Do we know where our weapons are aimed?
CAAT joined NESEHNUTÍ as part of their campaign to raise awareness of the Czech arms trade, participating in Different Fest, their anti-arms trade festival, challenging Brno's IDET arms fair.
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Will Parliamentary Committee’s report change Government stance on arms fair invitations?
The report of the CAEC, published on 17 July, says that it is fundamentally anomalous for countries that the FCO lists as being of human rights concern are listed as priority markets by UKTI DSO.
“We interrupt this breakfast” – arms dealers find coffee and croissants hard to get
On 9 July, arms dealers gathered for a breakfast briefing which promised “to help you expand your network of contacts” and “promote your business”. It is part of a series of gatherings which let arms dealers meet with each other and their customers. These events set the agenda for the UK’s exorbitant military spending
Tear gas suppliers at London’s arms fair
British made tear gas used in Egypt- photo by Omar Robert Hamilton This September's DSEI arms fair will once again give authoritarian governments and dictatorships the opportunity to stock up on what is fast becoming the weapon of choice for repressive regimes- tear gas. Some of the world's leading suppliers
TAPOL – 40 years of campaigning
A British-made Stormer APC in Aceh, Indonesia TAPOL, the organisation that campaigns for human rights in Indonesia, celebrated its 40th birthday last week with a reception and film screening at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton. Staff from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which has worked
Hack Day is a happy day for CAAT data
EU arms export browser When Ian Mackinnon proposed that CAAT hold a "Hack Day" to help enhance and improve the presentation of CAAT's data, I was intrigued. Ian is the data programmer whose skills have enabled CAAT to convert static arms export data from the UK and the
The award BAE’s Olver wouldn’t accept
A shareholder activist is evicted from the AGM What do you get for leading an arms company facing billion-dollar corruption investigations? Well, BAE's outgoing Chairman, Dick Olver, has been given a knighthood for his “services to business.” CAAT had already recognised Olver's 'achievements' at the company's recent AGM,
British arms and the euro crisis: hand-in hand?
Demonstration in London on the Global day of Action Against Military Spending. Are the British and European arms industries partially to blame for the euro crisis and the austerity craze it inspired? According to a new report by Frank Slijper of the Dutch Campaign Against the
