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PGA Statement on the Situation in Thailand

PGA wishes to express its deep concern at the military coup that has occurred in Thailand.In this regard, PGA urges maximum restraint be used and an abstention from violence or any kind by any party during these difficult times.

PGA members call on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

Since March 2011, the conflict in Syria has reportedly led to the death of more than 150,000 persons, predominantly civilians, the displacement of over 6.5 million and the flight of more than 2.5 million Syrians...

PGA Roundtable on Ending Impunity for International Crimes through Multilateral Interstate Cooperation

On the occasion of the 23rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) that took place from 12-16 of May 2014 at the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria, PGA organized a Round-Table...

PGA Members Present Strategy for Cooperation Between The Mercosur Parliament And The International Criminal Court

Montevideo: On May 12, 2014, the Board of the MERCOSUR Parliament received a delegation of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) integrated by Dip. Felipe Michelini, PGA’s Executive Committee member and Convenor of the International Law and Human Right

Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments

Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments

6th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action (IPCI/ICPD)

The Sixth International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action (IPCI/ICPD) begins on April 23rd in Stockholm, Sweden to promote dialogue among parliamentarians f

PGA Regional Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

Together with the Parliament of Argentina, PGA will host a Regional Parliamentary Workshop to promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in Buenos Aires in April 2014.

First Annual High-Level Meeting of the “Group of Friends of the ICC”

Proposal for an annual high-level meeting in April of the “Group of Friends of the ICC” to highlight the importance of the ICC in relation to accountability, prevention and justice for victims.

PGA Mourns the Passing of Hon. A.N.R. Robinson, Founder of PGA’s International Law and Human Rights Program

The Honorable Mr. Arthur N.R. Robinson, former President and Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, and esteemed former member of PGA, created PGA’s International Law and Human Rights Program and its Campaign for the International Criminal Court.

Audience of Margarita Stolbizer MP (Argentina), with Pope Francis

Legislator from the GEN Party, who is promoting the Arms Trade Treaty within the framework of the United Nations, asks His Holiness to support the inclusion of this matter in the Global Agenda.

PGA Statement on the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, PGA welcomes its ratification today by Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia

PGA Members applaud US government’s renewed efforts to arrest Joseph Kony & Co.

PGA Members applaud US government’s renewed efforts to arrest Joseph Kony & Co. Press Releases News Center

PGA Members Condemn Visit of President al-Bashir to the DRC and call the Congolese authorities to arrest him

PGA members condemn the visit of President Al Bashir to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and call the Congolese authorities to fulfil their obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute of the ICC

Members of PGA Commend Ad Hoc Acceptance of ICC Jurisdiction pertaining to recent events in Ukraine

Members of PGA Commend Ad Hoc Acceptance of ICC Jurisdiction pertaining to recent events in Ukraine Press Releases News Center

Dr. Bernadette Lahai Keynote Address at West Africa/ECOWAS ATT Training Workshop

Keynote Address by PGA Member Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai, MP (Sierra Leone) at West Africa/ECOWAS ATT Training Workshop

Working Breakfast / Strategy Meeting on EU Support to the ICC at the European Parliament

(joint meeting of the PGA EP Group and the EP Group of the “Friends of the ICC”), organized by MEP. Barbara Lochbihler, PGA member, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Urgent Parliamentary Action to Stop Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide in Central African Republic

With this urgent appeal we call upon action from your countries to help the International Community to prevent a genocide in Central African Republic.

Mexican Constitution amended to allow more efficient cooperation with the ICC

On February 11, 2014, 35 members of Parliament in Mexico have signed the Initiative that contains a draft decree amending the eighth paragraph of Article 21 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States to harmonize it with the Rome Statute.