New Zealand MPs committed to supporting Nasrin Sotoudeh & Human Rights Defenders

The New Zealand Parliament and PGA, co-organized a critical event to support and advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian human rights defender, Nasrin Sotoudeh

Disarmament in A Time of Pandemic – The Role of Parliamentarians

A presentation on the Biological Weapons Convention and UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004).

Legislators from Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen discuss the fight against impunity in the MENA region

8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Parliamentary Working Group on the fight against impunity and the strengthening of the rule of Law: national, regional and international ramifications (Part 2).

PGA Strongly Condemns Death Threats From Saudi Official Against Outgoing UN Special Rapporteur On Extrajudicial, Summary Or Arbitrary Killings, Dr. Agnès Callamard

Threats follow Dr. Agnès Callamard's investigation of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi committed in 2018 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

Armenia Ratifies International Treaty Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty

PGA welcomes the ratification on 19 March 2021 by the Government of Armenia of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), aiming at the abolition of the death penalty..

Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty

Virginia (USA) Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a bill that ends capital punishment in the State. Virginia has thus become the first Southern US State to abolish the death penalty.

CSW65 Side Event: Women Leaders as Advocates for Equality and Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons

Female parliamentarians, due to the systemic discrimination faced by women, have a powerful voice and story to bring in their advocacy for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people...

Women Leaders Speak Up for LGBTI+ Inclusion at CSW 2021

On March 24, 2021, PGA co-organized a side event to the UN’s 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) titled Women Leaders as Advocates for Equality and Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons.

PGA International Council elects new Board Members and discusses attacks on democracy and media-freedom during the global Pandemic

On 19 March 2021, PGA organized its International Council meeting on the Zoom platform to discuss major threats to democracy and human rights and to elect its 2021-22 Board.

Alerte d’action urgente 5 : Ethiopie

Les autorités en Éthiopie doivent mettre fin aux arrestations arbitraires, aux persécutions politiques et aux meurtres de masse.

In Support of Senator Leila De Lima: Anita Vandenbeld Addresses Canadian Parliament

Anita Vandenbeld addresses Canadian Parliament to mark 4 years of Senator Leila De Lima Imprisonment.

Jamaica should repeal homophobic laws, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rules

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Jamaican government responsible for violating multiple rights of a gay man and a lesbian woman and urges an immediate repeal of the country’s homophobic laws.

Panel Discussion: How Parliamentarians Can Support At-Risk Human Rights Defenders

Parliamentarians for Global Action and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights co-hosted a panel discussion on the documentary film NASRIN and how legislators can support at-risk human rights defenders.

Meeting of Kenyan MPs and members of Girls Not Brides National Partnership in Kenya

PGA facilitated a meeting between Members of Parliament of Kenya and members of Girls Not Brides’ National Partnership in Kenya

Global parliamentarians stand in solidarity with Myanmar colleagues

As organizations of current and former lawmakers from across the world, we stand in solidarity with the elected representatives of Myanmar's Parliament and call on the military to respect democracy...

In memoriam – Honorable Meherzia Labidi, une voix pour la justice et les droits humains en Tunisie

C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous soulignons le décès de l’Honorable Meherzia Labidi, survenu le 22 janvier 2021, à l’âge de 57 ans.

Les Parlementaires autour du monde condamnent le coup d’État au Myanmar

L’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires condamne fermement le coup d’État qui a eu lieu aujourd’hui au Myanmar

PGA exprime toute sa solidarité avec les victimes du conflit armé en République centrafricaine

PGA exprime toute sa solidarité envers les victimes du conflit armé en République centrafricaine et fait appel à la communauté internationale afin de soutenir un véritable processus de paix, de stabilisation et de renforcement de l’État basé sur le respect des droits humains, de la justice et de la démocratie.