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PGA expresa su profunda preocupación por la actual escalada de violencia en el este de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) y su efecto devastador sobre la población civil, que ha estado expuesta a atrocidades durante un período de tiempo excesivo.

It is with profound concern that PGA became aware this morning of the communication of a circular from the Ministry of Justice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo formalizing the decision to lift the moratorium on the death penalty in the country.

Los miembros de PGA en la República Democrática del Congo, tanto en el Parlamento Nacional como en las Asambleas Provinciales, se han movilizado para promover la lucha contra la impunidad desde 2006.

The region of Ituri has in the recent weeks suffered from numerous exactions committed by armed groups against civilians, including women and children.

PGA is delighted to honor Gégé Katana Bukuru and the Democratic Process of Cabo Verde as recipients of the 2019 Defender of Democracy Award.

El 41º Foro Anual de PGA se celebrará en Cabo Verde del 21 al 22 de noviembre de 2019 en la sala principal del Parlamento.

International Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July, marking the 21st anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

On 3 and 4 July 2019, the National Assembly of the Gambia hosted over 40 participants, representing more than 15 African States, to participate in the Working Group on the Fight against Impunity in Africa.

PGA Members in the DRC call on the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Prosecutor at the Bunia Court of Appeal to investigate and prosecute alleged perpetrators of international crimes...

La República Democrática del Congo es un estado abolicionista de facto, ya que ejecutó una sentencia de muerte por última vez en 2003.

Parliamentarians from West and Central Africa shared their experiences and discussed the future of the abolitionist movement in the region.

Attacks against civilians can be qualified as crimes against humanity and perpetrators shall be brought to justice.

Mr. Bosco Ntaganda stands accused of 13 counts of war crimes and 5 counts of crimes against humanity, alleged to have been committed in Ituri in 2002 and 2003, at the end of the Second Congo War.

The Workshop brought together several prominent Legislators and Government officials for a two day period to discuss and review the Biological & Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC).

Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcome the successful efforts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Member States, which resulted in a peaceful transfer of power in the Gambia last week.

La 9º Sesión de la Asamblea Consultativa de Parlamentarios sobre la CPI y el Estado de Derecho (CAP-ICC por sus siglas en inglés) será llevada a cabo en Dakar, Senegal, de 9 al 10 de Diciembre de 2016.

El Grupo de trabajo sobre la lucha contra la impunidad en África francófona tuvo su segunda reunión los días 10 y 11 de noviembre de 2016 en Lomé, Togo.

Statement presented by Honorable Emery Okundji, MP (Democratic Republic of Congo) on behalf of PGA at the General Debate of the 15th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute.

News broke today that the Government of South Africa has notified the United Nations Secretary General of its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

El 12 de octubre de 2016, la Asamblea Nacional y el Senado de la República de Burundi votaron masivamente a favor de que el país se retirarse del Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI).

PGA y sus miembros se encuentran alarmado por los informes relativos a los violentos sucesos ocurridos en los últimos días en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) y sobre todo en Kinshasa.

On 2 January 2016, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, promulgated the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the ICC

Today, the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voted quasi unanimously for the adoption of the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the domestic legal order.

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.

PGA together with Réseau Parlementaire pour les droits humains (Repadhoc) organized a workshop where 60 MPs from DRC discussed the challenges of putting an end to impunity for those allegedly responsible for the commission of international crimes in th

PGA convened a “Parliamentary Conference and Peers’ Review Roundtable: Giving Full Effect to Principle of Complementarity Efforts in Uganda and the DR Congo”

PGA members condemn the visit of President Al Bashir to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and call the Congolese authorities to fulfil their obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute of the ICC

From 29 September to 3 October 2013, PGA conducted a field mission in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC) in the framework of the PGA Complementarity Project to generate political will for the fight against impunity through genuine domestic

In the context of the ongoing process to reform the judicial system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern, PGA organised a “Seminar for Legislators on measures to impleme

We, Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a network of over 1,000 Members of Parliament from over 130 countries worldwide, view with strong approval the G8 decision t

In the context of a difficult political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and of the ongoing efforts to equip it with the tools to fight impunity, this round-table provided a platform to sensitize and create political wi

In light of the deeply disturbing, prevailing climate of impunity for sexual and gender based crimes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), PGA’s Swiss National Group, chaired by Ms Yvonne Gilli, MP, and in cooperation with

In the context of the ongoing debate on the implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the Congolese parliament, a multiparty delegation of legislators from the Democratic Republic of the Congo travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of

PGA organized a Parallel Side Meeting in conjunction with the 54th CSW on the topic of Role of Policymakers in Governance, Development and Women's Empowerment on March 11, 2010 at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN.

From December 10-12, 2009, PGA held an International Parliamentary Conference on Justice and Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes and Central African regions in the Palais du Peuple, seat of the Parliament of the DRC in Kinshasa.