US embassy cable - 04ABUDHABI4622

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TIP: CHARGE PUSHES MFA ON CHILD CAMEL JOCKEYS

Identifier: 04ABUDHABI4622
Wikileaks: View 04ABUDHABI4622 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2004-12-18 11:38:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PHUM PREL TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Diana T Fritz  12/19/2006 04:40:04 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

Cable 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 04622

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: POL
    INFO:   AMB DCM MEPI P/M ECON RSO

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA:RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: POL:JMAYBURY
CLEARED: ECON:OJOHN

VZCZCADI634
PP RUEHC RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #4622 3531138
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 181138Z DEC 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7308
INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4641
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004622 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR G/TIP, INL, DRL, NEA/RA, AND NEA/ARPI 
PASS TO USTR DOUG BELL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/17/2009 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, TC 
SUBJECT: TIP: CHARGE PUSHES MFA ON CHILD CAMEL JOCKEYS 
 
REF: ABU DHABI 4418 
 
(U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d,Affaires, 
a.i., reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) On December 18, Charge raised trafficking of underage 
child jockeys to the UAE with MFA Under Secretary Abdullah 
Rashid Al Noaimi.  Charge briefly reviewed G/TIP Reports 
Officer Feleke Assefa,s December 10-13 visit to the UAE, 
including Assefa,s favorable assessment of the UAEG,s new 
rehabilitation center for rescued camel jockeys, and his 
concern about camel farms that continue to employ boys 
illegally.  Al Noaimi asserted that Deputy Prime 
Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan 
bin Zayed and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed were 
both personally involved in this.  He said that &Abu Dhabi8 
was in constant discussion with Dubai authorities to solve 
the problem.  He added that a new anti-trafficking law to be 
adopted in 2005 would give police, prosecutors, and other law 
enforcement officials more authority to act against those 
responsible for child trafficking and the camel farms that 
employ and abuse the children.  He stressed, however, that 
the lack of a law would not prevent the UAEG from acting. 
 
2. (C) Charge praised the UAEG,s commitment to address the 
problems, but urged the UAEG to act quickly to stop the 
practice and to document and publicize its efforts. 
 
3. (U) A more detailed account of Assefa,s visit will follow 
septel. 
ALBRIGHT 

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