Daan Kayser
@kaydan.bsky.social
All things related to peace & conflict - Expertise autonomous weapons @PAXforpeace | https://paxforpeace.nl/what-we-do/programmes/autonomous-weapons
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Vrijdag doet de Hoge Raad uitspraak in de F-35 zaak. @paxvoorvrede.nl, @oxfamnovib.bsky.social en @therightsforum.bsky.social wonnen in hoger beroep en sindsdien is het voor de staat verboden om F-35 onderdelen te leveren. Er zal een livestream zijn via de website van de Hoge Raad.
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Vrijdag doet de Hoge Raad uitspraak in de F-35 zaak. @paxvoorvrede.nl, @oxfamnovib.bsky.social en @therightsforum.bsky.social wonnen in hoger beroep en sindsdien is het voor de staat verboden om F-35 onderdelen te leveren. Er zal een livestream zijn via de website van de Hoge Raad.
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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here: George Monbiot via @theguardian.com
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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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September 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here: George Monbiot via @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Vanmiddag is onze rechtszaak tegen Meta. Zien we je daar? ✨
September 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Vanmiddag is onze rechtszaak tegen Meta. Zien we je daar? ✨
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Wat moet er nog gebeuren voor maatregelen?! “Tegenover een groep journalisten legde defensieminister Israel Katz maandagavond uit dat het Israëlische leger de bouw van een enorm kamp voorbereidt, op de ruïnes van de platgebombardeerde stad Rafah. […] Wie eenmaal binnen is, mag er niet meer uit”
July 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wat moet er nog gebeuren voor maatregelen?! “Tegenover een groep journalisten legde defensieminister Israel Katz maandagavond uit dat het Israëlische leger de bouw van een enorm kamp voorbereidt, op de ruïnes van de platgebombardeerde stad Rafah. […] Wie eenmaal binnen is, mag er niet meer uit”
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#ICYMI @automateddecision.bsky.social published their #News briefing covering the latest developments on #Autonomy in weapons systems, #AI, oppressive tech and more ⤵️
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March 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#ICYMI @automateddecision.bsky.social published their #News briefing covering the latest developments on #Autonomy in weapons systems, #AI, oppressive tech and more ⤵️
automatedresearch.org/news/news-br...
automatedresearch.org/news/news-br...
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"It's dehumanising, it's unethical and the decision to take life should not be delegated to a machine. So we hope that states start to talk more about it...and advocate for a prohibition on autonomous weapons systems that target human beings."
– @verityc.bsky.social @amnesty.org
#CCWUN
– @verityc.bsky.social @amnesty.org
#CCWUN
March 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"It's dehumanising, it's unethical and the decision to take life should not be delegated to a machine. So we hope that states start to talk more about it...and advocate for a prohibition on autonomous weapons systems that target human beings."
– @verityc.bsky.social @amnesty.org
#CCWUN
– @verityc.bsky.social @amnesty.org
#CCWUN
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Uitstekend stuk van @annefloordekker.bsky.social
@roliens.bsky.social @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social e.a. In onbescheidenheid: tien jaar geleden (!!) schreef ik dit voor @hivos.bsky.social met @romanbaatenburg.bsky.social
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@roliens.bsky.social @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social e.a. In onbescheidenheid: tien jaar geleden (!!) schreef ik dit voor @hivos.bsky.social met @romanbaatenburg.bsky.social
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Opinie: Het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid heeft dringend behoefte aan regie en visie
De wereld vraagt om een samenhangende visie op buitenlands beleid en Nederland moet het antwoord durven geven. Anders staan onze veiligheid en menselijke waardigheid op het spel.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Uitstekend stuk van @annefloordekker.bsky.social
@roliens.bsky.social @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social e.a. In onbescheidenheid: tien jaar geleden (!!) schreef ik dit voor @hivos.bsky.social met @romanbaatenburg.bsky.social
www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achte...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
@roliens.bsky.social @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social e.a. In onbescheidenheid: tien jaar geleden (!!) schreef ik dit voor @hivos.bsky.social met @romanbaatenburg.bsky.social
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Een bijzonder verhaal. Al twintig jaar zet Egbert Wesselink zich vastberaden in voor gerechtigheid en mensenrechten bij PAX. Nu staat hij op een cruciaal moment: als getuige in een Zweedse rechtszaak die de Zweedse multimiljardair Ian Lundin achter de tralies kan krijgen. www.ad.nl/buitenland/s...
Stuurt getuigenis van deze Nederlander een Zweedse miljardair de cel in?
Zorgt deze Nederlander ervoor dat een Zweedse multimiljardair in de gevangenis belandt? Dat staat op het spel als Egbert Wesselink volgende week getuigt in de rechtbank in Stockholm. Twintig jaar gele...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Een bijzonder verhaal. Al twintig jaar zet Egbert Wesselink zich vastberaden in voor gerechtigheid en mensenrechten bij PAX. Nu staat hij op een cruciaal moment: als getuige in een Zweedse rechtszaak die de Zweedse multimiljardair Ian Lundin achter de tralies kan krijgen. www.ad.nl/buitenland/s...
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Belangrijke analyse met bijdrage van collega Sara Ketelaar van @paxvoorvrede.nl over de zeer zorgwekkende ontwikkelingen in Zuid-Soedan.
Dreigende burgeroorlog in Zuid-Sudan 'kan hele regio in crisis storten' - nos.nl/l/2560816
Dreigende burgeroorlog in Zuid-Sudan 'kan hele regio in crisis storten' - nos.nl/l/2560816
Dreigende burgeroorlog in Zuid-Sudan 'kan hele regio in crisis storten'
Zeven jaar na het sluiten van een vredesakkoord waarschuwen regionale waarnemers dat Zuid-Sudan op de rand staat van een nieuwe burgeroorlog.
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March 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Belangrijke analyse met bijdrage van collega Sara Ketelaar van @paxvoorvrede.nl over de zeer zorgwekkende ontwikkelingen in Zuid-Soedan.
Dreigende burgeroorlog in Zuid-Sudan 'kan hele regio in crisis storten' - nos.nl/l/2560816
Dreigende burgeroorlog in Zuid-Sudan 'kan hele regio in crisis storten' - nos.nl/l/2560816
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What did we learn from Syria? That we misread it, and condemn it to misery, when we do not listen to the people at the heart of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
Opinion | What Did the World Learn From Syria? (Gift Article)
It is easy to look at a dark past and warn of a dark future.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
What did we learn from Syria? That we misread it, and condemn it to misery, when we do not listen to the people at the heart of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
Promises by Big-tech don't seem to be worth anything.
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
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"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance
Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with ‘international law and human rights’.
aje.io
February 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Promises by Big-tech don't seem to be worth anything.
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
Promises by Big-tech don't seem to be worth anything.
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance
Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with ‘international law and human rights’.
aje.io
February 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Promises by Big-tech don't seem to be worth anything.
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
"Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons."
This is deeply concerning. In this increasingly polarised world, we need more rules and limits, not less. @BanKillerRobots
aje.io/rgal15
Sweden has unveiled a "cluster of swarming aerial drones ... for intelligence and surveillance"
They use "high-resolution imagery and artificial intelligence-driven analyses" for faster decision-making.
@c4isrnet.bsky.social
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Sweden unveils drone swarm to be paired with ground troops
In a demonstration video, a formation of 10 quadcopters is seen taking off and relaying video footage from above snowy forests to ground operators.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sweden has unveiled a "cluster of swarming aerial drones ... for intelligence and surveillance"
They use "high-resolution imagery and artificial intelligence-driven analyses" for faster decision-making.
@c4isrnet.bsky.social
www.c4isrnet.com/global/europ...
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Companies in Russia's neighbouring countries are intermediaries in the evasion of military sanctions: Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as Georgia and Uzbekistan. Since the outbreak of war, these countries have seen an abnormal increase in arms imports
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Europe's Secret Arms Route to Russia | Journalismfund Europe
PRAGUE/ROME/LATVIA A joint investigation by Investigace, IrpiMedia and The Insider has revealed how thousands of European and American small arms were smuggled into Russia and used in the war with Ukr...
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January 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Companies in Russia's neighbouring countries are intermediaries in the evasion of military sanctions: Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as Georgia and Uzbekistan. Since the outbreak of war, these countries have seen an abnormal increase in arms imports
www.journalismfund.eu/arms-route-t...
www.journalismfund.eu/arms-route-t...
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The use of explosive weapons in Gaza in 2024 condemned an average of 475 children each month – or 15 children a day - to potentially lifelong disabilities, including severely injured limbs and hearing impairments, said Save the Children.
www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-ex...
www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-ex...
GAZA: EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS LEFT 15 CHILDREN A DAY WITH POTENTIALLY LIFELONG DISABILITIES IN 2024
The estimated figure comes from Save the Children analysis of a report by the Gaza Protection Cluster – a group of humanitarian organisations including Save the Children - which shows that in the firs...
www.savethechildren.net
January 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The use of explosive weapons in Gaza in 2024 condemned an average of 475 children each month – or 15 children a day - to potentially lifelong disabilities, including severely injured limbs and hearing impairments, said Save the Children.
www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-ex...
www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-ex...
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With at least 66% of all the water infrastructure in #Gaza destroyed as a result of Israels destructive war, most of the Palestinians face severe water shortages, that impact public health and sanitation, with reverberating environmental impacts from dumped wastewater gaza-city.org/news/bldy-gh...
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
With at least 66% of all the water infrastructure in #Gaza destroyed as a result of Israels destructive war, most of the Palestinians face severe water shortages, that impact public health and sanitation, with reverberating environmental impacts from dumped wastewater gaza-city.org/news/bldy-gh...
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Israel creates hub for military AI, autonomy research;
AI and Autonomy Administration operates under auspices of Directorate of Defense Research & Development.
"Our future battlefield will see integrated teams of soldiers and autonomous systems working in concert"
www.defensenews.com/global/midea...
AI and Autonomy Administration operates under auspices of Directorate of Defense Research & Development.
"Our future battlefield will see integrated teams of soldiers and autonomous systems working in concert"
www.defensenews.com/global/midea...
Israel creates hub to hasten military AI, autonomy research
Officials bank on autonomous weapons to pursue manpower-intensive wars.
www.defensenews.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Israel creates hub for military AI, autonomy research;
AI and Autonomy Administration operates under auspices of Directorate of Defense Research & Development.
"Our future battlefield will see integrated teams of soldiers and autonomous systems working in concert"
www.defensenews.com/global/midea...
AI and Autonomy Administration operates under auspices of Directorate of Defense Research & Development.
"Our future battlefield will see integrated teams of soldiers and autonomous systems working in concert"
www.defensenews.com/global/midea...