“This ruling raises profound ethical questions. Despite clear evidence of the severe humanitarian impact, it seems that the scales of justice have been tipped towards profits and diplomacy, rather than the protection of human lives,” Dr. Iain Overton, Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence

Judges sided with the government, finding the secretary of state for international trade had followed the risk assessment required as part of the decision to licence arms sales to the kingdom. “Different people in society may or may not approve of the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. They may nor may not share the…

Women’s vigils in Hodeida in memory of massacre of Tanomah & Sadwan against pilgrims. Today is the 103rd anniversary of the massacre of 3000 Yemeni pilgrims in Tanomah and Sadwan by the Saudi regime. Last year, the news outlet al Mayadeen released an informative coverage on this topic, which you can read here.

Five years ago today, the Saudi-led Coalition aircraft bombed the Hadda district in Sana’a, injuring seven civilians, including four children. The attack damaged several houses, including an NRC guesthouse with the organisation’s staff. The force of the blast damaged the NRC guesthouse, located less than 100 metres from the impact site, cracking the walls and…

This is not for the faint-hearted. Amnesty International reported on the airstrike carried out on 31 March 2015 in the first week of the Saudi Arabia-led Western-back coalition invasion of Yemen.