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Daily Archives: November 4, 2011 8:27 pm
Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries – Mission to Equatorial Guinea (16 – 20 August 2010)
Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries – Mission to Equatorial Guinea (16 – 20 August 2010) GE.11-14382 Human Rights Council Eighteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social … Continue reading
Civilian Contractor Attacked By Insurgents In Afghanistan
New York Times November 4, 2011 Pg. 14 Civilian Contractor Attacked By Insurgents In Afghanistan By Ray Rivera and Sharifullah Sahak KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents attacked a logistics company that works with NATO in the western city of Herat on … Continue reading
Members of Congress Outraged at Human Trafficking Fueled by Our Tax Dollars
Nov 04, 2011 Members of Congress Outraged at Human Trafficking Fueled by Our Tax Dollars Ranking Member Connolly (left) and Chairman Lankford (right). By NICK SCHWELLENBACH The Chairman and Ranking Member of a House subcommittee on federal procurement expressed anger … Continue reading
House panel hearing explores U.S. government contractors’ exploitation of workers overseas
House panel hearing explores U.S. government contractors’ exploitation of workers overseas By Joe Davidson, Published: November 2 If Americans ever think about the employees of government subcontractors, it’s doubtful that sex traders, indentured servants and exploited workers living in barbed-wire compounds … Continue reading
NATO, Afghans Struggle To Replace Security Firms
Yahoo.com November 2, 2011 NATO, Afghans Struggle To Replace Security Firms By Heidi Vogt, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO is pouring extra resources to set up an Afghan force to take over from private security firms after a report … Continue reading
Africa: Fugitive Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and the SA Mercenaries
Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria) Africa: Fugitive Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and the SA Mercenaries Sabelo Gumedze, Senior Researcher, Security Sector Governance Programme, Iss Pretoria Office 2 November 2011 Disturbing reports about the late Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, allegedly … Continue reading