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    call for input | Special Procedures Call for inputs – The use of technology in the operations and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies Issued by

    call for input | Special Procedures Call for inputs – The use of technology in the operations and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies Issued by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Colombia: UN experts hail anti-mercenary law, warn of rising recruitment into armed conflicts

    Press releases Special Procedures Colombia: UN experts hail anti-mercenary law, warn of rising recruitment into armed conflicts 27 March 2026 Press releases Colombia: Experta de la ONU sobre la lepra realizará… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries visit to Colombia, 16 to 27 March 2026

    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, Official visit to Colombia, 16 to 27… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Companies Linked to All Six Grave Violations Against Children, New King’s-UNICEF Working Paper Warns

    23 February 2026 Private Military Companies Linked to All Six Grave Violations Against Children, New King’s-UNICEF Working Paper Warns A new UNICEF working paper co-authored by Professor Christopher Kinsey and Dr… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Submission to the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

    Submission to the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries Date Published April 8, 2026 Topics Ron Deibert Sarah McKune The Citizen Lab submitted recommendations to the UN Working Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UN estimates over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries in foreign wars

    UN estimates over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries in foreign wars 27 March 2026 FacebookXLinkedInBlueskyWhatsAppShare Bogotá, March 27 (EFE).- The United Nations Working Group on Mercenaries warned on Friday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    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  

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    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 →

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    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 →

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