Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.
Lawmakers from PGA’s global membership came together to discuss the Role of Parliamentarians in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the Protection of the Ocean.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
PGA welcomes the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
During the 11-day National Strike and demonstrations of the indigenous movement and other social sectors of Ecuador, the Ombudsman’s Office registered a total of 11 people killed...
PGA organized a successful Regional Caribbean Parliamentary Workshop to Promote the Role of Women Legislators in Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 26-27 September, 2019
PGA organized a One-Day Regional Caribbean Workshop on Biological Security Frameworks in the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Kingstown on October 14th, 2019, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Dip. Tucapel Jimenez, longstanding and prominent PGA Board Member, provides a critical look at the situation in the country, its causes, the ways towards a lasting solution and the role of parliamentarians in this process.
This year, rising awareness about the importance of the ocean for all life on Earth has translated into a renewed compromise to robust protective international and domestic legal frameworks.
At a critical moment for Ecuador’s democracy, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) calls on the Ecuadorian national authorities, including the Presidency of the National Assembly, to ensure the respect of the fundamental rights of parliamentarians...
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.