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Alerta de Acción Urgente 5: Etiopía

Las Autoridades En Ethiopia Deben Parar Las Detenciones Arbitrarias, La Persecución Política Y Los Asesinatos En Masa

In Support of Senator Leila De Lima: Anita Vandenbeld Addresses Canadian Parliament

Anita Vandenbeld addresses Canadian Parliament to mark 4 years of Senator Leila De Lima Imprisonment.

Jamaica should repeal homophobic laws, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rules

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Jamaican government responsible for violating multiple rights of a gay man and a lesbian woman and urges an immediate repeal of the country’s homophobic laws.

Panel Discussion: How Parliamentarians Can Support At-Risk Human Rights Defenders

Parliamentarians for Global Action and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights co-hosted a panel discussion on the documentary film NASRIN and how legislators can support at-risk human rights defenders.

Meeting of Kenyan MPs and members of Girls Not Brides National Partnership in Kenya

PGA facilitated a meeting between Members of Parliament of Kenya and members of Girls Not Brides’ National Partnership in Kenya

Global parliamentarians stand in solidarity with Myanmar colleagues

As organizations of current and former lawmakers from across the world, we stand in solidarity with the elected representatives of Myanmar's Parliament and call on the military to respect democracy...

In Memoriam – Hon. Meherzia Labidi, a voice for justice and human rights in Tunisia

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Honorable Meherzia Labidi, on 22 January 2021, at the age of 57 years old

Parlamentarios para la Acción Global condena el golpe de Estado en Myanmar

Parlamentarios para la Acción Global (PGA) condena enérgicamente el golpe de Estado que tuvo lugar hoy en Birmania

PGA expresses solidarity with the victims of the armed conflict in Central African Republic

PGA calls for the International Community to support a genuine process of peace-making, stabilization and State-building based on the respect of human rights, justice and democracy

PGA expresses solidarity with Members of the US Congress attacked on January 6, 2021 and calls for accountability for the acts of violence that led to the deaths of four people

Members of PGA, the largest network of individual legislators from all regions of the world committed to democracy, human rights and the rule of law, deplore the unprecedented attacks on the US Congress that took place in Washington DC on January 6, 2021

Improving the system for the nomination and elections of Judges: Can the “ICC system” learn from the European Court of Human Rights?

Webinar organised by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) in partnership with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

Strategic Dialogue among parliamentarians and civil society on Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage and other harmful practices in Kenya

On December 16, 2020, PGA organized a webinar for Kenyan parliamentarians to discuss the need to address harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM) in the context of COVID-19.

ACTUALIZACIÓN - El Senado de la República Dominicana ratifica proyecto de ley para prohibir el matrimonio infantil

El 15 de diciembre, el Senado ratificó de manera unánime, la reforma al artículo 144 y la derogación del artículo 145 del Código Civil, efectivamente prohibiendo el matrimonio infantil. La reforma ya había sido aprobada por la Cámara de Diputados el 18 de noviembre de 2020.

In Memoriam - Asambleísta Bairon Valle, Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador

Como miembro del Grupo Nacional PGA en Ecuador, el Asambleísta Valle participó activamente en el trabajo realizado por el grupo para promover los derechos humanos, la justicia, los principios e instituciones democráticas y el Estado de Derecho.

El Consejo de la Unión Europea adopta un nuevo mecanismo para abordar las graves violaciones de derechos humanos

El 7 de diciembre de 2020, el Concejo de la Unión Europea adoptó dos instrumentos de carácter vinculante, el Reglamento del Consejo de la UE 2020/1998 y la Decisión (PESC) 2020/1999 del Consejo, mediante los cuales, a través de la imposición de restricciones económicas severas y de desplazamiento, sanciona a personas físicas, jurídicas, entidades y otros organismos responsables de cometer graves violaciones de los derechos humanos.

Lawmakers in Ecuador Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Fisheries

El 30 de noviembre de 2020, la Comisión de la Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales de la Asamblea Nacional de la República del Ecuador discutió la urgente necesidad de movilizar el apoyo a la pesca en pequeña escala.

Egyptian Authorities Should Immediately and Unconditionally Release Human Rights Activists

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) condemns the recent imprisonment of three leaders of a prominent Egyptian civil society organization, who have been held in pre-trial detention on baseless charges...

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approves anti-discrimination bill that protects women and LGBTI people

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved an anti-discrimination bill that makes violence against women and LGBTI people a hate crime, increasing prison terms for perpetrators of such attacks.