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Human rights and anti-arms trade campaigners have welcomed a hard hitting report of an All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry which recommends widespread changes to UK Export Finance, the government department which provides financial support for British exporters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cesR_oJ2UuY Yesterday around 200 arms dealers from the ‘defence’ sector of the aerospace industry and their guests (military ‘top brass’ and high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Defence and foreign embassies) gathered for a dinner. At these events companies that manufacture and sell weapons entertain their clients, network and promote their

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has criticised David Cameron for using inflated jobs figures to justify arms sales

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has criticised David Cameron for promoting arms sales to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is calling for determined action to protect public decision-making from the inappropriate, behind-the-scenes influence of arms companies.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomes the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC), released today, on its overview of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) human rights work in 2011. CAAT has consistently focused attention on UK arms sales to the repressive regimes in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Libya. While

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is delighted that the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) is examining the relationship between the UK and Saudi Arabia, not least because of the huge amount of UK military equipment exports that continue to go there.

London's National Gallery has announced the end of its long-standing sponsorship arrangement with weapons manufacturer Finmeccanica, following a campaign by Campaign Against Arms Trade to "Disarm the Gallery."