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campaign against arms trade

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.
April 20, 2020

Human rights campaigners urge Newcastle United to reject 'immoral' Saudi takeover deal

The bid is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, chaired by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, who as defence minister has overseen the Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen,
April 10, 2020

UK arms sales and support for the Saudi regime must end, says CAAT

The World Health Organisation has increased distribution of protective equipment to Yemen in anticipation of an 'explosion' of coronavirus cases.
March 3, 2020

New report calls for climate crisis to be the first duty of government

A new report argues that military spending does not address the real threats to human security, which are largely not those that can be addressed by military power.
February 19, 2020

Campaigners urge new Attorney General to rule on Airbus/Saudi corruption claims

The Serious Fraud Office has been investigating corruption allegations since 2012, with no decision made and no explanation for the delay.
January 18, 2020

Peace activists included in Prevent Counter Terrorism Policing document

CND and Campaign Against Arms Trade are featured under the heading 'left wing and associated single issue groups.'
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 25, 2019

Lawyers call for Government to suspend all existing arms exports to Saudi Arabia

Lawyers representing Campaign Against Arms Trade have called on the UK Government to end all extant licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia and to refuse all future licences following war crime allegations.
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.
August 31, 2019

Former Archbishop of Canterbury calls for opposition to London arms fair

Lord Rowan Williams welcomes the campaign to alert citizens to the cost of indiscriminate, profit-driven trading in weapons of death and mutilation.