At least 81 unlawful attacks have been carried out by Saudi Arabia that were UK-made bombs, human rights activists have told The Independent.
In its “devastating aerial campaign” in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has used bombs and cluster munitions made in the UK, worth £3 billion, over the past two years, according to the report.
The Campaign Against Arms Trade has challenged the UK Government over its alleged complicity in human rights crimes in Yemen, where more than 10,000 civilians have died as of January, and the verdict is pending.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said she was “confident” the verdict would be in the government’s favour.
Kristine Beckerle, Yemen and Kuwait Researcher at Human Rights Watch, said Yemen is struggling from war, famine and cholera and the UK should stop selling arms to the Saudis.
The Saudi regime and its allies, backed by the US, began a military campaign against Yemen in March 2015, to reinstall its former government. The war has killed over 12,000 civilians since then and injured thousands of others.
