DECONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED A2 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 ACTION 10-19 KIGALI 01474 071515Z RELEASED IN FULL OASY-00 AMAD-01 CIAE-00 C-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 H-01 HA-09 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 01C-02 PA-01 SS-00 STR-17 SR-00 SP-00 065W BOB472 071850Z 38 AID-01 INFO LOG-00 AF-01 EUR-01 DODE-00 EB-01 ADS-00 LAB-04 L-03 SIL-00 P-01 PRS-01 TRSE-00 USIE-00 RPE-01 R 071516Z APR 93 FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3559 INFO USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY PARIS LIMITED OFFICIAL USE KIGALI 01474 E O 12356 N A TAGS PHUM UNHRC RW SUBJECT UNHRC RAPPORTEUR ON SUMMARY EXECUTIONS TO VISIT RWANDA REF KIGALI 1319 1 U THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE KIGALI 01474 071515Z PAGE 02 HRC RAPPORTEUR ON SUMMARY EXECUTIONS BAKARY WALI NDIAYE WILL VISIT RWANDA APRIL 8-17 THE RAPPORTEUR ASKED PERMISSION TO VISIT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INVITED BY PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA NDIAYE A FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN SENEGAL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TWO STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE UN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN GENEVA MRS KAFPERER AUSTRIAN AND MR JRANNET SWISS 2 LOU UNDP CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT TOLD DCM THAT THE HRC TEAM WILL FUNCTION COMPLETELY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ARGUE M BOLSTER DATE CASE ID 29 JUL 2011 201005065 DECONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INDEPENDENT OF THE PIDECONMONLEDPRIVIASSIFIED THE ONE WEEK VISIT NDIAYE PLANS TO -- MEET WITH RWANDANS WHO TESTIFIED BEFORE AND SUPPORTED THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DURING ITS JANUARY INVESTIGATION -- MEET WITH THE GESENYI PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY MASSACRES -- COLLECT DATA IN THE RPF ZONE -- MEET WITH RWANDAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS VISIT JAILS TALK WITH JOURNALISTS CALL ON DIPLOMATS 3 LOU THE UNDP DEPUTY ASKED THE PURPOSE OF THE RAPPORTEUR'S VISIT SAID ONLY THAT HE HOPED TO GET A BALANCED PICTURE OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN RWADA THE AMBASSADOR IS SCHEDULED TO MEET THE TEAM APRIL 9 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 KIGALI 01474 071515Z 4 LOU MEANWHILE THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IS STILL PENDING THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DISCUSSED THE DRAFT REPORT REFTEL ALL DAY APRIL 2 WITH PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA IN THE CHAIR AND AGAIN APRIL 6 SOURCES TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT THE MINISTERS ENGAGED IN A SERIOUS DEBATE EVENTUALLY REJECTING THE DRAFT REPORT ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE THE ISSUE BECAME NOT BLAME FOR WHAT ALL ACKNOWLEDGED HAD HAPPENED BUT HOW TO ENSURE AGAINST REPETITION OF THE ABUSES THE COUNCIL CHARGED THE PRESIDENCY AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDRAFT THE REPORT TO REFLECT THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS 5 LOU COMMENT UN INVOLVEMENT IN INVESTIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN RWANDA IS WELCOME WE ARE SKEPTICAL THAT A ONE-WEEK VISIT WILL SUFFICE EITHER TO BALANCE OR COMPLETE THE WORK OF THE JANUARY INVESTIGATION 6 U FOR GENEVA WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE GENKVA MIGHT BE ABLE OFFER AS TO HOW EMBASSY KIGALI DECONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED AND INTERESTED RWANDIDEMSTPROMBangigtA S SIFTED INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER AND THE UNHRC IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN RWANDA FLATEN LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 04 KIGALI 01474 071515Z LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NNNN DECONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu