Regional Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Implementation of International Biological Security Frameworks

PGA organized a One-Day Regional Caribbean Workshop on Biological Security Frameworks in the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Kingstown on October 14th, 2019, funded by Global Affairs Canada.

Chile Uprising: Diputado Tucapel Jiménez Offers On-The-Ground Perspective

Dip. Tucapel Jimenez, longstanding and prominent PGA Board Member, provides a critical look at the situation in the country, its causes, the ways towards a lasting solution and the role of parliamentarians in this process.

Campagne parlementaire pour renforcer l'efficacité du système des Nations Unies

The PCSW-UN was PGA’s targeted effort to strengthen the UN System through the involvement of national legislators who give input on the main points of the UN Agenda.

Renewed Global Parliamentary Support for the Protection of the Ocean

This year, rising awareness about the importance of the ocean for all life on Earth has translated into a renewed compromise to robust protective international and domestic legal frameworks.

National Authorities of Ecuador Must Respect Fundamental Rights of all Legislators

At a critical moment for Ecuador’s democracy, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) calls on the Ecuadorian national authorities, including the Presidency of the National Assembly, to ensure the respect of the fundamental rights of parliamentarians...

Pacific Youth and Parliamentarians Regional Dialogue

Pacific Youth and Parliamentarians Regional Dialogue in Apia, Samoa on October 14-16, 2019.

Comment Les Parlementaires Peuvent Celebrer La Journee Internationale De La Fille 2019

Depuis 2012, chaque année le 11 octobre, nous célébrons la Journée internationale de la fille, l'occasion de faire le point sur les progrès accomplis dans la réalisation des droits des filles et les défis auxquels beaucoup d'entre elles sont encore confrontés partout dans le monde.

Journée internationale de la fille : les membres de PGA défendent vigoureusement les droits des filles

The International Day of the Girl (IDG) is an opportunity to take stock on progress towards the fulfillment of girls’ rights and the challenges many of them are still facing around the world.

PGA Commemorates World Day Against the Death Penalty

Commemorated since 2003, the World Day Against the Death Penalty (WDADP) on 10 October raises awareness of the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners with death sentences and offers an opportunity to advocate for its abolition worldwide.

Hon. Kasthuri Patto: “There Is No Place in A New Malaysia for the Death Penalty”

Malaysia’s move to abolish the mandatory death penalty is a valiant display of courage to uphold restorative justice and to return discretionary judiciary powers back to the courts as a breakthrough to fight crime and punish criminals instead of...

PGA Members Take Decisive Action in Support of Prisoner of Conscience and PGA Member Senator Leila de Lima (The Philippines)

There have been 563 documented violations of the human rights of members of parliament (MPs) - a more than 20 percent increase in two years.

PGA Convenes Members of the European Parliament to take Action to Confront “New Frontiers in the Fight Against Impunity”

On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their representatives gathered with members of civil society organizations to discuss the essential role of the EU in the fight against impunity.

PGA Members at the European Parliament at the vanguard of efforts to bring justice to the Rohingya people

PGA commends the powerful resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 19 September on Myanmar and the situation of the Rohingya.

PGA Members Commemorate the International Day of Democracy

Stories of parliamentary democracy defenders in partnership with the Democracy Decay & Renewal project.

PGA Mourns the Passing of Tongan Prime Minister ’Akilisi Pohiva, former PGA member and lifelong pro-democracy advocate

Pohiva served as the first prime minister of the South Pacific island nation elected by parliament rather than appointed by the monarch.

PGA Board member Hon. Levy Nazaré stands for the rights of LGBTI people in São Tomé and Príncipe

On August 12th, 2019, PGA Board member Hon. Levy Nazaré, MP and Vice-President of the National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe, took the floor during a plenary session to stand for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people.

Septembre 2019 Bulletin trimestriel de la Campagne pour l’abolition de la peine de mort

Le gouvernement des Etats-Unis annonce reprendre les exécutions fédérales

Government of Maldives to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Congratulates Government of Maldives on its decision earlier today to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty.