"Call for submissions: The role of private military and security companies in immigration and border management and the impact on the protection of the rights of all migrants", 2020

The Working Group invites all interested governments, civil society organizations, academics, international and inter-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions, activists, private companies and others to provide information and views in writing to support the preparation of its thematic report... [The] Working Group... is particularly interested in the following areas:

1. The types and level of private security services performed in immigration and border management and related regulatory and contractual frameworks, particularly as regards:  
2. The Working Group would also appreciate any information regarding allegations of human rights abuses against migrants by PMSCs. This may include acts in which they are reportedly directly responsible or acts that aid and assist violations and abuses by other actors. The Working Group is further interested in learning of efforts to secure accountability for such abuses and violations, and to provide effective remedies for victims.
3. In addition, the Working Group recognizes the importance of gender and intersectionality as a means to understand fully the impact of PMSC actions on individual migrants and others. With this in mind, the Working Group welcomes any information that includes a gender and intersectional analysis. 

Please send your submissions in English, French or Spanish in attachment to an email to [email protected] and kindly indicate if you would like your submission to be published on the website of the Working Group or to be treated as confidential.