Future Security Trends: Implications for Human Rights

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The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers' Association (ICoCA) is a multistakeholder initiative whose mission is to raise private industry security standards and promote the responsible provision of private security. During these podcasts ICoCA invites different perspectives on what the future holds for responsible private security that respects human rights and international humanitarian law. Music by www.bensound.com

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The Civil Society's Role in The Creation of The ICoCA

Jan 17 2024 18 mins  
S2E3 - In this episode, we welcome Amol Mehra, director of industry programs at Laudes Foundation. He was one of the founding board members of ICoCA. Amol will tell us more about the process of creation of the ICoCA, and specifically, about the role that the civil society play in the process of ensuring accountability of private security companies.

The Evolution of ICoCA - The Early Years

Nov 08 2023 30 mins  
In this episode we speak to Rémy Friedmann, Senior Advisor on Business and Human Rights at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs who was ICoCA's first Chair of the Board of Directors and guided the Association through its early years.

The International Code of Conduct: Genesis and Negotiation Process

Sep 13 2023 35 mins  
In this episode, we welcome Andrew Clapham, professor of international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and member of ICoCA's Advisory Group. Having been involved in the development and drafting of the International Code of Conduct, he will walk us through the context, as well as the process of the negotiations that have preceded the Code's establishment.

Agents of Chains: The Role of Responsible Recruitment in Securing Security Personnel from South Asia

Jan 11 2022 24 mins  
After a career in the Gurkhas and Singapore Police, Ian Gordon founded his own private security company, IDG Security, an ICoCA Certified Member Company with operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Myanmar. So what are the pitfalls in recruiting private security personnel from South Asia, and how does Ian avoid these? We talk to Ian about the powerful role agents play, and ho

Resilience within International Aid and Development: Helping Humanitarians Realize Responsible Security

Sep 14 2021 25 mins  
In the fourteenth episode of ICoCA's podcast series we talk to Mike Blyth, Chief Operating Officer at Risk and Strategic Management, Corp (RSM). With a background in the military, Mike has decades of experience helping humanitarian actors with their security needs and recently completed a PhD on the topic. We ask him about his research and what his experience working with humanitar

Understanding the Private Security Sector: How Data Can Inform and Professionalize the Industry

Jul 14 2021 22 mins  
Simon Pears, Chair of the International Professional Security Association (IPSA) shares his vision for gathering data on the treatment of private security personnel around the world.

Human Rights & Human Resources: The Role of Training and Vetting in Responsible Security

Jun 23 2021 16 mins  
In the twelfth episode we talk to Stella Kagwi, Group HR Coordinator for WS Insight, an ICoCA Member Company with operations across Africa, about why and how human resource management plays such a critical role in the provision of responsible security.

A Future For Mining In The DRC: The Role of Responsible Security

May 04 2021 25 mins  
Richard Robinson is a Senior Advisor for GardaWorld. His vast experience has seen him working in and across all sectors, corporate, non-profit and government. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spent the last two decades there, which included setting up one of the largest tin mines in the world in a remote region of North Kivu. So what have his experiences working

Understanding Mercenaries: War, Wagner and Why We Should Care

Mar 31 2021 26 mins  
Candace Rondeaux, Professor of Practice at the School of Politics and Global Studies and Senior Fellow with the Center on the Future of War, Arizona State University, shares her insights on the rise of Russian mercenaries, including the Wagner group.

Human Rights and Women in the Private Security Workforce

Mar 05 2021 27 mins  
In the first episode of the second series, we talk to two members of the ICoCA Board of Directors, Jo Anthoine, Director of Risk and Welfare, GardaWorld and Michelle Quinn, Senior Vice President, Patriot Group International. Why did they choose careers in the private security sector? What has their experience been of the challenges and opportunities women face in a male-dominated i