Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

What Campaign to Stop Killer Robots does

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global civil society coalition formed in October 2012 and publicly launched in 2013, registered as a Swiss Association and headquartered in Geneva. The coalition unites more than 300 member organizations across 70+ countries, including major NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, disarmament specialists, academic institutions, youth networks, faith-based groups, and tech-worker advocates. Its mission is to secure new international law that ensures meaningful human control over autonomous weapons systems and prevents digital dehumanisation in the use of force.

The organization operates as a multi-channel advocacy platform rather than a technology company. Its primary deliverables include policy advocacy at the UN General Assembly and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, an online petition platform with more than 20,000 signatories, a Parliamentary Pledge program with 150+ signatories, the Immoral Code documentary (premiered May 2023), the Automated by Design multimedia exhibition, the Future 2045 youth art contest, and a research function through Automated Decision Research (ADR), established in 2021 and launched in 2022. Distribution relies on organic social media (@bankillerrobots and @stopkillerrobots handles across major platforms), email newsletters, the campaign website, and a Shopify-powered merchandise storefront.

The coalition's revenue model is anchored in donations and fundraising through its Swiss Association structure, supplemented by merchandise sales (t-shirts at €25, hats at €23, tote bags at €19, pin-button sets at €15, stickers from €4.50, beanies at €26). Leadership includes Executive Director Nicole van Rooijen (formerly 15+ years at the ICRC), Head of Policy Elizabeth Minor, and Campaign Outreach Manager Isabelle Jones. Operational scale is small (1-10 employees), with the campaign's influence deriving from its coalition breadth and institutional endorsements (26 Nobel Peace Laureates, UN Secretary-General support, ICRC backing, and 156 states supporting its UNGA resolution in November 2025).

Name

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

Legal name

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

Website

https://stopkillerrobots.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a Geneva-based Swiss Association and global coalition of 300+ civil society organizations across 70+ countries advocating for new international law to ensure human control over autonomous weapons systems. It serves NGOs, parliamentarians, policymakers, and the public via policy advocacy, research, and awareness campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Disarmament Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Robotics Safety, Certification & Compliance (HDAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Autonomous weapons advocacy
• Humanitarian disarmament campaign
• Civil society coalition
• International weapons policy
• Advocacy nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The campaign operates primarily through donations and fundraising. As a registered Swiss Association, they accept donations via wire transfer, cheque, or money order. The website mentions that 100% of shop proceeds go towards their work.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of campaign merchandise including t-shirts (€25), hats (€23), pin buttons (€15), tote bags (€19), stickers (€4.50-€10), and beanies (€26). Operates through Shopify e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global civil society coalition advocating for new international law to ban fully autonomous weapons and ensure human control over the use of force. It operates through research and monitoring (Automated Decision Research), public awareness campaigns, petition and parliamentary mobilization, and coalition coordination among 300+ member organizations across 70+ countries. It also runs a merchandise shop generating supplementary revenue for campaign activities.

Product overview

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global advocacy coalition, not a technology product company. The organization operates a network of campaign tools and resources including the Immoral Code documentary, the Automated by Design multimedia exhibition, an online petition platform, and a Parliamentary Pledge program. The campaign maintains a research and monitoring function through Automated Decision Research (ADR), publishes a comprehensive resources library of reports and policy documents, and operates a merchandise e-commerce shop powered by Shopify. These offerings work together as an integrated advocacy ecosystem aimed at building public awareness, mobilizing political action, and advancing international law to prohibit autonomous weapons systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Automated Decision Research (ADR): The monitoring and research team of Stop Killer Robots that tracks state support for a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems and conducts research on responses to autonomy and automated decision-making in warfare and wider society.
• Team Human
• Vote Against The Machine
• Automated by Design

Products and services

• Stop Killer Robots Merchandise Shop An e-commerce storefront selling campaign merchandise including t-shirts, hats, tote bags, stickers, pin buttons, and beanies, with 100% of proceeds directed to supporting the campaign's advocacy work. Targets individual supporters.
• Immoral Code Documentary A documentary film produced by Stop Killer Robots that contemplates the impact of killer robots in an increasingly automated world, examining whether machines can make moral decisions over who to kill or destroy. Targets the general public and supporters of the campaign.
• Automated by Design Exhibition An interactive multimedia exhibition exploring digital dehumanisation and autonomous weapons systems, produced in partnership with Amnesty International and Soka Gakkai International. Targets the general public, civil society, and policymakers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 156 states support UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, flagship and core.

• Triodos Investment ManagementsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Signed the Investor Statement on Autonomous Weapons initiated by Stop Killer Robots and Etica Funds, urging governments to negotiate a binding international treaty regulating autonomous weapons systems.
• Triodos BanksupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Signed the Investor Statement on Autonomous Weapons initiated by Stop Killer Robots and Etica Funds, urging governments to negotiate a binding international treaty regulating autonomous weapons systems.
• Nice and SeriousflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2023Produced, shot, and edited the documentary short 'Immoral Code' which contemplates the impact of killer robots in an increasingly automated world.
• Automated Decision Research (ADR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Monitoring and research team of Stop Killer Robots. Created in 2021 and launched in 2022, ADR tracks state support for legally binding instruments on autonomous weapons systems and conducts research on responses to autonomy and automated decision-making in warfare and wider society.
• Human Rights WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots coalition. Human Rights Watch is a leading international organization working on human rights advocacy and is a key member driving the campaign's policy positions and advocacy efforts.
• Amnesty InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member and partner in joint petition campaigns. Amnesty International is a global movement of people fighting for justice and dignity, providing significant credibility and reach for the campaign.
• Article 36coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member of the coalition. Article 36 works on weapons and international humanitarian law issues, contributing policy expertise to the campaign.
• ICRAC (International Committee for Robot Arms Control)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. ICRAC is an organization of scholars and experts addressing the ethical, legal, and technical dimensions of robotics and arms control.
• Mines Action CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. Contributes expertise in disarmament and humanitarian weapons issues to the coalition.
• PAXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. PAX works on peace and security issues, contributing to the campaign's advocacy efforts.
• SEHLACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. Provides regional perspective and expertise on Latin American disarmament issues.
• Cultural Youth Movement Education Foundation (CYMEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. Focuses on youth engagement and education in the campaign.
• ProtectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering Committee member. Contributes to the coalition's work on protection and civilian welfare issues.
• Soka Gakkai InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Automated by Design exhibition. Soka Gakkai International is a Buddhist organization working for peace, culture, and education. Partnership for the interactive multimedia exhibition exploring digital dehumanisation.
• Amnesty InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Automated by Design exhibition. Co-partner in the interactive exhibition exploring digital dehumanisation and autonomous weapons systems.
• Identity 2.0flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurated and produced the Automated by Design exhibition for Stop Killer Robots. Design studio specializing in interactive experiences.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Human Rights Watch: A leading international human rights NGO that is a Steering Committee member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and independently campaigns against autonomous weapons. Operates as a similar global advocacy coalition, often co-authoring reports and joint petitions with Stop Killer Robots.
• Amnesty International: A global human rights movement and Steering Committee member of the coalition. Co-runs the joint petition platform and the Automated by Design exhibition with Stop Killer Robots, and independently advocates on lethal autonomous weapons and digital dehumanization.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): The ICRC has publicly called for new legally binding rules on autonomous weapons and is closely aligned with the campaign's policy positions. Comparable as a humanitarian-law advocacy actor that engages directly with states on weapons regulation, with the Stop Killer Robots Executive Director's prior ICRC tenure strengthening the linkage.
• Article 36: A specialist NGO focused on weapons review and international humanitarian law, and a Steering Committee member of the coalition. Closely comparable as a policy-driven advocacy organization working on the same regulatory target through technical legal analysis.
• ICRAC (International Committee for Robot Arms Control): An international committee of scholars and experts addressing the ethical, legal, and technical dimensions of robotics and arms control, and a Steering Committee member of the coalition. Directly comparable as an advocacy body targeting the same autonomous-weapons regulatory outcome via expert-driven policy work.
• PAX: A Dutch peace and security NGO and Steering Committee member of the coalition. Comparable as a European-headquartered civil society organization contributing to disarmament and autonomous weapons advocacy, including coordinating with EU-level policymaking.
• Mines Action Canada: A Canadian NGO focused on disarmament and humanitarian weapons issues, and a Steering Committee member of the coalition. Comparable as a specialized advocacy organization working on weapons regulation, drawing on the Ottawa Treaty/Mine Ban Treaty experience to inform autonomous-weapons strategy.
• Control Arms: A global civil society coalition that successfully campaigned for the Arms Trade Treaty — a direct precedent and operational model for the Stop Killer Robots coalition's push toward a binding international treaty on autonomous weapons.
• Soka Gakkai International: A Buddhist peace, culture, and education organization that is a Flagship partner on the Automated by Design exhibition. Comparable as a faith-based civil society actor engaged in disarmament and peace advocacy, and a parallel coalition-builder within the Stop Killer Robots ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Future of Life Institute: An advocacy and grantmaking organization focused on reducing existential and catastrophic risk from advanced technologies, including AI and autonomous weapons. Comparable as a technology-policy advocacy actor that runs signature campaigns (e.g., the 2015/2018 AI open letters) and engages governments on AI governance, with overlapping but not identical mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bankillerrobots
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StopKillerRobots
• Facebookfacebook.com/stopkillerrobots
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campaign-to-stop-killer-robots
• Instagraminstagram.com/stopkillerrobots
• TikToktiktok.com/stopkillerrobots

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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