Arms sales to war in Yemen back in Court
CAAT legal challenge granted permission to proceed to High Court
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Arms sales back on trial
CAAT's legal challenge over the supply of UK weapons for the war in Yemen will now proceed to the High Court.
Six years of shame
This March marks six years since Saudi-led forces launched their first attacks on Yemen. Six years of conflict has caused devastation in Yemen. This is six years that shames the UK.
After six years of war in Yemen, the UK is still arming Saudi Arabia
The UK government must now take action to help end this deadly conflict. Every day that this war continues there will be more people killed and more vital services destroyed. The UK must stop its arms sales now, and increase momentum towards peace.
Image: Photo by Clément Alloing, CC BY-NC-ND
Guest blog: Why I’m proud of CAAT’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Bernie Bell, a long-time supporter of CAAT based in Orkney, Scotland, explains what CAAT's Nobel Peace Prize nomination means to her.
Image: Photo: Darren Johnson | Source: Flickr
CAAT condemns UK cut in aid to Yemen; UK complicit in crisis through ongoing arms sales
UK cuts aid to Yemen by almost half, despite warnings of the worst famine in decades The humanitarian crisis is a direct result of the devastating war in Yemen, in which UK arms are playing a central role The cut comes less than three weeks after new statistics revealed another £1.4 billion of new arms
What a Nobel Peace Prize nomination means for our campaigning
CAAT has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize alongside our partner Mwatana for Human Rights, a grassroots organisation working in Yemen. But what does this mean for our campaigning?
CAAT receives Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
Nobel Laureate nominates Campaign Against Arms Trade and Mwatana for Human Rights. Nobel Laureate, The American Friends Service Committee and Quaker Peace & Social Witness, announce Campaign Against Arms Trade & Mwatana for Human Rights as their nominees for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination intended to draw attention to the suffering of the Yemeni
