Date
Thursday July 7, 1994
Titre
Human Rights Violations: Detention of Gatete and Associates
Résumé
The Department believes that Gatete and associated instigators should be detained by the Government of tanzania for inciting the camp population to violence, at a minimum.
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TAGS: PREF PREL TZ BY RW UN PHUM
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: DETENTION OF GATETE AND
ASSOCIATES
REF: (A) 94 STATE 163583, (B) 94 STATE 169949,
(C) 94 USUN NEW Y 2743, (D) 94 DAR ES SALAAM 4112,
(E) 94 DAR ES SALAAM 3823
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: ARCHIE M BOLSTER
DATE/CASE ID: 17 MAR 2004 200303979
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1. THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4
FOR ACTIONS REQUESTED.
2. THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT GATETE AND ASSOCIATED
INSTIGATORS SHOULD BE DETAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
TANZANIA FOR INCITING THE CAMP POPULATION TO VIOLENCE, AT
A MINIMUM. (THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA MAY HAVE OTHER
LEGAL AUTHORITIES IT COULD INVOKE, INCLUDING POSSIBLY ITS
STATUS AS A PARTY TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL TREATIES.)
3. THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPLORING WAYS TO INSURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF DIRECTING MASS KILLINGS IN
RWANDA ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. DELIBERATIONS ON USG
SUPPORT FOR THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED U.N. COMMISSION OF
EXPERTS, AS WELL AS USG SUPPORT FOR AN INTERNATIONAL
TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA, SHOULD ONE BE ESTABLISHED, ARE
PROCEEDING.
4. FOR DAR ES SALAAM: PLEASE (A) INFORM THE GOVERNMENT
OF TANZANIA AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF OUR BELIEF THAT
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IT SHOULD DETAIN GATETE AND OTHER INSTIGATORS OF THE
VIOLENCE; (B) URGE OTHER EMBASSIES TO MAKE THE SAME
REPRESENTATION; AND (C) URGE UNHCR, IN SOLVING THE
IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF REMOVING GATETE'S DESTABILIZING
INFLUENCE ON THE REFUGEES, NOT TO BE DRAWN INTO SOLUTIONS
WHICH UNDERCUT EFFORTS TO HOLD THE ALLEGED INSTIGATORS
ACCOUNTABLE AND WHICH COULD JEOPARDIZE THE CREDIBILITY OF .
THE INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR REFUGEE PROTECTION.
TALBOTT
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