Recall and recap
On Monday, the UN Human Rights Council (‘HRC’) expert panel met to discuss resolution 25/22 on ‘ensuring use of RPAS or armed drones in counter-terrorism and military operations in accordance with international law’. The...
Category: APPG on Drones Updates
The Stimson Drone Task Force: a roadmap
The new Stimson Centre Drone Task Force report lends weight to a number of APPG, UN expert and human rights NGO concerns about US drone strike policy. As deployment of Predators is stepped up...
Bring in the Special Rapporteur
This week Chair Tom Watson MP has written an Official Communication or ‘complaint’ to Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson QC on behalf of the APPG on Drones about unsatisfactory responses from the Government to the...
The Defence Committee report
Yesterday the Defence Committee published its report into ‘Remotely Piloted Air Systems – current and future UK use’. The report, led by Madeline Moon MP, is a welcome contribution to the debate on military...
