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Stop trading with Brunei whilst they continue to persecute LGBTQ+ people.

Submitted on Monday 1st April 2019

Rejected on Wednesday 3rd April 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop trading with Brunei whilst they continue to persecute LGBTQ+ people.

Petition Details

A law comes into effect this week in Brunei that will punish adultery and homosexual sex with death.

Anyone found guilty of the offenses will be stoned to death, according to a new penal code based on Sharia law, an Islamic legal system that outlines strict corporal punishments.

Additional Information

The Brunei Investment Agency owns property all over the UK. UK oil companies trade with Brunei. The UK government has the power to put pressure on the nation to change their stance.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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