Solidarity with Yemen - impact of UK arms trade (captioned)
Channel: Campaign Against Arms Trade
Date: 2022-11-15

Since March 2015, Yemen has been the site of a brutal conflict, involving the official government, the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. This has contributed to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The Saudi-led coalition is breaking international law and targeting civilians, including weddings, funerals, schools, hospitals, and homes.

The UK is one of the world’s largest arms dealers and sells the weapons that are used in the war on Yemen. Arms sales used to target civilians are prohibited by UK law . Yet the UK government continues to promote and protect weapons sales, despite the devastating human cost. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) estimates that the UK has supplied arms worth over £23 billion to Saudi Arabia since the war in Yemen began.
https://caat.org.uk/homepage/stop-arming-saudi-arabia/uk-arms-to-saudi-arabia/

This January 2023, CAAT is taking the government back to court over the arms sales to Saudi Arabia. As well as this, people from all across the UK will be joining the Solidarity with Yemen National Day of Action on 03/12/22. We are demanding the UK government abides by their own laws and ends arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

If you want to stand in solidarity with Yemen, take action and join the campaign. For more information on how to get involved go to: caat.org.uk/solidarity-with-yemen

Video animator: Eleanna Muir, on behalf of CAAT

Music by: Serge Quadrado.