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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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09CONAKRY587 | CNDD ORDERS STADIUM CLOSED TO PREVENT OPPOSITION [...] (U) On September 23, Minister of Youth Isto Keira announced that the country's largest National Stadium would be closed until Ocotober 5 for all cultural and political events prior to the Guinea-Burkina Faso soccer match scheduled for October 11. Claiming that some nefarious Guineans, paid by [...] | 2009-09-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY590 | CIVIL DEMONSTRATIONS UP COUNTRY, PEOPLE WORRIED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protests/demonstrations took place in three distinctly different parts of the country on September 24, all of them connected to CNDD efforts to organize pro-Dadis political rallies. In Labe, thousands of people peacefully took to the streets to protest CNDD efforts to rally s [...] | 2009-09-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY594 | MILITARY FIRES ON DEMONSTRATORS DURING LARGE [...] Demonstrations organized by the Forces Vives on September 28 in opposition to Dadis' candidacy (REFTEL) turned violent when soldiers, including those wearing red berets, entered the stadium where the protestors gathered and fired into the crowd. While the number of casualties is still unknown [...] | 2009-09-28 15:20:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY595 | DETAINED POLITICAL LEADERS RELEASED [...] (SBU) Mouctar Diallo, the young leader of the New Democratic Forces (NFD) party and one of the political leaders beaten and arrested by security forces during the violence on September 28, called A/DCM at 0130 local time to report that all of the detained political leaders had just been relea [...] | 2009-09-29 08:50:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY596 | POLITICAL LEADER PAINTS GRIM PICTURE OF SEPTEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. One of the detained political leaders, Mouctar Diallo, describe what he saw of the horrific violence at the stadium yesterday, during a telephone call with A/DCM early this morning. His report corroborated much of the information Embassy received in bits and pieces yesterday. H [...] | 2009-09-29 11:46:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC |
09CONAKRY599 | CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM, UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF [...] (SBU) After yesterday's violence, Conakry has been relatively quiet throughout the morning. Traffic has been circulating, but with noticeably fewer vehicles. Businesses are generally shuttered and there is a large presence of security forces evident at major traffic junctions. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-09-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL GV |
09CONAKRY600 | UFDG SUPPORTERS SEEKING TO MEDEVAC CELLOU DIALLO [...] (SBU) UFDG party supporters report that former Prime Minister turned political party leader, Cellou Dalein Diallo, is in a weakened state of health due to the severe beating he endured at the stadium yesterday (reftel). According to contacts, Diallo has several broken ribs along with numerous [...] | 2009-09-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY601 | CITIZENS ANGRY OVER MISSING CORPSES, INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) Conakry residents are increasingly angry over the military's seizure of the bodies of victims killed by Red Berets during yesterday's violence at the stadium. According to multiple sources, the military transferred most of the corpses to Camp Alpha Yaya yesterday afternoon. One source [...] | 2009-09-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY602 | RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS COMMENT ON PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Employees from the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) painted a brutal picture of the September 28 protests in Guinea. Although neither organization was able to estimate the final death toll, they corroborated wide-spread rumors of public rapes and [...] | 2009-09-29 16:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY603 | CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM AS CITIZENS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Conakry remains relatively calm as of 1300 on September 30, although there have been sporadic reports of violence. There was a small demonstration in Taouyah with youths throwing rocks, but police intervened and peacefully dispersed the crowd. There are currently reports of gunfire in [...] | 2009-09-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY604 | DADIS VISITS THE WOUNDED, DECLARES TWO DAYS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The ruling CNDD military junta is placing the blame for Monday's violence squarely on Guinea's political actors, noting that the demonstration was illegal and security forces had no choice but to react to the violent behavior of the demonstrators. Over a national television b [...] | 2009-09-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY605 | BUSINESS ROUNDUP AFTER SEPTEMBER 28 EVENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Commerce in Conakry, Faranah, Labe, Mamou, and several other of Guinea's larger cities, has come to an almost complete halt this week. Gas stations throughout the country have been closed since Monday morning, and the major roads between Guinea,s farmlands and its capital city re [...] | 2009-09-30 16:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ASEC PHUM PGOV EINV GV |
09CONAKRY609 | DADIS SUGGESTS NATIONAL UNITY, FORCES VIVES REJECT [...] (U) On September 30 at 1600, the CNDD issued a radio communique detailing their response to Monday's events. According to the communique, the CNDD plans to appoint a "wise African president" to serve as a mediator between members of the Forces Vives and the CNDD. The communique said that the u [...] | 2009-10-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PHUM PREL GV |
09CONAKRY610 | CELLOU DIALLO BLOCKED FROM TRAVEL [...] (C) Cellou Dalein Diallo, an opposition leader who was injured during Monday's violence, called the Embassy last evening to ask for personal protection. An aid for Cellou called PAS Press Assistant at 2145 to tell him that Cellou's passport had just been confiscated by the Beret Rouge. Accordi [...] | 2009-10-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY611 | PROTESTS ANTICIPATED TOMORROW IN CONAKRY [...] (U) As of 1300, the situation in Conakry is outwardly calm with only small disturbances in the neighborhoods of Cosa, Hamdallaye, and Bambeto where there is sporadic gunfire and small-scale demonstrations. Most of the interior also remains quiet, though there is low-level agitation in the north [...] | 2009-10-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
09CONAKRY614 | FORCES VIVES SAYS DADIS SHOULD STEP DOWN AND BE [...] (U) On October 1, the Forces Vives issued a strong statement condemning the CNDD for their actions on September 28. In their communique, they accused the CNDD of ordering the military to kill, rape, and humiliate anti-Dadis demonstrators. They directly implicated CNDD president Moussa Dadis C [...] | 2009-10-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY615 | CNDD PLANS TO RELEASE 58 BODIES TO GRAND MOSQUE [...] (U) At least 58 bodies of victims of the September 28 violence will be returned today, according to government press releases and religious leaders. The government, which maintains that only 58 people were killed in the violence, will be releasing the bodies to Conakry's Grand Mosque at 1030 t [...] | 2009-10-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
09CONAKRY617 | CONAKRY PROTESTS OVER MISSING BODIES [...] (U) Summary. Today marks 51 years since Guinea declared independence from France. It also marks the fourth day since nearly 200 Guineans lost their lives during violent confrontations with the military. Their bodies have yet to be recovered by families. The CNDD's commemoration of Independence [...] | 2009-10-02 17:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM PGOV PREL GV |
09CONAKRY619 | A CALM WEEKEND IN CONAKRY, SMALL-SCALE PROTESTS [...] (U) Guinea was calm over the weekend, with no reports of disturbances in Conakry or the interior. Many people in Conakry took advantage of the relative calm to restock on food items and other necessary goods, though economic and social activity was more subdued than usual. ------------- G [...] | 2009-10-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON SOCI GV |
09CONAKRY624 | (C) USG ASKS DADIS TO RESIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a heated meeting with the president of the junta yesterday, DAS of African Affairs, William Fitzgerald, recommended that Dadis relinquish power and allow for the formation of a transition government. Dadis initially seemed shocked by the message and argued that his presidency is [...] | 2009-10-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI GV |
09CONAKRY627 | CONAKRY REMAINS TENSE, BUT RETURNS TO NORMAL LEVEL [...] (U) After three days of general calm, Conakry appears to have returned to a normal level of activity. The political atmosphere remains tense, but shops are open, gas is available, and traffic is circulating at normal levels. The American school remains closed, largely in accordance with the [...] | 2009-10-06 16:38:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY631 | CONAKRY CALM, REPORTED DISTURBANCES IN CAMP ALPHA [...] (U) Conakry continues to be outwardly calm, though tensions among the Guinean populace remain high. Recent statements by the US and French governments were seemingly well received, though the general population has yet to publically react. Embassy is not aware of any demonstrations planned for [...] | 2009-10-07 17:38:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY632 | FORCES VIVES DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES, MAINTAIN THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Key members of Les Forces Vives met with DAS Fitzgerald on October 5 to discuss Guinea's political impasse. Clearly shocked and angered by the September 28 violence, they were eager to describe their experiences at the stadium, many of them either victims of beatings or witness [...] | 2009-10-07 17:39:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY634 | WOMEN RECOUNT HORRIFIC EXPERIENCES OF RAPE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Seven female victims of the September 28 massacre recounted horrific stories of the rape and violence they suffered at the hands of the military and what they claimed were militia units. One woman could not walk unassisted while the others all showed physical evidence of abuse. [...] | 2009-10-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY635 | EYEWITNESS REPORTS ENCOUNTER WITH CIVILIAN MILITIA [...] (SBU) A long-time Embassy contact (a Peuhl) told A/DCM on October 7 that he had personally seen a group of 40 civilian militias exit from Camp Alpha Yaya on September 28 at approximately 1300. According to source, these civilians were naked from the waist up, sported tattoos on their bodies, [...] | 2009-10-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY645 | PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF POST-SEPTEMBER 28 ATTACKS [...] (S) A close Embassy contact visited EconOff at her house October 8 to discuss what he described as ethnically-based violence that took place on Tuesday, September 29 in Conakry. Source also provided photographic evidence of the violence, and Embassy is in possession of these photographs. Source [...] | 2009-10-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY649 | LABOR UNIONS CALL FOR TWO DAYS OF "COMPASSION AND [...] (U) Guinea's labor unions have formally declared their intent to observe two days of "compassion and reflection" on October 12 and 13. Referring to September 28 as "Black Monday" because of the extensive violence suffered at the hands of the Red Berets, the unions stated that Guineans must j [...] | 2009-10-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY650 | POLITICAL DETAINEE ALLEGES TORTURE AND ONGOING [...] (C) SUMMARY. A victim of the September 28 violence at the stadium was detained for more than 24 hours by Red Berets, during which time he claims to have been tortured for more than two hours. Contact was held with eleven other detainees who he stated are still being held in a military camp. [...] | 2009-10-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY651 | SIXTEEN YEAR OLD RAPE VICTIM DESCRIBES EXPERIENCE [...] (C) On October 9, EconOff met with two young sisters who were attacked on September 28 at the stadium. One girl, barely sixteen years old, was raped by multiple soldiers and severely beaten and stabbed. The other, who was about eighteen years old, narrowly escaped rape, but was beaten and cut [...] | 2009-10-09 16:17:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
09CONAKRY654 | CNDD SUPPORTS TWO DAYS OF GENERAL STRIKE [...] (U) Guineans are continuing to observe a "ville morte" throughout the country (reftel),including in the Forest region where the CNDD finds the bulk of its support. On October 11 and 12, the CNDD repeatedly played a statement announcing their support for the national strike, saying that all Gu [...] | 2009-10-13 10:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON GV |
09CONAKRY655 | GOG CONTINUES TO COURT CHINESE INVESTMENT, PRINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The economic relationship between the Chinese and the GOG seems to be strengthening, despite increased international scrutiny on the CNDD after the September 28 massacre. On October 10, the Chinese International Fund, in partnership with Sonangol, publicly signed a cooperation agr [...] | 2009-10-13 11:09:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN EPET PREL PGOV PHUM GV |
09CONAKRY657 | MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE RESIGNS TO PROTEST CNDD [...] (SBU) The Minister of Agriculture, Abdulrahmane Sano, resigned on October 12 in protest of the September 28 massacre. Sano, a Malinke who formerly worked in the private export sector, joined the government soon after the December 2008 coup. According to sources within the government, Sano has [...] | 2009-10-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAGR GV |
09CONAKRY66 | DEAN OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA DISCUSSES CNDD AND WORRIES ABOUT [...] Summary: PAO and the LES press assistant met the Director General of Le Lynx/La Lance January 13 to discuss the coup d'etat and the implications for the independent media. Souleymane Diallo said that for the moment the CNDD does not pose a threat to the free press. He would rather have the C [...] | 2009-01-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM XY GV |
09CONAKRY661 | GUINEANS WATCHING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CLOSELY [...] (C) Summary: As quiet continues, Guinea's socio-political leaders consider options in the face of CNDD determination to stay in power. International pressure from the AU, ECOWAS, EU and the US is a major factor in determining what steps local actors are prepared to take in opposing the military [...] | 2009-10-15 15:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON GV |
09CONAKRY665 | GUINEA ROUNDUP: OCTOBER 16 [...] (U) Late last night, the CNDD issued a communique ending the ban on political demonstrations in Guinea. The statement encouraged Guineans to strictly comply with current anti-riot laws and to give priority to "national unity and social tranquillity" over political messaging. The statement claim [...] | 2009-10-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY680 | FORCES VIVES WORK TOWARD TRANSITION, REFUSE TO LET UP ON [...] (SBU) Leaders of the Forces Vives met October 22 at Jean Marie Dore's (UPG) residence to discuss recent developments related to Guinea's troubled transition. Participants were satisfied with the strong positions adopted by the African Union and ECOWAS, especially since both organizations had [...] | 2009-10-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY713 | FORCES VIVES SPOKESMAN OUTLINES TRANSITION [...] On November 9, CONoff met with the chief communication officer for the Forces Vives, Aboubacar Sylla, who also recently launched his own political party, to discuss the Forces Vives' position in ongoing transition negotiations. Sylla was asked about proposals set forth by Forces Vives members [...] | 2009-11-10 16:46:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY716 | GUINEA IN THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) This comprehensive look at Guinea three weeks after the September 28 killings in the stadium reflects accurately the situation in Conakry at that time. Drafted by then Acting DCM Cazeau who subsequently left post under ordered departure, this piece retains its value. Since the message wa [...] | 2009-11-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY75 | CNDD ARRESTS ONE OF ITS OWN [...] (U) After appointing Colonel Aboubacar Sidiki Camara, commonly called "Idi Amin" because of his imposing stature, as the Permanent Minister Secretary General of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),members of the military junta arrested Idi Amin just a few hours after he [...] | 2009-01-28 16:31:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY76 | ARRESTS, APPOINTMENTS, AND MACHINATIONS: A [...] (U) SUMMARY. Politics in Guinea continue to be fluid since the coup d'etat on 23 December 2008. Given these circumstances, post will transmit as needed roundups of presidential appointments, military arrests, and any other political machinations. END SUMMARY. ---------------------------- [...] | 2009-01-28 16:37:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PGOV PHUM EINV PREL BIOS KIPR GV |
09CONAKRY78 | CNDD PRESIDENT PUBLICLY INTERROGATES ACCUSED [...] (U) SUMMARY. The President of the CNDD presided over two public "hearings" on national television on January 25. He personally interrogated the participants in what was described as an aggressive and frightening manner. Embassy and other members of the international community continue to u [...] | 2009-01-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY79 | DADIS EXPLAINS REASONS FOR IDI AMIN'S ARREST [...] (U) Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),appeared on national television the evening of January 28 to explain his decision to fire Aboubacar Sidiki Camara, aka Idi Amin (reftel). Idi Amin was present throughout the broadcast. According [...] | 2009-01-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY797 | GUINEA: AFTER THE TOUMBA DIAKITE RADIO INTERVIEW, [...] (C) Summary: The December 16 radio interview with President Moussa Dadis Camara ex-confidant Lieutenant Abubakar &Toumba8 Diakite, who tried to kill Camara and then escaped, the National Committee of Inquiry,s release the same day of its report on the September 28 massacre that blames rogue el [...] | 2009-12-22 15:54:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY823 | MILITARY SEARCHES OPPOSITION LEADER'S RESIDENCE [...] (U) According to press reports, two groups of armed military personnel (approximately 15 to 20) invaded the private residence of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, a former prime minister and head of the Union of Guinean Democratic Forces (UFDG) political party, on January 1. One group [...] | 2009-01-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM PREL GV |
09CONAKRY87 | TROUBLING ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),has been highly visible on national television and radio over the past few days. On February 3, Dadis issued a blanket authority to security personnel to shoot anyone caught committin [...] | 2009-02-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV |
09CONAKRY97 | CNDD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN LAST [...] SUMMARY. During a meeting with Charge, the CENI President was confident that Guinea could organize both presidential and legislative elections by the end of the year. The CENI planned to present CNDD President Dadis with a specific proposal, including a timeline, action plan, and budget by [...] | 2009-02-09 15:58:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV |
09COPENHAGEN131 | DETAILS ON DANISH PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM [...] According to Jakob Rogild Jakobsen, Chief of Section of the Danish MFA Middle East Policy and Assistance office, about half of Denmark's USD 17.4 million pledge will be directed toward humanitarian assistance, with about 90 percent of the funds earmarked for UNRWA activities and a smaller por [...] | 2009-03-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER DA |
09COPENHAGEN2 | DENMARK: URGENT NEED FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM DA |
09COPENHAGEN231 | DENMARK'S CONTRIBUTION TO ALLEVIATE PAKISTAN'S IDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF DA PK |
09COPENHAGEN32 | DENMARK EXPECTS DELAY ON EU-SYRIA AGREEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Danish MFA Head of Department for the Middle East Tomas Anker Christensen indicated that Denmark does not expect that the EU foreign ministers will sign the EU-Syria Association Agreement for many months, and certainly not until the dust settles in Gaza and [...] | 2009-01-14 10:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU SY DA |
09COPENHAGEN351 | DANES STRONGLY CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (U) Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release August 11 strongly condemning the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi, calling her recent trial "a farce" and a clear attempt to keep her away from 2010 elections. The press release quoted Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller as [...] | 2009-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM DA |
09COPENHAGEN396 | (C) SRI LANKA: DENMARK SUPPORTING USG DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark says it supported the USG position on Sri Lanka (reftel) at the EU's Asia Working Group meeting in Brussels September 16. Afterwards, the European Commission unit that covers Sri Lanka asked the Danes for a copy of reftel points; the Danes told the unit to talk to the [...] | 2009-09-16 17:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09COPENHAGEN456 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...] | 2009-10-15 07:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09COPENHAGEN482 | DENMARK: UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE -- PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) On October 27, poloff delivered talking points and discussed U.S. Third Committee priorities contained in reftel to MFA Acting Department Head Anders Ornemark, Department of Global Security and Economy. Ornemark indicated general overall agreement with the priorities, particularly the [...] | 2009-10-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN |
09COPENHAGEN535 | (C) UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DENMARK HAS TO WAIT [...] (C) In response to reftel, post assesses that Denmark would be a suitable - if independent-minded - candidate for the UN Human Rights Council. However, when the Ambassador discreetly broached the subject with MFA number two Claus Grube, he replied that his country will have to wait its turn [...] | 2009-11-25 18:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM DA |
09COPENHAGEN568 | DENMARK: ASSISTANCE TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 10:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK |
09COPENHAGEN6 | DENMARK: URGENT NEED FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM DA |
09COPENHAGEN89 | DENMARK BACKS FIRM LINE AGAINST MAURITANIAN JUNTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV EU MR DA |
09COPENHAGEN93 | DANES WEIGH WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN II [...] (SBU) Denmark welcomes our good-faith effort to rescue the Durban Review Conference, but agrees that an acceptable outcome remains unlikely, Kira Smith Sindbjerg of the Danish MFA's Human Rights Department informed us in response to reftel demarche. Among Denmark's top priorities is opposing [...] | 2009-02-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC DA |
09COTONOU100 | BENIN: RESPONSE TO QADHAFI-MAURITANIA DEMARCHE [...] PolOff delivered demarche to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 19. He took the points and promised to relay them to the AU team. 2. C) Adoumasse elaborated on the issue of democratic elections and said that j [...] | 2009-03-19 13:18:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | MR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09COTONOU104 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI'S CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. Late evening on March 23, 2009, Post received a condolence message from President Boni Yayi to President Obama on the March 12 murder of Ms. Catherine Puzey, Peace Corps Volunteer, in the village of Badjoude. Yayi pledged to take all availa [...] | 2009-03-25 06:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PHUM ASEC BN |
09COTONOU163 | BENIN: TRANSLATION OF GOB REPORT ON ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] On April 16, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Francophonie and the Beninese Diapora with a brief report on the GOB's efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in Benin and requesting Post to forward the report to the Off [...] | 2009-04-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN |
09COTONOU21 | BENIN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] In response to State 127448, Post provides the following information: -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child trafficking, and to forbid children's work in certain [...] | 2009-01-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV BN |
09COTONOU325 | BENIN: GOB AND CIVIL SOCIETY'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to Article 2 of the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT),the GOB has taken measures to prevent acts of torture since it ratified the Convention on March 12, 1992. The GOB has developed initiatives, including the National Committee to Follow Up and Implement International Human [...] | 2009-07-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM UN BN |
09COTONOU328 | BENIN: WJEI LEADS BENINESE DELEGATION ON STUDY TOUR OF [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: As part of the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI),DOJ/OPDAT organized a study tour of South Africa for a Beninese delegation comprised of magistrates, representatives of the Justice, Health, and Family Ministries, and NGO representatives. The study tour [...] | 2009-07-27 13:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KWMN BN |
09COTONOU374 | BENIN: AMBASSADOR BROWN LEAVES ON A HIGH NOTE [...] Ambassador Brown departs post on August 22, 2009, leaving a legacy of a stronger bilateral relationship and increased visibility of the US Mission in Benin. Supported by a strong Country Team, American and LES staff, under her leadership the Mission agencies (USAID, MCC, Peace Corps, and the S [...] | 2009-08-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI PHUM MASS EWWT BN |
09COTONOU41 | BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...] | 2009-02-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN |
09COTONOU424 | BENIN: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ADULTERY LAWS [...] SUMMARY: In response to a complaint filed by a woman being prosecuted for adultery, the Constitutional Court ruled July 30, 2009, that adultery-related provisions contained in the Penal Code are unconstitutional on the grounds that these provisions discriminate against women. The Constitutional [...] | 2009-09-11 06:40:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BN |
09COTONOU44 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI DELIVERS STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 30, 2008, President Yayi delivered his third annual State of the Nation Address at the National Assembly in Porto-Novo to National Assembly deputies, members of his government, and the diplomatic corps, summarizing the achievements of his government. He mentioned that i [...] | 2009-02-13 06:12:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM BN |
09COTONOU470 | BENIN: MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS THE [...] (U) The Association of Muslim Intellectuals petitioned the National Assembly on September 17 to express concern that the government uses state prerogatives for religious proselytizing. Citing Article 8 of the Constitution, which provides for equal access of citizens to health, culture, informat [...] | 2009-10-01 10:13:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BN |
09COTONOU513 | BENIN: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] Poloff delivered points reftel to Ambassador Adoumasse, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that the GOB was in agreement with the US position and that the Ministry was sending instructions to the GOB PermRep in New York who would be voting. KNI [...] | 2009-10-26 10:56:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN BN |
09COTONOU546 | BENIN: TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA BN |
09COTONOU57 | BENIN: LOCAL NGO ISSUES ALTERNATIVE REPORT ON THE STATE OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 15, Joseph Djogbenou, the President of Human Rights, Peace and Development NGO (DHPD-ONG) publicly presented an Alternative Report on the State of the Nation in response to President Yayi's December 30, 2008 State of the Nation Address (Reftel). Djogbenou said that Presi [...] | 2009-02-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM BN |
09COTONOU579 | BENIN: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA BN |
09COTONOU580 | BENIN: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Director for International Institutions Thierry Alia and delivered points reftel on December 4, 2009. Alia, whose most recent prior assignment was in the human rights office at the Ministry of Justice, said that Benin has been a democracy since the end of the "rev [...] | 2009-12-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM BN |
09COTONOU587 | BENIN: GOB RELEASES CHILD LABOR SURVEY [...] On November 24, the Minister in Charge of Institutional Relations Zakari Baba Bodi, the Director of the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis Cosme Vodounou, and International Labor Organization representatives officially released a National Survey on Child Labor during a pub [...] | 2009-12-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREL ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN |
09COTONOU597 | BENIN: WJEI ORGANIZES TRAINING FOR MAGISTRATES, JUDICIAL [...] SUMMARY: As part of the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI),DOJ/OPDAT AND DOJ/ICITAP organized a weeklong training for twenty magistrates, twenty judicial police officers, and ten public school administrators on how to combat violence against children, particularly sexual violenc [...] | 2009-12-18 05:21:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KWMN BN |
09CURACAO13 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
09CURACAO9 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the answers to the 2009 annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report questions for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: --------------------------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Wh [...] | 2009-02-12 19:36:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
09DAKAR1027 | SENEGAL: RELIGIOUS BROTHERHOODS' GROWING INFLUENCE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's public universities have enjoyed a long history of religious tolerance and secularism. During the past decade, however, they have witnessed an unprecedented growth of religious identity and expression. The dominance and influence of Sufi Muslim brotherhoods and the l [...] | 2009-08-07 12:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS KDEM SOCI PHUM SG |
09DAKAR1546 | SENEGAL: Homosexuals Arrested and Released [...] (SBU) On Christmas Eve police in Mbour (a town 70 km south of Dakar) raided a private residence in the resort town of Saly and arrested 24 men who had gathered there to celebrate. Among the 24 arrestees were two French doctors. According to news reports, the party was "infiltrated" by agents [...] | 2009-12-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KTIP PHUM SG |
09DAKAR1547 | Drug Trafficking Admiral Returns to Guinea-Bissau [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Naval chief of staff, Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, has returned to Guinea-Bissau. Na Tchuto, widely suspected of being involved in narcotics trafficking and involvement in an attempted assassination of former President Joao Bernardo Vieira, fled from the Gambia w [...] | 2009-12-29 16:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KTIP PHUM SG |
09DAKAR1559 | Senegal: Increase in tensions Between President Wade and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an aside during a 28 December meeting with teachers, President Abdoulaye Wade compared the Monument of the African Renaissance, which some have called idolatrous, with the Cross. In a 29 December response, Cardinal Theodore Adrian Sarr characterized these observations as "an [...] | 2009-12-31 13:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM PHUM SG |
09DAKAR207 | SENEGAL: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combating trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin TIP report PARA 23: THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. Information on trafficking is gathered fr [...] | 2009-02-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG SG |
09DAKAR215 | SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON THE USE OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin report: 2. (SBU) Senegalese law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children; however, such practices were widespread in 2008. The law bans the exploitation of child labor, and there are regulations on child labor th [...] | 2009-02-23 07:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG |
09DAKAR220 | SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...] | 2009-02-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON |
09DAKAR237 | Senegal: GOS adopts Tough Stand Against Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 21, Senegalese police arrested seven people, including one attorney, during an unauthorized demonstration in Dakar. The demonstrators were protesting against the demolition of a local soccer stadium that is now earmarked for a major business project allegedly orchest [...] | 2009-02-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ECON SG |
09DAKAR255 | GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...] | 2009-03-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XY PU |
09DAKAR256 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] SUMMARY: There are no specific laws that protect children from exploitation in the workplace, and child labor occurred during the reporting period. A lack of resources and political instability hampered the GOGB's response to the problem. END SUMMARY 2. There are no specific laws that protect [...] | 2009-03-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREF XY PU |
09DAKAR257 | SENEGAL: CONTENTIOUS LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CASAMANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the March 2009 local elections, POL Assistant met with authorities and NGO representatives in Ziguinchor to discuss local politics and the state of the peace process between the government and the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC). The upcom [...] | 2009-03-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG |
09DAKAR32 | Senegal: Rape on the Rise [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegalese women's associations are mobilizing in support of a draft law to criminalize rape. After achieving notable successes in gaining parity on gender issues such as schooling for girls and allowing a woman to pay her family's medical expenses when her husband is unable to [...] | 2009-01-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI SG |
09DAKAR339 | SENEGAL: Local Election Campaigning Heats Up [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run up to the March 2009 local elections, Poloff and Pol Assistant travelled to Kebemer, Louga and Saint Louis to observe various candidates on the campaign trail. The stakes are high for both the governing and opposition coalitions as these elections will define where th [...] | 2009-03-20 08:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG |
09DAKAR342 | SENEGAL: Local Election Campaigning Heats Up Corrected [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run up to the March 2009 local elections, Poloff and Pol Assistant travelled to Kebemer, Louga and Saint Louis to observe various candidates on the campaign trail. The stakes are high for both the governing and opposition coalitions as these elections will define where th [...] | 2009-03-20 12:02:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG |
09DAKAR409 | SENEGAL: RIOT VICTIM NOT KILLED BY SECURITY [...] (SBU) In ref A Post reported that 21-year-old Mamdaou Sinna Sidibe had been shot dead by military personnel during a violent demonstration in the city of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. During a follow-up visit to the city by Poloff and FSN Pol Assistant, Post determined that the youth was [...] | 2009-03-31 08:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR ECON SG |
09DAKAR470 | GUINEA-BISSAU: PRIME MINISTER DEFENDS MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to deliver a letter from the Ambassador requesting clarification regarding the status of Navy Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. In the letter, the U.S. also expresse [...] | 2009-04-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PU XY |
09DAKAR540 | SENEGAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE IN UN HUMAN [...] PolCouns met with the head of the Senegalese Foreign Ministry's UN Division, Mame Oumar Thiaw, on April 16th to request Senegalese support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council per reftel. Thiaw welcomed the return of the United States to the UN Human Rights Council, [...] | 2009-04-28 16:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM SG |
09DAKAR59 | Gay Men Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison [...] (SBU) Summary: Nine gay men - several of whom were known anti-AIDS activists - were sentenced to eight years in prison for criminal conspiracy and committing "unnatural acts." The sentence is unusually harsh and has produced outrage among Senegalese human rights NGOs and AIDS activists, as we [...] | 2009-01-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV SG |
09DAKAR634 | Senegal Grapples with Homosexuality [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, The Court of Appeals of Dakar freed nine homosexual men who had been condemned to eight years in prison in January 2009. The court ruled that the police had contravened the law when they searched their homes and further ruled that the evidence on which the convicti [...] | 2009-05-19 12:18:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ECON SG |
09DAKAR787 | GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADORS TENTATIVELY AGREE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 19 informal meeting of representatives of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members and other representatives of the international community, participants agreed that that the UNSC should support the creation of a "hybrid" commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau (G [...] | 2009-06-23 17:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG |
09DAKAR871 | Challenges within Senegal's Public Tertiary Educational [...] (SBU) Summary: Universit Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) is generally billed as Senegal's premier institution of higher learning. However, recent student strikes have illustrated some of the glaring problems evident within the public education system. Overcrowding and mismanagement have left the Unive [...] | 2009-07-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS KDEM SOCI PHUM SG |
09DAMASCUS109 | WOMEN'S NGO WARNED REGARDING EMBASSY CONTACT [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Social Affairs recently warned a prominent Syrian women's NGO that it risked losing its license if it had any unauthorized contact with foreigners or embassies. NGO staff believe the warning was issued after one of its board members reported to the SARG that Embassy Dam [...] | 2009-02-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS114 | IRAQI KURDS REBUFF SYRIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with a Damascus-based Kurdish activist on February 3 who had smuggled herself from Syria into Kurdistan, Iraq on November 22, 2008 to solicit support from a range of Kurdish parties, including the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK),[...] | 2009-02-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS133 | WFP MANAGEMENT REVIEW TEAM VISIT RAISES MORE [...] (C) Summary: World Food Program (WFP) dispatched a Management Review Team to Damascus this past week whose mission was to investigate what went wrong this past December after the SARG turned-around U.S. and Italian-funded rice destined for the Iraqi refugee population here (Ref A, B, C, D, E) [...] | 2009-02-12 15:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS139 | SYRIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Anthony A. Deaton. Office telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. The officer spent 35 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer [...] | 2009-02-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP PREF SMIG |
09DAMASCUS14 | UNWRA SAYS SARG RESTRAINING HAMAS EFFORTS TO [...] (C) UNWRA Country Director Panos Moumtzis (strictly protect) told us January 5 that tensions among Fatah and Gaza factions had increased dramatically in Syrian Palestinian refugee camps. Syrian security services had restrained Hamas leaders from organizing demonstrations and had beefed up se [...] | 2009-01-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREF PHUM KPAL SY |
09DAMASCUS147 | ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...] | 2009-02-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS148 | CONGRESSMAN BERMAN MEETS WITH DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a pull-aside meeting at a February 21 reception hosted by CDA at the Ambassador's Residence, Representative Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) and HFAC Senior Professional Staff Member Alan Makovsky met with Jumana Seif (strictly protect),th [...] | 2009-02-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS165 | CORRECTED ARREST DATE: CYBER-DISSIDENT TRIAL WILL [...] (C) Web journalist Habib Saleh, arrested on October 16, faced the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on December 1 to answer for articles posted on the internet deemed threateningly critical of the state. The judge in the case prevented the public from attending what was supposed to be an open [...] | 2009-03-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS179 | PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...] | 2009-03-10 10:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY |
09DAMASCUS185 | MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to assess the current activities of MJD in Syria and XXXXXXXXXXXX, we met XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX has connections to the Movement for Justice and Development (MJD). XXXXXXXXXXXX reported on the MJD's effort to expand in Syria and the current coordination between the [...] | 2009-03-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS186 | SUBJECT: CODEL CARDIN HEARS FROM DISGRUNTLED [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Cardin received briefings from the Damascus office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) February 28 and heard there are currently 225,000 Iraqis registered with UNHCR. More than half of these, UNHCR estimates, are not considering returning within the near fu [...] | 2009-03-11 08:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS199 | CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...] | 2009-03-15 05:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY |
09DAMASCUS209 | NORTHEASTERN SYRIA: IT'S MORE THAN JUST UNHAPPY KURDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a tour of the Jazirah region of northern and eastern Syria, PD officers witnessed first-hand the cultural complexity of Syrian society, the effect of population and environmental shifts on this mosaic, and the extensive reach of the Syrian security services. From March 10-13 [...] | 2009-03-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SENV SOCI SY XF |
09DAMASCUS210 | HABIB SALEH SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Internet-dissident Habib Saleh was sentenced to three years in prison on March 15 by the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on the charges of weakening national sentiment. French, Canadian, Swedish, Norwegian, Swiss and Danish Embassy representatives were also present. The highe [...] | 2009-03-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS224 | QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qamishli's Kurds celebrated evening and daytime Nowruz events with only minor SARG harassment, as observed by PolEconoffs. Police and military presence was significant, but unlike last year, when three Kurds were killed and many others detained, there have been no reports of arr [...] | 2009-03-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS228 | QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered throughout Syria on March 21, especially in the al-Jazira region, to participate in Nowruz, the ancient Kurdish and Persian celebration of the new solar year. At 18 different sites in al-Jazira alone, Kurds erected temporary tent cities, [...] | 2009-03-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS27 | FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...] | 2009-01-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY |
09DAMASCUS272 | FOR AILING RIAD SEIF, RIAD AL-TURK AND DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Three members of the Damascus Declaration Secretariat General met with PolEconoffs on April 6 to register their concern over Riad Seif's declining health (ref A). Seif, one of the most prominent leaders in the Damascus Declaration movement and a cancer patient, is currently serv [...] | 2009-04-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS278 | REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE ON ESF FUNDS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus seeks Department guidance on how to proceed with planning for the recent USD 2.5 million allocation of "Governing Democratically and Justly" Economic Support Funds (ESF). In particular, we seek L's opinion on t [...] | 2009-04-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS282 | RE: DEMARCHE REQUEST - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the diplomatic note contained in reftel to Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad on April 15. Miqdad harkened back to his tenure at the Syrian Mission to the UN in New York and recalled that Syria had vowed its support for the U.S. candidacy to the now-defunct [...] | 2009-04-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN SY |
09DAMASCUS298 | FRENCH AND GERMAN EMBASSIES PREPARED TO REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jumana Seif (strictly protect),the daughter of prominent Damascus Declaration leader Riad Seif (ref A) who is serving a two and a half year prison sentence, met with PolEconoffs on April 22 to discuss her father's increasingly precarious health situation. She reported that the [...] | 2009-04-23 09:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS306 | BEHAVIOR REFORM: NEXT STEPS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable represents a follow-up to "Re-engaging Syria: Human Rights" (ref A) and outlines ongoing civil society programming in the country, primarily under the auspices of the Bureau of Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Both MEPI and DRL [...] | 2009-04-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS343 | KURDISH ACTIVIST MESHAAL TAMMO SENTENCED, DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The First Criminal Court of Damascus sentenced Meshaal Tammo, leader of the Kurdish Future Movement, to three and one half years in prison on May 11. The judge did not permit Tammo to speak in his defense, though Tammo had a prepared statement he had intended to read in court. I [...] | 2009-05-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS355 | ICRC REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN RESTARTING FAMILY [...] This cable is an action request, please see para nine. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Jean-Jacques Frsard, the Head of Delegation in Syria for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),delivered a demarche to Charge d'Affaires on May 13, requesting USG assistance in persuading the Governme [...] | 2009-05-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM PGOV SMIG SOCI IS SY |
09DAMASCUS358 | PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE MICHEL KILO RELEASED FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian State Security released prominent political dissident Michel Kilo on the evening of May 19 after he completed a three-year prison sentence for spreading false information, weakening the national sentiments, and inciting sectarianism. Kilo had been a signatory to the Damas [...] | 2009-05-20 13:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SY |
09DAMASCUS369 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HUMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 meeting with a Syrian delegation led by FM Muallim, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that showing more leniency to Syrian prisoners of conscience would be the right thing to do and could help Syria's im [...] | 2009-05-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM CASC SY |
09DAMASCUS389 | ASSYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH CRITICIZES U.S. AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the opening session of a two-day international conference entitled "The Message of Peace in Islam," the Assyrian Orthodox Patriarch Mar Zakka Ewas attacked the U.S. for using the fight against "Islamic terrorism" as a pretext for extending its hegemony in the region. The [...] | 2009-06-04 15:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS411 | SYRIAN REACTIONS TO JUNE 2009 LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Many of our contacts were surprised by the margin of March 14's impressive electoral victory over March 8. Press reporting prior to the election had fed expectations of a much closer race, and most Syrian observers were predicting a March 8 win. President Asad reportedly call [...] | 2009-06-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY |
09DAMASCUS433 | FREEDOMHOUSE SEEKING TO FUND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (S/NF) The well-known Damascus-based human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani (strictly protect) reported to us on June 17 that Marwan Malouf, who identified himself as a representative of Freedomhouse, had visited Syria recently and offered al-H [...] | 2009-06-22 14:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM SY |
09DAMASCUS445 | POSSIBLE POLITICAL DETENTION OF 23 RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Syria reportedly released 23 Lebanese prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, some of whom had received special presidential amnesty and the rest after finishing their prison sentences. We have been unable to verify the reports, but if true, they could represent an important dev [...] | 2009-06-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LE SY |
09DAMASCUS471 | WOMEN STRUGGLE FOR REFUGE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs joined lawyer and civil society activist Daad Mousa (strictly protect) in a visit to the Oasis Trust women's shelter on June 25 to discuss trafficking and abuse of women in Syria. Administered by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (SGS),the shelter is a refuge for female vi [...] | 2009-07-07 11:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PBTS PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI SMIG KWMN KTIP |
09DAMASCUS474 | DRAFT LAW THREATENS WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The SARG is considering a new "personal status" law that many in the human rights and legal communities view as a major step backward for women's rights. The bill allegedly was killed in the parliament and later resurrected by PM Muhammad al-Utri. The future of the bill is unclear [...] | 2009-07-08 06:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS477 | MURKY ALLIANCES: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Syria Website published a "letter" on June 11 accusing external Damascus Declaration committees of violating the Damascus Declaration National Council's bylaws on electing members to the General Secretariat. XXXXXXXXXXXX explained the Muslim Brotherhood's [...] | 2009-07-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SY |
09DAMASCUS479 | WOMEN'S ISSUES: IOM HALTS FUNDS TO LOCAL WOMEN'S [...] (C) Maria Rumman, the Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Damascus, reported that IOM ceased making grant payments to the Association for Arab Women's Role Development (AWRD) in the first week of July because of its failure to implement and operate a she [...] | 2009-07-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS492 | CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION ROUNDUP: BABY STEPS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Three changes or proposed changes to Syrian law recently have sparked uncharacteristically vocal public debate and have created a rare space for dialogue on a few civil issues. Increased penalties for honor killings, the "personal status" draft law, and a workers' rights bill hav [...] | 2009-07-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB SY |
09DAMASCUS534 | SARG IMPRISONS PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (C) This cable contains an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In what may be its highest profile arrest since the 2007 round-up of Damascus Declaration members, the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) invited human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani to its offices on July [...] | 2009-07-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS554 | EMBASSY DAMASCUS OPENS DIALOGUE WITH MFA ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA International Organizations Chief Mr. Milad Attiyeh hosted Emboffs on August 5 to discuss SARG progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy had requested the meeting to explain the philosophy behind, and function of, the Department's annual TIP report. Embo [...] | 2009-08-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF PREL KTIP KWMN SCUL SCOI ID |
09DAMASCUS555 | TIER 3 REASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR SYRIA [...] (U) This a response to State 081476 action cable. 2. (U) The SARG has demonstrated a commitment to tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes at the highest levels. Per reftels, this commitment has resulted in (1) a draft TIP law; (2) ministerial-level cooperation with NGOs working on T [...] | 2009-08-06 11:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP SCOI SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS563 | SARG CONTINUES TO CENSOR AND INTIMIDATE SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite 2001 amendments to Syria's archaic press law that precipitated the creation of a private media industry, the SARG still relies on censorship and intimidation to ensure the expanded number of publications does not threaten its control over information inside the country. Re [...] | 2009-08-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS6 | SEIDNAYA PRISON TROUBLES BOIL OVER AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muhanad al-Hasani (strictly protect),a human rights lawyer and president of the Syrian Organization for Human Rights (SWASIAH) told us of two new violent events at Seidnaya prison. On December 27 violence between inmates and Syrian soldiers resulted in approximately 50 deaths, an [...] | 2009-01-05 11:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM SY |
09DAMASCUS604 | DISBARMENT HEARINGS BEGIN FOR JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activists, lawyers, journalists, and diplomats packed the narrow halls of the Damascus Lawyers' Syndicate offices on August 18 for the Syndicate's first administrative hearing to disbar human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani. The hearing, which was not opened to the [...] | 2009-08-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS62 | PROTECTING WOMEN: SARG COOPERATING WITH LOCAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the past two years, the Association for Women's Role Development (AWRD),a local NGO, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have collaborated with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) to promote protective services for women who are victims of trafficking (VOT [...] | 2009-01-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS620 | SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: KURDS AILING BUT POLITICALLY [...] (C) Summary: Drought, unemployment, economic & cultural discrimination, political repression, arbitrary arrest, unexplainable deaths, and statelessness contributed to a miserable first six months of the Kurdish New Year (Nowruz) in Syria -- making this year, so far, very much like last year. [...] | 2009-08-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SCUL SENV SOCI SMIG SY TU |
09DAMASCUS682 | "INTERNET PIONEERS" SEEK TO USE WEB TO EASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three twenty-something Syrian entrepreneurs recently started an Arabic-language website called Masaader.com ("Sources") and a marketing and advertising research firm associated with the British Internet-based marketing firm YouGov in the hopes of developing Syria-specific Interne [...] | 2009-09-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS692 | SHOW US THE MONEY! SARG SUSEPCTS "ILLEGAL" USG [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the past six months, SARG security agents have increasingly questioned civil society and human rights activists about U.S. programming in Syria and the region, including U.S. Speaker and MEPI initiatives (ref A). XXXXXXXXXXXX End Summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. (S/NF) O [...] | 2009-09-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KMPI EG EZ SY |
09DAMASCUS706 | SYRIAN FIRST LADY JOINS IN INAUGURATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. CDA participated in the inauguration of the new Ein al-Tal Palestinian refugee camp near Aleppo on September 28 and the Salhiyeh/Balad El-Sheikh School in the Sbeineh Palestinian refugee camp outside Damascus on September 29. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-sp [...] | 2009-10-01 12:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS727 | WHAT CARROT, WHAT STICK? PUSHING THE SARG ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Issa Maldoon met the Charge and U.S. Speaker Program participant Dr. Lourdes Green on October 12 to discuss Syria's ongoing efforts at combating trafficking in persons (TIP),expand services for victims of domestic violence, and ex [...] | 2009-10-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF EINT KPAO KTIP KWMN OIIP |
09DAMASCUS734 | EU AGREEMENT INVITATION MEETS SYRIAN DEMAND TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...] | 2009-10-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY |
09DAMASCUS735 | CORRECTED CLASSIFICATION FROM UNCLASS TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...] | 2009-10-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY |
09DAMASCUS74 | SARG: "TIGHTENING THE SCREWS" ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings U.S. representatives from Mercy Corps Country and International Medical Corps (IMC) reported their operations have come under greater scrutiny following the September 27 bombing outside Damascus and the alleged October 26 U.S. incursion at Abu Kamal. This s [...] | 2009-01-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS747 | MICHEL KILO: FREED DISSIDENT ANALYZES US-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with the prominent dissident Michel Kilo at his home on October 21 for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Syria's political opposition and its view of U.S.-Syrian rapproachment. Kilo, who was released from prison in May of this year, generally supported U.S. en [...] | 2009-10-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI SY TU |
09DAMASCUS767 | IOM ON THE FIRST LADY'S OFFICE, TIP, THE OPERATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Charge and Emboffs, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Chief of Mission, Maria Rumman, shared her insights on the Syrian First Lady's Office, gave an update on trafficking in persons (TIP) activity in Syria, and described her organiza [...] | 2009-11-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS776 | U.S.-BASED NGOS IN SYRIA COMPLAIN ABOUT DIFFICULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Country Directors of three of the four U.S.-based NGOs in Syria told us in a joint meeting on November 2 they continue to face significant challenges in operating in the country. Hussien Ibrahim of International Medical Corps (IMC),Gordana Ivkovic-Grujic of International Re [...] | 2009-11-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS780 | THE CURIOUS CASE OF HAITHAM MALEH: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The first formal stage of human rights activist Haitham Maleh's trial before the Military Court in Damascus began on October 25. The court charged Maleh with publishing false information that might weaken the national sentiment, and defaming the judiciary. Though diplomatic obs [...] | 2009-11-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECIN KDEM SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS787 | DAMASCUS LAWYERS' SYNDICATE DISBARS MUHANAD [...] (C) Summary: Despite swirling rumors that the Damascus Lawyers' Syndicate would suspend disbarment procedures against imprisoned human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani, the Syndicate voted to cancel Hasani's license on November 10. The decision can be appealed, though it remains to be seen whet [...] | 2009-11-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS788 | SYRIAN DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT'S HAIRLINE FRACTURES [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's two-year crackdown on civil society activists, especially the Damascus Declaration's leadership (ref C),may be on the verge of producing the first serious structural fragmentation in the opposition movement. Hasan Abdul Azim told us on November 9 that he would convoke [...] | 2009-11-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS791 | HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE PROMPTS NEW THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: Citing the pressure that international condemnation over the arrests of human rights lawyers Muhanad al-Hasani and Haitham al-Maleh had produced, Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) told us state security services had employed a mixture of legal action and direct threats of impr [...] | 2009-11-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS806 | A SUNNI GAMBIT? PM UTRI'S PROPOSED "NEW" PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: After provoking another controversial debate on religious freedom and women's issues by attempting to amend the Personal Status Law (PSL) in April, Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Utri has again introduced a draft that closely mirrors the current PSL from 1953. Some contacts sugg [...] | 2009-11-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL KMPI KWMN SCUL SOCI |
09DAMASCUS819 | A/S SCHWARTZ DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND NGOS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 10:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SOCI PREL PHUM SY |
09DAMASCUS822 | AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: SARG SETS SIGHTS ON [...] (C) Syrian Human Rights Organization - SWASIAH activist and lawyer Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) told us on November 24 that the Syrian Lawyers' Syndicate had opened a case against the lawyer and political activist Hasan Abdul Azim. The charges for which the Syndicate was investigating [...] | 2009-11-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS826 | NO DIVIDEND ON SARG-KURDISH BACKCHANNEL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish Democratic Front Secretary General Abdul Hakim Bashar (strictly protect) detailed backchannel discussions between the SARG and Kurdish political leaders that took place this summer. Issam Baghdy, a former MP and member of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP),co [...] | 2009-11-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL SMIG SY TU |
09DAMASCUS840 | SYRIA NOMINATES SISTER CLAUDA ISAIAH NADDAF FOR [...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Damascus is honored to nominate Sister Clauda Isaiah Naddaf (a.k.a. Sister Marie-Claude) for the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. Working arduously and quietly in the murky "no-man's land" between civil society activists and the Syrian Ar [...] | 2009-12-03 13:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI SCUL SY |
09DAMASCUS846 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: CIVIL SOCIETY (STILL) [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks the Syrian security services have stepped up their already rapid pace of detentions, targeting members of the Damascus Declaration National Council and two writers, one of whom reportedly disappeared in Beirut and is now believed to be in Syrian custody. These arr [...] | 2009-12-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI SCUL SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS850 | SYRIAN SECURITY COURT HEARINGS: AL-QAEDA AND [...] Summary: A November Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) session heard two separate cases on individuals accused of belonging to al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda affiliated organizations, and participating in or supporting foreign fighter operations in Iraq. In a third case, one accused individual [...] | 2009-12-08 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PBTS PINR PGOV PHUM PREL SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS852 | SABAEAN MANDAEAN REFUGEES TORN BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Sabaean Mandaean ("Mandaeans," collectively) refugee community in Syria told us December 7 they are concerned that the recent departure of 200 Mandaean families from Iraq for Syria may be a tipping point in their community's fight to survive in Iraq, the birthplace [...] | 2009-12-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ |
09DAMASCUS867 | UNHCR OFFICIALS PRAISE SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting with NGO representatives and diplomats in Damascus on December 14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Radhouane Nouicier bluntly criticized the Iraqi government for "failing to support" the [...] | 2009-12-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL PREF PHUM |
09DAMASCUS881 | RIAD TURK UPDATES ON DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) Summary: Leading Damascus Declaration opposition figure Riad al-Turk outlined the movement's current status in a wide-ranging December 14 discussion. Main points were: -- Damascus Declaration General Secretariat members would like a face-to-face meeting with U.S. Embassy Charge d'Aff [...] | 2009-12-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS92 | SYRIAN DONATIONS FOR GAZA FILL UNRWA-SYRIA AND [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA Director for Syria reported on recent fundraising activity by his organization aimed at providing critical humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza. UNRWA's creative fundraising efforts, a telethon among them, coupled with generous donations from ordinary Syrians and corp [...] | 2009-01-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PTER SY |
09DARESSALAAM125 | ZANZIBAR: PEMBA SIMMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several recent Embassy trips to Pemba, the second principal island of the Zanzibar archipelago (holding about 40 percent of the self-governing region's population) confirm that it remains among the least developed regions of Tanzania. Persistent power problems and a rapidly decl [...] | 2009-02-26 14:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID TZ |
09DARESSALAAM128 | ZANZIBAR: IDEAS FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES; LOOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Professor Haroub Othman, Chairman of the Zanzibar Legal Service Center and one of the foremost observers of contemporary Zanzibar politics, holds the view that a power sharing deal between CCM and CUF needs to be in place before any referendum. The trick would be how to bring th [...] | 2009-02-27 02:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR TZ |
09DARESSALAAM134 | TANZANIA MILDLY POSITIVE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) MFA Africa Division Deputy Director Zuhura Bandala told Poloff Mar. 3 that Tanzania was trying its best to ensure that the situation in Zimbabwe was resolved. She emphasized the GOT's policy of working through SADC (per AU directive) to be supportive as Zimbabwe returned to peace and eco [...] | 2009-03-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN PHUM EAID ETRD ZI TZ |
09DARESSALAAM218 | Tanzanian Press Takes April Fool's Day Seriously: [...] The April First editions of several Tanzanian dailies allocated space on their front pages to play April Fool's jokes on their readership. 2. The Guardian (circulation 25,000) ran an above the fold article entitled, "Government makes about-turn and buys Dowans plant secretly." The last s [...] | 2009-04-01 13:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM22 | Banned Tanzania Newspaper Returns [...] (U) Summary: MwanaHALISI, banned by the GOT in October on allegations of publishing seditious material returned to the streets this week. Ambassador Green highlighted the importance of press freedoms in his exit courtesy call with Tanzanian President Kikwete. The President remarked that mos [...] | 2009-01-16 06:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TZ |
09DARESSALAAM252 | TANZANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) MFA Director of Multilateral Cooperation Begum Taj told Poloff April 17 that Tanzania welcomed and would support the US candidacy for the UNHRC. She was pleased to learn that there would likely be a "clean slate" for the election. Taj commented on the importance of working from within an [...] | 2009-04-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL TZ |
09DARESSALAAM29 | AMBASSADOR HONORS COURAGEOUS TANZANIAN ALBINOS AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following a year in which several dozen albinos were reported murdered throughout Tanzania, Ambassador Mark Green awarded the entire albinism community with Post's "Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award." The award, presented annually the last ten years commemorat [...] | 2009-01-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO TZ |
09DARESSALAAM299 | TANZANIA TO NATURALIZE 170,000 BURUNDIAN REFUGEES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is expected to grant approximately 170,000 Burundian refugees full citizenship status later this year, in an effort to bring to a close a refugee situation dating back to 1972. High Commissioner for UNHCR Antonio Guterres called President Kikwete's [...] | 2009-05-08 04:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF TZ |
09DARESSALAAM340 | ZANZIBAR BY-ELECTION ENDS PEACEFULLY WITH RULING PARTY CCM [...] SUMMARY: The May 23 by-election in Magogoni, a contested suburb of Zanzibar capital Stonetown, ended with a ruling CCM party win over opposition CUF (2847 to 1974, or about 58% of the votes). The by-election was a key test of each party's will and a dry-run for Zanzibar Electoral Commission m [...] | 2009-05-27 03:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM363 | TANZANIA BY-ELECTION: CCM WINS, CHADEMA RISING [...] Summary: Opposition Chadema mounted a serious challenge to ruling CCM in the May 24 by-election in Busanda, but was unable to overcome CCM's traditional strength in rural areas. The by-election results suggest growing support for Chadema as the primary opposition in mainland Tanzania, in parti [...] | 2009-06-03 11:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM379 | TANZANIA CONGOLESE REFUGEES TRIPARTITE COMMISSION MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: May 11-13, Delegates from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),the Tanzania (GOT),and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) participated in the fourth meeting of the Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Return of Congolese Refugees in Kigoma, Tanzania. The [...] | 2009-06-10 10:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF CG TZ |
09DARESSALAAM413 | TANZANIA PROMISES HUMANE APPROACH ON REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) RefCord and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on June 18 to Director of Refugees Judy Mtawali at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),in the absence from Dar es Salaam of both the Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. In response to encouragement of a humane approach to the upcomi [...] | 2009-06-30 05:08:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BY CG CVIS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF RW TZ |
09DARESSALAAM470 | PROSECUTING TIP IN TANZANIA: USG SUPPORT [...] Summary: USG support to Tanzania's Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) has helped prepare Tanzania to implement its new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation, which came into effect in February 2009. Through a Department of Justice program, U.S. prosecutors provided training to more [...] | 2009-07-20 08:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG TZ |
09DARESSALAAM486 | ZANZIBAR 2010 ELECTION REGISTRATION BEGINS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION: On July 6, the Zanzibar Election Commission (ZEC) started voter registration for the October 2010 General Election on the island of Pemba, stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Between July 16-18 Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) and Specialist (Z [...] | 2009-07-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TZ |
09DARESSALAAM505 | AN INCIDENT ON PEMBA: 2010 ZANZIBAR ELECTION [...] (U) Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) suspended its Pemba voter registration activities August 4, following a boycott organized by opposition CUF and an incident in which Zanzibar government special forces fired weapons into the air and beat and arrested CUF supporters. 2. (SBU) Zanzibar [...] | 2009-08-05 11:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI TZ |
09DARESSALAAM509 | AN INCIDENT ON PEMBA: 2010 ZANZIBAR ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI TZ |
09DARESSALAAM510 | VIOLENCE ON PEMBA: 2010 ZANZIBAR ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI TZ |
09DARESSALAAM517 | ZANZIBAR WHITE PAPER SHARED WITH KIKWETE/STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7 CDA reminded President Kikwete of our ongoing concerns about Zanzibar and left with him an aide memoire (see para. 4). Kikwete said he remained seized with the issue. At the same time, Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) tabled a draft for a common statement by donor cou [...] | 2009-08-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM525 | REFUGEE UPDATE: TANZANIA BEGINS NATURALIZING 1972 BURUNDI [...] (U) Minister of Home Affairs Laurence Masha signed an order August 4 granting Tanzanian citizenship to 3,568 Burundian refugees. These are the first of some 160,000 refugees from the 1972 population who have applied for naturalization (ref a). UNHCR expects thousands more naturalizations in t [...] | 2009-08-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF TZ |
09DARESSALAAM531 | ZANZIBAR/PEMBA: DONOR JOINT STATEMENT [...] Embassy released the following text to media August 13, on behalf of Canada, Japan, and Norway. Sweden, on behalf of the EU Heads of Mission, issued a statement with identical substance. Begin text: Statement by Heads of Mission in Tanzania of Canada, Japan, Norway and the United States [...] | 2009-08-13 15:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM578 | ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...] | 2009-09-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM582 | ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...] | 2009-09-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM603 | ZANZIBAR: VOTER REGISTRATION RESUMES ON BOTH ISLANDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 04:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM607 | REFUGEE UPDATE: MEETING GOT'S 2010 DEADLINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on August 31, UNHCR and IOM updated Poloff and Refcoord on the progress of refugee resettlement and camp closure. While camp closure continues, UNHCR Representative, Yacoub El Hillo, expressed concern about a group of young Burundian refugees in the Mtabila c [...] | 2009-09-15 05:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF RW CG TZ |
09DARESSALAAM61 | 2008 TANZANIA CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftel. Incidence and Nature of Child Labor: ------------------------------------ 2. The use of young girls, known as house girls, for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. No statistics exist to delineate this pro [...] | 2009-01-30 06:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ |
09DARESSALAAM628 | ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST VIOLENCE BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Friends of 2010 Group" agreed at a heads-of-mission-level meeting September 18 to keep pressing the Union Government and President Kikwete to maintain peace and order in Zanzibar. The "Friends" also agreed to reinforce to opposition Civic United Front (CUF) that the internat [...] | 2009-09-23 09:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TZ |
09DARESSALAAM632 | ZANZIBAR: ELECTION MANAGERS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) and UNDP (which is funding, training and overseeing the technical aspects of the electoral process in Zanzibar) both are quietly warning us that the October 2010 elections in Zanzibar will fail absent some kind of political recon [...] | 2009-09-24 04:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM UN TZ |
09DARESSALAAM643 | ICTR PREPARES FOR CLOSURE, SIGNIFICANT WORK REMAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed Dar es Salaam-based diplomats September 25 on the status of the tribunal's work. ICTR officials expected to meet the planned 2010 deadline for closure of the tribunal, despite some case delays. However, [...] | 2009-09-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA ICTR RW TZ |
09DARESSALAAM675 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PHUM ENRG TZ |
09DARESSALAAM73 | TANZANIA'S RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Tanzania's current religious identification demographics are 62 percent Christian, 35 percent Muslim and three percent other (traditional beliefs, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i). The Tanzanian state does not gather religious identification census data as a matter of policy [...] | 2009-02-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV TZ |
09DARESSALAAM735 | UNGA/THIRD COMMITTEE: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tanzania plans to repeat its practice in 2008 of abstaining on all country-specific resolutions and related no-action motions. Tanzania will support the U.S. election resolution, but shares concerns about the OIC's resolution on defamation of religions. The GOT expects to sup [...] | 2009-10-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AROC KJUS PHUM APER PREL UNGA UN TZ |
09DARESSALAAM748 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: TANZANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL TZ |
09DARESSALAAM758 | REFUGEE UPDATES: GOT ACKNOWLEDGES OBLIGATIONS, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to security and domestic political concerns, GOT continues to push for the repatriation of the Burundian refugees in the Mtabila camp. While initial steps towards invoking the cessation clause have been taken, UNHCR hopes to avoid a scenario where the refugees are forced to [...] | 2009-11-06 03:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREF CG BY TZ |
09DARESSALAAM765 | ZANZIBAR: FIRST KARUME/SEIF MEETING SINCE 2005 [...] (U) Zanzibar President Amani Karume met with opposition CUF leader Seif Sharif Hamad at Zanzibar's State House November 5, their first private meeting since the 2005 elections. Zanzibar State House issued a statement that "the meeting...focused on need to maintain peace and harmony as well as [...] | 2009-11-06 07:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM779 | ZANZIBAR: MOVE TOWARD COALITION GOVERNMENT? [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Lenhardt's credentials call on President Kikwete November 12, Kikwete confirmed that opposition Civic United Front (CUF) leader Seif Sharif Hamad has agreed in principal to serve as Chief Minister in a CCM-led government-of-national-unity in Zanzibar. However, t [...] | 2009-11-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM786 | TANZANIA: NON-COMMITTAL ON THIRD COUNTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 09:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA TZ |
09DARESSALAAM79 | Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor [...] (U) This cable responds to request in ref a. 2. (U) The use of young girls for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. The problem of children involved in family agriculture and fishing endeavors - which may contribute to the larger economy -persist, but there [...] | 2009-02-06 07:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ |
09DARESSALAAM793 | ZANZIBAR: POLITICAL RECONCILIATION NOT YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, AF/E Deputy Director and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) visited Pemba, the contentious second island of the Zanzibar archipelago and stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Since the handshake between Zanzibar ruling party CCM leader President Kar [...] | 2009-11-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PINR KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DARESSALAAM815 | ICTR UPDATE: COMPLETION STRATEGY, KABUGA/KENYA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a briefing for Dar es Salaam-based diplomats November 19, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) officials said additional time and funding would be necessary for the Tribunal to handle new arrests and other cases that would spill into 2011. ICTR President Judge Den [...] | 2009-11-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL PHUM UNGA RW TZ |
09DARESSALAAM83 | TANZANIA NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftels. Sources of Available Information -------------------------------- 2. Reliable sources of information for TIP include Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the lead agency on TIP issues; Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2009-02-10 04:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB USAID |
09DARESSALAAM834 | "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS": INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA TZ |
09DARESSALAAM846 | TANZANIA'S NOMINATION FOR 2010 INT'L WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] U.S. Mission Dar es Salaam nominates Ananilea Nkya for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for her tireless efforts to promote equality, opportunity, and justice for Tanzanian women and girls. Advocating for Women's Human Rights ----------------------------------- [...] | 2009-12-07 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO TZ |
09DARESSALAAM890 | TANZANIA/TIP: FIRST ARREST UNDER NEW ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, Tanzanian police arrested and charged their first suspect under the 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Although Tanzania has otherwise made little progress in implementing the law, in part due to poor inter-ministerial coordination, the recent arrest is a posi [...] | 2009-12-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KTIP TZ |
09DARESSALAAM9 | Ambassador Green's Farewell Remarks for Zanzibar [...] Ambassador Mark Green held a farewell gathering in Zanzibar on 8 January. He addressed an audience of 200 leaders drawn from Zanzibar?s government, political, civil society, cultural, academic, business and media sectors. Resident American citizens attended as well. Muslim religious leaders [...] | 2009-01-09 07:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TZ |
09DARESSALAAM905 | HOMOSEXUALS STIGMATIZED, MARGINALIZED IN TANZANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Homosexuality has long been prohibited in Tanzania, but anti-homosexual laws have rarely if ever been used in recent years. Homosexuals in Tanzania face occasional police harassment and routine societal discrimination, which affects employment opportunities as well as access to m [...] | 2009-12-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TZ |
09DHAHRAN14 | SHI'A LEADERS MEET WITH KING AFTER MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- King Abdullah met with more than 100 Shi'a leaders from Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Medina related to the sectarian clashes at Baqi'a cemetery (ref A). -- Following the meeting, the King announced the immediate release of all 38 detainees involved in the [...] | 2009-03-04 15:44:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | SA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL |
09DHAHRAN210 | SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATE IMAM AL-MAHDI'S BIRTHDAY [...] (C/NF) The Shi'a of Qatif openly celebrated the birthday of Imam al-Mahdi -- who is recognized by most Shi'a as the twelfth and final (hidden) Imam -- on August 6 with impromptu public plays, free food, and candy for the children. PolOff and two EmbOffs from Riyadh visited Qatif during the fes [...] | 2009-08-10 16:02:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN217 | SAUDI PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES CLOSE SHIA MOSQUES IN [...] (C/NF) During the past year the provincial government in the Eastern Province (EP) has closed five Shia mosques (four Twelver Shia and one Ismaili Shia) in the commercial city of al-Khobar, with the last two being closed in the past two weeks. The provincial government reportedly carried out t [...] | 2009-08-15 11:25:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN219 | SHIA BUSINESS LEADERS MAKE A STRONG SHOWING IN AL-AHSA [...] (SBU) In the July 25 al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce elections, Shia candidates won five of the eight eligible board positions, with the remaining three going to Sunnis. In the previous elections in 2005, the ratio was the reverse in favor of Sunni candidates. One of the Shia victors attributed t [...] | 2009-08-19 11:40:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF KISL KDEM SA |
09DHAHRAN220 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 14:28:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN222 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] (C/NF) Rasid.com, the popular Arabic-language news website run by a small group of Saudi Shia political activists, launched an English-language version on August 1. The managing editor of Rasid explained that they hope to reach a larger audience with the English-language version. Both the Ara [...] | 2009-08-19 15:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN246 | SAUDI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON SHIA IN AL-AHSA [...] (C) Saudi authorities have stepped up discriminatory actions against Shia citizens in the Eastern Province (EP) oasis of al-Ahsa over the past year. Contacts point to the governor of al-Ahsa, HH Prince Badr bin Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Saud, as the main force behind the most recent uptick in s [...] | 2009-09-16 13:30:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN258 | NAJRAN'S NEW GOVERNOR OFF TO GOOD START BUT CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) The new governor of Najran province on the border with Yemen is viewed as being a serious, business-oriented leader looking to downplay the sectarian differences between the officially recognized Sunni interpretation of Islam and that of the province's majority Ismaili (specifically Sulaima [...] | 2009-10-14 07:45:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF PHUM SA YM |
09DHAHRAN266 | EASTERN PROVINCE SHIA FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Three prominent local Shia report that economic marginalization, combined with religious discrimination, are generating increased frustration in the Eastern Province (EP). This is compounded by a growing generation gap in the Shia community with an impatient younger generation inclined to [...] | 2009-11-01 07:34:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KREL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN275 | WOMEN CANDIDATES TRY AGAIN IN EASTERN PROVINCE CHAMBER OF [...] (U) For the second time in the history of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI),the Government (SAG) will allow women to run for membership on the board of the EPCCI. Their previous attempt to obtain a seat on the board in 2005 was unsuccessful. This time around, wome [...] | 2009-11-21 05:56:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SA |
09DHAHRAN295 | SAUDI BORDER CONFLICT WITH YEMEN RAISES FEAR OF SECTARIAN [...] (C) Prominent members of the Eastern Province (EP) Shia community are growing increasingly worried that the conflict in Yemen will spur a backlash against their community. The attitude is prevalent among Shia youth as well. Statements by a Yemeni official, as well as a recent circular issued b [...] | 2009-12-19 12:06:00 | Consulate Dhahran | SECRET | PGOV KIRF PREL SA YM PINR PHUM |
09DHAHRAN40 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...] | 2009-03-22 08:19:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN46 | SHI'A PROTESTS LEAD TO ARRESTS, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- On Thursday, March 19 Shi'a from the Awamiyya village in the Qatif oasis conducted a sit-in to protest the SAG's intention of arresting the radical Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who has been in hiding since calling for possible secession from Saudi Arabia [...] | 2009-03-25 11:51:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA KU PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN8 | SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...] | 2009-03-02 16:22:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE |
09DHAKA10 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Officers Communications and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests th [...] | 2009-01-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1000 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 26, 2009. Post re [...] | 2009-10-26 01:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1015 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 3, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...] | 2009-11-04 00:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1017 | LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE IN USA, DECEMBER 04 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the HIV/AIDS Conference in USA, which will begin on December 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 19, 2009 [...] | 2009-11-04 08:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1018 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" in Bangladesh, which will begin on November 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 05, 2009. Post req [...] | 2009-11-05 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1021 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. This is an addendum to Dhaka 1018. Please delete candidate number 4, a typographical error, from the aforementioned cable. The following additional three candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL [...] | 2009-11-05 10:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1023 | PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...] | 2009-11-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG |
09DHAKA1025 | MEDIA OVERSTATES TERRORIST THREAT TO EMBASSY DHAKA [...] (S) Local press and wire services gave widespread coverage to the November 6 arrest of three alleged members of the international terrorist group Lashkar-e-Teiyeba who were reportedly planning to attack Embassy Dhaka. More sensationalist reports suggested the suspects had planned to hijack a [...] | 2009-11-09 08:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PROV PREL PINR PINS PHUM BG |
09DHAKA1030 | VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...] | 2009-11-10 10:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA1034 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBATING TERRORISM SEMINAR IN NESA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combating Terrorism Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies, USA, which will begin on December 01, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 12, 2009. Post requests that [...] | 2009-11-12 08:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1036 | VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...] | 2009-11-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA1038 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Fraudulent Document Detection [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - Fraudulent Document Detection Skills" on December 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 11/16/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 12/04/09 to provide suffici [...] | 2009-11-16 07:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1039 | WILLING TO PLAY BALL: BANGLADESH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) In a wide ranging meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Bangladesh,s No. 2 diplomat, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, emphasized the importance of close ties with the United States and discussed the potential for some movement on UN- related concerns and recognition of Kosov [...] | 2009-11-17 08:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG |
09DHAKA1043 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novemb [...] | 2009-11-18 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1049 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC & UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 06 - 17 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) and United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on December 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on [...] | 2009-11-22 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1056 | RAB DISCIPLINES OFFICER FOR BEATING JOURNALIST [...] (C) A Military Board of Inquiry found that a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer "overreacted" and used excessive force against an individual, later identified as a journalist for the daily newspaper, New Age. The Board barred the officer, a captain in the Air Force, from further promotions, [...] | 2009-11-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV MCAP BG |
09DHAKA1059 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decemb [...] | 2009-11-24 01:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1065 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Prop Sys OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-11-24 06:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1066 | LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MTR MT OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard MTR MT & OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...] | 2009-11-24 06:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1071 | BACK TO THE FUTURE? BANGLADESH SWITCHES UN VOTE [...] (C) In a return to the position of the previous democratically elected government, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) chose to abstain on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea. By doing so, the Government reversed the stance taken by t [...] | 2009-11-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PINR BM KN BG IR |
09DHAKA1079 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANUARY 19 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 19, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 14, [...] | 2009-11-30 06:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1080 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decem [...] | 2009-11-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1084 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on December 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...] | 2009-12-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1086 | BANGLADESH NOMINEE FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] For her work in defending the legal and human rights of the women of Bangladesh, U.S. Mission Dhaka nominates Salma Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Woman of Courage. Through her legal and humanitarian work, Ali has fiercely championed the rights of women and child [...] | 2009-12-03 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV BG |
09DHAKA1087 | EMBASSY DHAKA RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] This cable serves as a response to an interim assessment of progress made by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from March to November 2009 to combat trafficking. Paragraph four begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG [...] | 2009-12-03 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09DHAKA1088 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COBRA GOLD EXERCISE IN THAILAND, JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Cobra Gold Exercise in Thailand, which will begin on January 31, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22 [...] | 2009-12-07 02:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1089 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the South Asia Regional Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Infections Disease Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 02, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. [...] | 2009-12-07 02:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA11 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Systems Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4 [...] | 2009-01-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1102 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the "Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors" Course in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 25, 2009. Post vetting was c [...] | 2009-12-14 06:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1105 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-12-14 07:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1106 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...] | 2009-12-14 07:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1107 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-12-14 07:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1116 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 15, 2009. Post requests that vet [...] | 2009-12-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1119 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CONVENT MUNITIONS MAIN OFF AND JET ENGINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Convent Munitions Main Off and Jet Engine Mishap Inv Course in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-12-17 06:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA112 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMBATING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on March 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-02-01 10:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1120 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION (TSC) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2009-12-17 07:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1122 | BNP CHAIRPERSON PROMOTES SON, LOYALISTS, AND [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held it National Council on December 8 as required under the political parties registration act. Newly re-elected Chairwomen Khaleda Zia recycled party themes and allegations against the ruling Awami League in her opening speech. Zia used the Natio [...] | 2009-12-20 03:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON BG |
09DHAKA1123 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...] | 2009-12-20 03:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA113 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Febru [...] | 2009-02-02 02:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1135 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...] | 2009-12-21 01:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1136 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...] | 2009-12-21 06:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA114 | LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Februa [...] | 2009-02-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA1142 | ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: URDU SPEAKERS FACE [...] (C) The "Bihari" or Urdu-speaking population of Bangladesh continues to remain economically and socially disadvantaged despite a May 2008 Supreme Court ruling granting them citizenship, according to community leaders. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Bihari community members voiced con [...] | 2009-12-23 03:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG PK |
09DHAKA116 | LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY SECURITY TRANSITION AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability Security Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR 09 -4) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post reque [...] | 2009-02-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA117 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COALITION AIR OERATION WORKSHOP IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Coalition Air Operation Workshop in USA, which will begin on March 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...] | 2009-02-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA12 | LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requ [...] | 2009-01-04 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA120 | PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...] | 2009-02-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD |
09DHAKA124 | BANGLADESH: CHITTAGONG HILS TRACTS MINISTER [...] (U) The new State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs told the Ambassador that his top priority was resolving land disputes that frequently flare up between ethnic minorities indigenous to the CHT and Bengali migrants. During the Ambassador's February 1 courtesy call, the new S [...] | 2009-02-03 10:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV |
09DHAKA128 | THE AWAMI LEAGUE'S FIRST THIRTY DAYS: GREAT [...] (C) The newly elected Awami League-dominated Parliament's initial sessions have been bogged down by petty issues rather than focused on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,s campaign promises to create a more civil political climate and to ratify Caretaker Government ordinances to improve governance. [...] | 2009-02-04 11:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV |
09DHAKA129 | BANGLADESH,S NEW NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Chairman of Bangladesh,s newly appointed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury, was optimistic that the Commission would be able to tackle some of the country,s many human rights problems. The retired Suprem [...] | 2009-02-04 12:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
09DHAKA13 | AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES CHIEF ADVISER ON SETTING [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed is justifiably proud of the Caretaker Government's success in holding free, fair and credible elections and setting conditions for improved future governance. Ahmed leaves office optimistic about Bangladesh's future, and plans to stay in the country aft [...] | 2009-01-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG |
09DHAKA130 | RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...] | 2009-02-05 04:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG |
09DHAKA131 | Leahy Vetting for ATA Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February, 19, 2009 to [...] | 2009-02-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA132 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-02-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA152 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on February 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...] | 2009-02-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA153 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 09, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...] | 2009-02-10 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA169 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-02-16 10:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA170 | LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 12, 2009. Post [...] | 2009-02-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA172 | BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO IMRPOVE [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Moeen told the visiting head of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security (APCSS) that the civil-military relationship in Bangladesh required improvement. APCSS Director LTG (Ret.) Ed Smith replied that developing proper civil-military relations was a challenge for [...] | 2009-02-17 07:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV EAID BG |
09DHAKA177 | EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2008 to February 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 880-2-882-3744, e [...] | 2009-02-22 00:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09DHAKA19 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officer Course in Malaysia, which will begin on January 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 6, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-01-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA190 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...] | 2009-02-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA191 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Indonesia, which will begin on March 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-02-24 10:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA203 | AS HIS CASE DRAGS ON, SHOHAIB CHOUDHURY REMAINS A [...] (C) Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shohaib Choudhury ) on trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy ) related to his advocacy of ties between Bangladesh and Israel ) appeared in court on February 19. The hearing was brief as the prosecution,s witness, a police officer, was unable to atten [...] | 2009-02-26 12:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG |
09DHAKA205 | BANGLADESH: SHEIKH HASINA'S INNER CIRCLE: LOYAL TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relies on a small circle of trusted relatives, family friends, and time-tested devoted advisers while sidelining individuals she perceives as disloyal. Hasina's sister and son who reside abroad, are among her closest confidantes. Hasina also relies on longtime [...] | 2009-02-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM PHUM PINS BG |
09DHAKA242 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers Course (UNMOC) in Nepal, which will begin on March 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...] | 2009-03-08 03:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA243 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 in Manila, which will begin on March 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 15 to p [...] | 2009-03-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA248 | LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by 03/16/09 to provide sufficient time f [...] | 2009-03-09 03:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA251 | LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-03-09 04:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA255 | PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH: BANGLADESH TEETERING ON [...] (C) The February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny has shaken the country's two month-old experiment in democracy to its core. The level of brutality and the loss of over fifty senior army officers have left important constituencies openly questioning the future of democratic governance in t [...] | 2009-03-11 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS KDEM EAID MARR PHUM |
09DHAKA268 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...] | 2009-03-18 02:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA269 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...] | 2009-03-18 02:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA27 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on January 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting b [...] | 2009-01-07 08:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA272 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 18, 2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-03-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA274 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC MILITARY MEDICINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XIX) in South Korea, which will begin on April 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2009. Post requests that vett [...] | 2009-03-19 04:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA284 | FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...] | 2009-03-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG |
09DHAKA290 | LEAHY VETTING FOR US FRAUDULENT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the US Fraudulent Travel Documents to Commercial Airline Personnel from April 22-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 03/24/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 04/1 [...] | 2009-03-24 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA297 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer March 23 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahman relayed the message to the relevent authority in his Ministry, but did not comment on Bangladesh's expected position on the vote. NO [...] | 2009-03-29 03:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF UN BG |
09DHAKA308 | LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2009. Post [...] | 2009-03-30 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA31 | BANGLADESH CIVIL SOCIETY AWARE AND ACTIVELY [...] (U) Over the past several weeks has PolOff met with heads of several human rights NGOs in Bangladesh to gauge awareness of and participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Human Rights, per reftel request. Bangladesh is slated for review in February 2009. By all accounts, civil s [...] | 2009-01-08 09:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UNHRC |
09DHAKA310 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS - 2009) in Honolulu, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...] | 2009-03-31 05:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA315 | LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post [...] | 2009-03-31 10:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA318 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CIVIL MILITARY TESPONSE TO TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Civil Military Response to Terrorism Course in Monterey, USA, which will begin on April 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2009-04-01 03:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA319 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia - Planning Conference, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-04-01 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA325 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTORS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructors Course (PSOIC) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2009-04-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA326 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil Military Liaison Officers Course (CMLO) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-04-02 08:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA339 | BANGLADESH HOLDS PEACEFUL BY-ELECTIONS APRIL 2 AS [...] (C) On April 2, voters in six constituencies elected replacements for members of parliament compelled to relinquish seats won in the December 2008 polls. While voter turnout was down from December's record highs, voting in these six by-elections went smoothly, with the only change from Decem [...] | 2009-04-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM PREL BG |
09DHAKA340 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 16, 2009 to prov [...] | 2009-04-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA345 | GOVT SAYS WAR CRIMES TRIAL PROCESS BEGINS APRIL 8. [...] (C) The GOB intends to prosecute war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence (reftel) on the basis of legislation passed in 1973, which may not provide a current internationally-acceptable basis for war crimes prosecution. The Law Minister announced the process would beg [...] | 2009-04-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL KAWC PHUM |
09DHAKA346 | BANGLADESH NON-COMMITAL ON USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] (U) On April 6, PolOff spoke with M. Mahbubul Alam in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points and urge the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the USG,s candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). We emphasized that the U [...] | 2009-04-07 03:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG PGOV PHUM PREL |
09DHAKA359 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Mongolia, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 2 [...] | 2009-04-08 09:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA36 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/ SEAL COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Underwater Demolition/ Seal Course in USA, which will begin on February 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Janua [...] | 2009-01-11 04:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA372 | LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BANGLADESH: CAUTION AHEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
09DHAKA374 | LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Weather Officer Course in USA, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 30 to provide s [...] | 2009-04-13 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA375 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...] | 2009-04-13 08:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA376 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) in Philippines, which will begin on April 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April [...] | 2009-04-13 08:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA377 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SPEC/OPS COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Spec/ Ops Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on May 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 25 [...] | 2009-04-13 08:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA378 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter Terrorism Strategies" from May 3-21, 2009 in Dhaka. Post vetting was completed on 04/09/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-04-13 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA38 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-01-11 07:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA380 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vett [...] | 2009-04-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA381 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-15 10:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA382 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 19, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA383 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 7, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA384 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 9, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA385 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 27, 2009. Post vett [...] | 2009-04-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA386 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...] | 2009-04-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA387 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 29, 2009. Post vett [...] | 2009-04-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA388 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 31, [...] | 2009-04-16 09:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA394 | BANGLADESH'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES AGENDA: [...] (C) New Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam, a barrister in private practice, recently detailed how the GOB was considering three adjudicative approaches (standard trials, war crimes tribunals, and military courts martial) to deal with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny during a recent meeting [...] | 2009-04-21 08:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
09DHAKA405 | BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...] | 2009-04-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA408 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 23 TO JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Officer Course- USMC in USA, which will begin on June 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to provide [...] | 2009-04-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA409 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, MAY 04 TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to [...] | 2009-04-26 05:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA41 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 2, 2008. Post vetti [...] | 2009-01-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA410 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Indonesia, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to prov [...] | 2009-04-26 05:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA411 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 03 to [...] | 2009-04-26 05:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA412 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The SF SMEE Course in USA, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient [...] | 2009-04-26 05:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA413 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA414 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-26 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA417 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-04-27 05:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA42 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 4, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-01-12 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA425 | PRIME MINISTER STILL SEES CONSPIRACY IN BORDER [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still sees a conspiracy behind the border guard mutiny that dealt a huge blow to her government in February. She told the Ambassador on April 27 she welcomed U.S. Government efforts to facilitate better civilian-military relations and strengthen Bangladesh's se [...] | 2009-04-28 12:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON PHUM BG |
09DHAKA432 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG) IN CEBU, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pasols Planning Group (PPG) in Philippines, which will begin on May 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to prov [...] | 2009-04-30 04:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA433 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units/personnel have been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was comple [...] | 2009-04-30 04:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA436 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pandemic Influenza National Planning Event in Rome, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...] | 2009-04-30 08:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA447 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, CLIMATE [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about recent deaths during interrogation of border guard personnel implicated in the February 25-26 border guard mutiny, at a May 4 meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. The Ambassador also raised concerns about the human rights situation of Rohingya ref [...] | 2009-05-04 11:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV PREF BG |
09DHAKA448 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER REASSURES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) According to Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, the GOB remains committed to decentralization and will ensure that recently elected Upazila (County) Chairmen are allowed to function independently. The GOB welcomed USG assistance in making local government function effectively, [...] | 2009-05-04 11:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM EAID BG |
09DHAKA451 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 5 May [...] | 2009-05-06 05:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA460 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 23, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-05-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA461 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...] | 2009-05-07 07:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA464 | A WAY FORWARD FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) GOB's Law Minister Shafique Ahmed recently promised the government's full support for the development of a mutual legal assistance (MLA) program for Bangladesh, including the establishment of a Central Authority for MLA in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The Law Minister also agr [...] | 2009-05-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR BG |
09DHAKA466 | PROGRESS REPORT: FBI CONDUCTS FOLLOW ON ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The Police investigation into the February 2009 BDR mutiny appears on track, with investigators continuing to follow the best practices shared by the FBI during an earlier visit. The investigation will likely require another six months, but as of now there is still no indication of outsid [...] | 2009-05-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PBTS PHUM BG |
09DHAKA474 | PAKISTANI AND FRENCH ENVOYS CRITICIZE UN [...] (C) The Pakistani High Commissioner told the Ambassador May 10 he questioned the legitimacy of the UNDP Representative's interactions with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on the war crimes issues stemming from Bangladesh's 1971 War of Liberation. The French Ambassador indicated that the Gov [...] | 2009-05-12 05:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL PHUM KAWC BG |
09DHAKA476 | CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS: COMPETING TRANSNATIONAL [...] (U) The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is a region of serious concern for the stability of Bangladesh. Strife between indigenous ethnic groups and lowland Bengali migrants led to a long insurgency by the indigenous people in the 1980s and 1990s. The insurgency ended with the 1997 signing of t [...] | 2009-05-13 07:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SENV BG |
09DHAKA478 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 14 Ma [...] | 2009-05-14 05:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA479 | OPPORTUNITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS: LIVES OF [...] (C) Despite improvements in the living conditions of registered Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh, the overall situation there is in danger of deteriorating. As the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) make further progress inside the camps, th [...] | 2009-05-14 05:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
09DHAKA485 | BANGLADESH OPPOSITION LEADER'S SON SAYS NO [...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the son and political heir-apparent to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia, said he did not plan to return to Bangladesh from London anytime soon. Rahman, who faces multiple corruption charges in Bangladesh, told a visiting senior Foreign Service Nati [...] | 2009-05-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG |
09DHAKA486 | BANGLADESH'S NEW INTEL CHIEF PROMISES ENHANCED CT [...] (S) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed DGFI to focus on counterterrorism issues and work closely with the U.S. Government, according to Director General Mollah Fazle Akbar. Akbar emphasized that DGFI would no longer support efforts by extremists to enter the political arena. Akbar a [...] | 2009-05-14 10:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG |
09DHAKA488 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1 to provi [...] | 2009-05-18 04:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA501 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...] | 2009-05-20 02:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA502 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...] | 2009-05-20 02:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA503 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...] | 2009-05-20 02:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA504 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COOPERATOIN AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009 in Singapore, which will begin on June 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2009-05-20 03:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA505 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Instructor Course and Instructional system Designer in USA, which will begin on June 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-05-20 03:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA511 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Shipyard Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 8 [...] | 2009-05-21 10:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA512 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...] | 2009-05-21 10:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA513 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) SENIOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Near East South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on June 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...] | 2009-05-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA514 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Nesa Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar - USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June [...] | 2009-05-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA515 | LEAHY VETTING FOR DISAM INTERNATIONAL PURCHASER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The DISAM International Purchaser Course, which will begin on July 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 15 to prov [...] | 2009-05-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA516 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...] | 2009-05-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA52 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05, 2 [...] | 2009-01-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA53 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS EXECUTIVES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Logistics Executives Advanced Development Course in USA, which will begin on March 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vet [...] | 2009-01-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA54 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on March 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January [...] | 2009-01-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA556 | THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA AND BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) The government of Burma was nervous about the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and angry with Thailand for its vocal support of ASSK's release, according to visiting Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Foreign Minister also ind [...] | 2009-06-03 10:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
09DHAKA557 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in ICTFP Fellowship Program Course in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 10 to provide [...] | 2009-06-04 02:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA558 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-06-04 03:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA561 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-06-04 05:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA562 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC RIM AIRPOWER SYMPOSIUM IN NEW [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 17 [...] | 2009-06-04 06:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA563 | LEAHY VETTING FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LARGE POPULATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Health Emergencies in Large Population Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...] | 2009-06-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA564 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2009-06-04 09:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA565 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 20-31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 06/04/2009. Post requests that [...] | 2009-06-04 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA566 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR MOBILITY RODEO IN USA, JULY 19 - JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on July 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 3 [...] | 2009-06-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA576 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Aircraft Maintenance Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provid [...] | 2009-06-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA577 | BNP'S ZIA COMPLAINS AWAMI LEAGUE NOT PROVIDING [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the Awami League government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition told the Ambassador June 4 the Prime Minister had rebuffed the BNP's suggested topics for de [...] | 2009-06-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM KPAO BG |
09DHAKA578 | BANGLADESH NON-COMMITTAL ON SUDAN AND THE HUMAN [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff spoke with Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points, urging the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the extension of the Special Rapporteur,s term by one year and a strong [...] | 2009-06-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BG SU PGOV PHUM PREL |
09DHAKA58 | VALIDATION OF ORDINANCES FIRST TEST FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) During two years in power, the Caretaker Government promulgated more than 100 ordinances including many designed to fight graft and strengthen Bangladesh's dysfunctional democratic institutions. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government must now decide whether those ordinances should [...] | 2009-01-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM BG |
09DHAKA582 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Military Intelligence Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-06-09 04:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA583 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The APCSS Alumni Workshop in Philippines, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provi [...] | 2009-06-09 04:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA584 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on August 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...] | 2009-06-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA585 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 18 to provide [...] | 2009-06-09 05:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA586 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on July 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficien [...] | 2009-06-09 05:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA588 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICERS COURSE IN NORTH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Ground Supply Officer Course in North Carolina, which will begin on 06 July, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 10, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 21 to [...] | 2009-06-10 10:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA59 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGINEER CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Engineer Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05 [...] | 2009-01-15 04:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA591 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide s [...] | 2009-06-11 07:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA592 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA593 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA594 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 27, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA595 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 29, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 10:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA596 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA597 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 28, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA598 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...] | 2009-06-11 11:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA611 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR CHIEF'S CONFERENCE from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Air Chief's Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii and Washington DC; which will begin on or about October 25-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16 2009. P [...] | 2009-06-16 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA612 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the 19TH ISS Symposium to be held in Newport, Rhode Island; which will begin on or about 6 - 9 October 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-06-16 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA614 | PRIME MINISTER PRAISES PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting SCA A/S Blake she was very pleased with President Obama's Cairo address, in particular his reference to Bangladesh, and expressed the hope that the President and Secretary Clinton would visit Dhaka. The Prime Minister outlined her plans to comba [...] | 2009-06-17 04:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ETRD BG |
09DHAKA617 | A/S BLAKE OUTLINES NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR [...] (C) Bangladesh's top two foreign affairs officials welcomed prospects for collaboration with the United States in areas like climate change, food security and building stronger U.S. relations with the Muslim world. South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and the Amba [...] | 2009-06-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR PHUM KPAO SOCI BG |
09DHAKA619 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) Workshop - Thailand, which will begin on August 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 18, 2009. Post requ [...] | 2009-06-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA622 | LEAHY VETTING FOR RED FLAG-ALASKA (RF-A) IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) Executive Observer Program (EOP)-2009, which will begin on July 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 22, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-06-22 08:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA623 | MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...] | 2009-06-22 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG |
09DHAKA627 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-06-23 09:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA63 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...] | 2009-01-15 11:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA637 | NO EASY WAY OUT: THE QUANDARY OF THE UNREGISTERED [...] (C) As more unregistered Rohingya originally from Burma continue to settle outside one of the two official refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, their situation becomes increasingly tenuous. Malnutrition rates among this population of 15,000 to 25,000 unregistered refugees remain high, as [...] | 2009-06-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
09DHAKA643 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-06-28 03:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA652 | GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...] | 2009-07-01 02:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA653 | GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...] | 2009-07-01 02:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA658 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA659 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to pr [...] | 2009-07-02 08:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA676 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACAF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in PACAF International Logistic Symposium (PILS) in USA, which will begin on August 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...] | 2009-07-09 03:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA677 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for [...] | 2009-07-09 03:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA678 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Malaysia, which will begin on July 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2009-07-09 03:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA697 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Major Case Management Course, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin August 10- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 07/12/09. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-07-16 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA699 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK BG |
09DHAKA70 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS TRADE, AID AND CT [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, told the Ambassador January 15 her government's priorities included fulfilling the Awami League's election manifesto and strengthening Bangladesh's democracy. In her first meeting with the Ambassador since taking office January 6, Moni exp [...] | 2009-01-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER EFIN PHUM BG |
09DHAKA707 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEFS CONFERENCE VI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-07-20 02:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA708 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that ve [...] | 2009-07-20 07:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA712 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on August 7, 2009. Post vetting [...] | 2009-07-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA718 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT FROM AUG [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management from August 23-September 3, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on July 23. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 10 [...] | 2009-07-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA724 | RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...] | 2009-07-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA730 | RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...] | 2009-07-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
09DHAKA733 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2009-07-27 08:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA747 | ONE STEP FORWARD: BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On July 9, 2009 the Bangladesh Parliament passed legislation establishing a long-awaited National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The new law includes significant changes to the composition of the commission first created by the then-Caretaker Government in an ordinance in 2007. While r [...] | 2009-07-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
09DHAKA749 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 02, 2009. Post requests that [...] | 2009-08-02 02:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA759 | BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL TORTURE TASKER [...] Torture is the subject of national discussion in Bangladesh, which is seeking to reconcile a national commitment to human rights with the imperative to maintain law and order in the face of pressing threats, including active domestic and international terrorist and criminal organizations. Ban [...] | 2009-08-03 03:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV BG |
09DHAKA760 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in USA, which will begin on August 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 to pro [...] | 2009-08-03 04:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA775 | APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE [...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...] | 2009-08-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG |
09DHAKA781 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR (SES),09 - 16 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior Executive Seminar (SES) in Germany, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Augus [...] | 2009-08-11 06:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA782 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-17 IN NEPAL, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Tempest Express -17 in Nepal, which will begin on August 28, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 200 [...] | 2009-08-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA783 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 2 [...] | 2009-08-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA784 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS (UNMO) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) Course - Mongolia, which will begin on September 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2009-08-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA789 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 t [...] | 2009-08-12 03:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA790 | NOBEL LAUREATE MOHAMMAD YUNUS FACES CHALLENGES AT [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus August 9 to congratulate him on winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yunus said he was honored to have been chosen and highlighted his success in replicating his foundation Grameen in several Latin American countries, most notab [...] | 2009-08-12 03:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BG |
09DHAKA8 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed as soon as possib [...] | 2009-01-04 08:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA807 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetti [...] | 2009-08-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA81 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vett [...] | 2009-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA82 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 15 [...] | 2009-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA822 | UNHCR REPORTS INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a recent briefing to donors on Rohingya refugees, UNHCR Regional Rep Raymond Hall expressed cautious optimism, noting that Burmese and Bangladeshi officials had confirmed in recent meetings that both governments were open to continued dialogue. Hall noted improvements in conditions f [...] | 2009-08-20 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
09DHAKA824 | RAPID ACTION BATTALION TRAINING: BENCHMARK [...] (C) Two United States Marshals have prepared preliminary recommendations for how the RAB can improve and safeguard its human rights performance. The two, who were on an S/CT-funded DOJ/ICITAP deployment, departed Dhaka in late August after 90 days embedded with Bangladesh's lead counterterro [...] | 2009-08-23 08:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR MASS BG |
09DHAKA825 | GOB IMPLEMENTING CHITTAGONG HILL TRACT PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (SBU) Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) monitors credit PM Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with progress towards implementation of the 1997 Peace Accords between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and indigenous groups. In an August 18 donor [...] | 2009-08-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV EAID BM BG |
09DHAKA83 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GARUDA SHIELD FINAL CONF IN JAKARTA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Garuda Shield Final Conference in Jakarta, which will begin on January 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA831 | BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...] | 2009-08-25 07:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG |
09DHAKA839 | GOB REFORMING BANGLADESH RIFLES BORDER GUARDS, TO [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) should conclude its investigation of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles border guard (BDR) mutiny by October, according to Commerce Minister LTC (ret.) Faruq Khan, who is charged with coordinating the investigation (reftel). Khan told the Ambassador o [...] | 2009-08-26 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PGOV PINR MARR PHUM MOPS BM BG |
09DHAKA84 | Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA840 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ENHANCED PEACE OPERATIONS CAPACITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Enhanced Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in Hawaii, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-08-27 00:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA845 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-08-27 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA852 | LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-09-01 03:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA853 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...] | 2009-09-01 03:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA857 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-09-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA859 | LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...] | 2009-09-01 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA861 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on September 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-02 02:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA862 | LEAHY VETTING FOR WILTON PARK CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Wilton Park conference on the use of military assets in the humanitarian response to natural disasters in United Kingdom, which will begin on September 28, 2009. Post vetting was [...] | 2009-09-02 02:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA863 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 [...] | 2009-09-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA864 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provi [...] | 2009-09-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA865 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) in Australia, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-09-02 09:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA866 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...] | 2009-09-02 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA873 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...] | 2009-09-08 05:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA874 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM IN MOROCCO, 18-21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...] | 2009-09-08 05:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA875 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on September 08. Post requests that vetting be complet [...] | 2009-09-08 05:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA880 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September. Post vetting was completed on September 10. Post requests that vetting be completed by Septem [...] | 2009-09-10 08:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA888 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-09-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA889 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR MISSION LEADERS (SML) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course in Japan, which will begin on October 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 28 [...] | 2009-09-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA89 | Leahy Vetting for ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 04, 2009 to [...] | 2009-01-22 09:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA890 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Maritime Security Assistance Symposium in USA, which will begin on September 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-14 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA90 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post requests that vett [...] | 2009-01-22 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA903 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-17 07:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA904 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by O [...] | 2009-09-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA905 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA91 | LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post [...] | 2009-01-22 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA918 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT [...] This is an action request. See paras two and four. 2. We have received a last minute request for the candidate listed in para three to participate in the Embassy/SOCPAC Countering Violent Extremism conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on 27 September. Given the Government of [...] | 2009-09-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA922 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed [...] | 2009-09-24 09:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA924 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5. Post vetting was completed on Se [...] | 2009-09-27 06:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA934 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN INDIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop in India, which will begin on October 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14 [...] | 2009-09-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA935 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN CAMBODIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar in Cambodia, which will begin on October 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...] | 2009-09-30 09:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA939 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 10/04/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 10/15/09 [...] | 2009-10-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA941 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 4. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...] | 2009-10-04 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA945 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...] | 2009-10-06 06:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA946 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...] | 2009-10-06 06:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA948 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-10-06 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA952 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18. Post vetting was completed on October 7. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 17 [...] | 2009-10-07 03:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA971 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25. Post vetting was completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 24 to pr [...] | 2009-10-14 08:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA976 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - INTERDICTING TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 10/14/09. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-10-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA977 | MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Human Rights Groups and supporters reacted strongly after Bangladesh's Shipping Minister sought to defend extrajudicial killings while a panelist on a BBC produced talk show that aired October 4. Local human rights groups demanded clarification of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) posit [...] | 2009-10-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV BG |
09DHAKA982 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octob [...] | 2009-10-18 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA987 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin December 6-15, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-10-19 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DHAKA996 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 22, 2009. Post re [...] | 2009-10-22 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
09DILI103 | TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST [...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Timor-Leste National Police member for Department clearance for participation in PACOM-coordinated Title X-funded training. This training involves attendance at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies where the individual will attend the Comprehensive Se [...] | 2009-04-08 03:43:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MOPS MARR TT |
09DILI109 | TIMOR-LESTE: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 09:54:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TT |
09DILI137 | TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA BANGKOK CRIME [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2. They have been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Crime Scene Management Course on June 1 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidates are listed i [...] | 2009-05-26 07:26:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ASEC TT |
09DILI138 | TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN ILEA [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individual listed in paragraph 2. He has been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Seaport Border Security Course on June 8 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidate is listed in "na [...] | 2009-05-26 08:26:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ASEC TT |
09DILI139 | TIMOR-LESTE: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN ILEA [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individual listed in paragraph 2. He has been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Seaport Border Security Course on June 8 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidate is listed in "name, [...] | 2009-05-30 03:08:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ASEC TT |
09DILI151 | DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE ON 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) On June 16, DCM met with officials at Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present the 2009 Trafficking In Persons report for Timor-Leste, per reftel. MFA participants included USA Bilateral Affairs Officer Ms Elda Ferreira; Ms Sebastiana Barros, Human Rights Officer in the Multila [...] | 2009-06-18 03:30:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM TT |
09DILI152 | UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...] | 2009-06-19 08:27:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PHUM TT |
09DILI153 | UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...] | 2009-06-19 10:17:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PHUM TT |
09DILI163 | TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) POST PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE MEMBER FOR DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S. PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEF CONFERENCE (PACC) IN TOKYO, JAPAN UNDER THE 2009 USPACOM TITLE X PROGRAM. THE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 24, 2009 UNTIL AUGUST 27, 2009. [...] | 2009-07-06 08:53:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM TT KPKO MARR JA |
09DILI167 | PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS TRAFFICKING, ASKS FOR USG [...] (SBU) Following the release of the Trafficking-in-Persons report, GOTL President Ramos-Horta invited the Ambassador to meet to discuss the issue on July 1. Ramos-Horta told the Ambassador that trafficking in Timor-Leste is "totally unacceptable" and that forcing women into prostitution is " [...] | 2009-07-09 10:10:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP PHUM PGOV EAID PINS TT |
09DILI173 | HOUSE DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE COMMISSION VISITS DILI [...] SUMMARY: Six U.S. Congressmen led a delegation from the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) on a visit to Timor-Leste July 2-4. HDAC members and staffers engaged with Timorese leaders, held a day-long training session at the National Parliament, and visited a rural district. Timore [...] | 2009-07-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EPET EFIN PHUM TT |
09DILI180 | INIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on initiatives to counter torture to MFA Secretary-General Vicky Tchong on July 22. 2. SG Tchong responded that Timor-Leste does not have any specific policies or programs for stopping torture and assisting its victims. She indicated that [...] | 2009-07-23 01:29:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM TT |
09DILI204 | PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA EXPECTED TO MAKE STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction to Constancio Pinto, MFA Director for External Relations and Ambassador-Designate to the United States, on August 12. Political Officer provided texts of the statements by President Obama and Secretary Clinton and ur [...] | 2009-08-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM BM TT |
09DILI206 | PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CALLS FOR ASSK RELEASE [...] President Jose Ramos-Horta called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in a statement released on August 12 (reftel). The president's comments made the front page of the local Tetum language press. Full text is below. 2. (Begin text) President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Jose Ra [...] | 2009-08-13 08:59:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BM TT |
09DILI218 | TIMOR-LESTE AT TEN YEARS: TO THE BRINK AND BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after the August 30, 1999, referendum that put it on the road to formal independence, Timor-Leste remains an underdeveloped ward of the international community. Early efforts to portray the country as a triumph of international nation-building were shattered by violen [...] | 2009-08-21 00:26:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET |
09DILI220 | VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES FOR PORT SECURITY [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. This is the second group of candidates Post has submitted for this training course (reftel). Post has no derogato [...] | 2009-08-21 07:36:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS TT |
09DILI223 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO INDEPENDENCE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the August 29-31, 2009, visit of a Presidential Delegation led by The Honorable Nancy Soderberg and The Honorable Harriet Babbitt on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Timor's independence referendum. The delegation will find Timor-Leste enjoying an [...] | 2009-08-25 05:56:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TT |
09DILI230 | PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential Delegation attended a series of official events from August 29-31 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Popular Consultation that led to Timor-Leste's independence. Meeting separately with Prime Minister Gusmao and President Ramos-Horta, the Delegation als [...] | 2009-09-01 08:44:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV KICR KPKO PINS ID |
09DILI236 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel points with President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste. Ramos-Horta reported that neither he nor the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has given consideration to becoming a candidate for one of the four seats in the Asian group of the UN Human Rights Co [...] | 2009-09-08 06:53:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TT |
09DILI240 | PARLIAMENT REVERSES COURSE AFTER PRESIDENT THREATENS TO [...] (SBU) President Jose Ramos-Horta threatened to resign as Timor-Leste's president on September 9 unless the national parliament reversed its vote disapproving of his planned travel to the United States for the UN General Assembly. The parliament, with unclear constitutional authority, voted aga [...] | 2009-09-09 11:03:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TT |
09DILI254 | MILITIA LEADER CASE ROILS DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Parliament could vote as early as this week on a no-confidence motion against the government related to Prime Minister Gusmao's release of an indicted Indonesian militia leader on August 30. The no-confidence motion is not expected to pass but opposition leaders have [...] | 2009-09-22 01:47:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TT |
09DILI257 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING, SEPTEMBER 23 [...] (SBU) The DCM chaired a meeting of the embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 23 to review post's security posture in advance of local elections scheduled for October 9, and other matters. RSO, Mgt, Pol/PAO, IMO, AID and DOD participated in the meeting. 2. (SBU) The E [...] | 2009-09-24 05:38:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM TT |
09DILI268 | TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN NCIS [...] (U) Post requests Departments' assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated for an NCIS training program, October 26 to November 06, 2009, in Timor-Leste, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Na [...] | 2009-10-05 01:29:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MOPS PINR TT |
09DILI269 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] Post delivered reftel demarche announcing the conclusions of the Burma policy review to Isilio Coelho, MFA Director of External Relations, on September 30. 2. Coelho expressed his appreciation for the information on the new U.S. policy. He believed the elements of the U.S. policy woul [...] | 2009-10-05 01:29:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV BM TT |
09DILI280 | TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ILEA [...] (U) Post requests Departments' assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated for training at the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) in Bangkok, Thailand, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...] | 2009-10-13 07:39:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MOPS PINR TT |
09DILI299 | SJAFRIE SJAMSOEDDIN'S HISTORY IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] SUMMARY: Indonesian General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin served in Timor-Leste on multiple occasions during the Indonesian occupation. As commander of the Kopassus Intelligence Task Force in 1991 he was present for the November 12 Santa Cruz massacre in which many dozens of peaceful protestors were ki [...] | 2009-11-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CVIS ID TT |
09DILI301 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: COMMUNITY POLICING [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Names of proposed candidates are as follows: -- Joao Bel [...] | 2009-11-10 05:17:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MASS TT SOCI |
09DILI316 | TIMOR-LESTE TO AGAIN ABSTAIN ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on "defamation of religion" to the MFA's Director of Bilateral Affairs, Abel Guterres, on December 3. Poloff informed Guterres that the United States would again vote no when the resolution went before the UNGA plenary session for a final vote. [...] | 2009-12-03 05:22:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PGOV TT |
09DJIBOUTI1107 | DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points September 13 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh. Goumaneh welcomed U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). She agreed that it was helpful for the U.S. to be back at the table, com [...] | 2009-09-13 14:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1109 | DJIBOUTI: FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER ON PRESIDENT'S THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 8 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the former opposition party Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity (FRUD)-and currently President Guelleh's most important ruling coalition partner-laid out the FRUD's cautious approach to the question of a p [...] | 2009-09-14 07:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KDEM PINR SOCI PHUM DJ ER |
09DJIBOUTI1173 | DJIBOUTI ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Legal and Consular Affairs Marie Natalis on October 1. Natalis serves as the MFA's representative on Djibouti's newly-formed National Human Rights Commission, and acts as the MFA's de facto Djibouti-based f [...] | 2009-10-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI KPAL IS DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1191 | DJIBOUTI POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION, AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister opened Djibouti's parliamentary session October 1 with a speech highlighting the GODJ's significant ongoing investments in health, education, and poverty reduction. Several days before the opening of parliament, the three-party opposition coalition which boy [...] | 2009-10-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO ECON KDEM SOCI EAID EINV ELTN PREL PHUM DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1261 | DJIBOUTI PRISON VISIT: AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 22 visit to Djibouti's Gabode Prison, EmbOffs noted that conditions continued to improve. A new prison guard force was fully operational, and had created a noticeably calmer and more orderly atmosphere. Aging and inadequate physical infrastructure contribute [...] | 2009-11-01 15:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC PGOV EAID KJUS SOCI DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1277 | RULING PARTY AND OPPOSITION DISCUSS 2011 ELECTIONS, SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 26 discussions with the Minister of the Interior, opposition political parties, and a key member of the ruling coalition, Ambassador and visiting AF/E Director Geeta Pasi discussed the security situation in northern Djibouti, progress on decentralization, and the upcom [...] | 2009-11-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM DJ ER |
09DJIBOUTI1367 | DJIBOUTI: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti has made important recent progress in recognizing and combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The GODJ took several key steps in 2009 to address TIP, including inviting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to set up a Djibouti office, and working with IO [...] | 2009-12-03 13:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP KCRM SMIG PHUM KWMN DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1405 | DJBIOUTI: RULING COALITION PARTNER DECLARES INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 13 party congress, the PND (National Democratic Party),a member of President Guelleh's current five-party ruling coalition, decided not to support a possible constitutional amendment allowing Guelleh to run for a third term in office in 2011, and instead declare [...] | 2009-12-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KPAO KDEM PHUM DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1413 | DJIBOUTI: RIVAL UNION FACTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti has a history of rocky government-labor relations. Despite recent modest progress on labor issues-including reported success in moving forward on long overdue collective bargaining agreements-one union has recently lodged a formal protest over the GODJ's alleged disband [...] | 2009-12-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV ECON ILO DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1419 | OPPOSITION FIGURES PREPARE FOR 2011 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two minor political figures have now declared their intention to run as candidates in 2011 presidential elections: Aden Robleh Awaleh of the National Democratic Party (PND),nominally an ally of the ruling party (ref A),and Mohamed Daoud Chehem of the unaffiliated Djiboutian Part [...] | 2009-12-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR DJ |
09DJIBOUTI1427 | DJIBOUTI - NO ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV DJ |
09DJIBOUTI169 | MGSUO1: IGAD "DISSAPOINTED" WITH ICC INDICTMENT [...] Post received the following press statement from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretariat March 10. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF IGAD PRESS STATEMENT: PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD ON THE INDICTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN The Executive Sec [...] | 2009-03-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CASC AEMR ASEC KAWC KPAO KJUS AMGT KFLO MARR |
09DJIBOUTI217 | "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh March 23. 2. (SBU) Goumaneh said that although Djibouti customarily voted with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on similar issues, and was very lik [...] | 2009-03-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF DJ |
09DJIBOUTI257 | DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: ???PARALYZED??? AND LACKING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of recent meetings, Djibouti's small opposition political parties reiterated their longstanding critiques of President Guelleh's ruling coalition, Djibouti's electoral system, and overall lack of political space and dialogue. (Djibouti's most prominent historic opposit [...] | 2009-03-30 09:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET DJ |
09DJIBOUTI279 | PM SPEECH TRIGGERS UNUSALLY SHARP PUBLIC PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's National Assembly-generally regarded as a relatively weak and non-controversial body-recently heard an unusually heated debate during its first ordinary session of the year. The President of the second most powerful ruling coalition partner-who represents the historic, [...] | 2009-04-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KPAO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ |
09DJIBOUTI307 | CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GODJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an April 11-13 visit in Djibouti, CODEL Payne discussed regional challenges with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and other top GODJ officials. After speaking with President Guelleh about the ongoing Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute, Representative Payne traveled [...] | 2009-04-15 05:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PREL PBTS PHSA PTER PHUM PREF ECON EAID ET |
09DJIBOUTI325 | DJIBOUTI/SUDAN: NO INVITATION TO BASHIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM DJ SU |
09DJIBOUTI369 | Djibouti: Director of State-Run Newspaper Removed in Dispute [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 25, a dispute between political rivals within the ruling "Union for a Presidential Majority" (UMP) coalition spilled into the government-run daily newspaper, "La Nation," and led to the ouster of its Publishing Director, Ali Barkat Siradj, apparently at the behest of the [...] | 2009-04-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PROP KPAO DJ |
09DJIBOUTI40 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita informed Ambassador on January 14 that President Guelleh would attend the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, after leading a GODJ delegation to visit Turkey. The PM provided no substantive response on likely GODJ positions. 2. (C) Post expects [...] | 2009-01-15 15:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF DJ |
09DJIBOUTI549 | GODJ LOOKS BACK ON SEVEN YEARS OF ACTION; FIELDS CITIZEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a weeklong, televised "National Seminar of Reflection on Government Action," President Guelleh and the members of his cabinet summarized the GODJ's accomplishments of the past seven years, outlined remaining challenges, and fielded questions from a broad cross-section of [...] | 2009-05-21 10:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM DJ |
09DJIBOUTI551 | ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...] | 2009-05-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ |
09DJIBOUTI679 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the issue. In general, he noted, the GODJ often tended not to "take a clear-cu [...] | 2009-06-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU DJ |
09DJIBOUTI707 | DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel talking points with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf during a June 15 meeting. 2. (C) ForMin Youssouf said that Djibouti would support the extension of the Special Rapporteur's mandate. He had consulted with the PermRep in Gene [...] | 2009-06-17 07:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU DJ |
09DJIBOUTI881 | SOMALIA: TFG RECRUITS ARRIVE IN DJIBOUTI FOR MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Within the last week, a total of 340 Somali military recruits arrived at Djibouti's primary military training center, ready to begin two months of basic infantry training. Somali and Djiboutian military officers expect additional Somali trainees to arrive in Djibouti later this we [...] | 2009-07-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO |
09DJIBOUTI9 | DJIBOUTI - USAID FOOD INSECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY. A USAID team traveled to Djibouti December 15-21 to assess food insecurity and malnutrition. Due to a combination of continuing drought and increased food prices, Djibouti's food security situation remains precarious, with both a shortage in food availability and reduced purchasing p [...] | 2009-01-06 06:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL DJ |
09DOHA100 | QATARI MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD LOOKS TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud outlined February 5 for the State Department Senior Representative for Sudan, Tim Shortley, the next steps he and Djibril Bassole, the UN and African Union Mediator, envision on Darfur. First, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Jus [...] | 2009-02-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA109 | QATAR'S MESSAGE TO USG ON DAY TWO OF DARFUR [...] (C) Ambassador and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud discussed today, Wednesday, the state of play in the Darfur mediation effort currently underway in Doha. Ambassador said there would be an important policy meeting in Washington later today on Sudan and asked Al [...] | 2009-02-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA117 | HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA [...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...] | 2009-02-11 13:44:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS |
09DOHA131 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...] | 2009-02-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB |
09DOHA132 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...] | 2009-02-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA |
09DOHA153 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) At a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Egyptian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Daoud stated that the Sudanese Charge d'Affaires recently met with MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, but that no date had been set for Round 2 of the Doha talks on Darfur. He sta [...] | 2009-03-02 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA EG |
09DOHA179 | MINISTER OF STATE SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH EGYPT ON [...] (C) Ambassador raised March 10 with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud our concerns (reftel demarche) about the Government of Sudan's expulsion of various NGOs in retaliation for the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments of President Bashir. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud responded that Qatar's [...] | 2009-03-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA181 | QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...] | 2009-03-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA |
09DOHA199 | QATAR ENACTS IMPORTANT NEW LAW CRIMINALIZING [...] (SBU) On February 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed the long-awaited Sponsorship Law. The law makes DOHA 00000199 002 OF 002 changes to entry, exit, residence, and sponsorship procedures, though administrative regulations must still be adopted before the law can be enfor [...] | 2009-03-19 15:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP QA |
09DOHA211 | SOLIDARITY CENTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE JOIN [...] (SBU) On March 17, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali Al-Marri and Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony in Doha attended by Ambassador. Also in attendance were NHRC staff members and employees, and representa [...] | 2009-03-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB MEPI QA |
09DOHA22 | NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MID-2010? [...] (U) According to the January 12 English-language daily Gulf Times, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman Majid al-Sulaiti, Assistant Director of Elections at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),has announced that elections for the Advisory Council may be held "as early as mid-2010." Elections were pr [...] | 2009-01-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM QA |
09DOHA236 | QATAR CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP MEDIA AND OUTREACH [...] (SBU) On March 2, at a press conference that was widely covered by Arabic-language print and broadcast media, Dr. Ali bin Samaykh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Myriam Al Malki, Director of the National Foundation for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NFCT [...] | 2009-04-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA |
09DOHA262 | MINSTATE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF SE GRATION [...] (C) Per Ref A, Ambassador informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 that U.S. Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Scott Gration seeks a close, working relationship with him and would like to speak with Al-Mahmoud by phone later this week. Ambassador said that SE Gratio [...] | 2009-04-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA265 | QATAR CONTINUES TO STUDY U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud, seeking Qatar,s vote and support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council at the UN. 2. (SBU) Al-Mahmoud responded that the GOQ has yet to take a decision on this matter. He [...] | 2009-04-21 10:37:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL QA |
09DOHA271 | SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...] | 2009-04-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA28 | AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB [...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...] | 2009-01-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
09DOHA281 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...] | 2009-04-30 05:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA282 | SLA/UNITY PLEDGES COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with members of SLA/Unity in Doha (Uthman Bushra, Mahjoub Hussein, Sayyed Charif Jar an-Nabi and Fathi Uthman),Special Envoy for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) introduced himself as the U.S. envoy "for all of S [...] | 2009-04-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA283 | JEM THREATENS TO EXPAND WAR IN PURSUIT OF PEACE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),the permanent representative in Doha of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Abu Bakr Al-Qadi underscoredQt the shortest way to a cease-fire in Darf [...] | 2009-04-30 05:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA284 | SE GRATION MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Dr. Ghazi Salah-Eddin, Sudanese Presidential Adviser, (joined by the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, his DCM and another Sudanese official) told Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),that Qata [...] | 2009-04-30 05:57:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA287 | CULTURE CLASH AT MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER SPARKS RARE [...] (C) In early 2008, Robert Menard, formerly the head of Reporters Without Borders, approached Shaykha Mozah, Consort of the Amir and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, with a proposal to open a media freedom center that would protect threatened journalists and their families throughout the w [...] | 2009-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PHUM QA |
09DOHA289 | FM OF CHAD'S DOHA MEETING WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Chadian FM Moussa Fekki outlined for Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 the deterioration in relations between Chad and Sudan, starting about 2002. He noted early efforts by Chad and President Deby in 2002-04 to stop the conflict in Darfur and keep it from spreading into a re [...] | 2009-04-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA290 | QATAR'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS ON CONTACTS WITH [...] (S) On April 27, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with QAG Dr. Ali Al-Marri regarding the Ambassador's upcoming meeting in Washington, DC with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Ambassador also inquired as to the results of Dr. Al-Marri's efforts to obtain information on the status of missing Am [...] | 2009-04-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM QA IR |
09DOHA291 | QATARI CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration thanked Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, April 29 for Qatar's contributions to Africa, calling them "phenomenal." He complimented Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, who is taking lead on Sudan within the GOQ, as speaking "from [...] | 2009-04-30 17:59:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA292 | LIBYAN FM'S MEETING IN DOHA WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Libyan FM Musa Kusa told Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 that "Chadians are ready for peace" with Sudan. Of course, the problem along their shared border remains, with each side accusing the other "of doing bad things." Kusa said a neutral observer is needed to monitor bo [...] | 2009-04-30 18:00:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA298 | SUDAN AND CHAD CALL FOR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM LY SU CD QA |
09DOHA3 | QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA [...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...] | 2009-01-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA |
09DOHA305 | LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON DARFUR FROM [...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted us late the afternoon of May 7 by phone to a faxed letter addressed to Secretary Clinton from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud and requested immediate delivery of the communication. 2. (SBU) Below is an unofficial Gover [...] | 2009-05-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA315 | QATAR'S LEADING LADY SHOWS CLOUT IN OUSTER OF TWO [...] (C) On April 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced the ouster of the Minister of Education, Shaykha Al-Mahmoud, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Shaykha Ghalia bint Mohammad Al Thani. The new Minister of Education is U.S.-educated Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Director of Administ [...] | 2009-05-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM QA |
09DOHA318 | AL JAZEERA TACKLES LABOR CONDITIONS IN QATAR [...] (U) Casey Kaufman, an American citizen journalist working with Al Jazeera English, one of the Al Jazeera Network's seven stations broadcast worldwide, filed a report on April 10 highlighting the plight of a group of Nepali construction workers living in poor conditions in Doha who have not bee [...] | 2009-05-14 08:13:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP KPAO QA |
09DOHA333 | CHURCH MEMBERS ORDERED DEPORTED, APPARENTLY FOR [...] (SBU) Based on current information available to Embassy Doha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered the deportation of 31 American citizens, representing nine families, apparently for proselytizing. American citizen and other Embassy contacts have told us that a group of non-Americans, pe [...] | 2009-05-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA345 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...] | 2009-05-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA352 | QATAR - DEPORTATIONS DROPPED FOR 31 US CITIZENS [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 28th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Ambassador told Al Thani that all of the Americans involved informed U.S. Embassy staf [...] | 2009-05-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA38 | QATAR INITIATIVE -- AU-ARAB MINISTERIAL ON DARFUR: [...] (U) The Ministerial Statement issued by the African and Arab Committee following its January 14 discussions in Doha on Darfur contain two noteworthy provisions pertaining to International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Bashir and other Sudanese officials: -- "Calling the [...] | 2009-01-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA SU |
09DOHA386 | GOQ SQUEAMISH AFTER HELPING OPEN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud opened the Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region at a ceremony in Doha. Senior human rights profe [...] | 2009-06-10 12:18:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN QA |
09DOHA390 | BROOKINGS EVENT AMPLIFIES PRESIDENT'S SPEECH [...] (U) Brookings Doha Center's Director Hady Amr moderated a town hall-style event with Ambassador at the center's headquarters on June 4 that turned out to be Brookings' most well-attended event in its two-year history in Doha. The audience featured a mix of over 100 expatriate Arabs, South Asi [...] | 2009-06-15 04:28:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO QA |
09DOHA391 | QATARI STUDENTS SPEAK OUT ON POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) Qatar University President Dr. Shaykha al-Misned welcomed Ambassador to an event gathering about 45 students and faculty to discuss President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The event was moderated by American University in Cairo professor Laurence Pintak, and Ambassador delivered short r [...] | 2009-06-15 04:29:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO QA |
09DOHA404 | QATAR'S PM ON PAKISTANI IDP CRISIS [...] (C) At a June 16 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, A A/S Jeffrey Feltman and Ambassador asked whether the GOQ had decided yet on the request by Special Representative Holbrooke for financial support to Pakistan to ease the internally displaced persons [...] | 2009-06-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF EAID PK QA |
09DOHA42 | DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE [...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...] | 2009-01-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA |
09DOHA466 | QATAR RELEASES ITS OWN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; JUDGMENTS CLOSE [...] Following is Post's detailed summary of the NHRC report and a comparison of its findings with that of our most recent Human Rights report for Qatar. GAZA ---- -- The NHRC Report begins with a review of Qatar's reaction to the war in Gaza, stating that the conflict cast a heavy shadow on t [...] | 2009-07-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL QA |
09DOHA498 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR QATARI AIR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting on the Qatari officer described below. A search of post records has found no information of any kind that he has committed human rights violations. 3. Bel [...] | 2009-08-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL MASS QA |
09DOHA529 | QATAR ACCEDES TO UN CONVENTION ON WOMEN [...] (U) On June 24, Shaykh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent, issued an Amiri Decree approving Qatar's accession to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW). Qatar conditioned its acceptance of the treaty by taking into account the following [...] | 2009-08-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI QA |
09DOHA545 | QATAR TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN VIETNAM BY [...] (SBU) On August 28, the local English-language newspaper Gulf Times quoted Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Duong as saying that Qatar would open an embassy in Hanoi and an Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City by the end of 2009. According to Duong, this commitment was made by Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani [...] | 2009-08-31 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP ELAB VM QA |
09DOHA548 | SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] (SBU) At an August 20 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Solidarity Center representative Boyko Atanasov reported that the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) had been very helpful in assisting with his work in Qatar. He said that NHRC staff had assisted him in acquiring the necessary work permi [...] | 2009-09-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP IN NE QA |
09DOHA554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and talking points by diplomatic note on September 2. Post has requested a meeting with the MFA official in charge of international organizations and UN affairs to follow up, but no meeting had been scheduled by the reply deadline set by Department. 2. [...] | 2009-09-07 08:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR QA |
09DOHA557 | DARFUR TALKS TO RESUME IN DOHA IN OCTOBER [...] (SBU) MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, Qatar's de facto Foreign Minister and the force behind Qatar's efforts to mediate the Darfur conflict, met September 7 in Doha with Djibril Bassole, the AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur. The talks were aimed at restarting [...] | 2009-09-08 11:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA561 | QATAR TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization and UN Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Sowaidi told P/E Chief Rice and Poloff Caudill on September 8 that Qatar will seek another term on the UN Human Rights Council. He asked that the U.S. support Qatar's efforts to retain its seat. 2. (C) Asked wheth [...] | 2009-09-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR QA |
09DOHA629 | QATAR FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL QA IR |
09DOHA665 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS INTERFAITH [...] (SBU) More than 250 participants from 59 countries gathered in Doha October 20-21 for the Seventh Annual Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Among those giving speeches and participating in the panel discussions were Christian clergy, Muslim imams, and Jewish rabbis. There were no representat [...] | 2009-11-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF QA |
09DOHA674 | DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA |
09DOHA678 | DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador met November 12 with Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Mohsen Marzouk. The meeting was held at Dr. Marzouk's request. Also present at the meeting were ADF Deputy Director of Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. At the meeting, Marzouk revealed that the ADF would [...] | 2009-11-22 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA |
09DOHA71 | HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA |
09DOHA723 | MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER PRAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) P/E Chief Rice, accompanied by PolOff Caudill, met with MFA Human Rights Officer Shaykha Sumaya Al Thani on December 15 to discuss the 2009 International Religious Freedom Report for Qatar. Also present on the Qatari side were MFA Human Rights Department Legal Counsel Dr. Mohammad Saee [...] | 2009-12-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF QA |
09DOHA742 | DECEMBER 27 DARFUR TALKS IN DOHA: OFFICIAL [...] (U) Below is the English-language communique provided to Embassy Doha by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the outcome of the December 27 talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur. 2. (U) Begin Communique: In the framework of the Inclusive Peace Talks in Darfur, which were officially [...] | 2009-12-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU QA |
09DOHA86 | MINISTER OF STATE: QATAR LOOKS TO PARTNER WITH UN, [...] (C) At a February 3 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah said that Qatar is pleased with the success of its partnerships with American NGOs in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. He singled out the partnership between Qatar [...] | 2009-02-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA EG |
09DOHA89 | HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...] | 2009-02-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS |
09DOHA96 | PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...] | 2009-02-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG |
09DOHA98 | LEBANESE MAN SENTENCED TO THREE-YEAR PRISON TERM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM QA |
09DUBAI242 | DUBAI'S CITY OF HOPE CLOSED [...] (C) As presaged in reftels A, B, and C, Dubai's only non-governmental women's shelter, City of Hope (CoH),closed on June 2, 2009 with neither fanfare nor press coverage. As reported, this unfortunate event followed political controversy about suspect allegations reported in some local newspap [...] | 2009-06-11 09:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CACS PGOV AE |
09DUBAI279 | NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND -- ENSURING LABOR BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: With significant recent negative media attention focused on labor issues in the UAE, including the UAE being downgraded in the annual TIP Report (reftel),the Consulate General is working with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and the contractor B.L. Harbert, to [...] | 2009-07-08 13:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMGT PHUM AE |
09DUBAI365 | LABOR STRIKES RETURN TO DUBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: An impromptu labor strike on August 31 surprised a city known for its disproportionately large, but generally quiet expat unskilled labor force. Approximately 1200 laborers from Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises took to the streets in protest of low pay and restricted access to [...] | 2009-09-02 14:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI AE |
09DUBLIN231 | IRELAND'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) According to Emma Leonard of Irish Aid, Ireland has approved Euro 550,000 in emergency funding to assist Pakistan's displaced persons. These funds will be distributed through both NGOs (Concern and Trocaire) and UN entities (UNICEF and OCHA). Additionally, Ireland has provided supplies i [...] | 2009-06-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EI PREF |
09DUBLIN304 | MUSLIMS IN IRELAND - A CHANGING COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: The Irish Muslim community is one of the fastest growing minority communities in Ireland and is one of the major contributors to Ireland,s shift from an overwhelmingly homogeneous society to a multi-cultural one. The Irish Government has made some attempts at reaching out to the M [...] | 2009-08-14 10:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KISL EI |
09DUBLIN476 | IRELAND: NOVEMBER GAERC, BELARUS, OSCE [...] (U) On November 10 Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the EU FMs, GAERC meeting on November 16-17. Separately, Poloff delivered ref C demarche on Belarus to Michael Forbes, DFA Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Cent [...] | 2009-11-12 16:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO RS AF OSCE EI EUN |
09DUBLIN477 | IRELAND: UPDATE ON EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ex-Guantanamo detainees in Ireland are performing most daily tasks on their own, but will require "long-term" assistance before being able to integrate into Irish society. The Irish have requested the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in arranging for [...] | 2009-11-12 16:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EI |
09DUBLIN522 | IRELAND ON DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION [...] (C) On December 2, Poloff discussed reftel points with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia and Oceania Bureau in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and Peter McIvor, the Bureau's Deputy Director. They said DPRK was one of their Bureau's priorities, and expressed their appreciation [...] | 2009-12-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI UNGA EI |
09DUBLIN81 | IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 13:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI |
09DUBLIN89 | IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 17:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
09DURBAN94 | LOPSIDED BATTLE FOR FUTURE OF DURBAN'S WARWICK JUNCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A multimillion dollar project to develop Durban's Warwick Junction is facing opposition from small traders who claim the mall will end their livelihoods. The decision by the City of Durban to demolish the historic Early Morning Market has led to numerous confrontations between [...] | 2009-08-31 16:37:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELTN ECON PHUM SF |
09DUSHANBE1121 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, 2009 Ambassador Ken Gross presented his credentials to Tajik President Rahmon. Rahmon thanked the U.S. for its assistance and singled out security, border and law enforcement assistance, while appealing for more economic assistance especially in hydropower, pitchin [...] | 2009-10-05 12:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE1132 | ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE MUQUIT VOHIDOV (ISN [...] (C) Per Ref A request, on October 8, 2009, emboff visited Muquit Vohidov (AKA Sobit Vahidov) in High Security Penitentiary Number 1 in Dushanbe. The meeting took place in the Prison Commander's office, with Prison Commander Colonel Tabarali Inomov and two other prison officers present. [...] | 2009-10-08 12:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI |
09DUSHANBE1145 | ON THE WINGS OF A GOAT: REMOTE PAMIR MOUNTAINS NOT REALIZING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Mountainous Badakhshan Autonomous Region is separated from the rest of Tajikistan by hundreds of kilometers of bad roads and thousands of years of divergent history. Its predominantly Ismaili Shi'a inhabitants have long thought of themselves as distinct from the rest of the [...] | 2009-10-16 04:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EAID EINV TI |
09DUSHANBE1149 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) In an October 14 meeting, Ambassador discussed the content, format, and timing of Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs) with Presidential Foreign Relations Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloev. He also raised fiscal transparency, Trafficking In Persons (TIP),religious freedom, nuclear security, and [...] | 2009-10-16 11:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE1151 | RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ABOUT U.S. MILITARY IN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin asked Ambassador whether the United States was becoming directly involved in security on the Tajik-Afghan border, saying this would be a very sensitive development for Russia. Ambassador outlined our security cooperation with Tajikistan and [...] | 2009-10-16 12:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE1156 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus, and provides the following overview of recent developments and key issues in Tajikistan. Since your last meeting with President Rahmon on January 17, Rahmon met with Assistant Secretary of State Boucher in April and Assi [...] | 2009-10-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID ECON MASS PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE1170 | FOREIGN MINISTRY ZARIFI INDOCTRINATES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi rattled off a lengthy list of Tajikistan's desires for infrastructure projects, increased trade, a softer human rights report, assistance on trafficking in persons, and help on relations with Uzbekistan. This appears to have been [...] | 2009-10-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE1211 | THE SUGHD REGION: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCHES FOR ISLAMISTS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A raid by government security forces on a house in Isfara on November 18 was the latest in a string of violent incidents in Sughd Oblast. Though Tajikistan's second largest city, Khujand, considered by many Tajiks to be the center of Tajikistan's intelligentsia, is in Sughd, [...] | 2009-11-09 13:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON TI |
09DUSHANBE1212 | TAJIKISTAN - AMBASSADOR VISITS THE RASHT VALLEY, WHERE FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 3-4 visit to the Rasht valley, an opposition stronghold during the civil war, Ambassador Gross met with local government officials, NGO and international organization representatives, and residents of a village which benefits from USG Food for Peace funding. De [...] | 2009-11-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO TI |
09DUSHANBE1241 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Komron Komilov in the General Section at the MFA on 13 November 2009. Komron agreed to deliver the demarche to the appropriate office though provided no substantive response, as the office responsible was, for the time being, short-staffed and unavaila [...] | 2009-11-16 06:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE1263 | 2009 TAJIKISTAN INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) This is in response to Reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Tajikistan prosecuted 22 people for crimes related to TIP in the first half of 2009, according to a report released by the Government of Tajikistan's Inter-Agency Commission on TIP. The Inter-Agency Commission coord [...] | 2009-11-17 04:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TI |
09DUSHANBE1319 | TAJIK TIP COMMISSION: EVOLVING DESPITE A SOVIET DINOSAUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent meetings on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) highlighted progress the Government of Tajikistan (GOTI) is making in fighting TIP, and the barriers -- mainly organizational and intellectual -- that impede progress. The GOTI's Inter-Ministerial Commission on Combating TIP is de [...] | 2009-11-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI |
09DUSHANBE1321 | LET MY PEOPLE GO! POLITICAL PRISONERS LEFT OUT OF AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Though the impetus for President Rahmon's November 6 announcement of a 10,000-prisoner amnesty was the dangerous overcrowding of the country's prisons, the amnesty was also the government's latest effort to bolster its populist credentials in advance of winter electricity shortages [...] | 2009-11-25 05:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TI |
09DUSHANBE1329 | CULTURE CLASH AT ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a UN-sponsored roundtable to discuss the endemic problem of violence against women in Tajikistan, representatives of NGOs and the international community forcefully argued for passage of a comprehensive, national law against domestic violence. An American Bar Association (ABA [...] | 2009-11-27 06:17:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI |
09DUSHANBE1335 | TAJIKISTAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN - OPPOSITION PARTY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of February, 2010 Parliamentary elections, Tajik opposition parties are initiating hopeful campaigns despite systemic obstacles and their own disorganization. The Islamic Renaissance Party plans to run an active, national campaign with appeal beyond its religious base [...] | 2009-12-01 04:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE1349 | TAJIKISTAN - DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (U) On December 3, poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on defamation of religions resolution to Idibek Kalandarov, Deputy Chief of the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Organizations. Kalandarov said he would advise the Minister of Foreign Affairs on USG vie [...] | 2009-12-03 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNGA UN TI |
09DUSHANBE1350 | G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...] | 2009-12-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI |
09DUSHANBE1362 | G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...] | 2009-12-04 06:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI |
09DUSHANBE1398 | ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RAHMIDDIN SHARIPOV (ISN [...] (C) Per Reftel A request, on December 9, 2009, emboff visited Rahmiddin Sharipov in the Ministry of Justice pre-trial detention facility in Dushanbe where he is now held. The meeting took place in an office of the administration of the detention facility, with two officers of the facility pres [...] | 2009-12-10 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI |
09DUSHANBE143 | TAJIKISTAN - FEB 11 HEARING ON RFE/RL TAX BILL [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 11 the Economic Court in Dushanbe will hold a hearing regarding $110,000 in unpaid taxes that Tajikistan's tax committee alleges are owed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Tajikistan bur [...] | 2009-02-04 11:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KDEM TI |
09DUSHANBE1433 | STATE COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENDS CIVILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: In a 75 minute meeting on December 11, State Committee for National Security (GKNB) Deputy Chairman for Counterterrorism General Abdullo Sadulloevich Nazarov described the terrorist threats facing Tajikistan, argued that authoritarian measures were necessary to defend civilization agai [...] | 2009-12-16 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TI |
09DUSHANBE1435 | TAJIKISTAN - MOST MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES COMPLETE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tajik Ministry of Culture says it will succeed in re-registering most of the country's 84 non-Islamic churches and 300 large Friday prayer mosques before a January 1, 2010 deadline imposed by the April 2009 Law on Religion. However, government officials admit that they will n [...] | 2009-12-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE144 | COTTON FORCED LABOR PROSECUTIONS IN THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors in Tajikistan's Khatlon Region have begun pursuing charges against officials for forcing students to participate in the cotton harvest. These are the first such cases filed in Tajikistan, and demonstrate that at least some officials are prepared to uphold the law. End [...] | 2009-02-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR ELAB TI |
09DUSHANBE1455 | AMBASSADOR VISITS KHUJAND: CONFLICTING VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 16-18 visit to Khujand, the capital of the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan, Ambassador met with local government officials, OSCE representatives, and several NGOs. Topics covered a range of issues but focused on the economy, energy, upcoming elections, agr [...] | 2009-12-24 05:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD PTER TI |
09DUSHANBE166 | RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...] | 2009-02-12 18:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI |
09DUSHANBE167 | RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...] | 2009-02-12 18:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI |
09DUSHANBE174 | RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...] | 2009-02-12 18:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI |
09DUSHANBE184 | HUMAN RIGHTS SECTOR MEETING COVERS A BLEAK WATERFRONT [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions among international organizations and NGOs at the monthly OSCE-hosted Human Rights Sector Meeting on February 11 in Dushanbe revealed little movement on human rights issues. None of the organizations has been able to substantially engage the Government of Tajikistan [...] | 2009-02-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ECON TI |
09DUSHANBE201 | JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES LOSE AGAIN, BUT PRESS ON [...] (SBU) On February 12, Tajikistan's Supreme Military Court denied the Jehovah's Witnesses' appeal of the government's ban on their activities (reftel). The following day, the Ambassador met with Greg Olds and Mario Moreno, the group's U.S. lawyers who had flown in for the hearing. 2. (S [...] | 2009-02-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF TI |
09DUSHANBE242 | AN INSIDE LOOK AT TAJIK LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Interior's investigation of an embassy employee's alleged involvement in a visa scam gave EmbOffs an inside look at how Tajik law enforcement officers conduct criminal investigations. The embassy employee was ultimately cleared of criminal liability, but the invest [...] | 2009-03-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC TI |
09DUSHANBE290 | TO WHOM DO TAJIKS LISTEN? MEETING THE IMAMS [...] (C) Summary: As the Government of Tajikistan's credibility deteriorates and economic conditions worsen, Tajikistan's independent imams are becoming increasingly popular. These imams are attracting thousands of worshippers during Friday prayers, expanding their mosques, and enjoying a degree of [...] | 2009-03-04 12:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE306 | WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS PRACTICE GRASS ROOTS [...] (U) Summary: Assistance Coordinator for Europe Dan Rosenblum visited USAID-supported Water Users' Associations (WUAs) during a recent visit to Tajikistan. The WUAs are already known as assistance success stories in Central Asia. They have organized farmers to cooperate in meeting their irrigati [...] | 2009-03-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SENV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE334 | TAJIKISTAN FACING DIRE FOOD INSECURITY [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The food situation in Tajikistan remains precarious. The challenges the country has faced over the past year read like the Old Testament: after the worst winter in recent history, during which families fa [...] | 2009-03-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM ECON PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE346 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE347 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW LAW ON RELIGION - USHERING IN A NEW ROUND [...] (C) Summary: Parliament has passed a new Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations (Religion Law),and President Rahmon is poised to sign the bill into law. The law is full of internal contradictions, and codifies numerous restrictions that government officials have been preempti [...] | 2009-03-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE357 | EMBASSY DUSHANBE REACHES OUT TO RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and William Trigg, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor based in Bishkek, travelled to the Ferghana Valley in Northern Tajikistan to conduct outreach events with young people and members of the religious community. EmbOffs met students at a madrassa and worshippers [...] | 2009-03-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE401 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE406 | IF I WERE A RICH MAN - HASSAN ASADULLOZODA DONATES A [...] (SBU) Summary: The local and international press have reported that presidential brother in law - and purported mensch - Hassan Asadullozoda donated a building to Tajikistan's Jewish Community for use as a synagogue. The reports have painted the donation as an attempt to atone for destroying t [...] | 2009-04-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF TI |
09DUSHANBE416 | GOVERNMENT SMOTHERS COVERAGE OF RELIGION LAW [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan continues to use smoke and mirrors in discussing its religious policy. Government officials deflected criticism of the new religion law (reftel A) at a March 30 press round table without providing any substantive basis for their comments. The governmen [...] | 2009-04-06 11:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE423 | IS TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY AT A CROSSROADS? [...] (C) Summary: Tajikistan's new religion law puts Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party in a difficult position. The party's inability to influence either the legislative process or the government's religious policy, calls into question its reason for being. The party's silence on major issues cha [...] | 2009-04-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE429 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S APRIL 20-21 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Boucher. Following is an overview of the key issues we face in Tajikistan. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ------------------- 2. (C) Tajikistan has been hit hard by the global recession. Remittances, which in 2008 were equivalent [...] | 2009-04-10 05:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE44 | TAJIKISTAN - NEWSPAPER EDITOR ATTACKED IN KULYAB [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Abdumumin Sherhonov, editor-in-chief of an independent weekly newspaper and a part time reporter for RFE/RL, was beaten by a group of young men in Kulyab January 6 when he tried to help two female journalism st [...] | 2009-01-09 07:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KDEM TI |
09DUSHANBE45 | TAJIKISTAN - SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 17 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus. Following are an overview of the situation and key issues we face in Tajikistan. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (C) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan borders Afghanistan (1200 kilometers),China, Uzbekistan and [...] | 2009-01-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE478 | TAJIKISTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On April 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and supporting documents to Muzafar Khuseinov, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations. Khuseinov said that the government was still considering our request for support. He said that Tajikistan had [...] | 2009-04-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA |
09DUSHANBE487 | THE RICHARD BOUCHER FAN CLUB - TAJIKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT PRESS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) MFA Spokesman Davlat Nazriyev summoned PAO April 22 for questioning, along with his deputy and the director for Europe and North America, to discuss why the embassy's press office had failed to inform the official [...] | 2009-04-24 09:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KDEM TI |
09DUSHANBE489 | BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN, BUT REFORM ON THE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings in Dushanbe on April 20, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized several key issues with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi: -- the need for increased cooperation and engagement on Afghanistan; -- the need [...] | 2009-04-24 12:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE508 | ZARIFI BLOWS A GASKET OVER AUDIT OF NATIONAL BANK AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Helwig met with Foreign Minister Zarifi on April 24, to discuss elections, trafficking in persons, freedom of religion, economic reform, Afghanistan, and the work of the OSCE in the region. Zarifi made comments virtually identical to those he made to A/S Boucher on these [...] | 2009-04-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE509 | OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS TELL BOUCHER THERE IS LITTLE HOPE [...] (C) Summary: Three leaders of opposition political parties told South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher they had little hope for the development of democratic government in Tajikistan, then tried to blame this on lack of support from the United States Government. They offered no pl [...] | 2009-04-27 12:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE514 | MIFFED ABOUT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND VOTE, TAJIK FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: With the Tajik government highly annoyed that the United States dared to oppose a new IMF loan, Foreign Minister Zarifi called in the Ambassador April 27, accompanied by the DCM and RSO. In a departure from normal practice, Zarifi, who is comfortable in both Russian and English, i [...] | 2009-04-27 13:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ASEC CVIS PHUM EAID TI |
09DUSHANBE529 | TAJIKISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. BID FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us by diplomatic note that the Government of Tajikistan will support the United States candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. 2. Point of contact on this issue is Greg Naarden, NaardenGL2@state.gov. JACOBSON [...] | 2009-05-05 11:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA TI |
09DUSHANBE575 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW SYNAGOGUE: BUSINESS, CENTRAL ASIA STYLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KPAO SCUL ASEC TI |
09DUSHANBE620 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER IN TAJIKISTAN FOR MUDSLIDES AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT A SERIES OF DISASTERS CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS SPRING IS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE HOST GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND, IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, AND T [...] | 2009-05-22 18:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE653 | TAJIKISTAN ARRESTS MUSLIM MISSIONARIES: ARE THEY [...] (C) Summary: In April and May 2009, Tajik law enforcement officials arrested members of the Jamoat-i-Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group. Most of those arrested have been released, but an unknown number remain in custody, and it is unclear when or if criminal proceedings will be initiated agains [...] | 2009-05-29 04:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC TI |
09DUSHANBE688 | TAJIK IMAMS RETURN FROM UNITED STATES WITH NEW OUTLOOK ON [...] (U) Summary: On June 1 CAO and PolOffs met with Domullo Numonkhon and Mullo Abdurahim, two of the five independent Tajik imams who traveled to the United States on the International Visitor Leadership Program. Numonkhon and Abdurahim are both conservative, and both had criticized U.S. foreign [...] | 2009-06-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KIRF KISL PINR TI |
09DUSHANBE703 | MORE INDICATIONS THAT TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY IS AT A [...] (C) Summary: Mahmadali Hait and Vohidkhoni Qosiddin, Deputy Chairmen of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),maintain that their party ranks continue to grow because of the government's unpopularity, but there are still questions about their ability to lead an effective opposition pa [...] | 2009-06-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE704 | RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS OFFICIALS IN TAJIKISTAN: WHO'S RUNNING THE [...] (C) Summary: Catherine Cosman, Senior Analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),met with Tajik officials June 1-4 to discuss the country's religious policy. USCIRF has placed Tajikistan on a list of countries of concern because of government restrictions on re [...] | 2009-06-05 12:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE724 | TAJIK AUDIENCE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AND RECEPTIVE TO OBAMA [...] (U) Summary: In Tajikistan, an extremely poor country where 97% of the population is Muslim, few people watched the speech, either because it was broadcast in English or because it was available only via satellite and few had receivers. An audience of 40 came to watch the speech at the embassy [...] | 2009-06-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KISL KDEM PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE725 | UNIVERSITY HIJAB BAN: STUDENTS SPEAK OUT, OFFER VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Administrators at the National University of Tajikistan in Dushanbe recently expelled several students for failing to comply with a ban on wearing the hijab in class. On May 28, EmbOffs spoke to four students -- two men and two women -- who criticized the government's heavy-ha [...] | 2009-06-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE743 | TAJIKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) DEMARCHE [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche and Tajikistan TIP narrative to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America Khusrav Nosiri on June 16. Emboffs outlined a possible anti-TIP action plan for GOTI consideration, and discussed Tajik participation in a Digital Video Conferenc [...] | 2009-06-17 03:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP TI |
09DUSHANBE774 | TAJIKISTAN FACES ONGOING FOOD INSECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan continues to face serious food insecurity. According to the World Food Program (WFP),1.4 million of Tajikistan's 7 million inhabitants are food insecure, half of them chronically so. The global financial crisis has exacerbated the situation, as have rising food pric [...] | 2009-06-23 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM ECON PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE785 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BLAKE'S JULY VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Blake. Following is an overview of the key issues in Tajikistan and some talking points for your meetings with senior government officials. Overview 2. (C) Tajikistan has the potential to be a stabilizing influence and a [...] | 2009-06-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE792 | HEAVY RAIN AND MUDFLOWS THREATEN RURAL LIVELIHOODS, TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Heavy rainfall in recent months has left several communities in Tajikistan under water or mud. Districts in Khatlon province south of Dushanbe have been hardest hit. The situation will have several short-term effects on health and local hygiene. Damage to crops and livestock pos [...] | 2009-06-30 09:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SENV SOCI TI |
09DUSHANBE828 | TAJIKISTAN - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING [...] (SBU) Tajikistan scores poorly across the board on implementation of human dimension commitments. In response to reftel, post suggests highlighting the following issues in a demarche on OSCE human dimension implementation: -- Law on Religion: Tajikistan's recently enacted "law on freedo [...] | 2009-07-09 10:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE840 | TAJIKISTAN - A/S BLAKE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In Dushanbe on July 6, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Robert Blake gave an overview to President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of Tajikistan in this effort. He proposed the Unite [...] | 2009-07-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE865 | TAJIKISTAN: LINKS BETWEEN FOOD INSECURITY AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan faces serious ongoing food insecurity, and the situation may worsen as the year progresses. While the link between poverty and political instability is not simple, experts here agree that a decline in the availability of food in Tajikistan will contribute to political [...] | 2009-07-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM EAGR ECON PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE95 | TAJIKISTAN BANS THE SALAFIS - WHO'S NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: The Tajik Supreme Court pronouncement outlawing the Salafis is the latest step in the government's attempts to reduce the influence of religion in Tajik politics. The measure may reduce the influence of the group, primarily because ) unlike other government restrictions ) traditi [...] | 2009-01-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TI |
09DUSHANBE955 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 14-16 VISIT OF GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID ECON MASS PGOV PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE957 | PROMINENT FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER TURAJONZODA SHARES VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: On July 30, Embassy PolOffs and two DRL representatives met with Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda, a charismatic religious leader who was among the top leaders of the United Tajik Opposition during Tajikistan's civil war. Despite his continued harsh criticism of President Rahmon, Turajonzod [...] | 2009-08-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE968 | TAJIKISTAN - POST CONCURRENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe concurs with reftel listing of Cotton produced in Tajikistan as being subject to E.O. 13126. Per the annual Trafficking in Persons report for Tajikistan, and other post- and department-generated reports, children continue to be forced to participate in the cotton industry [...] | 2009-08-13 12:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TI |
09DUSHANBE99 | TAJIKISTAN - COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that it has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor (ref A). The evidence supports the inclusion of Tajik cotton on the list (refs B and C). We would like to add some context [...] | 2009-01-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB KTIP TI |
09DUSHANBE996 | FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES APPROACH EMBASSY, REQUEST [...] (C/NF) On August 12 Shafi Rakhimovich Salikhov (as spelled in his Tajik passport) walked into the embassy, and asked to speak with an embassy officer. Local guards briefly interviewed him, then referred him to the Assistant Regional Security Officer. Salikhov explained to the A/RSO that he had [...] | 2009-08-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PTER KJUS KDRG TI |
09DUSSELDORF37 | DECREASE IN REPORTED TIP CASES IN NRW COULD HIDE ADDITIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The number of human trafficking perpetrators and known victims in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) decreased significantly from last year, but the statistics likely do not capture the full numbers of trafficking perpetrators and victims. Most victims are non-German with many coming [...] | 2009-09-25 10:46:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM |
09DUSSELDORF46 | COLOGNE MOSQUE/CULTURAL CENTER CORNERSTONE LAYING - A [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the cornerstone for the Turkish Islamic Union's (DITIB) Cologne mosque and cultural center was laid in the presence of 2,000 guests, including senior representatives from the German and Turkish governments, and representatives of major religious communities Afte [...] | 2009-11-16 14:23:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PHUM TU GM |
09DUSSELDORF50 | RUETTGERS LOOKING TO THE EAST AFTER SUCCESSFUL CHINA TRIP [...] (U) Summary: A recent visit to China by North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers (CDU),the first by a NRW Minister-President since 1988, focused on trade, economics, science and cultural matters, but political issues, such as the role of the Dalai Lama, were also rai [...] | 2009-12-22 09:54:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EINV ETRD CH GM |
09EFTOLONDON2468 | TAMIL EXPATRIATES CALL FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IDPS [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. In an October 21 meeting with four UK citizen Tamils from "Expatriate Tamils," a UK-based diaspora advocacy group, requested that the USG "prevail upon the Sri Lankan government" to allow for timely resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),including 250,000 plus [...] | 2009-11-02 16:37:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM XD CE UK PREF |
09EFTOSANAA433 | REFUGEE FLOWS INTO YEMEN STRAIN AN ALREADY BURDENED SYSTEM [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: Pressing on an already overburdened system, the number of refugees in Yemen continued to increase in 2008. The ROYG is beginning to feel the increasing pressure from the existing population of refugees, along with these new arrivals, as evidenced by a draft law to end the poli [...] | 2009-03-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
09EFTOYEREVAN540 | EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM - [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Mr. Vahram ASATRYAN, Alien Registration Number 89780549, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP [...] | 2009-08-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF AM |
09EFTOYEREVAN559 | EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM - [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Mr. Georgi TOROSYAN, Alien Registration Number 89882674, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP [...] | 2009-08-12 11:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF AM |
09EFTOYEREVAN677 | EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Arakelyan NAKHSHUN, DOB 16 MARCH 1969, A099-039-244, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP and [...] | 2009-09-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF |
09EFTOYEREVAN678 | EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM- [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Ms. Ruzan Alekyan, Alien registration number A99587355 submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP an [...] | 2009-09-29 07:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF |
09EFTOYEREVAN874 | EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM - [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Lusine TERTERYAN DOB 11AUG1972, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP and USCIS. End Summary. [...] | 2009-12-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF |
09FREETOWN102 | PUJEHUN BYE-ELECTIONS POSTPONED DUE TO ALLEGED [...] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) postponed the planned March 14 bye-election in Pujehun District, based on allegations of politically-motivated violence and their subsequent inability to adequately prepare for the election on-site. National Election Watch (NEW) released a statement on M [...] | 2009-03-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN104 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: The UN Executive Representative of the Secretary General (ERSG) convened a meeting of the diplomatic corps on March 17 to discuss the political violence that occurred on March 13 and 16 (reftel A). The ERSG relayed information from a meeting held earlier that morning with Presiden [...] | 2009-03-17 18:08:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN106 | MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONVENES DIP CORPS, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura met with the Diplomatic Corps and donors on March 17 to present the government's response to the violent events on March 13 and 16 (reftel A). Bangura reported that the government believes the situation is unacceptable, given the progress the country [...] | 2009-03-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN115 | PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER APOLOGIZE TO U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 17:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KWMN PINR SL |
09FREETOWN118 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST AND QUESTION: DO BAD APPLES [...] Embassy requests human rights Leahy vetting for the nominees listed below to attend the FBI National Academy. training: a) Sheku Tejan SESAY DOB 06/22/1976 POB Kadongha, Lungi, Sierra Leone ID number N24041976220015 Captain, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces-Military Police b) Os [...] | 2009-03-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN129 | MARCH POLITICAL ROUND-UP -- FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: March was a politically active and volatile month in Sierra Leone. Two violent clashes between the APC and SLPP resulted in the banning of political radio stations, and differences between the parties were negotiated with the international community acting as mediators. The SLPP he [...] | 2009-04-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL |
09FREETOWN157 | LAND MARK COCAINE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN [...] SUMMARY: Justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke, Justice of the Appeals Court and Presiding Judge on the Sierra Leone's cocaine case (reftels A and B),handed custodian sentences and fines to all fifteen accused persons on Tuesday April 21. For the accused Sierra Leoneans, the fines ranged from 2 [...] | 2009-05-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL |
09FREETOWN17 | STUDENT DIES DURING FRATERNITY INITIATION CEREMONY [...] Summary: An 18 year old freshman in the Faculty of Arts Fourah Bay College died on December 22, allegedly due to injuries he sustained during an initiation ceremony in one of the social clubs on campus called the Island Club. The Office of the President issued a press release December 24, indef [...] | 2009-01-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN173 | AMBASSADOR PERRY AND FIRST LADY KOROMA DISCUSS HEALTH IN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Perry visited Sierra Leone's First Lady at Mrs. Koroma's request on May 5 for a briefing on the First Lady's recent participation at the African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles. Mrs. Koroma was overjoyed by the conference, convened by African Synergy and U.S. [...] | 2009-05-12 17:43:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL |
09FREETOWN174 | NEW PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS SIGNED AS PRESIDENT [...] Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma renewed his business-like approach to government on May 7 with a performance contract signing ceremony for his cabinet ministers. The recent move, which complements the President's cabinet reshuffle in late February, underlines his attempt to streng [...] | 2009-05-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SL |
09FREETOWN203 | OPPOSITION LEADER VISA ISSUE PLAYS OUT IN PRESS: [...] (C) Summary: SLPP party leader John Benjamin's potential inadmissibility to enter the United States has resulted in a series of attacks on the Embassy and the CDA by outlets aligned with Benjamin's party. Benjamin is the third member of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) junta to [...] | 2009-06-03 17:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PGOV PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN304 | GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN SIERRA LEONE [...] Summary: Gender-based violence (GBV) and inequality are tragic norms in Sierra Leone. Long-entrenched in the culture and reinforced during the civil war years, GBV is one of the most significant human rights issues facing Sierra Leone today. Though policy-makers, organizations, and the interna [...] | 2009-08-03 17:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN ASEC KJUS KCRM SL |
09FREETOWN317 | JULY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] Summary: President Koroma's need for a disciplined, effective civil service was reinforced in July through the launch of the Public Sector Reform Unit and a campaign against lateness and absenteeism. The National Registration Secretariat will soon be empowered to issue national ID cards and EC [...] | 2009-08-11 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN33 | SIERRA LEONE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Freetown provides the following updates to inform the 2008 TDA Report. 2. In 2007, Sierra Leone passed the Child Rights Act aimed at protecting children under 18 from early marriage, conscription into the armed forces, trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation. It [...] | 2009-01-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN355 | AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SIERRA LEONE [...] SUMMARY: Sierra Leone hosted an African Caucus meeting for Bank Governors and Finance Ministers from around the continent, its largest conference since the conclusion of the war. The Independent Media Commission presented its annual report to President Koroma, who again pledged his support for [...] | 2009-09-08 08:30:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL |
09FREETOWN36 | UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS - SIERRA LEONE [...] The mandate for the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) ended in September, 2008. Prior to that, its Human Rights and Rule of Law Section was active, both in Freetown and the field, conducting activities and regularly reporting its finding to the Government of Sierra Leone and member [...] | 2009-01-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SL |
09FREETOWN392 | SEPTEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: Political controversy continued to be relatively mild during the month of September, with the nation focused on the potential for a major offshore oil discovery by U.S.-based company Anadarko, and highlighted problems within the health and education sectors. The findings of the Co [...] | 2009-10-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCOR SL |
09FREETOWN408 | SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE ON GUINEAN DEMARCHES [...] (S/NF) CDA and Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to President Koroma on October 16, prior to his departure for the emergency ECOWAS summit in Abuja. Koroma stated that the Guinean situation is deteriorating, and that if it is "not arrested now...the tragedy might worsen beyond that which [...] | 2009-10-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM GV SL |
09FREETOWN434 | OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: October highlights include an investigation into acts of political violence and intolerance, concern over the Bankole Thompson Commission of Inquiry report on the March riots, intra-party tensions, and new commercial interest in Sierra Leone from the Iranians. The country hosted a [...] | 2009-11-03 18:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN443 | PRISONERS RIOT OVER DELAYED JUSTICE [...] On November 10, inmates at the Bo Prison rioted to protest lengthy remands, adjournment of cases, and subsequent prolonged detentions. Windows were broken and some prison property destroyed, and the rioters threatened to lynch prison officers; the Office of National Security's Provincial Secur [...] | 2009-11-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN453 | SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LIBEL LAW [...] Summary: On November 10, Sierra Leone's Supreme Court dismissed a suit brought by the Sierra Leone Association of journalists (SLAJ) that sought to repeal portions of the 1965 Public Order Act criminalizing libel, nearly two years after the action was instituted. The country's journalists' ass [...] | 2009-11-20 12:19:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS SL |
09FREETOWN470 | B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (U) Reftel demarche was delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Khadijatu Bashir, normally the number four person in the Ministry but currently acting Foreign Minister (the incumbent returns from the Hajj on December 3, with other senior officials also abroad). The a [...] | 2009-12-02 16:38:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SL |
09FREETOWN48 | Four Women Journalists Captured by FGM Practitioners [...] Summary: On Saturday, February 6, four journalists were detained by a women's secret society - referred to locally as "Bondo" -- in Kenema for alleged association with media campaigns to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. The women were released Sunday follow [...] | 2009-02-09 17:05:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV OIIP KPAO SL |
09FREETOWN519 | SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN SIERRA LEONE: QUIETLY IN THE [...] Summary: Sierra Leone has an archaic and seldom (if ever) enforced law against homosexual behavior on the books, but societal prejudices, rather than legal consequences, keep homosexual orientation hidden. There are no current initiatives to revise, eliminate, or enforce current legislation [...] | 2009-12-31 13:58:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SL |
09FREETOWN52 | SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR PERRY [...] (U) Summary: On February 9th, the President of the Special Court (SCSL),Justice Renate Winter of Austria, and the Sierra Leonean Deputy Registrar, Binta Mansaray, discussed with Ambassador Perry their recent visit with the Management Committee and ongoing court related issues. End Summary. [...] | 2009-02-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KAWC KJUS PINR USUN SL |
09FREETOWN56 | SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...] | 2009-02-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL |
09FREETOWN61 | DEFENDANTS GUILTY IN RUF TRIAL [...] The final Freetown-based trial for the Special Court for Sierra Leone concluded on February 25 with a judgment against three Revolutionary United Front defendants. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao all faced 18 charges during the five-year trial, including terrorism, collecti [...] | 2009-02-25 16:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KAWC PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN78 | KOROMA MAKES PROGRESS ON DRUGS; WE URGE SWIFTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Koroma on February 27 to discuss the new administration's policy goals and pending bilateral issues, underlining the President's importance in the region as a bulwark of stability. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura, DCM, [...] | 2009-03-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM MASS SNAR PINR SL |
09FREETOWN81 | FEBRUARY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President Koroma February 27 and elicited a positive response in a pending request to expel wanted criminals and needed informants to the United States. Koroma reshuffled the cabinet after months of rumors, creating some controversy but largely satisfying S [...] | 2009-03-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM EAID SL |
09FREETOWN98 | SIERRA LEONE FORIEGN MINISTER: ICC INDICTMENT NOT [...] (U) Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura summoned the Diplomatic Corps on 5 March to inform them that President Koroma was taking a vacation and undergoing a routine medical checkup in New Delhi as a guest of the Indian Government. Bangura also expressed concern that the ICC indictment of Sudanes [...] | 2009-03-16 17:49:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SL |
09FREETOWN99 | FREETOWN UNDER FIRE: POLITICAL VIOLENCE CREATES [...] (C) Summary: APC and SLPP members clashed on the evening of March 13, and despite a calmer weekend, Freetown erupted with violence on March 16 as political battles continue to be waged. Party events on March 13 led to SLPP Headquarters being stoned, and several vehicles owned by SLPP leadership [...] | 2009-03-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
09GABORONE1052 | HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND [...] While most people in Botswana appear to believe homosexuality is illegal, there is nothing in the penal code to that specifically criminalizes homosexuality. The perception may stem from provisions of the penal code that penalize "unnatural acts," and the widespread belief that this is targete [...] | 2009-12-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BC |
09GABORONE127 | BOTSWANA: 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) The existence of a human trafficking problem in Botswana is suspected but cannot currently be corroborated by reliable reporting. Few people in the country accurately understand the concept of human trafficking, although local religious and NGO groups are currently working to raise awar [...] | 2009-02-17 04:29:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BC |
09GABORONE130 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nolan delivered the points from reftel to Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs Phandu Skelemani on February 18. In addition, Pol/Econ Chief delivered a non-paper regarding the Durban Review Conference to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the [...] | 2009-02-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC BC |
09GABORONE158 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND [...] (SBU) On March 2, Pol/Econ Officer delivered the points from reftel to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the America's Division and delivered non-papers regarding the Durban Review Conference and the U.S. resumption of participation as an observer at the approp [...] | 2009-03-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHCR BC |
09GABORONE175 | BOTSWANA TO RESPECT ICC RULING, EXIT SUDAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani convoked resident G-8 Missions France, Germany, Japan, the U.S. and UK, as well as the EU on March 6 to brief on current GOB thinking on Sudan and Zimbabwe (septel). Taking note of the International Criminal Court indictment again Sudan President Bashir, [...] | 2009-03-09 04:35:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM MASS BC SU |
09GABORONE235 | WESTERN BOTSWANA: STILL STRUGGLING DESPITE GOB [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 09:16:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC |
09GABORONE240 | MOST SAN CHOOSE ASSISTANCE OVER TRADITION [...] (SBU) Summary. PolOff traveled with a San guide to the ghost town of Xade, a former San settlement within the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) as well as the village of New Xade, a new San community near but outside the reserve. New Xade's population is almost entirely dependent on GOB a [...] | 2009-03-24 12:36:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC |
09GABORONE265 | BOTSWANA POLITICAL BRIEFS FOR MARCH 2009 [...] The following is a compilation of March 2009 political highlights from Botswana. This cable covers: - BDP Proposes More Special MP's - Controversy over Child Rights Bill - President Khama Refuses Three Judicial Appointments - BNF In-Fighting Continues - Visit by UN Expert on Indigenous Pe [...] | 2009-04-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM MARR KHIV BC |
09GABORONE315 | BOTSWANA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Gaborone delivered the message in Ref A to the Government of Botswana via diplomatic note on April 16. Pol/Econ Chief also discussed the USG's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director for Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] | 2009-04-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BC |
09GABORONE371 | GOB ON MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan met with Botswana Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani on May 11 to deliver reftel Madagascar demarche. Ambassador was accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief and Skelemani was accompanied by MFA Director for Europe and the Americas Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi. Because Minister Skele [...] | 2009-05-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MA BC |
09GABORONE372 | SADC: "DRIVE-BY DEMARCHE" DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: After a solid week of calls and letters to the SADC Secretariat in Gaborone requesting a meeting with the SADC Executive Secretary, Ambassador Nolan was fortunate to make a rare sighting of the elusive Dr. Tomaz Salomao May 13 at a meeting and luncheon for resident Chiefs of Missio [...] | 2009-05-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SADC MA BC |
09GABORONE475 | MEDIA FRENZY OVER SUSPECT SHOT BY SECURITY OFFICERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 at approximately 2300 hours, John Kalafatis, a suspected criminal, was shot and killed in Gaborone, allegedly by military intelligence officers. Though government spokespersons say that Kalafatis was killed during an exchange of gunfire while resisting a legitimate arr [...] | 2009-06-11 08:14:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC KCRM BC |
09GABORONE489 | FACTIONAL TENSIONS WITHIN BDP INCREASE [...] Infighting between two factions of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) seems to be intensifying as the party's annual congress nears. One faction is led by Vice President Mompati Merafe and Education Minister Jacob Nkate, while the other faction is led by BDP Chairman and former Ministe [...] | 2009-06-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BC |
09GABORONE52 | BOTSWANA 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Although there were no prosecutions in 2008, child labor exists in Botswana but not in its worst forms. Education is not compulsory and children between the ages of 15 and 18 can work although there are some restrictions on the type of work they can do. All stakeholders actively [...] | 2009-01-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BC |
09GABORONE545 | CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS APPOINTMENT OF NEW BTV HEAD, [...] (U) Summary: On July 10, Molefhe Sejoe was announced as the new general manager of the state-owned Botswana Television (BTV). Sejoe is a retired police officer, and critics of the appointment say this is another example of President Khama's pattern of appointing military and police officials [...] | 2009-07-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI BC |
09GABORONE551 | BOTSWANA: POLITICAL UPDATES FOR JULY 2009. [...] (U) Botswana's Vice-President Mompati Merafhe and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Phandu Skelemani attended the African Union (AU) Summit held in Sirte, Libya July 1-3 and described it as "a near circus." Addressing a press conference in Gaborone after returning from [...] | 2009-07-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BC |
09GABORONE565 | BOTSWANA: POLITICAL CONGRESSES THIS WEEKEND [...] The President's Day holiday, July 18 through 21, are days set aside by Botswana's political parties for their annual congresses. It is at these congresses that parties review their policies and elect the executive committees that run the parties. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) elects it [...] | 2009-07-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BC |
09GABORONE630 | BOTSWANA POLITICAL BRIEFS JULY 2009 [...] (U) Botswana's ruling political party the BDP went into its annual congress July 17-20 divided along factional lines. One faction was led by Education Minister Jacob Nkate and Vice President Mompati Merafhe (and supported by President Ian Khama),while the other was led by veteran party chai [...] | 2009-08-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BC |
09GABORONE70 | BOTSWANA ON THE EVE OF THE JANUARY 26 SADC SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs convoked the US, UK, French, German and EU Chiefs of Mission for an urgent meeting on Sunday January 25 to discuss the SADC Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe. Minister Seretse said that Botswana will only recognize a Zimbabwean government in [...] | 2009-01-27 08:27:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI BC |
09GABORONE82 | BOTSWANA: READ-OUT FROM MFA ON SADC SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Samuel Otlule, the Permanent Secretary at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Communique issued by SADC at the close of the January 26 Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe was a "consensus document" and was supported by Botswana. Otlule characterized [...] | 2009-01-28 14:59:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI BC |
09GABORONE873 | BOTSWANA: RESPONSE TO THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] Pol/Econ Chief met October 29 with Ms. Punkie Molefe, the Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Botswana MFA, to discuss Botswana's position on upcoming UNGA Third Committee matters. Emboff noted that the GOB and USG seemed to share common views in 2008 on UNGA human rights issues, and that [...] | 2009-10-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA BC |
09GABORONE88 | BOTSWANA: READ-OUT FROM PRESIDENT KHAMA ON THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a 90 minute meeting January 29, President Khama shared his impressions of the January 26-27 SADC summit with a small group of Chiefs of Mission at his office in Gaborone. Khama described the overall dynamics of the summit and commented that he and Tanzanian President Kik [...] | 2009-01-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL PHUM KDEM PINR ZI BC |
09GABORONE96 | UB SUSPENDS CLASSES AFTER STUDENT STRIKES [...] SUMMARY: Students at the University of Botswana (UB) are unhappy over changes in government policy regarding their monthly allowances. The UB Student Representative Council (SRC) organized a series of demonstrations to protest the changes, and an attempted march from the university to Parliam [...] | 2009-02-06 04:53:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC SCUL SOCI PHUM BC |
09GABORONE98 | BOTSWANA POLITICAL ROUND-UP JANUARY 2009 [...] The following is a compilation of January 2009 political highlights from Botswana, which did not feature in other post reporting. This cable covers: -IEC Prepares for October Elections -Political Parties in Disarray -Botswana-Zimbabwe Bilateral Meeting Scheduled -Police, Military Budgets [...] | 2009-02-06 08:36:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM MASS BC |
09GENEVA102 | UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES LETTER TO [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva is transmitting the following letter from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres to President Barack Obama. 2. (U) Begin Text 28 Janurary 2009 Dear Mr. President, I have the honour to congratulate you on your inauguration as the 44th [...] | 2009-02-04 15:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM |
09GENEVA1021 | FIFTH IOM STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND [...] (U) Summary: The fifth session of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Standing Committee on Programs and Finance (SCPF) took place October 27-28 in Geneva with Ambassador Mudaran (Venezuela),SCPF Chair, presiding. Member states continued discussion of the 2010 administrative b [...] | 2009-11-16 10:06:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM SMIG |
09GENEVA1038 | GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA ROUND VIII: NO [...] (SBU) Summary. At round VIII of the Geneva talks, held November 11, Georgia noted its serious concerns about recent Russian rhetoric suggesting an increasing threat from Georgia; Russia and the South Ossetian de facto representatives countered that Georgia was preparing for renewed aggression [...] | 2009-11-18 17:48:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG RS |
09GENEVA117 | Canada's Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review [...] On February 3, an 18 member delegation from the Government of Canada led by Deputy Justice Minister John Sims, participated in the Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group "interactive dialogue." During this three hour session, Canada described its actions to p [...] | 2009-02-11 14:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
09GENEVA1170 | SWISS GENEVA CONVENTIONS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expressing Switzerland's view that it has been "charged" by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in its resolution on the Goldstone Report to start consultations on the convening of a conference of the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, Swiss Ambassador to the UN [...] | 2009-12-18 08:14:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IS UNHRC UNAUS KPAL |
09GENEVA126 | (C) EU PRESIDENCY DOWNBEAT ON DURBAN [...] (C) Summary: In their role as current president of the European Union, the Czech Human Rights team (which negotiates the Durban process on behalf of the EU) today conveyed their deep suspicion of possible progress on Durban substantive discussions next week; said they would not propose an abri [...] | 2009-02-12 16:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
09GENEVA1263 | UNHCR CALLS IN CHINESE EMBASSY ON DEPORTED UIGHURS [...] (C) UNHCR Asia Bureau Director Kasidis Rochanakorn met with Chinese Mission Counselor for Human Rights Bo Qian December 22 regarding the 20 Uighurs deported by Cambodia back to China December 19. Qian had postponed the meeting the previous day while waiting for instructions from Beijing. Ka [...] | 2009-12-23 11:08:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PREF PREL PHUM CB |
09GENEVA133 | DURBAN INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP - DAY 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) This cable reviews interactions that the USDel to the Durban Inter-Sessional Working Group (ISWG) had on February 16. 3. (U) As discussed on the evening teleconference with Washington, post requests the following actions: -- updated [...] | 2009-02-16 20:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
09GENEVA16 | UNHCR REFORM EFFORTS CULMINATE INTO A NEW WAY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is fundamentally reshaping every aspect of its work to become a streamlined, efficient organization that delivers more robust protection and assistance to its beneficiaries on the ground. UNHCR's new approach harnesses technological adva [...] | 2009-01-13 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL |
09GENEVA195 | SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT DISAPPOINTED WITH SAG'S [...] (C) Summary. A USDel member met with South African Political Human Rights Officer Sybil Matlhako (please protect) on March 2. A normally guarded Matlhako surprised us with her willingness to speak candidly about group dynamics and actions of the Chinese, Cubans, Europeans and Palestinians. [...] | 2009-03-06 19:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL ZA UNHRC |
09GENEVA203 | REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Kingdom - current chair - convened a meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva February 24 - 25. Representatives of 20 governments as well as UNHCR headquarters and fiel [...] | 2009-03-11 15:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AS CA EI IC IZ JO NZ PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09GENEVA204 | ROHINGYA: UNHCR TO PUSH REGIONAL APPROACH WITH [...] Pascale Moreau, Deputy Director, Asia Bureau, told Refugee Officer that UNHCR is working closely with Thailand and other ASEAN governments to address the situation with the Rohingya boat people. Moreau said that UNHCR is trying to convince governments not to deport Rohingya as a first respon [...] | 2009-03-11 16:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM TH BM |
09GENEVA255 | ASHRAF/MEK: GOI ASKS ICRC PRESIDENT ABOUT MOVING [...] (U) During a briefing for Ambassadors on his recent trip to Iraq, ICRC President Kellenberger mentioned how often the situation of the Ashraf camp and the future of its Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) occupants had come up in conversations. He noted that the issue was politically charged and understoo [...] | 2009-03-25 08:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF PREL |
09GENEVA263 | UNHCR OFFERS SEVERAL WAYS FORWARD ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a very productive March 26 meeting with S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller offered the USG several options to assist in finding durable solutions for remaining [...] | 2009-03-30 07:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA269 | Human Rights Council 10th Session - Postmortem [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 10th session on March 27. The United States participated actively as an observer in the Council for the first time in nearly a year. Passing over 30 resolutions, the session produced mixed results, continuing some of the disappointing trends [...] | 2009-03-31 15:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
09GENEVA280 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON'S GENEVA CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met separately with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR). In both meetings he outlined the Department of Justice (DOJ) -led review of the remaining 241 detainees at Guantanamo that i [...] | 2009-04-03 15:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA281 | UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...] | 2009-04-06 07:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL |
09GENEVA311 | CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST JOHN KAMM URGES [...] (C) Summary: John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Human Rights Foundation, discussed with Charge March 30 Dui Hua's efforts to win release of Chinese prisoners of conscience. Kamm suggested coordinating U.S. bilateral and multilateral efforts to optimize U.S. leverage to improve Chin [...] | 2009-04-17 16:53:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CH |
09GENEVA336 | ICRC BRIEFS CHARGE ON WEST BANK BARRIER REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva has issued a new confidential report on the humanitarian consequences of the West Bank Barrier. ICRC is sharing the report with the Government of Israel (GOI) and a limited number of other countries through their miss [...] | 2009-04-29 17:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF |
09GENEVA383 | GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED AND UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (U)Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Fried and Acting PRM A/S Witten, accompanied by S/GC Williams, Mission RMA Counselor and Legal Adviser, met on May 18th with UNHCR,s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller, and her staff to discuss USG progress towards GTMO closure and t [...] | 2009-05-20 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA434 | CHARGE HOSTS IRAQ REFUGEE DISCUSSION WITH GENEVA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a lunch for key donor country reps, the Charge outlined the new US strategy for Iraq and made a pitch for additional funding, particularly for UNHCR's new proposal to lay the groundwork for sustainable returns for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced. Par [...] | 2009-06-09 11:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM IZ |
09GENEVA528 | SUBJECT: SUDANESE CHURCH LEADERS URGE INTENSIFIED [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor and Political Section intern met with the Sudanese Church leaders affiliated with the World Council of Churches on June 17 on the margins of the Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Rev. Both Reth Luang of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan, Isaac Kenyi Kungu [...] | 2009-06-26 11:15:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AORC UNHRC US SU NGO |
09GENEVA53 | UNHCR WILLING TO ASSIST WITH GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed a willingness to assist the USG, if the USG so desires, in finding durable solutions for some individuals currently detained at Guantanamo. UNHCR could undertake an assessment of detainees' pro [...] | 2009-01-22 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM UNHCR |
09GENEVA582 | ECOSOC 2009 GENEVA HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 High-Level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held in Geneva from July 6-9 and focused on current global and national trends and their impact on social development, including public health. As such the meeting examined the current fi [...] | 2009-07-14 16:40:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN |
09GENEVA584 | SRI LANKA: S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON'S GENEVA MEETINGS [...] (C) S/WCI Amb. Williamson met with representatives of ICRC, OHCHR and UNHCR July 9 to discuss the recent conflict in Sri Lanka in relation to a Congressional reporting requirement in recent supplemental funding legislation. His interlocutors presented a complex picture of what had happened o [...] | 2009-07-15 09:23:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | CE MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
09GENEVA59 | ICRC PRESIDENT LAUDS EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF |
09GENEVA592 | GEORGIA TALKS ROUND 6: MORE CIVIL; MINOR PROGRESS; [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The tone in the sixth round of the Geneva Talks on Georgia was a distinct improvement over round five (reftels),with all participants (except the South Ossetians) being civil and many being constructive. The South Ossetians were the clear exception, sticking to unac [...] | 2009-07-16 16:00:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RS |
09GENEVA61 | IMPROVING IDP SERVICES IN PAKISTAN: WHO RESPONSE [...] The Office of Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) received the following answers from WHO in response to questions outlined in reftel B. WHO coordinated its response with its office in Islamabad. 2. Vaccinations: WHO experienced difficulties in the first phase of displacement in conducti [...] | 2009-01-23 15:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM EAID WFP PK |
09GENEVA647 | ECOSOC 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION [...] SUMMARY: This cable reports the results of the coordination, operational activities, and humanitarian affairs segments of the 2009 Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),which followed the high-level segment (reftel). The highlight of the three segments was the Ju [...] | 2009-08-03 07:03:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN |
09GENEVA684 | ISRAEL TO TRY NEW TACK ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, UPSET [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) For the first time since the creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC),Israel is considering engaging in substantive negotiations on a resolution about the Palestinian territories. The resolution, if tabled, would r [...] | 2009-08-19 11:47:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM IS |
09GENEVA734 | LAO AMBASSADOR SEES LITTLE INTERNATIONAL ROLE ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a meeting with the Charg, Lao Ambassador to the UN Yong , expressed a willingness to have IOM play some role in resettling the Lao Hmong in Thailand, but made it clear that the return of Lao Hmong was a bilateral matter between Thailand and Laos and that any inte [...] | 2009-09-04 07:21:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL TH LA |
09GENEVA762 | UNHCR AGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Refugee Officer spoke to Pascale Moreau, Deputy Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNHCR, on points outlined Reftel. Moreau said that UNHCR supported the U.S. concern for IDPs in Manik Farm as well as the need for the GSL to allow IDPs full freedom of movement. Moreau said that UNHCR Hi [...] | 2009-09-15 17:26:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | CE EAID EUN MAS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
09GENEVA77 | DURBAN REVIEW TURNS EVEN MORE SOUR: CAN THE [...] (C) In turbulent negotiations from January 19-23, observers told us the Durban Review process and discourse became "poisonous" and the draft text -- at over 200 paragraphs -- even more problematic. The UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark are considering withdrawing from the process (Canada and [...] | 2009-01-28 16:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PGOV KISL |
09GENEVA822 | GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA: SOME POSITIVE TALK, [...] (C) Summary: At the seventh round of Geneva discussions on Georgia on September 17, all sides were fairly constructive at the outset, with everyone agreeing that the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) were working better than they had been initially. Discussions on the main [...] | 2009-10-01 17:31:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RS |
09GENEVA880 | ASSESSMENT OF U.S. ENTRY INTO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - [...] (SBU) The 12th Human Rights Council Session -- the first with the U.S. as a member -- concluded on October 2. Feedback on U.S. participation was positive, with many delegations noting our efforts to creatively address historically divisive issues, such as freedom of expression, country mandat [...] | 2009-10-16 06:51:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
09GENEVA894 | GAZA, GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION PASSES AT HRC SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council Special Session passed a resolution endorsing the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Fact Finding Mission's report on the conflict in Gaza. By a margin of 25 in favor, 11 abstentions, 6 no votes, and 5 not voting, the Council adopted the resolution that [...] | 2009-10-20 14:05:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
09GENEVA901 | 60TH SESSION OF UNHCR EXCOM: FOCUS ON ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR's operations in the Asia Region received much attention during the 60th Session of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) from September 28 to October 2. High Commissioner Guterres described UNHCR's efforts to provide assistance to large numbers of refugees and internally displa [...] | 2009-10-22 16:31:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL |
09GENEVA905 | 60TH SESSION OF UNHCR EXCOM: FOCUS ON ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR's operations in the Asia Region received much attention during the 60th Session of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) from September 28 to October 2. High Commissioner Guterres described UNHCR's efforts to provide assistance to large numbers of refugees and internally displa [...] | 2009-10-23 15:32:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL |
09GENEVA95 | THAI FM ON PANDEMIC SURVEILLANCE AND COMPULSORY [...] (U) In a February 2 meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya for Geneva diplomats, Charge lauded Thai activism on international health security issues, but also expressed the hope that we would be able to make progress in the coming year to address our common interest in a well funct [...] | 2009-02-03 14:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETRD PREL WHO KBIO KFLU TH |
09GENEVA988 | ECE - Beijing+15 Regional Review Meeting [...] SUMMARY. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) convened its "Beijing+15 Regional Review" meeting, November 2-3, 2009, in Geneva. The meeting will feed into next year's session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW),to be held at UN headquarters on March 1-12, 20 [...] | 2009-11-06 13:15:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KWMN UNECE |
09GEORGETOWN123 | NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) GUYANA'S TIP SITUATION: A. Sources of information used to compile this report include: the Guyanese media; the Ministry of Home Affairs; the Minis [...] | 2009-02-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD GY |
09GEORGETOWN246 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
09GEORGETOWN418 | BLAZE AT MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS OUT, BUT NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Testimony in the U.S. trial of a Guyanese drug kingpin,s lawyer alleged that the Minister of Health (and AMCIT) Leslie Ramsammy gave narco-trafficker and death squad leader Shaheed 'Roger' Khan the necessary permission from the GoG to purchase sensitive eavesdropping equipment [...] | 2009-07-31 20:51:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | GY PHUM PREL SNAR |
09GEORGETOWN450 | MORMON MISSIONARIES IN GUYANA DETAINED, ORDERED TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG detained 41 missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) for 11 hours on September 2, claiming they were in the country without valid work permits. Despite a court order for their immediate release, the Ministry of Home Affairs only freed th [...] | 2009-09-03 20:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | GY PGOV PHUM |
09GEORGETOWN519 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Section Head Candida Daniels on 10/23/09. Daniels reported on 10/26/09 that the GoG will respond substantively at a later date after more internal deliberations. Williams [...] | 2009-10-27 17:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREL |
09GEORGETOWN527 | Joint Opposition Political Parties Launch Dossier to Address [...] (C) Summary. The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP),comprising the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR),Alliance for Change (AFC),Guyana Action Party (GAP/ROAR),National Front Alliance (NFA) and Working People's Alliance (WPA),held a public meeting November 17 to launch their 2 [...] | 2009-11-19 20:02:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL GY |
09GEORGETOWN531 | Receipt of GoG Diplomatic Note DG/3/11/2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 20:34:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR GY |
09GEORGETOWN539 | President Jagdeo Discusses Human Trafficking in Guyana [...] (C) Summary. In an unexpected meeting with a visiting G/TIP Officer on November 24, President Bharatt Jagdeo said he views trafficking in persons as a serious matter and would like to see Guyana ranked higher than Tier 2 Watch list. He said there are three on-going cases to prosecute traffick [...] | 2009-12-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD GY |
09GEORGETOWN553 | Pol/Econ Round-up December 8-December 24 [...] (U) This "round-up" reporting cable covers December 8-December 24. Copenhagen - Lower Than Expected Results 2. (U) Local media reported that the UN Climate Change Summit ended on lower than expected results. President Bharrat Jagdeo expressed disappointment with the total ag [...] | 2009-12-23 18:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SENV GY |
09GEORGETOWN566 | Demarche Delivered: Country-Specific Resolutions at UNGA [...] (U) Per reftel, on November 18 Political Officer delivered demarche to Government of Guyana (GoG)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Head Candida Daniels. Regarding upcoming UNGA human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma and DPRK, Daniels offered no substantive response. WILLIAMS [...] | 2009-11-19 19:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA GY |
09GEORGETOWN630 | GUYANA: Demarche Delivered on UNGA "Defamation of Religions" [...] (U) Per reftel, PolChief delivered demarche on the potential dangers of the "Defamation of Religions" resolution and requested the Government of Guyana (GOG) to vote against or to abstain on the resolution when it comes to the UNGA plenary session for a final vote. Demarche was delivered [...] | 2009-12-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM KIRF UN UNGA XL GY |
09GEORGETOWN636 | 2009 Trafficking in Persons Project Assessment - CRS Guyana [...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the Guyana Trafficking in Persons Mitigation Project. 2. (SBU) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Project Assessment: A. PolChief met with Director of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Cheryl M [...] | 2009-12-17 17:08:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN GY |
09GRENADA10 | TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA [...] (U) As requested reftel B, below are Embassy Grenada's responses to questions regarding Grenada for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------------ PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-02-17 21:41:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP XL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GJ |
09GRENADA73 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche provided in reftel to Grenada Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter David on October 22, 2009. The meeting took place in David's office and in addition to Charge Kate Riche, included Permanent Secretary Sybil Alexander. UNGA 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-10-22 18:42:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN GJ |
09GRENADA94 | GRENADA: DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN GJ |
09GUADALAJARA112 | "GO BLANK YOUR MOTHERS!" - A GOVERNOR'S FALL FROM GRACE [...] (C) Summary: Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez was once considered a possible contender for the National Action (PAN) Party's presidential nomination in 2012. But the Governor's greatest assets - an engaging personality and passionate oratory - have proved to be a double-edged sword. A [...] | 2009-03-26 22:06:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MX |
09GUADALAJARA250 | GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT: "JUSTICE" AND REFORM IN [...] Summary: Jalisco state incarceration and court case statistics along with concern over current practices expressed by the Jalisco State Human Rights Commission underscore the urgent need for judicial and penal reform. However, the state faces many challenges in its attempt to implement the fe [...] | 2009-07-08 17:54:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR EAID |
09GUANGZHOU113 | Is Dongguan the Key to Pearl River Delta [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 05:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU114 | Is Dongguan the Key to Pearl River Delta [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong authorities are more worried about the current labor situation in Dongguan, an hour south of Guangzhou on the way to Hong Kong, than they are about Guangzhou, Shenzhen or other PRD cities. The [...] | 2009-02-19 07:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU260 | Phoenix TV in the Mainland - Self Censorship or Just [...] (SBU) Summary: So how's Phoenix TV doing in China? How much has it expanded its coverage in China over the last fifteen years? Is it on its way to becoming the Chinese-language CNN (or FOX)? How much independence can it realistically aspire to? Of course, it all depends whom you talk with a [...] | 2009-04-29 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON HK TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU384 | South China Labor Market - Good News and Bad News for [...] (SBU) Summary: If you're a migrant worker looking for a job in southern China, the latest news on the labor market is mixed. Job seekers still outnumber job openings in Guangdong's Pearl River Delta (PRD),but some companies are having trouble finding enough skilled workers. Overall, leaders [...] | 2009-06-23 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU444 | PRD Labor NGOs Prepare Comments for Draft Social [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Brian Goldbeck for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Labor nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are in the process of preparing suggested revisions to a draft Social Security Law. The NGO document, which is not yet [...] | 2009-07-28 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU466 | Rule of Law Interference Snapshot: Pingnan Green HomeQs [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The emergence and continued growth of civil society organizations in China over the past decade appears to support claims that the country's leadership grasps the need to allow greater room for social action and public expression. Still, the challenges these group [...] | 2009-08-04 08:52:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV PHUM SOCI SENV ECON CH |
09GUANGZHOU47 | Down on the Farm? Migrants Unlikely to Remain in Villages [...] (U) Summary: Once you've seen the bright lights of the big city, it's hard to go back to the farm. Local labor NGO leaders predict that the large numbers of migrant workers who lost their jobs and returned to their home villages early for the late-January 2009 Chinese New Year holiday will mos [...] | 2009-01-22 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU51 | Preaching and Practicing -- Fujian Churches [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officially registered churches in Fujian Province are growing steadily, with a demographic shift toward younger, urban, educated and more affluent members. In the wake of the economic downturn and gaps left in the government's social safety net, many churches are launching social [...] | 2009-01-29 09:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI CH |
09GUANGZHOU519 | No Bad News: South China Media Guidance for [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Brian L. Goldbeck for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: In Guangdong, propaganda officers have begun preparations for the 60-year anniversary of the People's Republic of China by instructing local news outlets not to reprint articles from four Guangzh [...] | 2009-08-28 08:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO ECPS PROP PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU534 | Senior Citizens Seize, Hold Suspect Wastewater Plant to [...] (U) Summary: Residents of villages neighboring a controversial wastewater treatment facility near Quanzhou, Fujian Province, expelled workers and occupied the plant August 26 in protest of government claims that the plant's discharges were safe and that the local water source was unaffected by [...] | 2009-09-10 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU545 | Stalemate at Wastewater Plant Holds; Still no Communication [...] (U) Summary: Local villagers continued to control a suspect Quanzhou wastewater treatment plant (reftel) as of September 14. To attract the attention of officials, villagers began filling contaminated holding tanks with soil September 9. Authorities have restricted inter-village communication [...] | 2009-09-15 09:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU553 | Quanzhou Officials Tell Their Side of the Wastewater [...] (SBU) Summary: Quanzhou Foreign Affairs Office officials met CongenOff without warning at Xiamen Airport September 18 and offered to arrange meetings with local officials to discuss the continuing standoff at a suspect wastewater treatment plant. Local officials disputed villager claims that t [...] | 2009-09-21 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU570 | Another Fujian Community Grapples with Unwanted Wastewater [...] (U) Summary. Residents of Chang'an Village oppose government plans to build a wastewater treatment plant in their community. But unlike villagers of Fengwei Township who have responded with a violent protest (reftels),the Chang'an villagers have sought the guidance of a Fuzhou-based environ [...] | 2009-09-29 07:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU573 | Nike Facing Old Child Labor Allegations Anew in Jiangsu [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A disgruntled former employee of a Nike supplier in east China has alleged that his company and others supplied Nike with soccer balls made with child labor 2003-2007. Nike said it investigated identical allegations in 2007 but, after failing to substantiate the claims, conclude [...] | 2009-09-30 05:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EINV ECON CH |
09GUANGZHOU59 | GUANGZHOU HOUSE CHURCHES - GROWING DESPITE SPORADIC POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Guangzhou's underground house churches continue to grow, particularly among students and professionals, even in the face of periodic police pressure and oversight of large gatherings and religious training. Church leaders tell us that most area house churches continue to hold serv [...] | 2009-02-03 08:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI CH |
09GUANGZHOU592 | Fujian Wastewater Treatment Plant Update: Officials Claim [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite official claims that a standoff at a villager-occupied wastewater treatment plant in Fujian Province had been resolved peacefully, local Party and government officials prevented travel to the site or contact with the villagers in mid-October by Post personnel. End summar [...] | 2009-10-19 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU593 | Fujian Wastewater Treatment Plant Update: Officials Claim [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite official claims that a standoff at a villager-occupied wastewater treatment plant in Fujian Province had been resolved peacefully, local Party and government officials prevented travel to the site or contact with the villagers in mid-October by Post personnel. End summar [...] | 2009-10-19 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU61 | An Evening with Guangzhou's Bishop Gan: Whither Religious [...] (C) Summary. A wry, at times bemused, Bishop Joseph Gan (Gan Junqiu) told the U.S. and French Consuls General over dinner February 3 that he did not see any possibility for China-Vatican relations over the next 4-5 years. The issue, the Bishop said, was not whether the Vatican "de-recognized" [...] | 2009-02-04 06:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI CH PGOV |
09GUANGZHOU644 | CHINESE BLOGGERS FEEL INCREASING GOVERNMENT PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese government has been tightening its grip on the Internet, and the trend won't be reversed any time soon, according to prominent bloggers attending the 5th Annual Blogger Conference (Septel). Bloggers viewed the role of the Internet in Chinese society alternatively as a [...] | 2009-11-20 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL KWWW SOCI EINT KEMS CH |
09GUANGZHOU645 | CHINESE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE MORE DIFFICULT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: It can be tough being a blogger in China. But try gathering dozens of bloggers from all around the country for a conference and then you'll face some challenges. The 5th Annual China Blogger Conference faced numerous obstacles from the initial planning stages right up to the last [...] | 2009-11-20 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL KWWW SOCI EINT KEMS CH |
09GUANGZHOU647 | Chinese Protestant Christians Discuss Finding [...] (C) Summary: Pastors at the state-approved Three-Self Patriotic Movement Protestant Zhongshan Road Church in Nanning, Guangxi, say they have more freedom to minister to their flocks but still must avoid discussing sensitive topics. The Zhongshan Road Church takes pride in its professionally t [...] | 2009-11-23 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI ELAB CH |
09GUANGZHOU678 | Slow Improvements in South China NGO Environment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake, when the Chinese government tacitly allowed some non-government organizations (NGOs) to play a role in the relief effort, NGOs have had relatively more freedom in which to operate, according to NGO leaders and academics in south China. Howe [...] | 2009-12-15 09:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI SCUL EAID SMIG PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU689 | Shenzhen Tightens Limits on Petitioner Activity [...] (U) Summary: The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, Procuratorate (prosecutor's office),Public Security Bureau and Judicial Bureau in November jointly issued a "Notice on Dealing with Abnormal Petition Behaviors in Accordance with the Law" and defined 14 behaviors as "abnormal petition beha [...] | 2009-12-21 03:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU70 | SOUTH CHINA BUDDHISTS - EMPHASIZING CHARITY, RAISING [...] (C) Summary: Buddhist leaders in South China, like many other religious leaders, are ramping up charitable efforts, especially in the wake of China's economic slowdown, and in the process are maintaining positive and cooperative relationships with the government. Guangdong's government-approve [...] | 2009-02-05 06:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI CH |
09GUANGZHOU716 | Guangxi Snapshot: Local Volunteer Association Flourishing [...] (SBU) Summary: Volunteer organizations formed with the support of local government appear to be spreading to third-tier cities in China as illustrated by the example of the Beihai Civil Volunteer Association (BCVA) in coastal Guangxi. The organization has more than 400 members and is engaged i [...] | 2009-12-30 09:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON PGOV SCUL EAID PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU8 | Forced Labor Conference Draws High Interest in Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: For local labor associations eager to learn more about combating forced labor in China, a recent International Labor Office (ILO) sponsored conference should have been just the right venue. However, for them, as for many officials, a lack of relevant legislation and legal preced [...] | 2009-01-06 09:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KTIP PHUM CH |
09GUANGZHOU84 | Chinese Bloggers Enjoy More Freedom within the "Red Lines" [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The fine line between outright expression and self-censorship is one that bloggers in China walk everyday. They enjoy a level of freedom unmatched by the written press, and the development of the Int [...] | 2009-02-11 07:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
09GUATEMALA100 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 07:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1002 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 111 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 20:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1015 | Demarche Delivered: December Vote on "Defamation of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 19:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNGA UN GT |
09GUATEMALA1023 | Retired Colonel Sentenced to 53 Years in Ground-Breaking War [...] (U) Summary: On December 3, for the first time in Guatemala's history, a former high-ranking army officer was convicted for directly participating in war crimes that occurred during the country's 36 year-long armed internal conflict. Retired Colonel Marco Antonio Sanchez Samayoa, along with [...] | 2009-12-11 00:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA1028 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 114 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1029 | Ambassador Brokered Historic First Step in Dialogue Between [...] (C) SUMMARY: Guatemalan MOD officials exchanged views, November 23, during a first of its kind breakfast the Ambassador hosted in honor of visiting SouthCom Military Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Ken Keen. The meeting, designed to stimulate dialogue between the mutually distrustful groups [...] | 2009-12-18 17:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM GT |
09GUATEMALA1030 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 113 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1031 | SOUTHCOM Visit Provides Opportunity to Showcase USG [...] (C) Summary: USSOUTHCOM's Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Ken Keen's visit provided an opportunity to highlight USG assistance in Guatemala while noting areas where the Guatemalans need to improve. The USG-trained Guatemalan military/police joint unit boasts some successfu [...] | 2009-12-23 19:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV KCRM PHUM KDEM GT |
09GUATEMALA1032 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 112 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1035 | WHA DAS Reynoso's Visit Reaffirms Partnership with Guatemala [...] (C) Summary: During her December 13-16 visit to Guatemala, WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso met with President Colom, First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom, senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, the press, and the business community. Col [...] | 2009-12-24 18:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SNAR PGOV PHUM UN HO GT |
09GUATEMALA106 | UNDER NARCO THREAT, RULE OF LAW COLLAPSING IN COBAN [...] (C) Confronted by the threat from three narcotrafficking groups, including recently arrived "Zetas" from Mexico, the local Rule of Law (ROL) apparatus in the northern city of Coban is no longer capable of dealing with the most serious kinds of crime. What is happening there is typical of many rural [...] | 2009-02-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR EAID KCRM ASEC PHUM PINR MX GT |
09GUATEMALA1102 | USG DELEGATION ADDRESSES CAFTA LABOR SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings in Guatemala the week of September 29, civil society and union leaders presented a visiting USG inter-agency delegation with a generally bleak assessment of the country's labor environment. They asserted that the government has made little headway in add [...] | 2009-10-19 19:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ECON GT |
09GUATEMALA1108 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 115 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1110 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 116 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1154 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 117 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA117 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1176 | Demarche on 64th UNGA Third Commitee Prorities [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 23:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN GT |
09GUATEMALA118 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1210 | Guatemala's Response to Demarche on Goldstone Report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GT |
09GUATEMALA123 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 12:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1238 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 118 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 19:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1262 | Peasant Groups Growing Impatient with Colom [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's various peasant and indigenous groups are growing increasingly impatient with the Colom administration for what they believe has been its slow and inadequate response in addressing the needs of the rural poor, many of whom have been hit hard by the combined effect [...] | 2009-11-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EAGR PHUM SOCI ASEC GT |
09GUATEMALA1276 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 119 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 21:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1292 | GUATEMALA RESPONSE FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Below is Post's response to Ref. A request for an interim TIP assessment. IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING THE NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW 2.(SBU) Since the passage of the Law against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons in March 2009, the GoG has done little to implement or [...] | 2009-11-18 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KTIP SMIG KCRM KWMN GT |
09GUATEMALA1300 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 120 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 19:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1304 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 121 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 18:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA132 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 14:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA133 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 14:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA134 | CICIG CONFRONTS ATTORNEY GENERAL AS CORRUPT [...] (C) On February 3 a judge released former prosecutor Alvaro Matus on $2000 bail after the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) had raised charges against him for obstructing justice in the murder of Victor Rivera. Matus resigned as the country's Chief Homicide Prosecutor [...] | 2009-02-12 16:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PINR SNAR PGOV KCRM PHUM GT |
09GUATEMALA1344 | Labor Unions Accuse Government of Neglect on Labor Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent union leaders used the occasion of a November 12 breakfast hosted by Ambassador McFarland to criticize the Government of Guatemala (GOG) for its alleged indifference to the country's principal labor problems. They complained that the GOG continues to do a p [...] | 2009-11-24 22:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON KDEM PHUM KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA1348 | Helping Guatemala's Indigenous and Rural Population address [...] The impacts of the global economic crisis in combination with the El Nino induced drought has created severe hardships for Guatemala's poor, exacerbated levels and severity of malnutrition and caused a spike in food security related deaths in children under 5. With substantial funding ($20 [...] | 2009-11-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM PHUM EFIN PGOV PREL GT |
09GUATEMALA1376 | Congressman Arrested for Illicit Investment Scandal [...] On November 26, Former President of Congress Rub????n Dar????o Morales was arrested while attempting to flee from the Congress building. The previous day, the Supreme Court had stripped Morales of his parliamentary immunity for accepting payoffs in return for authorizing illicit investments [...] | 2009-12-02 17:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM SNAR KDEM PHUM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA138 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1386 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 123 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 20:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA140 | NEW DEATH THREATS AGAINST UNION LEADERS UNDERSCORE [...] (U) Summary: The December 23 murder of a union legal advisor in Quetzaltenango and new death threats against two union leaders in Izabal have prompted the Guatemalan labor movement to reiterate its demands for justice and increased security. The threats may have been a response to a CAFTA la [...] | 2009-02-16 18:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA142 | INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY INCREASING [...] (U) Summary: Guatemala's climate of impunity and violence is affecting not only the country's urban, concentrated areas, but also rural indigenous areas where public lynchings are a common form of social justice and deterrence. Human rights activist Manuel Calel Morales, leader of an indigeno [...] | 2009-02-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SOCI KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA145 | DEMARCHE ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION REPORT [...] (U) The Ambassador, DCM, and Embassy officers have met with the full range of GOG officials since January 16 to discuss the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to seek prompt and effective cooperation to address the concerns raised in the report. Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche an [...] | 2009-02-17 12:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL GT |
09GUATEMALA1460 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 125 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1462 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 126 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 13:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA147 | GUATEMALA: ESCALATING VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guatemala is experiencing a significant escalation in the level of violent crime throughout the country, including areas in close proximity of the Embassy and Embassy staff residences. In addition to a general increase in the frequency of street assaults and homicides, new wea [...] | 2009-02-17 17:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GT KCRM PHUM PTER SNAR |
09GUATEMALA1476 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 127 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 20:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1478 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 128 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1480 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 129 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1512 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 131 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 21:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1514 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 130 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 21:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA1516 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 132 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 21:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA164 | GUATEMALA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: On February 18, Congress unanimously approved a bill against sexual violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. The bill, introduced in August 2008 by Congresswoman Zury Rios Montt (FRG) and Sonia Segura Varsoly (independent),provides a comprehensive legal framework for [...] | 2009-02-23 01:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN GPOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09GUATEMALA169 | AMBASSADOR RAISES CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION REPORT [...] (SBU) On February 19, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns regarding enforcement of labor laws with President Colom and Foreign Minister Rodas. The Ambassador stressed the importance of responding quickly to the concerns raised in the CAFTA-DR labor submission and the recommendations in the su [...] | 2009-02-23 16:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL GT |
09GUATEMALA17 | SEEKING TO IMPROVE SECURITY, COLOM REPLACES [...] (C) On January 7, President Colom named Salvador Gandara to replace Francisco Jimenez as Minister of Government, the position that has responsibility for the police and domestic security. Gandara is a tough and ambitious politician who has earned a reputation as an effective administrator, e [...] | 2009-01-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR ASEC PHUM KCRM GT |
09GUATEMALA172 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NOBEL LAUREATE RIGOBERTA [...] (U) Summary: During a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Nobel laureate and former presidential candidate Rigoberta Menchu highlighted the work of her foundation, which supports educational centers and programs promoting peace and multiculturalism. Menchu also discussed the political a [...] | 2009-02-24 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KDEM KJUS PHUM KCRM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA179 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 15:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA180 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA181 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA182 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 17:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA184 | PROGRESS IN BRIDGING GAP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador has been facilitating constructive dialogue between civil society and the Colom government, urging both sides to find common ground. The most recent event was a meeting at the Residence between human rights leader Helen Mack and Minister of Government Gandara wher [...] | 2009-02-26 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KJUS PHUM PGOV KCRM SOCI GT |
09GUATEMALA19 | STAFFDEL ALMEIDA, GUATEMALA VISIT DECEMBER 14-17 [...] Labor Counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Tico Almeida, visited Guatemala December 14-17 as part of a two-country fact-finding visit to Central America to discuss labor issues within the jurisdiction of his Committee. The trip was scheduled for the week after the Depar [...] | 2009-01-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV OREP GT |
09GUATEMALA192 | KILLINGS OF GARMENT BUSINESSMEN RECALL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there are no indications of union involvement, the January 21 killings of two representatives of a garment factory (Industria Textil Choishin, S.A.) highlighted tension between management and a workers union (SitraChoi). Through November of last year, Choishin and Sitr [...] | 2009-03-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM ETRD PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA197 | GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2009 TIP REPORT [...] Below is post input (keyed to ref B) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2008 and February 2009 in the areas of prevention, protection of and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While challenges remai [...] | 2009-03-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC GT |
09GUATEMALA213 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA214 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA215 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA216 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA217 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA22 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA222 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE UNDER PRESSURE TO TURN OVER [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, the Ministry of Defense presented to a judge certified copies of two of the four 1980s-era military counterinsurgency plans -- Victoria 82 and Firmeza 83 -- ordered by the Constitutional Court to be turned over to the Public Ministry. The two other plans -- Plan Sofi [...] | 2009-03-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM MOPS KDEM KCRM KJUS PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA224 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 16:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA227 | GUATMELA'S GARIFUNA FACE CHALLENGES TO CULTURE [...] SUMMARY. From February 18-20, CAO traveled to Livingston and Puerto Barrios on Guatemala's Caribbean coast in an effort to improve the Embassy's cultural and educational links with the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna community. Livingston, which can only be reached by boat, is an isolated community [...] | 2009-03-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KPAO GT |
09GUATEMALA23 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA238 | TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1984 FORCED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV ELAB GT |
09GUATEMALA239 | RECOMMENDATION THAT USG SUPPORT CICIG MANDATE [...] (SBU) The two-year mandate of the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is set to expire in September 2009, and public opinion in Guatemala strongly favors extending it. The Embassy recommends that the USG support extension. CICIG is of pivotal importance to [...] | 2009-03-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EAID PINR PHUM UN GT |
09GUATEMALA24 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 17:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA241 | TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1984 FORCED [...] (U) Summary: After 25 years of eluding justice, two suspects -- an active-duty police officer and a retired police officer -- were arrested March 5 and 6 for the 1984 disappearance of labor leader Edgar Fernando Garcia, late husband of influential Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro. The arrests [...] | 2009-03-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV ELAB GT |
09GUATEMALA252 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 15:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA253 | WORKERS' RIGHTS CENTER ASSISTS INDIGENOUS WORKERS [...] Summary: On February 25, Embassy officers made a site visit to a USG-funded Workers Rights Center in Chimaltenango. Poloffs met with the project coordinator and an indigenous staff lawyer who discussed the project's achievements and challenges during the first three months of its operation. [...] | 2009-03-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ECON GT |
09GUATEMALA26 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA262 | GUATEMALAN "WOMAN OF COURAGE" ASSISTS VICTIMS OF [...] (U) Summary: On March 4, the Ambassador met with 2009 Guatemalan "Woman of Courage" Norma Cruz to personally congratulate her in advance of her visit to Washington to participate in the Secretary's awards ceremony and related activities. Cruz, co-founder and director of local NGO Survivors F [...] | 2009-03-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM EAID SOCI |
09GUATEMALA264 | AFL-CIO SOLIDARITY CENTER SUGGESTS STEPS TO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Laboff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America representative Rob Wayss on March 13 to review labor issues and to discuss ways to improve labor compliance. Responding to Wayss' concerns about the reporting of alleged labor crimes in the annual Human [...] | 2009-03-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM GT |
09GUATEMALA266 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 16:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA291 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN'S WIFE ATTACKED [...] (SBU) On March 25, Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales reported to authorities that his wife, Gladys Monterroso, was abducted by unknown assailants earlier that day from a restaurant in zone 10 of Guatemala City while having lunch, and released 15 hours later in a park in zone 18 after she w [...] | 2009-03-26 18:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS KDEM SOCI PHUM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA302 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 21:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA303 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 21:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA304 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 21:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA311 | A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...] | 2009-04-01 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | PREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT |
09GUATEMALA32 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA33 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA330 | GUATEMALAN MINISTRY OF LABOR LAUNCHES CALL CENTER [...] Summary: On April 3, the Ministry of Labor inaugurated a call center, funded by USDOL, to respond to public requests for information, provide legal consultations, and refer complaints to the Labor Inspectorate. Earlier the same day, USDOL-funded "Cumple y Gana" (Comply and Win) program launch [...] | 2009-04-06 23:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM EAID GT |
09GUATEMALA334 | DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 18:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA336 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 22:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA337 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA338 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA339 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA340 | GUATEMALA HUAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS REL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA341 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA347 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 19:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA367 | DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA368 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: During his March 12 meeting with Attorney General Velasquez, the Ambassador raised various issues, including the importance of investigating killings of unionists, the ineffective work of the IPR and anti-money laundering prosecutors, progress on the GOG's wiretapping capability, [...] | 2009-04-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS KTIP KWMN ELAB KDEM ETRD PHUM |
09GUATEMALA379 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 20:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA380 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 21:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA381 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 21:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA396 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA406 | GUATEMALA'S NEW LEFT: THE NEW REPUBLIC MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Amid growing insecurity, narco-related violence, and an economic crisis, independent Congressman Anibal Garcia has announced the formation of a new leftist movement to promote reform and to represent traditionally under-represented sectors of the population. Garcia hopes to turn [...] | 2009-04-29 03:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ELAB ECON PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM GT |
09GUATEMALA420 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA427 | GUATEMALA'S MARGINALIZED WORKERS: PROSTITUTES AND [...] (U) Summary: Driven by economic hardship into prostitution, women loiter in the doorways of dozens of brothels lining the street in the seedy red-light district of Chimaltenango. Driven by the same economic forces, children, some as young as ten, toil alongside their parents in a municipal l [...] | 2009-05-05 23:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON SOCI PHUM KDEM GT |
09GUATEMALA449 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA450 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 20:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA451 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 20:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA452 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 20:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA485 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 23:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA487 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 23:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA501 | GOG UPDATES USG ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION [...] (U) Summary: On May 13, Embassy hosted a DVC with the GOG and USG inter-agency to discuss progress on the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to follow up on a November 2008 DVC (ref C) and demarches delivered by the Ambassador and Embassy pol/econ officers in February 2009 (refs A, B). Seni [...] | 2009-05-27 20:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA527 | SECURITY: BAD AND GETTING WORSE IN QUETZALTENANGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent trip by Emboffs to Quetzaltenango, in western Guatemala, found widespread concern over increasing insecurity, a significant lack of confidence in the ability of the national police (PNC) to address the issue, and a belief that Guatemala City is pushing its problems to th [...] | 2009-06-04 23:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV SOCI PHUM GT |
09GUATEMALA535 | USG-FUNDED WORKER RIGHTS CENTERS OPEN IN IZABAL [...] Summary: On May 28, Emboffs attended the inauguration of two Worker Rights Centers in the Department of Izabal as part of the DOL-funded project, "Campo a Campo:Trabajando con dignidad." The three-year project is implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its local partner, the Social [...] | 2009-06-08 20:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
09GUATEMALA539 | HUMAN RIGHTS' OMBUDSMAN'S WIFE REQUESTS TRANSFER [...] (SBU) On March 25, Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales' wife, Gladys Monterroso, was abducted by unknown assailants and released some 15 hours later after she was beaten and raped (reftel). Early indications suggested that the kidnapping may have been intended to intimidate Morales into ba [...] | 2009-06-08 23:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KDEM SOCI PHUM GT |
09GUATEMALA546 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 22:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA547 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 22:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA551 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 22:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA579 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA580 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 20:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA582 | UPDATE ON SITRABI CASE OF THE CAFTA-DR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 Poloff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America Representative Rob Wayss and Banana Workers' Union of Izabal (SITRABI) representative Cesar Humberto Guerra Lopez. Guerra updated Poloff on the outcome of SITRABI's most recent meetings with the GOG. The first m [...] | 2009-06-19 01:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT |
09GUATEMALA588 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA595 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 20:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA596 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 20:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA608 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA609 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA61 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA610 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA611 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA612 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA613 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA614 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA619 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 18:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA62 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA642 | GUATEMALA INFORMED OF US REQUEST TO SUPPORT NGO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 23:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM |
09GUATEMALA647 | RE-CAP OF USG ACTIONS IN CAFTA-DR LABOR COMPLAINT [...] (U) Summary: As the mid-July deadline for reassessment of the CAFTA-DR labor complaint draws near, Post would like to highlight the numerous actions taken by various USG agencies to encourage the GOG to recognize the significance of and to undertake the recommendations made in DOL's Public Rep [...] | 2009-07-07 23:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
09GUATEMALA654 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA656 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA657 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA658 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA659 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA67 | GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA670 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA671 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA687 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA688 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA689 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA690 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA691 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA705 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 23:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA778 | PUBLISHER RAUL FIGUEROA REQUESTS EMBASSY STAY [...] (U) Pol/Econ Counselor and Pol Assistant met August 12 with Raul Figueroa, a Guatemalan national journalist and publisher whose work has focused on exposing abuses by Guatemala's previous military governments and other human rights topics at Lehman College (New York). Figueroa's wife, AmCit [...] | 2009-08-13 00:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GT |
09GUATEMALA788 | UNCHARTED TERRITORY: USG DELEGATION TO GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: During the week of July 29, a USG delegation visited Guatemala to discuss next steps for the CAFTA-DR labor complaint. The purpose of the visit was three-fold: to verify the achievements made to date in the five cases; to discuss the issues still outstanding in each of the cases; an [...] | 2009-08-18 16:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
09GUATEMALA79 | PRIME SUSPECT IN PEDRO ZAMORA MURDER CASE ARRESTED [...] (U) On January 10, Guatemalan authorities arrested Wilfredo Waldemar Valiente Garcia, the prime suspect in the January 2007 murder of port union leader Pedro Zamora (reftel). The arrest concluded a one-and-a-half year search for the fugitive, who had eluded authorities since July 2007. Accor [...] | 2009-01-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT |
09GUATEMALA805 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA806 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA817 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA818 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA819 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA820 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 22:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
09GUATEMALA822 | INFORMATION REGARDING UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR [...] What is the extent to which the host government supports the program financially or politically? Current host government laws, policies and priorities serve as the foundation for the proposed program. The Population and Social Development Law and the Universal Access to Family Planning Law [...] | 2009-08-27 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GT PHUM PGOV SOCI UG UNFPA |
09GUATEMALA825 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 17:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |