Child labor in artisanal gold mining is common in many countries worldwide, particularly within West Africa’s gold belt, which spans Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. Mali is Africa’s third largest gold producer.
The existence of such "killer robots" is worrying Christof Heyns, the United Nations envoy on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Presenting a report in Geneva, he called for a ban on developing robots which could identify and kill without any human input. "Time is of the essence. Trying to stop technology is a bit like trying to stop time itself - it moves on," he said. "Autonomous robots should be seen as neither a good thing nor a bad thing, [ Rich Walker, managing director of the Shadow Robot Company] told The Independent. "It's the way they are deployed."
"Den 9 februari samlades de rödgröna samarbetspartiernas arbetsgrupper för ett gemensamt möte på Bommersvik. Grupperna kommer att arbeta fram till våren 2010 med att ta fram förslag som ska ligga till grund för en gemensam regeringsplattform. "