• Keep Eghosa and Omolegho in the UK
    The Uwagboe’s asylum has just been refused and the family have been presented with tickets to return to Nigeria on 28th March 2016. It is imperative for the safety of the mother and child that this is prevented. Omolegho Uwagboe fled Nigeria in 2001 after her community attempted to cut her. After marrying, Omolegho, at three months pregnant, recalls that ‘six women forced her down in an attempt to cut her’. She managed to escape and hide in Lagos, ‘run and hide, run and hide, until my husband found the money to rescue me and bring me to the UK’. Omolegho escaped to the sanctuary of Britain where she has now lived for 15 years. Although she reached the safety of this country, the scars of her escape remain visible on her face and deep in her heart as she lost her unborn child. In 2006, Omolegho had her beautiful daughter, Eghosa. Eghosa was born here in the UK and has never been to Nigeria. Eghosa’s primary school teacher says she is an enthusiastic, passionate girl who is a key member of her class and school community. If returned to Nigeria 9 year old Eghosa, and probably Omolegho, face FGM and the risk of death. David Cameron’s Conservative government have championed, funded and supported anti-FGM initiatives across the country. This is their moment to stand up and prove they will protect the 3 million girls a year that are mutilated. It is essential Eghosa and her family remain in the UK for their safety and to show that Britain will be part of the movement to end FGM. For more information, see the Sunday Times article about the family here: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1680123.ece
    48,082 of 50,000 Signatures
    Created by Edanur Yazıcı
  • Don't cut vital support for disabled people in East Worthing and Shoreham-by-sea
    George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house. Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan. Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.
    7 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Derek Nelson-Wills
  • Don't cut vital support for disabled people in Eltham
    George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house. Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan. Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.
    73 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Fred Williams
  • Don't cut vital support for disabled people in Dartford
    George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house. Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan. Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.
    5 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Madeleine Lestrange
  • Don't cut vital support for disabled people in Guildford
    George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house. Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan. Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.
    8 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Paul Morris
  • Make PIP Available To All Disabled People
    "Displaying intelligence" and "Enjoying reading and writing" are not grounds to dismiss a person with a disability who has clearly stated that they are unable to go about day-to-day living unaided. Denying this benefit to anybody who has been on DLA is in direct breach of basic human rights, and the rights of the disabled in particular. To cause futher stress to people with mental and physical limitations who may well be already battling with suicidal thoughts is tantamount to potential genocide of a vulnerable group of people. If not a war crime, it is most certainly premeditated murder.
    190 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Gemma Wright Picture
  • Don't cut vital support for disabled people in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
    George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house. Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan. Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.
    8 of 100 Signatures
    Created by David J Passmore
  • Grant safe passage To Hayat Ghajar, Reem Abozlam and Dania Abozlam to the U.K.
    Hayat Ghajar 70 years old and her daughters Reem Abozlam and Dania Abozlam are vulnerable Syrian ladies who are trapped in Aleppo, Syria since the war started 5 years ago. They live in a dangerous place in their house in Aleppo at risk of loosing their life every single day. A mortar hit their house last September and caused Very bad injuries to Hayat Ghajar , a huge cut on her belly, a broken elbow and a lot of burns all over her body. They didn't want to leave their country since the war started, hoping things will settle soon, But after the accident they became very scared and worried and they want to come out of the country. On the top of their fear and Sadness, the dark War makes their Life very hard with the power cut off most of the time, no water in the house and the price of everything is going up all the time. They have lost their piece of mind and their normal happy life as a family because the darkness of the harsh and long war. Abeer Jones, Hayat' Ghajar's daughter and Reem Abozlam and Dania Abozlam' sister lives in North Wales with her British family. It was heartbreaking for Abeer Jones to hear about her mother's injury and the scary situation her mother and 2 sisters live in. Hayat Ghajar's accident turned her daughter Abeer Jones's life upside down. Since September, Abeer Jones is trying to help her family to come out of the Danger but unfortunately all her attempts were not succesful. Abeer Jones with her husband David Jones and their children Adam Jones, 8 and Danny Jones, 5, are still desperate to rescue their family in Aleppo and they are scared they may die there if they can't help them. They are willing to do anything to help their family in Syria and to get their happy and peaceful life back. Hayat Ghajar, Reem Abozlam and Dania Abozlam can't be classified as refugees because they are still in Syria. They can't come out of Aleppo and go to neighbouring countries now because the borders are very strict and they are nearly impossible to cross. Abeer Jones and her Husband David Jones don't want anything from the Government to support their family when they come to the U.K. The can accommodate them and support them financially. They just want them to live with them in a safe place. We call on the Home Office and the British Authorities to: 1- Immediately Grant a safe passage to Hayar Ghajar, Reem Abozlam, Dania Abozlam to the U.K. 2- Stregthen provisions for refugee family reunion.
    1,006 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Abeer Jones
  • FBI vs Apple for Human Beings
    I'm not a terrorist, my wife is not a terrorist, my kids are not terrorists nor are my neighbours terrorists. However, I do not want government to be able to access my personal information on my device, in the cloud or where ever and whenever they like. If you think that they will require a judges decree to access your data, think again. 1984 comes to mind, they work for us, they must listen to us. Go away, leave us alone and stop perpetuating war and devastation around the world!
    5 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Stephen Hughes Picture
  • Rehouse the orphaned children in the calais camps and French camps
    These children are suffering they are orphaned They have been suffering for weeks We have a human duty to look after suffering innocent children They are no threat to us or our country We have to be a helping hand to those who are can't help themselves We cannot ignore this matter with more talks about nothing we are to take action
    9 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Kate Eccles
  • Define the global legal age of childhood, to save children from forced abuse.
    Children are dying from internal injuries - According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides (before the age of 18). 50 million will be under the age of 15. One of the main issues is that there is currently no consistent established definition of a “child” that has been agreed upon worldwide. This leaves various interpretations within countries and little protection for those who are affected. Establishing this age limit is among the top priorities of groups like HRC which was responsible for publishing the 54-page report “How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?”, documenting the lifelong damage to girls who are forced to marry at young ages. Most pro age-limit organizations agree that 18 should be the legal age for marriage. In February 2009, a law was created in Yemen that set the minimum age for marriage at 17. Unfortunately, it was repealed after more conservative lawmakers called it un-Islamic.
    17 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Lucy Kenyon
  • Ban smoking in all public places in Northern Ireland
    Non smokers should not have to breath in smoke exhaled from smokers. Passive smoking is dangerous for our health. Second hand smoke can cause cancer, Heart disease, stroke and breathing problems. For a non smoker it is very unpleasant to be breathing in other peoples tobacco.
    7 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Denise Jamison