[E-rundbrief] Info 1388 - Stop Killer Robots - Campaign

[Matthias Reichl]

E-Rundbrief - Info 1388 - Nobel Womens Initiative: Jody Williams 
(USA), spokeswoman for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Bad Ischl, 5.12.2014

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Jody Williams, spokeswoman for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/2014/12/meet-jody-williams-spokeswoman-for-the-campaign-to-stop-killer-robots/?ref=18&ref=285

2.12.2014

“We need to redefine what makes us secure in this world. It is not 
arming our country to the teeth. It is not getting other countries to 
arm themselves to the teeth… It is using that money more rationally to 
make the countries of the world secure, to make the people of the 
world secure.”

Beginning as a Vietnam War protestor, Jody Williams transformed into a 
life-long advocate for peace. Jody has dedicated her life to lobbying 
against American military policy and foreign intervention for over 30 
years and in 1997 won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on the 
International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Her quest for disarmament 
currently focuses on her work with the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Launched in 2013, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global 
coalition comprised of 54 international, regional, and national 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including Human Rights Watch, 
Amnesty International, the Nobel Women’s Initiative and the Women’s 
International League for Peace and Freedom. The Campaign spans 25 
countries.

Killer robots are not drones. Drones require a human being to make the 
kill decision. Killer robots would be able to choose and fire on 
targets without any human intervention. Replacing human troops with 
these machines could make the decision to go to war easier and the 
burden of armed conflict will be further shifted onto civilians. 
Several nations, including China, Israel, Russia, the United Kingdom, 
and the United States, are moving towards developing these killer robots.

The Campaign calls for a comprehensive, pre-emptive ban on the 
development, production, and use of killer robots and advocates for an 
international treaty, as well as national laws and other measures. The 
Campaign is growing quickly, with more than 20 Nobel peace laureates 
now on-board and scientists and robotic companies pledging not to 
participate in the development of killer robots.

Jody strongly believes that change starts and extends from ordinary 
individuals working together for action. She credits everyday people, 
joining for a common cause for the success of her campaigns. Jody 
calls for action, not just emotion, stating, “what we need today is 
people getting up and taking action to reclaim the meaning of 
peace...it’s hard work every single day.”

Watch Jody Williams speak about killer robots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALuA0xSMMVc&list=UU5TK9x0NntaZWSR99aBDtYA

LEARN MORE

Fearing Bombs That Can Pick Whom to Kill by John Markoff, New York 
Times, November 11, 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/science/weapons-directed-by-robots-not-humans-raise-ethical-questions.html?_r=2

‘Killer robots’ need to be strictly monitored, nations warn at UN 
meeting, by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, November 13, 2014.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/13/killer-robots-strictly-monitored-un-meeting-geneva

Learn, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, 2014.
http://www.stopkillerrobots.org/learn/

TAKE ACTION

Visit The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots’ website to learn how you can 
support the campaign. http://www.stopkillerrobots.org/act/

Connect with @NobelWomen and #16Days on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, 
and Instagram.


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