Men dig through rubble in a residential compound housing employees of the Mokha Steam Power Plant and their families following an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that killed at least 65 civilians in Mokha, Yemen on July 24, 2015. (© Ole Solvang/Human Rights Watch)

Banned cluster munitions, UN blacklisting and £1bn of explosive weapon sales

June 8, 2016  Comments are off

Saudi-led bombing in Yemen, and the UK Recent developments and revelations regarding the actions of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen leave the UK government with a number of serious questions to answer about its policies and practice – including regarding its response to evidence of clear harm to civilians living through the conflict in Yemen. In May, Amnesty International released new documentation showing that UK-manufactured BL-755 cluster munitions had been used in Yemen by Saudi... 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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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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UN talks conclude: Overwhelming majority of states want nuclear ban negotiations in 2017

August 19, 2016  Comments are off

On 19 August, talks at the UN in Geneva to identify ways forward towards nuclear disarmament concluded, with resounding support amongst states and a clear adopted recommendation for starting work on a new treaty comprehensively banning nuclear weapons as soon as possible. After years of deadlock in international nuclear disarmament forums, this is a momentous outcome. The move for a ban treaty has emerged from renewed concern over the past six years amongst states and civil society at the catastrophic... 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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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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The UK’s Taranis stealth UAV. (Flickr/Qinetiq https://www.flickr.com/photos/qinetiq/4789729740/)

Ensuring meaningful human control, in the face of the weaponisation of robotics and AI

May 24, 2016  Comments are off

The UK parliament is currently holding an inquiry into implications for the UK of advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, including the “social, legal and ethical issues raised by developments in robotics and artificial intelligence technologies, and how they should be addressed.” Article 36 made a submission to this inquiry in April, building on our analysis of UK policy in relation to autonomous weapons systems. The UK’s engagement to date in multilateral discussions on the implications... 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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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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Article 36 reviews and addressing Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

April 8, 2016  Comments are off

For the CCW’s latest informal meeting of experts on LAWS, this briefing paper looks at national level legal reviews of new weapons, means and methods of warfare under the framework of article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, in the context of international discussions on autonomous weapons systems. A number of states have suggested that action around national legal reviews could constitute a basis for addressing the serious concerns that LAWS raise,... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Cause of devastating harm to civilians

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

67 items

Autonomous weapons

Killing by machine

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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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Statement on nuclear weapons and security to UN talks

May 12, 2016 (Off)

Opening statement on autonomous weapons to CCW expert meeting, April 2016

April 12, 2016 (Off)

The legal gap and urgency of a treaty banning nuclear weapons: statement to UN talks

February 24, 2016 (Off)

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Invitation and media advisory: Panel discussion on autonomous weapons at parliament

April 20, 2016 (Off)

Press release: Governments meet in Vienna to tackle bombing and bombardment in towns ...

September 20, 2015 (Off)

UK tries to block international condemnation of banned cluster bombs

September 7, 2015 (Off)

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Briefing on armed drones for states attending UN General Assembly First Committee

August 12, 2016 (Off)

Briefing for UN General Assembly First Committee on disarmament and development

August 12, 2016 (Off)

Briefing for states attending UN General Assembly First Committee on Cyber

August 12, 2016 (Off)

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

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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