by SafeGround | 9 Mar 2017 | Blog, War
While the idea of ‘killer robots’ or lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) that may select and engage targets without meaningful human control may sound like science-fiction, the development of these LAWS are actually closer to reality than we may believe. Just last...
by SafeGround | 6 Dec 2016 | Blog, War
Although World War 2 ended over 70 years ago, many communities in what was the Pacific area of operations are still living with dangerous legacies of left over bombs and explosives. Safe Ground researchers have already contributed a considerable amount of research and...
by Matilda Byrne | 2 Dec 2016 | Blog, War
On the 50th anniversary of the agreement and opening of the Pine Gap joint military base between Australia and the US, the Independent Peaceful Australia Network held a bringing together many organisations, groups, and activists committed to peace. The conference took...
by Matilda Byrne | 11 Jan 2016 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, War
It has been alleged that cluster munitions were dropped in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, early on January 6, by Saudi-led coalition forces. According to the Human Rights Watch report, the areas affected were residential neighbourhoods and the targeting of civilians...
by SafeGround | 25 Apr 2014 | Blog, War
As today we have remembered the young soldiers killed in WWI, it is a good time to reflect on the realities and legacies of war. For decades, Anzac day has been about commemorating the heroic lives sacrificed for our nation. Yet the emphasis of the Anzac legend on the...
by SafeGround | 29 Mar 2014 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, Landmines, War
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest women’s peace organisation, recently released a report on Women and Explosive Weapons. The harm caused by explosive weapons is gaining increasing international attention, as up to 90%...
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