Shut the door on clandestine arms company lobbying
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is calling for determined action to protect public decision-making from the inappropriate, behind-the-scenes influence of arms companies.
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FAC report questions arms trade links with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Libya
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomes the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC), released today, on its overview of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) human rights work in 2011. CAAT has consistently focused attention on UK arms sales to the repressive regimes in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Libya. While
Parliamentary inquiries should look for the truth, not pander to Saudi bullying
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is delighted that the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) is examining the relationship between the UK and Saudi Arabia, not least because of the huge amount of UK military equipment exports that continue to go there.
Protests end National Gallery’s arms trade links
London's National Gallery has announced the end of its long-standing sponsorship arrangement with weapons manufacturer Finmeccanica, following a campaign by Campaign Against Arms Trade to "Disarm the Gallery."
Campaign Against Arms Trade awarded “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has been awarded one of the four Right Livelihood Awards for 2012 for their innovative and effective campaigning against the arms trade. CAAT is an independent campaigning organisation based in Finsbury Park, north London.
Huge bubbles to challenge National Gallery’s support for the arms trade
On the International Day of Peace, Friday 21 September, giant bubbles will fill Trafalgar Square with the message Bubbles Not Bombs. The family friendly event will call on the National Gallery to end its support for the arms trade.
Innovative map reveals extent of arms industry in the UK
A new arms trade map of the UK developed by CAAT will enable the public to find out the locations and activities of often secretive arms companies.
Call goes out to resist the DSEI arms fair
One year before the DSEI arms fair is scheduled to return to London's docklands in September 2013, campaigners from Stop the Arms Fair coalition have promised that they will do everything they can to stop it happening. Their call to action signals to the ExCeL Centre, the venue that hosts the arms fair, and the
