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PGA Parliamentary Roundtable and Consultations on the Abolition of the Mandatory Death Penalty in Malaysia

Through the Parliamentary Platform, PGA has launched targeted campaigns in selected countries, including Malaysia, to raise awareness among Parliamentarians, strengthen political will and provide technical assistance for initiatives on this issue.

PGA Congratulates the Senate of the DRC on the Adoption of the Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Today, the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voted quasi unanimously for the adoption of the Law implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the domestic legal order.

Roundtable: The Role of Australia in Realizing an Effective International Criminal Court (ICC)

Members of PGA’s Australian National Group met with experts to discuss the important role of the ICC in Australia

Launch of the Code of Conduct Regarding Security Council Action Against Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity or War Crimes

On Friday 23 October 2015, PGA participated at the Launch of the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden) to Lead OSCE Election Observer Mission in Turkey

Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden) will serve as Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Delegation, which will include approximately 40 MPs from nearly 20 OSCE participating States.

Over 100 Parliamentarians from New Zealand Endorse PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage

To date, PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child Marriage has been endorsed by 773 Members of Parliament from 77 countries around the globe.

Sub-regional Meeting on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commitment to Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Latin America Region

Parliamentary Seminar and a Technical Workshop in the framework of the Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Parliamentary Roundtable and Consultations on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda

While a relative majority of States have taken abolitionist positions and the number of executions has decreased in 201, 58 States still apply the death penalty

Visit to PGA Headquarters by High Level Delegation from The Kingdom of Tonga, led by H.E. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Honorable Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

PGA was pleased and privileged to receive the Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga and PGA Defender of Democracy Awardee (DDA) 2013, H.E. Mr. Samiuela ’Akilisi Pohiva

Visit of Delegation of Parliamentarians from El Salvador to the Hague

Legislators agreed that, given that misconceptions and misperceptions around the Rome Statute had now been clarified, there was room for consensus in favor of ratification.

Visit of El Salvadorian Parliamentary delegation to the ICC, the Dutch Parliament and international legal organizations and courts in The Hague

On 28th and 29th September 2015, PGA facilitated the visit of a delegation of parliamentarians from the Foreign Affairs Committee of El Salvador to The Hague

PGA Member, Ramesh Lekhak, MP, comments on the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which protects sexual and gender minorities from discrimination

Nepal joins eight other countries that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in their constitution.

PGA Mauritania Welcomes Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty by Government of Mauritania

The Government of Mauritania deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty on 23rd September, 2015

Ukrainian Legislators Visit PGA and ICC to Demand Protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

The delegation led by the Women’s Information Consultative Center from Ukraine that visited The Hague to learn about best practices regarding women’s protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

PGA welcomes historic developments in Colombia’s peace process

This gathering represents a historic step toward peace in Colombia as both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the agreements reached to date and concluded on end-date to the conflict.