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On 2 April 2013 a large majority of states voted in favour of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/67/234B to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
13 June 2016
A group of UK parliamentarians made a much-needed call today for an independent investigation into allegations of violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen.
4 May 2016
In January 2016 a group of practitioners, officials and academics working on arms control issues met in Vienna to discuss how to practically strengthen the implementation and enforcement of trade controls for arms and dual-use items.
19 April 2016
Kloe Tricot O'Farrell reflects on the recently adopted European Parliament Resolution on Yemen and the historic call for an EU arms embargo to be imposed against Saudi Arabia.
30 March 2016
Elizabeth Kirkham reports on the first Extraordinary Meeting of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty.
9 March 2016
A joint workshop bought together a range of international experts discuss how to practically strengthen the implementation and enforcement of trade controls for arms and dual-use items.
4 February 2016
Figures published by HMG show an increase in UK arms export licences to Saudi Arabia in the last quarter despite overwhelming evidence of human rights violations committed by the Saudi-led aerial campaign in Yemen. despite overwhelming evidence of massive human rights violations committed by the Saudi-led coalition in its aerial bombing campaign in Yemen. - See more at: http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/31735385/amnesty-international-united-kingdom-section/uk-sold-1631bn-of-arms-to-saudi-arabia-in-three-months-la#sthash.feRWnvlx.dpuf UK sold £1bn of arms to Saudi Arabia in three months last year despite massive human rights violations in Yemen - See more at: http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/31735385/amnesty-international-united-kingdom-section/uk-sold-1631bn-of-arms-to-saudi-arabia-in-three-months-la#sthash.feRWnvlx.dpuf
19 January 2016
This submission outlines Saferworld’s response to the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee
12 January 2016
A ground-breaking new project, jointly carried out by Saferworld and
6 January 2016
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