Formally recognise the killings of Bengali people in 1971 as genocide.
We call on the UK Government to formally recognise the killings of the Bengali people of East Pakistan in 1971 as genocide - so that nearly 1 million British Bangladeshis, and the generations carrying this history, are no longer left without an answer.
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- 24 JUN 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Dilara Kaan
Background
There are already established institutions that have recognised these events as genocide. The US House introduced resolutions recognising this. The UK has not.
Many British Bangladeshis carry this history without their country ever acknowledging it. Research has shown genocide trauma passes across generations. Silence makes it worse.
We are asking for the truth to be named, to enable the start of healing.