A/HRC/30/34 infractions with their respective sanctions. Selection procedures and background checks must be improved, with specific reference to international human rights and humanitarian law in the selection criteria, and training requirements that meet the minimum standards of duration and with particular content on human rights. 130. While in general States have detailed regulations on private security services, the relevant laws do not include any references to a single dedicated body responsible for licencing and monitoring the activities of private military and security companies, or specific rules on the content of monitoring activities and inspections. 131. The Working Group reiterates its view that a comprehensive, legally binding international regulatory instrument is the best way to ensure consistent regulation worldwide and adequate protection of the human rights of all affected by the activities of private military and security companies. The Working Group emphasizes the critical need for States to establish minimum international standards to regulate the activities of private military and security companies and their personnel in pursuing the realization of these fundamental human rights, in accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law standards. An international convention would provide a standard regulatory framework and single dedicated body on various essential issues related to the activities of private military and security companies, ensure the accountability of private military and security company personnel, and guarantee the right to effective remedies of all victims worldwide. The provisions of an international convention on licensing, authorisation, selection and training of private military and security personnel would contribute to the establishment of common and consistent regulation that is desirable to ensure effective scrutiny of the conduct of private military and security companies and the implementation of the necessary international human rights standards, as well as to ensure the accountability of private military and security company personnel for violations of the law. 132. Further research into national regulatory strategies is clearly needed in order to identify trends, gaps and good practices in regulating private military and security companies. To this end, the Working Group encourages Member States that have not yet responded to its request to share with it laws and regulations relating to private military and security companies to do so. 133. In this study, the Working Group observed that only five of the countries studied have ratified the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries and that only one of them, Peru, prohibits the activities of mercenaries domestically. The Working Group calls on the countries that are parties to this convention to incorporate the prohibition of those activities into their domestic legislation. 134. The Working Group also encourages Governments in these regions to promote discussion on the role of private security companies in the context of regional security into the agendas of intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations. 23