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How can the international community hold private military and security companies accountable?

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How can the international community hold private military and security companies accountable? 27-07-2026 Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Gone are the days when private military and security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find

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United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor’s business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft U.N. report due to be published in September. Continue reading →

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Kaine & Booker Request Update regarding United Nations gang suppression Force in Haiti

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Kaine & Booker Request Update regarding United Nations gang suppression Force in Haiti Targeted News Service June 5, 2026 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy

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The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano (2021) International Peacekeeping 26:4 579-605 Published online… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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RUSI Expert Concludes UN Mission to Colombia on Mercenary Recruitment

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RUSI Expert Concludes UN Mission to Colombia on Mercenary Recruitment Dr Joana de Deus Pereira 1 April 20263 Minute Read Dr Joana de Deus Pereira, RUSI Senior Research Fellow and Independent… 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

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United Nations                                                                        A/HRC/60/27 General Assembly Distr: General August 19, 2025 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixtieth session 8 September–3 October 2025 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Colombia: UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law

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Colombia: UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law April 2, 2026 Jurist UN experts on March 27 welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s ratification of the 1989 International Convention against Recruitment, Use, Financing & Training… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

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Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds

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Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds Children play pool in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Copyright… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks

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Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks Issued by Working Group on the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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