UN blacklists Saudi forces for killing children – so why is the UK still arming the regime?
UN report accuses Saudi-led forces of killing and maiming 683 children and bombing 38 schools and hospitals in Yemen in 2016.
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UN report accuses Saudi-led forces of killing and maiming 683 children and bombing 38 schools and hospitals in Yemen in 2016.
On the opening day of Defence & Security Equipment International 2017 (DSEI), one of the biggest arms fairs in the world, Campaign Against Arms Trade has published new polling results that show the scale of public opposition to the arms trade.
70% oppose the promotion of arms sales to human rights abusing regimes.
DSEI 2017 arms fair guest list confirmed
World Health Organisation statistics show 600,000 people in Yemen diagnosed with cholera.
A week of blockades and protests have begun outside the Excel Centre, East London, which is due to host the DSEI arms fair next week.
September 2017 is a key month for those seeking to end the arms trade. There are just so many, and such varied, opportunities to highlight the dire consequences of the trade in death and destruction and move towards ending it.
DSEI arms fair will bring thousands of arms companies together with representatives from some of the world's most repressive regimes.
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