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July 9, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Council should urgently address impunity for summary executions

Item 3 interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on summary executions - 9 July 2020

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.

July 2, 2020 Statement

Statement on Cooperative Compliance, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meetings

Delivered by Steve Goose, Arms Division Executive Director

June 16, 2020 Dispatches

Italy Should Stop Arms Transfer to Egypt

Deal Contravenes EU Pledge, Risks Facilitating Further Abuses

A house that the Egyptian army demolished in March 2018 in al-Arish as “retaliation” against suspects. © 2018 Private

June 10, 2020 Dispatches

France Should Halt Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Arms Sales to Rights-Abusing Countries Fuel Atrocities Against Civilians

French-made Leclerc tanks of the Saudi-led coalition are deployed on the outskirts of the Yemeni port city of Aden during a military operation, August 3, 2015.

June 9, 2020 Dispatches

Children Vote to Stop Killer Robots

Peace Prize Provides Impetus for Banning Killer Robots

Growing opposition to fully autonomous weapons from various quarters shows how the public conscience supports banning weapons systems that lack meaningful human control.

June 3, 2020 News Release

Libya: Landmines Left After Armed Group Withdraws

Victim-Activated Explosive Devices Endanger Human Lives

Fighting since April 2019 resulted in considerable damage to residential areas in the surroundings of Tripoli Airport, shown here on June 2, 2020.

June 2, 2020 News Release

Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons

Strong Political Declaration Will Save Lives

A man looks at damaged buildings after deadly airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 7, 2018.

June 2, 2020 Q & A

Key Questions and Answers on a Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

June 1, 2020 Commentary

The Need for and Elements of a New Treaty on Fully Autonomous Weapons

May 7, 2020 Commentary

Despite Covid-19, Libya War Rages, with Civilians at Risk

Three men in full combat gear wearing protective face masks against Covid-19, in Tripoli, Libya on March 25, 2020.

April 21, 2020 Background Briefing

Analysis of the Draft Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

April 2, 2020 Dispatches

Digital Diplomacy Keeps Pressure on Killer Robots Challenge

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, More Than 70 Countries Participate in Online Meeting

Artists and activists participate in a Campaign to Stop Killer Robots event outside Germany’s parliament, February 2020.

March 4, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Civilians Caught in Surge of Fighting

Internet Shutdown, Aid Blockage Worsens Humanitarian Crisis in Rakhine State

Three people walk along a road close to the surge of fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar military in Rakhine State, January 25, 2019.

February 27, 2020 Q & A

Questions and Answers on the New US Landmine Policy