Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Petition · past parliament

Call for sanctions against Russia for human rights violations against Gay people

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Chechnya is reported to have created concentration camps for the inhumane and illegal treatment of homosexuals. We call on the government to place sanctions against Russia and lobby the UN for global sanctions to prevent these human rights violations

Why it was rejected

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

Increase Russian sanctions over Chechnya concentration camps & LGBT violations

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

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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