Burundi and the Rome Statute

Burundi has withdrawn from the Rome Statute. The withdrawal took effect on 27 October 2017.

PGA & the RWCHR denounce the incarceration and persecution of former Burundi MP Fabien Banciryanino

We denounce the accusations against Mr. Banciryanino for condemning human rights abuses in his country and urge authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.

PGA holds the 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on the Fight against Impunity in Francophone African Countries in Lomé, Togo

The meeting aimed at promoting the universality and full implementation of the Rome Statute and the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries, especially against the backdrop of criticism the International Criminal Court has been facing...

Questions asked by Servaes (PvdA) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court

Parliamentary questions about the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court

PGA Members Share Deep Concerns at the Overwhelming Vote of the Parliament of Burundi in Favour of Withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Burundi voted massively in favor of the country withdrawing from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Open Letter from Parliamentarians in support of Burundian human rights defenders and journalists

Burundi: stop the violence and the attacks against human rights defenders and journalists

The Fight against Impunity for the most serious crimes under International Law is an imperative for the International Community as a whole

Is the International Community Abandoning the Fight Against Impunity? Intervention by David Donat Cattin (Ph.D., Law), Secretary-General, Parliamentarians for Global Action; Adjunct Professor of International Law, NYU Center for Global Affairs

PGA Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty

Hosted by the Tanzanian Parliament, PGA organized from 29-30 May 2013 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania at the Parliament Office (Mkwawa Hall) a Regional Parliamentary Workshop on “The Arms Trade Treaty - The Role of Parliamentarians.”

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 6th session

From 27 to 28 May 2010, more than 100 Legislators from all regions of the world participated in the 6th Session of the Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law in Kampala, Uganda. The biennial event, organized by Parliamen

Ten Years of Peacemaking: PGA and its Task Force on Peace and Democracy 1991-2001

PGA peace-making missions to resolve parliament-based conflicts, especially in emerging democracies.

PGA Annual Report 1994

Senator Silvia Hernandez described the dichotomy between global North and South as 'the obscenity of our generation', calling on PGA members lead their national constituencies in demonstrating the political maturity necessary to tackle problems of