Petition · past parliament
Impose maximum sanctions on Brunei in response to anti-gay law
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
According to the Guardian, "Brunei is to begin imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex and adultery from next week, as part of the country’s highly criticised implementation of sharia law".
The UK government must defend human rights and hold foreign regimes to account. We urge the government to use all available diplomatic and legal measures available to it to put pressure on Brunei to overturn this and show that it is not acceptable to the international community.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.