Pro-government militias, human rights abuses and the ambiguous role of foreign aid
Carey, Sabine C. / Neil J. Mitchell (2016)
Briefing Paper 4/2016
Governments often use irregular armed groups to avoid accountability for human rights abuses when targeting a domestic opponent. As this increases the risk of atrocities, the international community must ensure governments are held accountable for violence committed by their informal agents, too.
