Article 36
Article 36 is a specialist non-profit organisation, focused on reducing harm from weapons.
A small and effective team of advocacy and policy experts based in the UK, we work in coalitions for new international legal and policy agreements. We bring our expertise and creativity to briefings, negotiations and strategically convened discussions.
We work together with civil society partners and governments to develop new policies and legal standards that prevent civilian harm from existing and emerging weapons technologies.
Our work is underpinned by rigorous, transparent and independent analysis of how weapons harm civilians, and how to reduce and prevent such harm. Our team has more than a decade of experience in diplomatic negotiations and in developing practical, actionable policies. We believe that international standards can respond to humanitarian concerns, and we recognise the power and importance of legal, political and social norms in influencing behaviour.
Our main current projects and work focus on:
- Supporting the development of a political commitment to protect civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
- Advocating for the development of an international legal instrument to control autonomous weapons, and
- Research and policy analysis to develop a broad lens and policy action for better protecting civilians
