Rejected petition Ban the sale of weapons to countries with human rights concerns

The UK must immediately cancel all arms export licences and transfers of weapons which might be used in Yemen and end all military assistance it is giving to parties to the conflict due to human rights violations.

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UK-made fighter jets and bombs are doing terrible damage in Yemen. The war has killed tens of thousands of people and depleted the healthcare system in a time of crisis.

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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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326822

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Date submitted 18 June 2020
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