Petition Devote some of the UK's aid budget to supporting Ugandan LGBT refugees in Kenya.

Homophobic laws in Uganda cause many LGBT people to seek refuge in Kenya where they apply for refugee status. Even in Kenya they are persecuted and subject to police brutality and often become destitute while their asylum claims are processed. They despirately need safe accommodation and food.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Nigeria

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meet-lgbti-ugandan-community-living-fear-kenyas-kakuma-refugee-camp-1566516

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-groundtruth-project/inside-the-nightmares-of_b_7674502.html

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28 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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