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March 24, 2021 Dispatches

Don’t Arm Robots in Policing

Proposed New York City Law a Model for Regulation

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February 2, 2021 News Release

Killer Robots: Survey Shows Opposition Remains Strong

Stalled Diplomatic Talks Highlight Urgent Need for Political Leadership

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October 26, 2020 Commentary

Robots Aren't Better Soldiers than Humans

Removing human control from the use of force is a grave threat to humanity that deserves urgent multilateral action

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October 20, 2020 News Release

Killer Robots: Precedent for a Ban Treaty

Shared Concerns, Desire for Human Control Should Spur Regulation

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September 24, 2020 Statement

Statement on Options for the Way Forward, CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

September 23, 2020 Statement

Statement on Commonalities, CCW Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher

August 10, 2020 News Release

Killer Robots: Growing Support for a Ban

Shared Concerns, Desire for Human Control Should Spur Regulation

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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 1, 2020 Commentary

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

April 2, 2020 Dispatches

Digital Diplomacy Keeps Pressure on Killer Robots Challenge

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

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January 2, 2020 Commentary

As Killer Robots Loom, A Push to Keep Humans in Control of Use of Force

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November 20, 2019 Dispatches

Ringing the Alarm on Killer Robots

The International Community Should Launch Negotiations to Ban the Weapons

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November 14, 2019 Statement

Statement by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to the Convention on Conventional Weapons

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

November 13, 2019 Statement

Statement to the Convention on Conventional Weapons

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher

November 13, 2019 News Release

Europe Poll Supports Killer Robots Ban

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