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Top Pentagon Aide Aimed to ‘Slow Roll’ Investigation Into Huge, Unused $36M Facility in Afghanistan, Report Alleges
Top Pentagon Aide Aimed to ‘Slow Roll’ Investigation Into Huge, Unused $36M Facility in Afghanistan, Report Alleges May 20, 2015, 12:15 AM ET By LEE FERRAN Investigative Reporter Follow @leeferran The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bill easing liability for using ‘reasonable force’ against detainees condemned
Bill easing liability for using ‘reasonable force’ against detainees condemned Human rights groups criticise bill which would give the commonwealth and private contractors immunity from liability where use of force was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S-run youth jail criticised over degrading treatment of detainees
G4S-run youth jail criticised over degrading treatment of detainees Ofsted report says some staff at G4S-run Rainsbrook behaved ‘extremely inappropriately’, causing distress and humiliation A G4S logo on a security van.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contract Oversight for Redistribution Property Assistance Team Operations in Afghanistan Needs
05-18-2015 Acquisition Processes and Contract Management Contract Oversight for Redistribution Property Assistance Team Operations in Afghanistan Needs Improvement (Project No. D2015-D000JB-0061.000) DODIG-2015-126 Objective Our objective was to determine whether DoD was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security guard’s grieving fiancée begs Gove to halt killer’s return from Iraq
News Security guard’s grieving fiancée begs Gove to halt killer’s return from Iraq The Sunday Times By Mark Hookham 17 May 2015 THE fiancée of a security guard who was murdered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Regulating private security in Europe: status and prospects
Regulating private security in Europe: status and prospects Born, Hans, et al. Regulating private security in Europe: status and prospects. Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), 2007. You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Marketized soldiering: how private military companies challenge global governance, erode accountability and exacerbate conflict
Marketized soldiering: how private military companies challenge global governance, erode accountability and exacerbate conflict You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Minding the Liability Gap: American Contractors, Iraq, and the Outsourcing of Impunity
Minding the Liability Gap: American Contractors, Iraq, and the Outsourcing of Impunity You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Security Firms, Private Contractors, and NGOs: New Issues about Humanitarian Standards
Security Firms, Private Contractors, and NGOs: New Issues about Humanitarian Standards You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
International law and the control of mercenaries and private military companies
Christopher Kinsey International Law and the Control of Mercenaries and Private Military Companies Le droit international et le contrôle des mercenaires et des compagnies militaires privées 26 juin 2008 Traduction(s) :… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading