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

Submitted on Saturday 18th February 2017

Published on Tuesday 28th February 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 28

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Police ~ UK

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

Petition Details

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.

Additional Information

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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