UK licensed £3.3 billion of arms to Saudi during first 12 months of Yemen bombardment
Licences were awarded despite serious accusations that Saudi forces are breaching international humanitarian law.
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Licences were awarded despite serious accusations that Saudi forces are breaching international humanitarian law.
In its response to the House of Commons International Development Committee report on the crisis in Yemen, published this morning, the UK government has maintained that, despite all of the evidence on the contrary, the Saudi Arabian military has not breached international humanitarian law(IHL).
Arms dealers and military delegations will be descending on the Science Museum in London tonight, when it hosts the official reception for the Farnborough arms fair.
This week, between July 11-15, the UK will be hosting Farnborough International 2016, an arms fair with a particular focus on aircraft.
The High Court has today ruled that Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), represented by human rights lawyers Leigh Day, can bring a judicial review against the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills’ decision to continue arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
On the 30th June, the High Court in London will determine whether a legal challenge brought by law firm Leigh Day on behalf of Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) against the UK's licensing of arms to Saudi Arabia is allowed to proceed to judicial review.
A District Judge has refused to allow the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to appeal against the acquittal of eight anti-arms trade activists who were charged with blockading the DSEI arms fair in London last September.
UK has issued 122 military licences to Saudi Arabia, worth £2.8 billion, since its attack on Yemen began in March 2015.
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