UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
We work to obtain the UK Government's support for an international treaty that:
a) prohibits autonomous weapons that cannot be meaningfully controlled and those that target humans
b) regulates other autonomous weapons to ensure meaningful human control over the use of force
We are a member of the global Stop Killer Robots campaign - a coalition of over 180 organisations working across more than 60 countries
Latest news
UK Must Lead, Not Lag, on Regulating Autonomous Weapons
At a recent Westminster roundtable, parliamentarians, civil society leaders and legal experts gathered to examine the UK’s position on autonomous weapons systems (AWS) in the wake of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The event, chaired by Labour MP Markus Campbell-Savours and co-hosted by the APPG for Human Rights and the Stop Killer Robots campaign, highlighted a growing cross-party and cross-sector consensus on the need for greater regulation and transparency. The session opened with a clear challenge from Markus Campbell-Savours MP: while the UK acknowledges that AWS will play a role in future military strategy, it has so far failed to fully engage with the legal and ethical risks. The SDR states that “The UK’s competitors are unlikely to adhere to common ethical standards” in developing such weapons but does not outline what steps the UK will take to ensure it does. The Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard
Secretary-General’s video message to the informal consultations on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
On the 12th and 13th of May the United Nations held informal consultations on the future development of autonomous weapons systems. Below is a video form the United Nations Secretary
Letter to the Secretary of State on the upcoming autonomous weapons systems consultations at the UN
Dear Secretary of State, Autonomous weapons systems: consultations at the UN General Assembly We are writing to ask the Government to seize two current opportunities to make progress towards its
Statement on UK Increased Military Spending
Last week, Labour announced an increase in military spending to 2.5% in response to growing instability on the world stage. The coming months and years will see an unprecedented investment
Stop Killer Robots raises alarm over Google owner’s reversal on policy to not use AI for weapons
On 5 February 2025, Alphabet, which owns Google, reneged on its pledge to not use AI for weapons. Despite their stated approach to AI, which they claim is “grounded in
AI Action Summit Must Focus on Enforceable Regulations to Curb AI-Driven Risks, Including a Strong Global Treaty on Autonomous Weapons
As world leaders and technology executives convene in Paris this week to discuss artificial intelligence, deep divisions have already emerged, with some nations refusing to support international AI regulation. Both
Why the UK Should Support a UN Treaty on Autonomous Weapon Systems
The call for a comprehensive international treaty on Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) has become more urgent than ever. As technological advancements in AI continue to develop at an accelerating pace,
Autonomous Weapon Systems are now too Urgent to Ignore
In the last 12 months, there have been reports of the use of Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) in Ukraine, as well as of growing us of and AI-powered military tools
Why the new UK government should support a treaty on autonomous weapons
If the new Labour government is really committed to international law and multilateral arms control, it should support the international negotiation of a new treaty to control the development and
Statement at the start of a new Parliament
We welcome the new Labour government and the commitments within its manifesto to strengthen the UK position on the world stage, using our position within the UN to uphold human
