Greenpeace UK and arrests at the US embassy: a call for action on arms sales to Israel

Greenpeace UK activists were arrested for protesting the US and UK’s continued arms sales to Israel, highlighting their role in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calling for an immediate halt to weapons transfers.

UK-made F-35 components linked to civilian casualties in Gaza strikes new evidence suggests

A Danish report confirms that Israeli F-35 fighter jets were involved in Gaza strikes, resulting in significant civilian casualties, raising serious ethical and legal concerns over UK F-35 component part arms exports.

Jewish Chronicle reports the UK might be suspending arms exports to Israel

The UK government’s suspension of arms export licences to Israel marks a significant move towards reducing violence and adhering to international law.

Over one quarter of British military deaths last year attributed to definite or likely suicides

Over one quarter of deaths in the British military last year were either definite or likely suicides, emphasizing the urgent need for enhanced mental health support within the armed forces.

Leading experts foresee up to 74,290 excess deaths in Gaza

The report by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Johns Hopkins University projects up to 74,290 excess deaths in Gaza under varying scenarios, emphasizing the critical need for improved healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.

British military deliberates: is releasing details of alleged war crimes to AOAV in public interest?

The UK Ministry of Defence delays releasing details on alleged war crimes by the UK military, citing a need to balance public interest and investigations, amidst AOAV’s call for transparency and accountability.

AOAV signs joint letter by civil society organisations to Control Arms Export Committee regarding UK arms to Israel

A coalition of leading civil society organisations have penned a letter to both the Control Arms Export Committee (CAEC) and the Financial Times. The letter addresses the escalating violence in southern Gaza and the UK’s role in supplying arms to Israel.

UK’s asylum policy and Rwanda’s M23 involvement: a troubling contradiction

The UK’s policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, amidst reports of the latter’s support for M23 rebels and associated human rights abuses, presents a stark ethical dilemma and contradicts the notion of Rwanda as a safe country.

AOAV calls on Defence Serious Crime Command to investigate General Gwyn Jenkins over allegations of cover-up in SAS extrajudicial killings

AOAV has formally requested the Defence Serious Crime Command to investigate General Gwyn Jenkins for allegedly covering up extrajudicial killings by the SAS in Afghanistan, as reported by BBC Panorama.

One year on: the shifting landscape of civilian protection and the Dublin Declaration

How protecting civilians from explosive weapon use in populated areas is never more urgent than now.

AOAV’s Executive Director, Dr Iain Overton, talks to BBC News about the bombing Gaza and the impact of the violence on people living with disabilities there

He was invited onto the news channel after tweeting: “I was supposed to be part of a graduation ceremony in Gaza today for students living with disabilities completing a course on storytelling. The University now lies in rubble, the students are uncontactable and at least one of my fellow lecturers has lost 9 members of his family.”

King Charles’ visit to Kenya and the long shadow of Agnes Wanjiru’s murder

King Charles III’s official visit to commemorate Kenya’s independence anniversary has drawn attention to the unresolved murder of Agnes Wanjiru allegedly committed by British soldiers, prompting her niece’s plea for justice, amid growing discontent over post-colonial issues and suppression of protests.