Image of seven people, three in front four in back, in front of a court building, holding placards mostly saying "Not Guilty", one also saying "#StopDSEI", another saying "The arms trade is global, so is our resistance, #StopDSEI". Woman at front on left wearing a Palestinian scarf, raising clenched fist and cheering. Court building behind them.

News

All the latest from Campaign Against Arms Trade, across the country and near you, including press releases, the CAAT Blog, articles from the CAAT News magazine, and info on local actions. Browse the full list, or filter by type or topic.

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Press releases

Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen

2nd December 2021

More Than 60 Groups Urge General Assembly to Establish New Investigative Mechanism

Press releases

Civil Society Groups Demand Urgent UN Action Against Impunity for Yemen Crimes

2nd December 2021

The undersigned organizations call upon the UN General Assembly to move quickly and establish a new international accountability mechanism for Yemen.

grim reaper next to police with sign 'death merchants this way'

Blogs

DSEI 2021 Highlights: The Struggle Continues

30th November 2021

Check out highlights from our DSEI Resistance efforts in 2021! Thank you to our friends at Rainbow Collective for the video!

A group of activists hold a 'Refugees Welcome, Not Arms Dealers' banner

Commissions

CAAT Research Commissions: End militarisation of Police and Borders

29th November 2021

As part of the development of our new short-term strategy, CAAT is looking to work with external researchers on two exciting commissions supporting our ongoing work on Militarised Borders and Policing in the UK and internationally.

Press releases

Boris Johnson, Mohammed bin Salman, named two of the top “Spoilers of Peace” in Yemen

2nd November 2021

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today held an “awards ceremony” for the top “Spoilers of Peace” in the war in Yemen, who are doing most to perpetuate the war, cause death and suffering, and obstruct efforts to

Boris Johnson standing next to a pilot sitting in Typhoon cockpit in a hangar. Johnson points to his left.

Blogs

Spoilers of Peace 2021

29th October 2021

Read an excerpt from our nomination of Boris Johnson for the Spoilers of Peace Award 2021 coordinated by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.

Image: Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Four red hands held up in front of Parliament

Blogs

A Period of Reflection & Change: Updates from CAAT

14th October 2021

Over the next few months, we will be carrying out a root and branch review of how CAAT operates. During this period, we will be reducing our activity to reflect our current lower capacity. We thank you for your patience and understanding.