…The Sixth Committee [of the UN's General Assembly]…[today commenced discussion of] the Geneva protocols…The Committee has before it a report…about measures…taken to protect victims of armed conflict…ANDREW ROSE (Australia), speaking also for Canada and New Zealand, said…he applauded the September acclamation of the “Montreux Document” on [Private Military and Security Companies - PMSCs] in armed conflict. The document strengthened respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law…EMMANUEL BICHET (Switzerland) said…[t]he document was not intended to confer legitimacy on [PMSCs], rather it [was]…a way of promoting [human] rights…HABIB MANSOUR (Tunisia) said…the indefinite status of those serving these companies…led to many questions about…how to have effective international controls on the companies…