Petition · past parliament
Revisit case law that states Zimbabwe is a safe destination.
Closed
720 signatures
What the petition asks
The country guidance for Zimbabwe last updated in 2013 currently being used by Home Office to determine asylum cases is outdated. The case law that states that Zimbabwe is a safe destination for failed asylum seekers needs to be revisited as recent atrocities tell a different story.
Here are some of the links that show the real & current situation in Zimbabwe:
http://zimbabwerise.com/full-list-of-mugabes-terror-attacks-across-zimbabwe
http://nehandaradio.com/2016/09/21/shocking-pictures-showing-police-brutality-zimbabwe/
http://www.hrforumzim.org/category/reports-on-political-violence/
http://nehandaradio.com/tag/political-violence-in-zimbabwe/
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/zimbabwe
http://zimbabwerise.com/full-list-of-mugabes-terror-attacks-across-zimbabwe
http://nehandaradio.com/2016/09/21/shocking-pictures-showing-police-brutality-zimbabwe/
http://www.hrforumzim.org/category/reports-on-political-violence/
http://nehandaradio.com/tag/political-violence-in-zimbabwe/
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/zimbabwe
Timeline
| 6 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Apr 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
720
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Oct 2016
Closed
6 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.