UKTI Petition
Please sign the petition below, calling on UK Trade and Investment to end its support for arms exports.
Since April 2008, UKTI has been using tax-payers' money to proliferate arms - with little regard for the devastating global consequences of its activities. UKTI helps arms companies sell to countries involved in conflict; in modern warfare, the casualties are overwhelmingly civilian. In 2007, the UK sold arms to 11 of the 13 countries identified as being locations with at least one armed conflict. UKTI also helps arms companies export to repressive regimes, including to countries classified as 'major countries of concern in the government's own human rights report. We're calling for an end to government support for this deadly work.
Dear Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive, UKTI,
We, the undersigned, wish to express our concerns about the support provided to the international arms industry through the UKTI Defence & Security Organisation.
By helping arms companies sell weaponry to governments with records of sustained human rights violations, UKTI legitimises repressive regimes and their actions. The proliferation of arms sustains conflicts, with devastating consequences for millions of civilians. Promotion of an industry mired in corruption also jeopardises UKTI's ambition for the UK to be seen as 'the international business partner of choice.'
Please recognise arms exports as a dangerous investment, and end UKTI's support for this deadly industry.
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