In July 2012 a UN Monitoring Group alleged that [a] private military and security company...Saracen International, closely linked to Sterling Corporate Services...may have spent much of the last two years involved in activities that breach UN sanctions in Somalia, with several Somalis apparently ending up dead in the process...Saracen is a signatory to the International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security Providers...With the multi-stakeholder oversight mechanism that the Code promises still not yet established, there is a danger that certification against the new industry ‘standard’ will offer the industry increased legitimacy without increased accountability...[However, the] ICoC may offer a neat way for the government to discharge its Duty to Protect human rights, and the best way to provide effective remedies – but only if the oversight mechanism meets the standards set in the UN Guiding Principles. [refers to Sandline International]