Petition · past parliament

For the Greek Government to permit burials of deceased refugees on hospital land

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Dr Mustapha ..Mithilini Hospital Lesvos Island
He is desperately pleading for the Greek Government to consent to hospital land being used as a cemetery to bury at least 70 bodies of deceased refugees who have been dead for over a month
Their relatives are in significant distress.
Human Aid organisations are currently in Lesvos and are staging a protest outside the town hall in Mithilini tomorrow 12th November 2015 to desperately plead for consent to be given for the land provided by the hospital to become a cemetery
The deceased have not been provided their right in being laid to rest.
This contravenes human rights
We must act now!

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This site is for petitions calling on the UK Government or Parliament to act. Your petition calls for action from the Government of Greece.

Timeline

12 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.