by Control Arms | May 17, 2018 | News
Joining the many voices condemning the violations of international humanitarian law committed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Control Arms member Amnesty International has called for an arms embargo to Israel. Amnesty...
by Control Arms | Oct 21, 2016 | News
“Do you have to be killed in an airstrike to count?” This is the despairing lament of a Yemeni doctor after seeing yet another child die from starvation, shown in the BBC film “Starving Yemen”. The powerful documentary was screened at a well-attended side event...
by Control Arms | Sep 8, 2016 | News
The UK government is facing increasing pressure to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over continued concerns of breaches of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen. The BBC Newsnight programme reported a leaked draft report by the cross-party Committee on Arms...
by Control Arms | Aug 23, 2016 | News
Control Arms calls for action as second Conference of States Parties opens in Geneva Geoffrey Duke, Director of the South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms, gave a strong statement as part of the opening High Level panel for the start of the second Conference of...
by Control Arms | Mar 23, 2016 | News
On Wednesday, 23 March, the UK Parliament’s Committee on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) met for an inquiry to discuss the evidence and impact of UK weapons being used against civilians in Yemen. Control Arms members Roy Isbister of Saferworld, Oliver Sprague of Amnesty...
