Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK, , will hold a protest demanding that the British Government end arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and the rest of the Saudi-led Coalition that is bombing Yemen.

Since the Saudi-led war on Yemen began in 2015, the UK Government has licensed over £5 billion worth of fighter jets, bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia. The Court of Appeal ruled that the Government has acted unlawfully by allowing these sales without making an assessment as to whether or not past incidents amounted to breaches of International Humanitarian Law. By appealing the Court's verdict the Government is continuing to put arms companies profits ahead of human rights.

The war on Yemen has caused what the UN describes as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” Its analysis shows that 80% of the Yemeni population, over 24 million people, are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance.

Since the conflict began at least 230,000 people have died and many more have been injured. Tens of thousand of civilians have been killed, the vast majority as a direct result of coalition airstrikes.

The Saudi-led collation would be unable to continue its bombardment of Yemen without the arms sales and support of complicit Governments like the UK. It is imperative that the international community demand that the targeting of civilians, the destruction of vital infrastructure and violations of international law do not become normalised for the sake of economic interest.

Join us in demanding the UK government stop arming Saudi Arabia and its coalition forces.


Stop Arming Saudi!
Hands Off Yemen!