PGA enthusiastically applauds the National Assembly of Ecuador for its momentous decision to adopt the Organic Law on Cooperation between the State of Ecuador and the International Criminal Court.
PGA organized meetings for legislators to engage in dialogue on the situation of LGBTQI+ persons in Pacific Island States to effectively address pressing issues such as climate resilience, health, education and economic sustainability.
In the last two years, there has been a surge in hostility and discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQI+ persons fueled by foreign-funded, anti-rights movements and scapegoating of vulnerable populations for political gain
This session, jointly hosted by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and ParlAmericas, will bring together parliamentarians and civil society representatives from the Caribbean SIDS for a dialogue on the Escazú Agreement
Participants benefited from several expert presentations. Points of Action were identified at the conclusion of the Workshop to promote accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in participant States in the region.
PGA seeks to protect and promote liberties and freedoms for all individuals against a vision of curtailment that employs a rhetoric based on ‘traditional values and norms’ to discriminate and divide.
Grenada joining the Convention on Cybercrime may set an example for other countries of the Caribbean region to follow.
On 19 April 2024, the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Brussels deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime
The discussion will present strategies to strengthen the role of parliamentarians and their mandate as representatives of the people, as well as propose recommendations on how to combat polarization and distrust in the parliamentary institution...
Pour éviter de répéter les erreurs du passé, j'invite mes sœurs et frères africains à savoir relativiser nos certitudes, chaque fois que les droits de l'homme et la dignité humaine sont en jeu, comme dans le traitement de la question LGBTQ+.
If signed into law by the President of Ghana, the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill of 2021, will potentially have a devastating impact on human rights, democracy and economic development.
While Nepal is already a State Party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and other agreements, to date action is still pending with respect to several other crucial international conventions and treaties.
C'est avec une profonde inquiétude que PGA a pris connaissance ce matin de la communication d'une circulaire du Ministère de la Justice de la République Démocratique du Congo officialisant la décision de lever le moratoire sur la peine de mort dans le pays.
To build peaceful, just, inclusive and sustainable societies, women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential.