Allow Ugandan LGBT refugees in Kenya to claim UK asylum via the UNHCR.

Closed 37 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK only allows asylum claims from people who are on its sovereign territory. Hence English speaking Ugandan LGBT refugees in Kenya cannot apply for asylum in the UK. Canda and the USA allow such people to apply for resettlement via the UNHCR while still in Kenya. The UK should do the same.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Uganda

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/04/22/report-anti-lgbt-persecution-increased-under-uganda-law/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-groundtruth-project/inside-the-nightmares-of_b_7674502.html

http://rainbowrailroad.ca/whatwedo

http://www.hias.org/work/resettling-refugees

http://hamiam.de/en/

Timeline

28 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 37

Status Closed

Opened 28 Feb 2017

Closed 2 May 2017

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