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Quote: European Parliament votes for EU-wide arms export embargo against Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has been accused of bombing civilians with European-made equipment during in its war in YemenSaudi Arabian special forces stand in front of a picture of the country's Interior minister Mohammed bin Nayef Getty Images The European Parliament has voted in favour of an EU-wide embargo on selling arms to Saudi Arabia. A resolution calling for a ban on all weapons sales to the country was passed by 359 votes to 212, with 31 MEPs abstaining. The non-binding motion calls on member states to stop selling weapons to the country, which is currently conducting a widely-criticised military operation in neighbouring Yemen marked by high civilian casualties. Saudi Arabia is intervening in Yemen to fight Houthi rebels, who control the country’s capital but are not internationally recognised as its government.  Criticism of the country’s military operation have however included the bombing of multiple hospitals run by the charity Médecins Sans Frontières and the deaths of thousands of civilians, including 130 at a single wedding. While international observers have recognised abuses on all sides, in late December UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said that a “disproportionate” number of attacks of civilians in Yemen had come from the Saudi-led invasion force. “I have observed with extreme concern the continuation of heavy shelling from the ground and the air in areas with high a concentration of civilians as well as the perpetuation of the destruction of civilian infrastructure – in particular hospitals and schools – by all parties to the conflict, although a disproportionate amount appeared to be the result of airstrikes carried out by Coalition forces,” Mr Zeid said. The UN has also said Saudi Arabia is contributing to a “humanitarian disaster” in Yemen.

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Quote: Labour is calling for the urgent re-establishment of parliament’s watchdog on arms exports to investigate whether British weapons sold to Saudi Arabia are breaching international humanitarian law in Yemen. Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, urged action by the House of Commons committee on arms export controls after it emerged that the body has not re-convened since the general election last May. This means the UK’s arms sales have not been subject to independent scrutiny for more than nine months. Bombing hospitals and schools cannot become the new normal Vickie Hawkins Read more The committee had been instrumental in embarrassing the coalition government over its decision to allow the sale of chemicals that could have been used in nerve agent weapons in Syria. Formed of members of the foreign affairs, defence, development and business committees, it ceased its work after its chair, Sir John Stanley, retired last year after 15 years at the helm. With no sign of it reconvening since, Benn wrote to the chairs of the four committees on Tuesday, saying there was an pressing need to scrutinise the sale of UK arms to Saudi Arabia, which is using them in Yemen. He said the humanitarian situation in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting rebel Houthis, is increasingly desperate, with 7,000 civilians having been killed by airstrikes. “Given the growing number of reports and public concern, I believe the case for a full and detailed assessment of whether there is a clear risk that British weapons might be used in violation of international humanitarian law in Yemen is now overwhelming. I hope therefore that the new committee will urgently consider examining the government’s approach to these licences,” Benn wrote. British weapons companies have sold more than £5.6bn worth of arms, fighter jets and other military equipment to Riyadh under David Cameron, according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). British “people on the ground” are also working with the Saudi military on targeting strikes in Yemen, according to the foreign secretary, Philip Hammond. British and US military 'in command room' for Saudi strikes on Yemen Read more The government has resisted previous calls by Benn and others to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia or assess whether UK-made weapons are being used in breach of humanitarian law. Amnesty International and Saferworld say more than 100 licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia have been issued since bombing in Yemen began in March 2015, with a value of £1.75bn in the first half of the year. Advertisement Ann Clwyd, the Labour MP for Cynon Valley, who was on the committee for years, has previously expressed suspicions that there were those who did not want arms sales scrutinised. “There have been more and more delays. I’m very unhappy there hasn’t been anything for at least eight months,” she said, adding that the “global situation regarding conflict and arms transfers, not least as it affects the Middle East and north Africa, makes it vital to have the committees functioning at the earliest possible date”. Andrew Smith of the CAAT said the group shared Clwyd’s concerns about the lack of scrutiny. He said the committee’s work under Stanley was “very good and very valuable” and was needed more than ever given the government’s decision to continue to allow sales of arms to Saudi Arabia despite concerns about their use in Yemen. The law firm Leigh Day, representing the CAAT, is considering legal action against the government unless it suspends all licences that permit British-made weapons to be sent to Saudi Arabia. The law firm and campaigners said the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills had failed to reassure them that the government was following its own rules when assessing the risk that the goods exported might be used in contravention of international humanitarian law.