Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… in discussions on the IHL aspects of autonomous weapons and cyberwarfare. • The Indonesian Red …
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Impact of new technologies and weapons on international humanitarian law
… humanitarian law, its applicability to new weapons, means and methods of warfare and the influence of remote-controlled and autonomous weapon systems on international humanitarian …
Russian Federation: "The future is here, and it is not looking good to me"
… such as applying IHL to cyber operations, weapons selection, as well as technical, … it will become possible to manufacture fully autonomous drones. In that case, there will be …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC activities in 2015
… Western Highlands, Eastern Highlands and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville; • worked … with local communities, stakeholders and weapons bearers. • Supporting access to health …
Autonomous weapons systems: Profound implications for the future of warfare
… Lawand presented the ICRC's views on autonomous weapon systems, i.e. weapons that can select … notably robotic weapons including drones and autonomous weapons systems (AWS) has presented …
Ready-to-use workshop on principles guiding humanitarian action
… by financial support, training, supply of weapons, intelligence and logistic support, … their own countries, National Societies are autonomous national organizations providing an … in the humanitarian field. 4. Have an autonomous status which allows it to operate …
Why autonomous weapon systems matter in Africa
… new developments. One emerging category of weapon of particular concern is autonomous weapon systems. These are weapons … a recent ICRC experts meeting entitled "Autonomous weapon systems: Implications of …
Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility
… Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Statement of the ICRC, read at the Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva … this third CCW Meeting of Experts on "Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems". Discussions at the …
Speech given by ICRC President at National University of Mongolia
… across frontlines, based on dialogue with all weapons bearers ready to engage, we are … means of warfare – such as cyber warfare and autonomous weapons - have become subject of … some fundamental questions with regard to autonomous weapons about how machines can be …
Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi
… should also actively lobby and advocate for autonomous health-care institutions without … The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), an autonomous body that voices the issues of … beating with sts or feet, and showing a weapon) was calculated using the Chi-Square …
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