PNG Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Hon. Rimbink Pato MP assures PNG Deputy Speaker of Parliament and PGA Member, Hon. Aide Ganasi MP of the Government’s commitment to ratify the ATT following completion of review process

Hon. Aide Ganasi MP participated in PGA ATT Workshop in Tonga from 18-19 May, 2015

PGA Condena el Asesinato de Francela Méndez, Activista Transgénero y Defensora de los Derechos Humanos de El Salvador

PGA condena enérgicamente el asesinato de Francela Méndez, activista transgénero y defensora de los derechos humanos de El Salvador, ocurrido en la madrugada del 31 de mayo pasado, y expresa su solidaridad con sus familiares

Chair of PGA’ s New Zealand National Group, Hon. Su’ a William Sio MP calls on Fijian Parliamentarians to push for ratification of Arms Trade Treaty

NZ pushes Fiji to join UN Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Congratulates the Unanimous Vote for the Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC in DRC

On 2 June the Chamber of Deputies of the DRC voted unanimously for the adoption of the Law to Implement the Rome Statute of the ICC in the domestic legal order.

ISIS: Abducting Girls and Women to Finance their Activities

Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict gave a poignant report on the situation in Iraq, and Syria following her mission in the region

Taller Parlamentario sobre la Ratificación e Implementación del Estatuto de Roma y las Enmiendas de Kampala en la República Dominicana

El 10 y 11 de marzo de 2015, PGA junto con el Senado de la República Dominicana organizó un Taller Parlamentario sobre la Ratificación e Implementación del Estatuto de Roma y las Enmiendas d

Margareta Cederfelt appointed Rapporteur of the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Political Affairs and Security

Cederfelt has served as Chair of the PGA National Group of Sweden and Treasurer of the PGA Executive Board since 2011.

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

PGA organized on Sunday 3 May a Roundtable meeting on the abolition of the death penalty in Tanzania and Uganda in Dar es Salaam with the participation of Parliamentarians from Tanzania and Uganda

Field Mission of PGA in Kyiv bolsters support for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC in Ukraine

From 20 to 22 April 2015, the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC conducted a field mission to Kyiv to engage with Members of the newly elected Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) for the purpose of introducing the vision and goal of PGA

Angola - PGA congratulates PGA Member Dip. Palmira Bernardo for her actions contributing to parliamentary ratification of BTWC and CWC

PGA congratulates its Members in Angola for their relentless efforts leading to approved Ratification of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, as well as the Chemical Weapons Convention by the Government of Angola

Parliament of the Central African Republic adopts the law establishing a Special Criminal Court

Central African Republic (CAR) adopted by a large majority, on 22 April 2015, the bill establishing a Special Criminal Court in CAR

PGA welcomes the adoption by the Central African Parliament of the law establishing a Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic

PGA congratulates the National Transitional Council of the Central African Republic which adopted the bill establishing a Special Criminal Court in CAR.

PGA National Group in Liberia Welcomes Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty

On 21 April 2015, the Government of Liberia deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty

Czech Republic and Switzerland approve Kampala Amendments

Parliamentarians around the world celebrate the acceptance by the Czech Republic of both Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the ICC and the Swiss Federal Assembly unanimous approval of the ratification of the Kampala Amendments

PGA Condemns the Brutal Assassination of Ugandan leading State-Prosecutor Ms. Joan Kagezi

PGA firmly condemns her brutal and senseless assassination, occurred on 30 March, 2015 in Kampala

PGA Statement concerning the restrictions of personal liberty against Mr. Ahmed Mahloof, MP (Maldives), PGA Member

PGA expresses its undiminished solidarity with Mr. Mahloof for his prolonged detention without formal charges being presented to him before an independent judge.

PGA congratulates Chad on ratifying the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA congratulates its National Group in Chad for its tireless efforts over the past years which made an important contribution leading to the deposit on March 25th, 2015 of the Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by the Government of Chad

PGA Calls for Peaceful Presidential Elections in Nigeria

PGA urges Nigerians to restrain from using violence during the presidential elections to be held on the 28 March 2015 and calls for peaceful elections.