During the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, taking place in New York this October, several EFAD members will be presenting and doing outreach on armed drones....
A short overview of the news of week 24, 2018. If you have events or updates to share with our network, you may forward them to info {at} efadrones.org....
Amnesty International has written a letter to Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, Assistant to President Trump for National Security Affairs, in order to receive clarification on new US policies regarding the use of force. Amnesty believes that these new policies will lead to "a sharp rise in unlawful strikes, civilian casualties and extrajudicial executions". Particularly the unlawfulness of targeted killings are...
Amnesty International is calling on all States to articulate and rigorously implement clear, binding and transparent policies on the use and transfer of armed drones that incorporate the key principles outlined in this briefing. Similarly to EFAD's Call to Action, Amnesty calls for compliance with international law, more transparency, accountability and oversight, preventing complicity by third parties, regulating the transfer of...