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UN welcomes Armenia commitment to combat mercenaries and private security companies

UN welcomes Armenia commitment to combat mercenaries and private security companies Brooke Forbes | Newcastle Law School, AU February 28, 2023 03:28:50 pm UN experts Monday welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes

Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes © UNOCHA/Michele Cattani A displaced family sit in front of their tent at an informal camp in Bagoundié in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russian Mercenaries in Mali Trick Gov to Jail UN Peacekeepers

Russian Mercenaries in Mali Trick Gov to Jail UN Peacekeepers by Davi Ottenheimer on December 30, 2022 Many counties (e.g. France, UK, Germany) recently signaled they would be backing away from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination

United Nations A/77/268General Assembly Distr.: General4 August 2022 Original: English 22–12186 (E) 160822*2212186*Seventy–seventh sessionItem 68 of the provisional agenda*Right of peoples to self–determination Use of mercenaries as a means of violating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Violations by mercenaries and private military and security companies highlight urgent need for maritime security oversight: UN experts

Press releases Special Procedures Violations by mercenaries and private military and security companies highlight urgent need for maritime security oversight: UN experts 01 November 2022 Statement of the Chair of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

Press releases Multiple Mechanisms Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations Published September 21, 2022 By Newsroom Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Addressing the increase in human rights violations committed by the Malian Defence and Security Forces and the Wagner Group

Speech Addressing the increase in human rights violations committed by the Malian Defence and Security Forces and the Wagner Group Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UN Organizational and Financial Incentives to Employ Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations

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UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries

UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries UN official says the body is investigating the incident involving CAR troops and ‘other security personnel’. In mid-2021, UN experts deployed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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