New data show the UK has trained nearly 1,900 military personnel from over 100 countries, including 14 on its own human-rights watchlist, raising concerns about oversight, transparency and the risk of bolstering abusive security forces.
AOAV has rounded up 12 Russian weapons – Russia’s ‘dirty dozen’ – that have been linked to deadly attacks against the civilian population of Ukraine.
Did Britain's focus on discrediting lawyers and fixers accused of pursuing false claims in Iraq ultimately obscure credible evidence of civilian harm, leaving many Iraqi victims of British military action without investigation, recognition or justice?
AOAV exposes systemic failures in the UK military justice system - ones marked by low conviction rates, lenient sentencing, political interference, and lack of accountability - failures that undermine fairness, erode trust, and demand urgent reform.
This report exposes a systemic crisis of accountability within the UK Ministry of Defence, marked by secrecy, impunity, and political inertia, and calls for urgent reforms—including parliamentary oversight, whistleblower protections, and independent scrutiny—to restore public trust and uphold the rule of law.
The Ministry of Defence's declining transparency, excessive reliance on national security exemptions, and failure to uphold accountability mechanisms undermine public trust, obstruct justice, and call for urgent systemic reforms to restore democratic oversight.
This report presents the findings of global explosive violence patterns in 2024. It constitutes the fourteenth consecutive year of Action on Armed Violence’s (AOAV) Explosive Violence Monitoring Project (EVMP), which records the casualties from explosive weapons use worldwide as reported in English-language media.
The Ministry of Defence has admitted it lacks a dedicated unit to assess civilian harm from British military operations, prompting renewed criticism over the UK’s opaque and inadequate approach to protecting civilians in conflict.
An AOAV investigation for Declassified UK has revealed that the RAF has conducted over 500 surveillance flights around Gaza since December 2023, raising serious concerns that British intelligence may have supported Israeli military operations resulting in mass civilian casualties.
In 2023, AOAV recorded 47,476 deaths and injuries as a result of the use of explosive weapons around the world. Civilians continued to suffer disproportionately, accounting for 73% of total casualties, with 34,791 civilian deaths and injuries.
This report scrutinises the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems, focusing on its secretive client list including nations with questionable human rights records, and its pervasive global reach across almost every continent, especially in regions rife with conflict.
AOAV's report 'Who is arming Israel?' analyses the arms provided to Israel by the UK, US, and other nations, focusing on arms exports within the context of allegations of war crimes by the Israeli armed forces