PGA wishes to express its deep concern over the recent detention of Mr. Kem Sokha, MP, President of The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
On July 14, a group of representatives of the LGBTI community of Dominican Republic made an official visit to the National Congress, where they met with a number of parliamentarians.
Dep. Suzi Barbosa, Coordinator of the Committee of Women Parliamentarians of Guinea-Bissau, said that the Guinean parliament is committed to increasing women political participation in the country.
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador unanimously approved reforming its Family Code to prohibit marriage among minors.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay unanimously approved the draft implementing legislation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The global membership of PGA reiterates its call to Maldivian authorities to respect the rights of every individual including parliamentarians, in accordance with national, as well as international, legal and democratic norms and obligations.
PGA congratulates the government of Malaysia for having announced that the Cabinet had approved a bill that would abolish the mandatory death penalty for drug-related crimes.
PGA is deeply concerned at reports of severe political repression in the Maldives, including serious violations of the constitutional and democratic processes and the arrest of several opposition Members of Parliament.
On 25 July 2017, parliamentarians, representatives from civil society and the diplomatic community met in the Parliament of Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, to discuss the abolition of the death penalty in the region.
PGA took action on International Justice Day to reinforce the fundamental role of the ICC in the unwavering pursuit of international justice, the protection of human rights and the establishment of the Rule of Law.
A PGA delegation met with Haitian officials in the framework of Consultations on the ratification of international conventions regarding peace and security, arms control, the Rule of Law and the fight against impunity.
It is with heavy hearts and sad regret that we learned of the passing of Hon. Yusuf Zyia Irbec, MP, Turkey, on June 19, 2017, at the age of 58.
The Legislative Forum was held on July 5 in collaboration with the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, UN Women and UNICEF, San Salvador.
On July 5 PGA’s Secretary-General Dr. David Donat Cattin met with the new Justice Minister and Attorney-General of The Gambia, Mr. Abubacarr M Tambedou, at the Gambian Permanent Mission to the UN.
PGA affirms its commitment to uphold the Human Rights of all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and/or sex characteristics.
Today, June 28th, we celebrate LGBTI Pride Day, which commemorates the Stonewall riots that started on this date in 1969 and are widely considered to have sparked the gay liberation movement.
The aim of the Roundtable was to explore mechanisms to increase the democratic representation and accountability of the United Nations (UN).
On 5 June, PGA held its 2nd meeting of the UN Advisory Committee in 2017, hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN.