CAAT’s Judicial Review re. arms sales to Yemen comes back to the High Court on 31st January. They’ll be saying that the UK should not be selling arms to the Saudi-led coalition given the clear evidence of the bombing of schools, hospitals and homes. They estimate that more than £23 billion of weapons have been sold to the Saudi-led coalition since the war began in Mar 2015.
CAAT plans a vigil on the eve of this hearing to show solidarity with all those affected by the war in Yemen.
Join them on 30th January from 6pm outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL – bring candles and banners (nearest Tube: Holborn)! There will be several distinguished speakers including Yemeni-Scouse poet Amina Atiq, and David Wearing who is the author of “AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain” and a former CAAT Steering Committee member. We’d expect the vigil to last til about 7.15 (perhaps a bit longer depending on weather).
You may also like to join them informally on the day of the hearing itself, 31st January, either outside Court, or in the public gallery. They will be on site from 9am doing interviews and filming, so it would be good to see you from then. If you wish to go into the court, note that airport type security is in effect and space might be limited. Given the court will be hearing very sobering evidence from the war in Yemen, we’d ask for a respectful demeanour in the hearing itself. At the request of our lawyers, to avoid damaging the case, please avoid slogans on t-shirts and banners in court; outside, feel free to be as loud as possible!
Note: things can change at court at the last minute, please check back on this page for updates if you plan to travel.