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  • A Plan to turn back the clock – defence diversification

    February 22, 2020
    A Plan to turn back the clock – defence diversification

    To mark the imminent release of the film The Plan, we publish this piece by Sam Mason, a campaigner for the New Lucas Plan, explaining the history and present of workers organising for a transition away from socially destructive jobs to those for the good of society. 


  • “Do No Harm” – Medact meeting on war, arms trade & health

    October 10, 2019
    “Do No Harm” – Medact meeting on war, arms trade & health

    We held a meeting on 30 September 2019 to discuss the intersections between health, war, the arms trade and human rights.


  • By supporting arms sales, our government abets murder

    September 12, 2019
    By supporting arms sales, our government abets murder

    With the DSEI arms fair underway, Daniel Flecknoe and Dr Ahmed Razavi outline the public health impacts of armed conflict, and argue that the UK government’s sale of arms to countries such as Saudi Arabia makes them an accessory to war crimes.


  • ‘Do No Harm’ – a meeting about war, the arms trade and health

    September 6, 2019
    ‘Do No Harm’ – a meeting about war, the arms trade and health

    After joining protests outside the DSEI arms fair earlier this month, we are holding a meeting to discuss the arms trade, war and health.


  • End the cycle of violence: 270 health workers take action against UK DSEI Arms Fair

    July 5, 2019
    End the cycle of violence: 270 health workers take action against UK DSEI Arms Fair

    Our open letter in protest against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London this September – fighting to stop the sale of arms to countries complicit in mass human rights abuses.


  • Letter from IPPNW Congress to British ministers re: DSEI arms fare

    September 15, 2017
    Letter from IPPNW Congress to British ministers re: DSEI arms fare

    The following letter was sent this week on behalf of all those from members of IPPNW gathered at the York Health Through Peace Congress to British Prime Minister Theresa May, […]


  • Letter: DSEI and Britain’s obligation under the arms trade treaty

    September 16, 2015
    Letter: DSEI and Britain’s obligation under the arms trade treaty

    Dr Rosemary Field To Philip Dunne MP Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)  Email: [email protected] Re: DSEI 15-18 September 2015 I am writing to you on behalf of the Nuclear Weapons […]


  • Drones – the physical and psychological implications of a global theatre of war

    October 13, 2012
    Drones – the physical and psychological implications of a global theatre of war

    On October 13th 2012, Medact released its report “Drones: the physical and psychological implications of a global theatre of war“. In the past decade, there has been an exponential increase […]


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