On behalf of the Working Group on mercenaries, my colleague Saeed Mokbil and I would like to thank the Government of Chad for the invitation to conduct this visit. I wish to thank our focal points in...

This document provides an overview of the work carried out by 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 self...

GENEVA (13 April 2018) – The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will undertake its first visit to Chad from 16 to 23 April. The delegation, comprising Patricia Arias and Saeed...

GENEVA (20 December 2017) – A UN expert group on mercenaries has urged Ghana to introduce tougher measures to regulate the private security industry, warning that the spread of vigilante groups and...

Presented by Ms. Patricia Arias on behalf of the Working Group* Accra, 15 December 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me to be here today on behalf of the Working Group on mercenaries, to...

GENEVA (7 December 2017) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will conduct an official country visit to Ghana, from 8 to 15 December 2017. The Working Group...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – A United Nations expert group has urged States to establish a comprehensive, legally binding instrument to regulate private military and security companies (PMSCs). The...

Summary In this report, the Working Group examines the use of private security companies in places of deprivation of liberty, with attention given to the resulting impact on human rights. The report...