Dear friend,
Campaign Against Arms Trade has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize!
A few days ago we got a surprise Zoom call from The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to let us know we’ve been nominated alongside our partner Mwatana for Human Rights, a grassroots organisation working in Yemen. As a CAAT supporter, we wanted you to be the first to hear this incredible news.
The nomination from AFSC and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) aims to draw attention to CAAT’s work to stop the UK government’s sales of arms to Saudi Arabia, particularly our ongoing legal challenge to UK arms sales for use in the war in Yemen.
This is also an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the suffering of the Yemeni people who are experiencing the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Millions are facing starvation as a direct result of the actions of the Saudi-led coalition. This is all made possible by weapons supplied by the UK and sustained by its ongoing military support. Inspirational Yemeni groups like Mwatana have shown remarkable dedication in documenting human rights violations by all parties to the war and raising the voices of victims in exceptionally dangerous circumstances.
We are truly honoured that our campaigning is being acknowledged in this way. This nomination is a tribute to all of us. If you have ever signed a petition, come to a protest or event, shared on social media, written to your MP, made a donation, or taken any other action against the arms trade, you have helped to make this happen.
If you're as excited as we are, you can share this news using the links below. But really we just wanted to say thank you: this achievement would not have been possible without your support.
Or you can copy and paste this link to share another way: https://caat.org.uk/news/what-a-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-means-for-our-campaigning
Thank you for all you do,
From the whole CAAT team
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