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Christians take to the Streets of Westminster in Pilgrimage of Prayer-Protest against the Arms Trade Friday 4th June 2004

Campaign Against Arms Trade Christian Network and Pax Christi To mark International Day for Children as Victims of War on 4th June, the Campaign Against Arms Trade Christian network and Pax Christi, the international Catholic movement for peace, are organising a pilgrimage of prayer and protest to Government departments involved in the global arms

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Arms company sponsors conference to rebuild Iraq

LONDON, The Raytheon Corporation, which produced many of the bombs, cluster bomb weapons, missiles and weapons systems used against Iraq by the US and UK military [1] is sponsoring a conference for the reconstruction of the country in London, 26-28 April 2004 [2]. Andrew Wood from Campaign Against Arms Trade said, Raytheon’s

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High Court to hear arms to Indonesia case against UK Government

The High Court will today consider whether to allow a legal challenge to the Government’s arms to Indonesia policy to proceed. A human rights activist from Aceh, Indonesia is challenging by judicial review the legality of the UK’s supply of arms to Indonesia. Aguswandi claims the continued licensing of military exports to

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Legal action launched against UK Government’s arms to Indonesia policy

A human rights activist from Aceh, Indonesia has today launched proceedings against the UK Government challenging by Judicial Review the legality of the UK’s supply of arms to Indonesia. Mr Aguswandi claims the continued licensing of military exports to Indonesia breaks UK and EU export control laws which clearly state that export licences for

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Human Rights Day Protest at Crewe Small Arms Factory

Local supporters of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and other local peace and human rights groups will take part in a protest outside a BAE Systems small arms factory in Radway Green, Nr Crewe on Wednesday 10 December, International Human Rights Day. The visit is the 40th and final protest in CAAT’s

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Dismay as British Armoured Vehicles Join War in Aceh

Evidence has emerged that British-built Saracen armoured vehicles are being used by the Indonesian military, TNI, in its brutal war in Aceh. The vehicles have been photographed on patrol with the elite shock troops of the army’s strategic command, Kostrad. TAPOL, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign and Campaign Against Arms Trade

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