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La visión de PGA es contribuir a la creación de un orden internacional basado en el imperio de la ley para un mundo más equitativo, seguro, sostenible y democrático.

Senator Leila M. de Lima calls for Urgent Action on the Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines

The following statement by PGA Member Hon. Leila M. de Lima (The Philippines) was submitted at a side event of the 39th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Session, Geneva, Switzerland on 13 September 2018.

Shattering the Consensus of Silence: Let’s Take Urgent Actions Against Impunity in the Philippines by Hon. Leila M. de Lima (Senator, The Philippine)

(Leila M. De Lima is a prominent Filipino senator who is presently detained due to her strong opposition to the Philippine government’s murderous war on drugs. Named by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as a “prisoner of conscience” and first prominent political prisoner in the Philippines, she remains a vocal critic of the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-democratic and anti-poor policies. For her work in justice and human rights fronts, Ms. De Lima is this year’s “Prize for Freedom” awardee by the Liberal International, the 2018 “Most Distinguished HR Defender” by Amnesty International and one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” by Fortune Magazine. Time Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine also named her as one of the “100 Most Influential People” for 2017 and “100 Leading Global Thinkers” for 2016 and 2017.)

Últimas Actividades: Campaña para el Estatuto de Roma de la CPI

"Verkhovna Rada" by Martin Schulz is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

On 21 August 2024, with an overwhelming 281 votes in favor out of 328 MPs present, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law to Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments.

July 22-24, 2024 visit by Ghana Delegation to The Hague

The visit aimed to provide the MPs with comprehensive information and address questions concerning the draft bill to implement the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the national level.

From 28 to 30 May 2024, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized an important visit of Somali Members of Parliament to The Hague, Netherlands

The delegation – all members of the Committee of Justice and Defense from the Federal Parliament of Somalia – had the opportunity to engage in direct and crucial exchanges on accountability and justice.