Petition · past parliament

Openly offer asylum to the LGBT community in Chechnya

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The Chechnyan government is actively persecuting the LGBT community removing them from their lives, and detaining using torture and killing people for the way they are born. As fellow human beings we should be doing all we can to protect people by openly offering them a safe place to live.

Why it was rejected

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

In accordance with international obligations, a well-founded fear of persecution on account of sexual orientation or gender identity is already one of the grounds on which asylum can be granted. It is not clear what further action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

If you would like the UK Government to offer automatic asylum to LGBT people from Russia, you might like to sign this petition instead:

Offer automatic asylum for LGBT members from Russia

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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