Contents. The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or Foreign occupation

THE RIGHT OF PEOPLES TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO PEOPLES UNDER COLONIAL OR ALIEN DOMINATION OR FOREIGN OCCUPATION

Report on the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of violating

Human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to

self-determination, submitted by Mr. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros,

Special Rapporteur, pursuant to Commission resolution 2000/3

GE.01-10170 (E)

CONTENTS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................... 4

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1 - 7 5

I. ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR.................... 8 - 23 6

A. Implementation of the programme of activities................ 8 - 11 6

B. Correspondence................................................................. 12 - 19 7

C. Correspondence relating to mercenary activities
against Cuba...................................................................... 20 - 23 9

II. MERCENARY ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA................................ 24 - 43 10

A. General.............................................................................. 24 - 30 10

B. Angola............................................................................... 31 - 32 11

C. Sierra Leone....................................................................... 33 - 39 12

D. Republic of the Congo...................................................... 40 13

E. Democratic Republic of the Congo................................... 41 - 42 13

F. Guinea-Bissau.................................................................... 43 14

III. PRESENT SITUATION AS REGARDS MERCENARY
ACTIVITIES................................................................................ 44 - 76 14

A. Traditional forms.............................................................. 44 - 49 14

B. Terrorism and mercenaries................................................. 50 - 58 15

C. Criminal associations......................................................... 59 - 61 17

D. Private security and military assistance companies

operating internationally.................................................... 62 - 70 18

E. Problems raised by a legal definition of mercenarism....... 71 - 76 19

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IV. CURRENT STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION AGAINST THE RECRUITMENT, USE,

FINANCING AND TRAINING OF MERCENARIES............. 77 - 79 21

V. CONCLUSIONS.......................................................................... 80 - 88 22

VI. RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................. 89 - 97 23

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