UK licensed £3.3 billion of arms to Saudi during first 12 months of Yemen bombardment
Licences were awarded despite serious accusations that Saudi forces are breaching international humanitarian law.
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Licences were awarded despite serious accusations that Saudi forces are breaching international humanitarian law.
Monday 14th July 2016 was a day of protests against the Farnborough arms fair and the UK government’s support for arms sales. We put together this Storify to show how the day unfolded. https://storify.com/caat/farnborough-war-starts-here-let-s-stop-it-here
In its response to the House of Commons International Development Committee report on the crisis in Yemen, published this morning, the UK government has maintained that, despite all of the evidence on the contrary, the Saudi Arabian military has not breached international humanitarian law(IHL).
Arms dealers and military delegations will be descending on the Science Museum in London tonight, when it hosts the official reception for the Farnborough arms fair.
This week, between July 11-15, the UK will be hosting Farnborough International 2016, an arms fair with a particular focus on aircraft.
Amy Clark-Bryan writes about the upcoming protest against the Science Museum. For the second time the Science Museum will be hosting the official Farnborough International reception. The last time the Science Museum hosted the reception for the arms fair in 2014 it was met with activists with one clear
The High Court has today ruled that Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), represented by human rights lawyers Leigh Day, can bring a judicial review against the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills’ decision to continue arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
This Thursday Campaign Against Arms Trade will be in the High Court challenging the Government’s decision to keep arming Saudi Arabia. The hearing will determine if a judicial review will be granted to consider whether UK arms sales to Saudi are in violation of domestic and European arms export law.
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