course, on October 5, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-09-21 22:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5116 | MX #2007-219, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI-LEGAT, on Agro Terrorism Field Exercise, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2007-09-24 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5117 | MX #2007-220, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...] | 2007-09-24 18:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5120 | MX #2007-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-09-24 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5121 | MX #2007-223, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, October 11, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-09-24 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5122 | MX #2007-ODC, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, October 10, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...] | 2007-09-24 20:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5145 | MX #2007- 225, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CHDS, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the dep [...] | 2007-09-25 20:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5146 | MX #2007-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2007-09-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5147 | MX #2007-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, 12 October 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2007-09-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5161 | FORMATION OF A SECOND MINERS UNION UNDERSCORES [...] SUMMARY: The ongoing saga of Mexico's national miners union (SNTMMSRM) took a significant but little noticed step in late 2006 when a dissident group of approximately 100 people within that labor organization formed a break-away union. Because of the lead up to and the protracted challenge [...] | 2007-09-25 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5190 | MX #2007-228, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Terrorism Recognition Course, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-09-26 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5191 | MX #2007- 229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Strategy and Policy, 10/10/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/10/2007 but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cr [...] | 2007-09-26 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5217 | MX #2007- 231, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 16, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2007-09-27 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5219 | MX #2007-230, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Shadowing Stage with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Services, Forensic Services and the Home Office, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evi [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5220 | MX #2007-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5221 | MX #2007-232, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, March 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5258 | MX #2007-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, Visit Civil Emergency Command Centers, 11/01/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-10-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5259 | MX #2007-234, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Department of the Treasury Office of Techinal Assistance Training Related to Casino and Gaming Regulation, 10/12/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/12/2007, but no l [...] | 2007-10-02 12:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5290 | MX #2007-236, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/19/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-10-03 17:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5292 | MX #2007- 224, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Advance Polygraph Exercise, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2007-10-03 18:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5345 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 20:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN |
07MEXICO5351 | MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...] | 2007-10-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5352 | MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...] | 2007-10-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5428 | MEXICO,S RULING PARTY PROPOSES FREEDOM OF [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s Federal Labor Law is amazingly detailed with regards to the obligations that employers have towards employees but surprisingly silent when it comes to the obligations the unions have towards their members. Mexican unions are under no obligation to their membership on such th [...] | 2007-10-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO544 | THE BRADLEY WILL CASE, AND OAXACA ITSELF, STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the streets of Oaxaca have been quiet recently, the crisis lingers on, with many underlying issues remaining unresolved. Despite consistent post pressure on both the state and federal government, the Bradley Will case remains an open investigation, with no one yet charg [...] | 2007-02-03 00:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5466 | MEXICAN CONGRESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE DURING ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexico's legislature has moved beyond its rubber stamp role of years past and begun playing a formative role in the advancement of critical bills. Strong inter-party and party-government dialogue, as well as the powerful impetus provided by the three senior party leaders in the S [...] | 2007-10-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV |
07MEXICO5485 | MEXICO AND SPAIN ANNOUNCE PILOT GUEST WORKER [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary: On October 15, the governments of Mexico and Spain announced the establishment of a pilot program that would allow businesses in either country to contract an unlimited number of guest workers. According to the GOM,s Secretary of Labor, the pilo [...] | 2007-10-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CVIS SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5497 | MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Curso de Forense Digital, October 26, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response on or before October 25, 2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2007-10-17 21:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5523 | AMENDED MX05497 -- MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This cable amends list in paragraph 3 of MX05497. Please delete DIEGO GUADALUPE RUIZ ROBLES, DOB 12 Dec 1970 and MARTIN GUTIERREZ OLVERA, DOB: 25 Jul 1963 from the list. The amended list is reflected in paragraph 3 of this cable to include: 1) JOSE LUIS CHINO HUITZIL, DOB 22 OCT 1969; AND [...] | 2007-10-19 19:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5529 | CNDH DISCUSSES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEDENA [...] On October 18, Poloff met with Dr. Javier Moctezuma Barragan, Executive Secretary in The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) to discuss the organization's recommendations to Mexico's National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and what steps SEDENA is taking to prevent human rights abuses from m [...] | 2007-10-19 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
07MEXICO5535 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S TRIP TO MEXICO [...] (C) Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore the broad, deep relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and our appreciation for Calderon's demonstrated leadership. His administration is prioritizing security and economic [...] | 2007-10-20 18:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER PINR ECON ELAB ENRG PHUM |
07MEXICO5536 | USAID Leahy Vetting Request, 2 November 2007, MX2007-240 [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Interview Techniques, 11/2/2007 . Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/2/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...] | 2007-10-20 18:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5564 | MX #2007-241, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Trafficking in Persons, November 23, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-10-23 22:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5598 | MX #2007-241, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, 11/14/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-10-25 21:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5607 | MX #2007-243, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on Polygraph Course, November 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-10-26 17:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5613 | MX #2007-244, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics course, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-10-26 20:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5620 | MIGRATION, POVERTY AND OTHER DYNAMICS IN CHIAPAS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Econoff explored current political, social, and economic dynamics in Chiapas during recent visits to the state, among Mexico's most culturally and geographically distinct. Although the Zaptista movement of the mid-1990s raised the profile of Chiapas and resulted in inc [...] | 2007-10-26 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5637 | MX #2007-NAS, (AGENCY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-10-29 20:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5639 | COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES, [...] SUMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has drawn the attention of US and Canadian NGO,s and labor unions as well as the concern of American clothing manufacturers. The dispute began this past May when [...] | 2007-10-29 20:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5652 | MEXICO: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU MX |
07MEXICO5653 | MX #2007-246, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course and Tracing Process, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-10-30 20:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5673 | MX #2007-247, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Polygraph course, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2007-10-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5680 | MX #2007-249, ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy in Alexandria, Va., 11/21/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2007-11-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5681 | MX #2007-248, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-11-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5707 | MX #2007-250, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on November 20, 2007, Criminal Scene Investigation. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2007-11-05 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5719 | MX #2007-251, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Mediacion De Conflictos En El Ambito Laboral, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...] | 2007-11-05 19:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5726 | MX #2007-252, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Resource Management Course, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-11-05 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5735 | MX #2007-253, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on STOP Team Training, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2007-11-06 20:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5736 | MX #2007-FBI, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Public Corruption, November 27, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-11-06 20:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5769 | MX #2007-256, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2007-11-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5770 | MX #2007-255, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2007-11-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5773 | SECURITY, MIGRATION, AND ELECTIONS IN MICHOACAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 18:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5803 | MX #2007-257, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CCMR Conference, November 28, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...] | 2007-11-09 19:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5804 | MX #2007-258, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...] | 2007-11-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5834 | MX #2007-259, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interview Techniques, November 23, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 23, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2007-11-14 13:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5835 | MX #2007-260, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2007-11-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5836 | MX #2007-261, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on English Comprehension Introductory Level course, December 3, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...] | 2007-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5849 | MX #2007-262, STATE/ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on Workshop: Integrated Cooperation on IPR Enforcement, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights b [...] | 2007-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5850 | AMENDED MX05736 (MX #2007-254),FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This cable is to amend MX05736 (MX2007-254),to add the following names: Cortes, Esquivel, Ignacio, 10/20/58, Tehuacan, MX Mendez, Garcia, Melesio, 12/4/64, Tochtecpec, MX Romero, Trejo, German, 8/12/60, Mexico City 2. The list on paragraph 5 of this cable is amended to reflect this ad [...] | 2007-11-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5876 | MX #2007-263, DHS/CBP LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/CBP, on Search Trauma and Rescue Training, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-11-20 17:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5879 | MX #2007-264, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-11-20 20:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5891 | MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...] | 2007-11-20 22:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO5892 | MX #2007-265, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on F-5 MTT course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2007-11-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5896 | MX #2007-266, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Criminal Investigative Techniques, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-11-21 16:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5902 | MX #2007-267, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Formador de Instructores, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-11-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5903 | MX #2007-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Investigacion de Homicidios, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-11-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5914 | MX #2007-269, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-11-23 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5915 | MX #2007-270, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-11-23 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5936 | UNIONS AND JALISCO STATE GOVERNMENT SIGN AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: In late October the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of the western Mexican state of Jalisco signed an agreement aimed at improving the state,s overall labor environment. The agreement called for the unions and the state government to work to [...] | 2007-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5948 | MX #2007-271, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Maintenance and Instruments F-5, December 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2007-11-27 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5964 | SENATE STAFFER, GOM AUTHORITIES SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Carl Meacham, the Senior Advisor on Western Hemisphere Affairs to the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee briefed a wide array of GOM officials November 7 on the current political environment in Washington and what to expect from the legislative process in the U.S. as t [...] | 2007-11-29 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO5981 | MEXICO ON VENEZUELA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor met with Landy Esquivel, from SRE's Latin American Office, November 28, to convey U.S. concerns as relate to the anti-democratic changes Chavez seeks to make with its constitutional reform package coming up for a vote on December 2 and urge Mexico to join us in [...] | 2007-11-30 18:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA VE MX |
07MEXICO6097 | MX #2007-272, USMS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Services (USMS),on Meeting in USMS Headquarters, January 2, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...] | 2007-12-10 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6112 | MX #2007-273, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, January 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-12-11 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6122 | MX #2007-274, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Port Security, January 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-12-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6128 | MEXICAN AND U.S. SENATORS DISCUSS MIGRATION, [...] Summary. Mexican Senate President Santiago Creel extended a bipartisan U.S. delegation headed by Senator Harry Reid an official welcome on the floor of the Mexican Senate November 29. Afterwards, over a lunch hosted by Creel, the leaders of six of Mexico's seven political parties represente [...] | 2007-12-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ETRD KCRM MX OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO6143 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PGOV PHUM UNGA |
07MEXICO6196 | CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE OVER JUSTICE REFORM MOVING [...] Summary. The Mexican Senate passed judicial reform legislation that would facilitate transition to an oral trial system, give law enforcement officials broader search and seizure authority, allow consensual monitoring of telephone calls, and give police more responsibility for conducting inv [...] | 2007-12-17 20:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6211 | MX #2007-275, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques Maritime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-12-18 19:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6214 | MX #2007-277, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques MQitime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-12-18 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6215 | MX #2007-278, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Combating Terrorism, January 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...] | 2007-12-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6217 | MX #2007-276, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Counter Terrorism, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-12-18 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6219 | CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] Summary: Concerns about human rights abuses and threats to security posed by drug trafficking collide in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero where Poloff met with a wide range of Mexican congressional representatives, government officials, human rights activists, NGOs and other members of c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ECON PINR MX |
07MEXICO6233 | MX #2007-279, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Disaster Response Seminar, January 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-12-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6238 | MX #2007-280, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air War College, February 19, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2007-12-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6245 | MX #2007-282, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Fellowship International Colleagues, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6246 | MX #2007-283, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Command and General Staff College, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6247 | MX #2007-281, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Qualification, February 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6255 | SONORA MAQUILA UNION BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD [...] SUMMARY: In the north western Mexican state of Sonora a union affiliated with the country,s largest labor federation, the CTM (Confederation of Mexican Workers) finds itself in a very precarious spot. The newly elected leadership of this CTM union is struggling to balance the expectations of [...] | 2007-12-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6260 | MX #2007-284, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on EMB-145 Init Plt, January 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2007-12-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6274 | MX #2007-285, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Criminal Investigations, January 11, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-12-27 15:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6276 | MX #2007-286, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Mobile Training Team - Port Security course, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals l [...] | 2007-12-27 17:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6291 | MX #2007-287, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team-Digital Forensic course, January 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2007-12-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO719 | OAXACA CRISIS FADES THOUGH TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Begin Summary: Oaxaca is slowly returning to normal after more than eight months of political, social, and economic crisis, although underlying tensions--particularly in Oaxaca City--remain significant and could reignite conflict if one of the sides makes a serious miscalculation. Visible [...] | 2007-02-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO859 | DISSIDENTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY WORKERS, UNION RENEW [...] SUMMARY: In October 2006, the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) held a national convention to elect new union leadership. Despite obvious voting irregularities and ultimately violence, the election results were nevertheless confirmed by the administration of Mexico,s then ou [...] | 2007-02-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO863 | STATE GOVERNOR ACCUSES FORMER PRESIDENT OF [...] SUMMARY: During a recent radio interview the state Governor of Coahuila accused the former president of Mexico of pressuring him in 2006 to falsely accuse the then head of the national miners union of culpability in a mine explosion which left 65 workers dead. The Governor claims the former p [...] | 2007-02-21 19:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PINR MEX |
07MILAN95 | MUSLIM OUTREACH STRATEGY - THE NEXT LEVEL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy represents an opportunity for U.S. interests in promoting the integration of moderate Muslims in a Western European democracy. The level of immigration, particularly Muslim immigration, has risen steeply in recent years, and both Italy and resident Muslims are still evol [...] | 2007-04-11 07:45:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KISL PHUM SMIG IT |
07MINSK10 | ELECTION SITREP 2: GOB OBSTRUCTS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) This is a second situation report covering the Belarusian local council elections scheduled for January 14. With ten days left until Election Day, authorities are preventing opposition candidates from printing campaign materials and meeting with voters and restricting radio airtime. Opp [...] | 2007-01-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK1003 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 07, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Expelled From University (para. 2) - Lebedko Questions Prisoner Klimov's Health (para. 3) - Police Arrest Human Trafficker in Minsk (para. 4) - Loc [...] | 2007-12-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO |
07MINSK1004 | KOZULIN CONTEMPLATES NEW HUNGER STRIKE [...] (C) Aleksandr Kozulin plans to begin another hunger strike in March 2008, his wife Irina told the Charge in a meeting December 7. Upset with the legitimacy that he felt Lukashenko had gained through appeals for dialogue with the regime by some opposition figures and European officials, Kozul [...] | 2007-12-07 16:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR BO |
07MINSK1006 | OPPOSITION BPF ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Opposition Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) Chair Vintsuk Vyachorka was unexpectedly replaced by former Acting BPF Chair Levon Barshchevskiy after Vyachorka twice fell short of the absolute majority needed for re-election at the December 8-9 BPF party conference. BPF members remain evenly [...] | 2007-12-10 17:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK101 | CLINTON BENCH AT KURAPATY MASSACRE SITE VANDALIZED AGAIN [...] (U) During a January 27 trip to the Kurapaty Stalin-era massacre site, DCM and visiting EUR/UMB Office Director Robert Boehme discovered that the bench presented in 1994 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on behalf of the United States to the people of Belarus had been vandalized again. Th [...] | 2007-02-02 07:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1011 | MULTIPLE ARRESTS AFTER HUNDREDS PROTEST ON OCTOBER [...] (C) Nine activists have been sentenced to up to ten days in jail and opposition party leader Anatoliy Lebedko received minor injuries when security services cracked down after the conclusion of a successful protest against restrictions on small businesses December 10. The demonstration itself [...] | 2007-12-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON PINR BO |
07MINSK1018 | OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER FEDARUK BEATEN, NOW SAID [...] (C) On December 12, authorities violently dispersed a pro-sovereignty demonstration by opposition forces on the eve of Russian President Putin's December 13-14 visit to Belarus. During the crackdown, police severely beat opposition youth leader Dmitriy Fedaruk just days after he returned from [...] | 2007-12-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1024 | AMBASSADOR VISITS HOSPITALIZED YOUTH LEADER FEDARUK [...] (U) On December 13, Ambassador and DCM, accompanied by the Slovak Head of Mission Lubomir Rehak (representing the local EU presidency),visited with opposition youth organization Malady Front Acting Chairman Dmitriy Fedaruk at a local hospital, where Fedaruk has remained since GOB police seve [...] | 2007-12-14 15:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1025 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Registers Pro-Regime NGO Belaya Rus (para. 2) - GOB Adopts 2008-2010 Anti-TIP Program (para. 3) - Opposition Party Receives Warning (para. 4) - Signature Campaign [...] | 2007-12-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO |
07MINSK1030 | TO ROCK OR NOT TO ROCK? [...] Following a banned rock concert November 14, several blacklisted rock musicians met with Chief State Ideology Officer and Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Oleg Proleskovskiy November 21. Proleskovskiy acknowledged the alleged ban, committed to lifting it, and encouraged the music [...] | 2007-12-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO BO |
07MINSK1035 | BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION INVIGORATED BY U.S. VISIT [...] (C) Following a Belarusian opposition delegation's December 3-8 visit to the United States, party leaders from the United Democratic Forces (UDF) met with the Ambassador December 13. All expressed gratitude for the meetings with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and said that the private co [...] | 2007-12-18 16:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK1045 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Market Vendors Conduct Nationwide Strike (para. 2) - Opposition Groups Protest Social Benefit Cuts (para. 3) - BGKB Resumes Malady Front Criminal Case (para. 4) - Smal [...] | 2007-12-21 10:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK1047 | AMBASSADOR'S RECEPTION IN HONOR OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Ambassador hosted her second annual holiday reception for former political prisoners and the family and friends of currently jailed opposition activists. In the wake of the December 3-8 visit to Washington of a senior Belarusian opposition group, attendees expressed their appreciation of [...] | 2007-12-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BO |
07MINSK1048 | INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER LOSES LIBEL SUIT; DAMAGES [...] (SBU) On December 20, a Minsk court ordered independent newspaper "Novy Chas" and journalist Aleksandr Tamkovich to pay USD 22,223 and USD 465, respectively, to top Belarusian MP Nikolay Cherginets for libel (reftel). Despite defense arguments during the proceedings, which were observed by P [...] | 2007-12-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1049 | 22-YEAR-OLD POLITICAL PRISONER TO BE HELD 18 [...] (SBU) Following a nine-hour trial, political prisoner and Malady Front youth activist Artur Finkevich was sentenced December 21 to eighteen months of detention in a penal colony for violations of the terms of his May 2006 hard labor ("khimya") sentence for graffiti. Finkevich, who was nearing [...] | 2007-12-21 17:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK1059 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. The next weekly will come out January 11. Happy New Year! TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities to Approve Undergraduate Matriculation (para. 2) - Polish Catholic Priest Expelled from Belarus ( [...] | 2007-12-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK106 | BELARUS, PROTESTANTS CONSOLIDATE EFFORTS TO [...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador, several Belarusian Pentecostal pastors laid out their plans to encourage Christian churches' participation in political and social activities to promote change in Belarus. These pastors, who represented several small, yet committed and energetic re [...] | 2007-02-05 06:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF BO |
07MINSK1060 | IOM BULLISH ON GOB TIP COOPERATION [...] (SBU) DCM, USAID, and poloffs met with Dejan Keserovic, Minsk Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss GOB cooperation with the organization's anti-trafficking efforts. Keserovic expressed a generally favorable attitude towards the GOB and government [...] | 2007-12-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK110 | LUKASHENKO'S "REACHING OUT" TO THE WEST: POSTURING [...] (U) In his latest public appearances on January 25-30, the Belarusian President slammed Russia's energy prices and indicated that his country was ready for a dialogue with the West. In usual form, Lukashenko deflected blame for poor relations with Belarus' neighbors. He admitted that Belarus' [...] | 2007-02-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK113 | EUR/UMB DIRECTOR DISCUSSES OPPOSITION CONGRESS AND [...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme recently met with several Belarusian opposition party leaders who expressed their support for holding an early March congress of pro-democracy forces. The opposition leaders generally were in favor of broadening U.S. economic sanctions agai [...] | 2007-02-06 14:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK123 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB, Ukrainian Vice Premiers Hold Energy Talks (para. 2) - Ukraine Appoints New Ambassador to Belarus (para. 3) - Venezuela to Open Embassy in Belar [...] | 2007-02-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK142 | BELARUS' NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Post has the honor to nominate Irina Kozulina for the Secretary of State's first International Women of Courage Award for SIPDIS her work on behalf of political prisoners and her promotion of breast cancer awareness in Belarus. She stands as a vital national figure representing both hu [...] | 2007-02-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO BO |
07MINSK152 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...] | 2007-02-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK158 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CONVICTED FOR ALLEGED POLICE [...] (C) A Minsk court recently convicted the half-brother of prominent Belarusian human rights defender Vyacheslav Sivchik for allegedly assaulting a police officer last year. Highlighting a previous assault against Sivchik by attackers who impersonated Embassy personnel during March 2006 pro-demo [...] | 2007-02-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK159 | ILO SUPPORTS POSTPONING GSP SUSPENSION FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Independent trade union leaders have warned Poloffs in recent meetings that the GOB's "progress" in implementing the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 12 recommendations on improving labor rights is purely cosmetic. However, the ILO has noted some willingness from the GOB to reform [...] | 2007-02-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK160 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - French Ambassador Seeks Belarus-EU dialogue (para. 2) - Foreign Minister Martynov Visits India (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - I [...] | 2007-02-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK162 | PARTY LEADERS ANGRY WITH MILINKEVICH, FORGE AHEAD [...] (C) Political party leaders tried to assure Ambassador that the opposition coalition remained united, despite de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's refusal to participate in the upcoming congress of democratic forces tentatively scheduled for March 17-18. Calling his decision a big mistake, [...] | 2007-02-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK163 | SCENESETTER FOR BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS' [...] (C) The delegation of leading Belarusian political and civil society activists to the U.S. will provide USG policy makers an insightful and balanced view of the current state of affairs in the democratic opposition camp. The Lukashenko regime's desperate struggle to adapt to significantly hig [...] | 2007-02-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK177 | MILINKEVICH PROVES HE IS A DIVIDER, NOT UNITER [...] (C) Opposition coalition leader Milinkevich on February 27 told Ambassador that coalition was fragmented but denied he was at fault for the divisions and accused left-wing coalition parties of hijacking the agenda of the upcoming congress of democratic forces. The coalition leader also noted [...] | 2007-02-28 14:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK179 | RESOLUTION OF NEW LIFE CHURCH POSTPONED AGAIN [...] (U) On February 26, members of the Protestant-based New Life Church (NLC) began a week-long hunger strike following another postponement of its appeal to overturn a lower court's decision to strip the church of its property (ref A). (Note: In October 2006, more than 100 NLC members went on h [...] | 2007-03-01 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
07MINSK18 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...] | 2007-01-09 03:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK183 | FRUSTATED MILINKEVICH SUPPORTERS SAY, &JUST LEAD, [...] (C) De facto opposition coalition leader Milinkevich's supporters say that the former presidential candidate has tremendous potential as the head of a broad opposition movement. However, his support base, which is made up of civil society groups and sympathetic opposition party activists in [...] | 2007-03-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK184 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - CEI Executive Secretary DG Visits Minsk (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - State Control Committee Creates Anti-Corrupt Hotline (para. 3) [...] | 2007-03-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK187 | KOZULIN'S LAWYER TALKS POLITICS, SHOWS IMPRESSIVE [...] (C) On March 1, Ambassador met with former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin's attorney, Igor Rynkevich, as an act of moral support following politically motivated threats against Rynkevich's law license and person. Rynkevich, himself a member of Kozulin's party, confirmed [...] | 2007-03-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK19 | ELECTION SITREP 3: DESPITE REPRESSION, REGIONAL [...] (C) Despite omnipresent surveillance by GOB agents and state media, the opposition political party leaders and independent media candidly discussed the politically repressive conditions in which they are conducting their local election campaigns in the run up to local elections on January 14. [...] | 2007-01-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK199 | LUKASHENKO FOR PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA? [...] (SBU) In late February, relatively unknown Moscow artist turned political activist Aleksandr Kanurin announced a movement to nominate Belarusian President Lukashenko as a candidate for the 2008 Russian presidential elections. The movement's website solicits people to register their names and [...] | 2007-03-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO RS |
07MINSK2 | ELECTION SITREP 1: CANDIDATE REGISTRATION A LOSS [...] (C) The Belarusian Central Election Committee announced December 23 that 23,791 people were registered as candidates for the January 14 local council elections. The CEC results showed signs of manipulation, such as a candidate per seat coefficients identical to past local council elections and [...] | 2007-01-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK204 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...] | 2007-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK209 | LEFTIST OPPOSITION PARTIES UNITED, BUT BARELY [...] (C) Three opposition political parties have formed a Union of Leftist Parties as a means of combining their resources and advancing their social-democratic economic agenda at the next democratic congress. Recently, however, high-level members of Aleksandr Kozulin's Social Democratic Party an [...] | 2007-03-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK217 | AMBASSADOR VISITS IMPRISONED OPPOSITION ACTIVIST [...] (C) On March 9, Ambassador met with Belarusian political prisoner and Social Democratic party leader Nikolay Statkevich at his place of internal exile. Though isolated, Statkevich remains politically engaged and offered Ambassador a sharp critique of de facto coalition leader Aleksandr Milin [...] | 2007-03-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK218 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK ARRESTED, STILL MISSING [...] (C) Belarusian security forces on March 13 arrested Belarusian National Front leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and kept them overnight at an undisclosed location. Relatives, colleagues, and DCM and Poloff waited hours at the Sovetskiy courthouse to learn mor [...] | 2007-03-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK219 | BELARUS' INDEPENDENT MEDIA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Several independent websites and newspapers each reach thousands of Belarusians despite the GOB's continued use of time-tested harassment methods to disrupt the flow of objective information. The regime has also employed new tactics, such as requiring newspapers to assist the state tax [...] | 2007-03-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BO |
07MINSK221 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK RELEASED; TRIAL MARCH 23 [...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik were unexpectedly released on March 14 at 18:00 from the Okryestina detention facility. However, they are scheduled to appear in court on March 23 on "petty hooliganism" charges. Human rig [...] | 2007-03-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK227 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...] | 2007-03-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK228 | BELARUSIAN KGB ATTACKS MALADY FRONT [...] (SBU) Belarusian security services in the last few days have interrogated dozens of activists from the youth organization Malady Front (MF) and threatened many with criminal charges. Human rights lawyers and journalists fear that many MF activists could face extended jail time. All who have [...] | 2007-03-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK229 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...] | 2007-03-19 05:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK239 | KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA'S NEW CHIEF EDITOR SEEMS [...] (C) Yelena Mironova, the new Editor-in-Chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Belarus' largest independent newspaper, admitted to Pol/Econ Chief that upon accepting the position she signed an agreement acknowledging that she would accept "certain editorial guidelines." However, Mironova convincingly [...] | 2007-03-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BO |
07MINSK249 | MARCH 25 OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION TO OCCUR WITHOUT [...] (SBU) On March 25, the opposition will hold its annual "Day of Freedom" demonstration on October Square commemorating the creation of the short-lived Belarusian National Republic. As in previous years, the Minsk city authorities denied permission to hold the event on October Square and promis [...] | 2007-03-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK255 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK256 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK257 | OPPOSITION PARTY YOUTHS REPRESSED AND DIVIDED, YET [...] (C) Though divided by ideology and ambivalent about their national leaders, Belarus' opposition political party youth organizations uniformly plan to participate in the March 25 demonstration and will attend the tentatively scheduled April 21-22 democratic congress. The groups remain hopeful t [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK261 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - German MP Zapf Seeks Dialogue with Regime (para. 2) - GOB Delegation Arrives in Venezuela (para. 3) - New Ukrainian Ambassador Meets Foreign Ministe [...] | 2007-03-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK262 | MARCH 25 DEMONSTRATION SUCCESSFUL DESPITE LARGE [...] (C) Approximately 3,000-5,000 demonstrators gathered on March 25 at the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) to mark the opposition's annual "Day of Freedom". Originally the demonstration was to occur at the site of the March 2006 presidential election demonstrations, but security fo [...] | 2007-03-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK272 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 29, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Bodies from GOB Plane Attacked in Somalia to Return (para. 2) - Venezuela Considers Buying Missiles from Belarus (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -------- [...] | 2007-03-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK275 | ACTIVIST ALLEGES BKGB ABDUCTION ON EVE OF MARCH 25 [...] (U) At a March 28 press conference organized by human rights NGO Vyasna, opposition activist Kristina Shatsikava described how unknown assailants abducted and interrogated her about ties with Malady Front (MF) leaders. Shatsikava claimed that on March 23, just hours after the BKGB had summon [...] | 2007-03-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK28 | KOZULIN RECOVERING, CALLS FOR ELECTION BOYCOTTS [...] (C) On January 8, Irina Kozulina, wife of imprisoned opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) Chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, visited with Charge at his request to discuss the condition of her husband after ending his 53-day hunger strike on De [...] | 2007-01-11 11:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK286 | OPPOSITION PARTY DEPUTIES COMMITTED TO UNITY AND [...] (C) Following the March 25 opposition demonstration, party deputies and regional party representatives are trying to rebound with a call for unity for all. In recent discussions, they admitted to us that unanswered questions remain -- particularly regarding coalition leadership -- but they ha [...] | 2007-04-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK289 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK CONVICTED WITHOUT JAIL TIME [...] (C) Summary: Joined by several EU Heads of Mission, Ambassador observed the April 4 politically-motivated trials of Belarusian opposition party leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and human rights activist Vyacheslav Sivchik. The court convicted but released them following highly contradictory prosecu [...] | 2007-04-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK29 | FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS SEEK SUPPORT, MAY [...] (C) Charge met with two recently released Belarusian political prisoners who remained politically engaged despite their isolation and substandard conditions. While downplaying the significance of Belarus' upcoming local elections and opposition congress, both emphasized the need for more pre [...] | 2007-01-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK290 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 05, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Minsk Oil Extraction Deals Outside Russia-"Propaganda" (para. 2) - Latvia to Demand Compensation for Fuel Spill (para. 3) - Parliament Approves Visa [...] | 2007-04-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK294 | COALITION STRUGGLES TO OVERCOME IMPASSE ON [...] (C) We are seeing gathering indications of disagreement in Belarus' democratic opposition. Belarusian Party of Communists Head Kalyakin warned of a potential split in the coalition in the next week if the parties fail to reach a compromise with coalition leader Milinkevich's camp on procedure [...] | 2007-04-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK295 | RECENTLY FREED OPPOSITION ACTIVIST BACK IN JAIL [...] (U) On April 3, authorities arrested opposition activist Andrey Klimov on criminal charges for allegedly using the mass media to urge citizens to overthrow the constitutional government. If convicted, Klimov could face up to five years in prison. In December 2006, Klimov finished an 18-month [...] | 2007-04-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK297 | BELARUS POPULATION IN SIGNIFICANT DECLINE [...] (SBU) According to Belarusian and U.N. statistics the population of Belarus continues to decline at a rate of roughly 0.4 percent annually. If this trend continues, Belarus' population will be reduced by a third, to 6.6 million, by 2050. The low birthrate, 1.21 percent in 2006, remains the s [...] | 2007-04-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK304 | LUKASHENKO SEEKS TO ASSUAGE CONCERNS OVER PERSONAL [...] (SBU) During his latest speeches on April 4-9, Lukashenko emphasized that he remains in firm control of the country. Lukashenko stated that while the recent oil and gas conflict had caused problems for the economy, these problems would soon be overcome and forgotten. He declared that recent e [...] | 2007-04-12 08:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BO |
07MINSK306 | COALITION REACHES A COMPROMISE ON DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) In a surprising move, the leaders of the opposition coalition reached an agreement on the purpose and format of the democratic congress. During a recent conference co-sponsored by U.S. NGO IRI, coalition leaders agreed to let the regional coalitions decide on the issues currently paralyzi [...] | 2007-04-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK307 | LUKASHENKO RECONFIRMS HIS PLAN TO REMAIN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a press conference with independent and state media on April 12, Lukashenko denied rumors that he was grooming one of his two legitimate sons for the presidency, stressing that he plans to remain in power for the "foreseeable future." During his most recent statements to the pres [...] | 2007-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK31 | ELECTION SITREP 4: FAMILIAR THEMES CHARACTERIZE [...] (C) Despite claims from authorities in Brest that the local election process is proceeding smoothly, opposition political party leaders confirmed that the GOB unabashedly continues to employ the full arsenal of administrative resources at its disposal to influence the electoral process. Par [...] | 2007-01-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK310 | OPPOSITION BEGIS PREPARATIONS FOR CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) The oppositio has begun preparations for the annual ChernobylPath demonstration on April 26. The organizing ommittee already approved a resolution on the objecive of the march, submitted an application to the city authorities for permission to hold the demonstration in downtown Minsk, a [...] | 2007-04-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |