Petition to recognise the Armenian Genocide submitted to the Prime Minister

The following petition signed by 1,135 British citizens or residents has been submitted to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown today:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise the Armenian Genocide of 1915
More than a million Armenians were massacred by the government of Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) in the twentieth century's first genocide. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Government to recognise the Armenian Genocide of 1915 because denial is "killing them twice."

Response from the Prime Minister's Office is expected in December 2007 and will be published on this site in addition to being sent to all signatories.