Young Voices for Disarmament

Lauren Barnard, Stop Killer Robots Lauren Barnard is a young British activist involved with the Stop Killer Robots (SKR) campaign for new international laws on Autonomous Weapons Systems, to ensure human control in the use of force. Her journey began during her undergraduate studies, when she took a module in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the University of Kent, and developed an interest in the law of targeting. Lauren began leading a campaign to secure the student

Dhesarme / 2025 Between December 1 and 5, Maria Clara de Magalhães, a member of Dhesarme, participated in the “22nd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Eradication of Landmines,” in Geneva. In this interview, the young activist shared with us her experience over five days at the Palais des Nations, highlighting her achievements and underscoring the challenges of events like this, as well as the impacts on her development as a young activist: “A very emotional momen

Monalisa Hazarika, SCRAP Weapons In this interview, we meet the brilliant Monalisa Hazarika, a young Indian activist who shared with us part of her journey leading to her current role as Research and Strategic Engagement Officer of the SCRAP Weapons at SOAS University of London. Monalisa grew up in Guwahati, in Northeast India, a geostrategically sensitive region that shares borders with countries such as China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Having been raised in a