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Discover the impact of UK chemical sales to Syria in the run up to the war, and what happened to those fleeing the conflict when they reached the borders of neighbouring countries.
Rebecca Tully from Three Counties CAAT shares the latest news about the Malvern Arms Fair (3CDSE). *** Stop press: the arms fair has now left the Three Counties, and is heading for Telford! ***
On 31 January, CAAT returned to the Royal Courts of Justice to once again challenge the UK government over its arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen. We believe these sales to be illegal as well as immoral. The case is CAAT’s second Judicial Review against
London CAAT pays a cheeky visit to Westminster Tube Station
The UK has supplied arms to Ukraine to the value of £2.3 billion since the Russian invasion on 24th February 2022, and has pledged a further £2.3 billion for 2023. This post lists the arms supplied by the UK, as well as figures for the value of arms from other countries.
2 March 2023 RE: F1’s Human Rights Clauses and Sportswashing Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix Dear Stefano Domenicali, We are writing to you in your capacity as the CEO of Formula 1 (F1) ahead of the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix on 3 March 2023 to raise our serious concerns over F1’s ongoing role
As we approach the end of the year, everyone at CAAT would like to extend our thanks to each of our supporters, local groups, funders and partners. We have all achieved so much this year and we could not do it without you, so here is a celebration of our highlights from 2022:
Artwork on Drones by Banksy Our friends at Drone Wars say, “The MoD wants to base the UK new ‘Protector’ armed drones at Waddington near Lincolnshire and open a new centre there to train both RAF crews and other militaries to use armed drones. Beside the immense harm
CAAT would not exist without its supporters. Each new supporter helps us strengthen our call for an end to the international arms trade.
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