Petition · past parliament
Impose Sanctions on Brunei in response to their new barbaric penal code
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Sultan or Brunei has introduced a barbaric new penal code. This includes:
- Death by stoning for extramarital sex, anal sex, and abortion.
- Amputation of limbs for stealing.
- 100 lashes with a whip for lesbian sex.
The Government should not sit in idle complaisance while this happens.
- Death by stoning for extramarital sex, anal sex, and abortion.
- Amputation of limbs for stealing.
- 100 lashes with a whip for lesbian sex.
The Government should not sit in idle complaisance while this happens.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/03/brunei-new-penal-code-imposes-maiming-stoning
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 |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.