Andrew Smith
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 18:45 - 1 Comment
Comment">How the UK ‘security’ Industry Fuels Human Rights Abuses Around the World Comment
This week, between March 10-12, the quiet English town of Farnborough will play host to the Security and Policing 2015 conference and exhibition. This event will bring together some of the world's biggest arms companies with some of the worst human rights abusers, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, August 14, 2014 19:49 - 0 Comments
Comment">After Gaza: The UK must end its arms trade with Israel Comment
As a growing number of voices worldwide call for an embargo on all arms sales to Israel, the UK's response has fallen dismally short, warns Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, February 13, 2014 15:55 - 0 Comments
Comment">Three years after Bahrain’s uprising, the UK is still putting arms sales ahead of human rights Comment
As the people of Bahrain mark the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, decision makers across the west need to reflect on their role in exacerbating tensions and facilitating repression in the country.
