Anita Vandenbeld stood in the Canadian House of Commons to call for the release of Senator Leila de Lima of the Philippines who today has been arbitrarily imprisoned for 4 years for her work as a human rights defender. She must be allowed to fulfill her democratic mandate.
On 18 March 2026, Afghan women parliamentarians, forced into exile since the Taliban’s military takeover in August 2021, spoke at a session of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).
PGA’s International Council is made up of legislative leaders from 18 countries who serve as the chairs of PGA national groups
