ISS Conference on the Private Security Sector in Africa

Date: 2007-04-18 to Invalid date

ISS Conference on the Private Security Sector in Africa

ISS Pretoria, 18-20 April 2007

Attendance by Invitation Only

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) through the Defence Sector Programme (DSP) shall be hosting a conference on the Regulation of the Private Security Sector in Africa which shall take place in Pretoria, South Africa, at the ISS Boardroom between 18 – 20 April 2007. The Conference is part of an ISS project on the Regulation of the Private Security Sector in Africa which seeks to support the effective regulation of the growing private security sector in Africa towards the establishment of a consistent and logical regulatory framework for national, sub-regional and regional legislation and protocols.

 

In a nutshell, the Conference is aimed at addressing the following: - the manifestation and extent of the private security sector in Africa; the underlying reasons for the sector’s unprecedented growth in Africa; the impact of the industry on various aspects in the Africa society such as human security, human rights, development etc.; and the need for its effective regulation in Africa, both at the national and regional/international levels. Experts from different parts of the world shall present papers addressing the above, which shall be complied in an ISS monograph.

 

During the conference, there shall be a presentation on the Swiss Initiative on private military and security companies, which entails international steps to ensure that private military and security companies operating in areas of conflict show greater respect for international law and human rights. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched the Swiss Initiative in 2006 in order to strengthen the legal obligations of the actors and to draw up a list of good practices.

 

More information on the Swiss Initiative

 

For more information on the ISS Conference, please contact Mr Sabelo Gumedze, tel: +27 12 346 9500, email: [email protected]