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saudi arabia

July 29, 2019

Boris Johnson 'licensed £1.2 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia'

Campaign Against Arms Trade says Boris Johnson approved arms sales which have contributed to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
July 26, 2019

Open letter to Boris Johnson from Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch identified five priority areas where rights are at risk, including the right to adequate food for people who are turning to foodbanks.
July 23, 2019

UK licensed £650 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia following Khashoggi murder, says CAAT

The UK Government licensed £648 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in the six months that followed the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey on 2 October 2018.
June 24, 2019

Religious thinker on trial for his life in Saudi Arabia, says Human Rights Watch

Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a reformist thinker on vague charges relating to his peaceful religious ideas, Human Rights Watch says.
June 20, 2019

Court of Appeal finds Government broke law over Saudi Arabia arms sales

The legal action was based on reports that Saudi forces had violated International Humanitarian Law in their ongoing bombardment of Yemen.
June 19, 2019

Judgement due in legal battle over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaigners argued that the decision to grant export licences is unlawful as there is a clear risk arms might be used in a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.
May 30, 2019

Legal case launched against Saudi Arabia for alleged use of spyware to target dissident

A prominent human rights activist who has been involved in campaigning for political reform in Saudi Arabia has launched a legal claim against the Saudi government, alleging they have targeted him with spyware.
May 21, 2019

Foreign Secretary's appointment of UN Human Rights Ambassador welcomed

The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has appointed Rita French as his International Ambassador for Human Rights, a newly-created role.
May 15, 2019

Campaigners track movements of Saudi ship with cargo of weapons

The Saudi Arabian vessel, which was reportedly loaded with six containers of Belgian-manufactured arms, docked at Tilbury last week.
May 13, 2019

London event marks a year of Saudi Arabia's crackdown on women's rights

On 15 May 2018, a number of prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia were detained for their peaceful human rights work.