This report examines how UK arms exports between 2021 and 2024, worth billions and sent to 84 countries—including many engaged in urban warfare—raise serious legal and ethical concerns over Britain’s compliance with international humanitarian law and its role in enabling civilian harm.
Exporting risk: how UK arms sales overlap with countries using explosive weapons in populated areas
Why AOAV supports CAAT’s call to suspend UK arms exports to Turkey
AOAV supports CAAT’s call to suspend arms exports to Turkey, warning that the proposed Eurofighter sale would bolster a repressive regime accused of war crimes and widespread human rights abuses.
Labour government faces criticism over surge in arms exports to Israel and Saudi Arabia
Labour authorised nearly £11 million in arms exports to Israel during its first three months in office, prompting concerns about complicity in human rights abuses.
High Court Dismisses CAAT’s Challenge to UK-Saudi Arms Trade; Yemeni Civilian Lives Continue to Hang in Balance
The UK High Court ruled against the Campaign Against Arms Trade’s (CAAT) judicial review, allowing the UK Government to continue licensing arms sales to Saudi Arabia, despite widespread concerns of humanitarian law violations in Yemen.