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UK says killer robots will not meet requirements of international law

June 18, 2013  No comments

At a parliamentary debate called by Nia Griffith MP on 17 June the UK Minister for Counter Proliferation, Alistair Burt MP provided further information on British policy regarding fully autonomous weapons. In response to Nia Griffith, who is Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Weapons and Protection of Civilians, the Minister stressed that the UK does not possess fully autonomous weapon systems and has no intention of developing them. In a significant statement,... Read more

Explosive Weapons

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Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

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New technologies of killing

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Side event on weapons, casualty recording and victim assistance, 15 April 2013 (c) Cluster Munition Coalition

Weapons, casualty recording and victims rights

May 10, 2013  1 comment

On 15 April, on the margins of the 2013 Intersessional Meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), Article 36 in conjunction with Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) held a side-event on “Weapons, casualty recording and victim’s rights.” Attended by some 75 delegates from states, international organisations and civil society, the briefing was chaired by Caroline Woergoetter of the Austrian Mission to Geneva and saw presentations by Loren Persi of the Landmine and Cluster Munition... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

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Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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Open-Ended Working Group on nuclear disarmament

June 11, 2013  No comments

The open-ended working group to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations for the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons (or OEWG on nuclear disarmament) was established in 2012 under United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/67/56. It will meet for fifteen days over the course of May, June and August 2013 and report to the General Assembly’s First Committee in October. Along with the Oslo Conference on the Humanitarian Impact... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

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Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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Reclaiming the Protection of Civilians Under IHL

May 23, 2013  No comments

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hosting a global conference on the protection of civilians under International Humanitarian Law in Oslo from 23-24 May 2013. This conference builds on a series of regional workshops that have taken place as part of this initiative. Explosive weapons A key theme that has emerged from these meetings is the protection civilians from the effects of explosive weapons. The background paper for the initiative “Reclaiming the Protection of Civilians... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

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Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

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Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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Remarks by Article 36 to the Open-Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament

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How to achieve a treaty banning nuclear weapons

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Media Advisory: Killer Robots debate in UK Parliament on 17 June

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UK out of step with international debate on killer robots

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Campaigners say UK rejection of killer robots is not yet watertight

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Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Forum: October 19-20, 2013

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Open-Ended Working Group on nuclear disarmament

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