Arms trade, International
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named in a UN report revealing that 12,000 children were killed or maimed last year in armed conflicts.
Yemen
Arms trade, International
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system despite a court ruling that UK arms sales are illegal.
Arms trade, International
Court rules UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful
The UK government broke the law by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, the Court of Appeal says in a landmark ruling.
Arms trade, International
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.
Arms trade, International
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.
Arms trade, Human rights, International
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.
Arms trade
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.
Arms trade, Human rights, International
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.
Arms trade
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.