PGA has worked with Lebanese legislators since 2005 promoting the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes. PGA is currently promoting accession to the Rome Statute and of the incorporation of the crimes under the Rome Statute into legislation.
While most Governments in the Middle East and North Africa have expressed support for the ICC, few have taken the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute.
Members of the House of Deputies of Lebanon, of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco and of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People of Tunisia met virtually to discuss and exchange ideas on the fight against impunity.
A follow-up Strategy meeting on Accountability for Mass-Atrocities and Strategies to Counter Violent Extremism and Protect Civilians in the MENA region