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  • July 28, 2016
    £3.3bn UK arms licences to Saudi in first year of Yemen bombing

    Official statistics, compiled by Campaign Against Arms Trade  reveal that the UK government licensed £3.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in the first 12 months of the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen.

  • July 15, 2016
    Report shows government 'in denial' on UK role in Yemen crisis

    In its response to the House of Commons International Development Committee report on the crisis in Yemen, the UK government has maintained that, despite all of the evidence on the contrary, the Saudi Arabian military has not breached international humanitarian law, says Campaign Against Arms Trade.

  • June 30, 2016
    Judicial review granted into UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia

    The High Court has today ruled that Campaign Against Arms Trade, represented by human rights lawyers Leigh Day, can bring a judicial review against the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills’ decision to continue arms exports to Saudi Arabia

  • June 20, 2016
    High Court to consider legal challenge on arms to Saudi Arabia

    On 30 June 2016, the High Court in London will determine whether a legal challenge brought by law firm Leigh Day on behalf of Campaign Against the Arms Trade against the UK’s licensing of arms to Saudi Arabia is allowed to proceed to judicial review.

  • April 20, 2016
    New report shows over £2.8bn UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia

    The latest official government figures, collated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), reveal that the UK approved £2.8 billion worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia since the bombing of Yemen began.

  • March 28, 2016
    UK 'still complicit' in destruction of Yemen say campaigners

    In the year since the Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen began, thousands of Yemeni civilians have died and millions have been left without access to vital infrastructure, clean water or electricity.

  • March 15, 2016
    Legal proceedings against UK government over arms to Saudi Arabia

    Law firm Leigh Day, representing Campaign Against Arms Trade, has begun formal legal action in the High Court to challenge the government's decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia. This follows increasing evidence that Saudi forces are violating international humanitarian law in Yemen.

  • 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.