20th June 2019
In a landmark judgment, the UK Court of Appeal has put the brakes on the devastating Saudi-led bombing campaign that relies on British made arms and has led to the... Read more
8th April 2019
Rights Watch (UK), along with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, is intervening in an appeal against a 2017 High Court ruling that gave the UK Government the green light... Read more 10th July 2017
Court ruling that UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful gives UK government green light to continue to prioritise a ‘strategic relationship’ and financial gain over the lives of... Read more
9th May 2017
Last month, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (‘the ISC’) published its long-awaited report, UK Lethal Drone Strikes in Syria. The report sheds some light on the threat posed by the... Read more
16th October 2016
As Joint Committee for Human Rights say government ducking central legal question on drone strikes, human rights group challenge Information Commissioner’s decision to uphold their refusal to publish legal advice.... Read more
26th November 2015
On 7 September 2015, the Prime Minister announced in Parliament that, on 21 August 2015, the Royal Air Force conducted a strike in Raqqa, Syria, which resulted in the death... Read more
8th September 2015
Rights Watch (UK) has commenced proceedings against the government for its refusal to publish the legal advice which it says provides lawful justification for the killing of three individuals in... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved
