Militarism examined
30 Apr 2021England and Wales data on Homicide, Domestic Violence, Sexual Offences, and Child Abuse examined
Action on Armed Violence sets to map out a decade of homicide, domestic violence, sexual offences and child abuse in England and Wales with an eye towards tracking harm and highlighting perhaps under-reported instances of harm.
14 Apr 2021UK Government suffers Lords defeat on key proposals in Overseas Operations Bill
The UK government was defeated yesterday (13 April, 2021) in the House of Lords, as peers backed a Labour-led move to block the introduction of a presumption against prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture.
14 Apr 2021AOAV responds to news of coalition troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
In 2020 Afghanistan was seen to be the worst impacted country in the world with regard to civilian casualties harmed by explosive weapons.
5 Apr 2021The Rise of ‘Lawfare’ in the UK examined: how Parliament turned the law into a battleground
The Conservative Party’s 2015 Manifesto stated “we will ensure our Armed Forces overseas are not subject to persistent human rights claims". This article explores this claim and its impact.
23 Mar 2021Defence Review 2021: accountability is the first victim of UK Special Forces expansion
As Special Forces look set to become even more central to the UK’s military strategy, AOAV comments on the impact this might have on transparency and accountability.
- 23 Mar 2021
Similarities between UK government’s attacks on ‘lawfare’ and the Colombian experience examined
Pushing through the Overseas Operations Bill puts the UK at risk of going down the same path as Colombia, leaving victims of war crimes without justice, and the perpetrators to continue with impunity.
11 Feb 2021Police Lethal Force and Accountability: a review
A new report that assesses four western European countries to see how often someone is killed by Police Forces, and the availability and reliability of the information on such killings, is reviewed by AOAV
26 Jan 2021UK approves military exports to 80% of countries on own restricted list
Of the 73 destinations that the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) lists as “subject to arms embargo, trade sanctions and other trade restrictions”, 58 have had approval to receive goods that fall under ‘military use exports’ between January 2015 and June 2020.
13 Dec 2020UK Veterans’ Affairs office failure to collect data on veteran homelessness or suicide raises concerns
The admission was made after a Freedom of Information request submitted by Action on Armed Violence asking for the figures.
3 Dec 2020Why AOAV compared US and UK soldiers deaths in the War on Terror
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were defined by Improvised Explosive Devices. These were the primary cause of death for both UK and US militaries, accounting for between half (UK) and two-thirds (US) of combat fatalities.
3 Dec 2020For All Was Lost: comparing UK & US military deaths in the War on Terror
IEDs were the primary cause of death for both UK and US militaries in the ‘War on Terror’. As a proportion of total force size, a UK soldier was twenty per cent more likely to be killed by an IED than their US counterpart.
24 Nov 2020Extent of Britain’s global military presence revealed
Britain's military is permanently based at 145 sites in 42 countries or territories around the world, new research by Declassified has revealed. It comes as the government announces an extra 10% spending on defence.