The petition was signed by over 220,304 individuals in the UK, requesting the UK government to sanction Nigeria for alleged violations of human rights. According to information obtained from the UK parliament’s website, any petition signed by over 100,000 individuals will be considered for discussion. “Parliament will debate this petition on November 23, 2020. You will be able to watch online on the UK Parliament YouTube channel. “On July 6, the British Government established the Global Human Rights sanctions regime by laying regulations in Parliament under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.”

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2020 16:52 UTC