2019-04-09 CAAT arms to Saudi appeal
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London, UK. 9th April 2019. Campaigners from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam hold a vigil outside the Royal Courts of Justice before the hearing by the Court of Appeal of CAAT’s appeal against a High Court judgment in 2017 which permitted the UK Government to continue exporting arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen.
The UK is reported to have licensed arms worth £4.7 billion - £2.7 billion in ML10 licences for aircraft, helicopters and drones and £1.9 billion in ML4 licences for grenades, bombs, missiles and countermeasures - to the Saudi military since the attacks on Yemen began in March 2015.
The United Nations, the European Parliament, UK Government Select Committees and many NGOs have raised concerns about clear violations of international humanitarian law by Saudi-led forces against the Yemeni people, which have created the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with an estimated 24 million people (around 80% of the population of Yemen) requiring assistance and protection.
The UK is reported to have licensed arms worth £4.7 billion - £2.7 billion in ML10 licences for aircraft, helicopters and drones and £1.9 billion in ML4 licences for grenades, bombs, missiles and countermeasures - to the Saudi military since the attacks on Yemen began in March 2015.
The United Nations, the European Parliament, UK Government Select Committees and many NGOs have raised concerns about clear violations of international humanitarian law by Saudi-led forces against the Yemeni people, which have created the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with an estimated 24 million people (around 80% of the population of Yemen) requiring assistance and protection.
