Category: Analysis (Modern Conflict)
Joint APPG statement on BBC Panorama allegations of UK Special Forces abuses in Afghanistan
This statement reflects cross-party concerns of Officers from the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Drones and Modern Conflict, and on Human Rights (PHRG), whose Members have long championed the need for greater scrutiny of military...
APPG on Drones and Modern Conflict Statement: NATO Strategic Concept 2022
This week the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is due to adopt a new Strategic Concept at its Summit in Madrid. In 2010, when the last Strategic Concept was agreed on, the occurrence of...
Bill on civilian protection in conflict, submitted by APPG Vice-Chair, Lord Hodgson, to the Lords Members Bill ballot
Today, a House of Lords ballot is held to allocate the order of the first 25 private members’ bills to be introduced in the new Parliament in the Lords. This provides a unique opportunity...
APPG Chair Participates in the Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Political Declaration Negotiations
In contemporary conflict, urban areas are frequently targeted, including with explosive weapons. In these circumstances, civilians and civilian infrastructures are increasingly at risk. The use of explosive weapons in populated areas has disastrous effects...
Introducing the APPG on Drones and Modern Conflict
Our history In 2012, the APPG on Drones was set up in response to growing concerns over the use of armed drones and centred on examining their legal, political and human rights impacts as...
Our Co-Chairs write about civilian protection in 21st century warfare for The House Magazine
In 2012, the APPG on Drones was set up in response to growing concerns over the use of armed drones and centred on examining their legal, political and human rights impacts as an emerging...
UN Special Rapporteur report: US Soleimani strike “unlawful” & mythbusts “precision” of drones
Soleimani strike “unlawful” A recent investigation and report by the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, Dr Agnes Callamard, finds the US killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani “unlawful” and an “escalation.” Drawing...