Take action against Russian LGBT human rights violations.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask the Government to take a proactive and from the front approach in dealing with the latest actions by the Russian Government in Chechnya.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/world/europe/chechen-authorities-arresting-and-killing-gay-men-russian-paper-says.html?_r=0

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/country-chapters/russia

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chechnya-detains-100-gay-men-first-concentration-camps-since-holocaust-1616363

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

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British Government to condemn Chechnya's human rights abuses against LGBT people

Timeline

11 Apr 2017	Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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