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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Legislative Decree No. 1323 incorporates into the Peruvian Criminal Code sexual orientation and gender identity as expressly prohibited categories of discrimination and as aggravating circumstances in crimes.
PGA organized a Seminar to Advance Equality and Non-Discrimination on the basis of SOGI on March 9-10, 2017 in Costa Rica.
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.
We are pleased to share with you a newly revised toolkit on “The Role of Parliamentarians in Ending Child Marriage”
Actions from Parliamentarians in Bangladesh, Morocco and Zimbabwe to end CEFM
Senator Valerie Woods recognized the ruling on the unconstitutionality of Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code that criminalized same sex intercourse.
PGA in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, convened MPs from Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe for a two-day Capacity Building Seminar..
In the framework of PGA’s Campaign to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage (Campaign on CEFM) and, in collaboration with PGA’s National Group in Ghana and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, PGA convened a Capacity Building Seminar for African
PGA praises the decision of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe to abolish child marriage.
Parliamentarians in 77 countries call for an end to Child Marriage
To date, PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child Marriage has been endorsed by 773 Members of Parliament from 77 countries around the globe.
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a reform to the Penal Code increasing sanctions against murders and threats motivated by hate.
Mozambique passes new Penal Code that decriminalizes homosexuality.
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 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 convened a Parliamentary Delegation to Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, Tanzania on June 17-22, 2015 to hold meetings with relevant stakeholders and partners on CEFM issues and to discuss the best strategies through which PGA can contribute to their work
PGA condena enérgicamente el asesinato de Francela Méndez, activista transgénero y defensora de los derechos humanos de El Salvador, ocurrido en la madrugada del 31 de mayo pasado, y expresa su solidaridad con sus familiares
PGA’s GEP Program, in collaboration with PGA’s National Group in the Legislative Assembly and the Attorney General’s Office for the Defense of Human Rights of El Salvador, are convening a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American M
