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People search for survivors under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen, 26 March, 2015. Photo: Abo Haitham

How can the UK government justify arms sales that fuel the war in Yemen?

Laura Gyte

April 25th, 2019 Conflict, Food security, Humanitarian, In the news, Protection

Laura Gyte describes why Oxfam intervened in a court case brought against the UK government over arms sales. UPDATE: on 20 June the Court of Appeal ruled that UK arms …

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Campaigning outside the UK Houses of Parliament. Oxfam has been calling on the UK government to immediately suspend its arms exports to Saudi Arabia. With others, we are now mounting a legal challenge. Photo: Andy Hall.

Law as a tool to empower and achieve change

Noelie Coudurier, Sreetama Gupta Bhaya and Laura Gyte

April 1st, 2019 Active citizenship, Climate Change, Governance, Influencing, Protection, Rights, Tax

Noélie Coudurier, Sreetama Gupta Bhaya and Laura Gyte share a wealth of examples demonstrating how law can help drive positive change. As campaigners, we can feel ambivalent about law. As …

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© 2018. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC039042).
Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

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