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INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS LUANDA 000223 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/S, DRL AND G/TIP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO
SUBJECT: TIP OUTREACH CONNECTS KEY STAKEHOLDERS 
 
¶1. (U) Summary: On March 31, PolOff led a TIP roundtable, in 
which key ministries of the Government of Angola (GRA) 
participated.  GRA and NGO participants spoke openly about 
TIP problems and strategies for Angola's increasingly active 
anti-TIP efforts.  Post believes that real progress in 
identifying TIP and communicating with Angola about the USG's 
anti-TIP priorities is under way.  End summary. 
 
¶2. (U) On March 31, PolOff led a roundtable hosted by the 
International Organization for Migration (IOM) on trafficking 
in persons (TIP).  Representatives of the National Police, 
Ministry of the Interior, National Institute for Children 
(INAC), Ministry of Foreign Relations, and Ministry of 
Justice, as well as local NGOs participated in the session. 
PolOff presented information on US laws against TIP, case 
studies of labor and sex trafficking prosecutions, and the 
Attorney General's May 2008 report to Congress assessing USG 
activities to combat TIP. 
 
¶3. (U) Following the presentation, GRA participants spoke 
openly about cases of trafficking they encountered during 
their work, including ongoing trafficking-related 
prosecutions.  They said that their work will be much easier 
once new legislation--already in the works--codifies 
trafficking as a crime unto itself.  The GRA participants 
understood how the examples of trafficking for labor and sex 
exploitation differed from human smuggling and grasped the 
gravity of the problem and its relevance to Angola. 
 
¶4. (U) GRA participants also spoke openly about challenges 
they faced fighting TIP in post-war Angola.  The INAC 
representative stated that the lack of reliable data on the 
different types of trafficking present in different parts of 
Angola makes it difficult to target their limited resources. 
The representative of the Ministry of the Interior, a past 
participant in USG-funded, IOM-administered TIP training 
sessions, said that while the trainings were increasing 
Police and MinInt capacity to identify and combat TIP in the 
provinces, the population as a whole still has much to learn. 
 He then requested advice on information campaigns for the 
general public.  The participants reached a consensus that a 
key element in USG successes was the codification of 
trafficking as a crime. 
 
¶5. (U) Comment: The level of GRA involvement in the 
roundtable was significant.  The GRA representatives' 
reactions were open, informative, and introspective, 
demonstrating yet again that a non-confrontational approach 
to dialogue generally carries the greatest rewards, and that 
this approach need not mean watering down USG positions.  The 
level of knowledge on TIP and wide participation in the 
roundtable are further indications that over recent years the 
GRA is increasingly focused on fighting TIP.  End comment. 
HAWKINS