Discussion | Yemen conflict
eNCA Interview with Open Secrets’ Michael Marchant on the Yemen conflict
Media Statement: Civil Society welcomes directive to avoid further delays in Yemen arms trade case
The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division: Pretoria has requested the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) to end delays in the review application relating to permits enabling weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
SaferWorld | Domestic accountability for international arms transfers: Law, policy and practice
SaferWorld Domestic accountability for international arms transfers: Law, policy and practice 31 August 2021 | Open Secrets and SALC’s legal case to have the Gauteng High Court review the export of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE has been included in Saferworld’s latest publication, Domestic accountability for international arms transfers: Law, policy and practice.…
SA arms exports under scrutiny
ENCA | 17 June 2021 South Africa’s sale of weapons to countries actively involved in the war in Yemen could soon come to an end. For more, Annika Larsen speaks to Head of Investigation’s at Open Secrets Michael Marchant. Courtesy #DStv403
Are SA weapons being used in Yemen civil war? Five questions for Open Secret’s Michael Marchant
James De Villiers | News24 | 9 June 2021 The transparency non-profit organisation, Open Secrets, and the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) last week launched an urgent Gauteng High Court application in Pretoria to review the sale of weapons made in South Africa to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia and…
SA court victory in Yemen war arms supply continued
Cape Talk | 17 June 2021 Refilwe speaks to Atilla Kisla International criminal justice lawyer at Southern Africa Litigation Centre.
SA court victory in Yemen war arms supply
Cape Talk | 17 June 2021 The Gauteng High Court has ruled that the names of companies and entities exporting arms and weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, must now be made known, as these weapons are being used to carry out human atrocities in Yemen.The case was brought by the trustees of the…
SA firms with permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE to be named
Franny Rabkin | Sunday Times | 15 June 2021 Court orders National Conventional Arms Control Committee to provide a list A court on Tuesday ordered the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) to provide a list of South African arms companies that have permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — the…
Court orders disclosure of SA arms dealers allegedly linked to weapons used in Yemen conflict
Karyn Maughan | News 24 | 15 June 2021 Open Secrets and the Southern African Litigation Centre have won a significant first victory in their legal campaign to block arms dealers in South Africa from selling weapons allegedly used against civilians in war-torn Yemen. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon granted an…
SA arms exports to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates under scrutiny
SALC and Open Secrets, will be in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday afternoon over the government-issued permits that allow SA arms companies to export weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.