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FOR DAS BUSHNELL AND PARTY
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, PREF, RW
SUBJECT: POINTS FOR MEETING WITH GOR ON REPORTS OF RPF
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HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
REF: STATE 254232
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2. REFTEL REPORTED UNHCR INVESTIGATOR'S REPORT OF
SYSTEMATIC KILLINGS OF CIVILIANS BY THE RPF AND INDICATED
THAT POINTS FOR MEETING BETWEEN U/S WIRTH, DAS BUSHNELL,
AND AMB. RAWSON FOR USE WITH GOR WOULD FOLLOW SEPTEL. AS
FURTHER BACKGROUND TO UPCOMING MEETINGS WITH GOR, IT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: CHARLES L DARTS
DATE/CASE ID: 11 JUN 2007 200103014
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SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE UN IS N T SIMPLY
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THESE REPORTS ARE TRUE OR TAKING A HOSTILE APPROACH WITH
THE GOR; RATHER, AT THIS POINT, THE UN IS REPORTING WHAT
ITS INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES HAS HAPPENED AND IS SEEKING TO
DETERMINE HOW THE GOR INTENDS TO RESPOND. THE U.S. AND UN
POSITIONS ARE VERY CLOSE, AND WE SHOULD TAKE THE SAME
APPROACH. THE ANNAN AND WIRTH/BUSHNELL MEETINGS WITH
KAGAME LET THE GOR KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE REPORTS
AND GIVES THE GOVERNMENT THE CHANCE TO RESPOND.
3. FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE USED IN MEETINGS WITH THE
GOR:
-- WE UNDERSTAND THAT A UNHCR INVESTIGATIVE TEAM HAS
REPORTED WIDESPREAD AND SYSTEMATIC KILLINGS OF CIVILIANS
AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY RPF SOLDIERS OVER THE
PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE UN HAS
BROUGHT THESE REPORTS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
-- WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THESE REPORTS AND WOULD
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LIKE TO KNOW YOUR GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE. WHAT HAS THE
GOVERNMENT DONE AND WHAT WILL IT DO TO LOOK INTO THESE
REPORTS AND ADDRESS THEM AND THE UNDERSTANABLE CONCERNS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY?
-- WE URGE YOU TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO HALT ANY AND
ALL ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS, TO ENSURE COMPLETE DISCIPLINE OF
ALL GOVERNMENT TROOPS, TO INVESTIGATE THIS CRUCIAL ISSUE
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND TO SEE THAT THOSE WHO
DIRECTED, LED, OR COMMITTED THE ATTACKS ARE PUNISHED.
-- WE ALSO URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH
THE UN, UNHCR, UNAMIR, AND THE COMMISSION OF EXPERTS AND
UN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S
EFFORT TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN RWANDA, BRING
PROTECTION TO RWANDAN CIVILIANS, AND BRING PERPETRATORS OF
ATROCITIES TO JUSTICE.
4. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. CHRISTOPHER
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