Image of seven people, three in front four in back, in front of a court building, holding placards mostly saying "Not Guilty", one also saying "#StopDSEI", another saying "The arms trade is global, so is our resistance, #StopDSEI". Woman at front on left wearing a Palestinian scarf, raising clenched fist and cheering. Court building behind them.

News

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Activists outside High Court with Stop Arming Saudi Arabia banner

Blogs

Arms Sales Back on Trial in 2023

28th July 2022

CAAT's legal challenge over the supply of UK weapons for the war in Yemen will proceed in the High Court in January 2023.

Arms fair event with Helen Close, Rachel Small and Chris Rossdale

Blogs

Arms Fairs Uncovered: Launch Event and Q&A for New Data Repository

15th June 2022

Join Omega Research Foundation and CAAT at the launch of a new data repository with information on hundreds of arms fairs around the world and tens of thousands of attendees. Omega's Helen Close chairs the panel with Chris Rossdale from Bristol University & Rachel Small from World Beyond War. CAAT's Ian McKinnon and Omega's Scott

Image of protesters outside Windsor horse how with banners saying stop arming

Blogs

Bahrain Sportswashing at Windsor Horse Show

17th May 2022

Bahrain Sportswashing: Campaigners from Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and CAAT ask Windsor Horse Show and the Queen, "why are you hosting dictators"?

Blogs

2021 Roundup

28th December 2021

Arms fair resistance, events, exhibitions and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Find out about CAAT's 2021!

grim reaper next to police with sign 'death merchants this way'

Blogs

DSEI 2021 Highlights: The Struggle Continues

30th November 2021

Check out highlights from our DSEI Resistance efforts in 2021! Thank you to our friends at Rainbow Collective for the video!

A group of activists hold a 'Refugees Welcome, Not Arms Dealers' banner

Commissions

CAAT Research Commissions: End militarisation of Police and Borders

29th November 2021

As part of the development of our new short-term strategy, CAAT is looking to work with external researchers on two exciting commissions supporting our ongoing work on Militarised Borders and Policing in the UK and internationally.

Boris Johnson standing next to a pilot sitting in Typhoon cockpit in a hangar. Johnson points to his left.

Blogs

Spoilers of Peace 2021

29th October 2021

Read an excerpt from our nomination of Boris Johnson for the Spoilers of Peace Award 2021 coordinated by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.

Image: Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Four red hands held up in front of Parliament

Blogs

A Period of Reflection & Change: Updates from CAAT

14th October 2021

Over the next few months, we will be carrying out a root and branch review of how CAAT operates. During this period, we will be reducing our activity to reflect our current lower capacity. We thank you for your patience and understanding.