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Stop the Arms Fair! Stop DSEI 2021

by Medact | Sep 6, 2021 | Events, Actions, External, Peace & Security

Every two years, one of the world’s biggest arms fairs is held in London’s Docklands. DSEI sees weapons and technology manufacturers from across the world come to the ExCeL Centre in London to exhibit their products to representatives of governments and...

By supporting arms sales, our government abets murder

by Dan Flecknoe | Sep 12, 2019 | Blog, Peace & Security

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.

AGM Weekend 2019

by Medact | Sep 7, 2019 | Events, Actions, Meetings, Workshops, Peace & Security

Plans are underway for our 2019 AGM weekend, to coincide with Stop The Arms Fair protests against DSEI in London this September.

DSEI arms fair: Nurse opposes the UK arms trade

by A Medact Member | Sep 5, 2019 | Videos, Peace & Security

Gay Lee, a nurse in England, explains why she as a health worker opposes the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair.

Welfare Not Warfare: DSEI banner-making and pizza evening

by Benjamin Walpole | Aug 20, 2019 | Events, Actions, Social, Peace & Security

Join us for an evening of pizza and banner-making in preparation for raising our voices against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) – the world’s largest arms fair – taking place in September in London.

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

by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Jul 5, 2019 | Headlines, Sign-Ons, Peace & Security

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

by Medact Staff | Sep 15, 2017 | Actions, Peace & Security

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, as well as her Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox....

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

by Medact Staff | Sep 16, 2015 | Actions, Peace & Security

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 Group of Medact, the UK affiliate of International Physicians for the...

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