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inter alia, that in the process of bringing Peru’s legislation into line with the International
Convention, Peru adopt the broadest possible interpretation in order to typify at the domestic
level not only the traditional offence of acting as a mercenary but also mercenary-related
activities, taking into account the emergent trends of the activities of private military and security
companies operating domestically and/or abroad.
12. A delegation of the Working Group, composed of the Chairperson-Rapporteur and one
member, visited Fiji from 14 to 18 May 2007.4 The Working Group recommended, inter alia, the
accession of Fiji to the International Convention and the development of accompanying national
legislation, the establishment of a system of regulation, licensing, control and monitoring of
private military and security companies in order to provide effective oversight, and the adoption
of measures to address issues of reintegration and post-traumatic stress disorders for individuals
returning from security work abroad.
13. A delegation of the Working Group, composed of the Chairperson-Rapporteur and one
member, visited Chile from 9 to 13 July 2007.5 The Working Group recommended, inter alia, the
penalization and legislation at the national level with a view to adopting the broadest possible
criteria of the offence of mercenarism, the swift conclusions of the investigations in the military
courts and urgent measures be taken to safeguard the rights of Chilean nationals still working in
Iraq.
14. The Working Group intends to undertake visits to a variety of countries relevant to
different aspects of its mandate, including States that hire PMSCs, States on whose territory
PMSCs operate, and States where PMSCs are incorporated and registered, in terms of
recruitment, use, financing and training of employees and employers of PMSCs and their
subsidiaries and corporate structures. It reiterates its appreciation to the Member States which
have invited it and contributed, thus, to enabling the fulfilment of its mandate. It welcomes
indications from other States of forthcoming invitations, and renews its appeal for invitations
from Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Iraq,
Papua New Guinea, South Africa, United States of America and Zimbabwe.6
C. Communications
15. The Working Group has increasingly received information from Governments, NGOs and
individuals concerning situations involving mercenaries, mercenary-related activities and private
military and security companies. During the year under review, communications have been
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By letter of 19 April 2007, the Government of Iraq stated that “the security situation in Iraq
would not allow the working group to do their work in an effective manner”.
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