Parliament must support an independent investigation into war crimes in Yemen
Parliament is debating a motion calling for an independent investigation into violations of International Humanitarian Law in Yemen.
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4 weeks until High Court considers legality of UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia
One month until High Court hears judicial review into legality of arms exports to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen.
The use of UK cluster bombs by Saudi Arabia is characteristic of a brutal war and a brutal regime
It has been confirmed that Saudi Arabia has used UK cluster bombs in its bombing of Yemen.
US to reduce arms exports to Saudi Arabia following civilian deaths – time for UK to act
Reuters is reporting that the US is to reduce arms exports to Saudi Arabia, including the halting of a planned export of air-dropped munitions, due to concerns about civilian deaths in Yemen.
If Boris Johnson believes Saudi Arabia is a ‘puppeteer’ in ‘proxy wars’, then why is the UK still arming the regime?
Boris Johnson tells international conference that Saudi Arabia and Iran have acted as a ‘puppeteers’ in ‘proxy wars.’
Theresa May must use Gulf trip to call for meaningful human rights reform
Campaigners have called on Theresa May to use the Gulf Cooperation Council (GC) summit in Bahrain this week as a chance to call for meaningful human rights reform.
Arms dealers not welcome in Brussels
Sarah and Sophie from CAAT joined campaigners in Brussels as they shut down the European Defence Agency conference. https://storify.com/caat/brussels
Stop Arming Israel: Oldham takes action!
The Oldham based "Stop Arming Israel" campaign aimed at Ferranti Technologies, owned by the Israeli arms company Elbit, is going from strength to strength. Read on and find out how you can support the campaign!
