YEMEN CONFLICT: UK MUST STOP ARMING SAUDI ARABIA
Outrage over the murder of well-known journalist Jamal Khashoggi has hurtled Saudi Arabia into international headlines. But Khashoggi’s horrific killing is just the latest in a long list of human rights violations by the Saudi Arabian government.
It’s been three and a half years since the bloody conflict in Yemen began. The British government are selling billions of pounds worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, fuelling a dreadful conflict that’s left 22 million people struggling simply to survive. Despite this unimaginable human suffering, the UK government has shown no signs of halting their sales.
All sides of the conflict are responsible for violations of international law, but countless air strikes – led by a Saudi coalition – have killed thousands of Yemeni civilians. Homes, schools, hospitals, roads and factories have been obliterated from existence. As the war has raged on, Amnesty has documented these serious violations of international law.
Call on Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox to stop the UK supplying deadly weapons to Saudi Arabia. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/uk-must-stop-arming-saudi-arabia |