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Dear friend,
For almost seven years we have been calling for justice for the people of Yemen. Meanwhile, since the bombardment began the UK has sold over £20 billion worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia.
On 11 December 2019 a coalition of European and Yemeni groups called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague to investigate European governments and arms company officials for potentially aiding and abetting war crimes in Yemen.
Two years on the Office of the Prosecutor is still examining the case to decide if the ICC will start a formal investigation.
If you’d like to know more about this case you can read our Question and Answer document. The case argues that the economic and political actors involved in the arms trade potentially bear criminal responsibility.
The international community is failing Yemen. There is currently no international mechanism to investigate potential war crimes or violations of human rights.
Call on the Prosecutor, British lawyer Karim Khan, to secure accountability for the people of Yemen. You can write directly to the ICC here.
Thank you for your support.
Katie Fallon
Campaign Against Arms Trade
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