PGA Delivers Commitments From Over 700 Legislators to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of 70th Session of the UN General Assembly

Parliamentarians in 77 countries call for an end to Child Marriage

Over 100 Parliamentarians from New Zealand Endorse PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage

To date, PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child Marriage has been endorsed by 773 Members of Parliament from 77 countries around the globe.

Sub-regional Meeting on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commitment to Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Latin America Region

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

Parliamentary Roundtable and Consultations on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda

While a relative majority of States have taken abolitionist positions and the number of executions has decreased in 201, 58 States still apply the death penalty

PGA Member Hon. Koffi Jean Joel Kissi, MP, Chairman of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Committee of National Assembly of Togo, Welcomes Ratification of ATT by Togo

Hon. Koffi Jean Joel Kissi, MP Welcomes Ratification of ATT by Togo

Central African Republic (CAR) - PGA Member Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP (former Minister for Justice and Attorney General) welcomes Accession to Arms Trade Treaty by Government of CAR

Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP welcomes Accession to Arms Trade Treaty by Government of CAR

Visit to PGA Headquarters by High Level Delegation from The Kingdom of Tonga, led by H.E. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Honorable Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

PGA was pleased and privileged to receive the Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga and PGA Defender of Democracy Awardee (DDA) 2013, H.E. Mr. Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

Visit of Delegation of Parliamentarians from El Salvador to the Hague

Legislators agreed that, given that misconceptions and misperceptions around the Rome Statute had now been clarified, there was room for consensus in favor of ratification.

Visit of El Salvadorian Parliamentary delegation to the ICC, the Dutch Parliament and international legal organizations and courts in The Hague

On 28th and 29th September 2015, PGA facilitated the visit of a delegation of parliamentarians from the Foreign Affairs Committee of El Salvador to The Hague

PGA Member, Ramesh Lekhak, MP, comments on the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which protects sexual and gender minorities from discrimination

Nepal joins eight other countries that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in their constitution.

PGA Mauritania Welcomes Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty by Government of Mauritania

The Government of Mauritania deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty on 23rd September, 2015

Ukrainian Legislators Visit PGA and ICC to Demand Protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

The delegation led by the Women’s Information Consultative Center from Ukraine that visited The Hague to learn about best practices regarding women’s protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

PGA welcomes historic developments in Colombia’s peace process

This gathering represents a historic step toward peace in Colombia as both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the agreements reached to date and concluded on end-date to the conflict.

Alain Destexhe, Convenor of the International Law and Human Rights Program visits Iraqi Kurdistan and calls for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Alain Destexhe, Convenor of the International Law and Human Rights Program visits Iraqi Kurdistan and calls for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Why Ukraine has nothing to lose from ratifying the Rome Statute of the ICC, but everything to gain

Op-ed by Dr. David Donat Cattin, Secretary General, Parliamentarians for Global Action, published on 14 Sept. 2015

Salvadorian PGA Members Successfully Push Reform to Penal Code Increasing Sanctions on Hate Crimes, Including on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a reform to the Penal Code increasing sanctions against murders and threats motivated by hate.

PGA Regional Asia Parliamentary Workshop to Address The Illicit Trade In Small Arms and Light Weapons and Mitigate Armed Violence

Members of Parliament from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal and Pakistan, as well as representatives from the Security/Defense Sector and civil society in Bangladesh actively participated in the Workshop.

Hon. Moustapha Niasse, President of the National Assembly of Senegal, member of PGA

Hon. Moustapha Niasse, President of the National Assembly of Senegal, member of PGA