In the present report, the Working Group on the use of mercenaries examines violations of human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by mercenaries, mercenary related actors and private military and security companies.

In the present report, the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to selfdetermination examines violations of human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by private military and security companies, mercenaries and related actors in the maritime context.