PI's submission to the 'UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries' on the role of private companies in immigration and border management and the impact on the rights of migrants

Privacy International responded to the call for submissions of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the rights of peoples to self-determination on role of private military and security companies in immigration and border management and the impact on the protection of the rights of all migrants.

This submission builds on PI’s research and reporting highlighting examples of the involvement of private companies in immigration and border management sectors. After some introductory remarks it provides information on specific companies working on every step of the way. It then provides an overview of how ongoing practices amount to serious violations of the right to privacy of migrants and as a result facilitate violations of other human rights as well.