Campaigners from L8's Yemeni community joined protests outside the High Court in London over the Government's sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Last week the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) launched legal action against the Government over licensing arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in its war with Yemen. CAAT notes since the start of the war with Yemen in 2015, the UK has licensed over £23bn worth of arms to the Saudi regime.
CAAT argues UK arms contribute to breaches of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. In 2019, CAAT won that case against the Government, with the Court of Appeal finding arms sales were “irrational and therefore unlawful”. However, after a review, then Secretary of State Liz Truss, decided to resume sales on the basis any breaches of IHL were “isolated incidents”.
