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"A Moral Red Line": UN Secretary General and ICRC President Renew Urgent Call on Killer Robots
UN Secretary General and ICRC President Renew Urgent Call on Killer Robots Today, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross issued a renewed and urgent joint call…
On the Creeping Normalisation of Palantir in AI Governance and Security Spaces
Stop Killer Robots is raising serious concerns about the growing presence of Palantir Technologies in international forums on global security, AI ethics and governance. Palantir is not a neutral technology company; it operates from the ideological positions of…
Stop Killer Robots responds to the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff
This is a technology company telling its government that it cannot responsibly provide what is being asked of it and not for political reasons, but because the capability to do so safely does not exist, and neither do the guardrails to prevent catastrophic harm if it did.
156 states support UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons
On 6 November 2025, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on autonomous weapons systems for the third year running, concerned by the “consequences and impact of autonomous weapon systems on international…
UN Human Rights Council Event: The Threat of Autonomous Weapons Systems to International Human Rights Law
The event provided a critical assessment of the dangers posed by autonomy in weapon systems to international human rights law, including the right to life, prohibition of inhumane and degrading treatment, freedom from discrimination, equality before the law,…
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Stop Killer Robots at the Sziget Festival
“When we say killer robots, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?” This is the question we threw around at the Sziget music festival this year, and the answers we got were both interesting and revealing…
Russia leads an assault on progress at UN discussions, the CCW has failed.
The world waits as the CCW proves itself a failed forum. States need to find a way forward or remain complicit in the Russian led deadlock. The final meeting of 2022 of the Group of Governmental…
Growing Consensus on Policy at UN Discussions on AWS but Skepticism Towards Non-Binding Principles & Practices
Although agreement on the substance of a framework continues to develop, states expressed skepticism over proposals for non-binding practices and principles and continue to call for legally binding rules on the development and use of Autonomous Weapon Systems…
Join our team: Projects & Logistics Officer
The Stop Killer Robots campaign is looking for an organised and energetic Projects & Logistics Officer to play an integral role in the effective operations of our coalition! The Projects & Logistics Officer will be responsible for providing logistical,…
Call for Tenders - Human Resource & Employment Policy Consultant
The Stop Killer Robots campaign is an international coalition working to address the challenges posed by autonomy in weapons systems. We are seeking tenders for a human resources consultancy to advise on and help us to strengthen a…
Autonomous Weapon Systems used in Ukraine
Photo credit: Necro Mancer (Twitter) Stop Killer Robots is deeply concerned with reports of weapons systems being used that may have options for autonomous targeting. The reported use of the KUB-BLA (also known as…
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Discussions at UN on Autonomous Weapon Systems Blocked by Russia, but States Indicate Way Forward
The meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) reconvened at the United Nations from 7-11th March. Now in their 9th year of discussions, states supposedly gathered to formally consider “detailed proposals for…
