The use of drones and other lethal robots

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
23rd session
Item 3 : Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

June 2013

[Excerpt of the declaration]

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and the Europe – Third World Centre (CETIM) welcome the decision of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in order to draw attention to the use of drones and other lethal robots. These new weapon systems, which could be used to assassinate suspects all around the world, pose a very serious threat to international peace and security. US drone strikes have been launched in several countries and have already killed approximately 3.000 people in Pakistan alone. Many of them were civilians.

Read the CETIM’s oral statement