Two Years of Aggression: A Call for Accountability for Ukraine Amid Repression of Political Dissent in the Russian Federation

On 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation declared to the world the launch of its full-scale invasion against Ukraine. This grim date marks the beginning of a war that has actually been ongoing for a decade.

PGA condemns Russia’s politically motivated conviction of Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza

PGA expresses its profound solidarity and support to Mr. Kara-Murza, his wife, and his children and strongly condemns the politically motivated conviction based on fabricated charges as well as the unjust sentence imposed for his criticism of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

One year of aggression against Ukraine

One year has passed since the Russian Federation launched its textbook example of aggression against Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Propuesta para enmendar las enmiendas de Kampala al Estatuto de Roma relativas al Crimen de Agresión

La propia CPI está inhabilitada para enjuiciar el crimen de agresión que se está cometiendo contra Ucrania porque Rusia no es parte de la Corte y tampoco ha aceptado la jurisdicción del crimen de agresión.

In Memoriam: Remembering Mr. Denys Monastyrskyi, MP, Ukraine (1980-2023)

Mr. Denys Monastyrskyi was serving his country in the morning of 18 January 2023 when his helicopter crashed in Brovary, a small town east of Kyiv.

Statement of the Ecocide Alliance On Environmental Crimes in Ukraine

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has passed its third month. During this time, we have witnessed appalling violations of humanitarian law, international law and the international order. This invasion has come with not only grave humanitarian consequences but also long-term environmental costs.

Guerra en Ucrania

On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. This premeditated, unjustified, and unjustifiable invasion, firmly condemned by PGA, represents an act of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter...

Parliamentary Dialogue with Ukrainian Legislators

In the face of the pressing humanitarian situation and the urgent need to provide support, PGA is co-organizing a Parliamentary Dialogue with Ukrainian legislators and Parliamentarians worldwide to discuss steps ahead...

PGA calls on States to increase support for the ICC investigation in Ukraine

Euro-Parliamentarians call for States to remove procedural bar on the crime of aggression

Foreign Affairs Committees call on the creation of an international criminal tribunal into Putin's crimes

Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom call for the creation of an International Crimi

PGA Firmly Condemns the Aggressive War Launched by the Russian Federation Against Ukraine

International Law provides that the use of military force in the territories of other States is lawful only if authorized under Chapter VII of the UN Charter or in self-defense against an armed attack or when the territorial State genuinely gives consent.

PGA condemns Russian Federation’s blatant violation of International law and the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine

The Russian Federation’s decision, implemented by a decree signed by the Russian President, further represents a unilateral violation the 2014-15 Minsk Peace Agreements

Letter to President Zelenskyi of Ukraine Urging Decisive Action on the Rome Statute of the ICC

Leaders of PGA and its Ukrainian civil society partner, the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), have written a letter to the President of the Republic of Ukraine urging decisive action towards Ukrainian membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

PGA Statement on the situation in Ukraine

PGA reaffirms that any military attack directed against Ukrainian territory would be unlawful use of force prohibited by the UN Charter and may qualify as crime of aggression attributable to the individual criminal responsibility of the leader(s).

5th Anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s Assassination: PGA Members Call for Justice and an End to Violence Against Politicians

PGA solemnly marks the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, an opposition politician, human rights advocate, and champion for democracy in Russia.

PGA President Margareta Cederfelt Appointed OSCE Rapporteur on the Nemtsov case

In February 2019, PGA’s President and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Vice-president Ms. Margareta Cederfelt, MP (Sweden), was appointed Rapporteur of the OSCE Commission of Enquiry on the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

The Fight against Impunity for the most serious crimes under International Law is an imperative for the International Community as a whole

Is the International Community Abandoning the Fight Against Impunity? Intervention by David Donat Cattin (Ph.D., Law), Secretary-General, Parliamentarians for Global Action; Adjunct Professor of International Law, NYU Center for Global Affairs

Conference: Russia and The Ukraine Crisis: The Efficacy of International Law in Mitigate Aggression

The panel discussed the annexation and aggression and the effectiveness of international law/international criminal law in these situations.

PGA Member Sen. Richard Durbin (United States) Joins Congressional Colleagues Call for End to U.S. Relationship with Russian Firm Arming Assad

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 4th Session

and 28th Annual Parliamentary Forum. Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5, 2006.