# Human rights concerns in private military and security companies’ operations affecting third countries

European Parliament procedure 2018/2154(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 253 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2018-09-19 and 2018-09-19.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on human rights concerns in private military and security companies' operations affecting third countries. The amendments cite UN and ISO instruments, IMO guidance, procurement directives and a Council common position on arms export controls, note the dramatic increase in such companies and the lack of agreed definitions, and argue they should not substitute for national armed forces or undermine states' responsibility for security.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1055.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Mirja VEHKAPERÄ | Finland | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/193269.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Javier NART | Spain | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125005.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | ID | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124875.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |

## Official source documents

- PE626.988: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-626988_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2154-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2154-INI.json

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