Rejected petition Publicly Condemn the Treatment of LGBT Individuals in Chechnya

This week, Pink News broke the story that the ill-treatment of LGBT and suspected LGBT individuals in the Russian state of Chechnya now includes interment in concentration camps - where torture, punishment and possibly death await those who enter. Our government must speak out against this injustice

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So far, only Baroness Anelay has publicly called out Chechnya's actions. If we wish to keep our place on the international stage as a force to be reckoned with post-Brexit, the UK must stand up for blatant soiling of human rights such as these.

Sources:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-condemns-persecution-of-lgbt-community-in-chechnya

http://bit.ly/LGBTchechnyaWake

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/194915

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Date submitted 11 April 2017
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