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JAN
2014

The Montreux Document Five Years On: Growing Acceptance Despite Mixed Record

From December 11 to 13, 2013, the Swiss Government, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), hosted the Montreux +5 Conference in Montreux, Switzerland. Montreux +5 brought...
03
APR
2013

New Association to Oversee Implementation of Code of Conduct for Security Industry

On March 8, the Swiss government publicly announced the charter of a new association – the ICOC Association – to promote, govern and oversee implementation of the International Code of Conduct (ICOC) for Private Security Service Providers and ensure responsible and...
01
MAR
2013

Amol Mehra on Private Security Contractors

In an article on Huffington Post this week, ICAR’s Amol Mehra writes about the need to hold private military and security contractors accountable around the world. The Huffington Post article can be found here.
16
FEB
2013

Civil Society Issues Statement on Charter to Create Oversight Mechanism for PSCs

The Initiative for Human Rights in Business was one among a number of civil society groups to sign on to a statement in response to a proposed charter for a multi-stakeholder governance and oversight mechanism to regulate implementation of a code of conduct for private security...
02
JAN
2013

UK Adopts the ANSI Standard

In mid-December, the British government announced in a Foreign & Commonwealth Office Ministerial Statement that it will require U.K.-based private security companies to adhere to a recently developed U.S. national standard for private security providers. The American National...
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