Panel Event: Use of private military and security companies at the United Nations, New York
Panel Event: Use of PMSCs by the UN
PMSCsLou Pingeot, Policy Advisor at GPF, will speak on a panel convened by the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries on Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:00-13:00 on the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) by the United Nations. Lou is a longstanding expert on PMSCs and author of the well received GPF report „Dangerous Partnerships“, which has opened an important debate around the UN’s use of PMSCs. A wide range of observers and policymakers have expressed concern at the growing role of PMSCs and their lack of accountability. And yet the UN increasingly uses PMSCs for a wide range of services, including armed and unarmed security, risk assessment, security training, logistical support and consultancy.
#Iraq: After executions of 42 people over the past 2 days, we call onthe Gov’t to halt all #executions immediately http://sm.ohchr.org/16BiZ8w
Panel Event: Use of private military and security companies at the United Nations, 31 July, 10-13h, UNHQ, New York: http://bit.ly/13Kgf6S
#UN Takes Heat For Contracting Out Security http://www.rferl.org/content/un-takes-heat-for-contracting-out-security/24645413.html via @RFERL
Private security companies & human rights violations in Iraq
“Outsourcing security creates risks for human rights,” said a UN expert panel today at the end of its visit to Baghdad. It urged the Iraqi Government to ensure that private military and security companies are stringently regulated and that they are held responsible for violations of human rights.
More (in Arabic and English): http://bit.ly/miLFZB
http://iraqforsale.org The Warprofiteers
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Halliburton_Company
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