PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
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It is with profound concern that PGA became aware this morning of the communication of a circular from the Ministry of Justice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo formalizing the decision to lift the moratorium on the death penalty in the country.
PGA Members in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – both in the National Parliament and in Provincial Assemblies - have been mobilized on promoting the fight against impunity since 2006.
The region of Ituri has in the recent weeks suffered from numerous exactions committed by armed groups against civilians, including women and children.
PGA is delighted to honor Gégé Katana Bukuru and the Democratic Process of Cabo Verde as recipients of the 2019 Defender of Democracy Award.
Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
International Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July, marking the 21st anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
On 3 and 4 July 2019, the National Assembly of the Gambia hosted over 40 participants, representing more than 15 African States, to participate in the Working Group on the Fight against Impunity in Africa.
PGA Members in the DRC call on the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Prosecutor at the Bunia Court of Appeal to investigate and prosecute alleged perpetrators of international crimes...
The DRC is de facto an abolitionist state, having carried out a death sentence for the last time in 2003. However, at least 22 individuals still received death sentences in the country in 2017 and the number of individuals on death row is unknown.
Parliamentarians from West and Central Africa shared their experiences and discussed the future of the abolitionist movement in the region.
Attacks against civilians can be qualified as crimes against humanity and perpetrators shall be brought to justice.
Mr. Bosco Ntaganda stands accused of 13 counts of war crimes and 5 counts of crimes against humanity, alleged to have been committed in Ituri in 2002 and 2003, at the end of the Second Congo War.
The Workshop brought together several prominent Legislators and Government officials for a two day period to discuss and review the Biological & Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC).
Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcome the successful efforts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Member States, which resulted in a peaceful transfer of power in the Gambia last week.
Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 December, 2016. Parliamentarians of the world unite their voice in support of the ICC.
The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries held its second meeting on 10 and 11 November 2016, in Lomé (Togo).
Statement presented by Honorable Emery Okundji, MP (Democratic Republic of Congo) on behalf of PGA at the General Debate of the 15th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute.
News broke today that the Government of South Africa has notified the United Nations Secretary General of its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Burundi voted massively in favor of the country withdrawing from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and its Members have been alarmed by the reports covering the violent events that occurred in the past few days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and particularly in Kinshasa.
On 2 January 2016, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, promulgated the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the ICC
Today, the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voted quasi unanimously for the adoption of the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the domestic legal order.
On 2 June the Chamber of Deputies of the DRC voted unanimously for the adoption of the Law to Implement the Rome Statute of the ICC in the domestic legal order.
PGA together with Réseau Parlementaire pour les droits humains (Repadhoc) organized a workshop where 60 MPs from DRC discussed the challenges of putting an end to impunity for those allegedly responsible for the commission of international crimes in th
PGA convened a “Parliamentary Conference and Peers’ Review Roundtable: Giving Full Effect to Principle of Complementarity Efforts in Uganda and the DR Congo”
PGA members condemn the visit of President Al Bashir to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and call the Congolese authorities to fulfil their obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute of the ICC
From 29 September to 3 October 2013, PGA conducted a field mission in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC) in the framework of the PGA Complementarity Project to generate political will for the fight against impunity through genuine domestic
In the context of the ongoing process to reform the judicial system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern, PGA organised a “Seminar for Legislators on measures to impleme
We, Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a network of over 1,000 Members of Parliament from over 130 countries worldwide, view with strong approval the G8 decision t
In the context of a difficult political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and of the ongoing efforts to equip it with the tools to fight impunity, this round-table provided a platform to sensitize and create political wi
In light of the deeply disturbing, prevailing climate of impunity for sexual and gender based crimes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), PGA’s Swiss National Group, chaired by Ms Yvonne Gilli, MP, and in cooperation with
In the context of the ongoing debate on the implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the Congolese parliament, a multiparty delegation of legislators from the Democratic Republic of the Congo travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of
PGA organized a Parallel Side Meeting in conjunction with the 54th CSW on the topic of Role of Policymakers in Governance, Development and Women's Empowerment on March 11, 2010 at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN.
From December 10-12, 2009, PGA held an International Parliamentary Conference on Justice and Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes and Central African regions in the Palais du Peuple, seat of the Parliament of the DRC in Kinshasa.
Over 70 Members of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Judges and Lawyers, along with a representative of the DRC Ministry of Justice and the spokesperson in the DRC of the International Criminal Court (ICC), actively participate