Support refugees from Afghanistan

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Support refugees from Afghanistan who are fleeing the Taliban and welcome them to the UK.

The UK has been instrumental in the current refugee crisis in Afghanistan and we have a moral duty to support them. We have destabilised the country for years and decided to abandon the Afghan population, leaving them to a Taliban insurgency. We have a responsibility to offer refuge.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Home Office announced on 18 August 2021 a bespoke resettlement route for Afghan refugees who have been forced to flee the country. You can read more about it on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bespoke-resettlement-route-for-afghan-refugees-announced

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

Help the people of Afghanistan: Help the people of Afghanistan.

Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban: Redeploy UK Forces to Afghanistan to protect the citizens against the Taliban

Timeline

15 Aug 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Aug 2021

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