GENEVA (10 March 2016) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries, composed of human rights experts Patricia Arias and Saeed Mokbil, will visit Ukraine from 14 to 18...

BRUSSELS / GENEVA (16 October 2015) – Belgium needs to develop an inclusive national vision and action on the issue of foreign fighters at federal, regional and community, and local levels, the United...

French | Dutch 16 October 2015 We wish to thank the Government of Belgium for its invitation to the Working Group to visit the country, and for the full co-operation extended to us by its various...

GENEVA (8 October 2015) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will visit Belgium from 12 to 16 October 2015 to gather information on the activities of foreign...

MORNING / MIDDAY 16 September 2015 Hears Address by Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Concludes Debate on Truth, Justice and Non-Recurrence and on Enforced Disappearances The Human Rights Council...

In this report, the Working Group revisits the concept of mercenarism in order to explore how its mandate corresponds to evolving phenomena that may be considered as contemporary forms of mercenarism or mercenary-related activities. The phenomenon of foreign fighters presents such an opportunity. It further prompts an assessment of the impact of the presence of these actors on human rights, in particular the right to self-determination.

NEW YORK (20 July 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will address the issue of the increasing activity of foreign fighters and its impact on human rights. The panel...

TUNIS / GENEVA (10 July 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today warned that complex recruiting and travel networks have taken thousands of Tunisian men, women and even...

First of all, I wish to thank the Government of Tunisia for extending an invitation to the Working Group to visit the country, for its openness in its dialogue with our delegation, and the full co...

GENEVA (26 June 2015) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will visit Tunisia from 1 to 8 July 2015 to gather information on the activities of foreign fighters...