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    Default UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia declared unlawful by court of appeal

    UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia declared unlawful by court of appeal


    Exports contributed to indiscriminate civilian deaths in Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, court rules

    British arms sales to Saudi Arabia that were used in Yemen have been declared unlawful by the court of appeal because they contributed to indiscriminate civilian casualties in the bombing campaign from forces led by the Gulf kingdom.

    The ruling from three senior judges follows a challenge brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade, which had accused the UK government of licensing arms sales when there was a clear risk that their use could breach international humanitarian law.

    In its judgment in London on Thursday, the court of appeal ruled that “the process of decision-making by the government was wrong in law in one significant respect”.


    ‘The Saudis couldn’t do it without us’: the UK’s true role in Yemen’s deadly war

    Announcing the court’s decision the master of the rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, sitting with Lord Justice Irwin and Lord Justice Singh, said the government “made no concluded assessments of whether the Saudi-led coalition had committed violations of international humanitarian law in the past, during the Yemen conflict, and made no attempt to do so”.

    However, he added: “The decision of the court today does not mean that licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia must immediately be suspended.” He said the government “must reconsider the matter” and estimate any future risks in light of its conclusions about the past.

    https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019...lared-unlawful
    Of course they're unlawful. The Saudi invasion of Yemen is unlawful. US support for it is unlawful. War is unlawful.

    What's surprising is that a Brit court has said so.
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    Is it lawful for the Iranians to send millions of landmines to the Houthi rebels endangering children and innocent civilians? I look forward to yet another of your weasel worded replies.

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    Your attempts at deceit are legend, maggot.
    Once again- and this time file it under defense against Saudi aggression;

    Yemen Houthis mass-produced mines and IEDs using Iranian components, CAR report finds

    A new report by Conflict Armament Research has found that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have standardized and mass-produced improvised explosive devices with components, some of which originate in Iran.

    Evidence collected by the research organization suggests that the use of landmines and IEDs is widespread and has increased as Houthi forces retreat from coalition advances, and that Houthi forces used significant quantities of improvised mines, supplemented by a much smaller number of conventionally manufactured mines that likely originate from Yemeni army stockpiles.

    It also documents an improvised naval mine and a MANPADS gripstock.

    https://thedefensepost.com/2018/09/2...onents-report/

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    US Senate prepares new rebuke of Trump over Saudi arms sales

    Anger rises over US president's bid to bypass congressional review amid doubts about handling of Iran and Yemen war.



    Washington, DC - The US Senate's leadership cleared the way for a series of votes on Thursday expressing disapproval of $8bn in US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE approved last month by President Donald Trump.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...104614761.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Your attempts at deceit are legend, maggot.
    Once again- and this time file it under defense against Saudi aggression;




    What the fuck are you going on about now? It is well documented that the Iranians have supplied over a million landmines to the Houthi rebels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    What the fuck are you going on about now? It is well documented that the Iranians have supplied over a million landmines to the Houthi rebels.
    The article clearly states, maggot, that the Yemenis produced the landmines using some components from Iran. Your game is up.
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    'Historic' UK decision outlaws arms sales for Saudi war on Yemen

    British weapons, particularly aircraft and missiles, are crucial to Saudi Arabia's war effort in Yemen.



    London, United Kingdom - Campaigners hailed an "historic" ruling by the United Kingdom's court of appeal declaring British arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in its war against Yemen unlawful as a potential turning point in the conflict.

    The decision in London on Thursday follows a challenge by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) that accused the UK government of licensing arms sales despite a clear risk their use could breach international humanitarian law.

    Although it will not halt the Saudi-led war in Yemen - in which an estimated 100,000 people have died since 2016 - it adds enormous support to international efforts to end the conflict.

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    UK suspends new arms export licences to Saudi-led coalition

    UK Court of Appeal ruled last week that arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies fighting in Yemen were unlawful.



    The UK government has said it will not grant any new licences for weapons exports to Saudi Arabia or its coalition partners fighting in Yemen after a court ruled last week that such sales were unlawful.

    Britain's Department for International Trade issued a formal notice on Tuesday saying it would abide by the ruling made by the Court of Appeal, but that it would also appeal the judgment.

    "While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) which might be used in the conflict in Yemen," read a statement from the department.

    "Extant licences - those granted before this judgment - are not immediately affected by the Court Order. Exporters may continue to export under extant licences. But we are required by the court to reconsider the decisions we made about those licences."

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...155957281.html
    The fuckers are STILL going to kill civilians, women and kids under 'extant licences '.
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