Petition · past parliament

Intervene Brunei's new law of being able to Stone to Death Gay Men

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death.

The new measures, that come into force on Wednesday, also cover a range of other crimes including punishment for theft by amputation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47769964

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

3 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Apr 2019

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