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Rising to immense challenges in Taiz, Yemen
Case study

Rising to immense challenges in Taiz, Yemen

In the midst of conflict in Yemen, members of a Saferworld-supported community action group in Muthafar, a neighbourhood located at the heart of the city of Taiz, have been coordinating and taking action to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis.

25 February 2016
The lawfulness of the authorisation by the United Kingdom of weapons and related items for export to Saudi Arabia in the context of Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen
Reports & briefings

The lawfulness of the authorisation by the United Kingdom of weapons and related items for export to Saudi Arabia in the context of Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen

In this legal opinion commissioned by Saferworld and Amnesty International - both members of the Control Arms coalition - Professor Philippe Sands QC, Professor Andrew Clapham and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh of Matrix Chambers conclude that, on the basis of the information available, the UK Government is acting in breach of its obligations arising under the UK’s Consolidated Criteria on arms exports, the EU Common Position on Arms Exports and the Arms Trade Treaty by continuing to authorise transfers of weapons and related items to Saudi Arabia within the scope of those instruments, capable of being used in Yemen.

17 December 2015
Yemen in crisis: urgent action needed for peace
Reports & briefings

Yemen in crisis: urgent action needed for peace

Continuing UK support for the Saudi-led bombing and de-facto blockade of Yemen is helping to contribute to what is the most severe global humanitarian crisis in the world today.

23 October 2015
Federalism, conflict and fragmentation in Yemen
Reports & briefings

Federalism, conflict and fragmentation in Yemen

The current crisis unfolding in Yemen has roots in a political culture that promoted corruption and patronage among the country's political elites at the expense of the country's wider population, which experienced shortages in basic services, including water, healthcare, education, security and justice.

5 October 2015