Make catcalling and street harassment a punishable offence.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We all have the right to feeling safe in public spaces. If street harassment is criminalized this could reduce the number of incidents of non-consensual touching and unsolicited sexual attention experienced in public. France, Portugal, and Belgium all have legislation in place, so why don't we?

Campaigns such as Catcalls of London: http://bit.ly/catcallsofldn
help to highlight the extent of the problem, as does Hollaback!, Stop Street Harassment and Safe and the City to name a few.

80% of the submissions I receive through Instagram are from young ladies 16 years old or below, with an overwhelming amount in the 12-14 range.

France imposed first fine for street harassment last year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45643864

Belgium:
http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/sexual-harassment-illegal-under-new-belgian-law

Portugal:
https://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/piropos-ja-sao-crime-e-dao-pena-de-prisao-ate-tres-anos-4954471.html

New Zealand:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1981/0113/latest/whole.html

Why it was rejected

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

Make cat calling an illegal act in the UK

Timeline

20 Mar 2019	Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2019

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