Over 30 years ago, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) issued two contracts in pursuit of what was called the Offensive Handgun Weapon System. The handgun had to chamber the .45ACP ...

Autonomous weapons systems present numerous risks to humanity, most of which infringe on fundamental obligations and principles of international human rights law. Such systems select and engage ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the Chair’s background paper from last week and the latest revision of the rolling text dated May 12. We also welcome the opportunity to discuss these documents in an ...