Put pressure on Colombia to take action and start dialogue to end violence

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

From late April there have been social demand protests in Colombia
met with unnecessary force from authorities. We ask the UK government to pressure the Colombian government, urging they listen to the people protesting to find solutions and end the use of unnecessary force against the population

Since protests began, there are 24 confirmed deaths, over 800 injured. The Colombian government are being extremely silent in a period of great national outcry, and therefore we believe that the UK, as a global defender of human rights and democracy has a responsibility to help the people of Colombia. During the Colombian state visit to the UK in 2016, Boris Johnson stated "we have an important national interest in the security and prosperity of Colombia" and that Colombia has "our ongoing support" for peace. The people of Colombia need that support now more than ever.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Seek international action to resolve unrest in Colombia: Seek international action to resolve unrest in Colombia

Timeline

9 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
12 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 May 2021

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