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- 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
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Recruitment, including predatory recruitment, of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors
A/HRC/54/29: Recruitment, including predatory recruitment, of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Angola: Foreign Minister Writes to UNSG Over Alleged Mercenaries Sent to Ukraine
Angola: Foreign Minister Writes to UNSG Over Alleged Mercenaries Sent to Ukraine Pixabay Ukraine Russia war soldiers conflict invasion 27 March 2023 Angola Press Agency (Luanda) Luanda — The minister of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors
Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors December 2022 Sky Kunkel View more Description Delegation and authority scholars in the principal-agent literature repeatedly identify the delegation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi A house in Makariv, in Ukraine, destroyed as a result of war. 10 March 2023 Human Rights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Armenia: UN experts on use of mercenaries commend domestic legal framework, urge greater oversight
Armenia: UN experts on use of mercenaries commend domestic legal framework, urge greater oversight 27 February 2023 Armenian Version(PDF) Share Related Statements Statement at the conclusion of the 21st session of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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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