Rejected petition Offer refugee status to Asia Bibi and her family.

Asia Bibi has been held on death row since 2009 under a false accusation of blasphemy. Since her acquittal there have been violent protests making it unsafe for her and her family to remain in Pakistan.

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We as a nation have a proud and just history of offering asylum to refugees fleeing persecution yet it appears our government has not extended it on this occasion. A case such as this surely embodies our policy of humanitarian protection.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/231842

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Date submitted 11 November 2018
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