Category Archives: United Nations

    Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – U.N.

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    December 30, 20205:53 AMUpdated 2 hours ago Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – U.N. By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” – UN experts

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    US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” – UN experts GENEVA (30 December 2020) – A group of UN experts* said the pardons granted to four convicted private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, July 28, 2020

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    Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 28, 2020 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Webinar: The evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities

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    Webinar: The evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Centre for Military Studies (CMS) will be co-hosting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    “Pardoning them contributes to impunity and has the effect of emboldening others to commit such crimes in the future.”

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    Published on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 by Common Dreams “Pardoning them contributes to impunity and has the effect of emboldening others to commit such crimes in the future.” by Brett Wilkins,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Call for inputs: report on the provision of military and security cyber products and services by ‘cyber mercenaries’ and its human rights impact

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    Call for inputs: report on the provision of military and security cyber products and services by ‘cyber mercenaries’ and its human rights impact Deadline: 12 February 2021 Issued by: Working Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Call for inputs – WG on the use of mercenaries – Report on “cyber mercenaries and PMSCs” – deadline 12 February 2021

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    Dear Experts, On behalf of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries, we would like to kindly invite you to respond to the attached questionnaire in English, French and Spanish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Response to the call for submissions on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities

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    Response to the call for submissions on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities, by the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UN Security Council calls for exit of mercenaries from Libya

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    UN Security Council calls for exit of mercenaries from Libya AFP Published at 06:37 pm December 16th, 2020 In this file photo German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (C) speaks at a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Revealed: UN Sudan expert’s links to Russian oligarch Prigozhin

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    Revealed: UN Sudan expert’s links to Russian oligarch Prigozhin Exclusive: documents show links between academic and oligarch placed under US sanctions A protest in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in July in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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