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A/HRC/51/25: Access to justice, accountability and remedies for victims of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies

Published

31 August 2022

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A/HRC/51/25

In the present report, the Working Group on the use of mercenaries examines violations of human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by mercenaries, mercenary related actors and private military and security companies. The report reflects key intersectional considerations with regard to the impact of the actions of those actors and their differentiated effects on victims. It explores the challenges encountered by victims in accessing justice and adopts a comprehensive approach to accountability by elaborating the main elements of access to justice and remedy.

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Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination