A Critical Intersection: Private Security Companies, Gender-based Violence, and the Arms Trade

Submitted by Katie Lazaro on 9 October, 2024

'The globalization and expansion of the private security industry has led to concerns about whether the industry has adequate safeguards to prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and other human rights abuses, by its personnel.'

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Floating Armouries in the Indian Ocean (Research Note 52)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 November, 2020

This Research Note summarizes the findings of a chapter on floating armouries in the Small Arms Survey 2015: Weapons and the World. It presents basic information on the number of floating armouries operating in the HRA, their use, the number of arms they store, and an overview of some of the nascent—and potential—approaches to regulating floating armouries to ensure safe and secure practices.