Petition · past parliament

Suspend Brunei from the British Commonwealth until they rescind anti-gay laws

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Sultan of Brunei is introducing new laws that gay people can be killed by stoning or whipping, just for being gay. This barbaric state-sponsored policy belongs in the history books. This has no place in the 21st century and certainly no place in the British Commonwealth.
South Africa was suspended from the Commonwealth due to its policy of apartheid. This is as bad, if not worse than that

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

31 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.