Malawi, Kenya and Papua New Guinea invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

With these new invitations, 76 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede to the Convention.

Girls’ vision for the future

The 2024 International Day of the Girl theme is ‘Girls’ vision for the future’ conveying both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future

Seychelles Requests Invitation to Accede to Budapest Convention

Seychelles preparing changes to law to accede to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

PGA Signs Open Letter to Protect Women's Rights

2024 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

The Death Penalty Protects No One – PGA Commemorates the 2024 World Day Against the Death Penalty

Each year on 10 October, the global abolitionist movement comes together to observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty. “The Death Penalty Protects No One: Abolish it Now.”

Statement by former PGA Member Hon. Kindness Paradza on the domestication of the Biological Weapons Convention in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Government has domesticated the UN Biological Weapons Convention by drafting the Biological Weapons Bill.

Parlamentarios: Actores fundamentales para hacer frente a las amenazas de la IA a la democracia y aprovechar su potencial

A medida que el mundo avanza hacia la digitalización, el uso y la dependencia de las tecnologías de la información, las redes y las bases de datos han impregnado la sociedad.

PGA Celebrates the Verkhovna Rada’s Historic Adoption of the Law Ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its Amendments

On 21 August 2024, with an overwhelming 281 votes in favor out of 328 MPs present, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law to Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments.

Legisladores denuncian la violencia política contra la oposición en Venezuela en medio de los controvertidos resultados electorales

Denunciamos firmemente la violencia política contra la oposición en Venezuela y pedimos la liberación inmediata de todas las personas detenidas arbitrariamente, incluido el Sr. Freddy Superlano.

PGA Celebrates the Release of Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza

Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza was released on August 1, 2024, in a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the West.

Ghanaian MPs Engage in High-Level Discussions on ICC Draft Implementing Legislation Bill

The visit aimed to provide the MPs with comprehensive information and address questions concerning the draft bill to implement the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the national level.

Seychelles Approves Ratification of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT)

PGA especially wishes to acknowledge the central role played by PGA Executive Committee Member Hon. Bernard Georges in connection with this decision.

PGA participates in Human Rights Activists Forum

Representatives of civil society organizations from Sub-Saharan Africa gathered to discuss challenges and opportunities to advance inclusion and equality of LGBTQI+ persons.

PGA Member Hon. Dr. Ephraim Kayembe MP welcomes ratification of Arms Trade Treaty by the Government of Malawi

Malawi has ratified the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) a multilateral agreement that regulates trade in conventional weapons.

Strengthening the Abolitionist Movement: Launch of the Global Consortium for Death Penalty Abolition

The death penalty remains a significant human rights concern. In 2023 alone, Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions marking a 31% increase from the previous year and the highest since 2015.

Championing Human Rights, Democracy and The Rule of Law - International Day of Parliamentarism 2024

We invite parliamentarians to learn more about our toolkits and resources on democracy, the environment, gender equality, international justice, peace and security and the inclusion of marginalized populations.

PGA National Parliamentary Session on Nuclear and Radiological Security Dodoma, Tanzania

While Tanzania is already a State Party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and other treaties, action is still pending .with respect to several other crucial international conventions and treaties which regulate nuclear and radiological security,.

Parliamentarians Must Tackle Hate Speech to Protect Inclusive Democracy

In a 2021 resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”.