PGA Member Hon. M. Kula Segaran speaks out again on long overdue need for Accession by Malaysia to Rome Statute of ICC

DAP vice chair M Kulasegaran to take up again the cause of Malaysia’s accession to the ICC.

19th PGA Annual Defender of Democracy Awards

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is pleased to announce that it will present the 2014 Defender of Democracy Awards to Ms. Navanethem Pillay (Navi) and Mr. Abdelaziz Bennani.

Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American Parliamentarians

PGA’s GEP Program, in collaboration with PGA’s National Group in the Legislative Assembly and the Attorney General’s Office for the Defense of Human Rights of El Salvador, are convening a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American M

Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians

PGA convened a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination for Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica Aprueba las Enmiendas de Kampala

Parlamentarios celebran la aprobación de las Enmiendas de Kampala al Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) en la plenaria de la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica.

Chad - Statement by PGA National Group in Chad on Parliamentary Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

PGA Welcomes unanimous approval by Chad’s National Assembly of a draft Law authorizing the Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Member Carolyn Maloney announces draft of Nazi Benefits Termination Act​

PGA Member Carolyn B. Maloney and Congressman Jason Chaffetz today released the draft of a bill to cut off Social Security benefits for Nazi war criminals.

6th Meeting of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC in the Middle East and North Africa

While most Governments in the (MENA) Region have expressed support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for crimes under international law, few have taken the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Kurdish-Iraq Authorities look at Rome Statute/ICC for restoring trust

On October 20th-21st, a mission from the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq visited the International Criminal Court (ICC), other international legal institutions and relevant non state actors in The Hague.

Parliament of Jordan - MPs from MENA Region discuss the ICC and fight against impunity for international crimes

MPs from MENA Region discuss the ICC and fight against impunity for international crimes

Consultations on the fight against impunity and the ratification of the Rome Statute by Cameroon

From 6 to 8 October, PGA conducted a field mission in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in the framework of the PGA Campaign for the Universality and Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system to generate political will for the fight against impunity

PGA celebrates International Day of the Girl Child 2014

On October 11, PGA is celebrating the third International Day of the Girl. This year’s theme is ’Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence’, which offers an opportunity to call for action against child marriage.

Sierra Leone - PGA Member Dr. Bernadette Lahai MP (Minority Leader) distributes food supplies to peripheral health units in the frontline of the Ebola fight

In what was described as a well-attended Ebola task force meeting, Hon Dr. Bernadette Lahai presented 500 (25kg) bags of rice to the to the two districts that remain the epicenters of the Ebola epidemic.

PGA Welcomes adoption of Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by UN Human Rights Council

On September 26, 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution against discrimination and violence perpetrated towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) people....

PGA Celebrates the Ratification of the Kampala Amendments by Spain, Latvia and Poland

Parliamentarians around the world celebrate the ratification of the Kampala Amendments of the crime of aggression of the International Criminal Court by Spain, Latvia and Poland. This brings the number of ratifying states to 18.

PGA Welcomes Activation of Entry Into Force Provisions of Arms Trade Treaty - Reaffirms Commitment to Working for Universal Application of Treaty

Reaffirms Commitment To Working For Universal Application Of Treaty

PGA Welcomes the Opening of a Second Investigation in CAR by the Prosecution of the ICC

PGA welcomes the decision of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open a second investigation in CAR with respect to crimes allegedly committed since 2012.

Ukraine/EU Association Agreement contains important ICC provisions

Ratified EU-Ukraine Association Agreement is fresh impulse towards Rome Statute ratification by Ukraine