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Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC Update: Nov. - Dec. 2016

Our latest Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC Update is now available to download. Stay up to date and informed on all our activities and actions regarding this campaign.

PGA Members Attended a Workshop on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

PGA members attended a workshop on the abollition of the death penalty, held on 19 and 20 December 2016 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).

Chair of PGA Ukraine National Group hosts Roundtable on Rome Statute Implementation

The Roundtable was held on 19 December 2016 and hosted by Hon. Hryhoriy Nemyria, MP, Chair of the Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations of the Parliament of Ukraine

High-Level Argentinian officials meet to discuss and exchange knowledge about the role of the ICC in the fight against impunity

PGA Conference on the justice system created by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Argentina shows support to the ICC with a high-level meeting to address judicial cooperation issues

On 15 December 2016, PGA organized a Conference on the justice system created by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

Parliamentarians Discuss International Justice on Human Rights Day

On 9 and 10 December 2016, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the National Assembly of Senegal hosted the 9th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP - ICC).

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the ICC and the Rule of Law - 9th session

Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 December, 2016. Parliamentarians of the world unite their voice in support of the ICC.

21st Annual PGA Defender of Democracy Awards

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is pleased to present the 2016 Defender of Democracy Awards to Hon. Moustapha Niasse, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Senegal and Ms. Cecilia Michelini Delle Piane on behalf of the Fundación Zelmar Michelin

7th Session of the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) Working Group

On December 8, the 7th Session of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region was held in Dakar, Senegal.

Second Meeting of the Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone Africa

The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries held its second meeting on 10 and 11 November 2016, in Lomé (Togo).

Participation of PGA high-level Delegation from Argentina and Paraguay to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute

Between 18 and 25 November 2016, the PGA high-level Delegations from Argentina and Paraguay visited The Hague in order to participate at the Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court.

Argentina Signs Voluntary Agreements on Protection of Witnesses

Voluntary agreement signed on Argentina’s cooperation with the ICC related to witnesses’ protection.

Field Mission to follow up on Project of General Law on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The meeting brought together representatives from the Executive Legal Counsel’s office, the Human Rights Unit of the Attorney General, and the Defensoría del Pueblo, as well as LGBTI activists and Dominican legislators.

Parliamentary Delegation to Belize on Human Rights, Equality and Non-Discrimination

Parliamentary Delegation to Belize City and Belmopan, Belize from November 9 to November 12, 2016.

Statement on Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) by Hon. Su’a William Sio, MP at Pacific Parliamentary Forum Meeting

Pacific Parliamentary Forum - Presentation by Hon. Su’a William Sio, MP (New Zealand)

Statement of PGA Member Honorable Emery Okundji at the 15th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute

Statement presented by Honorable Emery Okundji, MP (Democratic Republic of Congo) on behalf of PGA at the General Debate of the 15th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute.

A Step Closer to the Full Implementation of the Rome Statute of the ICC in Paraguay

The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously adopted comprehensive implementing legislation