Views of Beit Hanoun, one of the neighborhoods most affected by the bombings in Northern Gaza, 2014 (Photo: © Yann Libessart/MSF)

Military policies and practices and protecting civilians from explosive weapons – report

October 23, 2018  Comments are off

The use of explosive weapons in populated areas has been identified as a key issue on the protection of civilians agenda by states and organisations over recent years. Military policies and procedures, applied in the context of weapon choices, are the central focus of a new paper released today by Article 36 and Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), based on a workshop convened by our organisations earlier this year. Operational policies and procedures provide... Read more

Explosive Weapons

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

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Autonomous weapons

Killing by machine

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Remember victims and respond to survivors: states must join the nuclear ban treaty

August 6, 2018  Comments are off

Seventy-three years ago this week, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 210,000 people in the immediate aftermath of the bombings. Many more died in the weeks, months and years following 1945, through the horrific short- and long-term, intergenerational effects on people of the blast, heat and radiation produced by the use of nuclear weapons. Since then, the testing of nuclear weapons has also had... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Cause of devastating harm to civilians

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

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Autonomous weapons

Killing by machine

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New technologies

Science, technology and weaponisation

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Campaign to Stop Killer Robots launch in Parliament Square, 2013 (© Campaign to Stop Killer Robots)

Shifting definitions? The UK and ‘autonomous weapons systems’

July 23, 2018  Comments are off

In May this year the UK’s MoD released a new concept note on ‘human machine teaming’.  In an a short policy analysis, we consider the implications of that note for the UK’s definition of autonomous weapons systems: Shifting definitions – the UK and Autonomous Weapons Systems July 2018 In its recent Joint Concept Note, Human Machine Teaming (JCN 1/8), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signalled some welcome flexibility in its approach to the... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Cause of devastating harm to civilians

80 items

Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

87 items

Autonomous weapons

Killing by machine

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New technologies

Science, technology and weaponisation

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Acoustic weapons and “remaining vigilant” on science, technology and weaponisation

November 20, 2018  Comments are off

Acoustic (or sonic) weapons, under research and development in a few countries, have been the subject of interest and much speculation for several decades. These devices have repeatedly captured the interest of the press, most recently when it was reported in 2016 that several staff members at the American embassy in Cuba were allegedly ‘subjected to an “acoustic attack” using sonic devices’ that caused serious health problems. Neurologists and engineers have challenged this claim however.... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Cause of devastating harm to civilians

80 items

Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

87 items

Autonomous weapons

Killing by machine

75 items

New technologies

Science, technology and weaponisation

30 items
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Disarmament as a means to build peace

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Drawing a line: Article 36 statement to UN talks on killer robots

April 11, 2018 (Off)

Article 36 science and technology statement at the UN CCW Meeting of High Contracting...

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Media Advisory: ICAN to collect Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for treaty banning nuclea...

December 8, 2017 (Off)

Nobel Peace Prize boosts efforts to prevent horror threatened by nuclear weapons

October 10, 2017 (Off)

Press Release: Majority of states agree to ban nuclear weapons at United Nations

July 7, 2017 (Off)

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Human security requires environmental security: joint statement on conflict and envir...

November 6, 2018 (Off)

Overview of statements on drones at UNGA First Committee 2018

October 22, 2018 (Off)

UNGA First Committee joint civil society statement on drones

October 17, 2018 (Off)

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Banned cluster munitions, UN blacklisting and £1bn of explo...

June 8, 2016 (Off)

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Roundtable briefing on UN nuclear disarmament talks

May 31, 2016 (Off)

Nuclear weapons  UK Parliamentary  

Ensuring meaningful human control, in the face of the weapon...

May 24, 2016 (Off)

Autonomous weapons  UK Parliamentary