Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 December 2015

UK Government breaking the law supplying arms to Saudi

"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," via -SaferWorld.com

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

UK appears to put weapons sales above lives of Yemen's children



“The UK prides itself on being a world leader on responding to humanitarian crises, yet its reluctance to publicly condemn the human cost of conflict in Yemen gives the impression that diplomatic relations and arms sales trump the lives of Yemen’s children... The UK government must not stand by while children are being bombed; it must demand that civilian lives and civilian facilities like hospitals are protected...” -The Guardian