A/HRC/36/47 Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Good practices ............................................................................................................................... 4 III. Gaps in national legislation ........................................................................................................... 7 A. Scope of application ............................................................................................................. 7 B. Licensing, authorization and registration of private security companies .............................. 8 C. Selection and training of personnel of private military and security companies .................. 9 D. Prohibited and permitted activities of private military and security companies ................... 10 E. Rules on acquisition of weapons........................................................................................... 12 F. Use of force and firearms...................................................................................................... 13 G. Accountability....................................................................................................................... 14 IV. Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 15 V. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 17