APPG meetings

We hold meetings with invited experts for Parliamentarians and our civil society partners. Our meetings provide a forum for informed debate and discussion on topical issues. Our meetings are open to all Parliamentarians, and by invitation outside Westminster.

2020 Meetings

Inaugural General Meeting (AGM) - 18 March - Minutes, Income and Expenditure Statement.

Closed-door parliamentary brief and Q&A on ‘Challenges for Humanitarian Action and International Humanitarian Law’ with Dominic Stillhart, Director of Operations at the ICRC (joint with ICRC, APPG on Human Rights and the British Group International Parliamentary Union) - 11 February

A slippery slope?: The impact of the Soleimani strike on international norms and global security - 22 January

2019 Meetings

Countering the domestic drone threat - 29 October

Failures in UK security assistance to Partners: Lessons from Yemen - 16 July

Drones, Swarming and the Future of Warfare - 11 June

The future of civilian drones in the UK: Opportunities and challenges in policy and practice - 8 & 22 May

The Legality and Legitimacy of Armed Drone Strikes in a European and Transatlantic Context - 6 March

The human cost of airstrikes: are we counting civilian deaths? - 26 February

How will civilian drone technology change our lives by 2035? - 29 January 2019 - summary.

2018 Meetings

Camilla Molyneux - Counting the Cost: Assessing the Human Impact of Drones on the ground in Yemen - 12 December 2018 - summary.

Out of the Loop?: AI and Autonomy on the Battlefield - 14 November 2018

Annual General Meeting - 30 October 2018 - minutes, income and expenditure statement

Q&A Event with Dr. Peter Lee: ‘Reaper Force: Inside `Britain’s Drone Wars’ - 30 October 2018

APPG on Drones Roundtable with Dr. Larry Lewis, ‘Fixing the UK’s Broken Civilian Casualty Mitigation System’ - 12 September 2018

Civil Society Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Larry Lewis - 11 September 2018

Flying into Danger: Britain’s Risky Assistance in Armed Drone Operations - 17 July 2018 - summary.

Current challenges in armed conflict, and state accountability in urban warfare (joint with ICRC and APPGs on Extraordinary Rendition, Rule of Law and Human Rights) - 25 June 2018 - summary.

Extraordinary General Meeting - 21 May 2018 - minutes

Report launch: The Next Generation - An overview of new armed drone operators (hosted on behalf of Drone Wars) - 16 May 2018

Amnesty International/ APPG on Drones Roundtable on UK Assistance to the US Drones Programme: Putting in place safeguards to protect human rights - 23 April 2018 - summary of discussion