Human rights activists, civil liberties groups, lawyers, and robotics experts will gather in Washington DC to look at the expanding use of lethal and surveillance drones.
Hosted by CODEPINK, Reprieve, and the Center for Constitutional Rights the summit will have Sunday strategy sessions to explore ways to resist this expansion.
Background:
US drone strikes have killed an estimated 3,000 people around the world, including hundreds of civilians, without any judicial process or meaningful oversight, and without any transparency or accountability. The summit’s dual objectives are to better inform the public about the reality and significance of the US government’s expanding use of both killer and surveillance drones, and to facilitate networks and strategies to resist this expansion. Click here for the program.
Location:
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
900 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC, 20001
Additional Resource: How the CIA Became a Killing Machine,
Tag: Drones
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
International Drone Summit | 28/29 April, Washington DC
Labels:
civilian casualties,
Drones,
Global War on Terror,
Pakistan,
Yemen
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