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PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.

Pan-African Parliament

Hon. Yusuph Abdallah Nassir MP (Tanzania) at the Pan-African Parliament Joint Committee Session on the Arms Trade Treaty.
Hon. Yusuph Abdallah Nassir MP (Tanzania) at the Pan-African Parliament Joint Committee Session on the Arms Trade Treaty.

What is the PAP?

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, was established in 2004. It is the legislative body of the African Union. The PAP is at present composed of 229 Members of Parliament representing 52 African countries. It exercises oversight and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years. The ultimate aim of the Pan-African Parliament is to evolve into an institution with full legislative powers, whose members are elected by universal adult suffrage. Initially, the seat of the Pan-African Parliament was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but it was later moved to Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

PGA’s Work

Since the issuance of arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against the sitting President of Sudan by the ICC in 2009-10, PGA members played an active role for almost a decade in opposing and blocking the introduction of resolutions within the PAP that were aimed at support certain AU policies calling African States to withdraw from the Rome Statute.

Latest News: ROME STATUTE CAMPAIGN

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

PGA Celebrates the Verkhovna Rada’s Historic Adoption of the Law Ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its Amendments

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

Ghanaian MPs Engage in High-Level Discussions on ICC Draft Implementing Legislation Bill

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

Somalia Paves the Way for Justice & Accountability

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.