action & democracy
21 Dec / 2021
Belgian court hears arguments to end arms export to TurkeyToday a Belgian civil court will hear the arguments by a coalition of NGOs to end the export of military components to the Turkish air force. Earlier this year Vredesactie and CNAPD, supported by Amnesty International Belgium, sued the Flemish government for its involvement in the production of the Turkish A400M military transport planes. Turkey uses these planes to fuel conflicts across the region and violate international arms embargoes. [Lees verder] |
6 Jul / 2020
War in Yemen, Made in Europe: an infographicOn march 25th, the war in Yemen will be raging for five years. Today, we're launching an infographic showing the impact of the European arms trade on that war, and how we can strike back. [Lees verder] |
16 Apr / 2020
Belgian arms export halved due to court decision.More than 50% of Belgian arms export has destination Saudi Arabia and is now blocked by the Belgian administrative court. [Lees verder] |