A group of independent United Nations experts...called for the adoption of binding international regulations to control the activities of private security companies...[The Chairman of the UN Working Group on Mercenaries] Mr. Gómez said there is a legal “gap” between recognized international conventions on the use of mercenaries, and the control of private security companies that are often used by governments and non-governmental organizations...The Working Group had already submitted proposed legislation to the General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva which were being discussed at the expert level...“What we are proposing is a binding instrument for States that is very clear” to include licensing, national and international monitoring of activities and civil and criminal laws regulating them. The instrument...would also have measures specifically to deal with victims.