Submitted on Tuesday 16th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 16th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
UK to stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia to be used against civilians in Yemen
Every day Yemen is hit by British bombs, dropped by British planes and flown by British-trained pilots. Britain does not merely supply weapons for this war but it keeps the war going. In the wake of increasing social media coverage, the government must be held accountable to their actions in Yemen.
Under British law, it’s illegal to licence arms exports if they might be used recklessly against civilians or if they violate humanitarian law. It’s argued that the UK doesn’t choose the targets in Yemen & that the Saudi-led coalition already investigates its own alleged violations of humanitarian law, but 6 years on & with 18 million Yemen civilians expected to die from starvation alone this year, the government are due for an updated explanation on why the UK is still playing a part in this.
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