2021 Roundup
Arms fair resistance, events, exhibitions and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Find out about CAAT's 2021!
News
All the latest from Campaign Against Arms Trade, across the country and near you, including press releases, the CAAT Blog, articles from the CAAT News magazine, and info on local actions. Browse the full list, or filter by type or topic.
Call on the ICC to Investigate Potential War Crimes in Yemen
Today - on International Human Rights Day - CAAT launches a letter writing campaign calling on the Chief Prosecutor, British lawyer Karim Khan, to do everything in his power to secure accountability for the people of Yemen.
CAAT is recruiting interim Steering Committee members
CAAT’s Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing the work of CAAT, providing strategic guidance, setting and monitoring CAAT’s finances, acting as employer to the CAAT staff, and fulfilling the legal responsibilities of Directors of CAAT. Full Steering Committee meetings take place 4 times a year.
UN report estimates 377,000 people will have died in the war in Yemen by end of 2021
A report published yesterday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimated that 377,000 people will have died in the war in Yemen by the end of 2021, from both direct and indirect causes. Sixty percent of these would be from hunger, preventable disease, and other indirect causes, while 70%
Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen
More Than 60 Groups Urge General Assembly to Establish New Investigative Mechanism
Civil Society Groups Demand Urgent UN Action Against Impunity for Yemen Crimes
The undersigned organizations call upon the UN General Assembly to move quickly and establish a new international accountability mechanism for Yemen.
DSEI 2021 Highlights: The Struggle Continues
Check out highlights from our DSEI Resistance efforts in 2021! Thank you to our friends at Rainbow Collective for the video!
CAAT Research Commissions: End militarisation of Police and Borders
As part of the development of our new short-term strategy, CAAT is looking to work with external researchers on two exciting commissions supporting our ongoing work on Militarised Borders and Policing in the UK and internationally.
