New figures released to Drone Wars UK in response to Freedom of Information requests shows a dramatic increase in the number of RAF operations in Syria in the first six months of 2017. According to the figures, UK armed air… Read More ›
Freedom of Information
Information tribunal dismisses Drone Wars appeal over British drone secrecy
An information tribunal has upheld the MoD’s decision to refuse to release the number of British armed drones deployed against ISIS and their location, despite such information being released by the UK about its ‘manned’ aircraft. In the just released… Read More ›
UK armed drone deployment: brief report from Information Tribunal
Our appeal against the Ministry of Defence’s decision not to release the number of UK Reapers engaged in operations against ISIS, nor the location of all UK Reapers was heard before an Information Tribunal yesterday (11 July). Despite such details… Read More ›
Where are Britain’s armed drones? And why it matters we are not allowed to know
At the first stage of what is likely to be a lengthy appeals process, the Information Commissioner has upheld the Ministry of Defence’s refusal to reveal to Drone Wars UK the number of Britain’s armed drones currently deployed. Despite the… Read More ›
Drone Wars UK refused permission for full hearing on drones FoI request before Upper Tribunal
“The legality of the use of armed drones is one of the most important and pressing issues in modern international relations and public international law.” Judge Nicolas Wikeley Very disappointingly we have been refused permission for a full hearing… Read More ›
UK Drone FoI appeal set to reach Upper Tribunal
Later this month Drone Wars appeal against the MoD’s refusal to answer two FoI requests about the use of UK drones in Afghanistan reaches the Upper Tribunal, the highest level of the FoI process in the UK. The first hearing,… Read More ›
Drone campaigners vow to pursue transparency despite losing Information Tribunal
Press Statement Anti-drone campaigners vowed to continue fighting for greater transparency on the use of armed drones despite losing an appeal against the Ministry of Defence’s refusal to share more information about the UK’s use of armed drones in Afghanistan…. Read More ›
Information Tribunal – Day Two brief update
The second day of our Information Tribunal focused on the legal submissions by ourselves represented by Sam Jacobs, the Ministry of Defence represented by Charles Bourne, and the Information Commissioner represented by Robin Hopkins. This is just a brief update… Read More ›
Information Tribunal – Day One brief update
Just a brief update from the first day of our Information Tribunal. Although we were excluded for almost a third of the day while the Tribunal went into ‘closed’ session, it was very illuminating to hear directly from a UK… Read More ›
Drone Wars UK to challenge UK drone secrecy in court
A two-day Information Tribunal will take place in central London on 23 and 24 September examining the refusal of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide Drone Wars UK Co-ordinator, Chris Cole, with information about the UK’s use of Reaper… Read More ›
