Petition · past parliament
Brunei to be removed from the commenwealth for stoning homosexuals
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Brunei Sultan has now declared that honosexuals will face death by stoning under Islamic law. Thus practice is not only heinous and barbaric but also an affront to human rights, decency and is the most open act of homophobia. The law also covers those accused of adultery.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/27/asia/brunei-anti-lgbt-stoning-law-intl/index.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 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.