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Since the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots participated in the World Scout Jamboree in July 2019, we have received multiple requests from children and young people asking for information on the killer robots threat as well as how to help the Campaign. In response, the Campaign staff team are producing new resources, holding consultations with […]

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has spent 2020 navigating the global Covid-19 pandemic that was unthinkable one year ago. Its global coalition of non-governmental organizations have rapidly adjusted their activities and working methods to adapt to the brave new world brought about by the pandemic. Unfortunately, diplomacy on killer robots has proven less nimble […]

26 September 2019 New York, USA. PRESS RELEASE: Only a new ban treaty will prevent a future of killer robots. Foreign ministers must commit to launching negotiations now. Dozens of foreign ministers endorsed a killer robots declaration today as part of an “Alliance for Multilateralism” initiative led by Germany and France. Killer robots are identified […]

EMBARGOED until 6am EST Oct 21 21 October 2019 New York, USA. PRESS RELEASE: Inaction by states allows tech companies and a handful of governments to recklessly pursue the development of fully autonomous weapons. Only a new ban treaty will prevent a future of killer robots. Microsoft, Amazon, Clarifai, Anduril and Palantir are amongst companies […]

EMBARGOED until 00:01 EST, January 22, 2019 05:01 GMT, 22 January 2019 22 January 2019 PRESS RELEASE: 61% opposed to the development of Killer Robots In the 26 countries surveyed in 2018, more than three in every five people (61%) responding to a new poll oppose the development of weapons systems that would select and […]

26 November 2018 Geneva PRESS RELEASE Fragile diplomatic talks on killer robots limp forward Public pressure is essential to nations retaining human control over the use of force Reflecting the fragile nature of multilateralism today, states have agreed to continue their diplomatic talks on lethal autonomous weapons systems—killer robots —next year, but with no clear […]

11 June 2013 Synopsis prepared by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots SYNOPSIS: European Parliament report on “Human rights implications of the usage of drones and unmanned robots in warfare,” May 2013 Summary In May 2013 the European Parliament issued a study into the human rights implications of the usage of drones and unmanned robots […]

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a coalition of over a hundred civil society organizations working across 54 countries to stop the development and use of fully autonomous weapons through an international treaty. These weapons would be able to select and engage targets without human intervention, effectively ceding the decision to take a human […]

The event provided a critical assessment of the dangers posed by autonomy in weapon systems to international human rights law, including the right to life, prohibition of inhumane and degrading treatment, freedom from discrimination, equality before the law, the presumption of innocence, and the right to privacy. Panelists evaluated the dangers of bias in the […]