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Critical evaluation of the use of Private Military Contractors in UN peacekeeping missions

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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

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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

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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

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

UN Organizational and Financial Incentives to Employ Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations Benjamin Tkach & Joe Phillips Published online: 06 Dec 2019 Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2019.1698296 ABSTRACT The United… 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

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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

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UN’s Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations-Is There a Legal Basis?

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The Use of PMSCs by the United Nations in Times of Armed Conflict, Application of IHL and Responsibility Matters

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