Trustees of the Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre Trust and Another v Chairperson of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee and Others
Case: Trustees of the Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre Trust and Another v Chairperson of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee and Others (2021/27584)
Court: High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
Date of hearing: TBC
Status: Ongoing
Last updated: 19 July 2021
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Case overview: The Trustees of the Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre Trust (SALC), represented by Lawyers for Human Rights, and Open Secrets NPC, represented by Power & Associates, have instituted an application to review and set aside decisions by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee to authorise arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, despite their role in the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen and allegations of war crimes.
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