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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PGA has a long and solid partnership history with the Dominican Republic, a state party to the Rome Statute, of promoting the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern.
Positive news in Dominican Republic and Ecuador regarding efforts to decriminalize abortion. PGA members Diputada Magda Rodríguez and Asambleísta Esther Cuesta, respectively, have shared their reactions
On December 15, the Senate unanimously ratified the bill to reform article 144 and repeal article 145 of its Civil Code effectively prohibiting child marriage. The bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on November 18, 2020.
PGA and its National Group in the Dominican Republic celebrate the introduction of an important project of General Law on Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Human Rights Committee of the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies.
In her letter to the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Diputada Reyes calls on the Minister of Health to formally endorse Costa Rica’s proposal at the W.H.O.
Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
Contrary to the popular belief, the Rome Statute was effectively opened to the signatures by States on 18 July 1998, when the Final Act of the Rome Diplomatic Conference was signed.
On 19 June 2018, the House of Deputies of the Dominican Republic approved in first reading the Draft Bill Number 05835-2016-2020-CD on Cooperation and Relations with the ICC.
On June 8, PGA Board members met for the first time with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group.
Parliamentarians from Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay participated in the activity, together with SOGI experts.
"Milan Forum for Action in Preventing Violent Extremism and Mass Atrocities: The Role of Parliamentarians". Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan, Italy.
UN Women interviewed PGA Member Dip. Gloria Reyes (Dominican Republic)
On July 14, a group of representatives of the LGBTI community of Dominican Republic made an official visit to the National Congress, where they met with a number of parliamentarians.
The Regional Latin America Parliamentary Workshop brought together prominent Legislators and several Government officials from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 December, 2016. Parliamentarians of the world unite their voice in support of the ICC.
The meeting brought together representatives from the Executive Legal Counsel’s office, the Human Rights Unit of the Attorney General, and the Defensoría del Pueblo, as well as LGBTI activists and Dominican legislators.
Chairperson of the PGA National Group in Dominican Republic, Dip. Victor Bisonó has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic to discuss the importance of the ratification of the Kampala Amendments by Dominican Republic.
On 28-29 September 2016, in the framework of its Parliamentary Campaign for the Effectiveness and Universality of the Rome Statute, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized a Parliamentary Seminar.
The Dominican Republic has acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right (ICCPR-OP2).
Parliamentarians from Aruba, Bolivia, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay participated in PGA’s Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination
PGA congratulates PGA Executive Committee Member and Deputy Convenor of PGA International Peace and Security Program, Dip. Víctor Bisonó for his Draft Bill of Legislation which seeks to amend Law No. 36 of 1965 of the Dominican Republic on Firearms.
In February 2016, PGA President, Dip. Minou Tavarez Mirabal (Dominican Republic) addressed the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS) at its regular high-level session on the International Criminal Court.
The briefing aimed at providing different views on the potential role that the ICC could play in fighting impunity of those responsible for committing international crimes in Syria, Iraq and other areas of the world affected by ISIS.
On 10 - 11 March, 2015 PGA organized, together with the Senate of the Dominican Republic, a Parliamentary Workshop on the Ratification and Implementation of the Rome Statute and the Kampala Amendments.
PGA has organized a Parliamentary Mission from the Dominican Republic to the Parliament and Government of Haiti to contribute to the furtherance of the country’s engagement with international justice and to promote Ratification of the Rome Statute.
PGA convened a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The intense activities and discussions brought together over 25 Parliamentarians from 12 different Latin American States.
PGA congratulates its PGA National Groups in The Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone for their consistent, unyielding and steadfast efforts –over many years - which contributed in a substantive way to the ratification of the ATT by their Governments.
PGA expresses its deepest condolences to the Mirabal family and to all the people of Dominican Republic on the occasion of the death, on February 1, 2014 at 88 years old, of Mrs. Belgica Adela ¨Dede¨ Mirabal.
In September 2013, PGA organized a Parliamentary Seminar and a technical Roundtable in the framework of a Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas.
The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic hosted Members of Parliament from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa in an historic meeting on October 10-11, 2013 entitled, “Protecting Human Rights, Combating Discrimination and Addressing HIV
On Aril 11, 2013, the Chairperson of the International Council of PGA addressed the Political and Juridical Affairs Committee of the Organisation of American States at its regular high-level session on the International Criminal Court. Dip. Minou Tavarez.
Group of Parliamentarians for Global Action of Dominican Republic, coordinated by Deputy Cristian Paredes and Minou Tavarez Mirabal, president of the International PGA Council, makes an urgent appeal to the Dominican government through the Foreign Ministr
PGA convened a delegation of four Members of Parliament: Ms. Minou Tavárez from Dominican Republic; Ms. Irene Addo Torshie from Ghana; Ms. Elsa Papadimitriou from Greece; and Dr. Donya Aziz from Pakistan.
"Strengthening Democratic Institutions, Accountability and the Rule of Law". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 30 and 31 October 2008
Held in the Parliament of Brazil, Brasilia, on 25-26 March 2004, the Conference brought together approximately 600 participants, amongst whom were 140 parliamentarians and Government officials from 24 countries.
