A/HRC/27/50 Contents Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–3 3 II. Activities of the Working Group............................................................................. 4–12 3 III. IV. 2 Paragraphs A. Nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first sessions of the Working Group ......... 6–8 3 B. Communications ............................................................................................ 9 4 C. Country visits ................................................................................................. 10 4 D. Collecting information on individuals convicted of mercenary activities ...... 11 4 E. Other activities of the Working Group members............................................ 12 5 Research on national regulation of PMSCs............................................................. 13–66 5 A. Introduction .................................................................................................... 13–14 5 B. Francophone Africa ........................................................................................ 15–44 6 C. Asia................................................................................................................. 45–66 13 Conclusion and recommendations .......................................................................... 67–75 19