Elizabeth Minor
Policy Manager @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social Views own etc. She/her
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor"The reproduction of biases that will cause disproportionate harm to already marginalised people is not something that we should merely seek to mitigate: it is abhorrent and fundamentally unacceptable." #KillerRobots #CCWUN
- Reposted by Elizabeth MinorConversations on #AutonomousWeapons aren’t new. They’ve been happening for over a decade. States must 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬 to protect humanity and #StopKillerRobots 📺 We're in the room and ready for today's #CCWUN discussion – follow along with us: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b...
- Reposted by Elizabeth MinorAccountability and responsibility for the use and the impacts of #AutonomousWeapons lie with humans NOT machines. Meaningful human control is crucial. Ishmael Bhila from Virtual Planet Africa takes the floor on behalf of #StopKillerRobots at this morning's #CCWUN session at #UNGeneva.
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor“Preserving meaningful human control over the use of force is one of the core purposes of a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.” – Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez delivers the #StopKillerRobots statement this morning at #CCWUN
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor"[Human] control as a principle in international law is crucial for drawing red lines to protect our humanity, and for establishing clearly what we find fundamentally ethically unacceptable as an int'l community." – @rboer.bsky.social delivers #StopKillerRobots statement at #CCWUN @paxvoorvrede.nl
- Reposted by Elizabeth MinorWhat's happening as states gather at the #UN in Geneva this week to discuss #AutonomousWeapons? Our Policy Manager @elizabethminor.bsky.social explains 👇 Watch the meeting live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
- Reposted by Elizabeth MinorFrom #UN Geneva’s conference tables to real-world battlefields, choices made here could save lives — or automate killing. The time for a treaty is now. We’re here this week to remind states of the stakes. 📺 Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c... #CCWUN #StopKillerRobots
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor“We believe the progress states have made in their discussions means that the international community can now move to negotiating a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems” – our Policy Manager @elizabethminor.bsky.social takes the floor at #CCWUN
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor“this issue concerns the future of multilateralism, of international law, and of our shared humanity…autonomy in weapons will not be confined to the battlefield - it will affect law enforcement, border control & other domains of public life” #KillerRobots www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/dynamic...
- Reposted by Elizabeth MinorStop Killer Robots members from all over the world are in New York for the first talks specifically on #KillerRobots at the UN 🇺🇳 NYC! This is the first time all states will have a seat at the table. All voices need to be heard if we are to create a treaty humanity needs. 1/🧵
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor"Withdrawal would increase the risk of civilian death and injury from an indiscriminate weapon of limited military utility. It would also threaten decades of progress on disarmament and international humanitarian law more broadly." #MineBanTreaty #Disarmament
- Five disarmament campaigns call on countries considering withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty to stay in the treaty to protect civilians and international law. @minefreeworld.bsky.social @banclusterbombs.bsky.social @nuclearban.bsky.social @explosiveweapon.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social
- Reposted by Elizabeth Minor"It is precisely because of the autonomous nature of these technologies that human control over them needs to be explicitly stated and required." Listen to the #StopKillerRobots statent delivered by @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social on day 2 of #UNCCW:
