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- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: United Nations
Critical evaluation of the use of Private Military Contractors in UN peacekeeping missions
Critical evaluation of the use of Private Military Contractors in UN peacekeeping missions You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
This session examines the use of private military and security companies in migrant detention centres.
For further information on the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights please visit https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Forum/Pages/2019ForumBHR.aspx For further information on the work of the Working Group on Business and Human Rights please visit https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Pages/WGHRandtransnationalcorporationsandotherbusiness.aspx… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Concerns over States contracting private security companies in migration situations
Concerns over States contracting private security companies in migration situations A long list of private security companies have participated in the abuse of the rights of migrants, experts pointed out during… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Business in migration and asylum affairs: grim conversations at UN human rights forum
Business in migration and asylum affairs: grim conversations at UN human rights forum 19 December, 2019 By Camille Malafosse There was little on the agenda that specifically targeted corporate-government partnerships in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN Council mulls boosting C.Africa fight on mercenaries
UN Council mulls boosting C.Africa fight on mercenaries 6:35 CAT | 18 Dec 2019 Private Russian bodyguards provide security for Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadera, but some say Moscow is also… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Visit to Chad: Report of the 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
Visit to Chad: Report of the 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… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A UNITED NATIONS INSTRUMENT TO REGULATE AND MONITOR PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS
FEATURE: A UNITED NATIONS INSTRUMENT TO REGULATE AND MONITOR PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS, 1 Notre Dame J. Int’l & Comp. L. 1 2011 Reporter 1 Notre Dame J. Int’l &… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Stalling the UN Report on Dag Hammarskjold’s Death Is Regrettable
Stalling the UN Report on Dag Hammarskjold’s Death Is Regrettable September 17, 2019 by Maurin Picard Hours before the crash that killed UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold (with sunglasses) waiting to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN’s Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations-Is There a Legal Basis?
UN’s Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations-Is There a Legal Basis? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries highlights gendered human rights impacts of private military and security companies
UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries highlights gendered human rights impacts of private military and security companies Author: UN Human Rights Council (Geneva) , Published on: 9 September 2019… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading