caat. campaign against arms trade

March 9, 2016

Campaigners protest against Security and Policing 2016 arms fair

This week, between March 8-10 the UK will be hosting Security & Policing 2016, an arms fair with a particular focus on surveillance equipment and weapons that can be used for internal repression.
February 27, 2016

Campaigners welcome EU call for Saudi Arabia arms embargo

Campaign Against Arms Trade has welcomed the European Parliament's vote to support an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia. The amendment was passed by 359 votes to 212, with 31 abstentions.
February 5, 2016

Campaigners welcome call to suspend Saudi arms sales

Campaign Against Arms Trade has welcomed the International Development Committee's call for the UK to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and end its opposition to calls for an independent international inquiry into allegations of alleged abuses of international humanitarian law in Yemen.
October 24, 2015

Extend embargo on China and end arms sales, says CAAT

As the Chinese President visited London last week, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) called on the UK government to strengthen its arms embargo against the regime and stop all arms sales.
September 15, 2015

As DSEI arms fair opens, new poll shows high level of public opposition

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has published new polling research that reveals the level of public opposition to arms sales to dictatorships and human rights abusers
September 9, 2015

Campaigners occupy and blockade setup of DSEI arms fair in London

Campaigners are taking action at London's Excel centre as part of a week of action immediately before the DSEI International 2015, one of the world's biggest arms fairs.
September 3, 2015

DSEI brings arms dealers and authoritarian regimes to London, says CAAT

The Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair will take place at the Excel Centre in East London between 15-18 September.
July 3, 2015

UK licensed arms sale to Israel in four months following Gaza bombing

Government figures show that the UK approved £4 million worth of arms sales to Israel in the four months that followed last year's bombardment of Gaza.
June 16, 2015

Campaign group calls on UK government to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia

As the death toll in Yemen passes 2000 and the punishment of blogger Rai Badawi is upheld, CAAT has again called for the UK to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
April 10, 2015

Christian peacemakers join Global Day of Action on Military Spending

On 13 April, Pax Christi and Quaker Peace and Social Witness will join the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) in challenging the $1.75 trillion annual spend on the military and on war.