Rejected petition Stop Obama from coming to UK to make a speech about styaing in the EU.

On June 23 the UK will vote about EU membership. Several media sources are stating President Obama is planning to give a speech supporting the UK remaining in the EU. It is not accepted practice foreign leaders interfer with internal matter and Obama should not speak on this matter.

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Article 1.2 of the UN Charter - Equal Rights and Self-Determination of peoples, http://www.un.org/en/sc/repertoire/principles.shtml#rel1

https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/public/Research/International%20Law/il280207.pdf

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/principles1970.html

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/12/barack-obama-plans-eu-referendum-intervention

Obama's speech is in violation of international law and should not occur.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119328

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Date submitted 14 March 2016
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