Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop forceful Cremation of deacesed Muslims under cronavirus act.
The Govt must stop from allowing, under Coronavirus Bill 2019-21 (as its currently drafted), designated local authorities to disregard section 46(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which prevents cremation of a body against the wishes of the deceased.
The Government should not neglect their responsibilities in upholding Article 9 of both the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998, which protects the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
The sanctity of the dead body and the importance of religious burial is an integral component of religious practice for Muslims, as well as Jews. Cremation is forbidden in Islam and Judaism.
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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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305167
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