Senator Leila M. de Lima calls for Urgent Action on the Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines

Statement by PGA Member Hon. Leila M. de Lima (The Philippines) submitted at a side event of the 39th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Session, Geneva, Switzerland on 13 September 2018.

Historic milestone: India decriminalizes consensual same-sex relations

India’s Supreme Court ruled today that consensual and private same-sex relations between adults are not a crime. This momentous decision is a crucial victory for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in the country.

XX Aniversario del Estatuto de Roma: desafíos en la protección de los derechos humanos

El 17 de julio de 2018 marcó el vigésimo aniversario del Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI).

Suriname Moves Closer to Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty

A signed Presidential Decree authorizing ratification of the ATT by Suriname was published in the Official Government Gazette on 29th July 2018.

Brazil Deposits Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty becoming the 97th State Party to the ATT

PGA Members in Brazil have made a number of decisive contributions to the ATT Parliamentary Ratification Process over the past 4 years.

PGA condena la violación de los derechos civiles y políticos del legislador Juan Requesens

PGA hace un llamamiento al Gobierno de Venezuela para que ponga en libertad de forma inmediata al diputado Juan Requesens, quien el 7 de agosto de 2018 fue detenido a la fuerza por el Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN).

La violencia de Género en la praxis política del siglo XXI

Diputada Soledad Buendía (Ecuador)

Pakistán, liderando el camino de los derechos de las personas transgénero

Por el Hon. Syed Naveed Qamar, miembro del Parlamento de Pakistán y miembro de PGA

Conference on the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Statute of the International Criminal Court

Contrary to the popular belief, the Rome Statute was effectively opened to the signatures by States on 18 July 1998, when the Final Act of the Rome Diplomatic Conference was signed.

20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: the need for universality and activation of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression

PGA co-sponsored a high-level ministerial event at the UN to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, International Justice Day, and the entry into force of the Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.

Cámara de Diputados de la República Dominicana aprueba en segunda lectura el Proyecto de Ley de Cooperación y Relación con la CPI

El 19 de junio de 2018, la Cámara de Diputados de la República Dominicana aprobó en primera lectura el Proyecto de ley de Cooperación y Relación con la Corte Penal Internacional.

National Assembly of Central African Republic has Ratified the Biological Weapons Convention

PGA Congratulates National Assembly of Central African Republic on Ratification of Biological Weapons Convention on 3rd July 2018.

National Assembly of Republic of Guinea Bissau has ratified the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA wishes to congratulate the National Assembly of The Republic of Guinea Bissau, following its ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty on July 2nd, 2018.

Groups call for law reforms to put an end to child marriage in Malaysia

Several groups have called for the Government to implement law reforms to end the practice of child marriage in Malaysia.

Grupo Nacional de PGA en Venezuela respalda el informe del Alto Comisionado de la ONU

El informe sobre las violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos en Venezuela: “Un espiral descendente que no parece tener fin”

Strategic Roundtable Discussion on IUU Fishing and the Cape Town Agreement (CTA)

PGA held its first Strategic Roundtable Discussion on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) and the Cape Town Agreement (CTA).

In Memoriam: Diputada Bertha Sanseverino, Cámara de Representantes del Uruguay

Dip. Bertha Sanseverino (1946-2018)

Statement by PGA Member Dr. Azis Syamsuddin MP, Member of Committee III (Law and Security) of Parliament of Indonesia

Statement on new Anti-Terrorism Law in Indonesia.