PGA’s partner, Girls Not Brides, launches newly revised toolkit on “The Role of Parliamentarians in Ending Child Marriage”

We are pleased to share with you a newly revised toolkit on “The Role of Parliamentarians in Ending Child Marriage”

Le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de l’Argentine a introduit un projet de loi sur les Amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la Cour Pénale Internationale

Margarita Stolbizer (Argentine) a informé le secrétariat de PGA que le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères a introduit une loi sur les Amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, pour examen le Parlement.

Inspiring Parliamentarians: Case Studies to Advance Policy and Legislation to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM)

Actions from Parliamentarians in Bangladesh, Morocco and Zimbabwe to end CEFM

PGA Board Member M. Kulasegaran, MP highlights why the death penalty does not deter crime and disregards basic tenets of humanity at a forum organized by Amnesty international

Let’s say no to the death penalty

PGA US Members Join Bipartisan Effort Urging President Obama to Postpone Plan to Supply Arms to Saudi Arabia

PGA Members Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Jim McDermott, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer and Rep. Jan Schakowsky among 64 Members of US Congress to Write Letter to President Obama

Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, Argentina, becomes Acting President of PGA

Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, Argentina, became Acting President of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) on 17 August 2016 following the end of the Parliamentary term of former PGA President: Dip. Minou Tavarez Mirabal from the Dominican Republic.

PGA Member Senator Valerie Woods Applauds Section 53 Decision As “Significant Victory”

Senator Valerie Woods recognized the ruling on the unconstitutionality of Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code that criminalized same sex intercourse.

PGA Member, Rep. Jim McGovern decries sale of arms by the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

United States/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - PGA Member, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass) decries sale of arms by the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Switzerland - Interview with PGA Member Hon. Carlo Sommaruga MP on ending the sale of Swiss arms to conflict zones

Hon. Carlo Sommaruga MP highlights the importance of Switzerland moving away from arms production

Déclaration publique de PGA sur les menaces de mort reçues par certains défenseurs des droits humains à La Haye

PGA est extrêmement préoccupée et réprouve les intimidations croissantes et menaces de mort reçues par certains défenseurs des droits humains basés à la Haye et travaillant sur des sujets liés à la Cour pénale internationale.

A Triumph for Human Rights of LGBTI people in Belize and the Caribbean: Section 53 of the Criminal Code in Belize is ruled Unconstitutional

PGA commends the decision of the Supreme Court of Belize in ruling Section 53 of the Criminal Code, which criminalized consenting intercourse between adults of the same sex, unconstitutional.

Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP (Pakistan) plays key role in securing formal review of possibility of ATT accession in National Assembly

Pakistan - Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP, Deputy Convenor of PGA’s Peace & Democracy Program and PGA Executive Committee Member, plays key role in securing formal review of possibility of ATT accession in National Assembly of Pakistan

PGA congratulates the Senate of Paraguay for approving the draft implementing legislation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The Senate of Paraguay has approved the draft implementing legislation sent by the Executive, on 7 January 2013.

Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), in collaboration with the Human Rights Committee in the Parliament of Uruguay, organized a Seminar on Equality and Non-Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for Parliamentarians of Latin A

PGA Condemns Restrictions to Civil and Political Rights of Opposition Leader in the Maldives

PGA expresses profound concern for the sentence imposed against a Member of Parliament in The Maldives, Mr. Ahmed Mahloof, MP.

PGA Lusophone States Workshop to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA organized a Lusophone States Workshop to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, in close cooperation with, and kindly hosted by, the National Assembly of Cape Verde in Praia from 18-19 July, 2016.

The Role of Parliamentarians in the Battle against the Death Penalty: PGA side event to World Congress against the Death Penalty

PGA side-event to the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty

La députée Margarita Stolbizer, membre du Comité exécutif de PGA, rencontre le ministre de la Justice et des Droits humains pour discuter de la ratification des amendements de Kampala et des accords de coopération avec la CPI

A PGA delegation led by Executive Committee member, Dip Margarita Stolbizer met with high level officials of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights