UK arms export to FCO countries of concern
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18 NovUK arms exports to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The UK permits arms sales to Israel, mainly that of equipment employing cryptography, despite serious allegations against the Israeli government concerning the abuse of such items.
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17 NovUK arms exports to Libya
UK arms sales to conflict-torn Libya illustrate the shortcomings of arms embargoes, as such restrictions only include conventional military items, not dual-use items. This limitation allows UK companies to export surveillance equipment and software there that most risks being misused by regime forces against their population.
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16 NovUK arms exports to the Maldives
The UK has continued to accept arms exports, especially small arms, to this troubled island nation, known for its excessive use of force against religious, political or sexual minorities.
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15 NovUK arms exports to Myanmar
The UK has continued its arms sale to the south-east Asian country - mainly selling surveillance equipment - this, despite the regime's massive human rights abuses, most notably against the Rohingya.
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14 NovUK arms exports to North Korea
UK arms sales to North Korea is almost non-existent. The country is the only one out of the FCO's 30 "of human rights concern countries" that it does not supply arms to.
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13 NovUK arms exports to Pakistan
The UK's steadily increasing arms sales to Pakistan mainly consists of conventional military items and surveillance equipment. This is concerning as it strengthens the Pakistani regime who reportedly is guilty of a range of human rights abuses, including depriving people of their right to freedom of expression.
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12 NovUK arms exports to Russia
Despite Russia's murderous military activities abroad and human rights violations at home, the UK continues to supply Putin's regime with a range of military items, possibly enabling further abuses.
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11 NovUK arms exports to Saudi Arabia
The UK, unaffected by Saudi Arabia's worrying military conduct in Yemen and its history of internal repression and human rights abuses, continues its arms sale to this oil-rich Kingdom. The billion pound contracts that such sales represent clearly are sufficient for blind eyes to be turned.
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10 NovUK arms exports to Somalia
UK arms export to Somalia, consisting of both surveillance equipment and conventional military items, continues unabated, despite reported high levels of state-sponsored human rights abuses in this beleaguered nation.
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9 NovUK arms exports to South Sudan
The UK continues to export arms to the war-torn country of South Sudan, despite reliable reports of widespread state-sponsored violence against civilians.
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8 NovUK arms exports to Sri Lanka
UK arms exports to the civil war-torn country of Sri Lanka is concerning as the sales, mainly of bullets, guns and armours, are being exported to a government that, despite a peace agreement with the Tamil minority, continues to abuse human rights, most notably that the Tamils'.
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7 NovUK arms exports to Sudan
Even though the UK exports of conventional military supplies to Sudan has remained limited, it has continued an export of dual-use items to the notorious regime. This is concerning as these items can enable the regime to continue its surveillance and suppression of civilians exercising their human rights.