Submitted on Monday 1st April 2019
Rejected on Thursday 4th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Strip Brunei of Commonwealth status until death penalty for homosexuality lifted
This Wednesday, 3rd April, the Sultanate of Brunei will institute a penalty of death by stoning for the "crimes" of adultery and having homosexual intercourse.
As head of the Commonwealth, Britain has a duty to make it clear that such barbarity is not welcome in our international community.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/28/brunei-set-introduce-death-stoning-adultery-gay-sex/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-31/elton-john-george-clooney-boycott-brunei-gay-sex-law-uk-hotels-the-dorchester/
Brunei joined the Commonwealth in 1984.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/253069
18.226.164.197 Fri, 24 May 2024 18:24:54 +0100
