This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition The UK Government to publicly condemn Brunei’s new law regarding homosexuality
Call for the Government to officially and publicly condemn Brunei’s further criminalisation of homosexuality by introducing the death penalty as punishment.
Brunei is a member of the Commonwealth. This law is in violation of the equality and non-discrimination clauses of the Commonwealth Charter.
More details
Commonwealth Charter: http://thecommonwealth.org/our-charter
Brunei is the 159th member of the United Nations and, therefore, “are legally bound by the treaties they have ratified to promote, protect and fulfil the human rights of all their people — regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.” https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sgsm17955.doc.htm
Amnesty International:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/03/brunei-darussalam-heinous-punishments-to-become-law-next-week/
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/251142
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