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 union’s support of a motion in favo

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 moment was realizing

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 region marked by the presence of insurgent groups, illicit arms and narcotics trafficking, and organized crime networks, she recalls recurring news of a context in which armed violence and a culture of impunity affected communities for decades. It was within this environment that