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January 14, 2021

Call to halt UK police training programmes for repressive states

The College of Policing has provided training for at least 12 countries that are listed as 'human rights priority countries' by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
November 21, 2020

G20 Summit must ensure an end to the bombing of Yemen, says CAAT

The summit is being hosted by the Saudi Arabian regime which has led a brutal bombardment of Yemen since March 2015.
November 20, 2020

UK military spending increase 'a totally inappropriate response to the pandemic'

Military spending will not keep us safe from the most serious threats we face, say campaigners.
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.
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.
October 19, 2020

UK military agreement with Qatar criticised over disregard for human rights

A new military agreement between the UK and Qatar will provide a UK base for the Qatari Emiri Air Force.
October 7, 2020

New statistics show UK Government is world's second biggest arms dealer

These figures should be a source of great shame, says CAAT.
September 28, 2020

Condemnation of UK diplomats and military for acting as 'cheerleaders' for arms sales to Kazakhstan

UK diplomats and Air Force personnel are not sales people for Airbus and should not be working with arms companies, say campaigners.
August 27, 2020

UK armed forces providing training for some of world’s most repressive regimes

From 2018-2020 the UK provided military training for countries with an appalling record on human rights and international aggression, says Campaign Against Arms Trade.
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.