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October 28, 2020

Judicial Review application filed on decision to renew arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaign Against Arms Trade is confident that the Court will find the decision to resume arms sales was illegal.
July 8, 2020

UK government resumes licensing of arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaign Against Arms Trade is considering all options for legal action to challenge the decision.
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.
February 3, 2020

Saudi Arabian arms ship due to dock in Tilbury this week

The Bahri Yanbu, which is due to reach Tilbury Docks on 7 February, has previously ferried tens of millions of pounds’ worth of arms to the war in Yemen.
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.
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.
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 11, 2019

Campaigners say Royal hosting of King of Bahrain is 'a moral disgrace'

Human Rights Watch has accused the Bahraini authorities of torture, arbitrary citizenship revocations, and the intimidation and abuse of human rights campaigners.