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The one year anniversary since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks a year of suffering by the people of Ukraine under the actions of Putin’s regime. We deplore and condemn the escalation and length of the war. CAAT supports efforts for a just peace rather than endless war and endless arms supplies.
The UK has an appalling recent record of complicity in war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law against the people of Yemen. The Government’s decision to provide “defensive military support” as part of Saudi Arabia’s most recent assault creates an imminent danger of direct UK involvement in further atrocities, and must be immediately reversed.
Now is the time to keep up the pressure
Activists across the country have spent years demonstrating in solidarity with the Sudanese people, from London to Sheffield. People across England, Scotland and Wales continue to call for a full arms embargo on the UAE. It is widely
CAAT stands in solidarity with Brendan O’Hagan, Amanda Kelly, Hmeera Atiqnisar, Mohammed Malik, and Alma Yaniv.
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Following the release of his government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), more than 50 organisations from across the UK, including CAAT, have jointly written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn against the government’s increasing focus of British public resources on the military over other forms of international engagement.
The Defence Investment Plan announced yesterday by the outgoing Prime Minister from the offices of a drone-making BAE Systems subsidiary represents a dangerous failure of imagination. The last 25 years have seen major UK military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. In addition, the UK has been heavily involved in wars
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