The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that UK military personnel served aboard US Navy vessels in the Caribbean during the period when American forces carried out lethal strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats condemned as extrajudicial killings.
The Pentagon has acknowledged that US strikes in Yemen killed at least 153 civilians in three attacks in 2025, exposing the scale of civilian harm during Washington’s campaign against the Houthis.
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK’s supposedly tough sanctions regime.
AOAV was cited by the BBC in a major investigation into the US-Israeli war on Iran, with Executive Director Dr Iain Overton warning that the conflict's cross-border nature, access restrictions and political sensitivities mean the true death toll is likely to remain contested and may ultimately prove far higher than current estimates.
This briefing examines Elbit Systems' role as a major supplier of military equipment used by Israel in Gaza, explores allegations concerning potential links between its products and alleged violations of international humanitarian law, assesses claims regarding the involvement of its UK subsidiaries in Israeli military supply chains, and considers the implications of applying terrorism legislation to Palestine Action activists who targeted Elbit facilities.
Drawing on Lebanese government, UN, and humanitarian data, this report analyses the human consequences of Israels attacks on Lebanon from October 2023 to June 2026, documenting escalating civilian harm, mass displacement, repeated attacks on health infrastructure, and persistent uncertainty regarding combatant casualty claims.
Two child-made paper aeroplanes folded from the British and American flags rest side by side on a school desk, suggesting a shared journey whose consequences lie beyond the innocence of the gesture.
Here AOAV presents an analysis of how Israel’s strategy of repeated “precision” military operations in Gaza produced short-term tactical successes but has failed to address long-term political instability leading, in the end, to strategic failure.
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung has reignited scrutiny of Israeli military conduct by highlighting alleged abuses, with Action on Armed Violence arguing the incident reflects a longstanding pattern of weak accountability in Israeli investigations.
AOAV data show that the US-led war against Iran has inflicted a rapid and devastating toll on children, with at least 212 killed largely due to systemic human and intelligence failures exemplified by the catastrophic Minab school strike.
Here AOAV contends that the UK, in coordination with Israeli legal actors, has developed a legal and diplomatic framework that limits the risk of war crimes accountability for Israeli officials and associated personnel on British soil.
Sudan has become one of the world’s deadliest conflicts for civilians. Across towns and cities, high numbers of civilians have been killed or injured by explosive weapons. This article analyses data from Action on Armed Violence on casualties caused by explosive violence in Sudan, focusing on the sharp escalation in the use of explosive weapons in populated areas since the conflict began, producing high civilian casualty rates per incident of use.