Statement Regarding the Arrest of PGA Member Hon. Ahmed Mahloof

PGA is deeply concerned at the arrest on 12th March, 2016 in a place of worship of its longstanding member in The Maldives, Hon. Ahmed Mahloof MP and his subsequent placing under house arrest

Parliamentary Roundtable on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Ghana

The Roundtable sought to analyse the national and international legal frameworks on the death penalty and address the situation of the death penalty in Ghana to identify the measures to overcome local challenges and obstacles.

La mission ad hoc de l’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires à Kyiv dans le cadre des efforts en vue de la ratification universelle et de la mise en œuvre du Statut de Rome, 3 – 5 février 2015

Suite au séminaire parlementaire de l’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires (PGA) sur la CPI mi-décembre 2015

Roundtable and Consultations on the abolition of the death penalty in Indonesia

PGA organized a Field Visit to Indonesia on 24-25 February 2016, to hold Consultations on the abolition of the death penalty.

Parliamentarians from Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe reaffirm their Commitment to End Child Marriage as the International Community Celebrates International Women’s Day 2016

PGA in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, convened MPs from Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe for a two-day Capacity Building Seminar..

Capacity Building Seminar for African Parliamentarians on Addressing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage

In the framework of PGA’s Campaign to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage (Campaign on CEFM) and, in collaboration with PGA’s National Group in Ghana and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, PGA convened a Capacity Building Seminar for African

Le Salvador ratifie le Statut de Rome de la Cour Pénale Internationale: L’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires félicite le 124ème État Partie à la CPI

En déposant les instruments de la ratification plus tôt dans la journée, le Salvador est devenu le 124ème État Partie au Statut de Rome de la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)

Chair of PGA’s UK National Group, Mr. Mark Pritchard MP calls on Foreign and Commonwealth Office to press Belarusian Government on the Abolition of the Death Penalty

parliamentary question (27318)

Biannual Strategic Meeting of the PGA UN Committee – 17 February 2016

On 17 February 2016, PGA held its first UN Committee Meeting of 2016, hosted by the Chair of the PGA UN Committee Ambassador Wenaweser, at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN.

Comite des Affaires Juridiques et politiques de l’Organisation des Etats Américains (OEA)

Le 10 février 2016, la Présidente de PGA, Dep. Minou Tavarez Mirabal (République Dominicaine) s’est adressée au Comite des Affaires Juridiques et politiques de l’Organisation des Etats Américains (OEA)

Session du Congrès Américain sur le thème “Justice pour les atrocités de l’Etat Islamique? Comment la politique des Etats-Unis sur la Cour Pénale Internationale peut aider à promouvoir la responsabilité pénale individuelle en Irak et en Syrie”

La session avait pour objectif d’offrir différents points de vue sur le rôle potentiel que la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI) pourrait avoir, pour combattre l’impunité de ceux responsables des crimes commis en Syrie, en Irak et dans d’autres zones du mon

PGA Regional Asia Parliamentary Round Table Meeting on Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, 27th February, 2016

Arms Control a priority for the Pacific

"All island nations have a vested interest in ensuring that the import and export of arms is regulated and controlled."

PGA Congratulates Zimbabwe on Outlawing Child Marriage

PGA praises the decision of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe to abolish child marriage.

Iraqi MP: abducted Yazidi women must return

Iraqi Yazidi MP said that their joy regarding the liberation of Sinjar will not be complete until the return of the abducted Yazidi women.

Chair of PGA’s UK National Group, Mr. Mark Pritchard MP calls on Countries to Ratify Arms Trade Treaty

Mark Pritchard MP calls on Countries to Ratify Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Congratulates Hon. Ramesh Lekhak for his Crucial Advocacy Leading to Decision by Cabinet of Government of Nepal to Refer The Biological Weapons Convention to Constituent Assembly for Approval

PGA Congratulates longstanding Member Hon. Ramesh Lekhak for his Crucial Advocacy Leading to Decision by Cabinet of Government of Nepal to Refer BWC to Constituent Assembly for Approval

PGA welcomes the enactment of the implementing legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC by the Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 2 January 2016, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, promulgated the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the ICC