A challenge to privacy?
This week, proposed EC policy recommendations on how to protect fundamental rights of citizens whilst promoting the European civil ‘RPAS’ industry will be reviewed. At an EC (DG ENTR) workshop in Brussels on Monday,...
Category: APPG on Drones Updates
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...
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...
