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At these fora, PGA members have the opportunity to discuss pressing issues with other members from around the world.
2020 Calendar of Events and Strategic Actions: Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC
PGA members have raised parliamentary questions to their relevant Ministries on the status of ratification and implementation of the Three Treaties.
As 2019 comes to a close, we at Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) look back at a year that saw impressive gains in the fight against impunity, but also some setbacks.
Grave crimes continue to be committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, which shows with no signs of abating. Ukraine is deprived of a fundamental method of recourse as a non-Member State of the International Criminal Court.
Sen. de Lima’s case underscores a troubling trend, not only for the rule of law in The Philippines, but for the rights of parliamentarians worldwide, who increasingly experience intimidation, attacks, and personal reprisals.
Commemorated since 2003, the World Day Against the Death Penalty is marked on 10 October. This year, PGA highlighted its members’ efforts to promote abolition of the death penalty and a fairer criminal justice system.
Dip. Carla Pitiot analyzes the importance of the ILO Convention C-190 in the framework of the 16 Days Campaign against Gender-Based Violence
Pacific Island State Affirms its Commitment to International Justice and Accedes to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Following Determined Action by Parliamentarians
PGA is delighted to honor Gégé Katana Bukuru and the Democratic Process of Cabo Verde as recipients of the 2019 Defender of Democracy Award.
Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
Lawmakers from PGA’s global membership came together to discuss the Role of Parliamentarians in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the Protection of the Ocean.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
PGA welcomes the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Malaysia announced a moratorium on executions in 2018. It did not carry out any executions in 2018 and more than 190 individuals received a death sentence.
During the 11-day National Strike and demonstrations of the indigenous movement and other social sectors of Ecuador, the Ombudsman’s Office registered a total of 11 people killed...
PGA organized a successful Regional Caribbean Parliamentary Workshop to Promote the Role of Women Legislators in Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 26-27 September, 2019
