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Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called for a government embargo on arms sales to Sri Lanka and an examination of its past record on arms exports, especially during the period of ceasefire between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), from 2005 to 2008. During these four years the UK is recorded

London Campaign Against Arms Trade (London CAAT) members will be indulging their artistic side at the International Fine Art & Antiques Fair this Saturday. The fair is organised by Clarion Events, who own the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, a biennial event that takes place in east London at the ExCeL Centre.

London Campaign Against Arms Trade (London CAAT) members will be channelling the spirit of summer this Saturday as they protest outside the Spirit of Summer Fair. The owners of this fair are Clarion Events, who also own the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, a biennial event that takes place in east London,

The UK government continued to licence significant amounts of arms for export to Libya till the end of 2010. The figures are contained in the 2010 fourth quarter listings in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Strategic Export Control Reports

CAAT welcomes the report of the Parliamentary Committee of Arms Export Controls and calls for a review to include government arms export promotion activity.

CAAT strongly opposes any moves by the UK, other countries or NATO to break the current arms embargo on Libya by sending arms to forces opposing the regime of Colonel Gaddafi.

Saudi Arabia has sent scores of UK-made armoured personnel carriers into Bahrain to aid the government's bloody suppression of pro-democracy protesters.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) today condemned the Government's reaction to revelations about UK arms exports to the Middle East.