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COUNCIL ADOPTS 11 TEXTS, EXTENDS MANDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DURBAN DECLARATION AND PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES

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States News Service March 22, 2013 Friday COUNCIL ADOPTS 11 TEXTS, EXTENDS MANDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DURBAN DECLARATION AND PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES COUNCIL ADOPTS FOUR TEXTS ON OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.K. Privatized Procurement Moves Forward

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U.K. Privatized Procurement Moves Forward Mar. 30, 2013 – 04:42PM By ANDREW CHUTER   LONDON — The British Defence Ministry’s push to privatize the management of its procurement and support arm will… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UK becomes world’s second largest outsourcing market

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UK becomes world’s second largest outsourcing market Stuart Weir 29 March 2013 Subjects: Stuart Weir responds to news that the UK is now second only to America as an outsourcing market.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit

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G4S Debt Investors See Beyond 2012 Olympics Fiasco: U.K. Credit By Alex Webb – Mar 24, 2013 8:00 PM ETQ G4S Plc (GFS), pilloried for its failure to supply enough security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S ‘struggling to fulfil its obligation to house asylum-seekers’

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G4S ‘struggling to fulfil its obligation to house asylum-seekers’ Kevin Rawlinson  Tuesday 19 March 2013   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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G4S asylum seekers’ housing failure exposed

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G4S asylum seekers’ housing failure exposed Multinational security firm G4S has admitted internally that it is failing to adequately house asylum seekers. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors

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Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors Mar 26, 2013 20:26 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff AW189 SAR concept (click to view full) March 26/13: SAR-H winner. The UK’s Department for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart

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Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart The sensitive work of housing vulnerable asylum seekers appears to be defeating the world’s biggest security company. A leaked letter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists

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Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists John Grayson 18 March 2013 Subjects: The scandal of child detention in the UK G4S: securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UN to study use of private military and security companies

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UN to study use of private military and security companies Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 2:05 pm Press Release: OHCHR UN Working Group on mercenaries to launch study on the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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