Petition · past parliament

make catcalling/verbal sexual harassment illegal

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

make catcalling, or verbal sexual harassment, illegal.
women (yes, this also happens to other genders too) get obscene comments shouted at them from across the street, from behind us, from inside vehicles while we get in our car, while we walk to school. It’s threatening, it’s scary, it’s possessive and it’s wrong. It is not a compliment, it is a threat. It’s especially scary if it’s dark or if we’re walking by ourselves. They don’t want our number, they don’t want to give us a compliment, they want to threaten us and enough is enough.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence

Timeline

14 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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