Medact has built on the
success of the 2012 report in raising awareness on the physical and
psychological harm of drone warfare by publishing a 2013 update.
The
update focuses on new areas including the increasing civilian use of drones for
a variety of uses, and calls for a demarcation of funding in UK universities
between military and civilian research spending.
The report also updates and
focuses on the expansion of armed and surveillance drone use around the globe,
and charts the technological breakthroughs that have occurred in the industry.
Technological developments in autonomy, range, stealth and other areas
highlight the growing need for state consensus on the use of drones.
The update
also draws attention to two new reports by UN special rapporteurs on the
subject of international law and the use of drones.
The report updates the
number of strikes that have occurred, civilian death and injury figures as well
as the number of mission hours flown.
Further, the report highlights new
research competed on the post-traumatic stress syndrome experienced by
individuals and communities that live under the threat of drone strikes.
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