In a resolution adopted by 28 votes in favour, six against and 13 abstentions, the 47-member Human Rights Council backed a call to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel, the occupying Power…to prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights”. …
10:14 AM Chile Paula Narváez Ojeda, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile, reaffirmed her country’s conviction that the implementation of unliteral coercive measures runs counter to international law “Chile does not agree with the imposition of unilateral sanctions of any kind, the only legitimate sanctions are those adopted by the Security Council in the exercise…
A Danish arms store, stocking a variety of rifles and pistols. Denmark’s caretaker government has lifted an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. After the embargo was lifted, Denmark implemented a policy of ‘presumption of denial’, according to which arms exports to the three countries would be allowed only after…
Italy lifted the embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting. Italy imposed a ban on military equipment exports to Saudi Arabia in 2019 and 2020 so that these weapons could not be used in the Yemen conflict. The Italian government said in its statement that this ban…
