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    Charity slams conduct code for private military and security companies

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    Charity slams conduct code for private military and security companies 19 September 2013 The charity War on Want today branded as “a licence for abuse” a new voluntary code of conduct… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors

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    Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors Friday, September 20, 2013 – 01:48Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) – Member governments, security companies and civil society organisations on Thursday formally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Choice, Voice and Exit in the Consumption of Private Security: Implications for Industry Self-Regulation

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    Choice, Voice and Exit in the Consumption of Private Security: Implications for Industry Self-Regulation Professor Elke Krahmann Department of Politics and History School of Social Sciences Brunel University, London Uxbridge, UB8… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions

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    G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions Freedom of information requests reveal that key reports from companies that run detention centres do not exist Paul Farrell and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight

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    CONTACT: Brenda Bowser-Soder, Human Rights First 202-370-3323  | BowserSoderB@humanrightsfirst.org ICoCA Launch Marks Significant Step to Improve Private Security Contractor Oversight For Immediate Release: September 18, 2013 Washington, DC – This week, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions

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    G4S and Serco fail to report on Australia’s asylum centre conditions Freedom of information requests reveal that key reports from companies that run detention centres do not exist Paul Farrell and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGIR Releases Its Final Report

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    SIGIR Releases Its Final Report September 12, 2013 This $290,000 Ford GT350 Shelby was given to a New Mexico-based construction contractor as a kickback in exchange for Iraq reconstruction subcontracts. This week, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security

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    State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security By Charles S. Clark September 13, 2013 Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Employees of a private security contractor helping protect the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGIR IG Stuart Bowen on Federal News Radio

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    Federal Drive Show Blog – September 11, 2013 Wednesday – 9/11/2013, 12:25pm EDT Today’s Interviews: Stuart Bowen, Jr. Special Instructor General SIGIR Download Audio Ten years after the invasion of Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America?

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    Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America? Photo by: Charles Atkeison / flickr / Creative Commons An upcoming conference in Switzerland will test U.S. willingness to make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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