Sentences with phrase «campaign against arms»

A. S. BYATT J. M. COETZEE JOHN CAREY NADINE GORDIMER MARK HADDON NICK HORNBY MIKE LEIGH IAN MCEWAN YANN MARTEL WILL SELF GRAHAM SWIFT ADAM THORPE ARABELLA WEIR Campaign Against Arms Trade, 11 Goodwin Street, Finsbury Park, London N4.

The High Court has heard a challenge brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade («CAAT») in respect of the granting of licences by the United Kingdom in respect of the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in its military operations in Yemen.

Please click here to read the full press release by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), the article by The Guardian can be found here.

Since 2017 Rachel has been acting as Special Advocate in the judicial review proceedings brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade against the Secretary of State for International Trade in relation to the continuing supply of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in the conflict in the Yemen.

Conor McCarthy and David Gregory of Monckton Chambers, led by Martin Chamberlain QC and instructed by Leigh Day, are acting on behalf of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in its challenge to the decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to continue to grant licences for the export of military equipment -LSB-...]

She is currently instructed by the Government in R (oao Campaign Against Arms Trade) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which is challenging the grant of licences to export arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia for use in the conflict in Yemen.

Campaign Against Arms Trade v. Secretary of State for Trade (High Court): Junior Counsel for the Claimant in landmark challenge to the legality of continued licensing of arms and military equipment for export to Saudi Arabia on grounds that weapons may be used in serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Campaign Against Arms Trade v. Secretary of State for Trade: Junior Counsel for the Claimant in landmark challenge to the legality of continued licensing of arms and military equipment for export to Saudi Arabia on grounds that weapons may be used in serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Andrew Smith, of Campaign Against Arms Trade, says: «This is a very disappointing verdict, and we are pursuing an appeal.

The Campaign Against the Arms Trade, which initiated the claims regarding the UK government's alleged contravention of humanitarian law, will now appeal against the High Court's decision.

The proceeds from the sale of graffiti artist Banksy's Civilian Drone Strike, 2017 — a work depicting three Predator drones dropping bombs on a framed illustration of a house and stick figures — will go to two humanitarian organisations: Campaign Against Arms Trade and Reprieve.

Banksy donates auction sale proceeds to human rights and anti-arms trade groups Street artist Banksy has donated # 205,000, raised from the sale of a new artwork, to the non-profit groups Reprieve (a human rights organisation) and Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

Ann Feltham is the parliamentary co-ordinator of the Campaign Against Arms Trade.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) points out that the UK is continuing to arm Israel despite the attacks on Gaza.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) drove several Routemaster buses from the Docklands to the headquarters of UKTI DSO in protest against the event.

Since March 2015, the UK has approved # 3.3 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia, according to the London - based Campaign Against Arms Trade.

Two Court of Appeal judges today granted Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to appeal against the High Court judgement which allows the UK government to sell arms to Saudi Arabia.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is among a broad range of human rights groups planning to protest at Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Not exact matches

We point fingers at other countries for allowing Afghanistan to become a terrorist haven, but we were the ones who abandoned the Afghans to the feuding factions whom we had armed and whose fundamentalist Islamic passions we had ignited in the, campaign against the Soviet Union.

The two major objections brought forward against the procurement of armed drones are that it (1) might make warfare «too easy» and thereby increase the likelihood of wars and (2) that these UAVs could be used for targeted killing campaigns as carried out by the CIA in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.

Mohsin al - Ahmar's First Armoured Brigade played a leading role in the campaign against Houthi rebels in the north from 2004, but Saleh took the opportunity to trim the General's authority by arming the Houthi faction so as to make the task more difficult.

* National Republican Congressional Committee: Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) won a three - way race against Reps. Pete Sessions (Texas) and Phil English (Pa.) earlier this month for the right to head the House Republican campaign arm.

WAMC's political observer Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's calls for arming trained teachers as part of an effort to fortify schools against shootings, comments by the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre and new unsealed charges against President Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort.

Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez said Friday that if he was leading the campaign arm of House Democrats, he would not have released damaging opposition research against a Democratic congressional candidate in Texas as the organization did last week.

Members of the media and Democratic activists are castigating the campaign arm of House Democrats for publishing opposition research against a Democratic congressional candidate in Texas.

Watkins Glen, NY — Eleven veterans representing all branches of the U.S. armed forces, were among 13 arrested on Tuesday morning in a human blockade at Crestwood Midstream on Route 14 as part of We Are Seneca Lake's ongoing civil disobedience campaign against gas storage in underground lakeside salt caverns.

A Houston - area congressional seat, now held by Republican John Culberson, pits national liberal groups against Democrats» House campaign arm in Washington.

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

Word is that this might not necessarily have been Labour voters moving to the independent re: anti-Semitism, rather the independent campaigned heavily against the Salford City FC stadium development, which had a large chunk of voters up in arms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national campaign arm of House Republicans decided today to give John Katko its top level of support — including cash — for his challenge against U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D - Syracuse.

Guns don't really appear until nearly halfway through the main campaign and you don't really want to use them on the streets since they attract the quicker Viral types of undead, but occasionally a rifle becomes a necessity when up against similarly - armed human opponents in the latter half of Dying Light.

For the first time, the political arm of the California Charter Schools Association campaigned heavily against a proposed school construction bond in a district that hadn't agreed to share the proceeds with charter schools.

He also became deeply engaged in the peace movement, including campaigns against nuclear weapons with personal involvement in direct actions against visiting nuclear armed warships in Australian ports (initially doing this while he was also in the RAAF!).

Armed with Bridle's claims, for the past six years he has waged a campaign against asbestos science.