[A] multistakeholder group of governments, private security providers and nongovernmental organizations has approved a charter to oversee compliance with the International Code of Conduct (ICOC). The charter will establish a staffed association to oversee member company compliance with the code and to promote respect for human rights under the code...“This consensus is welcome and an important moment for private security contractors and those of us who work with them to address human rights challenges in the field,” said Human Rights First’s Meg Roggensack...“We fought hard to secure a meaningful and human rights oriented certification of private security provider systems and policies, to establish in-field monitoring of company performance, and to create a way to ensure that victims can access effective remedies when company mechanisms prove inadequate.