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18 Dec 2012

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UN News

Somalia: UN Experts On Use of Mercenaries Urge Greater Oversight for Private Security Contractors

The Government of Somalia must do more to ensure the security of its citizens while increasing regulations on private military and security companies...[T]he UN's Working Group on the use of mercenaries....noted...that some private security contractors have not always operated transparently...and, occasionally, veer away from their prescribed goals of providing simple protection from armed factions, bandits and pirates...[The Working Group] called upon the international community to reach an agreement on regulations and procedures regarding the use of armed personnel in the shipping industry, cautioning that a failure to do so created risks for human rights violations at sea...[T]he Working Group also examined the use of private contractors by the UN...in Somalia and welcomed efforts to ensure that the security providers...maintained the "gold standard" when it came to human rights issues.