PGA’s International Law and Human Rights Program focuses on mobilizing members of parliament around the world to support and promote the prevention of serious human rights violations, including international crimes, as well as promoting the accountability of perpetrators when they do occur. International crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Violations of the right to life; the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment; and the right not to be subjected to slavery nor forced or compulsory labor are some examples of serious human rights violations.
The Program advances these objectives through its two campaigns.
Sen. Boris Dittrich
(The Netherlands)
Hon. Dr. Galyna Mykhailiuk, MP
(Ukraine)
Parliamentarians can play a critical role in advocating for the recognition and codification of gender apartheid as a crime under international law, as well as in promoting solidarity and support for the voices of Afghan and Iranian women.
Every victim and every survivor has the right to see the perpetrator of a crime held to account in a court of law. But the death penalty is not a form of justice, it is an act of revenge.
For the system established by the Rome Statute of the ICC to become truly universal and effective, Members of Parliament (MPs) play a pivotal role.