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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.
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“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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]