Petition · past parliament

Parliament to Address victim blaming the newspapers

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Tired of newspapers (particularly the sun) being allowed to twist information and constant victim shaming.
Eg. INDIA CHIPCHASE
India was a local northamptonian I think it's right our mps stand up for us here and get something done about it.Irrelevant of what was consumed in whatever amount of time she was viciously raped and murdered and this is the kind of victim shaming that needs to stop.The whole town was disgusted by this tragic event and the whole town are disgusted by the sun's headline.
MARK DUGGAN
Innocent photo of a man visiting his child's grave cropped to fit better with a headline.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

21 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.