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Properly act now to protect Yazidi women and children from brutal male violence.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The 2014 genocide of the Yazidi is well documented. The sustained unbridled sexual violence to children and women is well documented and continues now. We wish this British Government to take immediate, definitive action to defend the Yazidi and rescue women and children from daily physical harm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0728jkb/hardtalk-nadia-murad-yazidi-activist

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/16/islamic-states-war-crimes-against-yazidi-women-documented/

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition in its current form as it does not call for a clear action from the UK Government and Parliament. You could start a petition calling on the Government to take a specific action to protect Yazidi women and children.

Timeline

1 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Mar 2016

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