Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09BUENOSAIRES317, ARGENTINA: EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09BUENOSAIRES317.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BUENOSAIRES317 2009-03-19 21:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
VZCZCXYZ0187
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #0317/01 0782153
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 192153Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3351
INFO RUCNMER/MERCOSUR COLLECTIVE
RHMFIUU/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000317 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR S/TT FOR G/WI IRENE MARR 
FOR WHA/BSC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KWMN KPAO PHUM PREL AR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINA: EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT 
HIGHLIGHTS EFFORTS TO FIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
 
1.  Summary.  Embassy Buenos Aires celebrated International Women's 
Day the week of March 8th with a variety of events and two op-eds 
centered around the UN theme of "women and men united to end 
violence against women and girls."  On March 10, the Ambassador, 
accompanied by Buenos Aires Provincial Governor Daniel Scioli, 
visited and donated equipment to a domestic violence shelter in La 
Plata, Buenos Aires.  The donation was made possible thanks to a 
grant from Southern Command's Minimal Cost Assistance Program.  In 
the afternoon, Embassy hosted a reception for over 100 women leaders 
and honored the Mission's International Woman of Courage nominee and 
a female Federal Police chief for their outstanding work in fighting 
violence against women.  Secretary Clinton's op-ed placed in the 
largest circulation paper in the Spanish-speaking world, "Clarin," 
and the Ambassador's op-ed carried in "La Nacion" -- meaning that in 
one single week, the U.S. message on domestic violence reached all 
readers of the country's major papers.  Press coverage of the events 
helped raise public awareness of USG commitment to work with 
partners to eradicate all forms of violence against women.  Several 
women legislators left our reception directly to help pass a new law 
targeting violence against women.  The Ambassador subsequently 
issued a statement congratulating congress for passing the law and 
wrote to congratulate the legislators who led the successful effort 
to enact the legislation.  End Summary. 
 
2.  Post kicked off its International Women's Day events with the 
publication of the Ambassador's editorial on domestic violence in 
paper-of-record "La Nacion" on March 10.  Under the title "Peace 
Begins at Home," the Ambassador noted women's contributions to 
society and highlighted that much work remains to be done to create 
a world free of gender-based violence.  The editorial commended the 
Argentine government for adopting noteworthy measures to combat 
violence against women, such as the Supreme Court's Office of 
Domestic Violence, which has already assisted over 2,172 domestic 
violence victims in Buenos Aires city since its inauguration in 
September 2008.  It also mentioned the Federal Police's Crime 
Victims Division and the Prosecutor General's unit for Crimes 
Against Sexual Integrity for their efforts to help victims as well 
as an emergency hotline administered by the Ministry of Justice's 
Victims Against Violence program.  The editorial praised the work of 
activists Dario Witt and IWOC nominee Nelida Borquez to underscore 
the message that men and women must work together to build a world 
free of gender-based violence. 
 
3.  Later that morning, the Ambassador, accompanied by Buenos Aires 
Provincial Governor Daniel Scioli and La Plata Mayor Pablo Bruera, 
visited Casa Abierta Maria Pueblo, a domestic violence shelter in La 
Plata, Buenos Aires.  The shelter is run by Ashoka Fellow Dario 
Witt.  Himself a survivor of family violence, Dario established a 
domestic violence shelter in 1997 that provides shelter as well as 
legal and counseling services.  His team offers workshops to empower 
victims by informing them of their rights, strengthening their 
decision-making skills, and boosting their self-confidence.  Since 
its founding, the shelter has assisted over 18,000 women and 
children.  Dario, who has received over 25 death threats, also works 
with abusers to rehabilitate them and prevent future violence. 
After touring the facilities and listening to victims' experiences, 
the Ambassador donated a washer, dryer, beds, pillows, plates, and 
utensils to the shelter.  The donation was made possible thanks to a 
Minimal Cost Assistance Program grant provided by U.S. Southern 
Command through the Embassy's Military Group. 
 
4.  In the afternoon, the Ambassador hosted a reception for over 100 
women leaders including a Vice President of the Supreme Court, the 
head of the Justice Ministry's anti-discrimination office and 
Argentina's most popular TV talk show host. At the event, he 
recognized two outstanding women leaders fighting domestic violence. 
 Both women were deeply moved by the recognition of their work.  The 
first honoree, Ms. Felipa "Nelida" Borquez, was post's nominee for 
the Department's 2009 International Woman of Courage award.  For 
more than 20 years, Ms. Borquez has championed women's rights to 
live free of domestic and sexual violence.  As director for a 
network of domestic violence centers in La Matanza, she has launched 
a public awareness campaign to educate women that by law, they have 
the right to file domestic violence complaints at any police 
station, not just stations dedicated to women's issues. 
 
5.  The Ambassador also recognized Federal Police Commissioner Ester 
Mabel Franco for her initiative in creating the Federal Police's 
first center to assist victims of sexual violence.  Established in 
1995, this division collaborates in investigations to collect 
evidence for use by judicial officials to prosecute perpetrators of 
sexual assault.  Recognizing that victims of sexual violence suffer 
trauma as they recount their experience during the investigative 
process, Franco has instituted procedures to instill confidence and 
trust between the victims and her police division. In 2008, her 
division filed the highest number of cases with the courts in ten 
years. 
 
6.  The Embassy's celebration of International Women's Day was 
widely played by Argentine national and provincial media. 
Largest-circulation newspaper "Clarin", pro-government "Pagina 12," 
regional newswire MERCOSUR Noticias, national wire service agency 
"Telam," Infobae, as well as provincial media like Radio del Plata, 
Diario Onco Matanza, and El Patagonico all carried stories on the 
day's events. 
 
7.  On March 12, Secretary Clinton's op-ed was the main opinion 
feature in the largest-circulation paper in the Spanish-speaking 
world, Clarin (circulation: 370,000), under the title "Improving the 
Condition of Women is to Bet on the Future."  This placement, in 
addition to Ambassador Wayne's bylined op-ed carried in newspaper of 
record "La Nacion" (circulation: 150,000) on March 10, meant that, 
in one single week, the U.S. message on domestic violence appeared 
in two separate editorials reaching all readers of the country's 
major papers.  The double editorial placement in one week was a 
first for the Embassy, the most important part of the successful 
press coverage of our International Women's Day activities.  Several 
members of Congress left the Embassy reception directly to vote in 
favor of a new law that addresses violence against women.  The law 
was passed by the lower house of Congress March 11th and will now be 
enacted into law (as it had already been passed by the Senate). 
Ambassador subsequently issued a statement welcoming the new law and 
sent letter of congratulations to women legislators who lead the 
effort to pass the law. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
8.  The two op-eds and oress coverage of Mission events helped raise 
public awareness of the problems of violence against women in 
Argentina, as well as the USG's commitment to work with partners to 
eradicate this scourge.  Our recognition of the GOA's efforts in 
this area may enhance prospects for strengthened cooperation from 
the Argentine government to protect the victims, and punish the 
perpetrators, of this demeaning crime as well as to continue our 
work on a range of other important issues related to women. 
 
WAYNE