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PGA gathers parliamentarians from the ACP-EU to discuss the International Criminal Court

PGA event in the European Parliament – ‘Demystifying the International Criminal Court: The Importance of Reinforcing the Universality of the Rome Statute'

War in Ukraine

War in Ukraine

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On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. This premeditated, unjustified, and unjustifiable invasion, firmly condemned by PGA, represents an act of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter...

Parliamentarians for Global Action's Members remember the legacy of European Parliament President David Sassoli

The worldwide membership of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) recalls the extraordinary leadership of President David Sassoli, champion of human rights, democracy and justice in the world.

European Parliament

The European Parliament and its individual members have been at the forefront of multilateral efforts to establish, consolidate and expand the membership of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Members of the European Parliament express strong support for the ICC in an exchange with the ICC Prosecutor

The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held an exchange of views with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, marking the 9th (and final) year of her non-renewable mandate.

PGA Launches the Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT)

Increasing consensus holds that democracy is in decline globally. Elements of backsliding include progressive erosion of such principles as separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial independence...

Europe should show solidarity with Greece in coping with migration emergency, says OSCE PA’s Pritchard in Athens

Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP, is the Chair of PGA’s UK National Group

41st Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action

Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.

PGA Convenes Members of the European Parliament to take Action to Confront “New Frontiers in the Fight Against Impunity”

On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their representatives gathered with members of civil society organizations to discuss the essential role of the EU in the fight against impunity.

PGA Members at the European Parliament at the vanguard of efforts to bring justice to the Rohingya people

PGA commends the powerful resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 19 September on Myanmar and the situation of the Rohingya.

US Federal Government’s Decision to Resume Executions is an Affront to Human Rights

Each year, more States opt to declare a moratorium on the use of capital punishment or abolish it entirely; yet, a few outliers have in the recent years been vocal about resuming executions or reintroducing the death penalty in their domestic legal system

PGA welcomes the adoption of European Parliament resolution on Cameroon and calls for the immediate release of opposition leader Prof. Maurice Kamto and all political prisoners

The global PGA network calls all relevant bodies of the International Community to take action to restore democracy and human rights under the Rule of Law in Cameroon.

PGA takes part in the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty

From 26 February to 1 March 2019, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) attended the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty, organised by its partner organisation Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM, Together Against the Death Penalty).

10th CAP-ICC and 40th Annual Forum of PGA

Parliament of Ukraine in Kyiv, 16-17 November 2018.

PGA’s Board - UN LGBTI Core Group Meeting

On June 8, PGA Board members met for the first time with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group.

PGA Board Member Barbara Lochbihler, MEP (Germany), calls for referral of the Rohingya massacres to the ICC

PGA urges Myanmar to stop the on-going systematic persecution of Rohingyas and to ratify the Rome Statute and thus demonstrate the country’s commitment to criminal justice and human rights.

High-Level Luncheon and Strategic Discussion on the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court, European Parliament

PGA organized a strategic discussion on how the support for the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the ICC can be integrated into a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy of private companies.

High-Level Luncheon and Strategic Discussion on the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court, European Parliament

PGA will organize a luncheon and strategic discussion on how the support for the TFV can be integrated into a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy.

PGA’s leading Euro-Parliamentarians participate in Exchange of Views on the fight against impunity

On 2 May 2017, PGA’s Secretary General Dr. David Donat-Cattin addressed a panel of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs’ Committee (AFET)...

Exchange of views on the fight against impunity and non-state actors’ accountability for human rights violations

European Parliament Human Rights Sub-Committee (DROI), 25 January 2017

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the ICC and the Rule of Law - 9th session

Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 December, 2016. Parliamentarians of the world unite their voice in support of the ICC.

7th Session of the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) Working Group

On December 8, the 7th Session of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region was held in Dakar, Senegal.

PGA Members Call on South African MPs to Stand Against Impunity in reaction to South African Government’s Decision to Withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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).

Open Letter from Parliamentarians in support of Burundian human rights defenders and journalists

Burundi: stop the violence and the attacks against human rights defenders and journalists

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.

European Parliament Adopts Resolution Calling On States To Ratify The Kampala Amendments

PGA welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the Resolution on the crime of aggression (Kampala Amendments).

Working Breakfast / Strategy Meeting on EU Support to the ICC at the European Parliament

(joint meeting of the PGA EP Group and the EP Group of the “Friends of the ICC”), organized by MEP. Barbara Lochbihler, PGA member, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

The Chair of PGA’s European Parliament National Group, Mr. Helmut Scholz, MEP (Germany) takes charge in EU on ATT

PGA Member Helmut Scholz MEP takes charge in EU on ATT Press Releases News Center