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UK condemned for Saudi arms deals as more than 2,000 children killed in Yemen
The UK Government has been accused of “immoral” trade deals with Saudi Arabia after a UN report said more than 2000 children have been killed in the war in Yemen.
September 16, 2020
Twenty children killed in Yemen since UK resumed selling bombs to Saudi Arabia
Twenty children have been killed in Yemen since the UK government resumed arms sales to Saudi Arabia just over one month ago.
August 11, 2020
Scottish Government hands £3m to arms firms profiting from Yemen war
Arms firms supplying weapons for the war in Yemen that has killed 70,000 people were handed nearly £3m by the Scottish Government last year.
May 6, 2019
Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m
Investments worth nearly £130m were made in arms firms linked to Yemen's conflict, which has left an estimated 70,000 people dead.
April 30, 2019
Fife arms firm snubs meeting with MPs over Yemen bombs
Bombs made by arms multi-national Raytheon has been linked to war crimes in Yemen, but the company did not speak to investigating MPs.
April 1, 2019
More than 400 children killed or injured by airstrikes in Yemen
At least 443 children in Yemen have been killed or injured in air strikes over the past year, according to a leading global charity.
March 25, 2019
Raytheon’s smart bombs linked to more alleged war crimes in Yemen
At least 122 children and 56 women were among hundreds of casualties when civilian sites were hit during the conflict, a report says.
March 12, 2019
House of Lords committee says UK arms sales for Yemen war are unlawful
A Westminster committee has ruled that UK government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are “narrowly on the wrong side” of international humanitarian law.
February 16, 2019
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition - and none by the Ministry of Defence.
November 20, 2018