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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Democracy requires equality. Political leaders have a great responsibility in ensuring that all communities are represented, including LGBTQI+ persons, and adopt policies and legislation increasing their representation in parliament.
Honduras signed the Rome Statute on 7 October 1998, and ratified it on 1st July 2002, becoming the 76th State Party
On May 9, 2022, Ms. Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, publicly acknowledged the responsibility of the State of Honduras for the murder of Vicky Hernandez, a transgender activist, on the night of June 28, 2009.
This is the first time that the highest regional human rights court, based in Costa Rica, has held a State accountable for the death - and failure to prosecute those responsible for the death - of a trans individual
Honduran legislators, members of PGA, held a virtual meeting with representatives of the Honduran civil society organization Somos CDC to discuss the Equality and Equity Bill.
Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
This Seminar was hosted by the National Congress of Honduras on 18 and 19 October 2018, in the capital city Tegucigalpa.
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.
The Plenary of the Honduran Congress unanimously approved the inclusion of the crime of aggression in the new Criminal Code.
On 16 November 2016, the Constitutional Committee chaired by PGA member Dip. Ramos Soto, approved the bill that creates national mechanisms to efficiently cooperate with the ICC tabled by PGA member Dip. Jorge Cálix.
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).
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.
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.
Parliamentary Seminar and a Technical Workshop in the framework of the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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.
