Submitted on Tuesday 20th November 2018
Rejected on Monday 3rd December 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
RETURN STOLEN ARTEFACTS BACK TO ITS ORIGIN AFRICA.
In 1897, the British invaded the Benin Empire(now Nigeria), Troops ruthlessly burnt the empire to the ground, killing thousands and wiping out one of the richest cultures of ancient Africa.
The king was forced to flee while his palace was looted of its treasures such as the bronze and ivory artefacts that chronicled the history and customs of the kingdom. Many of the known Benin Bronzes remain at the British Museum, where they are still on display. Nigeria has repeatedly requested for the return of its cultural heritage, but the British Museum won’t budge.
This is just one of the cases of artefacts stolen from Africa. Among others are the Nefertiti Bust and Rosetta Stone, Egypt, Ethiopian treasures falsely taken, etc.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because it's about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
The repatriation of an item from the collection of the British Museum is a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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