The Insights by Lawmakers on Climate Action & Oceans series (#InsightsByLawmakers) highlight ongoing efforts, national experiences, lessons learned and good practices implemented by parliamentarians to advance the goals of these Campaigns.
In the context of escalating violence, there is an urgent imperative to prioritize the universality of the Rome Statute system on the international agenda.
Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju, MP, Cameroon, was part of the official Cameroonian delegation along with Tsadia Celestine Roger, Diplomat, Ministry of External Relations and Jean-Yves Meo from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
PGA's 44th Annual Forum was conducted virtually in 2023 and was hosted by the Parliament of Seychelles.
The parliamentary convening provided a safe space for legislators to have an open and respectful peer-to-peer dialogue on the situation of LGBTQI+ persons in their countries.
The joint appeal is made ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that is coming up on 10 December 2023. Like-minded organizations, policy-makers and individuals are invited to sign on.
The event, titled “The International Criminal Court and the past, present and future of the Rome Statute – vision for greater regional solidarity”, aimed at raising awareness about the ICC and the Rome Statute in the region/
This activity aimed to engage parliamentarians in promoting nuclear and radiological security in Cameroon.
Parliamentarians for Global Action congratulates the Armenian Government on the deposit of instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute to the United Nations on 14 November 2023.
Our 44th Annual Forum took place, virtually, on November 15 - 16, 2023.
Ms. Sotoudeh is reportedly being held at the Vozara Detention Center, where Mahsa Amini was also taken before her custodial death in September 2022, sparking the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement.
This activity aimed to engage parliamentarians in promoting nuclear and radiological security in Suriname.
The ratification comes 2.5 years after the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (ICCPR-OP2) by the Government of Armenia which took place on 18 March 2021.
La peine capitale constitue une grave violation des normes internationales et du droit des droits de l'homme, car elle inflige des tortures et d'autres formes de mauvais traitements aux condamnés à mort, dont l'interdiction est pourtant une norme impérative du droit international.
The ability of Non-State Actors, including terrorists and terrorist organizations, not only to obtain and use Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), but also to gain access to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) materials, continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and security.
PGA convened the hybrid Parliamentary Caucus: Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, jointly with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in its capacity as Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement.
PGA seeks to provide a safe space for dialogue between Sub-Saharan African legislators and their peers from Europe and North America, and with Civil Society representatives, on the inclusion of LGBTQI+ persons.
Recurrent attacks on democratic institutions over the past two decades are a stark reminder of the fragility of our systems.