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We didn’t expect a Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to be needed in the world — but it is. Globally, we are seeing a growing influence of computer processing and algorithmic thinking: taking “There’s an app for that!” to…

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President, Peter Maurer, briefed states today on the ICRC’s conclusion that new international law is needed to tackle the ethical, humanitarian and legal challenges posed by autonomy in weapons systems. The ICRC…

Take a look at our 2021 Global Meeting! Where we met with Campaigners from across the globe to strategize for the year ahead in the fight to ban killer robots.

Christof Heyns speaking at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph by Maina Kiai. On behalf of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, we were deeply saddened by the death on 28th of March 2021 of Christof…

Mary Wareham with the Campaign’s robot in front of the United Nations building in New York, October 2019. Photo: Ari Beser.

The survey, conducted in December 2020 by the market research company Ipsos and commissioned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, indicates that even with COVID-19 and economic uncertainty dominating headlines in 2020, public awareness of and sentiment against the development of killer robots remains steady and strong.

There is never a dull moment at the Campaign to…

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has spent 2020 navigating the global Covid-19 pandemic that was unthinkable one year ago. Its global coalition of non-governmental organizations have rapidly adjusted their activities and working methods to adapt to the brave new…