Petitions tagged with "Human Rights"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Make virginity testing illegal
  Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
  235 signatures

• UK government to impose sanctions on Poland for treatment of LGBTQ+
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  209 signatures

• Lower or abolish the minimum income requirement for UK Family Visas
  Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
  209 signatures

• Offer all Uyghur Muslims asylum in the UK
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  201 signatures

• Do not enforce mandatory hotel quarantines for international arrivals.
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  198 signatures

• Public inquiry into sexual harassment
  Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
  196 signatures

• Require councils to limit temporary accommodation to a maximum of 4 years
  Open from Tuesday 1st April 2025 to Wednesday 1st October 2025
  190 signatures

• Fund improved conditions and counselling for male inmates
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  190 signatures

• Resentence IPP prisoners; end indefinite licence and limit recall
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  189 signatures so far

• Give Early Parole or Deportation for Certain Life Prisoners in the UK
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  189 signatures so far

• Introduce stand alone law protecting absolute right to free speech
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  185 signatures

• Withdraw from jurisdiction of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  183 signatures so far

• Ban palm oil
  Open from Thursday 6th March 2025 to Saturday 6th September 2025
  174 signatures

• Condemn human rights violations in Pakistan and consider how to support victims
  Open from Tuesday 4th February 2025 to Monday 4th August 2025
  173 signatures

• Review NHS data store contracts
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  173 signatures

• Suspend Council Tax collection in areas with delays to Local Elections
  Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
  167 signatures so far

• Allow care home residents to leave without self-isolating on return
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  164 signatures

• Prevent Sex Offenders from Applying for Removal from the Sex Offenders Register
  Open from Friday 30th May 2025 to Sunday 30th November 2025
  163 signatures

• Urge the UN and India to carry out a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  161 signatures

• Hold a referendum on any changes to or repeal of the Human Rights Act
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  160 signatures

• Exempt Afghan women from the study-visa suspension and reinstate routes to study
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  160 signatures so far

• Ban Conversion Therapy as it should not be allowed, WE ARE WHO WE ARE
  Open from Monday 13th September 2021 to Sunday 13th March 2022
  158 signatures

• Stop aid to Somalia until it eradicates the discriminatory 4.5 political formula
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  158 signatures

• Review housing/adaptions policies for disabled military dependents.
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  158 signatures

• Cap cost of prison phone calls to 5p per minute & free weekly allowance
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  156 signatures

• Put pressure on Saudi Arabia regarding executions and death penalty
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  154 signatures so far

• Ensure statutory guidance under the Equality Act is debated in Parliament
  Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
  147 signatures

• Decouple electricity prices from gas and commit to phasing out fossil fuels
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  139 signatures

• Allow all prisoners in the UK the right to vote during elections
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  124 signatures

• Expand the citizenship subject content on Human Rights
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  123 signatures

• Raise formal objections to EU Biometric Border Checks for British Travellers
  Opened on Wednesday 12th November 2025
  119 signatures so far

• Impose sanctions on Qatar in light of human rights concerns
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  119 signatures

• Remove the ban on prisoners voting from the Representation of the People Act
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  119 signatures

• Put diplomatic pressure on Syria & Turkey to protect Kurds & other minorities
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  116 signatures so far

• Diplomatic pressure, sanctions & aid to address attacks on Christians in Nigeria
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  110 signatures so far

• Review UK-Eritrea relations and protect Eritrean refugees & activists in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
  107 signatures so far

• Abolish the Mental Health Act and legislate for new forms of support
  Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
  104 signatures

• Fund more free public toilets for every area
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  103 signatures

• Ban imports of oil from Nigeria pending human rights and sustainability reviews
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  102 signatures

• Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  102 signatures

• Stop the proposed changes in “Restoring Order and Control” asylum policy paper
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  101 signatures so far

• Increase foreign aid funding for children affected by war and conflict
  Open from Monday 21st July 2025 to Wednesday 21st January 2026
  98 signatures

• Establish a National Museum of Slavery & British Imperialism in London
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  95 signatures

• Climate policies: do more to engage and consider impacts on disabled people
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  93 signatures

• Make access to free and universal healthcare a protected human right
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  85 signatures so far

• Halt aid to Tanzania & demand an investigation into violence against protesters
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  84 signatures so far

• Impose trade sanctions on countries which have introduced anti-LGBT legislation
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  83 signatures

• Amend Human Rights Act and review all laws
  Open from Tuesday 4th March 2025 to Thursday 4th September 2025
  82 signatures

• Pass a law to require workplaces to give women 1 day menstrual leave a month
  Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
  81 signatures

• Require old cautions and convictions be routinely removed from the PNC system.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
  81 signatures

• Review procedures to ensure terrorist regimes & groups don't receive UK funding
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  80 signatures so far

• Use of lie detector tests in rape cases
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  76 signatures so far

• Amend Article 6 of the Human Rights Act to ensure a fair trial for Victims
  Open from Monday 31st March 2025 to Tuesday 30th September 2025
  74 signatures

• Add an additional amount to Universal Credit for energy costs
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  73 signatures

• Remove emergency powers that enable the Government to implement lockdowns
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  71 signatures

• Create an absolute right to appeal judgements in 'small claims court' cases
  Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
  69 signatures

• Advocate for and act to support the protection of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh
  Open from Tuesday 14th January 2025 to Monday 14th July 2025
  67 signatures

• Condemn the US for overturning legal rights to abortion
  Open from Thursday 30th June 2022 to Friday 13th January 2023
  66 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into antisemitism in UK politics
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  66 signatures

• Male circumcision should be made illegal to under 18s unless for medical reasons
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  65 signatures

• Review potential impact of AI on employment opportunities for disabled people
  Open from Thursday 25th September 2025 to Wednesday 25th March 2026
  65 signatures

• Include a "Right to food and water" in the Human Rights Act 1998
  Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
  65 signatures

• Help the Rohingya refugees by pressuring Bangledeshi Government
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  65 signatures

• Review Equality Act 2010 to protect Transgender, Non-binary & Intersex people
  Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Ban client side scanning (CSS) of private communications on personal devices
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Amend the Equality Act 2010 to include protections for Gender Identity!
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  63 signatures

• Advocate for Kurdish civilians and women’s rights in Syria
  Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
  62 signatures so far

• Call for an international investigation into the Beirut Port blast
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  60 signatures

• Cease UK-Iraq trade and investment if child marriage is permitted in Iraq
  Open from Tuesday 18th March 2025 to Thursday 18th September 2025
  59 signatures

• Align to Intl. Law to Protect Farming as Cultural Heritage & Nat’l SecurityAsset
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  59 signatures so far

• Require the Decent Homes Standard to be extended to all asylum accommodation
  Open from Friday 31st October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  58 signatures

• Regulate the housing market more strictly
  Open from Thursday 13th March 2025 to Saturday 13th September 2025
  57 signatures

• Ban serving or former police officers from working on/advising the OPCC
  Open from Monday 6th October 2025 to Monday 6th April 2026
  56 signatures

• Fund access to free period products for homeless people
  Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
  55 signatures

• Government to support calls to unify Northern Afghanistan and Tajikistan
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  55 signatures so far

• Stop arms sales to Indonesia until West Papua has a free Self Determination vote
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  54 signatures

• Require companies to provide information about supply chains for all products
  Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
  54 signatures

• Support the proposed International Treaty to Ban the Political Abuse of Religion
  Open from Thursday 17th April 2025 to Friday 17th October 2025
  53 signatures

• Regulate the use of brain-computer interfaces
  Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
  53 signatures

• Ban naming of suspects unless guilt is proven
  Open from Friday 14th February 2025 to Thursday 14th August 2025
  52 signatures

• Issue immediate travel warning for the USA due to human rights concerns
  Opened on Wednesday 18th March 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Require the treatment of the Uyghur be taught as part of Key Stage 3 History
  Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
  51 signatures

• Allow all employees access to references provided by past employers
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  51 signatures

• Subtitles in Cinema: An Essential Accessibility Feature
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Condemn attacks on Kurds in North Syria & use diplomatic pressure to bring peace
  Opened on Thursday 12th February 2026
  50 signatures so far

• Sanction the Pakistani government for failing to protect LGBT communities
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  49 signatures

• Urge the US to suspend sanctions against Cuba
  Open from Friday 27th August 2021 to Sunday 27th February 2022
  48 signatures

• Repeal the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  48 signatures

• Reduce the 7-Year Route for UK-born children to apply for ILR to 3 Years
  Open from Friday 20th June 2025 to Saturday 20th December 2025
  47 signatures

• Pressure the US Government to address concerns on overcrowded border stations
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  45 signatures

• Hold Public Inquiry on allegations of UK citizens' "Sniper Tourism" in Sarajevo
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Remove requirements for UK arrivals to enter quarantine in a managed hotel
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  43 signatures

• Include a right to claim asylum in the Bill of Rights Bill
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  43 signatures

• Ban chemical castration in the criminal justice system
  Open from Tuesday 24th June 2025 to Wednesday 24th December 2025
  43 signatures

• Make ear piercing illegal under a certain age
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  38 signatures

• UK to advocate for freedom of speech and free press in Eritrea
  Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
  38 signatures

• Urge India to protect religious minorities from violence & discrimination
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Suspend extradition to the United Arab Emirates
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  37 signatures

• Stronger sentences for online abuse, and fund mental health support
  Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
  37 signatures

• Fund improved benefits and living conditions for asylum seekers
  Open from Friday 11th March 2022 to Sunday 25th September 2022
  36 signatures

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