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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Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict gave a poignant report on the situation in Iraq, and Syria following her mission in the region
PGA congratulates its Members in Angola for their relentless efforts leading to approved Ratification of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, as well as the Chemical Weapons Convention by the Government of Angola
On 21 April 2015, the Government of Liberia deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty
PGA believes that this week’s attacks against civilians in Tunis, which have been claimed by ISIS, might fall under the definition of ‘crimes against humanity’ as defined in the Rome Statute, to which Tunisia has acceded in 2011.
PGA welcomes the abolition of the death penalty by the Parliament of Suriname, in the framework of the discussions regarding the adoption of the new Criminal Co
PGA congratulates its National Group in Côte d’Ivoire for its relentless efforts over the past 18 months which made an important contribution leading to the deposit yesterday of the Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by the Government of
From 18-19 May, 2015, PGA, with the kind cooperation of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, will organize and host a Regional Parliamentary Workshop to promote Universality and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in the Pacific Islands Region.
PGA, together with the National Assembly of Ecuador, convened a Technical Round Table on the Implementation of the Rome Statute
PGA welcomes the transfer of Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in the rebel movement, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and deputy commander to LRA chief, Joseph Kony, to the International Court
A session of round table discussion on Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an important subject of International Peace and Security (P&D) Program of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), was held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Parliament House, Pakistan.
PGA firmly condemns the shocking attack carried out by terrorists at the office of the Charlie Hebdo publication in Paris yesterday.
PGA earnestly applauds the arrest of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ‘commander’ by US forces in CAR, Dominic Ongwen
Statement by Dip. Minou Tavarez Mirabal, President, PGA.
PGA wishes to congratulate Zimbabwe and all its Members in its PGA National Group in the Parliament of Zimbabwe on the occasion of the signature by Zimbabwe yesterday of the ATT.
PGA Congratulates Liechtenstein on its ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty and becoming the 57th State Party thereto
PGA wishes to congratulate Cameroon on signing the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations in New York yesterday.
I am very pleased that the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire has voted on November 26, 2014 to approve a bill to authorize the President of Côte d’Ivoire to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty.
PGA pays tribute to its former President (1995-1996) Hon. Murli Deora of India, who passed away this week after an extremely successful political and institutional career as Parliamentarian, Cabinet Minister and Entrepreneur.
PGA wishes to express its consternation at the decision by an Iraqi Court to sentence to death former Sunni MP Ahmed al-Alwani on 24 November, 2014.
PGA convened a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador.
PGA Welcomes unanimous approval by Chad’s National Assembly of a draft Law authorizing the Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty
PGA congratulates its PGA National Groups in The Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone for their consistent, unyielding and steadfast efforts –over many years - which contributed in a substantive way to the ratification of the ATT by their Governments.
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the ceasefire between both sides of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and in Israel and calls for a lasting cessation of violence.
PGA notes with serious concern allegations made that the cease fire has already been broken and that violence has restarted in various areas of the territory.
MPs from the DRC, Uganda and the UK met at the Parliament of Uganda to discuss how to best cooperate in fighting impunity for international crimes under the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
PGA convened a “Parliamentary Conference and Peers’ Review Roundtable: Giving Full Effect to Principle of Complementarity Efforts in Uganda and the DR Congo”
PGA Executive Committee member Mark Pritchard, MP (UK) calls for ICC to investigate war crimes in the Central African Republic and ensure people responsible are brought to justice.
We are writing to you today in our capacity as the Members of the Executive Committee of PGA to express our heartfelt sympathies with the Nigerian people, for the terrible kidnapping and enslavement of over 200 Nigerian girls from a school in Chibok...
Montevideo: On May 12, 2014, the Board of the MERCOSUR Parliament received a delegation of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) integrated by Dip. Felipe Michelini, PGA’s Executive Committee member and Convenor of the International Law and Human Right
Legislator from the GEN Party, who is promoting the Arms Trade Treaty within the framework of the United Nations, asks His Holiness to support the inclusion of this matter in the Global Agenda.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, PGA welcomes its ratification today by Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia
Keynote Address by PGA Member Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai, MP (Sierra Leone) at West Africa/ECOWAS ATT Training Workshop
With this urgent appeal we call upon action from your countries to help the International Community to prevent a genocide in Central African Republic.
On February 11, 2014, 35 members of Parliament in Mexico have signed the Initiative that contains a draft decree amending the eighth paragraph of Article 21 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States to harmonize it with the Rome Statute.
The Hague/New York/Bogota February 7 2014: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) expresses its deep concern and condemnation of the death threats against Rep. Ivan Cepeda, a well respected Colombian parliamentarian and human rights defender, as
PGA expresses its deepest condolences to the Mirabal family and to all the people of Dominican Republic on the occasion of the death, on February 1, 2014 at 88 years old, of Mrs. Belgica Adela ¨Dede¨ Mirabal.
PGA Member Helmut Scholz MEP takes charge in EU on ATT Press Releases News Center
PGA and its Members worldwide strongly support the Statement regarding the Situation in South Sudan by the UN Secretary-General of 23 December 2013 and are equally alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating situation within the country.
Parliamentarians celebrate Croatia ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression Press Releases News Center
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) will present the 2013 Defender of Democracy Awards to Mr. Samuela ’Akilisi Pohiva, MP of Tonga and Dr. Noor Jehan Panezai and Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP on behalf of The PGA Pakistan National Group. The awards cerem
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is deeply concerned at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic, in particular in recent weeks.
Dr. David Donat Cattin, a legal scholar and human rights activist who has worked over the last thirteen years at PGA to promote the universality and effectiveness of the International Criminal Court, will become PGA’s 4th Secretary-General
As of September 25, 2013, 108 UN Member States have signed the ATT, including the United States and 7 UN Member States have ratified.
On 17 September 2013, Khalil Al Marzooq, a resigned Member of Parliament from Bahrain, was arrested in Manama on the basis of politically motivated charges of inciting violence and suspicion of links with a terrorist organization.
PGA Members worldwide have expressed profound shock at the assassination of Mohamed Brahmi, a leading, opposition Member of Parliament in Tunisia on 25th July, 2013.
Member of Parliament Ms. Petra Bayr and Colleagues to the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs concerning the introduction of the Crime of Aggression, the fifth criminal offense before the International Criminal Court.
We, Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a network of over 1,000 Members of Parliament from over 130 countries worldwide, view with strong approval the G8 decision t
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) expresses profound concern and condemnation at the arrest of one of its Member-Parliamentarians and the arrest warrant issued against another member in Chad in the context of the wave of arrests and intimidation ag
A ceremony was held at the BMICH on May 20th, 2013 in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo for the honour of Irrigation and Water Resource Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva who completes 30 years in politics this year.
Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay unanimously approves the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute Press Releases News Center
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) President and Assistant Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Ross Robertson MP has welcomed the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN General Assembly in New York earlier today, aimed at tough
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is deeply concerned at the latest turn of events in the Central African Republic, which has led to the rebel occupation of Bangui and the flight of the incumbent President of the Republic. PGA concurs with recent S
Group of Parliamentarians for Global Action of Dominican Republic, coordinated by Deputy Cristian Paredes and Minou Tavarez Mirabal, president of the International PGA Council, makes an urgent appeal to the Dominican government through the Foreign Ministr
As the President of Parliamentarians for Global Action, New Zealand Labour MP Ross Robertson joined the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and his Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, on Malala Day, in calling for every girl and boy to have
PGA condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the recent killing of Somali Legislator Mustafa Haji Maalim in front of his home.
As most of you will be aware by now, the ATT Conference concluded last Friday without agreement on a final text for the Treaty. We are naturally disappointed. At this time, however, it is important to remember the old saying:
Delegates from 193 UN Member States gathered at the United Nations in New York to negotiate an international Arms Trade Treaty. 2,100 legislators from 114 countries worldwide have signed the Control Arms Global Parliamentarian Declaration on the Arms Trad
Launched at the PGA Annual Forum on Armed Violence and Development in Colombo Sri Lanka in November 2011, the Control Arms Global Parliamentary Declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty has now been signed by over 1,000 Legislators in 47 countries worldwide.
PGA played played a substantial role in drafting this Declaration with helpful input from several other Control Arms Steering Board Members and prominent NGOs.
The Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus and other notable Women’s Groups have last week presented to the Deputy Justice Minister Aro Bockarie, the draft of a Gender Equality Bill. Hon. Bernadette Lahai of the opposition SLPP described the Bill as a m
30 members of Parliament in New Zealand have signed the Control Arms Global Parliamentary Declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and it is anticipated that more MPs in New Zealand will follow suit in January 2012.
Pakistan National Assembly Passes Landmark “Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 2011”: Authored by Parliamentarians for Global Action Executive Committee Member Dr. Donya Aziz.
New York/The Hague, August 30, 2011 - Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes today’s deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Philippines, which becomes the 117th State P
PGA is saddened to learn of the recent passing, after a long illness, of its Member, Ms. Theresa Tagoe, 67, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
