PI-OHCHR joint event on new report presented by Working Group on the use of mercenaries
"The impact of the use of private military and security services in immigration and border management on the protection of the rights of all migrants"
The event is co-hosted by OHCHR with Privacy International, following the presentation of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries' report to the Human Rights Council (A /HRC/45/9).
Introductory remarks and moderation:
Ms. Carolina Hernández Paramo, Advisor on Migration and Human Rights, OHCHR
Speakers:
- Mr. Chris Kwaja, Chair-Rapporteur, Working Group on the use of mercenaries
- Dr Ilia Siatitsa, Programme Director, Privacy International
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Mr. Felipe Gonzalez Morales
- Mr. Graeme Edgerton, Deputy General-Counsel, Australian Human Rights Commission
- Niamh Ni Bhriain, Programme Coordinator, Transnational Institute
- Dr. Daria Davitti, Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, Lund University
