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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 Global Parliamentary Campaign against Cybercrime actively promotes universalization of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, as well as its two Additional Protocols, including in the Pacific Islands region.
PGA brought together parliamentarians from different regions around the world, to discuss and strategize towards the abolition of the death penalty.
While the world advances towards digitalization, the use of and dependence on information technology, networks and databases has become more and more pervasive in society.
The widespread misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) has resulted in an extensive range of negative humanitarian and socio-economic consequences including loss of life and grievous injuries.
This workshop sought to address important issues such as armed violence in the Caribbean region as well as an overview of the UN Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI)..
This meeting provided an opportunity for an open and fruitful exchange on how Members of Parliaments can act to contribute to the prevention of atrocity-crimes and to improve the safety and security of Afghan civilians.
The Webinar focused on overcoming the challenges faced by countries in the region as they move towards ratification of the CTA.
A factsheet outlining the need for cooperative action among parliamentarians and civil society to address gender discrimination in the application of the death penalty.
Anita Vandenbeld addresses Canadian Parliament to mark 4 years of Senator Leila De Lima Imprisonment.
Social and economic inequities render some populations, including women and girls, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) persons, more vulnerable during emergencies.
On 7 December 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted two binding instruments establishing a framework to sanction individuals, legal persons, entities or bodies, responsible for committing serious human rights abuses.
The virtual Workshop with Malaysian and Indonesian Parliamentarians addressed the challenges of COVID-19 through Implementation of International Biosecurity and Biosafety Frameworks.
To commemorate the Int'l Day of Democracy, PGA, and the RWCHR are organizing a Panel Discussion on Magnitsky-type “sanctions” and how legislators can contribute to preventing and fighting impunity for the violation of human rights.
Parliament of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 29-30 January, 2020
An outline of actions parliamentarians and others can take to advance treaties addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
PGA organized a successful Regional Caribbean Parliamentary Workshop to Promote the Role of Women Legislators in Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 26-27 September, 2019
A parliamentary handbook that details the contributions parliamentarians can make in addressing the grave threats posed by weapons of mass destruction.
Promoting Greater and More Effective Participation by Women MPs in Parliamentary Defence, Security and Interior Committees.
On April 26-27, 2018, PGA’s Peace & Democracy Program organized in Samoa a Regional Parliamentary Workshop on Improving Compliance with the UN Program of Action Addressing The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons...
On 3 April 2018, parliamentarians and civil society representatives met to discuss Addressing Inequalities of the Criminal Justice System and the Death Penalty.
The PGA Ukraine National Group offers to host the 10th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC & the Rule of Law in 2018
PGA Executive Committee Member, Dip. Karina Sosa (El Salvador) and PGA Member, Dip. Pablo González (Uruguay), join unanimous vote of Committee on Political Affairs...
On 20 March 2017, the Justice Committee of the National Assembly of Ecuador held a Hearing to discuss the reforms introduced by Dip. Marisol Peñafiel.
On 15 December 2016, PGA organized a Conference on the justice system created by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
PGA celebrates the major achievement of its Zimbabwean members’ work to end child, early and forced marriage.
I am pleased to inform that my Government has ratified all of the remaining ECOWAS Protocols to which Liberia is a signatory.
While much attention is paid to the way that the influx of refugees and migrants is being handled by European leaders, surprisingly little attention is paid to the underlying question of why these people are fleeing their homes in the first place.
On 11 April 2016 PGA assisted the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador in the realization of a hearing on domestic implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
PGA convened a Regional Africa Parliamentary Workshop on Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from April 2-3, 2016.
The testimonies of PGA and ICC representatives aimed at explaining the legislative implications of the obligation of States Parties to cooperate with the ICC.
In the framework of PGA’s Campaign to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage (Campaign on CEFM) and, in collaboration with PGA’s National Group in Ghana and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, PGA convened a Capacity Building Seminar for African
Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, 27th February, 2016
Members of Parliament from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal and Pakistan, as well as representatives from the Security/Defense Sector and civil society in Bangladesh actively participated in the Workshop.
Keynote Address by PGA Member Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai, MP (Sierra Leone) at West Africa/ECOWAS ATT Training Workshop
Hosted by the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Namibia, PGA organized a Regional Parliamentary Workshop on ‘Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and Supporting an Arms Trade Treaty – The Ro
On May 8, 2009, PGA organized an initial Strategy Session on the Role of Parliamentarians in addressing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations. The session brought together several members from PGA