This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Put pressure on Chechnya to stop the brutal abduction and torture of gay men.
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The Chechnya Government are abducting and torturing gay men in Chechnya. These men are being detained in 'concentration camps' and being tortured and in some cases murdered, their basic human rights are being denied. We cannot let this continue.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39566136
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/194915
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