A hazard to human rights: autonomous weapons systems…

Featuring a presentation of a new report by Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic, and speakers from Stop Killer Robots, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, this side event will examine the human rights implications of autonomous weapons systems and the urgent need for a legally binding instrument containing prohibitions on both antipersonnel systems and systems that do not allow for meaningful human control, alongside other regulations to govern the design, development, and use of other autonomous weapons systems. The side event will additionally explore examples and impacts of component technologies such as remote biometric surveillance and predictive tools, already in use, and the implications of their use within autonomous weapons systems on human rights.