Petition · past parliament
Make misogyny a hate crime
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Protect women from day to day harassment by making misogyny a hate crime.
Given how many women are killed every year by men, allow women to be able to take people to court over any level of misogynistic harassment.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.