MEDIA RELEASE: The UK is complicit in Israel’s killing of UK aid workers in Gaza
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Joint Statement: UK government’s refusal to suspend arms transfers to Israel
As UK and international organisations working in and on the Occupied Palestinian Territory we are deeply concerned that the UK government still refuses to suspend arms transfers to Israel despite the clear risk that UK-licensed equipment might be used to carry out or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), including war crimes.
UK complicit in war crimes: UN experts demand an arms embargo and confirm all arms transfers to Israel likely violate international law
On 23rd February, UN experts demanded that arms exports to Israel must stop immediately. The unprecedented statement called on all states, including the UK, to immediately halt arms transfers, including export licences and military aid. The experts stated, without qualification, that “any transfer of weapons or
Statement on Yemen
CAAT condemns the airstrikes carried out by the US and UK in Yemen. At a time when the region is extremely volatile these airstrikes are a further threat to peace in Yemen and beyond. Instead of supporting calls for a ceasefire, this government has chosen to ignore the genocide Israel is perpetrating in Gaza in
Joint letter to the UK Government calling for an immediate halt to arms exports to Israel
Rt Hon Lord David Cameron, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, London SW1A 2AH CC: Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch, and Minister of State for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell From: UK-based civil society groups working in and on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Statement on UK Arms Exports to Israel
Israel is using UK arms exports in a genocide against the Palestinian people. We call on the government to immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel. It is not credible that the UK government or the Leader of the Opposition believe that the siege, bombardments and forcible transfer of civilians of Gaza are
CAAT Statement: Palestine
CAAT condemns the attacks which have caused the death and injury of thousands of civilians and stands in solidarity and compassion with all those affected by the atrocities, both in Gaza and Israel, and in communities around the world where there has been a drastic escalation in anti-Semitism and xenophobia. We call on the UK
Nine peace campaigners arrested after traffic brought to a standstill at London arms fair
Deliveries to Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world’s largest arms fairs, were brought to a standstill on Thursday morning when peace campaigners blocked the road. The protest at the ExCeL centre took place during the No Faith in War day. Several hundred people came together to oppose the
