Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination

Country Visits

Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group continues to, inter alia, monitor mercenaries, mercenary-related activities in all their forms and manifestations, as well as to study the effects of the activities of private companies offering military assistance, consultancy and security services on the international market on the enjoyment of human rights.

Official country visits are conducted with the official invitation of and in cooperation with the Member State of the concerned country; and for assessment and investigation, whether regional, country-specific, or situational, in the concerned country. The Working Group intends to visit countries with different relevance to conflict situations; with a view to provide a comprehensive assessment by the Working Group on the phenomenon of PMSCs operational in violent, low-intensity and post conflict situations.

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Panama (May 2002)	E/CN.4/2003/16
El Salvador (May 2002)	E/CN.4/2003/16
Cuba (September 1999)	E/CN.4/2000/14
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (January 1999)	A/54/326
South Africa (October 1996)	E/CN.4/1997/24
Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro (September 1994)	E/CN.4/1995/29
United States (19-27 July 1989)	A/44/526, E/CN.4/1990/11*
Nicaragua  December 1988)	E/CN.4/1989/14 *
Angola (1988)	A/43/735*

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