Publicly Condemn the Treatment of LGBT Individuals in Chechnya

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

This week, Pink News broke the story that the ill-treatment of LGBT and suspected LGBT individuals in the Russian state of Chechnya now includes interment in concentration camps - where torture, punishment and possibly death await those who enter. Our government must speak out against this injustice

So far, only Baroness Anelay has publicly called out Chechnya's actions. If we wish to keep our place on the international stage as a force to be reckoned with post-Brexit, the UK must stand up for blatant soiling of human rights such as these.

Sources:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-condemns-persecution-of-lgbt-community-in-chechnya

http://bit.ly/LGBTchechnyaWake

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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