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The Council of the European Union Adopts New Mechanism to Address Serious Human Rights Violations

On 7 December 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted two binding instruments establishing a framework to sanction individuals, legal persons, entities or bodies, responsible for committing serious human rights abuses.

Lawmakers in Ecuador Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Fisheries

On November 30, 2020, the Commission on Biodiversity and Natural Resources of the National Assembly of the Republic of Ecuador discussed the urgent need to mobilize support for small-scale fisheries.

Egyptian Authorities Should Immediately and Unconditionally Release Human Rights Activists

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) condemns the recent imprisonment of three leaders of a prominent Egyptian civil society organization, who have been held in pre-trial detention on baseless charges...

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approves anti-discrimination bill that protects women and LGBTI people

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved an anti-discrimination bill that makes violence against women and LGBTI people a hate crime, increasing prison terms for perpetrators of such attacks.

11ème Assemblée consultative des parlementaires sur la Cour pénale internationale et l'État de droit (ACP-CPI)

La CAP-ICC se tiendra virtuellement sur la plateforme Zoom. Veuillez Vous Enregistrer A Ce Webinair En Avance »

Senate of the Philippines passes bill that abolishes child marriage

The Filipino Senate unanimously voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 1373 or the “Girls Not Brides Act,” which declares child marriage illegal.

The Expulsion of Pro-Democracy Lawmakers from the Legislative Council in Hong Kong is a Violation of the Domestic and International Rule of Law

On 11 November 2020, China’s National People's Congress passed a resolution allowing Hong Kong authorities to expel members of the domestic legislature.

PGA joins 5 other International Organizations in Launching Parliamentary Handbook on Disarmament

A guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development.

PGA members in the Dominican Republic take important step towards equality and non-discrimination

PGA and its National Group in the Dominican Republic celebrate the introduction of an important project of General Law on Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Human Rights Committee of the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies.

Introducing PGA’s One-on-One Interview Series

PGA has launched a One-on-One Interview Series to learn and share the stories of PGA member-parliamentarians.

Parliamentarians of the National Assembly of Ecuador meet to discuss the Death Penalty in the Americas

To commemorate the 18th International Day Against the Death Penalty, the PGA National Group, together with the Parliamentary Group on Human Rights of the National Assembly of Ecuador, organized a virtual seminar.

Philippines: PGA supports the legislative initiative of Sen. Leila de Lima to prevent and counter extrajudicial killings

Senator Leila M. de Lima, member of PGA, recently filed in the Senate of the Philippines Bill no. 1842 to prevent and counter extra-judicial killings, which are taking place in a widespread and systematic manner in the Republic of The Philippines...

International Day of the Girl 2020

Today, 11 October 2020, marks the International Day of the Girl.

Maldives’ High Court Recognizes Marital Rape for the First Time, PGA Executive Board Member, Rozaina Adam, MP (Maldives) reacted to the news

The verdict came on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference of Women, which led to the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action.

PGA marque la 18ème Journée mondiale contre la peine de mort - ‘Avoir accès à un avocat : une question de vie ou de mort’ – Que peuvent faire les parlementaires ?

Pour marquer la 18e Journée mondiale contre la peine de mort, les membres de la Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort (WCADP) se concentreront sur le droit à une représentation juridique efficace.

Virtual Workshop with Malaysian and Indonesian Parliamentarians to address challenges of COVID-19 through Implementation of Existing International Biosecurity and Biosafety Frameworks

The virtual Workshop with Malaysian and Indonesian Parliamentarians addressed the challenges of COVID-19 through Implementation of International Biosecurity and Biosafety Frameworks.

Iranian Authorities should Immediately Release Human Rights Defender Nasrin Sotoudeh

Ms. Sotoudeh was arrested and imprisoned based on politically motivated charges.

The Parliament of Ukraine passed in its first reading the Bill implementing international criminal and humanitarian law

Bill no. 2689 harmonizes the criminal code of Ukraine with international criminal law and international humanitarian law.