US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN534

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IRELAND OPPOSES UNMANDATED SESSION ON CHR REFORM

Identifier: 05DUBLIN534
Wikileaks: View 05DUBLIN534 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2005-05-06 11:10:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PHUM UNHRC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000534 
 
SIPDIS 
 
IO/SHA-SMEHRA 
S/UNR-JGERAN 
USUN-MZACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, UNHRC-1, UNGA 
SUBJECT: IRELAND OPPOSES UNMANDATED SESSION ON CHR REFORM 
 
REF: STATE 82967 
 
On May 5, Emboff delivered reftel to Department of Foreign 
Affairs Human Rights Unit Director Eamonn Mac Aodha.  Mac 
Aodha said that GOI opposes the unmandated session on the 
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reform, calling it "clearly 
the wrong thing."  He added that the GOI regrets that the CHR 
adopted the resolution establishing the working group to 
reflect on the UN Secretary General's recommendations for 
reform. He said that the goal in current discussions in New 
York is to get enough votes to defeat the resolution and that 
right now, it is "close, but do-able."  He also stated that 
opposition to the resolution is predominantly shared among EU 
Member States and the EU would likely vote as a block to 
defeat the resolution. 
KENNY 

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