Petition · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Formally recognise the killing of Armenians in 1915-1923 as genocide
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664 signatures
What the petition asks
We are calling for the Government to formally recognise the killing of an estimated 1.5 Million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1923 as genocide. The Government states that "any determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court".
Raphael Lemkin (who coined the term “genocide”) said in 1949: “It happened to the Armenians, and after the Armenians, Hitler took action". We think the only reason we have not seen activity on this from the ICC is because it has no jurisdiction over crimes committed before its establishment, including genocide. Let’s overcome this technicality and join over 30 other countries in standing with our Armenian citizens and the descendants of genocide.
Timeline
| 31 Jul 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
664
Status
Closed
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened
31 Jul 2025
Closed
31 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 3 Aug 2026.