A/HRC/45/9/Add.1 Private military and security companies in Switzerland 98. Adopt a unified regulatory framework to set minimum standards for private security companies applicable in all cantons of the Confederation. This should contain: (a) a clear definition of the private security activities falling within the scope of the regulation; (b) clear delineation of the competencies of police and private security respectively; (c) thorough background checks conducted by police or the appropriate cantonal authority on all private security employees, going beyond simple checks on criminal records; (d) standardized training, including on human rights; (e) restrictions regarding the use of force by private security personnel; (f) a requirement to be distinguished by uniform and insignia; and (g) a greater oversight function for the State on actions by private security. 99. In the period before a unified regulation is adopted, cantonal authorities should consider ways to enforce minimum standards on private security companies, notably in terms of vetting, training, monitoring and oversight. 100. Encourage public authorities at all levels of government to integrate stricter requirements into contracts with private security providers in relation to human rights standards, including the principle of non-discrimination, gender issues, vetting, and monitoring of contractual obligations. 101. In federal asylum facilities, continue limiting the use of force, and limiting the role of private security providers to non-decision-making tasks. The presence of female security guards in federal asylum centres should be maintained commensurate with the number of women and families present in a facility. 102. The Working Group invites private security companies and related industry associations to work towards raising standards, not only to ensure high professional standards integrating human rights elements but also to maintain competitiveness in a sector where good conduct and reputation play an important role. Tools to be explored in this respect include the development of complaints procedures, codes of conducts and self-regulatory mechanisms. Mercenaries and mercenary-related activities 103. Continue to ensure complementarity between legal instruments that touch on mercenarism and mercenary-related activities, and in their implementation, and consider how best to use the international normative framework on mercenaries, including the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, to this effect. 104. Monitor the situation of Swiss citizens detained, prosecuted or sentenced abroad for terrorism-related offences, and seek their extradition in contexts where there are credible concerns that their rights to, inter alia, freedom from torture and a fair trial may be violated. 19