Submitted on Monday 11th July 2016
Rejected on Friday 22nd July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Foreign Office to issue a travel advisory for African, Black UK citizens
For the Foreign Office to issue a travel advisory for African, Black, Mixed African or Mixed Black UK citizens travelling to the US, stressing heightened racial tensions and police shootings of African Americans.
The aim of the petition is to express solidarity and support for reform in the US.
Unarmed African-American males are 5 times more likely to be shot and killed in the US than white males the same age.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/31/the-counted-police-killings-2015-young-black-men
A worrying trend that recently led to the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36721584
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36732908
The Bahamas issues a warning to its citizens travelling abroad to the US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36755182
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/160060
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