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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- 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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: United Nations
Call For Papers From The UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on The Use of Mercenaries
Call For Papers From The UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on The Use of Mercenaries by SWJ Staff 12.12.2025 at 02:37am Go to this link to see the UN Human… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in the exploitation of natural resources
Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security ompanies in the exploitation of natural resources You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
RUSI Fellow Appointed to UN Working Group on Use of Mercenaries
RUSI Fellow Appointed to UN Working Group on Use of Mercenaries 18 July 2024 3 Minute Read Doctor Joana de Deus Pereira, a Senior Research Fellow at RUSI, has been appointed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN Human Right Committee condemns Australia offshore detention policy
14 JAN 25 UN Human Right Committee condemns Australia offshore detention policy The ASRC welcomes the landmark decisions by the UN Human Rights Committee that Australia is responsible for the arbitrary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies
Press releases Special Procedures Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies 24 January 2025 Press releases Combating illicit financing of mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Turkey prevents UN visit to hide its use of mercenaries in armed conflicts
Turkey prevents UN visit to hide its use of mercenaries in armed conflicts January 3, 2024 A A Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has refused to permit the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
End-of-mission statement by Sorcha MacLeod and Carlos Salazar Couto, members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies on their visit to the Hellenic Republic
End-of-mission statement by Sorcha MacLeod and Carlos Salazar Couto, members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies on their visit to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Explanation of Vote on a Third Committee Resolution on the Use of Mercenaries
Explanation of Vote on a Third Committee Resolution on the Use of Mercenaries Home | | Explanation of Vote on a Third Committee Resolution on the Use of Mercenaries Eric Merron… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Third Committee Seventy-eighth Session, 42nd & 43rd Meetings (AM & PM) 30 October 2023
Meetings Coverage General Assembly Third Committee Seventy-eighth Session, 42nd & 43rd Meetings (AM & PM) GA/SHC/4394 30 October 2023 Third Committee Highlights Continued Bias against People of African Descent, Law Enforcement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Predatory recruitment of mercenaries must end: UN experts
Press releases Special Procedures Predatory recruitment of mercenaries must end: UN experts 19 September 2023 Statements Statement at the conclusion of the 21st session of the UN Working Group on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading