This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Recognise Somaliland as an independent state
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Recognise Somaliland as an independent state
The right to self-determination appears to be applicable to Somaliland. We therefore want the UK Government to formally recognise Somaliland as an independent state.
UK Government to formally recognise Somaliland as an independent state.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We currently have this petition open which you may wish to sign:
'Recognise Somaliland as an independent state'
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/595177We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.