by Control Arms | Feb 6, 2015 | News
In a previous post, we congratulated the German government on halting arms exports to Saudi Arabia. However, it turns out that the Bild am Sonntag report that was at the root of this story was excessively optimistic. Further investigations have revealed that rather...
by Control Arms | Jan 27, 2015 | News
UPDATE: Changing circumstances on German arms sales to Saudi Arabia Germany has made a decision to halt all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major arms exporter to do so. In 2013, Germany sent more than US$400 million worth of arms to a country that...
by Control Arms | Jan 16, 2015 | News
UPDATE: Changing circumstances on German arms sales to Saudi Arabia Germany has made a decision to halt all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major arms exporter to do so. In 2013, Germany sent more than US$400 million worth of arms to a country that...
by Control Arms | Dec 8, 2014 | News
A second round of informal consultations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) First Conference of States Parties (1CSP), hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office, took place in Berlin 27-28 November. The meeting, attended by over 70 signatory and ratifying governments,...
by Control Arms | Nov 26, 2014 | News
Campaigners from around the world joined together in Berlin to call on governments to take action on ATT implementation, ahead of the next round of informal consultations on the Treatytaking place there this week. The majority of campaigners held iconic green...