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A British arms sales team from UKTI DSO has been promoting weapons exports to Bahrain while a senior commander in Bahrain's Royal Guard toured Counter Terror Expo in London 2013 seeking the latest technologies to employ against democracy protesters.

CAAT condemns the UK government's arms export drive to the United Arab Emirates on the eve of a state visit to the UK by Sheikh Khalifa.

Campaigners in London marked the third annual Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) today (15 April) with a protest outside the Houses of Parliament against continuing high levels of military spending while cuts are implemented in health, education, welfare and other areas.

CAAT condemns the forthcoming official visit of Prince Charles to Saudi Arabia because it openly supports a deeply repressive and abusive regime and promotes the already strong military ties between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

Students at five UK universities held co-ordinated protests on a day of action to challenge the arms companies that are present in universities and local communities.

Groups organised in the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) strongly oppose any moves to amend the current EU arms embargo on Syria as supported by the United Kingdom (UK).

Latest annual EU reports on arms exports reveals that in 2011 European Union (EU) countries licensed arms exports valued at €37.5 billion - an increase of almost one fifth on 2010.

Tomorrow, on 7 December, UK campaigning organisation Campaign against Arms Trade (CAAT) will be presented with a 2012 Right Livelihood Award in the Swedish Parliament. CAAT's acceptance speech will highlight the hypocrisy of a UK government which claims to support human rights, while promoting weapons sales to repressive regimes.