A case is set to be brought to the New York State Supreme Court to argue that chimps are 'legal persons'.
The Nonhuman Rights Project has been battling to grant some species of animals 'legal personhood'.
A UN Human Rights Council meeting in Generva is to discuss the suitability of autonomous weapons.
A human rights organisation has called for the complete ban of autonomous robotic weapon platforms.
A new UN treaty is being drafted that would see planet Earth being granted the same rights as humans.