Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay approves Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute

On 12 December 2018, the plenary of the House of Deputies of Paraguay approved the draft ratification bill on the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on war crimes and the crime of aggression.

PGA Member Jim McGovern statement on the situation in Yemen

Jim McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

PGA Congratulates Government of Mozambique on becoming 100th State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty

PGA congratulates the Government of Mozambique for this important and decisive step forward in promoting national, regional and international peace and security.

Parliament in Canada passes Royal Assent of An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code

The Chair of PGA’s Canadian National Group, Hon. Ali Ehsassi, MP welcomes the Royal Assent of An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code.

17th Assembly of States Parties of the ICC

From 5 to 12 December 2018, delegations from States Parties, observer States, international and regional organizations, and civil society gathered at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, for the 17th Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).

The global PGA network supports the “Parliamentary Call for Global Democratic Renewal” on International Human Rights Day

London/New York-The Hague: Members of Parliamentarians for Global Action in 140 countries of all regions of the world celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights today, 10 December 2018.

Parliamentary Roundtable on Best Practices and Lessons Learned to Advance Equality and Non-Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) in Ukraine

Held by PGA in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 19, 2018, in collaboration with Ukrainian LGBT Association LIGA

Standing Against the Death Penalty in Asia: Parliamentarians Meet in Kuala Lumpur to Share and Strategise

Participants discussed and adopted an Action Plan, calling on the parliamentarians of the region to mobilise their efforts against capital punishment.

PGA Members in the Central-African National Assembly call on the international community to ensure peace-keeping efforts are strengthened and reformed

We have been alarmed by recent reports about the inaction of the United Nations peace-keeping operation MINUSCA ) in the face of the commission of atrocities by armed groups.

23rd PGA Annual Defender of Democracy Awards

PGA is delighted to honor Ahmed Mahloof MP (Maldives) and Mr. Oleg Sentsov (Ukraine) as recipients of the 2018 Defender of Democracy Award.

Minister: Malaysia to ratify Rome Statute of International Criminal Court soon

Malaysia could have referred the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014 to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it had ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC, said M. Kulasegaran...

10th CAP-ICC and 40th Annual Forum of PGA

Parliament of Ukraine in Kyiv, 16-17 November 2018.

18th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights

The 18th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights is taking place from 4-8 November 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on the theme of “Human Rights and Prevention of Violent Extremism”.

Movement to abolish death penalty in Malaysia will receive opposition support: PGA Board Member Kula Segaran

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) Malaysia will work towards the abolition of the death penalty with support from the opposition.

Lusophone Parliamentary Workshop on Mobilizing Parliamentarians to Advocate for Improved Compliance with the UN Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

The Workshop also focused on Promoting More Effective Participation of Women Parliamentarians in Defense / Security / Development Committees.

Lusophone Parliamentary Seminar to Promote Universality and Implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)

This seminar was supported by the Government of Canada and organized by the PGA National Group in the Guinea-Bissau National Assembly.

PGA Congratulates Government of Guinea Bissau on its Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Congratulates Government of Guinea Bissau on becoming 99th State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty on 22nd October, 2018

PGA Congratulates Suriname on its Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty

PGA Congratulates Suriname on Its Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty on 19th October, 2018, becoming 98th State Party to the ATT.