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Statement

UK military support for Saudi Arabia risks enabling further atrocities

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. 

Press releases

Made in Europe, bombed in Yemen: ICC rejects request to open examination into complicity of arms traders in Yemen war

As top arms companies BAE Systems and Rheinmetall announce record sales, Yemeni civilians have faced a setback in their pursuit of international justice yet again. After more than 6 years of preliminary examinations, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it will not open an investigation into the

Statement

Joint Statement: Europe’s involvement in war crimes in Yemen

A renewed call for justice and accountability Nine years ago, on 26 March 2015, the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launched the aerial campaign “Decisive Storm” in Yemen. While the airstrikes may finally have subsided after nearly 8 years of destruction, Yemenis continue to endure the long-lasting consequences of this devastating war.

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