US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO153

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Identifier:	05SANTODOMINGO153
Wikileaks:	View 05SANTODOMINGO153 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Santo Domingo
Created:	2005-01-12 15:09:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 000153 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC), G/TIP (PUCCETTI AND OWEN); 
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, KCRM, PHUM, DR 
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED 
 
REF: SECSTATE 274601 
 
1. On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of 
the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy 
Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA 
Director for Women and Children's Issues.  Liriano thanked 
the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a 
thorough response after further consideration of the findings. 
 
2. Both Liriano and Vicioso expressed concern about the 
classification of Dominican anti-TIP efforts as "inadequate," 
pointing to several areas of improvement since the Fernandez 
administration took power in August, including the formation 
of a dedicated anti-TIP unit in the Migration Directorate. 
They pledged to increase efforts, noting in particular the 
need to address the root causes of trafficking, including 
"conditions of life" that prompt potential TIP victims to put 
themselves at risk.  They also said the MFA will immediately 
encourage the authorities to reactivate stalled TIP cases and 
investigations and will continue the interagency effort to 
combine resources and share information. 
KUBISKE