3 Times As Many Honduran Private Security Agents as Police – teleSUR English
TeleSUR English3 Times As Many Honduran Private Security Agents as PoliceteleSUR EnglishFor Migdonia Ayesta of the National University's Violence Observatory, “There is approximately 80 to 100 thousand agents working for private security companies. That is a problem because people see they are not getting the state security they require.”.
Reporters Without Borders publishes its 2014 World Press Freedom Index. U.S. Falls 13 places (Daily Kos)
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Reporters Without Borders has posted its annual look at the state of press freedom around the world. As always, there are problems galore. As RWB points out, press freedom is non-existent in many countries, and people brave enough to _be_ reporters there risk their liberty or lives even in absence of war. China, Sudan and Saudi Arabia are among them. On the other end of the study are Canada and the Scandinavian countries, where the press is outstandingly free. As for the United States:
> Countries that pride themselves on being democracies and respecting the rule of law have not set an example, far from it. Freedom of information is too often sacrificed to an overly broad and abusive interpretation of national security needs, marking a disturbing retreat from democratic practices. Investigative journalism often suffers as a result.
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> This has been the case in the United States (46th), which fell 13 places, one of the most significant declines, amid increased efforts to track down whistleblowers and the sources of leaks. The trial and conviction of Private Bradley Manning and the pursuit of NSA analyst Edward Snowden …
ISO to Develop New Global Private Security Quality Management Standard
PSCs play an important role in high risk environments supporting businesses, governments, infrastructure protection, disaster relief, and aid agencies,” said Marc Siegel, commissioner of the ASIS Global Standards Initiative and chairman of the ISO Project Committee.
Sony hack prompts review of government help in private company security – The Seattle Times
The Seattle TimesSony hack prompts review of government help in private company securityThe Seattle TimesThe hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment has U.S. Officials reassessing when and how the government should help private companies defend against digital assaults, National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers said. National-security officials are …and more »