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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 060838 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
VILNIUS ALSO FOR EMBASSY MINSK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM OSCE KDEM PREL
SUBJECT: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY 
INPUT 
 
¶1. (SBU) Summary and Action Request:  The OSCE will conduct 
its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from 
September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw.  The HDIM is the 
OSCE's annual review of participating States, implementation 
of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundamental 
freedoms.  The USG takes an active role in ensuring the 
success of the HDIM and offers specific criticism and praise 
for the human rights performance of OSCE participating 
States.  As part of USG efforts to enhance our dialogue with 
OSCE participating States on their implementation of OSCE 
commitments, the Department requests that action addressees 
provide information about areas of particular concern 
regarding host government performance.  Posts' responses will 
be used to inform a pre-HDIM demarche to host governments, 
which will cite areas about which the USG is concerned but 
prepared to recognize progress during the HDIM, should the 
host government's actions so merit.  Action addressees are 
requested to provide input by June 13; the Department also 
welcomes responses from info addressees should there be a 
human rights or democratic development issue we could 
productively raise with your host government.  End Summary 
and action request. 
 
¶2. (SBU) The annual OSCE HDIM meeting is a useful 
stock-taking of countries, progress, or lack thereof, in 
implementing their commitments to respect human rights  and 
basic freedoms )- such as democratic elections and freedom 
of the press )- undertaken in the context of several OSCE 
conventions, including most recently the 1992 Helsinki 
Protocol.  The USG has a long tradition of specifically 
criticizing, at the HDIM, poor human rights and democracy 
performance, when warranted.  As part of our balanced 
approach, we also commend countries, when appropriate, for 
taking concrete steps to address specific issues.  For 
reference, posts may review last year's statements on the 
USOSCE website: http://osce.usmission.gov/HDIM/hdim2007.html. 
 
¶3. (SBU) The Department would like to enhance our dialogue 
with OSCE participating States on this set of issues, and, 
when possible, to use the HDIM as a tool to promote improved 
human rights performance.  To this end, Posts are requested 
to provide input by June 13 on areas of concern in their host 
government's human rights and democracy performance, 
particularly those where there may be opportunities to use 
the prospect of an HDIM review of performance on OSCE 
commitments to promote reform or obtain specific deliverables 
prior to the HDIM.  Examples might include pressing for 
registration of an NGO or for release of a political 
prisoner. 
 
¶4. (SBU) Posts' input will be used as the basis for a broad 
demarche to OSCE capitals outlining USG concerns.  This will 
include country-specific suggestions for positive actions 
that we would be prepared to recognize in the HDIM should the 
host government undertake them.  We hope that, by suggesting 
specific actions and providing adequate time prior to the 
HDIM for host governments to act, we will enhance the utility 
of the HDIM as a diplomatic tool.  The Department also has an 
interest in presenting a balanced assessment of each OSCE 
participating State's performance towards meeting its OSCE 
 
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commitments, and therefore welcomes input on other positive 
actions by host governments. 
 
¶5. (U) Posts' input is appreciated. 
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