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Article

15 Mar 2008

Author:
Terra Actualidad - EFE

El Gobierno británico, bajo presión para regular a los mercenarios

[E]l Gobierno británico está bajo presión para regular la actividad de los mercenarios de empresas de seguridad privadas que operan en zonas de conflicto…La ONG 'War on want', dedicada a luchar contra la pobreza y la injusticia derivadas de la globalización, ha amenazado con llevar al Ejecutivo a los tribunales si no actúa para controlar al sector…Desde la invasión de…[Irak], los efectivos de esas empresas se han visto involucrados en multitud de delitos y abusos de los derechos humanos…'El Gobierno debe introducir urgentemente una ley que prohíba a estas empresas entrar en combate y que las someta a un control democrático', declaró…la directora de la campaña de 'War on Want'…[se refiere a Blackwater, Aegis, ArmorGroup]

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