Hundreds attend world peace event at London Mosque, calling for immediate ceasefires and ‘sustainable peace’
Cross-party MPs urged for a concerted effort for lasting peace.
Cross-party MPs urged for a concerted effort for lasting peace.
Criticism has also been made about the UK government’s failure to consult Parliament on the coordinated airstrikes on Yemen this week.
‘Billions of pounds of arms are exported to dictatorial, or near-dictatorial regimes that commit appalling human rights violations with a disturbing lack of transparency.’
“Representatives from regimes such as Saudi Arabia, who have used UK-made weapons to commit war crimes in Yemen, will be wined and dined and encouraged to buy yet more arms.”
‘The humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen is manmade – the result of deliberate policy decisions by the warring parties and their international allies, including the UK.’
“Solidarity with striking staff, and solidarity with Yemen and Palestine!”
A legal challenge over the supply of UK-made weapons for the war in Yemen will proceed to the High Court in January 2023.
Benali Hamdache writes on how the complexity of the war has allowed the UK government to get away with not using its power to bring peace, and to continue profiting from arm sales.
‘Saying we are not going to rely on Russia and then going to Saudi Arabia is not an energy strategy.’
With the world’s eyes and media focused on the crisis in Ukraine, the people of Yemen cannot afford to be ignored – now more than ever.