Dear friend,
“After years of documenting the terrible toll of this war, no one can say ‘we did not know what was happening in Yemen’. Accountability is key to ensure that justice is served to the people of Yemen and to humanity.”
This is the message for the world today at the UN Human Rights Council, as the 'Group of Experts on Yemen' makes its report. Can you email your MP today, to make sure the UK government gets this vital message?
In July, the UK government resumed issuing new export licences for the supply of further weapons to the war in Yemen. This is on top of the more than £15 billion of arms that have already been sold since the start of the war. These sales have continued despite the central role that UK-made fighter-jets, bombs and missiles are playing in this devastating war.
The UK government justified providing arms by claiming that war crimes committed in the attacks on Yemen are "isolated incidents”.
But today the UN group of experts on Yemen “repeats its concern about third States transferring arms to parties to the conflict in Yemen in blatant disregard of the documented patterns of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law and human rights law in the conflict to date.”
Please make sure your MP knows about this report, which directly contradicts the government’s claims.
Please make sure that our representatives cannot say ‘we did not know what was happening in Yemen.’
Email your MP in two minutes here.
Thank you for your support,
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Sarah
Campaign Against Arms Trade
P.S. Meanwhile we’re continuing to explore all legal avenues to stop these sales. You can read the latest on our NEW website: please email your MP and check it out!