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December 16, 2020

Defence Secretary challenged over 'bizarre' eco-friendly weapons plan

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the RAF will use sustainable fuel for combat aircraft such as F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters.
October 31, 2020

Call for suspension and review of UK military and police training in Nigeria

The UK has provided training and communications equipment to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit which has been linked to extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention and other abuses.
September 14, 2020

UN Group of Experts releases their third report on Yemen

The continued supply of weapons to parties to the conflict is only perpetuating the conflict and prolonging the suffering of the Yemeni people, says Chairperson Kamel Jendoubi.
July 3, 2020

Call for UK government to end arms sales and training for Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police have used UK-made tear gas against pro-democracy campaigners, and the UK College of Policing provided training for forces in Hong Kong.
June 1, 2020

Renewal of UN arms embargo on South Sudan welcomed

The United Nations Security Council has renewed the arms embargo on South Sudan for another year.
March 21, 2020

Ministers urged to divert military budget to tackle pandemic

UK troops are about to take part in a large-scale NATO training exercise across Europe, which is one of the few major events not to be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
February 5, 2020

Trump administration abandons landmine ban

The new policy to use antipersonnel mines is a retrograde action that should be condemned, says Human rights Watch.
October 8, 2019

Government urged not to supply arms for any Turkish invasion of Syria

Despite an increasingly aggressive foreign policy the Erodgan regime is among the world’s largest recipients of UK weapons.
September 10, 2019

Arms fair will bring 'despots, dictatorships and human rights abusers' to London

Campaigners say there is no way of knowing how the weapons sold at the event will be used, or who they will be used against.
September 5, 2019

UN report on Yemen details 'a host of possible war crimes'

The UN urges other States to refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict, and reminds them of their obligation to take all reasonable measures to ensure respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.