NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES

NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES

NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES

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Corporate actors involved in war crimes, crimes against humanity, human rights violations and genocide cannot be trusted to address the global crises they help create and perpetuate.
The UN must act now.



As the AI for Good Global Summit starts in Geneva this week, July 8-11th 2025, we, the undersigned artificial intelligence (AI) scholars, scientists, human rights advocates and experts, urge the UN to take a firm stand against tech sector complicity in grave violations of international law. We cannot allow the normalization of tech companies’ blatant complicity in facilitating Israel’s military operations in defiance of international law to go unchallenged or unnoticed, while company executives have demonstrated utter disregard and disdain for the human rights of Palestinians and their right to life, security, and human dignity. How can we be  expected to believe in “Responsible AI,” “AI for Good,” “Trustworthy AI,” “AI Safety,” and “Ethical AI” in this context? Unless the UN takes action in this matter, these narratives and slogans ring hollow in the face of harrowing and colossal AI-enabled human death and suffering.


Given that the UN Charter explicitly states its aim to represent “we, the people,” we the undersigned people demand that: 


  1. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), responsible for organizing the AI for Good Summit, excludes from the current summit and its future iterations tech companies implicated or possibly complicit in the commission of international crimes and grave breaches of international law as long as they do not adjust their conduct in line with their responsibilities under international law. Providing a platform to companies that are providing services to entities committing atrocity crimes is incompatible with the ITU’s stated objective of fostering “equitable and inclusive use of telecommunications/ICTs to empower people and societies for sustainable development.”

  2. All UN organizations review and suspend their partnerships, tenders, and contracts with the companies implicated in serious violations of international law, including those named in the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories. We further heed all UN agencies to adhere to the UNGPs and integrate existing standards on human rights due diligence in their partnerships with for-profit and non-profit tech actors and entities.

  3. The United Nations Secretary General, and relevant UN bodies, urgently press for global regulation of military applications of AI and cloud-computing technologies, particularly in light of the rapid and escalating race of both States and private companies towards the development, deployment, and repurposing of civilian AI tools for military ends. 


At a time when we are witnessing the breakdown of global order and norms and our world is facing existential challenges, the least we expect from the UN system is to uphold its stated values instead of partnering with tech conglomerates powering and profiting from unlawful occupation and atrocity crimes. The quest for justice, peace, and accountability in these turbulent times demands affirmative action. Failing to do so not only risks what remains of the UN’s credibility, but also our rights, security, and dignity – now and for generations to come. Read the full letter here.


Signed,* 



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  • Professor Ruha Benjamin, Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University


  • Dr Abeba Birhane, Founder & Principal Investigator, AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin

  • Rae McGrath,

    Nobel Peace Co-Laureate ICBL 1997

  • Dr Timnit Gebru

  • Karen Hao, Independent journalist covering AI & society

  • Adele Walton,

    Author of Logging Off and online safety campaigner

  • Dr Alex Hanna,

    Director of Research, The Distributed AI Research Institute

  • Professor Nick Couldry,

    Professor of Media Communications and Social Theory Emeritus, LSE

  • Jamila Venturini, co-Executive Director at Derechos Digitales and member of the board of the LAVITS network

  • J. Carlos Lara,

    Co-Executive Director, Derechos Digitales

  • Dr Noa Garcia, Associate Professor, University of Osaka

  • Paola Ricaurte,

    Co-Founder, Tierra Común Network

  • Dr. Pratyusha Ria Kalluri,

    Researcher, Stanford University

  • Sofia Scasserra,

    Director of the Observatory of Social Impacts of AI at the National University Tres de Febrero - Argentina

  • Wanda Muñoz,

    Human Rights & AI Governance Consultant. Member, Feminist AI Research Network

  • Marwa Fatafta,

    Digital rights advocate

  • Alison Gillwald, Executive Director, Research ICT Africa/ Prof. University of Cape Town's Prof Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance

  • Rasha Abdul Rahim, Independent Expert on technology policy and human rights

  • Kate Sim,
    Director of Program - UWA Tech & Policy Lab

  • Meetali Jain, Director and Founder, Tech Justice Law Project

  • Sarah Chander, Director at Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice

  • Rachel Adams, CEO, Global Center on AI Governance, Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge

  • Professor Karine Gentelet,

    Full Professor, Social Sciences, Université du Québec en Outaouais (Canada)

  • Xian Guevarra, Deputy Secretary General, Computer Professionals' Union

  • Luciana Benotti,

    Professor of Computer Science, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

  • Dr Matt Mahmoudi,
    Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, University of Cambridge

  • Raya Sharbain, Education Coordinator with the Tor Project & Research Fellow with the Citizen Lab

  • Clarissa Guevara Gomez,

    Catedrática del dpto de derecho del Tec de Monterrey e investigadora parte de la Red F R = Feminismos en Inteligencia Artificial del hub de América Latina de A+ alliance


  • David Palumbo-Liu,

    Professor, Stanford University

  • Kim Crawley,

    Professor of Enterprise Cybersecurity, Open Institute of Technology and Founder of Stop Gen AI. https://stopgenai.com

  • Xiaowei Wang,

    Steward, Collective Action School

  • Nathanial Freitas,

    Director, ProofMode.org & Affiliate Fellow, Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University

  • Dr. Sarah T. Roberts,

    Professor and Faculty Director, Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, UCLA


  • Kat Phan,

    Director, Migrant Digital Defense

  • Clare Putnam,

    Coordinator of Student Programs, Harvard University Weatherhead Center

  • Andreea Belu, Head of Campaigns, European Digital Rights (EDRi)

  • Alix Dunn, CEO of The Maybe

  • Jill Toh,

    PhD researcher, University of Amsterdam / Co-founder, Racism and Technology Center

  • Paul Biggar,

    CEO, Tech for Palestine

  • Boxi Wu,

    Doctoral Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute

  • Umut Pajaro Velasquez,

    President at Internet Society Colombia Chapter

  • Nima Fatemi,

    Founding Director, Kandoo

  • Klaudia Jaźwińska, Journalist & Researcher

  • Tina M. Park, Ph.D.,

    Independent Researcher

  • Yannis Kalantidis,

    AI Researcher in the industry sector

  • Diah Kusumaningrum,

    Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada

  • Roel Dobbe,

    Assistant Professor of Data and Algorithmic Systems, Delft University of Technology

  • Natália da Silva Perez,

    Assistant Professor in History, Erasmus University Rotterdam

  • Yung Au,

    Research Fellow, University of Oxford


  • Eliza McCullough,

    Independent Researcher on AI & Labor

  • Nadim Nashif,

    Executive director of 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

  • Maria Eugenia Villarreal,

    Director of ECPAT/Guatemala and Representative of Central America of SEHLAC

  • Hanna Barakat,

    Researcher on Societal Impact of Technology at The Maybe

  • Mark Dudley,

    Software engineer at lightwright, former Google engineer

  • Riccardo Angius,

    PhD Researcher, AI Accountability Lab, Trinity College Dublin

  • Sofía Machado,

    Socióloga, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

  • Claire McEvoy,

    Head of Research and Policy, Irish Council for Civil Liberties

  • Vladimir Chorny Elizalde,

    Professor of Law at the University of Buenos Aires; Researcher at R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales

  • Donald Jay Bertulfo,

    PhD Candidate, Delft University of Technology

  • Nantina Vgontzas,

    Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, City University of New York

  • Amelia Acker, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin

  • Claudio Agosti, co-founder and board member of AI-Forensics and Hermes Center

  • Peter Steudtner,

    Founder & Coordinator at https://holistic-protection.org

  • Mirjam Twigt,

    Research Officer / Postdoctoral Researcher Digital Connectivity and Unequal Mobility, Leiden University

  • Patricia Alessandrini,

    Professeure ordinaire de recherche artistiqueHEMU – Haute École de Musique / Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)

  • William Agnew,

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Dylan Baker,

    Lead Research Engineer, Distributed AI Research Institute

  • Molly Hickey

  • Andy Liu,

    Activist/New Media Artist

  • Maya Richman, Co-Lead Green Screen Coalition

  • Andreea Belu, Head of Campaigns, European Digital Rights (EDRi)

  • Valentine Goddard,

    AI Policy Researcher and Advisor, lawyer, artist and executive director of CSO AI Impact Alliance

  • Tonia Sutherland,

    Associate Professor of Information Studies, UCLA

  • Harshvardhan Pandit,

    Research Fellow, AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin

  • Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian,

    AI regulation expert

  • Audrey Rousseau,

    Professor in Sociology, Université du Québec en Outaouais

  • Carla Monteforte, Journalist 

  • Stella Yawa,

    Project Officer in a Human Right Organisation

  • Vanessa Bevels,

    Member of Management Team, European Digital Rights

  • Alex Argüelles, 

    Technologist and Founder at comun.al Digital Resilience Lab (Mexico)

  • Daniel Leufer,

    Digital Rights Advocate, PhD in Philosophy

  • Nada Mousa,

    Tech & Society Research Fellow at Arab Reform Initiative

  • Katya Abazajian,
    Independent researcher on data rights, Founder of the People's Data Project

  • David Widder,
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
  • Mingi Shin, AI Engineer

  • Poojit Hegde,

    Stanford University Computer Science M.S.

  • Jiaju Liu,

    Researcher, Stanford University

  • Alice Stollmeyer,

    Founder & Executive Director

  • Rebecca Lewis,

    Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University

  • Will Li,

    AI Research @ Stanford

  • Elizabeth Fetterolf,

    PhD Candidate, Stanford University

  • Gisela Luján Andrade,

    Founder and Director, Peru por el Desarme

  • Victoire Rio,

    Executive Director at WHAT TO FIX

  • Cella Sum,

    PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Kiran P, Tech Worker

  • Marlon Kruizinga,

    PhD Candidate Ethics of AI


  • Michał Woźniak,

    Independent Researcher, Digital Human Rights Activist

  • Lauren Naudts,

    Postdoctoral researcher, AI, Media & Democracy Lab, University of Amsterdam

  • Bhaskar Mitra

  • Dr. Gillian Andrews

  • Quinn Keck, Data Scientist 

  • JM Sarmiento,

    Co-founder and Executive Director, Convocation Research + Design

  • Sonia Fereidooni,

    PHD Student in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge

  • Karla Velasco,

    Feminist tech advocate

  • Justine Zhang,

    Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan

  • Achim Koh,

    Co-founder, AI Ethics Newsletter Korea (ai-ethics.kr)

  • Jalal Abukhater,

    Digital Rights Advocate

  • sava saheli singh,

    Assistant Professor of Digital Futures in Education

  • Amrit Wilson,

    On behalf of South Asia Solidarity Group


  • Rasheed Ahmed

  • Ellen Judson,

    Independent researcher and tech policy specialist

  • Fred Lubang,

    Regional Representative at Nonviolence International Southeast Asia

  • Emi Soroka,

    PhD Student in AI

  • Aoise Keogan Nooshabadi, REAL ML

  • Kyoyoung Chu,

    Data analyst, Coinone

  • Shilpa Parthan, Researcher, University of Illinois Chicago

  • Haitham Dahboor,

    Senior Program Officer at Jordan Open Source Assocation

  • Likhita Banerji

  • Caroline Sinders,

    Co-founder and Executive Director, Convocation Research + Design

  • Emma Lembke,

    Digital Activist

  • Maribeth Rauh,

    Researcher, AI Accountability Lab, Trinity College Dublin

  • Elise Maes,

    PhD candidate in criminology

  • Eva Jones,

    Environmental engineer from stanford university

  • Evani Radiya-Dixit

  • Kirsty Cessford

  • Hazel Ball 

  • Syar S Alia,

    Feminist tech activist

  • Freddy Reiber,

    PhD Student at BU

  • Foundation The London Story

  • Sveta Dyndykina

  • Lola Bradbury Paukner

  • Plixavra Vogiatzoglou,

    Postdoctoral researcher, University of Amsterdam (Amsterdam Law School)

  • Gena Kim,

    PhD student, University of Michigan

  • Nicholas Chua,

    Phd Student in Neurobiology, Columbia University

  • Jay Lune,

    Network Engineer

  • Saran Lazar, 
    Teacher

  • Majsa Storbeck,

    PhD student AI

  • Philip Gilke,

    Student of Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin

  • Tyler McDaniel,

    PhD Candidate, Stanford University

  • Kerri Foxhill,

    Oncology Dietitian at teaching hospital in US

  • Jasmine Lu,

    PhD Candidate in Computer Science, University of Chicago

  • Abbie Doane,

    STEM Educator 

  • Mohammed Asmal,

    Biotech exec

  • CC Oami,
    Independent queer rights activist and technologist

  • Conlan Olson,
    PhD student in computer science

  • Alexandra Wagner, Independent researcher on labour

  • Johannes Bruder,
    Head of Critical Media Lab, Basel Academy of Art and Design

  • Sobhi Khatib,

    Digital rights professional at DDP, Hivos and 7amleh

  • Hannes Jung,

    Emeritus DESY Hamburg

  • Safa Ghnaim,

    Independent researcher and writer about technoviolence and ethics

  • Femke Snelting,

    The Institute for Technology in the Public Interest, Brussels

  • Dr.  Friso VanHoudt,

    Researcher Ethical, Legal, Societal Aspects of AI / Sr. Lecturer Political Philosophy & Critical Theory / Erasmus University College Rotterdam


  • Sara San Martín,

    Peace promoter-Center of Ecumenical Studies - México (NGO)

  • Marcela Horvitz lennon,

    Mental health policy researcher

  • Brian Liu, Masters in Computational & Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University

  • David Nolan, Investigative Researcher, AI & Human Rights

  • Yusra Hussain,

    Adjunct clinical assistant professor-Stanford University school of medicine

  • Erika Smith

  • Dr Anaar Siletz

  • Brian Sheehan,

    Human Rights and LGBTI+ activist, Ireland

  • Zeerak Talak,

    Chancellor's Fellow in Responsible Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh

  • Kristophina Kiito Shilongo,

    Tech Policy Researcher and Organisers

  • Marco Lorenzoni,

    Evaluators for Justice (Eval4Just), founding member

  • Taller de Comunicacion Mujer Navegando Libres (Feminist Helpline on Gender Based Violence Faclitated by Technology)

  • Eleonora Sironi,

    Gender and Technology Researcher

  • Sruti Bala, Associate Professor in Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Amsterdam

  • Jyotsna Kapur,

    Professor, Cinema and Media Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  • Jona Yang,

    Member, Computer Professionals Union

  • Fight for the Future 

  • Hassel Erazo,

    Investigador independiente sobre gobernanza de la IA y LAWS. UNAM

  • Juliette Kleemann,

    Senior Editor in STM publishing, Milan

  • Roberta Lippi,

    Writer & Journalist

  • Mitzi Morales,

    Investigadora independiente sobre IA

  • Dr. Edward Ly, 

    Software Engineer and AI Researcher

  • Tina Mason,

    Independent researcher, aid and accountability

  • Akudo Mcgee,
    Political scientist and researcher

  • Chenai Chair,

    Founder of MDR

  • Gina Kittleson,

    PhD researcher at Stanford University

  • Roisin Boyd, 

    Journalist and human rights advocate

  • Mariella Puggioni, 

    Essere umano

  • Pom Boyd,

    Actor, writer, citizen

  • Concetta Di Prima, 

    impiegata ente locale

  • Alicia DeVrio,
    PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Aaron Stier-Cohen,
    Professor of digital storytelling and communication Lasell University
  • Fatima Odetalla, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in private practice

  • Kentrell Owens,

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Security & Privacy

  • Morgan McErlean,
    Undergraduate HCI Researcher at Swarthmore College

  • Ky Walker,
    Associate Director of Systems & Design at Comotion Board Member for the National LGBTQ+ Federation

  • Rachel Rubin, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Officer Cook County Department of Public Health, Adj. Assistant, Professor, University of Illinois Chicago

  • Fatima Tourk, PhD Candidate

  • Mira Nabeel,
    Independent Researcher on Big Data & Surveillance

  • Malak Rafla,
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

  • Monique Munarini,

    AI researcher, University of Pisa

  • Claudia Lopez,

    Human-centered AI professor, UTFSM

  • Nana NWACHUKWU,

    PHD Researcher at AIAL-TCD

  • Tanja Berretta,

    Independent researcher and consultant on Humanitarian Aid and Inclusion, lecturer under contract at Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM, Italy).

  • Xavier Brandao,

    Independent expert and activist on digital threats

  • Afsaneh Rigot

  • Ann Vu, Undergraduate in Biomedical Computation at Stanford University

  • Charles Earl, Principal Data Scientist

  • Danny Sallis,

    AI researcher and recent graduate at Stanford University

  • Elizabeth Rivera,

    Independent Communications Consultant

  • Gabi Helfert,

    Director of Educational Excellence, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

  • Genoveva Vargas-Solar,

    Red de Investigación Feminista en IA

  • Giulio Coppi,

    Humanitarian expert - Tech and human rights

  • Marie-Therese Png,

    PhD Candidate, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University


  • Andrew Do,

    Designer and Researcher, OPEIU 1010 member

  • No Tech For Tyrants

  • Shadow World Investigations

  • Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines

  • Nonviolence International Southeast Asia

  • Diana Mosquera,

    Researcher at Diversa

  • Dalia Mahgoub,

    Independent Researcher on AI and Inequality

  • Muzna Shihabi, Writer 

  • Roxana Samimi,

    Medical Doctor Infectious Diseases Professor

  • Emma Jacoby,

    Trainee, Public Affairs Consulting

  • Allana Moore 

  • Emma Tipping

  • Hyunsook Lee

  • Dina Bseiso

  • Ruby Sinreich

  • Goeun Choi

  • Eun Cho

  • Kenneth Dimalibot


  • Lotika Singha

  • Manaar Mohammed

  • Jac sm Kee,

    Feminist Tech Activist


  • Pinar Barlas

  • Rajeev Singha

  • Seo hyun Kim

  • Eunshil Shin,

    Independent Researcher on Film Study

  • Hyunji Ku

  • Praveen Kolluguri,

    Organiser, India Labour Solidarity

  • Michelle Nguyen,
    Undergraduate Student

  • Poonam Sahoo

  • Zeinab Dirani,

    Feminist Researcher

  • Joanne Lee 

  • Nemit Yu

  • Subeen Chae

  • Mincheol Gong

  • Zoe Liao

  • Rebecca Jacoby

  • Laszlo Steinwärder,

    PhD Researcher in International Relations, University of Antwerp

  • Zarona Ismailova

  • Altynay Kambekova,

    Regional Project Manager, Digital Defenders Partnership

  • Monica Basbous,

    Doctoral researcher, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

  • Karameh Kuemmerle,

    Pediatric Neurologist and Co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide

  • Nizar Farsakh,

    Lecturer of International Affairs at George Washington University

  • Kiyan Tavangar,

    Astronomy PhD Candidate Columbia University


  • Teresa Barrio Traspaderne

  • Uzma Yafri

  • Emily Finestead

  • Nadia Lahlaf

  • Emmi Einstein

  • Pearl Lee

  • Kira Carballo

  • Julie Gharbi

  • Xeenarh Mohammed,

    Independent Researcher

  • Brenda Mugwisi

  • Björk Roi, Digital Rights Defender

  • Banu Altunbas,

    Civil society representative

  • Ali AlHusseini

  • Michèle Touma

  • Omit Vardie, Engineer

  • Jude Glaubman

  • Peace Movement Aotearoa

  • Micheline Steele 

  • Anna Jones

  • 순택 권

  • Samar Raza

  • Lea White, Front-end developer & Former Healthcare worker

  • Raneem Kurzum,

    PhD Candidate at the University at Albany

  • Mohamed Allalou,

    Computer Engineer

  • Salima Rebbah,

    HMA Expert

  • Kyle Capogna

  • Diana Lapp,

    Family Physician

  • Shaden Al Najjar

  • Lucia Flores Echaiz,

    Lawyer (Quebec, Canada)

  • Anne Madeleine Kropf

  • Francesca Randazzo

  • Raffaella Todaro

  • Sibilla Iacopini 

  • Dalila Scarlino 

  • Ludovica Iona Lasinio,

    Independent Journalist

  • Emanuela Pettinari

  • Cristina Olivari

  • Virginia Santo 

  • Nasha Palazzo

  • Cheyne Anderson 

  • Simona Mangone

  • Angela Piccardo

  • Claudia Bogneri

  • Jeyan Aslan 

  • Martha Miller,

    Nurse Practitioner, Boston MA

  • Nikole Amaya

  • Chiara Bellini

  • Karime Salame

  • Giuseppe Del Vecchio

  • Emily Seaman

  • Oskar Nielsen 

  • Georgie Rossa, Master's student

  • Heather Beattie

  • Kirit Limperis,

    PhD Candidate in Biology

  • Hvale Vale 

  • Georgia Ciuti,

    Imprenditrice

  • Jeff Frampton 

  • Otilia del Carmen Puiggros



* The list of signatories is periodically being updated.

NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES

NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES