Even the Saudi Arabian government admits it killed 140 people by bombing a funeral, so why is the UK still arming it?
Saudi-led investigation found that Saudi forces are responsible for funeral bombing that killed at least 140 people.
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No more excuses, the UK must end arms exports to Saudi Arabia now
Saudi-led coalition bombing of funeral in Yemen this weekend believed to have killed over 150 people.
No EU money for arms!
CAAT's Ann Feltham reports on arms industry lobbying for EU subsidies, and the campaign to stop it. The European Union had its genesis in the vision of post-World War Two leaders who believed that uniting countries economically would end the bloody wars between European neighbours. Military matters were not part of it, being seen as the province of
Business, Innovation and Skills and International Development Committees right to call for halt on arms exports to Saudi
Two of the committees on the Committees on Arms Export Controls have called for an immediate ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen.
Committee on Arms Exports Control must not allow UK complicity in Saudi crimes to be whitewashed
On Newsnight on Wednesday night, it was revealed that two MPs on the Committee on Arms Export Controls (Crispin Blunt MP and John Spellar MP) are lobbying to dilute the contents of a report that was set to call for a halt to arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
Committee on Arms Export Controls right to call for halt on UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Cross-party committee of MPs question legality of arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Secretary is putting arms exports to Saudi Arabia ahead of human rights
Boris Johnson refuses to suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia despite widespread allegations that Saudi forces are breaking international humanitarian law in Yemen.
Arms Trade Treaty conference: UK delegation silent amid evidence of “significant violations”
The second annual Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference was held in Geneva in August 2016. CAAT's Parliamentary Coordinator Ann Feltham was there, and reports on how this new treaty's progress compares to the hype.
