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December 7, 2020

France must revise bill on global security, say UN experts

France’s controversial bill on global security would be incompatible with international human rights law, and should be comprehensively revised, human rights experts have said.
March 21, 2019

Amnesty findings show Somali civilians have been killed in US airstrikes

Findings directly contradict the US military’s mantra of zero civilian casualties in Somalia, says Amnesty.
March 14, 2019

German court to hear drone strikes complicity case

If the case succeeds it would be a warning to other European countries, such as the UK, that support and facilitate the US drone programme.
December 28, 2018

HSBC divests from Israeli arms manufacturer following pressure from campaigners

Campaigners vow to continue the campaign, as HSBC maintains business relations with more than a dozen other companies selling weapons and technology to the Israeli military, despite divestment from Elbit Systems.
August 9, 2018

CAAT renews call for an end to UK arms sales to Israel

Campaign Against Arms Trade has renewed its call for an end to UK arms sales to Israel following air strikes on Gaza.
May 2, 2018

Journalists challenge drones ‘Kill List’ in federal court

Two journalists are challenging their inclusion on the US’s classified ‘Kill List’.
April 20, 2018

Call for full public inquiry into UK involvement in US drone attacks

Amnesty is calling for a full public inquiry into the UK’s role in the US drones programme, including how it supplies intelligence material to the USA potentially used in drone attacks.
March 8, 2018

Call for President Trump to publish lethal drones policy

Human rights organisations have called on President Trump to urgently publish his policy on the use of lethal force abroad after he reportedly changed the rules to reduce oversight and roll back safeguards.
February 5, 2018

Government policy on drones 'in chaos'

Reprieve says the government’s policy on when it will target people with drone strikes around the world is in chaos, after a crucial line in an official document was quietly deleted.
October 21, 2017

Amnesty urges international action on armed drones

Amnesty International has launched a new briefing at the UN General Assembly, setting out measures to bring the use and transfer of armed drones in line with international human rights and humanitarian law.