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- The framework of this Convention criminalizes the sheltering, assisting, training, equipping, promoting, supporting, employing or enlisting mercenaries.
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Mercenary activities seriously violate one or more legal rights. The motivation for a mercenary’s activities always threatens fundamental rights such as the right to life, physical integrity or freedom of individuals.
Sep 20, 2023 · That includes those carrying out mercenary-like activities such as the Wagner Group in Africa, who are responsible for driving instability and violence in the region and committing widespread...
Oct 23, 2018 · Firstly, it is paramount to ensure that those involved in mercenary-related activities and perpetrators of human rights violations are held accountable, including, where necessary, by developing and strengthening the capacity of justice and human rights institutions.
International standards. International law prohibits the use of mercenaries in armed conflict and certain peaceful situations. Owing to its special nature, the law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law) does not address the legality of mercenary activities or establish the responsibility for mercenarism of those who participate in ...
Oct 16, 1997 · Over the past 20 years, the United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Human Rights have adopted over a hundred resolutions condemning the activities of mercenaries and those who use them.
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Jun 19, 2024 · The legal status of mercenaries remains a contentious and intricate issue within the realm of international humanitarian law. As armed actors operating in conflict zones for private gain, their role challenges established norms regarding state sovereignty and accountability.
Jul 23, 2015 · The United Nations expert group on the use of mercenaries today convened a discussion at UN Headquarters in New York to address the issue of the increasing activity of foreign fighters –...
