Regional Asia Pacific Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Signature and Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty

The Arms Trade Treaty was adopted on 2 April 2013 to address the devastating consequences of the inadequate regulation of the international arms trade around the world. To date, it has been signed by 118 countries and ratified by 41 countries.

PGA Members in Sweden Support Universal Jurisdiction and Global Justice

PGA Members welcome the entry into force of Sweden’s new Act on criminal responsibility for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, as an important step towards the universal and effective implementation of the Rome Statute and the ICC.

Consultations on the fight against impunity and the ratification of the Rome Statute by Togo 26-27 June, Lomé, Togo

On 26 and 27 June, PGA conducted a field mission in Lomé, Togo, in the framework of the PGA Campaign for the Universality and Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system (Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC) to generate political will for the fight agai

Experts Sessions on the Rome Statute in El Salvador

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, thanks to the leadership role of PGA Member Dip. Sigfrido Reyes, Speaker of El Salvador’s Parliament, with the assistance of the PGA and the essential cooperation of the ICC, organized on 23 June the first hear

PGA Member Mogens Lykketoft, MP (Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark) visits the UN and meets PGA senior staff

PGA staff met with Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, MP (Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark); H.E. Mr. Ib Petersen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN; and Mrs. Mette Thygesen, Deputy Head of the Department for Development Policy and Global

PGA Executive Committee member Mark Pritchard, MP (UK) calls for ICC to investigate war crimes in the Central African Republic and ensure people responsible are brought to justice

PGA Executive Committee member Mark Pritchard, MP (UK) calls for ICC to investigate war crimes in the Central African Republic and ensure people responsible are brought to justice.

Open Letter to President of Nigeria from PGA on Ending Impunity for Boko Haram through ICC

We are writing to you today in our capacity as the Members of the Executive Committee of PGA to express our heartfelt sympathies with the Nigerian people, for the terrible kidnapping and enslavement of over 200 Nigerian girls from a school in Chibok...

PGA Statement on the Situation in Thailand

PGA wishes to express its deep concern at the military coup that has occurred in Thailand.In this regard, PGA urges maximum restraint be used and an abstention from violence or any kind by any party during these difficult times.

Miembros de PGA piden al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que remita la situación en Siria al Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional

Since March 2011, the conflict in Syria has reportedly led to the death of more than 150,000 persons, predominantly civilians, the displacement of over 6.5 million and the flight of more than 2.5 million Syrians...

PGA Roundtable on Ending Impunity for International Crimes through Multilateral Interstate Cooperation

On the occasion of the 23rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) that took place from 12-16 of May 2014 at the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria, PGA organized a Round-Table...

Miembros de PGA Presentan Estrategia de Cooperacion Entre el Parlamento del Mercosur y la Corte Penal Internacional

Montevideo: On May 12, 2014, the Board of the MERCOSUR Parliament received a delegation of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) integrated by Dip. Felipe Michelini, PGA’s Executive Committee member and Convenor of the International Law and Human Right

Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments

Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments

6th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action (IPCI/ICPD)

The Sixth International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action (IPCI/ICPD) begins on April 23rd in Stockholm, Sweden to promote dialogue among parliamentarians f

Taller Parlamentario Regional de PGA para la Promoción de la Ratificación e Implementación del Tratado de Comercio de Armas

PGA, junto al Parlamento de Argentina, auspiciará un Taller Parlamentario Regional para la Promoción de la Ratificación e Implementación del Tratado de Comercio de Armas el que tenrá lugar en Buenos Aires en abril de 2014.

First Annual High-Level Meeting of the “Group of Friends of the ICC”

Proposal for an annual high-level meeting in April of the “Group of Friends of the ICC” to highlight the importance of the ICC in relation to accountability, prevention and justice for victims.

PGA Mourns the Passing of Hon. A.N.R. Robinson, Founder of PGA’s International Law and Human Rights Program

The Honorable Mr. Arthur N.R. Robinson, former President and Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, and esteemed former member of PGA, created PGA’s International Law and Human Rights Program and its Campaign for the International Criminal Court.

El Papa Francisco Recibió A Margarita Stolbizer en Audiencia Privada

LA LEGISLADORA DEL GEN DESDE HACE TIEMPO VIENE TRABAJANDO EN EL TRATADO DE COMERCIO DE ARMAS EN EL MARCO DE NACIONES UNIDAS Y LE PIDIÒ AL SUMO PONTIFICE APOYO EN LA INCLUSIÒN DEL TEMA EN LA AGENDA MUNDIAL

PGA Statement on the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty

Con motivo del primer aniversario de la adopción del Tratado sobre Comercio de Armas, PGA da la bienvenida a la ratificación llevada a cabo hoy por Alemania Bulgaria, Croacia, Dinamarca , El Salvador , Eslovaquia , Eslovenia, España, Estonia , Finlandia..