Category Archives: Human Rights

PRIVATIZATION OF WAR: IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

Panel Event Thursday 21 July 2016 Conference Room 3, United Nations Headquarters, New York PRIVATIZATION OF WAR: IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS How does PMSC activity affect the right of peoples to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Panel Event December 2015: Regulation of private military and security companies

Posted on November 26, 2015 by

Panel Event December 2015: Regulation of private military and security companies Discussion to cover, inter alia: Do regulations in your focus country/countries cover military activity? Do they cover activity abroad? What… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Transfield defends new human rights policy

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

20 Jul 2015 – 11:55am Transfield defends new human rights policy Transfield Services Chief Executive Operations Kate Munnings during the Senate inquiry (AAP) Video Audio The operator of offshore immigration detention… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UN rights experts on use of mercenaries weigh ‘increasing activity’ of foreign fighters

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

UN rights experts on use of mercenaries weigh ‘increasing activity’ of foreign fighters Press conference by Elzbieta Karska (left), head of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S and their human rights problem

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

G4S and their human rights problem Clare Sambrook 6 June 2013 Subjects: G4S: securing whose world? Protesters disrupt security company’s annual meeting. A jury questions the death of a detainee. Spooks… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

G4S accused over links to Palestinian ‘torture’ death jail 25 February 2013 Company told to end complicity with unlawful Israeli detention of prisoners Campaigners today called for the British private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Oversight Mechanism Will Promote and Advance Private Security Contractors’ Respect for Human Rights

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Oversight Mechanism Will Promote and Advance Private Security Contractors’ Respect for Human Rights For Immediate Release: February 25, 2013 Washington, DC – In a significant step that will advance private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Militarization of Israel’s Apartheid Wall: Anglo-Danish Security Giant G4S Services Military Checkpoints

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Militarization of Israel’s Apartheid Wall: Anglo-Danish Security Giant G4S Services Military Checkpoints G4S equips the apartheid wall, Israel confirms By Global Research News Global Research, December 08, 2012 by Adri Nieuwhof… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Privatization of Warfare, Violence and Private Military & Security Companies: A factual and legal approach to human rights abuses by PMSC in Iraq

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

The Privatization of Warfare, Violence and Private Military & Security Companies: A factual and legal approach to human rights abuses by PMSC in Iraq Jordi Palou – Loverdos I Leticia Armendáriz… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Principled Case for Employing Private Military and Security Companies in Interventions for Human Rights Purposes

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

The Principled Case for Employing Private Military and Security Companies in Interventions for Human Rights Purposes DEANE-PETER BAKER1, JAMES PATTISON2 Article first published online: 16 DEC 2011 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading →

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