Emergency asylum for South African citizens with immediate family in the UK.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

South Africa is being destroyed with dramatic protests and looting. The violence has left a sheer destruction of retail shops, warehouses, factories, and communities. The country has effectively collapsed, economically and socially. Our families in South Africa need foreign assistance immediately.

The South African government has been slow and indecisive in handling this situation, prompting local communities to pursue vigilantism, spurring further racial tensions and violence. Our families have lost economic streams, are facing a very severe famine, and exposed to life threatening violence. Despite Covid restrictions, they need to travel to a place of safety. As UK residents, we request short term (90 days) emergency asylum in the UK for our immediate family members in South Africa.

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 Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about the dangers of returning to South Africa, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Asylum is already available to people if they have left their country and are unable to go back because they fear persecution. You can find out more about how decisions about asylum claims are made here: https://www.gov.uk/claim-asylum

Timeline

13 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jul 2021

Follow this petition