Rejected petition Grant refugee status to Syrian children and remove them from danger

In 1937 Britain rescued thousands of children form the Spanish civil war. Britain should again set an example to the world by creating a process to remove thousands of children from the Syrian war zones such as Aleppo and granting sanctuary in the UK until they can safely return.

More details

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_of_children_in_the_Spanish_Civil_War
https://belfastchildis.com/2016/09/29/battle-of-aleppo-hell-on-earth/
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2016/8/5/seven-children-killed-in-syrias-rebel-held-aleppo

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/165251

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Date submitted 14 October 2016
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