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Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned David Cameron's latest arms sales trip to Asia, especially his attempts to sell more weapons to Indonesia. Mr Cameron's schedule includes Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Burma. His entourage contains executives from six arms companies, including BAE Systems and AgustaWestland
On Saturday 31 March, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) with Stop the Arms Fair coalition launches a campaign to urge the National Gallery to end its links with the arms trade. The National Gallery, one of the UK's most iconic public institutions, receives funding from arms giant Finmeccanica and in return allows its famous galleries
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has questioned the Foreign Office on UK arms sales to Ethiopia, as fighting flares on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Between the beginning of 2008 and September 2011, the UK licensed military and dual use equipment for export to Ethiopia to the value of over £1.2 million - with
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has challenged the government to explain why it continues to licence weapons for export to Sri Lanka, as a Channel 4 documentary reveals further evidence of war crimes by the Sri Lankan military. Since the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the UK
Anti-arms trade activists demonstrated today against UK arms exports to Bahrain outside the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) in Victoria Street. BIS is the government department which granted licences to export military equipment to Bahrain and which houses UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO), the government's arms promotion unit.
On Wednesday 25 January, anti-arms trade campaigners will present a petition at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) calling on the UK government to end arms sales to repressive regimes. The day marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the popular uprising in Egypt which resulted in the overthrow of the Mubarak government despite
Anti-arms trade campaigners say that the publication of the Thirteenth Annual Report on Exports Control of Military Technology and Equipment, covering 2010, raises many questions about the reliability of the data provided and on EU commitment to make arms export control effective, say anti-arms trade NGOs
2012 will see the UK government send arms trade missions to countries who use violent repression against protestors. Countries include traditional customers such as Saudi Arabia and Libya as well as less prominent markets, including Kazakhstan and Nigeria. Mission delegations include arms companies executives and are organised by UK Trade & Investment Defence &Security Organisation
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