‘Killer Robots’ Threaten Human Rights During War, Peace

Not Just for the Battlefield: Rights Group Warns of Dystopian World Where Killer Robots Reign

Human Rights Watch report calls for international action to regulate "killer robots" based on human rights principles.

‘Killer Robots’ Threaten Human Rights During War, Peace

Click to expand Image © 2025 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch (New York, April 28, 2025) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should tackle the concerns raised by such weapons systems, known as “killer robots,” by negotiating a multinational treaty to address the dangers.  April 28, 2025 A Hazard to Human Rights Autonomou…

NEW YORK – Autonomous weapons systems, known as “killer robots”, pose serious risks to human rights both in times of war and peace, and a multilateral treaty must address those dangers, said the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report published on Monday 28. Bonnie Docherty, advisor on weapons in [...] This article Killer robots threaten human rights was originally published on IPS News Agency