Category Archives: Mercenaries

    UN estimates over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries in foreign wars

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    Over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries to participate in various foreign wars. Continue reading →

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    call for input | Special Procedures Call for inputs – The use of technology in the operations and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies Issued by

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    call for input | Special Procedures Call for inputs – The use of technology in the operations and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies Issued by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Colombia: UN experts hail anti-mercenary law, warn of rising recruitment into armed conflicts

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    Press releases Special Procedures Colombia: UN experts hail anti-mercenary law, warn of rising recruitment into armed conflicts 27 March 2026 Press releases Colombia: Experta de la ONU sobre la lepra realizará… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries visit to Colombia, 16 to 27 March 2026

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    Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human Rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-Determination, Official visit to Colombia, 16 to 27… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UN Experts Praise Law, Warn of Rising Mercenary Threat

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    UN Experts Praise Law, Warn of Rising Mercenary Threat OHCHR BOGOTÁ – The Working Group on mercenaries hailed the signing of a new law in Colombia by President Petro which ratifies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Matthew Vandyke, US ‘Mercenary,’ Being Held by Indian Authorities Under Anti-Terror Law

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    Matthew Vandyke, US ‘Mercenary,’ Being Held by Indian Authorities Under Anti-Terror Law Katherine Schaffstall Mar 19, 2026 0 Matthew VanDyke/X American national Matthew VanDyke is being held by Indian authorities after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    End of the ‘People’s Army’ Myth: Israel Weighs Resorting to Mercenaries

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    End of the ‘People’s Army’ Myth: Israel Weighs Resorting to Mercenaries Israeli soldiers seen in the village of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, January 27, 2025. (AP) Tel Aviv:Asharq Al Awsat 08:53-16… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Shortage in the Israeli army opens debate over recruiting “mercenaries” with large funding

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    2026-05-15 | 8:24 PM Shortage in the Israeli army opens debate over recruiting “mercenaries” with large funding Yaffa News Network At a time when the Israeli army is suffering from a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Wounded Colombian Mercenary Claims Ukraine Tried to Kill Him Before Capture

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    Wounded Colombian Mercenary Claims Ukraine Tried to Kill Him Before Capture North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int William Moore, Editor 01:58 16-05-2026 Wounded Colombian mercenary Guilian Gallego Rosco says Ukrainian commanders… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Miroshnik Says Baltic and Eastern European Mercenaries Are Fleeing Ukraine

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    Miroshnik Says Baltic and Eastern European Mercenaries Are Fleeing Ukraine © North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int John Baker, Editor 00:01 17-05-2026 Rodion Miroshnik says Baltic and Eastern European mercenaries are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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