Petition · past parliament
Sever trade, defence and educational links with Brunei due to its laws on LGBT.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
As of today, sex between men in Brunei is punishable by stoning to death.
The new penal code also includes lesbian sex, which is punishable by 40 strokes of the cane and/or maximum 10 years in jail. Public flogging is the punishment for abortion and amputation applies to theft.
The new penal code also includes lesbian sex, which is punishable by 40 strokes of the cane and/or maximum 10 years in jail. Public flogging is the punishment for abortion and amputation applies to theft.
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 |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.