Rasha Abdul Rahim
Deputy Director, Technology and Human Rights Programme, Amnesty International Secretariat
twitter: @Rasha_Abdul
email: rasha [dot] abdulrahim [at] amnesty [dot] org
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Deputy Director, Technology and Human Rights Programme, Amnesty International Secretariat
twitter: @Rasha_Abdul
email: rasha [dot] abdulrahim [at] amnesty [dot] org
phone: +44 (0)20 7413 5956
Arms Trade Treaty | drones | killer robots
Rasha Abdul Rahim is Deputy Director of the Technology and Human Rights Programme at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London, where she heads up the AI and Big Data Team whose work focuses on challenging the systemic threat to human rights posed by the surveillance-based business model of big tech companies and ensuring accountability in the design and use of new and frontier technologies. Abdul Rahim also leads Amnesty’s work on fully autonomous weapons systems and other emerging weapons and artificial intelligence technologies. Abdul Rahim sits on the Steering Committee of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, of which Amnesty International is a member. She was previously Researcher/Advisor in the Arms Control, Security Trade and Human Rights Team where she worked on various arms control issues, including the Arms Trade Treaty, the trade in conventional arms, the use of inhumane weapons around the world and the use and transfer of armed drones. Abdul Rahim was centrally involved in the global campaign to secure the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty, which entered into force in December 2014. She holds a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge and an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. She is also currently training to be a lawyer.
Rasha Abdul Rahim is Deputy Director of the Technology and Human Rights Programme at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London, where she heads up the AI and Big Data Team whose work focuses on challenging the systemic threat to human rights posed by the surveillance-based business model of big tech companies and ensuring accountability in the design and use of new and frontier technologies. Abdul Rahim also leads Amnesty’s work on fully autonomous weapons systems and other emerging weapons and artificial intelligence technologies. Abdul Rahim sits on the Steering Committee of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, of which Amnesty International is a member. She was previously Researcher/Advisor in the Arms Control, Security Trade and Human Rights Team where she worked on various arms control issues, including the Arms Trade Treaty, the trade in conventional arms, the use of inhumane weapons around the world and the use and transfer of armed drones. Abdul Rahim was centrally involved in the global campaign to secure the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty, which entered into force in December 2014. She holds a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge and an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. She is also currently training to be a lawyer.
Recent Publications:
- "The weaponisation of AI: An existential threat to human rights and dignity," in Artificial intelligence: Human rights, social justice and development, Global Information Society Watch 2019, November 28, 2019.
- "Deadly Assistance: The Role of European States in US Drone Strikes," Amnesty International, April, 2018.
- "Key Principles on the use and Transfer of Armed Drones," (contributor), Amnesty International, Oct 20
- "Time to end the civilian suffering fuelled by irresponsible arms trading," Amnesty International blog, Sept 13