MEDIA RELEASE: Protesters vow arms dealers will not dine in peace at swanky industry dinner
The people attending this dinner are dining on the profits of genocide. This disgusting event is nothing more than a lobbying opportunity for war criminals.
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CAAT statement on potential Gaza ceasefire
Now is the time to keep up the pressure. Israel is still committing genocide with the full complicity of our government. We need to keep demanding a full two-way arms embargo. A genuine, long-lasting peace can only be achieved when we stop the flow of arms sales.
Activists launch new campaign with blockade of company with largest number of export licenses to Israel
On 13th January, campaigners across the south west stopped business at Gooch and Housego’s (G&H) Artemis site in Plymouth. The action marks the start of a new campaign – Shut Down G&H – committed to shutting down a company that’s deeply complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza According to research by Campaign Against Arms Trade, G&H,
CAAT in 2024 -End of Year Round-Up
Here we share some of the highlights, as a reminder of all that you help us to achieve in 2024. It was the year we turned 50 and has been one of our busiest: more talks and media appearances given than ever and participating in many diverse, non-violent direct actions against the arms trade.
Ministers hand sovereignty over UK arms exports to US, as they refuse to halt the export of components for F-35 jets used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Business and Trade Committee Chair Liam Byrne concluded that he was not convinced by the Ministers’ explanation of how the exemption of F-35 jet parts from the recent suspension of around 30 arms licences to Israel, could be compatible with the UK’s legal obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty. Components exported from the UK for
UK signed largest single arms licence on record to Egypt as British-Egyptian political prisoner remains arbitrarily detained
In December 2023 the largest single arms licence to Egypt on record was issued for military radars worth £79,347,022. Since British national and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah was detained in September 2019 the UK has licensed at least £237 million worth of arms to Egypt. Alaa’s mother, Laila Soueif, has been on hunger
MEDIA RELEASE: New map details companies arming Israel amid further revelations over the UK’s complicity in genocide
This genocide is happening now. Our government is not acting and Palestinian people cannot wait for the conclusion of the court case. This is why we have released our updated interactive map to enable campaigners to take action against the genocide profiteers on their doorsteps.
Joint letter: Israel’s military attacks on Lebanon reinforce urgent need for UK to halt all arms transfers to Israel
Israel’s military attacks on Lebanon reinforce the urgent need for UK to halt all arms transfers to Israel Israel has killed almost 2000 people in Lebanon, and displaced 1/5 of the population. Some of Israel’s attacks may amount to war crimes – and the UK is still supplying Israel with weapons. We are joining 9
