by Control Arms | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Renewed hope for Yemen as more countries halt arms transfers to Saudi-led coalition Just one month into 2021, the US and Italy have announced their intention to halt arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE for use in Yemen. These welcome decisions come after...
by Control Arms | Jun 20, 2019 | News
The UK Court of Appeal finds the Government has been acting irrationally and unlawfully with respect to its arms exports to Saudi Arabia. The UK Government must now stop its immoral and illegal arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The UK Court of Appeal made a landmark...
by Control Arms | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
Ben Donaldson is Head of Campaigns at the United Nations Association – UK, a British charity and grassroots organisation devoted to building support for an effective United Nations. Ben leads the Association’s work on arms control. Whatever good the UK might be doing...
by Control Arms | Jan 22, 2018 | News
Is the tide turning? Three governments in three weeks have said they will stop selling weapons to countries involved in the war in Yemen. Germany is the latest supplier to announce such a move, saying that as part of negotiations to form a new coalition government it...
by Control Arms | Sep 29, 2017 | News
Today, the Human Rights Council in Geneva made progress towards achieving peace, justice, and accountability in Yemen by mandating a formal investigation into human rights abuses by all parties in the country. “Finally, the Human Rights Council is prioritizing the...