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April 21, 2026 - Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds
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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March 23, 2026 - Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks
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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April 28, 2026 - UN sanctions brother of Sudan’s RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries
UN sanctions brother of Sudan’s RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries By Reuters April 28, 20265:21 PM EDT Updated April 28, 2026 The United Nations logo adorns a window at U.N. headquarters in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN Report: 10,000 Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts
UN Report: 10,000 Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts Published: 2026/03/28 3:07 PM Updated: 2026/03/28 6:38 PM Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts UN reports. Bogotá, March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law in Colombia
News By U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens Public Domain, Link UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law in Colombia Ellie Cho | U. Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA March 28, 2026… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN Group Finds Surge of Colombian Mercenaries in Conflicts Around the World
UN Group Finds Surge of Colombian Mercenaries in Conflicts Around the World By Leon Thompson March 28, 2026 Colombian military and police personnel are attractive candidates to become mercenaries and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 27, 2026 - UN estimates over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries in foreign wars
Over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries to participate in various foreign wars. Continue reading
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March 23, 2026 - 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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Marcy 16 - 27 2026 - 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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April 21, 2026 - Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds
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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March 23, 2026 - Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks
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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April 28, 2026 - UN sanctions brother of Sudan’s RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries
UN sanctions brother of Sudan’s RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries By Reuters April 28, 20265:21 PM EDT Updated April 28, 2026 The United Nations logo adorns a window at U.N. headquarters in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN Report: 10,000 Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts
UN Report: 10,000 Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts Published: 2026/03/28 3:07 PM Updated: 2026/03/28 6:38 PM Colombian mercenaries are involved in international armed conflicts UN reports. Bogotá, March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law in Colombia
News By U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens Public Domain, Link UN experts welcome anti-mercenary law in Colombia Ellie Cho | U. Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA March 28, 2026… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 28, 2026 - UN Group Finds Surge of Colombian Mercenaries in Conflicts Around the World
UN Group Finds Surge of Colombian Mercenaries in Conflicts Around the World By Leon Thompson March 28, 2026 Colombian military and police personnel are attractive candidates to become mercenaries and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 27, 2026 - UN estimates over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries in foreign wars
Over 10,000 Colombians have been recruited as mercenaries to participate in various foreign wars. Continue reading
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March 23, 2026 - 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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Marcy 16 - 27 2026 - 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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February 23, 2026 - 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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April 8, 2026 - 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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March 27, 2026 - 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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December 12, 2025 - 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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August 19, 2025 - 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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July 18, 2024 - 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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January 14, 2025 - 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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January 24, 2025 - 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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January 3, 2024 - 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
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December 16, 2022 - 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
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November 7, 2023 - 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
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October 30, 2023 - 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
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September 19, 2023 - 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
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July 12, 2023 - Recruitment, including predatory recruitment, of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors
A/HRC/54/29: Recruitment, including predatory recruitment, of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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March 27, 2023 - Angola: Foreign Minister Writes to UNSG Over Alleged Mercenaries Sent to Ukraine
Angola: Foreign Minister Writes to UNSG Over Alleged Mercenaries Sent to Ukraine Pixabay Ukraine Russia war soldiers conflict invasion 27 March 2023 Angola Press Agency (Luanda) Luanda — The minister of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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December 2022 - Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors
Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors December 2022 Sky Kunkel View more Description Delegation and authority scholars in the principal-agent literature repeatedly identify the delegation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 10, 2023 - Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi A house in Makariv, in Ukraine, destroyed as a result of war. 10 March 2023 Human Rights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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February 27, 2023 - Armenia: UN experts on use of mercenaries commend domestic legal framework, urge greater oversight
Armenia: UN experts on use of mercenaries commend domestic legal framework, urge greater oversight 27 February 2023 Armenian Version(PDF) Share Related Statements Statement at the conclusion of the 21st session of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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February 28, 2023 - UN welcomes Armenia commitment to combat mercenaries and private security companies
UN welcomes Armenia commitment to combat mercenaries and private security companies Brooke Forbes | Newcastle Law School, AU February 28, 2023 03:28:50 pm UN experts Monday welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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January 31, 2023 - Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes
Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes © UNOCHA/Michele Cattani A displaced family sit in front of their tent at an informal camp in Bagoundié in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
