Campaign Against Arms Trade questioned by Committees
27 June 2016
The Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) begin their inquiry into the Arms Trade Treaty. The Committees hear from the Campaign Against Arms Trade, a group that has launched legal challenges in the High Court to the Government's decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia.
- Watch Parliament TV: The Arms Trade Treaty
- Inquiry: The Arms Trade Treaty
- Committees on Arms Export Controls
Wednesday 29 June 2016, Committee room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witness
- Ann Feltham, Parliamentary Co-ordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade
Purpose of session
The session aims to cover:
- the legal basis for Campaign Against Arms Trade taking legal action against the Government
- their assessment of the current regulatory mechanisms for arms exports
- what evidence they have of human rights abuses being carried out by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, and
- what evidence they have of human rights abuses being carried out using British made arms
Further information
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