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PGA Members in Mali have been promoting the fight against impunity since 2000.
PGA has worked with Parliamentarians from Somalia to promote the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes since 2014, and is currently promoting accession and ratification of the Rome Statute.
PGA's International Peace and Security Program staff participated in a portion of the 9th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The accompanying delegation included parliamentarians and government officials from Chad, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan.
A non-exhaustive summary of key ICC judicial developments in the first half of 2022.
PGA strongly condemns the execution of Mr. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam on 27 April 2022, which testifies to the failure of the Singaporean judicial system and of Malaysian authorities to protect and uphold fundamental principles under international law.
Given that Mr. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam is intellectually disabled, and committed a non-violent crime, we sincerely appeal for the authorities of Singapore to pardon Mr. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s death sentence.
This webinar is the first follow-up event after a series of 4 virtual projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean in 2021
A non-exhaustive summary of key ICC judicial developments in the second half of 2021.
PGA co-organised with its National Group in Nigeria, a Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law
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.
Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
On 3 and 4 July 2019, the National Assembly of the Gambia hosted over 40 participants, representing more than 15 African States, to participate in the Working Group on the Fight against Impunity in Africa.
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).
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | September 17-18th: The Workshop brought together legislaters in the African region to discuss and review the Biological & Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC).
Promoting Greater and More Effective Participation by Women MPs in Parliamentary Defence, Security and Interior Committees.
Mali is formally retentionist but has applied a moratorium since 1980, although executions are reported to have occurred in territories controlled by armed groups during the 2012 crisis.
Parliamentarians from West and Central Africa shared their experiences and discussed the future of the abolitionist movement in the region.
"Milan Forum for Action in Preventing Violent Extremism and Mass Atrocities: The Role of Parliamentarians". Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan, Italy.
The Workshop brought together several prominent Legislators and Government officials for a two day period to discuss and review the Biological & Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC).
PGA members attended a workshop on the abollition of the death penalty, held on 19 and 20 December 2016 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty
Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 December, 2016. Parliamentarians of the world unite their voice in support of the ICC.
The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries held its second meeting on 10 and 11 November 2016, in Lomé (Togo).
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).
Burundi voted massively in favor of the country withdrawing from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
ICC Trial Chamber VIII declares Mr Al Mahdi guilty of the war crime of attacking historic and religious buildings in Timbuktu and sentences him to nine years’ imprisonment.
PGA side-event to the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty
While most Governments in the (MENA) Region have expressed support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for crimes under international law, few have taken the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC.
MPs from MENA Region discuss the ICC and fight against impunity for international crimes
The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries met for its 1th session under the gracious auspices of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan on 31 January and 1 February 2014.
PGA Secretary-General visited Islamabad and addressed the meeting of the PGA National Group, June 24, 2013.
Hosted by the Tanzanian Parliament, PGA organized from 29-30 May 2013 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania at the Parliament Office (Mkwawa Hall) a Regional Parliamentary Workshop on “The Arms Trade Treaty - The Role of Parliamentarians.”
Statement of Dep. Diarra regarding the opening of an investigation by Prosecutor of the ICC Press Releases News Center
PGA condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the recent killing of Somali Legislator Mustafa Haji Maalim in front of his home.
PGA condemns the military coup in Mali.Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) joins the Council on Peace and Security of the African Union, the UN Secretary General, the UN Security Council, the European Union and many others that have firmly condemne
In the context of the ongoing peace consolidation efforts in the Central African Republic, this parliamentary conference provided a platform to discuss the role of international justice and the Rule of Law in the peace-building process, including the stre
Hosted by the Legislature of Liberia, under the leadership of Senator Franklin Siakor in collaboration with PGA, parliamentarians from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone and Ireland gathered at this regional PGA Roundtable to di
Workshop for Parliamentarians and NGO Leaders from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, to discuss the sexual and reproductive health model law