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Thursday, October 30, 2014

UN rights experts urge greater regulation of private security companies

UN rights experts urge greater regulation of private security companies

By William Helbling on Oct 29, 2014 10:15 am
[JURIST] The UN Working Group [official website] on the use of mercenaries on Tuesday urged [press release] stronger global and regulation of private security companies. The group also called on governments to hold private military and security companies (PMSCs) accountable for all of their international human rights violations. The call comes on the heels of a federal jury returning a guilty verdict [JURIST report] against four ex-Blackwater security guards who were charged with Iraqi civilian deaths in 2007. The convictions...   +read more

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