Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Reintroduce Capital Punishment for Crimes Against Humanity

Closed 58 signatures

What the petition asks

Reintroduce Capital Punishment for Crimes Against Humanity, including International Criminal Court, Article 7.1.b CAH Extermination and 7.1.e imprisonment of the population. To be tried in a Tribunal in the UK.
I am proud of my MP Sydney Silverman, abolishing hanging in 1965, but these are new times. Capital Punishment should be reintroduced for Crimes Against Humanity. So that never again can government actors kill its citizens and destroy their livelihood.

Timeline

14 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jun 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 58
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 14 Dec 2020
Closed 14 Jun 2021

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