verity coyle
@veritycoyle
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Senior advisor/campaigner @amnesty. Non-Resident Fellow @StimsonCenter. IHR, military/security/policing. Torture equipment/trade. Tweets/views are my own.
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Joined February 2009
In Banjul today, the Solicitor General of #TheGambia said:. “African nations have a rich history of fighting for human dignity and freedom, shaped by struggles against apartheid and oppressive regimes. Advocating for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty aligns with this legacy.”. 👏👏👏.
Incredible news from #TheGambia, a human rights champion! Momentum for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty is building. Listen to the Solicitor General express unequivocal support for the #TortureFreeTrade Treaty in his remarks at the African Commission #ACHPR81OS. #ProtectTheProtest
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RT @BanKillerRobots: "The reality of #AutonomousWeapons systems on the battlefield is increasing. Crucially, the need for robust internatio….
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The reality of #KillerRobots on the battlefield is increasing; crucially, the need for robust law is becoming all the more pressing, and more consequential. The #UNGA offers a fully inclusive space, it is incumbent upon all states move to negotiations of new law with urgency.
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RT @BanKillerRobots: Stop Killer Robots members from all over the world are in New York for the first .talks specifically on #KillerRobots….
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@ICRC @ICRCPresident @MaritzaChanV Powerful words from H.E, Musa Timothy Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs - Sierra Leone “of particular concern are systems designed to target human beings, they can exasperate discrimination…. When weapons are developed without restraint, they are often used without restraint.”
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@ICRC @ICRCPresident #CostaRica has shown leadership on autonomous weapons systems regulation for many years now. @MaritzaChanV Ambassador and Chair of #UNGA1C “when machines become arbiters of life and death, humanity is placed at risk.”
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President of the @ICRC @ICRCPresident reiterates their call on states to “start negotiations on a legally binding instrument, we don’t have time to loose”.
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Opening the #UN talks in #NYC, Secretary General @antonioguterres urged states to “draw closer to a world where lethal autonomous weapons systems have no place”. #KeepCtrl #StopKillerRobots
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“I can’t sleep at night”: The Global Abuse of Electric Shock Equipment: Report
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Launch Day. The extensive report draws on research carried out by @amnesty from 2014 to 2024 in over 40 countries across all regions across the world, where cases involving torture and other ill-treatment using electric shock equipment have been documented. #TortureFreeTrade.
States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment. A Torture-Free Trade Treaty is needed now. Learn more in @amnesty's new report out today: .
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It’s been three days of what felt like predominately productive #UN talks on autonomous weapons systems - there’s a huge piece missing though…. #KeepCtrl #StopKillerRobots.
"It's dehumanising, it's unethical and the decision to take life should not be delegated to a machine. So we hope that states start to talk more about it. and advocate for a prohibition on #AutonomousWeapons systems that target human beings.".– @veritycoyle @amnesty .#CCWUN
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#UNCCW #GGE lethal autonomous weapons systems #LAWS. @amnesty believes that states should consider removing the word ‘lethal’ as it is too restrictive, and lethality is an effect, not a characteristic. IHRL and IHL govern the use of all weapons, including less lethal weapons.
We’re at @UNGeneva for the first #UNCCW meeting of 2025. #GGE Chair @Disarmament_NL and @INakamitsu reiterated states’ agreement to conclude work on the elements of an instrument on #AutonomousWeapons ideally by the end of 2025. It's time for states to #StopKillerRobots. 1/2
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RT @disarmamentNZ: This is the last week to respond to the UN’s call for scientists for its Panel on Nuclear War Effects. 🗓️ Nominations….
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RT @chiarasan: As he closes out his term, @Amnesty urges @POTUS to take urgent steps on #humanrights including commuting #deathpenalty of….
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