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PGA Parliamentary South-East Asia Sub-Regional Seminar on the International Rule of Law and the Protection of Civilians

Hosted by the Parliament of Malaysia, in Partnership with the CICC

PGA Welcomes the Adoption of a law authorizing Togo to ratify the Second Optional Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by the Parliament of Togo on 10 July, 2015.

Strategy meeting on accountability for mass atrocities and strategies to counter violent extremism and protect civilians in the Middle East

A follow-up Strategy meeting on Accountability for Mass-Atrocities and Strategies to Counter Violent Extremism and Protect Civilians in the MENA region

Trial Observation in the ‘Operation Condor’ Trial on Crime against Humanity

On 9 and 10 July 2015, the Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), Dr. David Donat-Cattin, attended the public hearings of the ’Operation Condor’ Trial in the Aula Bunker of the High Court of Rome’s Penal Tribunal in Reb

PGA Member in Chad Plays Direct Role in the National Assembly’s Ratification of an Ordinance Recognizing 18 as the Minimum Legal Age of Marriage

The National Assembly of Chad Ratifies Ordinance N006/PR/2015 banning child marriage by enforcing 18 as the minimum legal age of marriage in the country.

African MPs Support the ICC System as the Ultimate Safeguard Against Impunity

International Justice Day Statement by Hon. Dr. Pindi Chana, MP (Tanzania), in her capacity as Chairperson of the International Council, Parliamentarians for Global Action

Dip. Tucapel Jimenez makes parliamentary declaration requesting the Government of Chile send the Bill on Cooperation with the ICC to Parliament

President of PGA National Group in Chile, Dip. Tucapel Jimenez, makes a parliamentary declaration requesting the Government to send the Bill on cooperation with the ICC to Parliament

Special Session on the Ratification and Implementation of the Rome Statute

MPs from Costa Rica and El Salvador strategized over progressing their respective processes of domestic implementation and ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC .

PGA Member, Hon. Antonio Niquice, MP, Plays Direct Role in the Drafting and Adoption of the New Penal Code of Mozambique Decriminalizing Homosexuality

Mozambique passes new Penal Code that decriminalizes homosexuality.

Parliamentary Delegation on Equality and Non-Discrimination to San Salvador

PGA Members, Dip. Berta Sanseverino (Uruguay), Dip. Manuel Garrido (Argentina), and Dip. Tucapel Jiménez (Chile), along with PGA program staff, Mónica Adame and Romina Morello, conducted a field mission to El Salvador.

PGA Board Members (MEPs) condemn 1904/08 Herero and Nama Genocide

Vor hundert Jahren, am 9. Juli 1915, endete die deutsche Kolonialherrschaft im heutigen Namibia. Zwischen 1904 und 1908 ermordeten die Kolonialherren dort 90.000 Herero und Nama.

PGA Commends the Italian Judiciary for the Historic Trial of Certain Leaders of ’Operation Condor’

PGA commends the Italian Judiciary for the historic trial of certain leaders of ‘Operation Condor’ and asks that victims and witnesses from Latin America be heard and treated with dignity and respect for their inalienable rights.

United Nations Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Child, Early and Forced Marriage during its 29th session

PGA commends the United Nations Human Rights Council for its recent adoption of a Resolution on Child, Early and Forced Marriage during its 29th session.

PGA Member, Hon. James Selfe, MP (South Africa) questions People’s Assembly on the neglect of arresting Omar Al-Bashir

Hon. James Selfe recently joined PGA amidst the unfolding events around the neglect of the ICC arrest warrants, as well as the national Gauteng High Court orders, for the arrest of Omar Al-Bashir. During the debates in the South African people’s assembly