PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
Pacific Youth and Parliamentarians Regional Dialogue in Apia, Samoa on October 14-16, 2019.
Since 2012, we mark October 11 as the International Day of the Girl (IDG), an opportunity to take stock on progress towards the fulfilment of girls’ rights and the challenges many of them are still facing around the world.
The International Day of the Girl (IDG) is an opportunity to take stock on progress towards the fulfillment of girls’ rights and the challenges many of them are still facing around the world.
Commemorated since 2003, the World Day Against the Death Penalty (WDADP) on 10 October raises awareness of the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners with death sentences and offers an opportunity to advocate for its abolition worldwide.
Malaysia’s move to abolish the mandatory death penalty is a valiant display of courage to uphold restorative justice and to return discretionary judiciary powers back to the courts as a breakthrough to fight crime and punish criminals instead of...
There have been 563 documented violations of the human rights of members of parliament (MPs) - a more than 20 percent increase in two years.
On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their representatives gathered with members of civil society organizations to discuss the essential role of the EU in the fight against impunity.
PGA commends the powerful resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 19 September on Myanmar and the situation of the Rohingya.
Stories of parliamentary democracy defenders in partnership with the Democracy Decay & Renewal project.
Pohiva served as the first prime minister of the South Pacific island nation elected by parliament rather than appointed by the monarch.
On August 12th, 2019, PGA Board member Hon. Levy Nazaré, MP and Vice-President of the National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe, took the floor during a plenary session to stand for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people.
PGA Congratulates Government of Maldives on its decision earlier today to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty.
PGA is pleased to have been informed earlier today that the Government of The United Republic of Tanzania has ratified on August 14th, 2019 the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), thereby becoming the 183rd State Party.
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) joins numerous representatives of governments, civil society, and the international community to express grave concern regarding the ongoing situation in Hong Kong.campaign for democratic renewal
Each year, more States opt to declare a moratorium on the use of capital punishment or abolish it entirely; yet, a few outliers have in the recent years been vocal about resuming executions or reintroducing the death penalty in their domestic legal system
PGA welcomes reports of the arrest of senior members of the regime of former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who stands accused of the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against the civilian population of Darfur.
On July 15, the National Assembly of Mozambique voted unanimously to approve the law against unions of minors under the age of 18.
International Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July, marking the 21st anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.