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Statement by Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter on the Importance of Implementation of the Rome Statute of the ICC in Paraguay

Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, Member of PGA
Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, Member of PGA

On 7 July 2016, PGA held Consultations on the Implementation of the Rome Statute and Support to the ICC, hosted by the House of Deputies of Paraguay.  On this momentous occasion, Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, PGA Member, made a very powerful statement reiterating his country’s commitment to the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international. Additionally, Dip. Bogado urged the Senate to adopt the Draft Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute into the domestic legal system. This step would strengthen Paraguay’s legal system, while universally protecting the most vulnerable. This statement sent a strong signal that Paraguay would not tolerate impunity for perpetrators of crimes of concern to the international community as a whole.

Read Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter's statement (available in Spanish only)

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On 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation declared to the world the launch of its full-scale invasion against Ukraine. This grim date marks the beginning of a war that has actually been ongoing for a decade.

On 31 January- 1 February 2024, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) facilitated a visit of a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to the Hague

The purpose of the visit was two-fold: to advance the Rome Statute ratification and implementation process, as well as assist the Ukrainian parliamentarians in their advocacy for political support with the legislators of the Netherlands.

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In the context of escalating violence, there is an urgent imperative to prioritize the universality of the Rome Statute system on the international agenda.