PGA Urgent Call for Action on the Ebola Virus Outbreak in Africa

PGA and its global membership of over 1,000 Members in 139 countries worldwide continues to monitor with growing alarm and deep concern the rapidly deteriorating situation following the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa.

Iraq: PGA Calls on Iraq to Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

PGA Members from 139 countries worldwide, under the leadership of PGA President Ross Robertson (Assistant Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand), urge the international community to increase its humanitarian assistance in Iraq.

PGA Welcomes Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty by the Governments of Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone

PGA congratulates its PGA National Groups in The Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone for their consistent, unyielding and steadfast efforts –over many years - which contributed in a substantive way to the ratification of the ATT by their Governments.

Girls Summit 2014

The Campaign seeks to accelerate regional and international efforts to eliminate harmful traditional practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting by sensitizing parliamentarians on the rights of girls.

Kinshasa Workshop on the obstacles to the fight against impunity complementarity project

PGA together with Réseau Parlementaire pour les droits humains (Repadhoc) organized a workshop where 60 MPs from DRC discussed the challenges of putting an end to impunity for those allegedly responsible for the commission of international crimes in th

Gaza: PGA Calls for a Lasting Cessation of Violence

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the ceasefire between both sides of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and in Israel and calls for a lasting cessation of violence.

ICC Signs Agreement with the MERCOSUR Parliament

Judge Sang Hyun Song, President of the ICC, has travelled to Montevideo, Uruguay in order to sign an Exchange of Letters between the ICC andPARLASUR for the establishment of a framework agreement for cooperation between the ICC and PARLASUR

Rule of Law prevails over discrimination in Uganda as Constitutional Court nullifies “Anti-Gay Law”

The Constitutional Court of Uganda has declared the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into Act as null and void. The panel of five judges unanimously nullified the Anti-Homosexuality Act on grounds that it was passed without the required quorum.

PGA Concerned by the Surge of Violence Following the Cease Fire Agreement in Central African Republic

PGA notes with serious concern allegations made that the cease fire has already been broken and that violence has restarted in various areas of the territory.

PGA Chair of International Council, Dip. Minou Tavárez, urges States to ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls

Durante mis doce años de actividad congresual he constatado dolorosamente que la infra representación de las mujeres nos coloca a las legisladoras en el doble reto de enfrentar los problemas de género relativos a salud reproductiva, violencia, discriminac

PGA Convenes DRC, Ugandan and UK MPs for Resolution to Fight Impunity for International Crimes

MPs from the DRC, Uganda and the UK met at the Parliament of Uganda to discuss how to best cooperate in fighting impunity for international crimes under the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

European Parliament Adopts Resolution Calling On States To Ratify The Kampala Amendments

PGA welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the Resolution on the crime of aggression (Kampala Amendments).

Parliamentary Conference to Give Full Effect to the Principle of Complementarity in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

PGA convened a “Parliamentary Conference and Peers’ Review Roundtable: Giving Full Effect to Principle of Complementarity Efforts in Uganda and the DR Congo”

Regional Asia Pacific Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Signature and Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty

The Arms Trade Treaty was adopted on 2 April 2013 to address the devastating consequences of the inadequate regulation of the international arms trade around the world. To date, it has been signed by 118 countries and ratified by 41 countries.

PGA Members in Sweden Support Universal Jurisdiction and Global Justice

PGA Members welcome the entry into force of Sweden’s new Act on criminal responsibility for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, as an important step towards the universal and effective implementation of the Rome Statute and the ICC.

Consultations on the fight against impunity and the ratification of the Rome Statute by Togo 26-27 June, Lomé, Togo

On 26 and 27 June, PGA conducted a field mission in Lomé, Togo, in the framework of the PGA Campaign for the Universality and Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system (Campaign for the Rome Statute of the ICC) to generate political will for the fight agai

Experts Sessions on the Rome Statute in El Salvador

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, thanks to the leadership role of PGA Member Dip. Sigfrido Reyes, Speaker of El Salvador’s Parliament, with the assistance of the PGA and the essential cooperation of the ICC, organized on 23 June the first hear

PGA Member Mogens Lykketoft, MP (Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark) visits the UN and meets PGA senior staff

PGA staff met with Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, MP (Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark); H.E. Mr. Ib Petersen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN; and Mrs. Mette Thygesen, Deputy Head of the Department for Development Policy and Global