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Parliamentarians in Gabon decriminalize homosexuality

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) congratulates the Parliament of Gabon for repealing paragraph 5 of Article 402 of its Criminal Code, which criminalized same-sex sexual relations.

Alerte d’action urgente : Venezuela

Ces dernières années, un nombre croissant de parlementaires, de journalistes et de leaders sociaux ont été réprimés et emprisonnés par le gouvernement vénézuélien en raison de leurs convictions.

PGA Decries the Passage of National Security Legislation and Attacks on Hong Kong Democracy

Today, 1 July 2020, marks the 23rd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from British administration. However, this day might be remembered in future both for the end of Hong Kong’s colonial rule and demise of its democracy...

Member Op-Ed: Parliamentarians Must Face the Democratic Impacts of Covid-19 Together

by Mr. Anders Österberg, MP (Sweden), and Hon. Dorcas Sibanda, MP (Zimbabwe)

PGA Joins Pro-Democracy Institutions, World Leaders, and Nobel Laureates  in “A Call to Defend Democracy”

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is honored to join more than 500 political, civil leaders, Nobel Laureates and pro-democracy institutions who have signed an open letter to defend democracy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) can S.T.A.N.D. with Hong Kong

PGA Members worldwide have asked how they can act in support of democracy. In response, PGA has compiled an acrostic with five concrete ways you can S.T.A.N.D. with Hong Kong.

Racism, machismo, LGBTIphobia and coronavirus: Which one will kill me first?

By Robeyonce Lima. The narrative of a pandemic demands a fast response and emergency mechanisms that end up upsetting human dignity. This means that systemic faults are explicitly manifested and expose serious, long-standing social challenges.

Ali Kushayb est accusé de crimes de guerre et de crimes contre l’humanité qui auraient été commis entre 2002 et 2004 dans la région du Darfour (Soudan), à la Cour pénale internationale (CPI).

Alerte d’action urgente 2 : El Salvador

For more than 20 years, the political bipartisanship led by the Alianza Republicana Nacionalista party (ARENA) and the Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation (FMLN) has generated significant frustrations in El Salvador

World Oceans Day: Parliamentarians are Vital to Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean

World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8 June, following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

Déclaration de PGA sur la dégradation de l'Etat de droit aux Etats-Unis : le rôle des parlementaires comme gardiens de la démocratie, des droits humains, de la justice et de la paix

PGA adds its voice to those of respected domestic and international human rights organisations in condemning all forms of racial discrimination and expressing profound concern over recent events in the United States.

Members of the European Parliament express strong support for the ICC in an exchange with the ICC Prosecutor

The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held an exchange of views with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, marking the 9th (and final) year of her non-renewable mandate.

PGA Calls for Respect of International Law and Human Rights in Hong Kong

A new National Security Law in China may have devastating consequences for human rights in Hong Kong and represents a profound assault on Hong Kong’s autonomy and an unacceptable breach of international law.

Legislators in Ecuador discuss small-scale fisheries and the role they can play to ensure their sustainable management

Chair of PGA Ecudaor National Group, Asambleista Soledad Buendía, convened the first meeting of the group in 2020 to discuss programmatic priorities and learn about the areas of development of the work of the PGA during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Alerte d’action urgente 1 : Malaisie

The health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded against a background of political turmoil... As one expert puts it, Malaysia now faces a triple crisis of coronavirus, economy, and politics.

Webinaire organisé par PGA et la OEA sur l’action politique parlementaire pendant la crise de la COVID-19

In the framework of a memorandum of understanding between the Organization of American States (OAS) and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), signed on 24 February, both organizations have organized...

PGA Launches the Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT)

Increasing consensus holds that democracy is in decline globally. Elements of backsliding include progressive erosion of such principles as separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial independence...

Let’s Break the Silence about LGBTI People in the Time of the Coronavirus

Joint Statement of Parliamentarians for Global Action and ILGALAC on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)