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Petition · past parliament

To make it a crime and punishable offence to falsely call someone a racist.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

To introduce a new law which makes it illegal to falsely call someone a racist unless clear evidence is provided which displays discrimination against one's skin colour.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make accusing someone of been a racist without hard evidence a criminal offence.

Timeline

10 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
10 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Aug 2016

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