Download or read book Report of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of People to Self-Determination written by UN. Human Rights Council. 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 and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of activities undertaken during 2006, including country visits by the Working Group to Honduras and Ecuador, and extracts from communications sent and responses received from Governments; discusses the effects of activities of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities in different parts of the world, demonstrating the variety of situations and contemporary manifestations of mercenarism; elaborates on the theme of the State as the primary holder of the use of force, also in light of the effects of activities of private military and private security companies on the enjoyment of human rights; provides an overview of normative developments, notably the status of the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries; describes the Working Group's envisioned future activities, notably a process of regional round tables, and the establishment of an academic network; provides conclusions and recommendations, noting the phenomenon of individuals recruited by private military and private security companies to perform military services in armed conflicts, and a number of pertinent human rights issues concerned.