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Fund free DNA ancestry tests for Transatlantic Slave Trade Descendants

Submitted by Ifeoma Owele Nwanyi Nwaka on Sunday 5th January 2025

Published on Wednesday 26th February 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 26th August 2025

Signatures: 22

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abolition ~ Access ~ Africa ~ British ~ british government ~ Central ~ Colonial ~ Erasure ~ fund ~ history ~ Identity ~ investment ~ Lost ~ Millions ~ Restore ~ slave trade ~ Slavery ~ testing ~ The British ~ Trade

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Popularity

This petition has 22 signatures in total, with signatories from 16 constituencies. That makes it the 41,285th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 5% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 20% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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