While much attention is paid to the way that the influx of refugees and migrants is being handled by European leaders, surprisingly little attention is paid to the underlying question of why these people are fleeing their homes in the first place.
On 18-22 April 2016, PGA facilitated the visit of a high-level Parliamentary Delegation from Uganda to The Hague.
On 25 April, 2016, PGA Member Dip. Yohny Lescano Ancieta addressed a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs inquiring on the status of implementation of the BWC.
Members of the PGA National Group Uganda visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to engage in high-level bilateral meetings with representatives of ICC, Government officials and Dutch MPs.
Dip. Berta Sanseverino sent a parliamentary question addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs inquiring about the status of Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
Le 19 avril 2016 a marqué l’ouverture officielle des locaux permanents de la CPI organisée par la Présidente de la CPI, la juge Silvia Fernandez et S.E. M. Sidiki Kaba, Président de l’Assemblée des Etats Parties.
Lic. Ronny Monge Salas, MP and Dr. Marvin Atencio, MP sent a parliamentary question addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs inquiring about the status of Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
On 15 April 2016, PGA’s National Group in Argentina presented to the Chamber of Deputies, a draft parliamentary Resolution.
Lettre ouverte au Président de l’Afghanistan sur la lutte contre l’impunité pour les crimes de la CPI
Le 11 avril 2016, PGA a assisté la Commission des Affaires Etrangères de l’Assemblée législative du Salvador dans la préparation d’une audience sur la mise en œuvre du Statut de Rome de la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI).
PGA convened a Regional Africa Parliamentary Workshop on Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from April 2-3, 2016.
Les témoignages de PGA et des représentants de la CPI visaient à expliquer les implications législatives de l’obligation des Etats parties à coopérer avec la CPI.
PGA members in Uganda wish to have that bill passed before the end of the current session of parliament, which ends on 16 May 2016.
The world saw the highest number of recorded executions since 1990 and almost 90 percent occurred in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, according to a new report.
Parliamentarians play a key role in addressing child marriage: as leaders, lawmakers and in their oversight capacity.
Le Mercredi 6 avril 2016, la Chambre des députés du Chili a unanimement adopté la résolution 526 appelant l’Exécutif à envoyer le projet de loi sur la coopération avec la CPI.
PGA commends the work of its National Group in the National Assembly of Zimbabwe, for tireless efforts to mobilize colleague parliamentarians and build political will to effectively end child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) in their country.