Petition · past parliament
Intern Hate Preachers and make promotion of ISIS / DAESH unlawful in the UK
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
What the law says
Article 2: Right to life
Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction.
Freedom of expression is NOT absolute!
Article 2: Right to life
Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction.
Freedom of expression is NOT absolute!
No amount of the protection of freedom of expression should be at the expense of the absolute right to freedom to live.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
It's already illegal to promote ISIL/Daesh in the UK. You can find more details here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509003/20160318proscription.pdf
We're not sure what you mean by "intern hate preachers". It's the responsibility of the police and the courts, not the UK Government or Parliament, to investigate crimes and, where appropriate, sentence people who are guilty.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509003/20160318proscription.pdf
We're not sure what you mean by "intern hate preachers". It's the responsibility of the police and the courts, not the UK Government or Parliament, to investigate crimes and, where appropriate, sentence people who are guilty.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.