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.
Yemen
Arms trade
Rich arms firm linked to war crimes gets free business advice
A wealthy US arms multinational in Fife linked to alleged war crimes gets free management advice from the Scottish Enterprise.
Arms trade, Politics
Fife arms firm wines and dines UK ministers
A US arms firm based in Fife has held 84 meetings with the UK government since the Tories came to power.
Arms trade, International, Politics
Leading SNP MP under fire for UAE visit
A senior SNP politician has defended an international trip paid for by a regime accused of war crimes and human rights abuses including the abduction of dissidents.
Arms trade, International
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.
Arms trade, Education
Arms dealers’ school visits damned as ‘moral disgrace’
BAE Systems has visited more than 400 schools across the UK and produced lessons for children.
Human rights, International
Scots pension funds linked to Yemen bus atrocity
Scots council pension funds have shares worth £110 million in US arms giants linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen when 40 children were killed.
Arms trade, International
Arms sales to Yemen slammed as report claims war crimes cover-up
War crimes have been covered up in Yemen and the UK risks complicity in “laws-of-war violations” due to its supply of bombs made in Scotland to Saudi Arabia, claims a new report.
Arms trade, International
Yemen: one third of air raids hit civilian areas
A report from the Yemen Data Project on the war there found a notable shift in targeting from the Saudi-led coalition with air raids on non-military targets double those recorded on military targets.